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So back for a new game
full FoWar, random weather
pictures will be after my moves
in the north pocket held
i did not attack Riga

some panzers stop at the gates of Minsk
we loss nearly 16 thousands troopers for 255 thousands [:'(]
as above pockets held

no lvow pocket
i took the city for my railyard
our friends from the south will be activated
airwar is a joke 95 airplanes for only 1700
on the radio it seems that Zhukov has been killed trying to escape from a pocket
that's all for today

You were kidding about Zhukov, right?

No, it's true story, I'm afraid

so turn2
in the north only thing was to clear pocket and advance a bit
i forget to tell you that we scrapped 2 rifle div and 6 ART III on first turn
from now on you will see my rail advance too

7 PzDiv is arrived near Vitebsk
in the meantime 35 Inf relieve near Minsk
losses for this turn
Axis 6 800 men,130 art and 50 panzers
Russia 210 000, 3150 art & 1500 tanks

for the moment GD is acting as guard in Rovno

this week we destroyed
3 Armor, 4 Motorized, 12 Rifle, 1 Cav div and 3 AT brigades

Proskurov has been liberated from communists
it was time to link AGS and Rumania
this create a pocket to clear later
no great move more south

I can't make myself to feed the Germans with my divisions to for free, when there is no hope in holding - therefore I run. I think I run too fast, the Germans seem to be well ahead of the historical schedule. Maybe I run too fast? It's great fun to play the Soviets for the first time and against a real opponent.

note from morvael as we are to turn 6
here on turn 3
i have to repulse a tank div to cross Velikhaya river

main advance (and fight) is made by panzer & moto
20 Pz reach Vitebsk
12 Pz at outskirts of Mogilev

real fighting was in this place
losses from the turn:
axis 7 200men ,130art and +120 panzers
russia 201 800men ,2600art & 2200 tanks

we destroyed 4armor, 4 motorize, 12 rifle and 1 cav div + 4 AT brigade

reducing pocket
17 army begin to move east
1 corp stay around Lvov for one more turn

7-10-41
finally Riga falled at the same time that Pskov

german active pool:
1630 men
209 000vehicle
41 490 armement
40 250 hiwi

second railway will lead to Vitebsk using baltic change longer
i made a HQBU for XXXXVII PzCorp

small advance
cutting rail going into pripet marsh
GD is guarding Zhitomir

our troops liberated Vinnitsa
otherwise reducing pocket

losses from the turn
and from the begining

units destroyed this turn
3 Armor, 3 Rifle & 2 Mountain div plus 2 AT brigade

turn 5
first units reach Luga river
I know, i'm not of the fastest [&o]