Highway to Hell
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Operation Red Doom
Our forces started a massive offensive in the North and quickly pushed the Soviets back. Cooperation between the mobile forces and foot infantry was perfect and the defenders were too shocked to prepare second line of defence.
Our troops stationed near Leningrad started a minor offensive in order to tie the enemy divisions there and take positions for encirclement attempt. While there are not many German soldiers in the region, the Soviet defensive lines are not strong, either. Moreover, most of tanks fighting in the Leningrad Region are light, while the enemy has just foot infantry. The speed of LARMs will aid us greatly.
We have managed to cut the enemy's defence line in half and our mobile forces are just about to encircle a good chunk of enemy troops fighting in the North. One pocket has already been created and the situation of enemy soldiers trapped there is hopeless. The operation is clearly going well.
The Bolsheviks are crumbling in the North. The attack of the German soldiers was performed with such fury and in such a vigorous manner that our enemies simply stood no chance and were forced to flee from their previous positions. Enemy soldiers isolated in the pockets will soon meet their doom.
A joint strike from two sides finally resulted in the total annihilation of all organised resistance in the North. As a result of the Operation Red Doom, a coherent frontline no longer exists there and it is unlikely that the Soviets will be able to rebuild it. The Soviet soldiers are either encircled or broken. Thousands lie dead in the field and many more are surrendering every day. This is a major victory for the Heer, indeed.
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The Southern Front
Our forces advance in Ukraine meeting almost no opposition. The Soviets do not have enough troops to cover all the fronts and it seems that Ukraine is not the greatest priority for them. For us, on the other hand, Ukraine is important. There are plenty of resources there which we will deny to the Soviets by conquering the region. Should the fighting continue in 1944, Stalin's chances for victory will diminish almost to zero if the Soviet industry will not manage to outproduce ours.
Our advance is so decisive that we are more limited by the sheer distances that have to be covered than the enemy attacks. The Soviet do not have any meaningful reserves in the region.
On
12th of June 1943 long and bloody fighting in Trembowla pocket has finally come to an end. Thousands of enemy soldiers were captured - the same men who once were fighting on the now non-existent Ukrainian frontline and caused us so many problems. Many German and allied divisions that were engaged in pocket-clearing operations there will now be able to support our struggle on the other fronts.
The German soldiers managed to
take control over the whole Crimea, including Sevastopol, the most important port in the Black Sea.
This marks the total success of the Southern Campaign.
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The Central Front
The fighting near
Smolensk is fierce, but it is generally going in our favour. Unlike on the other fronts, the Soviets do not lack troops in the Centre, but the quality of their divisions is questionable.
We sensed our chance to trap several Soviet divisions in the Pripet Marshes. The extremely poor quality of the infrastructure in the marshlands means that it is possible to prevent the enemy from escaping simply by blocking several key paths in the area.
Trouble. Our encirclement attempt near Smolensk failed and it seems that most of the enemy troops will be able to escape. Since it is their only chance of survival, the Soviets are concentrating most of their efforts on keeping the coherent frontline. Even though our soldiers show signs of exhaustion and the supply situation is rather bad, it is pivotal to keep pushing and prevent the enemy from solidifying his defence line.
It has been decided that
Homyel needs to be taken. While it is not an important city in itself, by capturing it we will be able to consolidate our position in the Central Front. Our primary goal is to establish an unified frontline ranging from Ukraine to Belarus. Our secondary goal is to trap as many enemy divisions as possible in the marshlands.
The Gates of Moscow
While our soldiers are engaged in fierce fighting in the Centre, our great success in the North allowed our mobile divisions to bypass most of the organised opposition and to strike directly at Moscow. Stalin is panicking. There are almost no reserves in the region and he has to bring troops from other fronts in order to protect the capital.
On
12th of June first German troops appeared in the suburbs of Moscow. The city's garrison is not numerous, but the enemy soldiers are well dug-in and the urban environment is very confusing for our panzers. Moreover, first Soviet reinforcements are about to arrive near the capital by railway.
The ultimate battle has now begun!