THE CAPTURE OF BALTA
The Ukraine, August 3,1941: The 11th Army, advancing on the right side of Army Group South, skirted the Rumanian border with 
the Black Sea port of Odessa, had changed hands several times during recent fighting, but was currently held by the Russians 
in battalion strenght. As the German 239th Infantry Division attacked to the east of the town, and the rumanian 6th Infantry 
attacked to the west, the 744th Engineer Regiment, less one company,was ordered to take Balta, preparatory to building a 24 
ton highway bridge across the Kodyma River just south of the town. At the time, Company C, 744th Engineers under command of 
First Lt. Ehrhart, was temporarily attached to the 239th, repairing vehicular bridges east of Balta. Upon learning that 
his parent unit was encountering difficulty in reaching Balta, Lt. Ehrhart, on his own initiative, decided to take the town 
with a surprise attack by Company C from the east.

Russian : Squads, HMG, MMG, LMG, MTR, AT, OBA, AFV
German : Squads, MMG, LMG, FT, DC, AFV

Maps: Two maps ASL(3,4)
Terrain: Rural, Village

Scenario Length: 10 Game Turns
Victory objective: The side with the required Victory Points is the winner. Both sides gets VPs for owning VP Objectives.
Scenario designer: ASL'Men [ SL 13 ]
