The attacks towards Zaporozhye continue. They break the line. Then advance a bit more. Apparently, these forces were still cut off, and surrender. As were these guys, the cowards! They follow this with a small breakthrough. The Smolensk offensive continues. They are making a salient inside a salient. Even with combat dropping off, those surrenders cause lots of losses. I go on the offensive on the north. I rout several units. The line breaks. This is some nice advances. We strike along the south of this pocket. Here I also pick up a AA unit, which bumps up their losses. On the north of the salient sees me breaking the line. In two places. I can't resist sending a tank unit through. So, I of course have to try the other side. Their line cracks. It seems I'm starting my offensive! We also move fast at the tip. This is weak as hell, but it's a start – they move troops to save this or move troops further south. I continue to hit near Kiev. The line cracks, but most of my forces are in other areas. These attacks carry on down the line. A nice general advance to keep them honest. I keep up the pressure down here. Those damn panzers on the very south are holding this whole area together. I probe the edges here as well. I of course close this off. So, this offensive is a couple of turns to early – the mechanized forces are only just coming out of the reserves. But the weak spots were there, and I had to take the chance – I've broken their line in numerous places, and they are going to have to spread themselves thin to stop me. I can always shift the mechanized forces to Kiev to support that push! Next Update