Panzer Grenadier Fire In The Steppe 49th Mountain Corps

Fire in the Steppe: 49th Mountain Corps is one of our Campaign Studies, small books that add scenarios to existing games, expanding the story. 49th Mountain Corps (the book) has ten scenarios highlighting the battles of German mountain troops and those two formations of Waffen SS militia. Fire in the Steppe uses the very large stockpile of pieces we had leftover from the old, long out-of-print Eastern Front game. The pieces provided plenty of panzers and Soviet tanks and all the supporting infantry and heavy weapons and vehicles needed for the battles between the Red Army and the invading German Army. The German 49th Mountain Corps with two mountain divisions participated on the right flank of the German penetration. The mountain troops usually have better morale than the line infantry and their firepower is better. The German 1st Mountain Division attacked the Soviet 97th Rifle Division on 22 June, the first day of the attack. The Life Guard Brigade had half-track armored personnel carriers and began Operation Barbarossa as the only formation in Army Group South unprepared to leave its assembly area. The 5th SS Motorized Division also participated on the fringes of Army Group South’s advance. This sums up the SS militia’s participation in the Brody-Dubno battles.