Raseiniai

**Raseiniai** is a scenario in *Panzer Corps 2*.

## Briefings

I just confirmed our orders, mein General: Operation Barbarossa is to commence immediately! Our forces are deployed near the Baltic Sea, and are going to be moving out within minutes.

Our initial role to play is quite an important one and will likely set the pace for our invasion of the Soviet Union.

I did receive a last minute update from High Command though. It appears we are not going to be formally attached to Army Group North afterall, a situation I will attempt to better explain when we have the luxury of time to do so.

**Primary Objective: Control Raseiniai at the end of the scenario.**

**Bonus Objective: Control Vilinus at the end of the scenario.**

**Bonus Objective: Control Baisogala at the end of the scenario.**

**Bonus Objective: Destroy 30 Soviet Aircraft.**

With the advantage of total surprise, we should be able to sweep the unprepared border defenses aside with little effort.

Additionally, and perhaps most importantly, we can also strike at the various Soviet controlled airfields across the region.

Pre-invasion air recon photos have provided us proof that these airfields are packed with idle Soviet fighters and bombers!

They will be at our mercy, and the more of them we can bomb with our Stukas or overrun with our ground forces, the less we will have to fight in the air.

We must assume the Soviets will eventually respond to our invasion, so these enemy aircraft will not remain idle for long. We should definitely focus on destroying as many of them as possible as quickly as possible.

After that, our mission is to clear a path for Army Group North to begin their long advance to Leningrad.

I will do my best to explain more after the mission is over. Our removal from operating under Army Group North was apparently a last second change to the plans, and affects your command exclusively.

But for now, we have an invasion to lead!

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

Mein General, I have several reports for your immediate attention.

The invasion has started off excellently, reports across the entire front from the Baltic to the Black Seas mirrors our own: All forward Soviet positions are being overrun, and hundreds, possibly thousands, of Soviet aircraft have been destoyed before they could even respond.

Now that we have a moment's pause, we better go over that last second change of orders. It seems that High Command has a very special assignment for us: they want your forces to ride the line between Army Group North and Army Group Centre.

This will allow us to maintain a high degree of autonomy and allow us respond to hotspots that either battlegroup will need assistance in handling.

We will have a lot of flexibility in the battles ahead, and should expect to see a lot of action.

The more we assist Army Group North, the more rough terrain and close combat battles we should expect.

While if we switch to aiding Army Group Centre, it is much more likely that we'll be seeing battles across the wide open Ukrainian Plain. That probably means a lot more encounters with Soviet tanks and vehicles.

I will await your decision on where to continue our campaign before our next mission.

**Historically, the German, Romanian, Italian, Hungarian, Slovakian, and Finnish invasion of the Soviet Union was the single largest military operation in history. Millions of Axis soldiers were fighting across a 2000 mile front that stretched from the Baltic to the Black Sea.**

**As part of the surprise attack, thousands of Soviet aircraft were destroyed while they were lined up on their airfields. This overwhelming loss of aircraft quickly allowed Germany and its allies to quickly gain air supremecy in practically every sector of the invasion.**

**While Soviet leaders were stunned into inactivity during the opening days of the invasion, there were many local commanders who attempted to organize counterattacks against the Axis invaders.**

**Major General Yegor Solyankin's 2nd Tank Division lead one such valiant effort. Inititally, his heavy tanks were successful in overrunning German vanguard units and also disrupting German supply lines.**

But without any coordinated support from other Soviet forces, Major General Solyankin and his tanks soon found themselves encircled and assaulted from all sides.

He would not survive the Battle of Raseiniai.

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Baltic Sea

* Nemen River

* Dubysa River

* Vilinus

* Kaunas

* Raseiniai

* Memel

* Tilsit

* Goldap

* Baisogala

* Baltic Sea

* Nemen River

* Dubysa River

* Vilinus

* Kaunas

* Raseiniai

* Memel

* Tilsit

* Goldap

* Baisogala

## Messages

* Bonus Objective to control Vilinus completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to control Baisogala completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to destroy 30 Soviet aircraft completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Mein General, our forces have reported unexpected contact with enemy heavy tanks!

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** They're requesting immediate support, as small arms and other light weaponry seems to have no effect on these new tanks.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Special reinforcements have arrived, mein General. From our Spanish friends, a special detachment of infantry soldiers are at our disposal.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** It seems their unit is especially skilled at close combat encounters. Their talents should prove quite useful in urban conflict zones.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Additionally, Romania and Hungary have lent us of some of their equipment to use.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** These Romanian light tanks are not very advanced, but their anti-personel firepower is impressive. The Hungarian bombers have superior range over our Stukas, though at the cost of a reduced payload.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** The infantry have arrived near Goldap, and the tanks and bombers are available in limited stocks to purchase as you see fit.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Mein General, we have received a special offer from our allies. It seems the Italians and Hungarians are willing to lend of a collection of their tanks in exchange for a considerable amount of supplies. The Italians are offering some light flame tanks and a brand new medium tank design while the Hungarians have more of their Toldi tanks up for trade.

They are asking for what will amount to half of our supply stockpile in exchange though, so we might want to consider this offer carefully.

Can we afford to exchange half of our supplies for a collection of Italian and Hungarian tanks?

* You accept the offer at a cost of half of your supplies.

* You decline the offer.

* Bonus Objective to control Vilinus completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to control Baisogala completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to destroy 30 Soviet aircraft completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Mein General, our forces have reported unexpected contact with enemy heavy tanks!

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** They're requesting immediate support, as small arms and other light weaponry seems to have no effect on these new tanks.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Special reinforcements have arrived, mein General. From our Spanish friends, a special detachment of infantry soldiers are at our disposal.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** It seems their unit is especially skilled at close combat encounters. Their talents should prove quite useful in urban conflict zones.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Additionally, Romania and Hungary have lent us of some of their equipment to use.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** These Romanian light tanks are not very advanced, but their anti-personel firepower is impressive. The Hungarian bombers have superior range over our Stukas, though at the cost of a reduced payload.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** The infantry have arrived near Goldap, and the tanks and bombers are available in limited stocks to purchase as you see fit.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Mein General, we have received a special offer from our allies. It seems the Italians and Hungarians are willing to lend of a collection of their tanks in exchange for a considerable amount of supplies. The Italians are offering some light flame tanks and a brand new medium tank design while the Hungarians have more of their Toldi tanks up for trade.

They are asking for what will amount to half of our supply stockpile in exchange though, so we might want to consider this offer carefully.

Can we afford to exchange half of our supplies for a collection of Italian and Hungarian tanks?

* You accept the offer at a cost of half of your supplies.

* You decline the offer.

## Notes

* At the start of the mission, players will have the choice of exchanging half of their Prestige for 35 Strength points worth of Captured L6/40 Lf, M14/41, and 38M Toldi I Tanks.
* Enemy aircraft will start taking off on Turn 6, except for the northeast aircraft which take off on turn 10.
* On Turn 7, players will gain an Azul Infanterie Gift unit and 35 Strength points worth of Captured R1 Tanks and Ca.135 Tactical bombers.
* Notable enemy units include the following:
	+ A [2nd Tank Division KV-1/40 with 17 Strength points and a Herowith the Consolidator, No Replace, No Surrender, and Prudent traits.
	+ Major General Solyankin, a KV-1/40 unit with 15 Strength points and a Hero with the No Surrender, Double Attack, Tenacious Defender, and Leadership traits.