Riga 1944

**Riga 1944** is a scenario in *Panzer Corps 2*.

## Briefings

Our latest deployment has finally brought us back to the Eastern Front, mein General.

Apparently the fighting flared up sometime in late June, but we are only just realizing the magnitude of the Soviet operations.

A few days ago, Army Group North defenses around Narva collapsed, and the Soviets have been advancing quickly ever since.

High Command has ordered that Riga be held at all costs, so we are being sent in to reinforce the area around the city.

**Primary Objective: Hold at least 8 Victory Hexes by the end of the Battle.**

**Bonus Objective: Construct 3 Defenses around Riga.**

Our forces are currently mustering around Birsen, here.

Right away, you will probably notice we're starting off on the wrong foot here.

Any airfields we were hoping to have at our disposal have either been sabotaged...

Or have been captured by enemy paratrooper operations.

I recommend we focus our initial efforts along the Daugava River, it is a potent natural barrier that will make setting up a defensive line much easier.

Once we have cleared a path to Riga, we can bring up these Construction Transports to deploy new defenses around the city.

Move a Construction Transport to these Supply Hex markers to deploy new defenses.

There are some scattered Kampfgruppe Wagner units still in the region, but they are little more than a rear guard.

No relation to yours truly, by the way.

Anyway, the most we can expect from them is to stall the enemy advance. So it primarily falls on us to secure the region well enough for Riga to remain in German hands.

That is everything we need to discuss for the mission ahead, General %playername%. We can begin the mission as soon as you are ready, or I can continue with additional, non-urgent reports to share with you.

Our victory against the invasion force in France has been heralded as a monumental victory, and proof of the invulerability (Sic) of the Atlantic Wall.

Given the amount of resources lost in the invasion attempt, not to mention how morale crushing it must be for the Americans and British, I do not think we will have to worry about another attempt on that scale any time soon.

But it may be a problem we will face again. The Western Allies have made no overtures of peace, and High Command is demanding retaliatory strikes against Britain to begin as soon as the new V weapons are ready.

On that note, the investigations into the attempted assassination of High Command have escalated. Far too many high ranking officers have been caught aiding the attempted coup that followed... including some pretty damning evidence against the Reichsmarschall himself.

He has since insisted on his innocence, declaring that he is being framed. But by whom, he cannot or will not say. The Reichsmarschall certainly has made many enemies. Galland certainly never speaks of him in a positive light anymore.

The investigations and trials are still ongoing. I will keep you informed of any new developments as they come up.

But for now, we have our own battle to fight.

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

It would appear we have somehow, once again, underestimated our Soviet adversaries.

From what we can tell, this is just the beginning of a renewed Soviet offensive. Based on the estimates of enemy forces involved, it is believed that the Baltic States are just their first targets. East Prussia could easily be next.

If we had any illusions that the Russians were ready to give up after they lost the Caucasus, I think this new offensive has dispelled that notion.

Not that it will help us at all, but we do know the codename for their operation. Apparently they're calling it Operation Kutuzov. It's some reference to the Napoleonic Era, apparently.

I get the feeling things are about to get a lot worse before they get better...

Speaking of bad news, I have been secretly informed that a new high ranking officer has been implicated in the assassination attempt against High Command.

It is none other than Field Marshal Rommel himself.

Unlike the other accusations, this one has been kept out of the public papers and knowledge so far. I can well imagine why...

While these new Soviet attacks are most serious, hearing of Rommel's involvement is too deep a wound, on too personal a level, to not act upon.

I've made arrangements for our emergency return to Germany.

I'm sorry, mein General, but this is something I feel we must involve ourselves with. Our flight will be leaving within the hour.

**In this alternate history, there is no Operation Bagration. German Army Group Centre is well protected by the previous successes of Army Group South. Instead, the Red Army has been gathering its strength further north. Their new operation, Operation Kutuzov, begins with devastating attacks against Finland and Army Group North.**

**The German defenses at Narva are quickly overwhelmed, leaving Estonia for the taking. But Finland is hit even harder, as Soviet troops blast their way through Viipuri and race towards Helsinki. Peace delegations from Finland are refused, as Soviet armies begin an armed occupation of the country.**

**The eventual collapse of Finland marks the second Axis sided power to fall, after Italy's surrender in 1943.**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Pskov

* Riga

* Tartu

* Valga

* Parnu

* Velikaya River

* Daugava River

* Gulbene

* Gulf of Riga

* Lake Pskovskoe

* Kalpaki

* Dunaburg

* Birsen

* Birsen Castle

* Pskov

* Riga

* Tartu

* Valga

* Parnu

* Velikaya River

* Daugava River

* Gulbene

* Gulf of Riga

* Lake Pskovskoe

* Kalpaki

* Dunaburg

* Birsen

* Birsen Castle

## Messages

* Mein General, I have excellent news to share. At long last, we have finally finished getting the huge amounts of Allied vehicles we captured in recent campaigns back in working condition! The amount of captured equipment is truly staggering, and due to our successes, we can have first pick at all the Beutepanzer we could ever want.

