Campaign "Achtung, panzer!" (Pz.IV ausf.F1/F2)Gentlemen, I would like to announce 2 new missions, one German featuring the Panzer IV F2 and another one Soviet featuring the T34/76. The 2 new missions will take place during Operation Orlov whbich not too well known except amongst war historians. OP. Orlov was part of Operation Kutuzov( names after a famous Napoleonic Era Russian general)
Operation Kutuzov was a military operation by the Red Army in its fight against the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It was named after Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, the Tsarist General credited with saving Russia from defeat during the invasion by Napoleon in 1812. The Operation began on 12 July and ended on 18 August 1943 with the destruction of the Orel bulge, in which the Western and Bryansk fronts defeated the 2nd Panzer Army in its fortified positions around Orel.
The operation was conducted by Western Front, Bryansk Front, and Central Front against German
2nd Panzer and 9th Army in the Orel sector. It began on July 12, 1943 and lasted until August
18, 1943. The aim to put pressure on German Army Group Centre which at the time was partially
engaged in the Battle for Kursk, to reduce the Orel salient, and to destroy large German forces.
It was almost immediately successful in achieving the first aim, leading to a move of German
reserves earmarked for the Battle for Kursk to resist Operation Kutuzov.
The initial attack was made simultaneously on the northern and eastern faces of the Orel salient.
Later, the southern face joined in, after German panzer forces withdrew from the Kursk
offensive to meet Operation Kutuzov. The Voronezh area featured prominently in the fierce fighting that took place during those 5 weeks.
This offensive was costly for the Soviets but effectively weakened the Wehrmacht which from then on was on the retreat continuously until it capitulated in May 1945.
The first mission, the German one, will take place in Bol Polyana in July 1943 and will pit some 3 Panzer IVs against 5 Soviet T34/76s and will involve the conquest of a village. We will reveal more details in the coming days.
The Soviet mission will also take place in July 1943 in Krasne Dolyna.
We will reveal more details as this is a joint Lockie-Frinik op with Master Lockie doing the Lion share of the actual mission making while I contribute text and ideas. We will be using exist
ting maps
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