Enemy at the Gates - The Matrix Games version of East Front II

Duderhof Hills, 25km S of Leningrad: [Best played as Axis] An area that had proven to be an ideal observation point of the southern approaches to Leningrad, were the well defended Duderhof Hills. From this area, Soviet artillery fire could be called in with accuracy upon the advancing Germans. On September 12th an assault by the German 1st Panzer Division to clear the hills was began. One of the most important objectives was Hill 167. Protected by elements of the Russian 70th Rifle Division, which would become the elite 45th Guards Rifle Division, and a militia battalion with a thick wall of gun emplacements, pillboxes, trenches and interlocking machine gun fire. Soviet guards units are used to represent the quality of the Russian troops.