North of Moscow - Dec 6th to Dec 16th, 1941.
Panzergruppe 3 & 4 had been trying to envelope Moscow from the north but had stalled due to a lack of supplies and men on the Moscow / Volga canal. The initial Soviet forces facing the Axis spearheads had been ordered to slow the Germans in any way possible while additional formations were bought up. At the start of December, Stalin released 1st Shock & 20th Army to Zhukov's Western Front as well as heavily reinforcing 16th & 30th Armies. Units from all over the Soviet Union including the Far East were to be used in the coming counter offensive. Zhukov's aim was to push the German's away from Moscow and tie in with the offensive that Kalinin Front had launched a day earlier on December 5th.
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This is a fun and challenging HTH mini campaign that simulates Western Front's right wing armies pushing the Germans away from Moscow's northern flank. The German player will have to skilfully withdraw to preserve his forces while slowing the Soviet advance to the west. The towns of Rogachevo & Klin will be an early focus for the Soviets as they try to cut the highway that supplies the German forces further south. 16th & 20th Army should try and push up the highway to Solnechgorosk and then turn towards Istra supported by 5th Army. The German player has to keep the highways open to both allow supply to flow forward but to also leave a path for the retreating German armour to fall back on. Movement off road is so slow and the danger of cavalry and ski raids so great that this has to be the key focus for the Axis player.
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