Another March to the East

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T03 AGS 6th Army:

XVII Corps eliminates the northern pocket and forms a line connecting to AGC to the north by the Pripyet Marshes. LV Corps advances towards Rovno. XXXIV Corps advances to capture Kremenets.

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T03 AGS 17th Army:

The army eliminates as many pockets as possible while helping firm up the pocket east of Lvov and reaching the front line at Tarnopol. Lvov is now in Axis hands.

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T03 AGS Hungarians:

The VII Corps strips itself down to only the two RAD units so it can repair rail lines. The Mobile Hun Corps starts to help reduce the pocket to the north of Hungary.

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T03 AGS Rumanian and 11th Army:

The Rumanians successfully pocket a fort unit and three Soviet units to the south. The 11th Army supported by a Rumanian Corps in the south advances towards the Dnestr River defenses. The Rumanian Cav Corps establishes the eastern block on the Gorodenka Pocket to the west.

[carlkay58]

T03 AGS Panzer Group 1:

The newly assigned LI Corps concentrates north of Lvov. XXIX Corps forms up north of Tarnopol. The rest of the corps cooperate to penetrate and form two pockets.

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T03 AGC Panzer Group 2:

XII Corps and the attached infantry spread to hold the southern flank of AGC. XXXXVI Mot Corps fights its way to the banks of the Dnepr River. XXIV Mot Corps opens a hole in the Soviet defenses. XXXXVII Mot Corps exploits the hole for minimal gains.

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T03 AGC Panzer Group 3:

LVII Mot Corps expands the bridgehead from Polotsk working northeast towards Velikie Luki and eastwards towards Vitebsk. XXXIX Mot Corps pockets the Soviet defenders and reaches the outskirts of Vitebsk.

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T03 AGN Panzer Group 4:

LVI Mot Corps starts to advance on Pskov but every combat with the Soviet defenders sees at least one but usually two Soviet reserve divisions being committed. The XXXXI Mot Corps is able to advance through the LVI and capture Ostrov while also driving the Soviets out of Opochka.

[carlkay58]

T03 AGN Rail Status:

The double rail head is just before Daugavpils while the RAD units have connected Riga to Valmiera to the north and Liepaja on the coast. Note that once Daugavpils is repaired the rail will almost reach Pskov.

[carlkay58]

T03 AGC Rail Status:

The 3rd PG FBD has reached Minsk while the 2nd PG FBD will reach it next turn. The Bialystok Pocket is contained by both the 2nd and 4th Armies but also surrounded by functioning Axis rails.

[carlkay58]

T03 AGS Rail Status:

The 1st PG FBD has reached Lvov leaving the rest of the rail to the oil in Drohobycz for the VIII Hungarian Corps and its RAD units. The Rumanian FBD is starting to link Chernovtsy into the rail net with its level 2 railyard.

[carlkay58]

T03 Final Steps:

I go through the Axis Reserves sending two Stug Bns and two Flak Regiments to the MAP and putting a Werfer BN to REFIT. The 260th ID reinforcement is sent to the 11th Army. Army HQs are advanced to new depots where available. I airlift supplies into Polotsk, Biala Podiaska, and Tarnopol.

T03 Files:

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T04 OOB:

A huge influx of reinforcements and replacements for the Soviet manpower - up to 3.4M. The VVS is in force too.

[carlkay58]

T04 Ground Losses:

The Soviets lost 353K men last turn - I will need to improve on that to get them below 3M again. The Soviet losses in guns and AFVs are encouraging.

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T04 Air Losses:

This is not going as well as I have hopes for but the AI Air Assist is using the LW more than I did in the previous AAR. This is probably good - it just seems bad.

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T04 Production:

The units are running low on ammo and fuel now. The number of vehicles in units is looking good though. Manpower pools are good but the fighter pool is still looking small.

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T04 Soviet Attacks:

The VVS bombs Lvov. The LW did not intercept but 14 Soviet bombers are lost.

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T04 Freight:

Everything is still looking good here with everyone getting more than needed.

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T04 Trucks:

47K trucks used from units seems high but totally understandable with how advanced the front lines are to the supply network.

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T04 Supply Net North:

Supply distribution is becoming more from new depots than pre-war ones. This is good. Luftflotte 1 is about the same basing as last turn but Luftflotte 2 has sent some tactical air and recon eastwards.