The Soviet player sets up second.

Soviet Forces, 1st Ukrainian Front

Place in any hexes east of the Dnepr or any hexes of the Lyutezh and Bukrin Bridgeheads (313:0308, 0408, 0508 and 313:0906, 1005 respectively).

1x Tank XXXX HQ (see rules) 3 Gds Army Marker
3x 15-12-8 Tank XXX 5, 6, 7 (Gds)
1x 5-8 Tank Cadre (15-11-8) 4 (Gds)
2x 5-8 Tank Cadre (14-11-8) 10,25
1x 15-8 Mech XXX 9
3x 5-4-8 Cav XX 1, 2, 7 (Gds)
4x 5-6 Rifle XX 42, 68, 70, 75 (Gds)
1x 4-5-6 Para-Inf XX 4 (Gds)
20x 4-6 Inf XX 8,23,38,71,74, 121,100,107,135,136,140,141,147,148,149,155,161,163,167,180
20x 3-6 Inf XX 183,206,211,218,226,232,237,240,241,246,287,305,309,322,336,337,340,351,389, 415
4x 3-2-8 Tank X 91,93,129,150
4x 2-1-8 Tank X
1x 2-1-8 Eng Tank X
2x 2-3-8 Aslt Gun X
1x 3-8* Mot X 1 CS (f) (Use cadre of the 9-8 Mot XXX. Note: This unit can't be built to its full strength and costs no VPs if lost.)
1x 1-8 M/C III
2x 14-6 Art XX 17,18
1x 10-8 Art XX I (Gds)
1x 15-3-8 Rkt Art XX 3 (Gds)
7x 1-2-6 Lt AA X
5x 1-6 Lt AA III
1x 4-2-8 Art X
1x 3-2-8 Art X
2x 3-2-6 Art X
1x 3-6 Art X
1x 2-6 Art X
5x 2-1-8 Mortar X
2x 4-1-8 Rkt Art X
9x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
2x 3-1-8 mot Rkt Art III
16x 1-2-8 AT X
3x 2-6 Aslt Eng X
5x 1-2-6 Eng X

Soviet Air Force

Place at any friendly-owned airbases.
2x La-5FN
1x Yak-9
1x Yak-IM
4x IL-2m
1x Pe-2FT
1x Po-2
2x IL-4
Any three of the above air units may be converted to Guards status prior to the start of play.

Airfields
Place 5 airfields anywhere east of the Dnepr.

Reinforcements and Replacements

Soviet reinforcements are placed in any friendly-owned hexes on the east edge of the playing area. These hexes may be in enemy ZOCs.

The Soviets receive 5 armor RPs per turn starting Nov II 43. They receive no regular infantry RPs, but accrue special replacements normally. Replaced units enter play in the same manner as reinforcements.

Nov II 43
2x 5-6 Rifle XX 117, 129 (Gds)
10x 4-6 Rifle XX 30,99,127,271,304,316,317,328,350,395

1x Tank XXXX HQ (see rules) 1 (Use 1st Gds Tank Army Marker for the above.)
1x 15-12-8 Tank XXX 11 (Gds)
1x 16-8 Mech XXX 8 (Gds)
1x 3-2-8 Tank X
1x 2-1-8 Tank X
1x 3-2-8 Art X
1x 2-1-8 Mortar X
4x 1-2-8 AT X
1x 3 4-8 mot Rkt Art III
1x 3-1-8 Rkt Art III
1x 1-6 Lt AA III
1x 1-2-6 Lt AA X
1x 1-2-6 Eng X

Dec I 43
2x 4-6 Rifle XX 24,276
1x 14-6 Art XX 13

The Battle for Kiev, 1943 For Stalin and the Motherland!

Europa Rules
Axis Order of Battle
Soviet Order of Battle
Designer's Notes
Large Map (slow: 101K)
Jumbo Map (extremely slow: 381K)