Operation Hretha
Operation Hretha was a Ruvelkan offensive carried out by Army Group South against the Syaran Army Group Gamma between 16 September to 2 October 2009.
Following a series of Syaran offensives throughout the spring of 2009, the Imperial General Staff of the Imperial Armed Forces of Ruvelka aimed to push back Syaran progress across the front in a number of counter-offensives. Operation Hretha aimed to roll back the efforts of Army Group Gamma, which had previously been defeated in Operation Sagaris. General Tibor Fehér, commander of Army Group South, hoped to isolate and destroy the Syaran 5th Army and collapse the Syaran front along the southern front. The Syarans, still reeling from their losses throughout the spring, were unwilling to commit to sustained combat and hoped to avoid further casualties.
The Ruvelkans began their offensive on 16 September 2009 through a series of infiltration operations from the Ruvelkan Imperial Fusiliers followed by assaults from armored and mechanized forces. Despite efforts to force a pitched battle, the Syarans opted to withdraw from their forward positions. After three weeks of this the Syarans had pulled back to the Matra Mountains to establish a new defensive line, and General Fehér ordered a halt to the offensive. Reactions to the operation were mixed; the Imperial General Staff considered Hretha a success as the Syarans had been pushed back along the entirety of the southern front, but Fehér was less convinced as the Ruvelkans had failed to inflict significant damage on Army Group Gamma. The operation nevertheless convinced Debrecen of the validity of further attacks and contributed to Operation Balaton and Operation Overshadow.