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War with the Soviet: The Red Army in Ruins (1st – 30th June, 1941)
The Southern Front – The Encirclement of Syrzan
The Hungarian Command planned yet another encirclement operation. This time the target was the Soviet divisions north of the Volga. The panzer and motorized divisions should’ve moved from Elton to the Novouzensk-Kuybyshev-Melekess direction. The Infantry and Mountain Corps should’ve tried to secure the southern side of the Volga by occupying Nikolayevsk and Engels. After this, it would’ve been the Germans turn to destroy the trapped divisions.
The Hungarian plan for encircling the Soviet forces north of the Volga
Stalingrad was no more in danger, so the III. Infantry Corps could cross the Volga and occupy Nikolayevsk on 4th June. To secure Elton, the VI. Mountain Corps arrived on 6th June and moved on towards the east. In the meantime the 28th and 35th Panzer Divisions occupied Novouzensk. On 9th June, they arrived in Kuybyshev. A counter-attack came from Engels, but after the Hungarian infantry flanked the attackers from Nikolayevsk, the Soviet attackers gave up. On 13th June the II. “Fortress Buster” Corps occupied Engels, pushing the Soviets to the north side of the Volga. A day later the panzers completed the encirclement: Melekess was occupied. 15-20 Soviet divisions were surrounded and out of supply.
The Hungarians encircle the Soviet forces north of the Volga – 14th June, 1941
By the middle of June the air above the Volga was crowded with aircrafts. On 16th June the Hungarian air force destroyed a Soviet infantry division in Melekess. A day later the Soviets decided a last desperate air offensive against the Hungarian bombers. Although the air battle was won by the Soviets, so the Hungarians had to retreat, the Russians lost all their fighters in the attack. After the battle the Soviet air force consisted of only 3 weak tactical bomber squadrons. The Hungarian air squadrons were soon re-organized and put into action again.
On the northern side of the Volga the III. Infantry Corps was advancing to the east amd they occupied Saratov on 17th June. The days of the encircled Soviet divisions were numbered.
After 20th June the fast moving units were ordered to advance towards the undefended eastern provinces. The Hungarians occupied Chakalov, Uralsk, Neberezhnye Chelny and Guriev.
The Central and Northern Front – Finishing off the Moscow Enclave
12th June brought on one the biggest victories of the campaign: 22 Soviet divisions surrendered to the Germans in the surrounded Vladimir. Germany controlled Vladimir and Noginsk, so there were no Soviet troops in the vicinity of Moscow any more. Additionally, the Germans occupied Petrozdavsk, Cherepovetsk, Kotlas, Izhevsk and Uryupinsk, but they lost control of Vytegra and Volodga.
22 Soviet divisions surrendered south of Moscow – 12th June, 1941
The General Staff’s Report in the End of June 1941
By the end of June 1941, exactly one year after the war had started, the Red Army was in ruins: the land forces were halved in the last 4 months. The Soviet air force consisted of only 3 bomber squadrons. There was little opposition to the Axis advance.
Axis and Commitern land force comparison – 30th June, 1941
Axis and Commitern air force comparison – 30th June, 1941
This month the 7th CAS Division and 37th HQ Division were deployed. Both units were transferred to the Soviet Front.
The Hungarian Royal Air Force was getting more and more effective since the weather improved and the Stukas appeared in the front. The dive bombers made extreme damage to the retreating Soviet infantry divisions. The growth of the air force needed more airfields, so airport buildings were started in Hungary. The idea was to build three huge bases in different corners of the country: Budapest, Presov and Split.
Since the Soviet defense was very weak, the Hungarian Command decided to start evacuating Hungarian forces after capturing Sverdlovsk. The Axis hoped that the Soviet would give up soon after the city is occupied.
This month the Hungarian causalities were 6.500* men, making it a total of 122.750* soldiers in the first year of the Soviet war.
The map of Europe and the Soviet Front – 30th June, 1941
* counting 1 manpower = 1000 men
Excellent job! After the Bitter Peace fires it's time to expand Hungary at the expense of Italy. Just make sure you take Venice before the Germans do.
