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Title
Shattering the Line
Description
The German Ninth Army had dug in atop the Seelow Heights, blocking the main Kustrin-Berlin road, and from there, inflicted terrible punishment on the attacking Russians. The Russians attempted a series of savage flank attacks in hopes of shattering the Seelow Line. The 112th Rifle Regiment was at …
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Date
1945-04-16
Scenario#
OA15
BB06
Scenario Description
The German Ninth Army had dug in atop the Seelow Heights, blocking the main Kustrin-Berlin road, and from there, inflicted terrible punishment on the attacking Russians. The Russians attempted a series of savage flank attacks in hopes of shattering the Seelow Line. The 112th Rifle Regiment was at the fore of one such flank attack.
Location
Seelow, Germany
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of the Seelow Heights was part of the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation. A pitched battle, it was one of the last assaults on large entrenched defensive positions of the Second World War. It was fought over three days, from 16–19 April 1945. Close to 1,000,000 Soviet soldiers of the 1st Belorussian Front, commanded by Marshal Georgi Zhukov, attacked the position known as the "Gates of Berlin". They were opposed by about 110,000 soldiers of the German 9th Army, commanded by General Theodor Busse, as part of the Army Group Vistula.
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Combatants
Russian
German
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
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