"The Path of Glory" -- Secretly encouraged by Stalin himself, Marshals Zhukov and Koniev fought a hard competition,
the objective to be the first to reach Berlin, whatever the human losses would be. On 16th
of April, at 0300, the Joukov artillery (of the 1st Belorussia Front) opened the final assault.
768,000 soldiers, 3,000 Tanks and self-propelled guns and 14,000 guns were facing the
220,000 soldiers and 512 tanks of General Busse 9th Army. But this last could use a terrain
favorable to the defense; the Oder valley had been flooded and the resistance line could lean
on the Seelow Heights. This 50-meter high escarpment overlooked the Russian approaches and
bristled with heavy AA Guns used as Anti-Tank weapons. Mobile reserves, like the
“Muencheberg” Division were ready to step into the battle. The Russian offensive recon on
14th and 15th of April confirmed the German suspicions on the attack direction. They evacuated
their forward positions and the Russian artillery preparation fell on empty space. The defenders
from the Seelow Heights decimated the attackers, whose vehicles clogged in traffic jams on
the few non-flooded roads. The Soviet troops finally broke through, pushed by Zhukov,
anxious to win the race for Berlin and who sent into the fight all the available reinforcements.
The Germans tried to close the breaches; the “Muencheberg” Division deployed near Seelow
in order to counterattack on the 18th.
Attacker: Russian (Elements of the 1st Guard Armored Army)
Defender: German (Elements of the “Muencheberg” Division)
8.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:unknown D:unknown
AFVs: A:2
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
Misc Rules:
DESIGN YOUR OWN scenario (see PDF below). Russian player secretly chooses one of 3 VCs. D: Air
