The First Battle of Grozny was the Russian Army's invasion and subsequent conquest of the Chechen capital, Grozny, during the early months of the First Chechen War. The attack lasted from December 1994 to March 1995, resulted in the military occupation of the city by the Russian Army and rallied most of the Chechen nation around the separatist government of Dzhokhar Dudayev.
The initial assault resulted in very high Russian Army casualties and an almost complete breakdown of morale in the Russian forces. It took them another two months of heavy fighting, and a change in their tactics, before they were able to capture Grozny. The battle caused enormous destruction and casualties amongst the civilian population and saw the heaviest bombing campaign in Europe since the end of World War II.Chechen separatist forces recaptured the city in August 1996, ending the war.
The wargame is based on the small Neftyanka River bridge on the way into Grozny this would open the advance into the city itself.
Another 93 photos of this battle on the website, cheers Malc.
http://grimsbywargamessociety.webs.com/
