Crucible on the Flank - The Matrix Games version of East Front II

Szekesfeherver, 30km SW of Budapest, Hungary: [Best played against Human opponent] This is the fourth scenario in a series of scenarios dealing with Operation Konrad I, II, and III. With the premature cancellation of Konrad II, the 4th SS Panzer-Korps deployed to the south of Szekesfeherver to try and relieve the Budapest Garrision from the south. With the rest of the 4th SS Panzer-Korps fighting a wild melee to the south, the 1st Panzer Division was tasked with capturing Szekesfeherver from the 69th Guards Rifle Division. Expecting heavy resistance the entire division was tasked with breaking into the city and freeing up the flank of the SS troopers. In the early hours of the 21st General Thunert broke his division into four "kampfgruppen" and ordered the attack on the dug-in Guardsmen. Within hours the city was a rubbled mess as both sides vied furiously for control of its now-ruined buildings.