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Title
Workers Unite!
Description
Infanterie-Division 29, known as the "Falcon" Division, quickly captured southern Smolensk through a coup de main. The following day it turned its attention towards the northern half of the city across the Dnepr River. Stalin ordered Lt. Gen. Lukin's 16th Army to strike south from within the Smolensk …
Source
Publisher
Date
1941-07-16
Scenario#
S053
Scenario Description
Infanterie-Division 29, known as the "Falcon" Division, quickly captured southern Smolensk through a coup de main. The following day it turned its attention towards the northern half of the city across the Dnepr River. Stalin ordered Lt. Gen. Lukin's 16th Army to strike south from within the Smolensk pocket to ensure the "hero city" of Smolensk did not fall to the German invaders.
Location
Smolensk, Russia
Battle Narrative
The First Battle of Smolensk was a battle during the second phase of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, in World War II. It was fought around the city of Smolensk between 10 July and 10 September 1941, about 400 km (250 mi) west of Moscow. The Ostheer had advanced 500 km (310 mi) into the USSR in the 18 days after the invasion on 22 June 1941.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
Russian
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Starter Kit
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