The Gdansk Fortified Area was defended by the forces of the 2nd German Army, belonging to the Weichsel Army Group, under the command of Reichsfiihrer Heinrich Himmler. The 2nd German Army was commanded by Colonel Walter Weiss and replaced by Gen. Dietrich von Saucken until 12 March. The 2 army consists of: 12 infantry divisions, 2 panzer divisions, 3 battle groups and numerous smaller units. Most of them were destined for Gdansk defense.

German divisions were only a specter of what remained of full-time units. Most of the division counted 4000-4500 people. Battalions of over 200 people have become rare. Fuel and ammunition shortages were very acute, as no transports were carried out on land by 2 March.

It was the last bastion of resistance of the Germans ....

Task - keep 5, 3 or 2 hexes respectively on BV, V and TV.
