Taking back Witino
Germany Assault vs USSR Defend
Near Witino, USSR
14 January 1944
0700 hours

SPWAW 8.403
ENHANCED DV 2008

Best played as: GER
Scenario Size: Medium
Turns: 20

HISTORICAL NOTES
The Soviet bombardment starts at 0935 near the Oranienbaumkessel. The guns roar without pause. In less than an hour no less than 104000 grenades were hurled at the front of the III SS Korps. The Soviet attacks are succesfull. It is clear that panic has seized German troops. Wo bleibt unsere Artillerie? Wir brauchen Verstaerkung. Unsere Verlusste sind schrecklig. General Steiner acts. While the Soviet infantry has already reached their third line of defense, he launches a counterattack. The German artillery opens fire on the Soviets just in time for the first German units to start their attack. The Dutch legionnairs do their part in this attack. Their Kampfgruppe attacks the village of Witino and succeeds in recapturing it from the Soviets. One week long the Kampfgruppe is in the midst of the battle along the road from Leningrad to Narva.