With Lvov finally in German hands, the 4th Mountain Division sent a flying column around the southern fringe of the city to size the crossroads town of Brezezany. The Germans hoped to cut off the Lvov garrison’s retreat along the road to Tarnopol; the Soviets for their part hoped to fall back on the fortifications along the old Polish-Soviet border, a withdrawal authorized by the Soviet General Staff on the evening of 30 June. But first they had to get there.

While the 4th Mountain Division’s war diary claims that the jägern captured Brezezany in time to seal off the retreat of the Lvov garrison, 97th Rifle Division escaped this trap, only to be cornered in the Uman Pocket in August and finally destroyed. By this point the division appears to have lost its artillery and much of its combat strength, however, as the air attacks and constant combat continued to wear down its ranks. However, it appears that the Germans did not achieve quite as much here as they claimed.

Gebirgsjäger leaders in 49th Mountain Corps, which are taken from Parachutes Over Crete, use conventional named ranks. The library was setup using German rank references.

Players not owning Parachutes Over Crete may substitute counters from Edelweiss, Edelweiss Expanded or Edelweiss IV. Players using Edelweiss counters should download the Gebirgs leaders from Avalanche Press. Edelweiss IV is available through the Gold Club portal.