WIELKOPOLSKA - Phase 2 - The Drive West
October 13, 1939 - German Victory Points:
The final phase of the conquest of Germany will involve conquering all of Germany's 13 remaining VPs. My general goal will be to break Germany into multiple pockets, isolating as many German forces as possible from their source of supply in Essen and then defeat them in detail.
October 13, 1939 - 6:00 - Leipzig:
I have a shot at cutting off the main German army in the north who are eagerly trying to get back to Berlin. I attack Leizig in an effort to start a wedge through which I can drive towards Dortmund. The Germans are exhausted and outnumbered and succumb quickly.
October 13, 1939 - 6:00 - Salzburg:
At the same time as the attack in Leipzig, I also launch another attack in the south on Salzburg. Taking Salzburg will put me in a better position to take Munich and then on to Lech which will isolate German forces in the south.
October 13, 1939 - 11:00 - Victory parade in Berlin:
During the battles in Leizig and Salzburg,
Armia Prusy and 7 supporting infantry korps arrive in Berlin and conduct a victory parade before moving westward to resume the offensive:
Polish infantry marches in triumph through the streets of Berlin
October 13, 1939 - 13:00 - Schweinfurt:
To complement my thrust into Leipzig, I send
2. Korp Kawaleria west into Schweinfurt against a lone German HQ division. The battle becomes more intense than I expect as the German HQ resists strongly. As the battles progresses, I'm forced to commit
1. Korp Kawaleria (exceeding my command limit) when the Germans are reinforced by retreating German infantry turning it into a nearly 3 day battle.
October 13, 1939 - 19:00 - Germans Recapture Stralsund:
During the battle for Berlin a few days ago, my forces in Stralsund were forced to retreat back to Stettin. A single German panzer division arrives in Stralsund to recapture it and soon afterwards the retreating Polish divisions arrive in Stettin. I'll intentionally leave the Germans alone for the moment and perhaps bait more divisions into attempting to retake Berlin.
October 14, 1939 - 6:00 - Assault on Magdeburg:
With the arrival of
POLSKA 1 (the HQ unit) in Potsdam, I immediately launch an assault on Magdeburg which is weakly held by 3 understrength German divisions. Superior numbers again win the day.
October 15, 1939 - 23:00 - Magdeburg is Taken:
Near midnight, after numerous small skirmishes,
POLSKA 1,
Armia Suwalki and 5 supporting infantry korps arrive in Magdeburg. The Germans don't seem to be taking the bait and haven't reinforced Stralsund at all.
October 16, 1939 - 0:00 - IC Status:
My manpower situation continues to worry me so I make an adjustment to my IC settings to allow for reserves to recover somewhat and prevent any interruption in my unit builds.