22 - 25 November 1941 (Soviet)

Guderian’s Blitzkrieg II (including Enemy at the Gates and Case Blue)

 

22^nd to 25^th November1941

 

Turn 16 (Soviet)

 

Replacement DR = 5,4 (-1) so FTR, 4 Pax, Eq

No fighters available for rebuild.  42^nd and 68^th Kavaleriy Div, 54^th Tank Brigade

Supply DR = 4,4 so 23 (+1) SP

 

Rzhev

After sending troops to make contact, Soviet artillery hit two German headquarters in the Rzhev - Vyazma area, greatly hindering movement across the rivers.  Ground assaults followed, and while one led to an exchange of casualties, in the other the crack 87^th Motorised Infantry Reg’t was caught by surprise and annihilated.   Russian tanks and cavalry broke through to cut off several units.  In continuing bad news for the Luftwaffe, a Messerschmitt unit was badly hurt while trying to halt Soviet bombing.

Vyazma – Bryansk

Nothing of note

 

Orel – Kursk

 

18^th Mountain Kaveleriy raced south as the main body of Russians pulled north towards Orel, evacuating Kromy.  It overran trucks of 17.PzD but they managed to escape.  Its ride came to an end when it tried to also overrun 27^th Artillery Reg’t, 17Pz.D.  Firing over open sights, the artillerymen destroyed the charging cavalry before retreating to safety.

 

Khar’kov

Sitzkrieg

Zaporezh’e

 

A fighter sweep over the airbase cost the Soviets a few I-16s, but they maintained pressure, again pouring across the Dniepr.  Another headquarters had set up temporary bridges, but this time no armour crossed. 

105^th Hungarian Security Division was overwhelmed when hit by cavalry, as was the unfortunate 4^th Artillery Reg’t, 14.PzD which could not dup0licate the feat of 27^th Art. Reg’t.  Wiped out in attacks were 64^th Kradschützen and a police battalion.

North of Zaporezh’e, things were more even, as an NKVD regiment was lost storming a divisional line near Vasikovka.

 

Supply                       Soviet rec’d              23 SP

                                    Soviet used              13.3 SP

                                    Axis used                   .3 SP

Dead Units

Soviet                         6(2)4                          18^th Mountain Cavalry Division

                                    8(3)3                          NKVD “Crimea” Regiment

Axis                             8(4)3                          87^th Mot.Inf. Reg’t, 16.ID (mot)

                                    20(3-3)3                   4^th Art. Reg’t, 14.PzD

                                    1(3)2                          581^st Police Bn

                                    4(0)2                          105^th Security Div (Hungarian) 

 

Aircraft Losses

Axis                             Fighter                       1 step Bf 109E

Soviet                          Fighter                       1 step I-16