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Title
Battle for Rostov
Description
The Battle for Rostov was a seesaw battle. Army Group South, with Ewald von Kleist's 1st Panzer Army in the vanguard, had taken the city by November 21st. But the German lines were over-extended and no longer in position to …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1941-11-26
Scenario#
3723
Scenario Description
The Battle for Rostov was a seesaw battle. Army Group South, with Ewald von Kleist's 1st Panzer Army in the vanguard, had taken the city by November 21st. But the German lines were over-extended and no longer in position to defend their gains. The Soviet commander, Marshall Timoshenko, launched his counteroffensive all along the German line with waves of Soviet Riflemen, supported by T-34 tanks. The Germans held for some time and even counter-attacked but in the end they were ordered back across the Mius River. This was the first significant German withdrawal of the war.
Location
Rostov, Russia
Battle Narrative
The First Battle of Kharkov, so named by Wilhelm Keitel, was the 1941 battle for the city of Kharkiv during the final phase of Operation Barbarossa between the German 6th Army of Army Group South and the Soviet Southwestern Front. The Soviet 38th Army was ordered to defend the city while its factories were dismantled for relocation farther east.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
Russian
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Winter
Website Access: Classified
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