[quote=Gunther]
I had to put two posts into one, making for one very long post. I had been working on an introductory post of out characters before actually, getting into the fight.
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Eckhartd wasn't engaged, I was just detailing his arrival at a very messy and disorganised forward muster point. But Hell with it. ANGRIFF!

Also, I got one for you Gunther. Would East German soldiers be reliable? I get the impression, from the scarce sources I could find, that they were generally a sorry bunch with a few exceptions. I'm trying to work out whether Eckhardt is going to have to try and stop his men from defecting to the West/surrendering ASAP; I imagine the East Germans were very much aware of how bad they had it in comparison to their former compatriots, and given the choice, they'd of jumped the Berlin wall at the drop of a hat. If this is the case, it'll make for an interesting confrontation between Eckhardt and those serving under him.

EDIT: Found a good map [url=http://www.zonu.com/fullsize-en/2011-05-24-13742/Former-East-Germany-and-West-Germany.html]here[/url], for anyone who needs it.