PeeDeeAitch
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July was unkind to the Germans. Losses mount, tanks break down, in fits of misplaced optimism frontline units have been burning gasoline in huge bonfires to celebrate the "impending victory." The mood in HQ is pessimistic, plots abound against Oberfeldmarschall-in-chief PDH: on July 24th I noted that my underclothes not only had too much starch in them, they had been sharpened to lethal potential. Still, I soldier on, I am too dumb to do otherwise. South - an attempt was made to break up the forces north of Odessa. A grand Uman-style pocket did not hold, but it did force the defenders back. Odessa itself is ready to be assaulted by turn 8 or 9. Center - my plan to have the Soviets encircle the entire Army Group Center has failed, but the Smolensk "pocket" is not so much a pocket as a sucking death trap that only sees a few units surrender in each turn, as the edges continually resupply. Still, I count this as a victory since I am in charge and I say so. North - after a turn of rest, the 4th Panzer Group dashes to the Baltic and cuts off several Soviet formations. The Baltic States are in my control. The Finns look like supermen rushing south, but I understand they are terrified of a dashed white line north of Leningrad and they will not cross. With the 18th and 16th Armys helping out, there is a good chance I can stick my neck fully in the noose here and lose all of Army Group North before next spring. Picture of the only good thing that happened by the end of turn 6 will follow. Losses by the end of turn 6 are approximately 1.3 million Soviets, 140k Germans.
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"The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny." - Call me PDH - WitE noob tester
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