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As the first month of fighting comes to a close, AGN completes its sweep through the Baltics. The lead Corps of 18 Army reaches the chokepoint of Lake Peipus, the last natural barrier before Leningrad. Although the Soviet forces seem to have dug in there, they shouldn't prove to hard to crack, especially as the rest of the Army is a weeks march behind. Security forces are pushing to take the Estonian captial without resistance. 4 Pzr Group has seen it's advance slowed due to a lack of fuel. However, it continues to grind forward, pushing the Soviet line against the Lake Ilmen rivers. The lead elements of 16 Army begin to arrive to help the panzers by giving them support in the closed terrain and allowing them to replenish their supplies. An obvious dilemma begins to become apparent. With 18 Army approaching from the west and 16 Army sweeping to the east of Leningrad, a significant flank is open to the south of the city around Novgorod. To cover this off, 2 Army, forming in Poland, is now moving by rail through the Baltics and will be attached to AGS for the capture of Leningrad. 2 Army, although green, has had a month to build itself and consists of XXXV and LI Corps. As well, numerous new division pushed to the East Front are being moved to reinforce 16 and 18 Armies, as the siege of Leningrad will be the first major objective to be hit.
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