Minsk 1941

**Minsk 1941** is a scenario in *Panzer Corps 2*.

## Briefings

Operation Barbarossa is only a few days old, but we are already feeling the strain of such a massive operation.

To help facilitate our communications, I will be needing to spend more time on the field. The lack of infrastructure in these Soviet lands demands no less it seems.

And to further help ease our logistical footprint, we've also been assigned a new Leutnant to assist. Mein General, this here is Leutnant Gerhardt. He's a specialist in logistics and intelligence!

Uhhh... Hello.

Leutnant! That is not a proper way to greet your commanding officer!

Sorry, sir. Leutnant Gerhardt, reporting for duty, Herr General!

Good. Now then, I was told you were arriving with new intelligence. What have you prepared for us?

**Primary Objective: Capture Minsk and all Victory Hexes.**

**Bonus Objective: Capture Bialystok and Grodno.**

**Bonus Objective: Wagner's Halftrack Survives the Battle.**

2nd Panzer Group of Army Group Centre is advancing towards Minsk, but they are heavily engaged near Bialystok and so they've requested assistance.

Interesting... mein General, it looks like they're trying to form an encirclement around a very large Soviet army. Our forces are in an excellent position to complete the encirclement; we could advance to Grodno and cut the enemy lines of supply very easily.

Luftflotte 2 has also reported more Soviet airfields in the area that haven't been attacked yet.

As before, if we can attack these airfields quickly, we can probably catch more than a few Soviet aircraft before they even take off.

*Leutnant Gerhardt says nothing.*

\*ahem\* Leutnant, it was my understanding you have organized a special detachment for our General? After we noted a problem with a lack of viable airfields after Raseiniai?

Um... right. I was able to organize a few specialist units while en route from Poland. These mobile construction units will allow you to deploy an air base to any location they can be escorted to. Just drive them to a destination and use the switch command.

Very efficient, isn't he, mein General?

Thanks, but we were in such a rush, we had no time for an optimized system. You will not be able to requisition for more of these contruction units, they cannot undeploy after being set up, and they will require protection from enemy fire or they will not be operable for long.

I see. We'll have to be extra careful when using them, but this will hopefully allow our aircraft to be positioned much more effectively in the campaign ahead.

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

The reports are still coming in, mein General, but the overall picture is clear: we have won an exceptional victory!

Huge encirclements of the Soviet armies has devastated their frontier defenses, and the utter devastation of their air force will make our lives much easier. If the estimates of thousands of enemy aircraft destroyed are to be believed, we will see a dramatic reduction in enemy air power moving forward.

Army Group Centre's path to Smolensk is open!

I'll have to see if I can get our new Leutnant to put together a few more of those mobile air base units, they'll certainly come in handy in the future.

**Historically, the encirclements at Bialystok and Minsk resulted in incredibly one sided battles. Some casualty estimates go as far as to state the Soviet forces lost 40 times as many soldiers captured, wounded, and killed compared to German losses.**

**On top of this, the loss of thousands of Soviet aircraft compared to only a few hundred Luftwaffe aircraft would crippled the Red Air Force for almost the entire remainder of 1941.**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Vilinus

* Minsk

* Bialystok

* Grodno

* Baranovichi

* Borisov

* Neman River

* Maladzyechn

* Svisloch River

* Vilinus

* Minsk

* Bialystok

* Grodno

* Baranovichi

* Borisov

* Neman River

* Maladzyechn

* Svisloch River

## Messages

* Bonus Objective to Capture Bialystok and Grodno before the last Victory Hex completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective for Wagner's Halftrack surviving completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** More special reinforcements have arrived, Mein General. This time we have been sent a brand new Panzerzug for our own use.

Just remember that whenever you deploy this particular unit to the field, it is restricted to moving on railroad lines only.

* Bonus Objective to Capture Bialystok and Grodno before the last Victory Hex completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective for Wagner's Halftrack surviving completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** More special reinforcements have arrived, Mein General. This time we have been sent a brand new Panzerzug for our own use.

Just remember that whenever you deploy this particular unit to the field, it is restricted to moving on railroad lines only.

## Notes

* Players will receive an Armoured train at the start of the mission.
* Enemy aircraft will take off on Turn 3.
* Notable Formations:
	+ 18th Panzer Division
	+ 2nd Panzer Group
* Notable enemy units:
	+ 21st SU Cavalry, which has a hero with the OVerwhelming Attack and Lightning Attack traits.
	+ 23rd SU Engineers, which has a hero with the Butcher and Evasive traits.
	+ 43rd T-28, which has a hero with the Leadership, Fearsome Reputation, and Aiming Assistance traits.
	+ 63rd ZIS-30, which has 11 Strength points and a hero with the Double Support and Readiness traits.