Blubel vs TheDoctorKing - To the Ural Mountains or Berlin?

[Blubel2]

Turn 7 North

In the north the pocket did hold and the Soviets had fully retreated behind the Luga.

[Blubel2]

Although fuel was scarce the infantry was near and the positions not well fortified. It therefore proved possible to capture parts of the Luga line and clear most of the pocket.

[SparkleyTits]

High octane match so far, good stuff [:)]

The Russian OOB is going to be struggling if this keeps up!

[Blubel2]

ORIGINAL: SparkleyTits

High octane match so far, good stuff [:)]

The Russian OOB is going to be struggling if this keeps up!

Thanks! It is a very intense and fun game.

[Blubel2]

Turn 7 Center

In the Center the new pocket was broken by one of those pesky cavalry divisions.

[Blubel2]

As the Soviets had retreated AG Center struggled to make contact with the infantry and rest some of the panzers. The pocket was firmly reastablished, although some units got away to fight another day.

[Blubel2]

Turn 7 South

In the south a lot of fueled up panzers needed something to do.

[Blubel2]

While at the same time near Odessa two German infantry divisions were cut off and needed rescue.

[Blubel2]

Which led to the encirclement of the next Soviet defense line.

[Blubel2]

At the same time the infantry of the 6th Army reached the outer defense belt of Kiew.

[Blubel2]

After having to retreat 6 times in one week, the once proud Soviet 30th Mountain Division shattered, but somehow managed to save most of its artillery.

[Blubel2]

Air losses remained high.

[Blubel2]

Turn 8 Finns

The Finnish Army reached a line of barely manned forts at the prewar border north of Leningrad and Field Marschal Mannerheim commanded them to stop despite the fact, that they could easily have broken through into the city. Von Leeb was furios, but could do little about it. In Eastern Karelia the advance continued without opposition.

[Blubel2]

Turn 8 North

The 8th week of the war sees the Soviets retreating from the Luga.

[Blubel2]

Therefore, the infantry of the 18th and part of the 16th Army is ordered foreward to clear as much of the swamps as possible. Most of the well rested LVI Panzer Corps crosses the Luga and waits for the start of the big push towards Leningrad, which should begin next week.

[Blubel2]

Turn 8 Center

In the center the main Soviet line of resistance seems to have retreated again without heavy fighting.

[Blubel2]

Which holds also true a bit more to the south.

[Blubel2]

Contact is again established and the panzers rested even more. The Soviets can't retreat that much further without giving up Moscow.

[Blubel2]

Turn 8 South

At AG South, much to von Runstedts regret, the pocket is broken. Rather inexplicably there is neither good documentation about the fight or useful maps showing the event well. That might have to do with the wrong rumor that the Großdeutschland regiment has retreated after only a single battle. This is of course known to be wrong, as they are incapable of such cowardly an act.

[Blubel2]

At Odessa most of the garrison has regretfully managed to ship out.