Rather than attacking the town directly, the Soviet forces advanced into the difficult terrain to the north and south of the town. Despite heavy losses, they successfully cut the land links to the city, trapping the garrison. Hitler demanded that all the surrounded formations hold out while relief forces counterattacked to open a route to the encircled units. The garrison held out against repeated and determined Russian assaults. In the meantime, Soviet attempts to take their main objective, the rail lines at Novosokolniki, had been frustrated by the counter-attacks of the relief force. An attempt by the Germans to reach Velikiye Luki in late December ran into stubborn Soviet defense and was halted. The German garrison finally surrendered on January 16th.
Hersteller: | Legion Wargames |
Kategorie: | Spiele |
Artikelnummer: | LWGVELIK01 |
Typ: | Grundspiel |
Anzahl: | 2 Spieler |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Dauer: | bis 120 Minuten |
Alter: | ab 16 Jahren |
Warengruppe: | Cosims |