First Crisis at Army Group North

Northeast of Raseiniai, Lithuania 25 June 1941: When Army Group North moved toward the River Daugava (renamed Dvina by the Soviets), the Russian command responded by detailing the 3rd Mechanized Corps to meet and destroy Manstein's units. On June 24th, the Soviet armored force made contact with the 6th Panzer Division, the spearhead of XLI Panzer Corps. Over a hundred of the Soviet tanks were the super-heavy KV models. The size and power of these stunned the panzer crews and baffled the AT gunners: neither seemed to posses a gun that could penetrate the armor of their opponents. The German advance was halted and the 6th Panzer Division cut off. The following day, the 1st Panzer Division was ordered to relieve and reinforce the 6th, while the Soviet force moved to continue its advance. These two efforts immediately collided.



Units Human Players (AI player units may vary)
German: Squads, LMG, DC, AFV, ORD
Russian: Squads, MMG, AFV

Maps: Two Maps

Terrain: Forest/Rural

Scenario Length: 7 Game Turns

Victory objective: The Russians win if three AFV are exited off the board. The Germans win if five Russian AFV are destroyed

