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NORTHERN FRONT 18 APRIL 1943

THE FRONTS ARE PRETTY WELL STATIC AS THE GERMAN FORMATIONS ARE BEEN PULLED OUT OF THE LINE AND SHIPPED SOUTH TO STOP THE SOVIET STEAMROLLER. SWEDISH & FINNS SEND UNITS TO TAKE THEIR PLACE.

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SOUTHERN FRONT 18 APRIL 1943

THE SOVIET STEAMROLLER CONTINUES TO ROLL WEST WITH THE DNEIPER BEING REACHED AT CHERKASSY

OKW HAS ORDERED A FALL BACK TO MORE DEFENSIBLE LINES AS THE MUD STOPS THE SOVIETS IN THEIR TRACKS.

AXIS ALLIES WILL BE SENT TO BLOCK ANY RUSSIAN ATTEMPTS TO FORD THE DNEIPER RIVER.

SOUTH OF THE DON THE GERMANS STILL HAVE VERY POWERFUL FORCES IN SITU TO BLOCK ANY ADVANCE SOUTH TO BAKU AND THE VITAL OILFIELDS THERE.

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THE YANKS ARE COMING...HUGE BUILDUP STATESIDE OF FORCES TO SHIP ACROSS THE BIG POND.

THE QUESTION IS WHERE TO DEPLOY THEM FOR MAXIMUM EFFECT...?

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BETTER CHART

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30 MAY - BREAKTHROUGH ACROSS THE DNEIPER! SOVIET FORCES HAVE FORDED THE RIVER AND ARE RACING WEST TO CUT OFF THE FASCIST INVADERS TO THE NORTH SOUTH AND WEST - CHERKASSY NOW UNDER THREAT OF BEING POCKETED.

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30 MAY 1943 - ALLIED BUILD UP IN NORTH AFRICA & SARDINIA CONTINUES APACE AS US FORCES SHIP ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

TARGET: SICILY AND SOUTHERN ITALY

D-DAY - 12TH OF ....

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27 MAY 1943 - AXIS AGENTS REPORT HUGE ALLIED BUILD UP IN TUNISIA & ALGERIA AND IN GIBRALTAR
- ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT AN INVASION OF SICILY IS IMMINENT
- ALLIED FLEETS ARE AT SEA AND APPROACHING FROM THE GREEK ISLANDS AND NORTH AFRICA.

ALL AXIS UNITS IN SOUTHERN ITALY AND SICILY ARE ON HIGH ALERT TO REPEL ANY ATTEMPT BY THE ALLIES TO EFFECT A LANDING.

UPDATE - 4 JULY 1943 ALLIES LAND IN FORCE IN SICILY AND RAPIDLY ADVANCE INLAND PRECEDED BY BRITISH & US PARAS

AXIS FORCES CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND ARE RAPIDLY TRYING TO ESTABLISH A DEFENSIVE LINE ON THE ISLAND.

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27 MAY 1943 - SOUTHERN FRONT - SOVIETS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE IN SOUTH UKRAINE.

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15 AUGUST 1943 - SOVIETS REACH THE EDGE OF THE PEREKOP ISTHMUS TO FIND IT BLOCKED BY GERMAN RE-INFORCEMENTS

THE CHERKASSY POCKET HAS NOW BEEN ALL BUT ELIMINATED BUT THE RED ARMY PRESSES HARD ON DNEPROPETROV

[StuccoFresco]

Well, that's an interesting take on the whole war!

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ORIGINAL: StuccoFresco

Well, that's an interesting take on the whole war!

Thanks - the Axis are still doing well but can it last?

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MIDDLE EAST 15 AUGUST 1943 - ALLIED COUNTER OFFENSIVE BEGINS TO BITE AS FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE FROM ALGERIA & TUNISIA

TO THE NORTH BRITISH MOTORISED COLUMNS ATTEMPT TO CUT OFF THE TURKS IN LEBANON

ON CYPRUS THE GERMAN AIRBOURNE UNITS ARE STALLED IN FRONT OF LIMASSOL

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MIDDLE EAST 15 AUGUST 1943 - ALLIED COUNTER OFFENSIVE BEGINS TO BITE AS FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE FROM ALGERIA & TUNISIA

TO THE NORTH BRITISH MOTORISED COLUMNS ATTEMPT TO CUT OFF THE TURKS IN LEBANON

ON CYPRUS THE GERMAN AIRBOURNE UNITS ARE STALLED IN FRONT OF LIMASSOL

[Hellen_slith]

AHOY M8 just wanted to say how much I enjoy your AAR, this scene I've always wanted to play but never could get a grasp on it, your AAR really cleared up a lot of things for me. One day I am going to play this ... if I ever find time!!!! Great AAR man, thanks!!

[Sarsfield]

Thanks for that! It makes it all worthwhile that others are following the thread and I'm making some kind of sense!

It's difficult playing both sides simultaneously but on the other hand you can steer things a bit more the way you want it to go...

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12 SEPTEMBER 1943 - BREAKTHROUGH ON THE LOWER DNEIPER AS GENERAL ROKOSSOVSKY'S RESERVE ARMY FORDS THE GREAT RIVER AND DRIVES NORTH DEEP INTO THE AXIS REAR...

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12 SEPTEMBER 1943 - US & BRITISH FORMATIONS UNDER GENERAL PATCH OF THE US 7TH ARMY CROSS THE STRAIGHTS OF MESSINA INTO MAINLAND ITALY

MUSSOLINI'S RULE BEGINS TO TOTTER AS DEFEAT STARES HIM IN THE FACE...

HITLER ORDERS HIS ALPINE TROOPS SOUTH TO PROP UP THE ITALIANS & STEM THE ALLIED ADVANCE.

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ACROSS THE DNEIPER II - 19 SEPTEMBER 1943

ROKOSSOVSKY DRIVES HIS MEN ON DEEPER INTO THE AXIS REAR AREAS...

AXIS REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE FROM THE MIDDLE DNEIPER TO SEAL OFF THE SOVIET BREAKTHROUGH

- BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH?

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BETTER MAP!

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26 SEPTEMBER 1943 - FASCIST ITALY COLLAPSES! MUSSOLINI IS OVERTHROWN AND ARRESTED.

HITLER ORDERS OPERATION ALARIC - ITALIAN ARMED FORCES ARE DISARMED AND DISBANDED.

HUGE GAPS IN AXIS LINES ARE NOW DENUDED OF TROOPS

A DECISION MUST BE MADE TO WHETHER TO TRY AND HOLD ITALY OR WITHDRAW TO MORE DEFENSIVE LINES.