008 - Popel's attack: 27th June 1941 Dubno, Russia

History: During the early stages of Operation Barbarossa the fircest battles were fought by Army Group South. Panzer Group 1 met 
stubborn resistance from Russian mechanized corps of the 5th and 6th Army. The Russians sent in their Mechanized Corps to 
counterattack the German advance. The 8th Mechanized Corps penetrated into the German lines and one of it's attack groups 
commanded by Lieutenant-General Popel, made a surprise attack against the rear of 11th Panzer Division and captured Dubno 
on June 27th. The Russians failed however to exploit their success and Popel's group had to defend Dubno instead of making 
further attacks. Popel had to retreat on July 1st when The Germans had attacked Dubno with very large forces and encircled 
Dubno.

Units Human Players (AI player units may vary)
German: AFV 
Russian: AFV

Maps: Three maps

Terrain: Rural

Scenario Length: 6 Game Turns

Victory objective: The side with the most Victory Points is the winner. Both sides gets VPs for exiting units on exit hexes and for 
killed Enemies. 

Scenario designer: Jrgen Holmquist
