This PBEM (random weather, full FOW) represents my third go at the '41 Soviet GC. I'll be running this AAR at least 10 turns behind the game, so my opponent is welcome to peruse its contents.
I'll post full theater images (1,500px × 2,464px, click for full size) with higher zoom pictures as circumstances dictate.
Without further ado, turn 1:
Turn 1
6/22/41
Lvov is captured, but otherwise progress is poor with no pocket to speak of in the south.
13th Panzer is moving through the mountains west of Tarnopol instead of the plains.
11th and 14th Panzer are located northeast of Tarnopol.
10th Motorized is cut off on the SW edge of the Pripyat marshes.
Routed units are moved into the Stalin Line and reserves are placed to try and stage a fighting withdrawal to the Dnepr.
The Gross Deutschland Motorized Regiment goes on a foray into the midst of the Pripyat. Their supplies are cut by 75th Rifle Division and 18th NKVD regiment is stationed astride the rail link to Brest Litovsk. 56th Rifle Division blocks GD's progress behind the Yaselda river. Hopefully more units can be lured into the swamps to rescue them from their misguided volksmarch.
North of the swamps 3rd and 4th Panzer div. are identified in the vanguard, still 50 miles from Minsk.
19th and 12th Panzer div. are forming the northern pincer attacking Western Front, 50 and 30 miles from Minsk respectively.
Riga is not presently threatened, as German armored and motorized forces are moving line abreast toward the Daugava river at the bend.
Hope is to continue naval evacuation from the Baltic States to Leningrad and establish the Luga river line as soon as possible.
Begin constructing line north of Lake Ladoga to hold wily Finns should they get uppity and try to stab the Motherland in the back.
To the far south we also begin a pull back in case the Rumanians are convinced to sign their own death warrant and attack the Red Army.
Zhukov is put in charge of Stavka automatically. Timoshenko is appointed to the post in his stead.
