Assault on Stalingrad

**Assault on Stalingrad** is a scenario in *Panzer Corps 2*.

## Briefings

General %playername%! General Paulus! Urgent news from the Romanian vanguards has just arrived!

The Soviets are counterattacking!

Calm yourself, Herr Oberst. I have been in regular contact with High Command regarding these Romanian reports.

Your forces are to be rotated out as scheduled, and Sixth Army will continue to hold Stalingrad.

With all due respect, General Paulus, these new reports are...

They are irrelevant, Herr Oberst. Continue your unit's preparations to depart.

But...

No, Herr Oberst, no! I will obey High Command's order to hold our ground! I will not so casually abandon what Germany has paid for with so much blood! You are dismissed!

*Without another word, Oberst Wagner salutes and exits the room.*

I apologize for sending your officer away, Herr General, but my decision has been made for me.b

High Command has refused to abandoned (Sic) Stalingrad, and I will obey.

I have been assured if this Soviet counterattack is as dangerous as it could turn out to be, Sixth Army will continue to resist with supplies flown in by the Luftwaffe.

And to be completely honest, my forces are in no state to mobilize. After the last few months in Stalingrad, we need to recover.

Your orders are to finish transporting your forces out of Stalingrad, to prepare for new operations early next year. But...

*General Paulus falls silent for a moment, as he strains to remove his wedding ring.*

When you go, please take this with you. I have total faith in our ultimate victory against this latest Soviet counteroffensive, at which time I will of course be wanting that back.

But should the unthinkable come to pass, take it back to my wife Elena.

It is all that I will ask of you.

**Historic Objective: Defend Chir Rail Station.**

### Debriefing

We have chosen our own fate, Mein General.

Whatever happens now is in the hands of the gods.

But I suspect the fighting is not over for us yet, so I will keep the men prepared for action as best I can.

Given the circumstances...

**Historically, while the German 6th Army was busy finally stamping out the last embers of resistance within Stalingrad, huge waves of Soviet reinforcements were building up around the city.**

**With German attention so pre-occupied with Stalingrad, the only forces protecting the Axis flanks from these new units were ill-equipped and understrength Romanian formations.**

**These units were brushed aside so quickly that the Soviet double pincer attack managed to complete an encirclement of Stalingrad in mere days.**

**The initial German reaction to this attack was extremely limited. This stemmed from a combination of believing that exhausted Sixth Army would be better off to hold their positions in Stalingrad, and that even if they were cut off, they could be continued to be supply from the air.**

## Walkthrough

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## Locations

* Volga River

* Rail Station

* Stalingrad

* Kalach

* Vertyachiy

* Don River

* Chir River

* Stalingrad Airfield

* Chir Rail Station

* Verkhne-Kumskiy

* South Rail Station

* Volga River

* Rail Station

* Stalingrad

* Kalach

* Vertyachiy

* Don River

* Chir River

* Stalingrad Airfield

* Chir Rail Station

* Verkhne-Kumskiy

* South Rail Station

## Messages

* Mein General, our new heavy tank is finally ready for action! After working out most of the bugs from the prototype version, we at last have access to the main production line model of the new Tiger tank. These tanks are still too new for general deployment, but the offer to acquire the very first shipment for ourselves is on the table. I would definitely like to see us get our hands on them, but I would caution to not to use them too recklessly, especially if we continued to be mired in dense urban fighting environments.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 5 Commendation Point acquire a collection of Tiger heavy tanks?

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

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

* Mein General, while we make our decision on what course to take, there is another matter that could use your attention. Some of our prototype aircraft remain inoperable, but I believe these are just teething issues we could quickly rectify instead of needing to write off entire planes. Simultaneously, we have in our possession more Allied Lend-Lease equipment that we have scoured from Stalingrad that also needs some man-hours to restore to working order.

In total, we could gain additional Bf-109z fighter-bombers, He-219 heavy fighters, and a few models of Spitfires for our efforts. If we have any spare time or resources, we might as well make use of them on these vehicles.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 3 Commendation Point acquire a collection of rare aircraft?

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

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

* ***Oberst Wagner:*** Mein General, sorry to interrupt, but something urgently needs your attention. I have in my hands what appears to be a secret communication that has come from the HQ of General Paulus, but not from General Paulus himself.

* ***Oberst Wagner:*** It requests that we disobey our orders to leave Stalingrad, and instead stay to help defend the perimeter of the city. I cannot in good conscience suggest we ignore our given orders, but at the same time, I feel that we would abandon so many men of Sixth Army in Stalingrad should we leave on schdule (Sic). The choice of where to make our stand, I leave to you.

* ***ALTERNATE OBJECTIVE ACTIVATED:***

Defend Stalingrad Airfields from attack.
Do not move forces to Defend the Chir Rail Station.

* Mein General, our new heavy tank is finally ready for action! After working out most of the bugs from the prototype version, we at last have access to the main production line model of the new Tiger tank. These tanks are still too new for general deployment, but the offer to acquire the very first shipment for ourselves is on the table. I would definitely like to see us get our hands on them, but I would caution to not to use them too recklessly, especially if we continued to be mired in dense urban fighting environments.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 5 Commendation Point acquire a collection of Tiger heavy tanks?

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

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

* Mein General, while we make our decision on what course to take, there is another matter that could use your attention. Some of our prototype aircraft remain inoperable, but I believe these are just teething issues we could quickly rectify instead of needing to write off entire planes. Simultaneously, we have in our possession more Allied Lend-Lease equipment that we have scoured from Stalingrad that also needs some man-hours to restore to working order.

In total, we could gain additional Bf-109z fighter-bombers, He-219 heavy fighters, and a few models of Spitfires for our efforts. If we have any spare time or resources, we might as well make use of them on these vehicles.

You have %d Commendation Points.

Would you like to use 3 Commendation Point acquire a collection of rare aircraft?

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

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

* ***Oberst Wagner:*** Mein General, sorry to interrupt, but something urgently needs your attention. I have in my hands what appears to be a secret communication that has come from the HQ of General Paulus, but not from General Paulus himself.

* ***Oberst Wagner:*** It requests that we disobey our orders to leave Stalingrad, and instead stay to help defend the perimeter of the city. I cannot in good conscience suggest we ignore our given orders, but at the same time, I feel that we would abandon so many men of Sixth Army in Stalingrad should we leave on schdule (Sic). The choice of where to make our stand, I leave to you.

* ***ALTERNATE OBJECTIVE ACTIVATED:***

Defend Stalingrad Airfields from attack.
Do not move forces to Defend the Chir Rail Station.

## Notes

* If players have at least 5 Commendation Points at the start of the scenario, they will be given the option to exchange 5 Commendation Points for 45 Strength points worth of Prototype Tiger I Tanks.
* If players have at least 3 Commendation Points by turn 3, they will be given the option to exchange 3 Commendation Points for 26 Strength points worth of Prototype Bf 109Z Tactical bombers, 22 Strength points worth of Prototype He 219 Fighters, 22 Strength points worth of Prototype Spitfire Mk.II Fighters, and 9 Strength points worth of Prototype Spitfire Mk.VB Fighters.