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Title
Bug River
Description
On June 22, 1941, the 18th Panzer Division made an unusual assault across the Bug River. The first wave of infantry in Sturmboot assault craft was followed by anti-tank and artillery on decked inflatable rafts. Even more remarkable, were the …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1941-06-22
Scenario#
1311
Scenario Description
On June 22, 1941, the 18th Panzer Division made an unusual assault across the Bug River. The first wave of infantry in Sturmboot assault craft was followed by anti-tank and artillery on decked inflatable rafts. Even more remarkable, were the following 80 tanks, originally waterproofed for operation Sealion, that slowly and successfully transversed the riverbed of the Bug. The Russians defending the area were the 62nd Fortified district. They had only limited support but had manned some prepared positions, including dug-in tank turrets. After the initial German Blitz, the infantry and tanks made quick work of the Russian defenders.
Location
Matykaky, Belarus
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, which started on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. The operation put into action Nazi Germany's ideological goal of conquering the western Soviet Union so as to repopulate it with Germans. The German Generalplan Ost aimed to use some of the conquered people as slave labour for the Axis war effort while acquiring the oil reserves of the Caucasus as well as the agricultural resources of various Soviet territories. Their ultimate goal included the eventual extermination, enslavement, Germanization and mass deportation to Siberia of the Slavic peoples, and to create more Lebensraum for Germany.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
Russian
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Countryside
Website Access: Available

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