In September 1942, Private Dimitri Petrenko of the 62nd Rifle Division wakes in a body-filled fountain in Stalingrad as German troops execute his comrades. He meets fellow survivor Sergeant Viktor Reznov, who tells him of his mission to kill German General Heinrich Amsel, who is responsible for numerous war crimes across the Soviet Union. After evading and fighting German soldiers, Dimitri and Reznov meet up with the remainder of Dimitri's unit preparing to assault the General's communications post. Dimitri and Reznov provide over watch for Soviet soldiers as they attempt to capture the post, managing to kill Amsel as he attempts to escape. Their position is discovered, and Dimitri and Reznov flee into the Volga River.