Kharkov
02/15/1943
The Soviets enter the suburbs of Kharkov. General Hausser, at the head of the 22nd Armored Corps SS gives the order of 
withdrawal to Poltava, west of Kharkov, to avoid being encircled inside the city that Hitler had given him order to defend.

The departure of the SS-Panzerkorps and the 231st Sich.Div. takes place in order. Units in the eastern position retreat slowly 
from 5 pm, allowing sappers to sabotage or trap several depots and bridges. The bulk must have left Kharkov before dark, the 
320th ID winning West and South West of the city, on the river Udy, to facilitate the withdrawal of the SS and the GD. The Das 
Reich provides the bulk of the cover forces ahead of Kazakov and Rybalko and, with the effective support of the PaKs and StuGs 
of the division, succeeds in a brilliant fight of delay. The SS-Pz.Rgt.2 tanks reportedly ambushed the 15th Corps point, 
eliminating 15 armored vehicles. However, as of the evening of the 15th, a good part of the city is in the hands of the Soviets 
who interpret the German maneuvers as so many new indicators of a decline on the Dnieper and prepare a pursuit. In Kharkov, the 
infantry and armored fights continue during the night in the light of the fires ignited by the Germans or resulting from the 
bombings. In the north, riflemen from the 183rd Rifle Division infiltrate through the lines of the GD and surprise Pioneers 
posing explosives. Hoernlein and his officers resort to treasures of improvisation and initiative to build small reserves on 
the axes of withdrawal and, at the dawn of February 16, almost all the garrison has stalled and opposes a line of defense 
roughly consistent with the Voronezh Front.

Russian -->[--> German

Scenario Length: 8 Game Turns - LOS (8 hexes)
Victory objective: The side with the required Victory Points is the winner. Both sides gets VPs for owning VP Objectives.
Scenario designer: Battle Academy'Men [ Battle Academy 2 ]
