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- Collection: Old School Tactical: Red Blitz
A Hard BargainScenario#: RB7 Date: July 2, 1944 Location: Minsk, RussiaThis 2 day battle offers a glimpse of the many battles fought near Minsk. Units of the Russian 11 th Guards Army scrapping with units of the reinforcing 5th Panzer Division. Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |
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RuckkampferScenario#: RB6 Date: July 8, 1944 Location: Logoysk, RussiaWhen Army Croup Center collapsed and cities capitulated, there were a many pockets of isolated Cerman soldiers left behind. They were called 'Ruckkampfers', and these survivors of the obliterated divisions… Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |
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The Trains Must RunScenario#: RB5 Date: July 2, 1944 Location: Minsk, RussiaAs enemy forces closed in on Minsk, it was imperative for the Germans to keep the rail lines open. Not only for supplies but more importantly to evacuate the wounded. Arriving to help was the 5th Panzer Division… Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |
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Slo Way OutScenario#: RB4 Date: June 28, 1944 Location: Bobruisk, RussiaAs a fortified city, or Fester Piatz, Bobruisk was to be defended at all costs as decreed by Hitler. These orders hamstrung the German commanders and trapped many of their soldiers… Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |
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Smash and BurnScenario#: RB3 Date: June 26, 1944 Location: Vitebsk, RussiaAs Vitebsk was a salient in the German lines it was one of the first cities overrun by the Russians in Operation Bagration. The Russian Fronts had overwhelming numbers and brought a mass of armor with them… Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |
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As Night ApproachesScenario#: RB2 Date: June 24, 1944 Location: Kirowsk, RussiaThe Josef Stalin heavy tank became separated from its unit and bogged down in the marsh of the back woods. Its commander, the son of a Russian general, is privy to many of the Soviet plans and must avoid capture… Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |
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The HighwayScenario#: RB1 Date: June 2, 1944 Location: Dubrovno, RussiaThe Moscow-Minsk highway was crucial to both sides in the summer of 44. Pushing through, the Russian armies would have a gateway to rapidly move West, trapping German forces along the way. The highway was defended by the fortified… Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |