warspite1
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28th July 1941 Turn 10 Army Group South I have a nice surplus of fuel - 17,000. However the shortage of pp means I cannot give Command Focus to the 1st Panzergruppe. However I am able to switch to Blitzkrieg posture (to take effect next turn). I am hoping that the Siege Artillery will arrive at Odessa next turn, but pending its arrival I don't think I can keep sacrificing Romanian (and German) lives to this hell-hole. Instead, the remaining Romanians of 4th Army, their compatriots of the 3rd, and the Germany 11th Army continue their efforts to push east toward the Crimea. First things first however, and the Axis troops need to clear the River Bug. The 72nd and 79th Divisions are ordered to make a cross river assault vs three badly beaten up Soviet divisions east of Pervomaisk. The one division to survive is pushed back, thus creating a huge gap in the Soviet defences. Both the 1st Romanian Armoured and the German 95th Infantry are able to cross the river and engage the weak units there. Further downstream another mixed force of Romanian and German infantry force themselves across the river and threaten the outskirts of Nikolayev and the Soviet ships under construction there. Up river, three Soviet divisions continue to occupy the south bank of the Bug. The 176th Rifle Division is attacked by five division of 3rd Army and forced to retreat - but remain on the south side. on their left flank the 47th Rifle and 6th Airborne Divisions are attacked by an ad-hoc Romanian and German force. This attack too is a failure, allowing the Soviets to remain an impediment to the Axis advance. However, the turn ends for the Romanians on a positive note with the destruction of the remnants of a Tank Division, allowing the 6th Infantry to cross the river.
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