Road of Life: Operation Iskra (Fixed)

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Author: Erik Rosalén

Last revision: 31 Mar, 2023 at 16:39 UTC

File size: 32.6 MB

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Wassup people, long time no see but here at last, at the 80th anniversary of Operation Iskra i come here to deliver you a total rework of one of my previous work from MOWAS2 now available for GoH.

It’s not necessary to own the other DLCs to play it. BUT, in case you don’t own them and you happen to see missing buildings and other stuff… Well, then I’m afraid it is, let me know in the comments.

Mission is Singleplayer, but as soon as I learn how to make it available in Coop i’ll let you know… I recomend you play this mission on normal or harder, with fog of war enabled, in order to make it more inmersive.

If you want to show your support… Add a rating! any issue you find, or anything that doesn’t make sense, leave it in the comments, and i’ll be more than happy to help.

The Siege of Leningrad started in early autumn 1941. By 8 September 1941, German and Finnish forces had surrounded the city, cutting off all supply routes to Leningrad and its suburbs. However, the original drive on the city failed and the city was subjected to a siege. During 1942 several attempts were made to breach the blockade but all failed. The last such attempt was the Sinyavino Offensive. After the defeat of the Sinyavino Offensive, the front line returned to what it was before the offensive and again 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) separated Leonid Govorov’s Leningrad Front in the city from Kirill Meretskov’s Volkhov Front.

Despite the failures of earlier operations, lifting the siege of Leningrad was a very high priority, so new offensive preparations began in November 1942. In December, the operation was approved by the Stavka (High Command) and received the codename "Iskra" (Spark). The operation was due to begin in January 1943.

By January 1943, conditions were improving for the Soviets. The German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad had weakened the German front. The Soviet forces were planning or conducting offensive operations across the entire front, especially in southwestern Russia. Amidst these conditions, Operation Iskra was to become the first of several offensive operations aimed at inflicting a decisive defeat on Germany’s Army Group North.