War with the Soviet: On the Road to Sverdlovsk (1st – 30th July, 1941)
Southern Front – The Battle of Syrzan
By the beginning of July the Soviet re-enforcements arrived to the Southern Front. The Hungarian advance slowed down. The exhausted Panzer divisions were not capable of defeating the defenders, and had to wait for the infantry to finish off the surrounded Soviets on the north of the Volga and catch up.
On 6th July the 33th Panzer division occupied the marshy Osa. 5 days later the Hungarian infantry forces launched a final attack against Soviet-controlled Syrzan. The 9 defending Soviet surrendered after a day of fighting. Now the Hungarian infantry was ready to advance to the east, to catch up with the panzers. In the meantime, the 33th Panzer division turned towards the south from Osa and occupied Ufa.
The last hours of Syrzan – 11th July, 1941
The strengthened Soviet forces attempted a counter-attack on Chakalov, and they gained victory against VII. Motorized Corps. Szombathelyi had to reatreat. But before the Russian could occupy the province, the II. “Fortress Buster” Corps arrived and held on to Chakalov. The Soviets gave up the attack.
On 24th July the V. Mountain Corps occupied Aktybinsk. For the rest of the month the Hungarian infantry divisions reached the front and took their positions for the attack against the Sverdlovsk region: I. Infantry Corps in Osa, II. Infantry and III. Infantry Corps in Ufa, V. Mountain Corps in Aktybinsk, VI. Mountain Corps in Chakalov and the VII. Mobile Corps in Uralsk. The panzer divisions rested in Ufa and Chakalov.
The Hungarian positions in the Sverdlovsk region – 30th July, 1941
The Central and Northern Front – Germany Reaches Arkhangelsk
This month Germany occupied Segezha, Vytegra, Molotovsk, Volodga, Konosha, Totma, Velikij Ustyug, and Syktyvkar. German troops reached the outskirts of the new capital Arkhangelsk.
General Staff’s Report in the End of July 1941
The first step of the evacuation of Hungarian forces from the Soviet Front involved the II. Vadaszosztaly. They returned to Hungary. The interceptor wing was not needed any more, the Soviet planes did not take off at all.
On 7th July the first Bf-190G squadron was set up. The “Gusztáv”-s were the most advanced fighter aircrafts in the Hungarian Air Force at that moment. Due to it’s bigger range than the Re-2000 “Héja”-s they were more efficient to escort tactical bombers in missions against the Soviets.
A Hungarian Messerschmitt Bf-109G “Gusztáv”
MP loss this month was further decreased to 4.380* men. The Hungarians lost 127.130* soldiers since Barbarossa started.
The Third Reich – 30th July, 1941
* counting 1 manpower = 1000 men
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kramari said:
Well, Croats behave pretty ok, since they're nicely suppressed
LewsTherin: Thanks! And I'll be very careful to reach Venice before the Germans do (if I decide to DOW Italy).
and 9 more soviet divisions goes down the drain. good work! whats with those pockets next to finland? how many divs are there in those pockets?
You need to attack the Estern Front to the North, then capture Seritiovk and then what happens next is up to you?
lifeless said:
I don't remember excatly, not much, around 3-5 divs. Unfortunately the Finnish AI stopped completely
. Some weeks later, german divisions will go up north, so the German AI will destroy the stuck Soviet divisions, and occupy the land for Finland. Strange...blysas said:
Where exactly is Seritiovk? I can't find it.
I guess he meant Sverdlovsk....hobotnicajoe said:
The bitter peace is not so far...
- good work
War with the Soviet: The Occupation of Kazakhstan (1st August – 30th October, 1941)
The Capture of Sverdlovsk (1st-30th August, 1941)
After the Hungarian infantry caught up on the panzer spear-head the advance towards Sverdlovsk continued. Orsk fell on 7th August, Berezniki and Chelyabinsk on the 12th. On 17th the V. Moutnain Corps occupied Chelkar just north of the Aral Sea. The 35th Panzer Division kept advancing and captured Sverdlovsk on 18th August, and Nizhij Tagil on the 21st.
Hungarians capture Sverdlovsk – 18th August, 1941
On 22nd August the Hungarian headquarters was set up Sverdlovsk to provide extra support for the advancing divisions. Three days later the evacuation of Hungarian land forces begun: the VII. Mobile Corps headed home.
