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This is from the start of a scenerio playing with my modified NGP 89 database. The scenerio is what I designed, and I am playing it as a hotseat match against myself. It covers the battle for northern Germany, from the Baltic to the area south of the Harz Mountains. Lots of fun so far.
The Baltic Sector
The Warsaw Pact offensive began in the early morning hours of 14 July, 1989. From the Baltic to the Swiss border the Red Horde slammed across the Inner German Border hoping to quickly overwhelm NATO defenders. NATO for its part had deployed forces to the border only hours earlier.
In the far north, between the Baltic and the Elbe River the inital WP assault was conducted not by Soviet forces, but by soldiers from Poland and East Germany. In the vicinity of Lubeck, the DDR 8th MRD was making slow progress against elements of the FRG 6th PzG Div. On the 1st MRD's left flank the DDR 1st MRD was heavily engaged with the 1st Brigade of the Danish Jutland Div. The fight around Molln, on the east of bank of the Elbe-Lubeck Canal had been ferocious with both sides savagelly introduced to the violence of modern warfare.
Along the northern bank of the Elbe the Dutch 4th Mech Div was slugging it out with the Polish 12th MRD. The small town of Lauenberg had been reduced to rubble as the Dutch attempted to repel the only WP bridgehead over the Elbe-Lubeck. The 42nd Mech Bde still had prevented the spread of the Polish forces, but it had become evident to the Dutch division commander that they wouldn't stem the tide for much longer. Around Noon he sent a battalion from the 43rd Mech Bde, his reserve brigade, to alleviate some of the pressure off the hard pressed defenders.
The Baltic Sector
The Warsaw Pact offensive began in the early morning hours of 14 July, 1989. From the Baltic to the Swiss border the Red Horde slammed across the Inner German Border hoping to quickly overwhelm NATO defenders. NATO for its part had deployed forces to the border only hours earlier.
In the far north, between the Baltic and the Elbe River the inital WP assault was conducted not by Soviet forces, but by soldiers from Poland and East Germany. In the vicinity of Lubeck, the DDR 8th MRD was making slow progress against elements of the FRG 6th PzG Div. On the 1st MRD's left flank the DDR 1st MRD was heavily engaged with the 1st Brigade of the Danish Jutland Div. The fight around Molln, on the east of bank of the Elbe-Lubeck Canal had been ferocious with both sides savagelly introduced to the violence of modern warfare.
Along the northern bank of the Elbe the Dutch 4th Mech Div was slugging it out with the Polish 12th MRD. The small town of Lauenberg had been reduced to rubble as the Dutch attempted to repel the only WP bridgehead over the Elbe-Lubeck. The 42nd Mech Bde still had prevented the spread of the Polish forces, but it had become evident to the Dutch division commander that they wouldn't stem the tide for much longer. Around Noon he sent a battalion from the 43rd Mech Bde, his reserve brigade, to alleviate some of the pressure off the hard pressed defenders.