—description from the publisher "Kiev 1943" is a wargame by Nicolas Stratigos, the third game of the "Storms in the East" VaeVictis jeux d'histoire series. After the failure of Zitadelle in mid-July 1943, then the loss of Kharkov on 23 August, the German armies surged back on the Dnieper with the Soviet forces at their heels. The Voronezh Front of Vatutin had the mission of charging on Kiev and destroying the 4. Panzerarmee. On 21 September, the 3rd Guards Tank Army reached the Dnieper and established a bridgehead at Bukrin, near Kanev, soon joined by the 27th and 70th Armies. On 26 September, the Soviets dropped two paratrooper brigades on Kanev. The operation was a disaster. Meanwhile, the 38th Army forced the river at Lyutezh, 20 km north of Kiev. The Soviets launched another operation from Bukrin mid-October with no result. The Stavka realised the tactical impasse of this bridgehead and decided – in absolute secrecy – to transfer Rybalko s 3rd Guards Tank Army into the pocket of Lyutezh. Vatutin prepared a large-scale attack on Kiev. On 3 November, more than 2000 canons discharged a flood of fire on the units of the VII. and XIII. Korps; the 68th and 88th infantry divisions were impotent against the 38th Army supported by Kravchenko s 5th Guards Tank Corps. Farther north, the 60th Army attacked in the direction of Korosten. Despite the counter-attacks of the 7. and 8. Panzer and of the 20th Pz.Grenadier, Rybalko s men entered Kiev and completely liberated it on 6 November. Fastov fell on 7 November, and the Soviet troops advanced on the entire Front. Jitomir fell at the hands of the 1st Guards Cavalry Corps on 12 November. The Soviets advanced more than 120 km to the west! The Germans sent reinforcements from everywhere. The 25. Panzer somehow slowed down the Soviets at Fastov with numerous losses; the 1. SS, the 2. SS and the 1. Pz Divisions blocked the Soviet advance in the south. On 13 November, Von Manstein launched a counter offensive with the 48. PzKorps toward Jitomir and Brusilov in the southern flank of the Soviet penetration. As a Soviet, will you be able to liberate Kiev for the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution ? As a German, will you restore the front of the 4. Panzerarmee ? Game scale: A game turn represents two days of real time. One hex covers approximately 6 km. The units represent divisions, brigades, regiments, KGs, battalions or HQs, with their organic elements. —description from the publisher Un jeu de Nicolas Stratigos dans la collection VaeVictis jeu d'histoire. "Kiev 1943", est le 3e volume de la s rie "Orage l'Est". Apr s l chec de Zitadelle mi-juillet 1943 puis la perte de Kharkov le 23 ao t, les arm es allemandes refluent sur le Dniepr, talonn es par les forces sovi tiques. Le front de Voronezh de Vatutin a pour mission de foncer sur Kiev et d truire la 4. Panzerarmee. Le 21 septembre, la 3e arm e de chars de la Garde atteint le Dniepr et tablit une t te de pont Boukrine, pr s de Kanev, bient t rejoint par les 27e et 70e arm es. Le 26 septembre, les Sovi tiques larguent deux brigades de parachutistes sur Kanev mais l op ration tourne au d sastre. Pendant ce temps, la 38e arm e force le fleuve Lyutezh, 20 km au nord de Kiev. Le 30 septembre, Le groupe d arm es Sud a enfin franchi le Dniepr. Mi-octobre, les Sovi tiques lancent de nouveau une op ration partir de Boukrine mais sans r sultat. Se rendant compte de l impasse tactique de cette t te de pont, la Stavka d cide le transfert – dans le plus grand secret – de la 3e arm e blind e de la Garde de Rybalko dans la poche de Lyutezh. Vatutin pr pare alors une attaque d envergure sur Kiev. Le 3 novembre, plus de 2 000 canons d versent un d luge de feu sur les unit s des VII. et XIII. Korps, Les 68. et 88. ID ne peuvent rien face la 38e arm e soutenue par le 5e corps de chars de la Garde. Plus au nord la 60e arm e attaque en direction de Korosten. Malg les contre-attaques des 7.et 8. Panzer et de la 20. Pz.Grenadier, les hommes

We may earn a small commission when you buy through these links.