This change of strategy will make WP attacks very costly, but reduced NATO reserves to an almost absolute zero; should WP be able to achieve a breakthrough somewhere, there will be nothing to stop its ride.
NORTHAG
In the Baltic area, NATO Command issued a suicide order to move South of Hamburg to a WG mech regiment. Resident members of the Rote Armee Fraktion ("Red Army Detachment", Germany's liberation movement) declared that the unit's reserve soldiers were forced to obey under the threat of execution of their families by NATO Military Police.
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| Baltic / Hamburg Area |
The NEDEFOR / NORTHAG sector was reinforced by 3rd British Mobile Force and regrouped most of its brigades into divisions, forming a solid defense on the Ruhr - Arnhem - Apeldorn - North Sea line. Moreover, US III Corps started operating as independent unit and was assigned a part of the front.
German 12th Armored Division conducted the first real NATO counterattack, engaging 20th Guards Tank Division East of Arnhem with the decisive support of 100+ AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters.
Soviet 20th Guards Tank Division was effectively destroyed by the counterattack; full details of the engagement can be found in the 1GTA report to GSFG.
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| NEDEFOR / NORTHAG Area |
CENTAG
CENTAG deployment remained more or less unchanged, with US V Corps covering the 225 km front from the Rhur urban area to Darmstadt, south of Frankfurt.
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| CENTAG Area |
SOUTHAG
Facing the breakthrough by Czech 1st Army and the almost complete absence of operational reserves, SOUTHAG was forced to retreat 70 km West, leaving the cities of Wurzburg and Augsburg without military garrison.
Moreover, French II Corps had to stop its transfer to NORTHAG and help stabilizing the SOUTHAG front.
Moreover, French II Corps had to stop its transfer to NORTHAG and help stabilizing the SOUTHAG front.
According to the reconnaissance companies of Czech 15th Motorized Division, the now free citizens of Augsburg have burned down banks and government buildings and formed a local Soviet in order to better communicate with Warsaw Pact officers and authorities.
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| SOUTHAG Area |
Overview at D+11, 22:00 Zulu Time
Here's the strategic situation at D+11, 22:00 ZT.
If someone wants to see the full details using Vassal, the save file is here.
If someone wants to see the full details using Vassal, the save file is here.
