DATE:  March 20, 1945 (Updated for V5)*                     
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BATTLE TYPE: German defend vs. Russian assault*                               
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BATTLE DESCRIPTION: On January 16, 1945, Hitler ordered that Sepp Dietrich's 6th SS Panzerarmee, which had been fighting in the Ardennes, be withdrawn from the western front and thrown into the defense of the oil producing region in Hungary.  There, the Russians were preparing, after the conquest of Budapest, an offensive against Austria -- the "Vienna Operation".  The 9th SS Panzer Division "Hohenstaufen" (now called SS-Ausbildungsgruppe "Sud" in an effort to deceive the Russians) was assigned to Dietrich's army.  In this scenario, the "Hohenstaufen", equipped with Jagdpanthers, is defending the area south of Osi, Hungary against carelessly advancing Russian armor.*
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NOTE: If played against the AI, this scenario is best played with the human player being the German side.*
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HINT:  German panzers are short of ammunition.  Pick your targets carefully!
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SOURCE:  Tieke, "In the Firestorm of the Last Years of the War", p. 383; map p. 377*
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Scenario design by:  C. B. Blackard

