Lysyanka

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

## Briefings

Mein General, we have new orders from Field Marshal Manstein.

Upon receiving the report on our inceasingly dire situation, he has countermanded all of our standing orders to hold Kanev and Korsun.

He has ordered us to lead the breakout from the pocket immediately, and tasked us also to escort any survivors that we can.

**Primary Objective: Make Contact with III Panzer Corps.**

**Primary Objective: Move 5 Evac Transports inside the Southern Extraction Zone.**

**Primary Objective: Keep at least 5 Evac Transports Alive.**

**Primary Objective: Oberst Wagner must Survive.**

**Elite Objective: Avenge XXXXII Corps.**

Field Marshal Manstein has signaled that his III Panzer Corps is fighting to link up with us to the southwest.

Given the fate that has befallen XXXXII Corps though, we should probably avoid taking the most direct route through Lysyanka.

The men we are escorting out of the pocket have lost all of the equipment and most of their weapons, so it is imperative we keep them out of harms way.

Lucky for us, the continuing foul weather will protect them from any and all aerial attacks, so at least we will not have that to worry about.

Whichever route we choose for our breakout, be wary of the various ravines that dot this area.

They will severely constrict the movement of our forces, and we don't want to get trapped in any of them as XXXXII Corps was.

If you feel our forces are up to the task, however, we could seek and engage the forces that destroyed XXXXII Corps. It would be a very tough fight though, and we need to preserve our strength as best we can.

Field Marshal Manstein wants us to preserve as many of our troops as possible, inflicting damage to the enemy is no longer our top priority.

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

As the last of transports to escape Korsun drives past, you spot Field Marshal Erich von Manstein waiting to speak with you.

General %playername%, I am relieved to see you still alive. After all contact with the pocket had been lost, I had feared we would never speak again.

You should be proud. Our efforts have saved many lives today and prevented another Stalingrad level disaster from befalling our brave soldiers.

We could not save everyone, Herr Field Marshal. XXXXII Corps is buried in the ravines around Lysyanka, and XI Corps is a commanderless shell of it's former self.

The Field Marshal scowls upon hearing this.

Such a tragic waste of German lives. Wasted in a futile attempt to cling on to a tiny fraction of the Dnieper River...

I assure you, something will be done about this.

I know your forces are in need of rest and refit, so for now, I'm going to rotate your forces to Romania.

I will be returning to the Obersalzberg to speak my mind with High Command in person. We must be able to erect a stable front between the Carpathian Mountains and the Pripet Marshes. It will fall on you and the rest of 8th Army to protect Romania.

As for the gap between the Carpathians and Romania, this is something we must provisionally accept. It could be sealed off at the Carpathian passes by our forces still in Hungary...

That is quite a long distant to fall back, do you think you can convince High Command to allow it?

I must succeed, or the next time our forces become trapped, as happened here at Korsun, we might not be so lucky with a last second escape.

**Historically, Field Marshal Manstein did not wait for approval from German High Command before ordering the forces inside the Korsun Pocket to break out and link up with the rest of Army Group South.**

**His decision was the only thing that saved the tens of thousands of German soldiers trapped in the pocket. For the Russians were indeed hoping to create another Stalingrad, as the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Front Armies raced to meet up south of Kiev to fully enclose the pocket in a pincer attack.**

**Even so, trying to hold onto Kanev and Korsun as long as they did cost the Germans some 50,000 casualties. These irreplaceable losses opened a large hole in the lines of Army Group South, large enough for the Soviet Union to begin an advance on Romania...**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Shanderovka

* Lysyanka

* Rosava River

* Ros River

* Gornyy Tikich River

* Uman

* Umanka River

* Bilashky

* Ivan'ky

* Southern

* Extraction

* Zone

* Southern Extraction Zone

* Shanderovka

* Lysyanka

* Rosava River

* Ros River

* Gornyy Tikich River

* Uman

* Umanka River

* Bilashky

* Ivan'ky

* Southern

* Extraction

* Zone

* Southern Extraction Zone

## Messages

* ***Oberst Wagner:*** Mein General, our forces have successfully reached III Panzer Corps. The path we have cleared to reach III Panzer Corps should be safe for our transports to travel down, but we should still keep them guarded at all times as they complete their journey.

**Objective to Make Contact with III Panzer Corps Completed!**
**2 Commendation Points Earned.**

* ***Field Marshal Erich von Manstein:*** I commend your efforts to destroy the butchers of XXXXII Corps, Herr General. You honor the fallen with your vengeance. However, I hope this has not become a Pyrrhic victory for you, as there is precious little I can offer as reward for your triumph.

* ***Field Marshal Erich von Manstein:*** What I can offer is a small collection of heavy panzer prototypes. It is not much, as there are so few combat ready protoypes (Sic) available, but I trust they will serve you well in the defensives (Sic) battles to come with the power of their guns and thickness of their armor.

* Transport successfully reached Evacuation Zone!

Total evacuated transports is now %d.

* ***Oberst Wagner:*** Mein General, our forces have successfully reached III Panzer Corps. The path we have cleared to reach III Panzer Corps should be safe for our transports to travel down, but we should still keep them guarded at all times as they complete their journey.

**Objective to Make Contact with III Panzer Corps Completed!**
**2 Commendation Points Earned.**

* ***Field Marshal Erich von Manstein:*** I commend your efforts to destroy the butchers of XXXXII Corps, Herr General. You honor the fallen with your vengeance. However, I hope this has not become a Pyrrhic victory for you, as there is precious little I can offer as reward for your triumph.

* ***Field Marshal Erich von Manstein:*** What I can offer is a small collection of heavy panzer prototypes. It is not much, as there are so few combat ready protoypes (Sic) available, but I trust they will serve you well in the defensives (Sic) battles to come with the power of their guns and thickness of their armor.

* Transport successfully reached Evacuation Zone!

Total evacuated transports is now %d.

## Notes

* Making contact with the III Panzer Corps will award 2 Commendation Points.
* Completing the Elite objective will reward players with 25 Strength points worth of Tiger II Tanks and Jagdtiger Anti-tanks each.
* Notable allied units:
	+ Oberst Wagner, a Level 4 Panther IVH with Stefan Wagner, a hero with the Leadership, No Split, Resilient, Artillery Support, and Survivor traits.
* Notable allied formations:
	+ Evac Transport
	+ III Panzer Corps
* Notable enemy units:
	+ 39th IS-1, which is Level 5 and has 20 Strength points and a hero with the Consolidator and No Surrender traits.
	+ 41st IS-2, which is Level 5 and has 15 Strength points and a hero with the Consolidator and No Surrender traits.
	+ 42nd KV-85, which is Level 5 and has 20 Strength points and a hero with the Consolidator and No Surrender traits.
	+ 59th T-34-85, which is Level 5 and has 20 Strength points and a hero with the Consolidator and No Surrender traits.
	+ 84th SU-85, which is Level 3 and has 15 Strength points and a hero with the Consolidator and No Surrender traits.
	+ 96th SU-152, which is Level 3 and has 15 Strength points and a hero with the Consolidator and No Surrender traits.