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Title
Few and Far Between
Description
The wastefulness of Operation Citadel was beginning to hit home for Heeresgruppe Sud. Stripped of many Panzer Divisions, these were replaced with worn–out infantry divisions such as the 258th, which formed a shallow crust around the transport hubs heading west towards the Mius river. With too few strongpoints and too …
Publisher
Date
1943-08-30
Scenario#
J169
S033
Scenario Description
The wastefulness of Operation Citadel was beginning to hit home for Heeresgruppe Sud. Stripped of many Panzer Divisions, these were replaced with worn–out infantry divisions such as the 258th, which formed a shallow crust around the transport hubs heading west towards the Mius river. With too few strongpoints and too much steppe between them, these strong points could not prevent penetrations into rear areas by roving battle groups of Soviet mechanized forces. One such rear area included the headquarters of the 258th Infantry division, located at the village of Chistyakovo. Tank-borne Russians struck out of the dark night on August 30, causing mayhem and many casualties among the 258th’s staff. Before the Russians could set up defensive measures, a counterattack was organized by the commander of by the division flak regiment ..
Location
Chistyakovo, Ukraine
Battle Narrative
The Belgorod–Kharkov strategic offensive operation, or simply Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation, was a Soviet strategic summer offensive that aimed to recapture Belgorod and Kharkov (now Kharkiv)a , and destroy the German forces of the 4th Panzer Army and Army Detachment Kempf. The operation was codenamed Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev (Russian: Полководец Румянцев), after the 18th-century Field Marshal Peter Rumyantsev and was conducted by the Voronezh and Steppe Fronts (army groups) in the southern sector of the Kursk Bulge. The battle was referred to as the Fourth Battle of Kharkov by the Germans. The operation began in the early hours of 3 August 1943, with the objective of following up the successful Soviet defensive effort against the German Operation Citadel. The offensive was directed against the German Army Group South's northern flank. By 23 August, the troops of the Voronezh and Steppe Fronts had successfully seized Kharkov from German forces. It was the last time that Kharkov changed hands during the Soviet-German War. The operation led to the retreat of the German forces in Ukraine behind the Dnieper River and set the stage for the Battle of Kiev in autumn 1943.
Combatants
Russian
German
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard

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