The critical moment when Germany's fate on the Eastern Front will be decided has arrived! Although the Battle of Stalingrad is over, the Axis forces in Russia remain in turmoil. Huge holes have been created by the destruction of German, Hungarian and Romanian forces, and a desperate race to stabilize the front must now begin. But assuming these efforts are successful, the even more terrible Battle of Kursk looms on the horizon.

CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY IN GRAND CAMPAIGN CHAPTER 6 AXIS OPERATIONS

The Axis Operations 1943 DLC campaign focuses entirely on the Eastern Front. Most importantly, this DLC begins to provide answers to long-standing questions from the series, and culminates in the possibility of permanently changing the course of the war in this campaign...and also in future campaigns to come!
Did you participate in the invasion attempt with Operation Sea Lion?
Did you recover any survivors of the 6th Army from Stalingrad?
How far will the consequences of your efforts in the Battle of Kursk go?
Will your efforts have been enough to alter the course of history?

CONTINUE WITH YOUR OWN PANZER BODY

Players can import their main forces that have completed the Axis Operations East 1942 campaign, or use predefined main forces to deploy directly for the Axis Operations East 1943 campaign . and progression through higher difficulty settings and advanced game modes, the preset forces contain a moderate number of experienced units and an assortment of heroes that allow any player to successfully complete this new campaign.

HISTORICAL CHARACTERS AND MISSIONS

In addition to the current trend of bonus mission objectives inspired by real historical events, this campaign will be complemented by the presence of great German historical figures from World War II.
Enjoy the special effort put into bringing these characters to life, as many of their real-life thoughts and memories influence their mannerisms and how they are written in the campaign.

GAIN INFLUENCE AND USE IT

By completing bonus objectives and achieving certain degrees of victory, you can earn decoration points that can be spent on a host of unique rewards like accessing stock of equipment captured from the enemy, special aircraft prototypes , and even the recruitment of more historical officers.

SOW THE SEEDS OF THE ULTIMATE VICTORY OR DEFEAT IN KURSK

Just as no campaign of 1942 would be complete without Stalingrad, no campaign of 1943 can ignore the terrible battle of Kursk.
Engage in a unique take on this battle, often touted as the greatest tank battle in history, pitting your Wehrmacht veterans against the seemingly endless lines of Soviet defenses protecting their position.
Although past victories have the potential to influence the war, it is up to you to lead your forces in battle. Germany's historic last chance to regain the strategic initiative on the Eastern Front may also be yours...
Or an entirely new and totally original path could be shaped through your efforts. A path that begins here and continues in a still unwritten story!

THE AXIS OPERATIONS CAMPAIGN CONTINUES

The end of 1943 on the Eastern Front is not the end point of your campaign, only the most recent stage. At the end of Axis Operations 1943 on the Eastern Front, players will be offered the opportunity to save their main force for use in the next chapter of the Axis Operations campaign.
Each chapter of Axis Operations can be played as an independent campaign.

List of 17 scenarios

Zaporizhia
Reverse of Manstein
Kummersdorf 1943
Yakovlevo
Oboyan
Prokhorovka
Operation Roland
Stalino
Rostov 1943
Elista
Astrakhan
Return to Stalingrad
Orel
Panther Line
Taman Peninsula
Kremenchuk
Zhytomyr