Smolensk '43

It is the summer of 1943, and the German assault at Kursk has failed. For the Soviets, a successful defense was just the first act in a multi-part operation. With the German forces blunted, Operation Kutuzov and its sister, Operation Rumyantsev, were to be the riposte with fresh forces to return the initiative to the Soviet Union. Concurrently, the Soviet Smolensk Offensive, known as Operation Suvorov, took place from August 7 to October 2, 1943. Despite an impressive German defense, the Red Army managed to stage several breakthroughs that resulted in the liberation of several major cities, including Smolensk and Roslavl. As a result of this operation, the Red Army was able to start planning for the liberation of Belarus. However, the overall advance was quite modest and slow in the face of heavy German resistance, and the operation was therefore accomplished in three phases: 7 – 20 August, 21 August – 6 September, and 7 September – 2 October. In Smolensk '43, as the commander of two S