23/09/1943

The Dnepr Line

Welcome back, commander! As I suspected, we have not been able to keep the initiative against the Soviets. The impressive war machine that the Soviet Union and its Allies put on the field has forced the Wehrmacht on defense. However, today nothing is lost: Von Manstein managed his way to retreat our southern front on the Dnepr River, a natural barrier that could cause a lot of problems to the Soviets. If we can hold onto the Dnepr all this winter, we might reorganize our weary ranks in time for the battles of next summer, that will be still against the Soviets but also against the Western Allies. So it is imperative that you wipe out the soviet toehold at Kanev. If Kanev does not come back immediately in our hands, the Red Army could invade all the Ukraine by the end of the year, and then the war would be already lost.