Defending Greater Germania 1942 - Includes combined WitW and WitE2 AARs

tm1 · Post by **tm1** » Sat Dec 06, 2025 12:36 am

Eastern Front
Situation Report Dec 14th 1944 Turn 109
Army Group A

Operation Wintermärchen II

At Stalingrad the German Army raises the Flag in celebration of the its capture of the city.

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As ceremonies take place at Stalingrad on the front line Wilhelm Stemmermann's forces begin assaults on Soviet troops from the 41st and 43rd Armies, despite fielding it latest tanks in battle the Soviet armour is in no position to make any attempts to break out of the encirclement's, isolated out in the open 18th Armee crushes the pockets.

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tm1 · Post by **tm1** » Sat Dec 06, 2025 2:09 am

Eastern Front
Situation Report Dec 14th 1944 Turn 109
Army Group South

Operation Wintermärchen II

On the Caspian front as German forces prepare to destroy the trapped Soviet armour the enemy rushes Infantry reserves south to support the remaining enemy units not caught in our encirclement's, however this operations is all to late as 1st Pz Armee outflanks the Soviet tank units and reaches the Caspian coastline north of the enemies positions creating a new pocket.

6th Armee and 17th Armee now begin the destruction of the cut off enemy troops, fighting is short as enemy resistance collapses, almost 35,000 enemy combatants are captured or killed.

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tm1 · Post by **tm1** » Sat Dec 06, 2025 2:10 am

Western Front
Situation Report Dec 16th 1944 Turn 77
Army Group B / Army Group H

This week sees The Allies throwing caution to the wind and launching massive bombing raids across Western Europe, despite heavy snowfalls enemy raids struck The Low Countries, Luxembourg, France and Western Germany targeting Infrastructure facilities, Military Industry and Air bases, Luftwaffe High Command responded in kind with every available air unit that could put to the skies to counter the enemy attacks.

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In France the enemy struck at Paris with heavy raids,in The Pas De Calais region the RAF and US Bomber Command targeted Ports and Rail Centres, at Normandy enemy bombers launched multiply raids throughout the week from Dieppe to Le Harve, a total of 40 attacks on the area with saturation bombing, with our fighter units stretched to the limit in all sectors and bad weather hampering operations the Luftwaffe was hard pressed to counter all raids.

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tm1 · Post by **tm1** » Sat Dec 06, 2025 2:14 am

Italian Front
Situation Report Dec 16th 1944 Turn 77
Army Group C

The weather in southern Europe eased somewhat giving the enemy a chance to launch air assaults against the Axis front line however enemy air activity was not as heavy as expected by Air Commanders, the enemy attacks ranged from small to medium size with enemy strength no larger than 100 planes, the attacks on ground forces and defensive fortifications caused negligible damage.

While enemy raids on the mainland were not great in numbers Luftwaffe Command decided marshal its forces on conducting intercept operations against enemy bomber forces attacking southern France, there were heavy air battles over the island of Corsica throughout the week.

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On the front line flak units of the 4th Fallschirmjaeger Div in action.

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tm1 · Post by **tm1** » Sat Dec 06, 2025 2:17 am

Italian Front
Situation Report Dec 16th 1944 Turn 77
Army Group C

With the weather easing in southern Italy the Allies attempted to breach the Axis line launching major assaults in three sectors of The Volturno Line.

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On the Coast with the US 2nd Corps leading the attack the enemy assaults General Balck's LXXXX ArmeeKorps hoping to smash through and secure the coastal town, two attack during the week fail to break the line, further inland the Allies launch there biggest attacks against 14th Armee, massing nearly 700 hundred tanks but once again the attack is held up with enemy suffering heavy losses.
The enemies third push in the centre against XIV Pz Korps defending the line south of Isernia gains some ground but cannot force the defenders back and the enemy attack falters.

On the Adriatic line 10th Armee's front remains quiet.