Later this month the Hungarians occupied Molotov (23rd August), Konstanai (24th August) and Kurgan (29th August), while Germany captured Kandalaksja (Finland took control of the province) and Kulsary (in the south, west of the Aral Sea).
On 29th August the 28th Mountain Division was deployed. It was transferred to Croatia – from this point on, none of the newly founded Hungarian land units would go to the Soviet Front.
The manpower loss of Hungary was 5.690 men in August, which gave a total of 132.820 causalities until end of the month.
The Soviet Front – 30th August, 1941
The Occupation of Arkhangelsk (1st-30th September, 1941)
In the first week of September the Hungarians occupied Serov (4th September), Aralsk (5th September), Petropavlovsk (7th September) and Troitsko-Pechorsk (7th September). On 16th September the V. Mountain Corps captured Zhekazgan, three days later the panzers marched into Tyumen.
The Hungarian mountaineer advance in Kazakhstan was unstoppable: on 21th September Kazalinsk and Baikonur fell, on 28th Tobolsk, and finally on 29th Nukus.
On 20th September Germany occupied the capital Arkhangelsk. The Soviet administration was moved to Mezen. Additionally, the Germans captured Fort Shevchenko east of the Caspian Sea.
The manpower loss of Hungary was 5.810 men in September, which gave the total of 138.630 causalities until the end of this month.
The Soviet Front – 30th September, 1941
Mezen Cut Off (1st-30th October, 1941)
On the 1st October all Hungarian panzer divisions left the Soviet Front and were returning to Hungary.
In the first week of the month the Hungarians occupied Omsk (2nd October), Khanty-Manskij (3rd October), Chiment (6th October), and Salekhard (7th October). The latter was crucial, since the Mezen, the new capital, was now cuf off from the eastern part of the country.
Later, the Hungarian Royal Army captured Bukahara (9th October), Navoi (16th October), Kokchetav (17th October), Saranpaul (19th October), Kzyl-Orda (28th October) and Osh (30th October). There was little fighting as most of the provinces were abandoned.
The whole month Germany occupied only a single province: Kungrad.
On 15th October the 9th Zubo squadron consisting of Stukas was deployed. The General Staff decided to put them into action in Kazakhstan to gain experience.
The Hungarian Royal Air Force performed extremely well in the past few months. More than 6 Soviet infantry divisions were bombed into destruction.
The General Staff was very unhappy to see that even though the Soviets lost their major cities, they did not seem to give up the fight. Additionally, in the last few months Germany had become extremely passive in the Soviet campaign. The Hungarians were holding the whole of the eastern front (not just the southern part as before) and were advancing without any German support. Horthy made it clear to Hitler that no matter whether peace would come or not, the Hungarian Royal Army will return home by the end of the winter, the latest. Even if that means that the front will be abandoned. This certainly caused tension between Germany and Hungary. But Horthy was determined; Hungary was ready to help, it had done much more than was expected, but did not want to wage the Soviet war instead of Germany.
The Soviet air force was no more, and the land forces lost valuable units in the last 4 months. Even though the total count of Soviet divisions did not change significantly, most of the lost infantry units were replaced by weak militia forces. Out of the 75 Commitern divisions 40 were militia units.
The comparison of Axis and Commitern land forces – 30th October, 1941
The comparison of Axis and Commitern air forces – 30th October, 1941
The manpower loss of Hungary was 2.540 men in October, which gave a total of 141.170 causalities until 30th October since Barbarossa started.
The Soviet Front – 30th October, 1941
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wow the Soviets are officially screwed. The bitter peace event should spark soon, and peace will soon come to Eastern Europe. I hope...*looks around shiftly*
Nice job destroying the Evil Empire.
That 1-province Slovakia still bugs the crap outta me. :rofl:
That 1-province Slovakia still bugs the crap outta me. :rofl:
yeah like what happend there why does Slovakia own one province, how come Hungary didnt just take it over. ?
I thought that the bitter peace will only fire if you also own Paris (this might only be true if you are actually in war with the allies).
If someone is better informed than I am on this matter, please feel free to correct me.
Oh, excellent AAR btw, a pleasure to read, ranking at the top of what is currently avaialble out there
If someone is better informed than I am on this matter, please feel free to correct me.
