Stalin’s Onslaught – FW207

Stalin’s Onslaught
The Battle For Orsha, Operation Bagration, June 1944

During the deceptively calm weeks leading up Operation Bagration, the busy Soviets have amassed their armies for the greatest offensive yet undertaken on the Ostfront.

Three years after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Red Army stands as battle-hardened troops, ready to finally push the fascist invaders out of Mother Russia!

However, the Germans have not been idle. They have spent months preparing. Fortress towns are connected by intricate trenches and bunkers in anticipation of the Soviet attack.

A screaming barrage of shells and rockets signals the beginning of Operation Bagration, yet the German defenders hold fast under the terrorizing bombardment.

The Soviet 8th Guards Rifle Corps charges forward to capture the fortress town of Orsha with its heavy IS-2 tanks and specialised assault groups. Here they collide with the German 78. Sturmdivision, veterans of the Battle of Kursk, and armed to the teeth with heavy weapons and StuG assault guns.

The fate of Orsha will be decided here, between these two bitter rivals on the battlefields of Byelorussia!
Inside you will find

History of the battles for Orsha.

History and complete organisation of the Soviet 8ya Gvardeyskiy Strelkovy Korpus, well armed with specialised assault tanks, massive Katyusha batteries, and determined shock troops.

Options to field a Soviet Shtraf Batalon, a Gvardeyskiy Tyazhelyy Tankovy Polk, and a Udarny Strelkovy Batalon.

History and complete organisation of the German 78. Sturmdivision. Assemble your storm force with heavy weapons, assault guns, tank riders and plenty of Panzerfaust anti-tank launchers!

Options to field a German Sturmkompanie and a StuG Batterie.

Follow Feldwebel Dietrich Uthoff as he charges into the jaws of Soviet steel, or Leytenant A V Pyl’cyn he leads his 8ya Ordyelnaya Shtrafnoy Batalon as they battle for honour and the Motherland!

Three new scenarios to be played separately or as part of a campaign: Reconnaissance in Force, Breakthrough Assault, and Onslaught at Orsha.

Inspirational colour photos.