The Diary Of Dimitri Petrenko, The History Of The Great Patriotic War--Sov. AAR 1941

[gll25]

The Diary of Dimitri Petrenko, The History Of The Great Patriotic War

Difficulty: Normal/Agressive
AAR Objectives: 1st.Defeat the european Axis + Japan
2nd.

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From The Diary Of Pvt. Dimitri Ivanovich Petrenko, 55.Rifle Division, 47.Rifle Corps, Smolensk Front, June 22, 1941.

'' Everyone in my unit is confused. The news from the borders of the Byelorussian and Ukrainian SSR are terrible. Soldiers of the 7th Shock Army that are en-route to Minsk said that Hitler advances with three million soldiers and thousands of tanks towards Moscow. We asked Mj.General. Zubov about what happened, but he only said that we must retreat to Smolensk. It seems every division west of the Dnieper and the Daugava is doing the same thing.''

Red Army retreating

''We hope that Comrade Stalin lead us to victory, but no one is sure about that, even our generals.''

 

[unmerged(105771)]

Oh hell yeah! I love diary form AAR's, especially from the perspective of a soldier

Subscribed.

 

[Rommel22]

This looks interesting, I like the style in the form of a regular soldier sharing his experiences at the front.

 

[unmerged(115311)]

Yeah, a Soviet AAR from the perspective of a regular soldier is always interesting.

 

[Inner Circle]

too much played Call of Duty 5 eh?

Anyway, good Luck!

 

[Laurwin]

indeed, russian campaign was horribly shitty though (kingtigers in stalingrad wtf, unhistorical seelow heights?!)

 

[Inner Circle]

indeed, russian campaign was horribly shitty though (kingtigers in stalingrad wtf, unhistorical seelow heights?!)

and killing kingtigers with T34´s wtf???

 

[gll25]

Thanks

too much played Call of Duty 5 eh?

Anyway, good Luck!

I thought no one would see that

indeed, russian campaign was horribly shitty though (kingtigers in stalingrad wtf, unhistorical seelow heights?!)

The game is a lot ahistorical: General Heinrich Amsel ( means Henry ''BlackBird''), kingtigers in 1942, but I believe its possible to kill a kingtiger with a T34-85

 

[Laurwin]

Thanks



I thought no one would see that



The game is a lot ahistorical: General Heinrich Amsel ( means Henry ''BlackBird''), kingtigers in 1942, but I believe its possible to kill a kingtiger with a T34-85

also the camera footage, during the mission briefing of the vendetta mission, the man was not some heinrich amsel, he was heinz guderian :rofl:

but the good thing was voice acting, jack bauer as the american sergeant (?) dude

 

[gll25]

also the camera footage, during the mission briefing of the vendetta mission, the man was not some heinrich amsel, he was heinz guderian :rofl:

but the good thing was voice acting, jack bauer as the american sergeant (?) dude

I think they created Heinrich Amsel

 

[unmerged(105771)]

I think they created Heinrich Amsel

Yep. But I swear, that guy you had to Snipe can't be anyone else then Guderian. If HOI2 players don't cry when you realize that, they never will.

 

[lionhead]

cool, making the pics all black & white.

 

[Inner Circle]

Yep. But I swear, that guy you had to Snipe can't be anyone else then Guderian. If HOI2 players don't cry when you realize that, they never will.

Guderian??? WHAT HAVE I DONE???

 

[gll25]

Thanks lionhead

Yep. But I swear, that guy you had to Snipe can't be anyone else then Guderian. If HOI2 players don't cry when you realize that, they never will.

Another ahistorical point, Guderian wasn't the commander of germans in Stalingrad, it was Von Paulus.
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From The Diary Of Pvt. Dimitri Ivanovich Petrenko, 55.Rifle Division, 47. Rifle Corps, Smolensk Front, August 12, 1941.

''It has been ten days since I arrived in Smolensk, HQ of my front. Here is the first defense line for Moscow. There are almost two-hundred thousand soldiers here, with a thousand tanks. BT-5s, BT-7s, T34s and even some of the powerful KV-1. Field Marshal Konev said that our orders, that came directly from STAVKA, are crush any german offensive here, and regroup for a large counterattack over Byelorussian SSR, at the beggining of 1942.''

Soviet Anti-Tank Formation South Of Smolensk

From The Diary Of Pvt. Dimitri Ivanovich Petrenko, 55.Rifle Division, 47. Rifle Corps, Smolensk Front, August 20, 1941.

'' While we are waiting for the german attack, great news arrived from the north. The mighty Red Army is about to defeat Finland, and Field Marshal Kulik stopped a german offensive in Kiev. We are now suspicious that the germans will try this offensive here, in Smolensk. Field Marshal Konev requested reinforcements from the STAVKA reserve, but they were denied. We are all alone.''

 

[unmerged(40779)]

How can two hundred thousand men be "all alone"?

They must have been accustomed to have a great plenty of company in SU if even amongst such number they feel isolated...

 

[unmerged(105771)]

Nice arrow effect

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Surely the Stavka won't leave Russia greatest Hero to fight all alone with his meat shields would they? Or was that Vladimir?

 

[gll25]

How can two hundred thousand men be "all alone"?

They must have been accustomed to have a great plenty of company in SU if even amongst such number they feel isolated...

Well, the german attack over Kiev had 53 divs, including 8 panzer. So, 50german divisons against 20soviet divisions(outdated, less org...), I believe in this case they are ''alone''

 

[unmerged(115311)]

Oh no! the Russians are about to attack Finland! ...Finland is way too weak in HoI.

 

[unmerged(105771)]

In Vanilla. I think WIF and Compedium take care of that though.

 

[Deus Eversor]

Crush and assimilate comrade!