The first offer available to us is a huge lot of Western Allied tanks and bombers. In total, there are two variants of special Shermans, light flamethrower tanks, more medium tanks, British fighter-bombers, and American heavy bombers, all in huge quantities! It is ours for the taking, but if you are concerned our influence is low, we can wait for the second offer of artillery vehicles and fighter aircraft.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 4 Commendation Points and acquire a massive stockpile of captured tanks and bombers?

* You choose to accept the offer. You now have %d Commendation Points.

* You choose to wait for another offer. You still have %d Commendation Points

* My apologies for the delay, I know it will be difficult to use the next batch of equipment in the current battle. We can still equip our reserve with these vehicles and then deploy them for battle.

Anyhow, this batch of Allied equipment contains two types of artillery tanks, some antiaircraft halftracks, a collection of tank destroyers, and a mixture of British Spitfires and American Thunderbolt fighters. As before, the amounts of each of these vehicles offered to us is truly extraordinary.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 4 Commendation Points and acquire a massive stockpile of captured vehicles and fighters?

* You choose to accept the offer. You now have %d Commendation Points.

* You choose to reject the offer. You still have %d Commendation Points

* Fortification successfully constructed.

Total constructions is now %d.

* Bonus Objective to Construct 3 Defenses around Riga completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Mein General, I have excellent news to share. At long last, we have finally finished getting the huge amounts of Allied vehicles we captured in recent campaigns back in working condition! The amount of captured equipment is truly staggering, and due to our successes, we can have first pick at all the Beutepanzer we could ever want.

The first offer available to us is a huge lot of Western Allied tanks and bombers. In total, there are two variants of special Shermans, light flamethrower tanks, more medium tanks, British fighter-bombers, and American heavy bombers, all in huge quantities! It is ours for the taking, but if you are concerned our influence is low, we can wait for the second offer of artillery vehicles and fighter aircraft.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 4 Commendation Points and acquire a massive stockpile of captured tanks and bombers?

* You choose to accept the offer. You now have %d Commendation Points.

* You choose to wait for another offer. You still have %d Commendation Points

* My apologies for the delay, I know it will be difficult to use the next batch of equipment in the current battle. We can still equip our reserve with these vehicles and then deploy them for battle.

Anyhow, this batch of Allied equipment contains two types of artillery tanks, some antiaircraft halftracks, a collection of tank destroyers, and a mixture of British Spitfires and American Thunderbolt fighters. As before, the amounts of each of these vehicles offered to us is truly extraordinary.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 4 Commendation Points and acquire a massive stockpile of captured vehicles and fighters?

* You choose to accept the offer. You now have %d Commendation Points.

* You choose to reject the offer. You still have %d Commendation Points

* Fortification successfully constructed.

Total constructions is now %d.

* Bonus Objective to Construct 3 Defenses around Riga completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

## Notes

* If players have at least 4 Commendation Points at the start of the scenario, they will be given the option to exchange 4 Commendation Points for 51 Strength points worth of Sherman Firefly Tanks, 72 Strength points worth of Cromwell Mk.VII Tanks, 66 Strength points worth of M4A3E2 Tanks, 81 Strength points worth of M3 Satan Tanks, 70 Strength points worth of Typhoon Mk.IB Tactical bombers, and 70 Strength points worth of B-17G Strategic bombers. If players have at least 4 Commendation Points by turn 2, they will also be given the option to exchange 4 Commendation Points for 64 Strength points worth of M14 MGMC Anti-airs, 55 Strength points worth of Churchill AVRE Artillery, 49 Strength points worth of M10 Wolverine Anti-tanks, 75 Strength points worth of Calliope Artillery, 70 Strength points worth of Spitfire Mk.XIV Fighters and 70 Strength points worth of P-47D Fighters.
* Successfully constructing 3 defenses around Riga will award 1 Commendation Point.
* Each of the four Construction Transport units have a hero, which are named Thomas, Bem, Sjin and Sips; all four heroes have the No Split trait.
* Notable allied formations:
	+ Construction Transport
* Notable enemy units:
	+ 74th IS-1, which is Level 3 and has a hero with the Readiness trait.
	+ 76th IS-1, which is Level 3 and has a hero with the AT Support trait.