German and Austrian attacks twice reach 97 percent battle progress before fresh defenders arrive at Bratislava. On one occasion, three fresh divisions arrive while the last defender has almost no organization left. Pinning attacks around the city are attempted to help the assault succeed. Bratislava finally falls and supplies the remaining victory points needed to end Czechoslovak resistance. The attackers describe severe manpower losses, and the next offensive still faces the Romanian mountains. This is the course of the counterfactual campaign in Hearts of Iron IV.
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Fresh defenders prolong the costly battle for Bratislava
Fresh defenders twice prevent Bratislava's capture before pinning attacks and further costly assaults secure the decisive victory points.