Operation Margarethe

**Operation Margarethe** is a scenario in *Panzer Corps 2*.

## Briefings

Yes, our forces are in position.

The person on the other end of the line is speaking.

No, no resistance so far. In fact most of the Hungarians have...

The person on the other end of the line is speaking.

Jawohl, it will be done.

Oberst Wagners (Sic) hangs up his phone.

Mein General, that was confirmation; the main objective of Operation Margarethe is a go: we're to move into Budapest immediately.

**Primary Objective: Capture all Rail Station Flags.**

**Primary Objective: Admiral Horthy Must Survive.**

**Bonus Objective: Capture all Bridge Flags before the Final Rail Station Flag.**

**Bonus Objective: Capture all Rail Bridge Flags before the Final Rail Station Flag.**

Our first and most pressing goal is to neutralize the Hungarian Regeant (Sic), Admiral Horthy.

He's been distracted by a series of diplomatic measures that have so far kept him out of Budapest.

His train is here, approaching the city, and it would be in our best interest to detain him before he can disembark from his train and attempt to rally extra efforts to resist our operation.

Neutralize his Royal Hungarian Escorts, but we must not harm the train carrying Admiral Horthy; we aren't here to make martyrs.

While that is happening, our other forces should move into the city to secure key transit hubs.

Be on the look out for these Hungarian Army Bases.

If any new threats are to arise, they will be mobilized from these locations.

I recommend preemptively encircling these positions. It will make containment of any newly activating Hungarian units much easier than simply fighting and destroying them.

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

Mein General, reports for your attention.

Thankfully, our efforts here seem to have had their intended effects.

There is a new Hungarian Prime Minister in place, and with him, a promise to swiftly increase Hungarian troop levels on the Eastern Front.

Still, it makes me more than uneasy that such drastic measures had to be taken against those who have been our allies in this war...

There is something else you should be aware of: Army Group South is no more.

Word just came in, there has been a major reoganization (Sic) of our Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front.

Army Group South has been relabeled as Army Group North Ukraine, and it's mission has completely shifted over to one of defense.

Also, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein has finally received the Swords to his Knight's Cross... but this is no joyous celebration for us to have.

Manstein will not be the commander of the new Army Group North Ukraine. He has been dismissed by direct order of German High Command.

I fear what will befall our forces, without his guidance and leadership to safeguard us...

For now, we have our orders to head to Romania immediately. It seems the Soviets have no desire to give us any reprieve, and have persued (Sic) our withdraw right up to the Romanian border.

**Historically, the German occupation of Hungary in March of 1944 was swift and nearly bloodless.**

**Hungarian efforts to resist the Germans were neutralized before they could even begin to organize.**

**With many Hungarian forces not receiving any orders on how to deal with the sudden arrival of German formations within their borders.**

**For all these Hungarians knew, the Germans were still their allies, and so many Germans entering Hungary were welcomed with ceremony.**

**And so, at least for the immediate future, Germany was still able to count on Hungary to continue to fight on the Eastern Front.**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Buda Castle

* Danube River

* Rail Station

* Kispest Rail Station

* Obuda Rail Station

* Pest Rail Station

* Hungarian Barracks

* Rail Bridge

* Bridge

* Buda Castle

* Danube River

* Rail Station

* Kispest Rail Station

* Obuda Rail Station

* Pest Rail Station

* Hungarian Barracks

* Rail Bridge

* Bridge

## Messages

* Mein General, if I may interrupt for a moment, I think you will be most interested to hear the news I have. One of the top scoring aces in all the Luftwaffe, one Hauptmann Gerhard Barkhorn, just finished quite the propaganda tour back home, and he and his squadron are due for a new assignment.

There is a rumor going around that he has already been looking to transfer to join with our fighter squadrons. Apparently, he sees it as his best opportunity to maintain his lead over the other top scoring Luftwaffe aces. I firmly believe this is a gift we should not overlook, and we should do everything in our power to get Hauptmann Barkhorn for ourselves.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to exchange 2 Commendation Points for a German Fighter hero?

* You decide to use some of your influence and accept the offer. You now have %d Commendation Points.

* You decline the offer. You still have %d Commendation Points.

* Bonus Objective to Capture all Bridge Flags before the Final Rail Station Flag completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Capture all Rail Bridge Flags HQs before the Final Rail Station Flag completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Mein General, if I may interrupt for a moment, I think you will be most interested to hear the news I have. One of the top scoring aces in all the Luftwaffe, one Hauptmann Gerhard Barkhorn, just finished quite the propaganda tour back home, and he and his squadron are due for a new assignment.

There is a rumor going around that he has already been looking to transfer to join with our fighter squadrons. Apparently, he sees it as his best opportunity to maintain his lead over the other top scoring Luftwaffe aces. I firmly believe this is a gift we should not overlook, and we should do everything in our power to get Hauptmann Barkhorn for ourselves.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to exchange 2 Commendation Points for a German Fighter hero?

* You decide to use some of your influence and accept the offer. You now have %d Commendation Points.

* You decline the offer. You still have %d Commendation Points.

* Bonus Objective to Capture all Bridge Flags before the Final Rail Station Flag completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to Capture all Rail Bridge Flags HQs before the Final Rail Station Flag completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 2.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

## Notes

* Players will be given the option to exchange 2 Commendation Points for Gerhard Barkhorn, a Fighter-exclusive hero with the Reduced Slots, Consolidator, Learns form Mistakes and Famous traits at the start of the scenario.
* Capturing all bridge flags and all rail bridge flags will each award 2 Commendation Points.
* Enemy reinforcements will appear from 1 group of Hungarian Barracks/Secondary Objective hexes on turns 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
* Notable enemy formations:
	+ Hungarian Royal Guard
* Notable enemy units:
	+ Admiral Horthy, a Level 4 HU Infantry 43 with 30 Strength points.
	+ A Hungarian Royal Guard 41M Turan II, which is Level 5 and has 15 Strength points and a hero with the Tank Killer, Lightning Attack, Resilient and No Surrender traits.
	+ A Hungarian Royal Guard 43M Zrinyi II, which is Level 5 and has 15 Strength points and a hero with the Low Profile, Provocator, Avenger and No Surrender traits.
	+ A Hungarian Royal Guard HU Cavalry, which is Level 5 and has 20 Strength points and a hero with the Tank Killer, Readiness, Resilient and No Surrender traits.
	+ A Hungarian Royal Guard HU Cavalry, which is Level 5 and has 20 Strength points and a hero with the Evasive, Fierce Fighter, Resilient and No Surrender traits.
	+ 9th HU Engineers, which is Level 1 and has 17 Strength points and a hero with the Tenacious Defender trait.
	+ 15th and 16th HU HW Inf, which are Level 1 and have 15 Strength points and heroes with the Rapid Fire 1.5x and Artillery Support traits.
	+ 37th 41M Turan II, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Butcher trait.
	+ 40th Panther D, which is Level 1 and has a hero with the Crippling Blow, Leadership and Overwhelming Attack traits.
	+ 42th 40M Nimrod, which is Level 1 and has 20 Strength points and a hero with the No Supply and Double Support traits.
	+ The Strongpoints, which are Level 5 and have 110 Strength points.