D21 - A different approach

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I'm currently on turn 78, and would like to share a slightly different approach. I stopped my first game around turn 20 because the dense woods south of Leningrad block mobilized units. In game 2, instead of sending too many panzer divisions to Leningrad, I sent many more infantry divisions.

41 Objectives from north to south

Murmansk
Leningrad
Kalinin
Start the Moscow siege
Minsk
Kiev

Rationale

The Soviet loss of Murmansk causes long term affects. Anything that causes a long term affect is desirable. All German units in Finland, whenever activated, were sent to assault Murmansk. Also, the gebirgsjager division attached to AGS was transported to Finland to support the assault on Murmansk. Only German units were used.

The Soviet loss of Leningrad allows Finnish troops to cross the stop line and has a long term affect on the Soviets.

Moscow is obviously very important. My goal wasn't to capture Moscow in 41, rather to start the siege by capturing the permanent fortifications west of the city.

The Dnipro River formed the farthest advances in the south during 1941. This is a big deviation from most Barbarossa offenses. The Axis forces used the super river as a defensive line freeing up other German divisions for rail transport to AGN/AGC.

Army Group South was stripped bare to reinforce Army Groups North and Center. It was stripped to the bone after the fall of Kiev. All available assets were railed to hot spots in the north.

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Kalinin Falls on Turn 15

This is turn 13 - the roads to Kalinin

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Kiev Falls on Turn 21

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The Siege of Leningrad on Turn 23

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Roads to Moscow Turn 23



Axis forces are starting to run out of steam. Fortunately, the roads are lightly defended and the push presses on. Although Kalinin fell on turn 15, the counter attacks forced the forces to dig in to hold on.