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Hmm. I wonder why such a focus on Crimea? Maybe letting some of his forces recover from the blizzard so limited attacks?

Turns 42 to 46 were mainly mud turns - no offensive activities by the Axis, as they are resting and resupplying for the upcoming expected summer offensive.

Turn 47, Clear weather in the Europe weather zone, and North Soviet Zone. Mud in the other 2 Soviet weather zones. No offensive activities by the Axis Armies this turn.

End of turn in the Crimea area.

End of turn situation in the Stalino sector.

End of turn in the Tula sector

End of turn West of Moscow

The Soviet Army now has over 6.7 million troops and the German Army over 3.3 million troops.

Turn 48 was another mud turn, no offensive activities by the Axis Armies.

Turn 49 was mud in the North Soviet weather zone but clear in the other 3 weather zones.

The Axis summer offensive has begun one month early, with a successful attack by the German Army in the Crimea, reducing the Soviet defensive perimeter around Sevastopol. Those massed pioneer and artillery attacks are very effective against high level fortifications.

End of turn 49 in the Sevastopol area.

Two powerful German Panzer forces supported by Infantry attack North and South of Kursk. The Northern force is comprised of 9 Panzer divisions and 4 motorized divisions. The Southern force is comprised of 7 Panzer divisions and 6 Motorized divisions. In total about 7 German Panzer Corps have been committed to this attack, the majority of the German armored force. The German units appear to have fully recovered from their loses of the previous winter Soviet counter-offensive.

The Soviet Army responds by counter-attacking, also inflicting heavy loses on the attacking Axis bombers.

End of turn in the Stalino sector, it was quiet this turn. A view of the secondary defenses at the Don River.

End of turn in the Kursk area.

Mud in all the Soviet Weather Zones and Clear in the Europe Weather Zone.

Beginning of Turn 50 in the Kursk area. Nothing slows down a German Panzer advance better than the Rasputitsa (muddy season), at least until the weather turns clear again.

End of turn in the Crimea area, two Soviet divisions were forced to surrender this turn by German attacks around Sevastopol.

Turn 51, Mud in the North and South Soviet weather zones and clear elsewhere.

The German Panzer offensive continues in the Kursk area. It appears that the majority of the German Panzer and Motorized Divisions are here (over 8 Corps) as there is little offensive activity by the Axis anywhere else on the Eastern Front (except for the Crimea).

A large pocket was formed around Kursk by the Axis - 9 Soviet Divisions and 1 Soviet Brigade.

End of turn in the Kursk sector, those encircled Soviet units are doomed.

The German Infantry divisions continue attacking the hex next to Sevastopol with massed artillery and pioneers - no pity.