Danube Rivermen*
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Date: April 12, 1941*
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Battle Type: Hungarian Advance vs Serbian Delay*
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Design: Z Zajonskovsky*
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The Hungarian side is recommended for the Human Player.*
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Under pressure by Germany, Hungary decided - after the suicide of it's prime minister - to
let the German forces through to attack Yugoslavia, it's southern neighbour.
Yugoslavia fallen apart, and became fascist Croatia, Serbia and the other areas were
distributed within the neighbouring countries. The High Command and the Governor decided
to intervene only if the Hungarian residents in Serbia are endangered by Serbian forces or 
Chetnik irregulars. This had happened and the 3rd Army begun it's advance to occupy 
Vajdasag, a former area of Hungary which was taken away by the Trianon treaty in 1920.*
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The Royal River Forces were also took part of the action by securing the River Danube by
clearing the mines, obstacles, and supporing friendly forces on the shores. Their ships
showed excellent performance. The River Guards fought hard during the entire war, by 1944
most of them were deployed as land infantry to guard the shores and the river blockages.
There were three River Block Battalions (used to lay river mines) and a Reserve Battalion 
was raised in 1944 which was entirely land infantry.*
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The first and possibly the last Hungarian paratroop action were in Vajdasag. The Paratroop
battalion was assigned to take and protect bridges along the Rivers Danube, Sava and Drava.
Their performance was harmed by the few number of transport planes and a serious plane
crash killing the battalion commander and all soldiers aboard.*
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This partly fictional mission represents the several types of engagements in Serbia
concentrated into a single scenario.*
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The Hungarian player's mission is to secure the river and the strongpoints along the coast.
The River Forces will assist the capture of the bridge and the fortress guarding the city
of Ujvidek. The bridge must be taken before the partisans or the Serbian regulars destroy 
it. A company of tanks are enroute to the west, and they can only get to the right coast
through the road bridge. The Rifle Company of 2nd River Block Battalion is embarked onto
freighters to assist the Army troops if needed.*
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The friendly locals report several coastal batteries along the coast, and large groups of
partisans north of the city. Deserted sailors reported that the Serbian (former Austro-Hungarian)
armored monitor DRAVA is anchoring in the port, although it was damaged by a german Stuka dive
bomber. The Serbians have aproximately two companies of infantry in the city and
in the fortress.*
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