Soviet campaign

*The Soviets are a land-offensive faction. Their strategy lies in mass production. They outnumber the enemy with cheaper, albeit weaker tanks.*

## **ACT I: Great Patriotic War** (Defensive vs. Germany)

*09/1941: The Red Army opposes the German invasion of the Soviet Union.*

**Georgy Zhukov:** *"This treacherous German attack took us by surprise! The Nazis broke through our borders and are racing for our capital. We cannot let them reach Moscow! You must buy us more time and allow us to build up our strength, no matter what the expense."*

* **Rzew:** Deathmatch
* **Briansk:** Wave
* **Mozajsk:** Deathmatch
* **Orel:** Deathmatch
* **FINAL: TULA:** Protect VIP

**VICTORY: Georgy Zhukov:** *"Good job, Comrade! The German generals will find their retreat hard to explain away to the Chancellor. I have a feeling that certain heads will... roll."*

**LOSS: Georgy Zhukov:** *"You think you have a right to give up? You do not! When the Nazis attack, you defend! And then tear them to shreds!"*

## **ACT II: Operation Little Saturn** (Offensive vs. Germany)

*12/1942: The Soviets cut off a part of the German army near Stalingrad and proceed to the offensive towards Ukraine.*

**Georgy Zhukov:** *"The Germans made a mistake when they allowed an element of their army to get cut off at Stalingrad. Let us see how well they teach survival skills in the Wehrmacht! Comrade, you may lead the glorious charge!"*

* **Elista:** Wave
* **Rostov:** Deathmatch
* **Krasnodar:** Deathmatch
* **FINAL: KHARKOV:** Kill VIP

**VICTORY: Georgy Zhukov:** *"The enemies were accustomed to easy victories - Blitzkrieg they called it. Not so "blitz" anymore. You showed them what the Red Army is made of: unity, courage and sacrifice."*

**LOSS: Georgy Zhukov:** *"The Soviet Union held all the necessary strength to fight off this attack. But you, Comrade, you didn't know how to make use of it!"*

## **ACT III: Operation Westa** (Offensive vs. UK)

*07/1943: The Soviet Union doesn't accpet the conditions set in Tehran to delineate the border through Iran's territory.*

**Georgy Zhukov:** *"Those pesky Brits think they can dictate terms to the Soviet Union. Nobody will tell us where our borders should lie. If we say that Iran belongs to the Soviet Union then it means it has always been rightfully ours."*

* **Tehran:** Kill VIP
* **Arak:** Deathmatch
* **Isfahan:** Deathmatch
* **FINAL: ABADAN:** Wave

**VICTORY: Georgy Zhukov:** *"No need to get dramatic. Nobody's declaring war here. Iran has always been rightfully ours. You showed the British their mistake, Comrade. This is nothing more than a misunderstanding between friends."*

**LOSS: Georgy Zhukov:** *"It is not how I imagined the might of the Red Army under your command, Comrade."*

## **ACT IV: Vistula-Oder Offensive** (Offensive vs. Germany)

*01/1945: The Red Army is heading west to liberate the countries of Eastern Europe from Nazism and to reach Berlin before the Allies.*

**Georgy Zhukov:** *"Germany is a dead man walking, they just don't know it yet. We will drive them out to the West. We will take away their breathing space bit by bit until there is nothing left. And then we will take Berlin before the Allies get there!"*

* **Lodz:** Deathmatch
* **Chojnice:** Deathmatch
* **Poznan:** Deathmatch
* **FINAL: SZCZECIN:** Kill VIP

**VICTORY: Georgy Zhukov:** *"We did it, Comrade! Today Soviet soldiers put a red flag on the Reichstag building... It was so beautiful. To think that just a few years back it was the Nazis who wanted to conquer Moscow."*

**LOSS: Georgy Zhukov:** *"Without proper leadership, disorder takes over. Chaos! Without your involvement, all our battles will end in failure – just like this one!"*

## **ACT V: Treason of the West** (Defensive vs. UK)

*09/1945: Western Bloc countries betray their ally and invade the Soviet Union.*

**Georgy Zhukov:** *"So this is how the Allies express their gratitude for our help? They think the losses we incurred defeating the Germans somehow weakened us? No, Comrade! They made us stronger than ever before and they shall find that out very soon."*

* **Szczecin:** Protect VIP
* **Bydgoszcz:** Wave
* **Katowice:** Kill VIP
* **FINAL: KIELCE:** Deathmatch
* **FINAL: LUBLIN:** Deathmatch

**VICTORY: Georgy Zhukov:** *"Your troops were the only barrier between Moscow and the enemy... I have to confess, Comrade, in a moment of weakness, I doubted the invincibility of the Red Army. What a fool I was. Never doubt Soviet military might! Long live the Soviet Union!"*

**LOSS: Georgy Zhukov:** *"You let the enemy take our capital! The Soviet Union without Moscow is like a chicken without a head! We're done - best case scenario, we'll rot in Allies prison, worst - we'll get shot by the NKVD."*
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## **Trivia**

1. ↑ currently this mission is incorrectly displayed as a 'protect VIP' mission on the map. (BuildID 5074286)