Dnjeper Bridgehead*
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Date: August 3, 1941*
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Battle Location: Dnjeper river, Russia*
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Battle Type: Germany vs Russia meeting engagement*
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Description: The German Infantry Regiment 178 had on August 2 assaulted across the Dnjeper and secured the Steinbruchhoehe feature on the opposite river bank. The following day, the regiment with supporting elements kicked off in an attack to take the nearby Schanzhoehe hill. At the same time the Russians put in savage counterattacks to collapse the German bridgehead. It would prove a trying day for the 178th Regiment.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the German side.*
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Source: Loeser, J - Bittere Pflicht*
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Design by: Ulf Lundstrom.**





