0125_03: 4th Guards Army_Alt - PzC 06 Korsun '44

The east flanks of the Korsun Salient, 120kms SE Kiev, January 25th 1944: On the northern flank of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, the 4th Guards Army slammed into the 72nd and 389th German Infantry divisions who held fast on the first day on the edge of the town of Telepino. Nightfall brought the release of the 5th Guards Don Cavalry Corps, its goal was to smash swiftly into the German rear area destroying personal and equipment. Because of it swift advance, the Army had to be wary of its flanks first day when the 5th Guards Tank Army was committed to the line. The tanks swift advance had to be wary of it's flanks as the 53rd outpaced the Soviet formations to the north and were threatened on the south flank by powerful Panzer reinforcements. [Size medium] Players note - German reinforcements arriving on the map edge have a protective zone that may extend 3 hexes from the edge of the map.