![]() ![]() ![]() Air cover was also minimal, with the VVS (Red Air Force) operating almost at maximum range. Due to the constraints of the newly established bridgehead, with its limitation on the movement of troops and vehicles across the few makeshift bridges across the Vistula, heavy artillery had to be left on the eastern shores. As such, the 97th Guards was heavily reinforced with anti-tank guns, close to a brigade worth of T-34/76s and T-34/85s, and even the mighty IS-2 tank. Thanks to very active Razveddozor (scout) combat patrols, the Soviets had received an early warning about the timing and direction of the impending attack, and of the presence of German big cats on the prowl. Panzer to field numerous fighter and fighter-bomber units.ĩ7th Guards Rifle Division was to receive the full brunt of the German counter-offensive, yet held its ground superbly. Like over Warsaw, the Luftwaffe made a special effort to provide air support, allowing the 16. As such, the division won’t have any off-map artillery, but a good number of Nebelwerfer units instead. Hoping to take the Soviets by surprise, the Germans attacked after only a brief preliminary artillery bombardment. Panzer was supported by not one but two Tiger battalions, one of them freshly reequipped with brand-new Königstiger (H). Panzerdivision was a spent shell without Panthers and only limited infantry, anti-tank, and AA forces compared to a “regular” armored division. Panzer, on the Allies side the capable 97th Guards Rifle Division.ġ6. This DLC will feature two divisions which clashed that day for control of the bridgehead. Königstiger! A duel that was won that day with flying colors by the Red Army. What makes this particular battle interesting is that it was the first clash on the Eastern Front between the two super-heavy tanks of World War II: IS-2 vs. Further south, the Red Army had managed to cross the Vistula and establish a bridgehead on its western banks near the town of Sandomierz, which the Germans were desperate to destroy at all costs. This battle took place south of Warsaw while the more important clash of Praga/Radzymin (featured in our Death on the Vistula expansion) at the gates of the Polish capital was dying down. Our first Nemesis DLC highlights the Battle of Sandomierz Bridgehead and transports us to August 13th, 1944, to the battlegrounds of Poland. ![]()
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