Frozen frogs! Stef78 (axis) Stelteck (Russia) - Stelteck welcome

[No idea]

By this date the allies should be getting to Berlin o

[STEF78]

Turn 204, 10th may 1945

Russian tank corps are ready to attack west of Rowno... I'm worried, stacks with a defensive CV lower than 50 have no chance to resist.

[STEF78]

Turn 205, 17th may 1945

No pasaran! 3 Pzk are sent in northern Ukraine. I now have 5 full Pzk in this area.

I cannot do much more. As strategic reserve it remains 2 Pzd and some useless inf units

[BrianG]

The last picture. Lots of rr cuts. So nice of the Rumanian populous to join in.

[STEF78]

Turn 206, 25th may 1945

Soviet steamroll is on...

Axis defences are rather strong around the Niemen and deny the direct access to East Prussia. Soviet main effort is headind South west.

Only Pzd can now stop russian advance but they can't be everywhere. Note the final odd of the 3 infs stack in light woods... desesperating.



In Ukraine Russian main effort is heading north west. Once the 2 russian groups will gather I be in front of a "tank corps ball" in open ground. so it's important to use marshes and woods as it's still possible.

[timmyab]

The situation in the Wastern Ukraine looks dangerous. Might be safest to give ground further South in order to reinforce that area. In fact I think I waould abandon Romania and pull back to the mountains at this stage.

[Telemecus]

ORIGINAL: STEF78
No pasaran!

¿Pasaremos?

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: timmyab

The situation in the Wastern Ukraine looks dangerous. Might be safest to give ground further South in order to reinforce that area. In fact I think I waould abandon Romania and pull back to the mountains at this stage.

I don't have much ground to trade anymore... I thought about giving up Romania but changed my mind. I will try to keep them on the "right side" as long as possible.

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: Telemecus

ORIGINAL: STEF78
No pasaran!

¿Pasaremos?

In 1945? [:-]

[HardLuckYetAgain]

Come on Stef, Take Moscow again!!!!!! You can do it!!!!!!!

[John B.]

Romania had a bad war. They suffered the 4th most casualties of all the Axis powers and the 5th most casualties of all the allied powers.

[Telemecus]

ORIGINAL: John B.

Romania had a bad war. They suffered the 4th most casualties of all the Axis powers and the 5th most casualties of all the allied powers.

They fielded 3 field armies on the Easter front, Germany starts with 8 and Hungary is a Johnny come lately. Relative to their size they were perhaps more committed to the Eastern front on the Axis side than anyone else.

[sPzAbt. 502]

ORIGINAL: Telemecus

ORIGINAL: John B.

Romania had a bad war. They suffered the 4th most casualties of all the Axis powers and the 5th most casualties of all the allied powers.

They fielded 3 field armies on the Easter front, Germany starts with 3 and Hungary is a Johnny come lately. Relative to their size they were perhaps more committed to the Eastern front on the Axis side than anyone else.

Have to disagree when Finland with a population of 3,5 million mobilized half a million men for Barbarossa.

[HardLuckYetAgain]

ORIGINAL: sPzAbt. 502

ORIGINAL: Telemecus

ORIGINAL: John B.

Romania had a bad war. They suffered the 4th most casualties of all the Axis powers and the 5th most casualties of all the allied powers.

They fielded 3 field armies on the Easter front, Germany starts with 3 and Hungary is a Johnny come lately. Relative to their size they were perhaps more committed to the Eastern front on the Axis side than anyone else.

Have to disagree when Finland with a population of 3,5 million mobilized half a million men for Barbarossa.

WoW!!!! I had no idea and would have to agree if these numbers are correct.

[sPzAbt. 502]

ORIGINAL: HardLuckYetAgain

ORIGINAL: sPzAbt. 502

ORIGINAL: Telemecus




They fielded 3 field armies on the Easter front, Germany starts with 3 and Hungary is a Johnny come lately. Relative to their size they were perhaps more committed to the Eastern front on the Axis side than anyone else.

Have to disagree when Finland with a population of 3,5 million mobilized half a million men for Barbarossa.

WoW!!!! I had no idea and would have to agree if these numbers are correct.

They are close and I can find the accurate numbers if you want.

That is the reason that Finland starts demobilizing when the war is not a short campaign.

The industry was geared for total war and needed manpower, agriculture was lacking also trough the war even with women and prisoners of war picking up the slack.

Womens auxliary Lotta Svärd alone mobilized 100k women for military duties, supply and air defense roles etc.

[STEF78]

Back from holidays and still 20 turns to play till the "bitter end"

Turn 207, 31th may 1945

Only one counterattack against the russian spearhead. Nothing can be done against 3 rifle corps stacked...



In Ukraine, I do my best to gather strong units in order to launch heavy counterattacks.Not satisfied as the bulk of russian tank corps cannot be sent back.

[beender]

Looking at fierce battles fought at the end of May 1945 is a bit strange, and there are still four months to go[:D]

[thedoctorking]

Shouldn't there be some American and British units appearing on the western side of the map right about now? It's already several weeks after the historical surrender and western Allied units were already into Bohemia and up to the Baltic coast by that point.

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: beender

Looking at fierce battles fought at the end of May 1945 is a bit strange, and there are still four months to go[:D]

I agree, it's a strange feeling, but it's only a game [;)]

1945 is a very diffrent year as german. your inf units are worthless with morale around 60 and 7k men and even your Pzd Mot are less effective. It's impossible to recreate the encirclements I achieved end 1943 or 1944 against russian tank corps.

Air units are equal to russian one as Me262 are never commited to the fights.

[STEF78]

ORIGINAL: thedoctorking

Shouldn't there be some American and British units appearing on the western side of the map right about now? It's already several weeks after the historical surrender and western Allied units were already into Bohemia and up to the Baltic coast by that point.

Reinforcement table is historical. I received lots of units in february 1945. I didn't absolutely need them.

In fact if the western allies were on the Rhine, I would have lost several powerful units.