** Nearing the end - The Matrix Games version of East Front II

[This scenario is intended to be played with the Blitzkrieg EFII expansion pack installed] Location : 70km west of Königsberg. In early February "Fortress Königsberg" lay under seige of the 3rd Bielo-Russian front. When the city finally fell, the remaining German troops of Armeeabteilung Samland were falling back towards the seaport of Pillau were they hoped to be evacuated over the narrow Frisches Haff and would reach Danzig over land. On 29 March, Danzig too fell to the advancing Soviet forces and the Samland forces found themselves in a pocket that was ever shrinking. The fall of Gotenhafen and Danzig meant that the transport ships would have to travel farther and this would take time. Therefore the Germans had no other choice then to defend the narrow access to Pillau and hope to reach the city in time to be evacuated by ship. Near Lochstadt a German Kampfgruppe was ordered to do so. This hastily thrown together combat force was thankfully supported by the remains of schwere Panzer Abteilung 511. These tanks would form the cornerstone of the German defences as the Soviets could now thrown stronger forces against their blocking position. With no more room to maneuvre and no more time to spare, the Germans were nearing the end!