Lublin

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

## Briefings

I can't exactly say I have good news, but I suppose at least it's not even more bad news: The investigations into our officers has been completed, and we have been cleared of any involvement in the July Plot to assassinate High Command.

And now for the actual bad news...

The timing of these investigations could not have come at a worse time. Between the need to mobilize our forces for a new deployment and the stoppages created by the investigations... Army Group Centre has been decimated.

And there's more, I don't have any new orders for us still.

But I do.

A woman seated in the corner of the room turns away from the device in front of her.

Enigma Communications Specialist Ida Brandt, at your service, Herr General. I'm a member of the Wehrmachthelferin.

Hmm, yes, I suppose now is as good as any time to mention it: we have been assigned our very own Blitzmadchen.

Brandt appears distressed by the term of the term.

Herr Oberst, permission to speak freely.

Of course.

You were not so rude the last time we met.

I meant no offense, my apologies Specialist Brandt.

Wait... we have met before?

Yes we have. I was a nurse during Operation Barbarossa. One of the seriously wounded men I helped cared for at the time was a Hauptmann Stefan Wagner.

Oberst Wagner fidgets with his eye patch.

Then you have my most sincere apology, and my deepest thanks as well.

Ida smiles.

As I was saying though, mein General, we have been assigned Specialist Brandt here because there are new security protocols in place for the handling of our orders.

As one of the few fit for fighting formations left on the Eastern Front, and also a command cleared of participation in the July Plot, it is our 'reward' that we have been chosen to perform critical operations. Operations that also seem to require heightened security measures.

He's correct, Herr General. I have been trained to decode special instructions from High Command for you and your command.

Here is the decoded message.

**Primary Objective: Hold ALL Victory Hexes West of the Vistula River at the End of the Battle.**

Is that all it says? I'm surprised it is so... short.

I'm sorry, Herr Oberst, I was trained only to decode the message for you and General %playername%. I was specifically instructed not to interpret any meaning from the messages I decode.

No apologies necessary, I'm just used to our orders having more context attached to them.

Now that I know what is expect of us though, I think have a somewhat of an idea of the situation.

Mein General, we would only be tasked to defend the Vistula River as a last resort. It must means we face overwhelming odds, or else I'm certain High Command would send us on the attack that he so often favors.

We should move our forces north quickly.

And make sure all the Vistula River crossings in the region remain firmly under our control.

There is something else too...

Ida rechecks her machine and notes quickly.

No, I assure you there is nothing else, Herr General.

Specialist Brandt, what that message does not say speaks loudly and clearly to me.

Specialist Brandt looks confused.

There is no mention of surviving remnants of the 4th Panzer Army at all. Not their status, and not their orders.

But I know for a fact their last known position was at Lublin, which is now behind enemy lines.

If that unit is not part of your orders...

Perhaps they are being told to buy us time to deploy our defenses along the Vistula? I truly do not know, and apparently the flow of information is constricted to the point that we will never know.

But if we have the strength to rescue those men... mein General, we should at least try to save their unit from the advancing Soviets. We have already lost so many good soldiers in the past month. Let us not sacrifice more if we can prevent it.

**Elite Objective: Escort at least 6 4th Panzer Army units to either Western Evacuation Zone.**

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

Reports for your attention.

We have accomplished our assignment; we've stopped the Soviets from creating a bridgehead across the Vistula.

It is a small victory though, considering the losses Army Group Centre has sustained in just the last couple of months.

It seems we have another problem though.

Specialist Brandt has informed me a new set of orders has arrived. There has been an uprising in Warsaw, and we're being sent to put it down before the Soviets can reach the city and take advantage of the situation.

It will mean having to fight partisans... we could say we are not equipped for such duties, if you find such a task distasteful.

The decision for our next deployment is yours.

**Historically, German reinforcements sent to aid Army Group Centre achieved only limited successes.**

**Some units were able to be saved as their lines of retreat were re-opened by aggressive counterattack, but this was a rare exception to the fate of many German units.**

**These redeployments also managed to keep the majority of the Vistula River under German control for the time being, but not enough German forces were left to press their counterattacks further than a few localized gains.**

**In just two short months, the losses inflicted by Operation Bagration was quickly approaching 25% of Germany's total manpower across the Eastern Front.**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Lublin

* Vistula River

* Pulawy

* Lipsko

* Kazimierz Dolny

* Nieszawa

* Bug River

* Cholm

* Leczna

* Krasnik

* Zagrody

* To Wlodawa

* Western Evacuation Zone

* Western

* Evacuation

* Zone

* Lublin

* Vistula River

* Pulawy

* Lipsko

* Kazimierz Dolny

* Nieszawa

* Bug River

* Cholm

* Leczna

* Krasnik

* Zagrody

* To Wlodawa

* Western Evacuation Zone

* Western

* Evacuation

* Zone

## Messages

* ***General der Panzertruppe Nehring:***  Thank you for saving what is left of my 4th Panzer Army, Herr General. When our retreat was suddenly cut off, I was certain Lublin would have been our last stand.

* ***General der Panzertruppe Nehring:***  But I am afraid I have nothing to offer you in thanks. My shattered forces have lost too much equipment to spare any that remains. The best I can reward you with is one of my best Panzer Commanders. May he serve you as well as he has served me.

* ***General der Panzertruppe Nehring:***  Thank you for saving what is left of my 4th Panzer Army, Herr General. When our retreat was suddenly cut off, I was certain Lublin would have been our last stand.

* ***General der Panzertruppe Nehring:***  But I am afraid I have nothing to offer you in thanks. My shattered forces have lost too much equipment to spare any that remains. The best I can reward you with is one of my best Panzer Commanders. May he serve you as well as he has served me.

## Notes

* Successfully escorting 6 4th Panzer Army units to the western evacuation zone will result in players obtaining Ulrich Hoffmann, a Tank/Anti-tank-exclusive hero with the No Supply and Zero Slots traits.
* Enemy reinforcements will appear from the northeast or the southeast on turns 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14 and 15.
* Notable allied formations:
	+ 4th Panzer Army
* Notable enemy formations:
	+ 1st Armoured Brigade
* Notable allied units:
	+ A Level 5 4th Panzer Army Panther G that has Ulrich Hoffmann, a Tank/Anti-tank-exclusive hero with the No Supply and Zero Slots traits.
* Notable enemy units:
	+ A Level 4 1st Armoured Brigade T-34-85 that has 20 Strength points and a hero with the Consolidator and No Surrender traits.
	+ 2 Level 4 1st Armoured Brigade T-34-85 Tanks that have 33 Strength points and heroes with the Consolidator and No Surrender traits.
	+ A Level 4 1st Armoured Brigade SU-76i that has 20 Strength points and a hero with the Consolidator and No Surrender traits.
	+ A Level 4 1st Armoured Brigade SU-152 that has 33 Strength points and a hero with the Consolidator and No Surrender traits.
	+ The enemy Strongpoints, which are Level 2 and have 99 Strength points.