WIELKOPOLSKA - Phase 2 - The Second Battle for Küstrin cont'd
September 11-13 1939 - Küstrin - The Seemingly Endless Battle:
It's now a race to conclude the battle of Küstrin before the Germans retreating from Bydgoszcz can beat me there. I'm helped by the fact that the defeated Germans in Bydgoszcz had virtually no org left (for the exception of the armored divisions) which will cause their movement to be extremely slow. They will recover org during retreat as long as they're in supply...Küstrin MUST be captured at all costs.
I'm assisted in the middle of the battle by the arrival of
Armia Lodz and 4 other korps at 21:00 on September 11 in Poznan. After nearly 72 total hours of combat, the Battle fot Küstrin is won.
September 12-13 1939 - Meanwhile...During the Battle for Küstrin:
September 12, 1939 - 5:00 - Assault on Vienna
With the arrival of
Armia Karpaty in Bratislava, I immediately launch an assault on Vienna.
Vienna is defended by only 1 division and the battle ends in a victory after a 6 hour battle.
September 13, 1939 - 2:00 - Assault on Danzig
The previous evening,
10. Korp Piechoty arrived in Bydogoscsz after the victory there on September 11. They are immediately attacked by 3 German divisions in Danzig and manage to hold their own aided by a lack of supply for the Germans. The next morning at 2:00 on September 13, 1. Korp Kawaleria supported by 20. Korp Piechoty assaults Danzig.
September 13, 1939 - 10:00 - Capture of Küstrin
At last
POLSKA 1 arrives in Küstrin sealing 15 German divisions in the Bydgoszcz pocket. The German armor managed to escape before I could arrive, but this is still a success. In Danzig,
10. Korp Piechoty is forced to retreat by the desperate German attempt to escape, but I still have
1. Korp Kawaleria mounting an assault to recapture the last piece of German occupied Polish soil.