Battle of the Bzura (PC2)

**Battle of the Bzura** is a scenario in *Panzer Corps 2*.

## Briefings

Just a moment, mein General, I'm getting final confirmation now...

*Hauptmann Wagner dons his radio headset.*

Leutnant, are you still there? What is happening?

*The person on the other end of the line is speaking in panicked tones.*

Your reinforcements have arrived, Leutnant, but I need coordinates!

*The sounds of an explosion can be heard before the line goes dead.*

Leutnant!? Respond, Leutnant!

*Hauptmann Wagner tosses aside his radio headset.*

Damnit... Mein General, it is clear a major Polish counterattack is underway, and it's up to us to respond.

**Primary Objective: Reclaim and then defend two Victory Hexes.**

**Bonus Objective: Reclaim and then defend four Victory Hexes.**

**Bonus Objective: Raid Kutno.**

Without precise information, we must assume the worst: the Polish are attacking across the length of the Bzura River.

We must halt their breakthrough, before they threaten our entire drive on Warsaw.

The more crossings we can bottleneck the enemy at, the easier they will be to contain.

I'm afraid I cannot give you any information on where enemy waves will be assaulting, we'll have to think on our feet and move fast to respond to the situation as it developments.

There is one piece of good news though. The Polish Air Force has already been crippled by Luftwaffe efforts; so we should expect very few enemy aircraft to contend with.

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

Another impressive victory, mein General.

The defeat of the Polish counterattack along the Bzura is absolute. The devastating failure of their major offensive has had several effects.

While the battle did slow our overall advance towards Warsaw, all of Western Poland has been stripped of defenses and is now completely under German control.

In order to prevent the Poles from forming another defensive line, High Command has ordered all units not sieging Warsaw deep into Eastern Poland.

Attempting to grab so much territory at once will require us accept a reduction in our deployment limit. Placing some of our units into reserve will be necessary as a result.

The Northern force will need to neutralize the fortress at Modlin before continuing on. The Southern force's goal is to gain control the Polish borders with Hungary and Romania.

Once both pincers complete their objectives, they should be meeting up, which will totally encircle the Polish capital of Warsaw.

High Command has requested our status, to determine which force we will be assigned to.

What message shall I relay?

**Historically, the Battle of the Bzura would prove to be the decisive conflict in Germany's invasion of Poland. Before the battle, Poland still held hopes that it could regain lost territory and take the battle back to their German invaders. After the battle, all that was left to do was to desperately cling to whatever remained of Eastern Poland and attempt to shore up the defenses of their besieged capital of Warsaw...**

## Locations

* Vistula River

* Bzura River

* Sochaczew

* Lowicz

* Piatek

* Lodz

* Leczyca

* Kutno

* Gabin

* Plecka Dabrowa

* Kiernozia

* Vistula River

* Bzura River

* Sochaczew

* Lowicz

* Piatek

* Lodz

* Leczyca

* Kutno

* Gabin

* Plecka Dabrowa

* Kiernozia

## Messages

* Bonus Objective to hold all Victory Hexes completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to raid Kutno completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Mein General, some of our forces have found a hidden Polish depot. We've commandeered the contents and you can access them as captured equipment.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Mein General, some of our forces have found another hidden Polish depot. We've commandeered the contents and you can access them as captured equipment.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Mein General, one of our long range recon pilots has been making quite a fuss. He has been clamoring for less time in reserve and even a transfer to a combat assignment.

There is nothing we can do about these requests at the moment, but perhaps in future we should regularly deploy recon aircraft to upcoming battles. Perhaps that will placate him, while we determine if a transfer to a combat unit is appropriate for this particular pilot.

* Bonus Objective to hold all Victory Hexes completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to raid Kutno completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Mein General, some of our forces have found a hidden Polish depot. We've commandeered the contents and you can access them as captured equipment.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Mein General, some of our forces have found another hidden Polish depot. We've commandeered the contents and you can access them as captured equipment.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Mein General, one of our long range recon pilots has been making quite a fuss. He has been clamoring for less time in reserve and even a transfer to a combat assignment.

There is nothing we can do about these requests at the moment, but perhaps in future we should regularly deploy recon aircraft to upcoming battles. Perhaps that will placate him, while we determine if a transfer to a combat unit is appropriate for this particular pilot.

## Notes

* Holding all four Victory Hexes at any point and capturing Kutno at any point will each earn players 1 Commendation Point.
* Capturing the villages at (33, 36) and (40, 32) will each grant players 7 Strength points worth of Captured 7TPdw Tanks and SP wz. 29 Recon units.
* Enemy reinforcements will spawn in the fortified zone around Gabin on turns 10, 12, 17, and 19.
* Notable formations:
	+ Uhlan Guards
* Notable enemy units:
	+ General Kutrzeba, a Level 2 PL Cavalry unit with 18 Strength points and a hero with the Artillery Support, Vigilant, and Tank Killer traits.