0125_02: The 2nd Ukrainian Front_Alt - PzC 06 Korsun '44

The east flanks of the Korsun Salient, 120kms SE Kiev, January 25th 1944: The first shots fired in the battle to encircle the Germans in the Korsun Salient were fired by Marshall Konev's 2nd Ukrainian Front. The plan called for a frontal attack by the 4th Guards and 53rd Armies, followed by exploitation by the 5th Guards Tank Army. If all went to schedule, the Soviets would be in Shpola on the second day, and link up with the later attack by the 1st Ukrainian coming from the NE on the third day. [Size large] *Players note - German reinforcements arriving on the map edge have a protective zone that may extend 3 hexes from the edge.