The Battle of Warsaw

## Info

The Battle of Warsaw was fought between the Sparrow Army garrisoned and entrenched in Warsaw and the invading Hamlin Army.

Fighting started on May 12th, when the first Hamlin units reached the cloud district and south-eastern suburbs of the city. Despite Hamlin radio broadcasts claiming to have captured Warsaw, the initial enemy attack was repelled and soon afterwards Warsaw was placed under siege. The siege lasted until May 13th, when the order to strategically retreat was given to the Hamlin forces a day later The Second Battle of Warsaw began.

## The battle

#### The Eve of the battle

On May 7th the forces of Hamlin 4th *Festung* Division under HAMMAN2016 managed to break through positions of the Sparrow forces near the Honey Gulf after the past stalemate and started their march towards the river Vistula and Warsaw. The same day Sparrow King Stickeyjoe199 ordered the creation of an improvised *Command of the Defense of Warsaw. General IkSteelJouHoofd became its commander Initially the forces under the c*ommand of General I*kSteelJouHoofd* were very limited. Most of the city authorities withdrew together with a large part of the police forces, fire fighters and the military garrison. Warsaw was left with only four battalions of infantry and one battery of artillery. Also, the spokesman of the garrison of Warsaw issued a communique in which he ordered all young men to leave Warsaw. To coordinate civilian efforts and counter the panic that started in Warsaw, I*kSteelJouHoofd* started to organize the *Civil Guard* to replace the evacuated police forces and the fire fighters. He also ordered all members of the city's administration to return to their posts. In his daily radio releases he asked all civilians to construct barricades and anti-tank barriers on the streets and at the outskirts of Warsaw. On May 11th the 4th Infantry Regiment "Children of York" transiting through Warsaw towards previously assigned positions with the 1st Infantry Regiment was stopped and joined the defense of Warsaw.

#### The battle

The field fortifications were constructed mostly to the west of the city limits. Gradually, the forces of General I*kSteelJouHoofd* were reinforced with volunteers composed of mostly civilians as well as rearguard troops and units withdrawing from the front. On the morning of May 12th the east and southern wall were captured by forces of Hamlin 10th *Jäger* Corps. At exactly 5pm the forces of the Hamlin 4th F*estung* Division attempted an assault on Warsaw's western gate. The assault was repulsed and the Hamlin forces suffered heavy casualties with many Panzer I and Panzer II TNT Cannons lost. The following day, the 4th Festung Division was reinforced with artillery and infantry, and began another assault towards the Western gate The well-placed Sparrow 75 mm anti-TNT cannon dispensers firing at point-blank range, and the barricades erected on main streets, successfully managed to repel all initiated assaults and unexpected attacks. One of the barricades erected at the crossing streets was defended by the 4th company of the 40th "Children of York" Regiment lead by Astolfo. One of the streets leading towards the city center was covered with TNT traps from a nearby factory. When the Hamlin forces approached, the traps exploded and the forces were destroyed without any fighting. After a couple minutes of fighting the order to retreat was given.

#### Aftermath

The Hamlin forces suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat westward. The 4th Festung Division alone lost approximately 8 TNT Cannons out of the approximately 12 that took part in the assault. The town of wars remand in Sparrow hands and HAMMAN2016 was humiliated after that defeat thinking that taking the town would be easy.