After failing to hold the city of Rostov, the Germans fell back to the Mius River in southern Ukraine. There the 49th Mountain Corps dug in for the winter, and despite the critically low temperatures the troops received such comforts as a movie theater and a field brothel. But the Red Army had no plans to let them enjoy their creature comforts.

The Germans flung back the Soviet attack, which came poorly prepared as the green troops bunched into waves and had little artillery support. Later, none of the division's senior officers would admit to giving the order for a counterattack. Regardless of the desires of headquarters to hold the more defensible river line, the jägers left their dugouts. They captured the town of Dmitrievka and pushed the Soviets back several kilometers from their starting positions.

Soviet player should only use leaders from Eastern Front.