Background Early on 3 August 1943, the Forces of the Voronezh and Steppe Fronts advancing on a wide front between Sumy and Volchansk (175 km), crossed the Vorskla river & quickly penetrated the defences of the 332nd Infantry Division & 167th Infantry Division to a depth of…
Battle of Kanev – August 1943
Background The Soviets, sensing a critical juncture, ordered a hasty airborne corps assault to increase the size of the bridgehead before the Germans could counterattack. On the 21st, the Voronezh Front’s 1st,…
Muskets and Tomahawks Game
Check out some photos of our most recent Muskets and Tomahawks game. The game was on a 8×5 table, with 500 point armies. On the French side, there were Indians and on…
Stalino (August, 1943)
Background The Soviet Summer Counter-offensive Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev began in the early hours of 3 August 1943, with the objective of following up the successful Soviet defensive effort against the German Operation…