Scenario: Onslaught at Boza Gora

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Onslaught at Boza Gora*
(part of battle of Pszczyna)
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Date: 1st September 1939*
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Location: Boza Gora, Jastrzebie Zdroj outskirts, southern Poland, Pszczyna Sector*
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Type: Polish defence vs. German assault*
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Design: Marcin "SaS TrooP" Kaluza*
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On 1st September, battle of Pszczyna begun. Objective of this operation was to open a way towards Cracow, and thus lead the invasion on south Poland. Germans captured Wodzislaw Slaski minutes after 6am and proceeded towards Jastrzebie in 3 columns.
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One of these, 8th Recon Battalion was tasked with covering the southern flank of main 5th Panzer Division taking direction of Pszczyna itself. This recon element encountered polish units at small Boza Gora hill (literally: God's Mountain), few kilometers east of village of Mszana.
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Boza Gora was perfect defensive position. Polish command was aware of that and just prior to the war it was moderatelly fortified with trenches and some barbed wire. Hill was defended by a squadron of Uhlans of Pszczyna, disposing mixed french, austrian, german and polish equipment. They were supppoted by MG platoon, a single 37mm Bofors AT gun. Additionally, on 30th August a platoon of Podhale Mountain Rifles was also attached. The battle was commanded by rotmistrz (Rotenfuhrer equivalent) Eysymont.
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Finally, hill was attacked by powerful armoured columns, including tanks and armoured cars. But the only way to reach it was a small stone bridge. When first German vehicle entered the bridge, it was taken down by Bofors fire. Having the bridge blocked, Germans tried to force the small Szotkowka river itself, but accurate AT fire knocked out more than a dozen of tanks. Also, a battalion sized element of German infantry was sent in to secure the hill, but a couple of attacks were fought off by Uhlans and 3 companies of Militia.
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Polish finally retreated in the late evening when they ran out of ammunition. Such element was able to hold off German advance for entire day in this sector.
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NOTES: This battle is historical. Terrain is recreated as accurately as it can be done, units deployment and their equipment as well. Surnames of polish troops, wherever its possible, are also historical. This includes militia soldier and Silesian Uprisings veteran Wilhelm Ostrzolek, who was hiding static MG (MG.08) with loads of ammunition in his house for entire interwar period and brought it on the hill to support the defence. Historically, polish suffered no more than a dozen of fatalities. German exact losses are unknown. For the reason of drama, to depict a hard situation Poland had during the first day of war, scenario is slightly modified. Uhlan squads have now proper manpower and mixed equipment, and they are depicted without horses. Militia companies enter the map and are depicted late for the battlefield. Historically, they assembled themselves at the hill minutes before German attack. Finally, the youth scouts (Harcerze) are depicted as militia company. They have brought wz.28 (BAR licence) on the hill and managed to shoot down Fiesel-Storch spotting for German artillery company (they were later shot for it). Here this LMG is depicted by normal AA gun.
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Source: http://www.promemoria1939.pl/index.p...cej&Itemid=166

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