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Turn 5 Finland sideshow - trying to Pin a few divisions as well as keep the bottle neck from forming.

Losses turn 5 end - still reducing the Lvov pocket.

Turn 6 AGS - Slowly making bridgehead bigger. Unable to do HQ buildups which is slowing things down quite a bit. He has not bolted yet so hopefully a pocket will develop.

A large infantry attack where the 7-14 Soviet armor division is was a hold.

Finland - The bottleneck ruptures - several divisions are snared in the process.

AGN - moving forward. He seems to be giving up the easy stuff and has a wall of units closer to the city.

AGC turn 6 end - Pocket formed as the breakout from the bridgehead turns south.

Turn 6 end Hungary and the Lvov pocket

Turn 6 Odessa- This player is certainly playing it different. He has run but only to set up a deeper defensive area. Also he has gone all in at Odessa which leaves me a head scratcher. On the one hand I am glad to see all that Soviet hardware trapped in the rear on the other hand I have to reduce it with more then the Rumanians. I bombed the port in an attempt to not allow Soviet units to rout away.

I count over 200k+ Soviets in this area that will hopefully be bagged.He also left the AP and HI behind.

Glad to see you're a few turns ahead of my PBEM - I can use the pointers!!

Really scratching my head on the Odessa defense.....I can understand manning the fortifications, but 200k????

He has also kept the Soviet air force out of the picture completely.

Idaho I am sure there is more you can teach me then I teach you

7 end Finland - Several Soviet divisions surrender and the bottleneck potential is gone.

7 end AGC - Pocket is crushed and 7 Soviet divsions march into captivity. He begins a general retreat. I am rather pleased with the progress here as half the Panzers have been stripped away.

7 end AGS - He is going to have to make a move in the south soon or face a huge pocket. Odessa is an oddity but creates a unique issue which will have to be dealt with.

7 AGN - Methodical advance north.

Turn 7 swamp - The swamp is isolated and a few pockets show up.

Turn 8 AGN - He has a big commitment here but its in the wrong place. I am very confident at this juncture Leningrad will fall.

Turn 8 AGC - not much to say 2nd Panzer steadily probes forward and gets the occasional small pocket.

Turn 8 AGS - The river line finally crumbles not due to attacks but because of the potential of a large pocket forming which my opponent has been very good at dodging.

Turn 8 losses - Meh. Not killing enough Soviets.

Turn 8 destroyed - somewhat steady digestion of a number of Soviet units each turn but no huge pockets.