Oh, excellent AAR btw, a pleasure to read, ranking at the top of what is currently avaialble out there
The gamble at Stalingrad paid off big time!
Great handling of the Soviet War, although I am certain Hungary's gains at the peace table will be nothing compared to her sacrifice for Germany.
What about the Baltic states? Germany needs to take them as well. Can you declare war on them and let Germany handle it?
What has the General Staff have planned next? Italy, Greece or Turkey sounds good. And this time Hungary should come out of the war with significant gains.
Also, Germany must be more vigilent in the West. You said two divisions defending the provinces on the Rhine? Thats far too few formations, as the French could smash through and cause havoc in the Ruhr in short order. Hopefully Germany will turn West now. Denmark first, then Holland Belgium and France. If they do not, the Western Allies will eventually take the initiative. Be careful with Italy as well, as a campaign there could draw more German formations away from critical sectors on the Rhine and on the coasts of northeastern Germany. Even the Baltic coasts are vulnerable since Copenhagen is still nuetral. Hopefully Germany will rectify that soon.
Great AAR. Keep it up!
Great handling of the Soviet War, although I am certain Hungary's gains at the peace table will be nothing compared to her sacrifice for Germany.
What about the Baltic states? Germany needs to take them as well. Can you declare war on them and let Germany handle it?
What has the General Staff have planned next? Italy, Greece or Turkey sounds good. And this time Hungary should come out of the war with significant gains.
Also, Germany must be more vigilent in the West. You said two divisions defending the provinces on the Rhine? Thats far too few formations, as the French could smash through and cause havoc in the Ruhr in short order. Hopefully Germany will turn West now. Denmark first, then Holland Belgium and France. If they do not, the Western Allies will eventually take the initiative. Be careful with Italy as well, as a campaign there could draw more German formations away from critical sectors on the Rhine and on the coasts of northeastern Germany. Even the Baltic coasts are vulnerable since Copenhagen is still nuetral. Hopefully Germany will rectify that soon.
Great AAR. Keep it up!
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wow damn fine AAR just readed it from start to here without a stop pls continue in the same style
This is what I thought, too, but it seems I was wrong...Gergo said:The bitter peace is not so far...
According to the Wiki, Bitter Peace fires if we occupy 25% of SU national provinces and we're not at war with the allies. But the Soviets don't seem to give up...Yep. But peace is not comingSpitfire_Pilot said:
Damn commies!I can't get Zilina because Slovakia is our ally. And, why not allowing the Slovaks to have their own, "independent" stateEarth's Savior said:
Gee, thanks! I was getting concerned that the AAR becoming too dull with all this Soviet stuff. But I'm happy to see that more and more people tell they like the AAR, and are waiting for updates. It really gives me motivation to continue with it, because sometimes I'm afraid I spend too much of my time on writing this AAR. But anyway, a lots of action is coming in the spring of 1942 - I hope I'll survive thatclaymore said:
.About Bitter Peace: refer to the answer a few paragraphs above.
Thanks for the encouragement! And yes, I was damn lucky that the Soviet AI did not attack Stalingrad when it was surrounded. A human opponent would've finished me off there.AOK. 11 said:
We'll not touch the Baltic states right now, we have good relationships with them and trade a lot. Greece and Turkey are off the table, we can't get them for ourselves. But Italy really gives me a headache: I'd like to focus on Hungarian gains and Italy seems to be the only way to go. But then a friend will suddenly become an enemy, and if they join the Aliies we're dead. I'm considering DOWing them and occupying the northern part, and pray that the Allies would not interfere. After occupying a few key provinces, Italy would hopefully offer a peace (there's no way I could conquer all of Italy - they're much too strong). But there are so many "ifs" in this concept
And I have no idea what the Germans are doing: they're basically nowhere. Not on the Soviet front, not on the Western front. A lot of their units are located in the middle of their territory, probably fighting the partisans. It's very-very concerning.
<blushing>Dhimmi said:
o . Thanks for the nice words! Athough I was hesitating for some time whether to keep this report-like style of the AAR, with no fancy stories, but people seem to like it, so I'll continue in this documenting, raw manner.Thanks! And my TC in October 1941 was 103/188, but I was redeploying units back to Hungary. If I'm not redeploying, it's 80/188, so it's pretty ok.lifeless said:
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