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## About This Content
Our first Nemesis DLC highlights the Battle of Sandomierz Bridgehead and
transports us to August 13th, 1944, to the battlegrounds of Poland. This
battle took place south of Warsaw while the more important clash of
Praga/Radzymin (featured in our Death on the Vistula expansion) at the gates
of the Polish capital was dying down. Further south, the Red Army had managed
to cross the Vistula and establish a bridgehead on its western banks near the
town of Sandomierz, which the Germans were desperate to destroy at all costs.

What makes this particular battle interesting is that it was the first clash
on the Eastern Front between the two super-heavy tanks of World War II: IS-2
vs. Konigstiger! A duel that was won that day with flying colors by the Red
Army.

This DLC will feature two divisions which clashed that day for control of the
bridgehead. On the German side, the 16. Panzer, on the Allies side the capable
97th Guards Rifle Division.

16\. Panzerdivision was a spent shell without Panthers and only limited
infantry, anti-tank, and AA forces compared to a “regular” armored division.
Yet, for that counter-offensive the 16. Panzer was supported by not one but
two Tiger battalions, one of them freshly reequipped with brand-new
Konigstiger (H). Hoping to take the Soviets by surprise, the Germans attacked
after only a brief preliminary artillery bombardment. As such, the division
won’t have any off-map artillery, but a good number of Nebelwerfer units
instead. Like over Warsaw, the Luftwaffe made a special effort to provide air
support, allowing the 16. Panzer to field numerous fighter and fighter-bomber
units.

97th Guards Rifle Division was to receive the full brunt of the German
counter-offensive, yet held its ground superbly. And for a good reason. Thanks
to very active Razveddozor (scout) combat patrols, the Soviets had received an
early warning about the timing and direction of the impending attack, and of
the presence of German big cats on the prowl. As such, the 97th Guards was
heavily reinforced with anti-tank guns, close to a brigade worth of T-34/76s
and T-34/85s, and even the mighty IS-2 tank. Due to the constraints of the
newly established bridgehead, with its limitation on the movement of troops
and vehicles across the few makeshift bridges across the Vistula, heavy
artillery had to be left on the eastern shores. Air cover was also minimal,
with the VVS (Red Air Force) operating almost at maximum range.
## MAIN FEATURES
* Add two brand new divisions to play either in skirmish or multiplayer: German 16. Panzer-Division & Soviet 97-y Gv. Strelk. Div.
* Command new units, including the most powerful German heavy tank of WW2, the Konigstiger (H), and Soviet Razveddozor heavy recon patrol.
* Deploy one new ace: Soviet lieutenant Aleksandr P. Oskin, the first man to encounter Konigstiger on the Eastern Front … and to immediately destroy three in a row with his T-34/85 obr. 43.
* Chose which skin you rather use for your new Konigstiger (H): the one from s.Panzer-Abteilung 503 in Normandy, or the alternative camouflage from s.Panzer-Abteilung 501 in Sandomierz.

Steel Division 2 – Nemesis #1 – Sandomierz