Panther Line - Tigers on the Balcony 1944

North of SUJEWO, SOVIET UNION, 25 June 1944: On 23 June the first German counter-attack in the Army Group North positions known as the ‘Panther Line’ failed to regain all of the ground held by the enemy. Preparations immediately began to expand the ground won, until the Russians cold be forced out of their positions. The Germans began deploying forces to renew the attack in the northeast corner of an area known as ‘The Balcony’. Before German reinforcements were organized, elements of the Russian 23rd Guards Rifle Division struck, hitting the 407th Regiment, dug in on the ridge line on the north flank. Caught without artillery preparations, the Germans were forced to fight it out with the weapons on hand.

The two divisions facing one another were old foes. And the fight was to take place on familiar ground—these same hills had been fought for during the Soviet spring 1944 offensive. Following that clash the Germans narrowly emerged the winner. The current Russian assault quickly devolved into close-order fighting, as the Guardsmen mounted the ridge and started to dig the Germans out of their holes. The Russians soldiers repeatedly massed and assaulted German lines, coming from both the north and east. Somehow the defenders held off the Soviet waves. The Guardsmen soon fell back to lick their wounds and await their next orders. There would be no respite for the bloodied landsers.

Contents:

Cover Wrap

4 pages special rules, 3 hole punched

12 scenarios #1-12: Right Hook, Ripping the Line, Pebbles in the Stream, Tigers on 'The Balcony' a & b, Cat Scratching, A Nasty Surprise, Tigers to the Rescue, Cats & Birds, Pioneer Spirit, Rear Guard, All in a Night's Work, and Hammer and Anvil

Bonus Scenario #1: Grunewald Grind

4 map sheets

1 half counter sheet with 24 5/8" counters and 124 1/2" counters