1943-09-02
Our offensive in Britain is continuing and we are now advancing into Scotland where the British Army has decided to make their last stand in Newcastle, the seat of their evacuated government. There are rumors in circulation that the king has already left the country, but Churchill has been seen recently on the front line, trying to boost the moral of his soldiers.
Our troops are racing north, trying to encircle the British Army in Newcastle.
1943-09-04
Newcastle has fallen and the majority of the British Home Guard either surrendered or perished in the battle. Winston Churchill on the other hand chose to board one of the last ships that left the harbor and fled to Canada. The events of these past days will surely send shock-waves though the British Empire. With a little bit of luck it might even collapse after loosing its home island.
Churchill fleeing his beloved Britain.
1943-09-05
With the fall of their home island quickly approaching, the British Parliament in exile announced today that they would retreat from their colonies in the far east to concentrate their efforts on the continuation of the resistance in Africa and America. As a first step they've announced their plan to transfer control of India and their possessions in South East Asia to elected local (and loyal) governments. I knew that it would be only a matter of time until the British Empire would break under the pressure of this war, but I am surprised by the speed with which their downfall is taking place.
India and Pakistan are the first former colonies to gain their independence in the wake of the Fall of Britain.
At the same time as the British are receding from their former colonies, we are proceeding with implementing our new order by establishing our own civil administration in Britain. Just as in all the other nations before, our approach of implementing a lenient occupation policy, based on collaboration and lawfulness, is gaining traction with the British population. To maintain order, the local police is allowed to continue with their work unhindered and the field offices of the Wehrmacht have begun accepting volunteers, who are willing to fight for our cause.
By offering the right incentives, collaborators can be found in every nation.
1943-09-11
Over these past few days the Seekriegsleitung (Maritime Warfare Command) has reported an increasing number of submarine attacks on our convoy routes to Britain and Ireland. Today we managed to intercept a pack of US subs before they could strike at one of our major convoys north of Brest en route to the recently captured Irish city of Dublin. Despite this success, our losses of convoy ships are mounting and we will have to do something about this sooner rather than later. Increasing our patrols in the North Sea and on the coastlines of Atlantic can only be the first step. Our next move should be to destroy or capture their naval bases in Iceland and Greenland, from which they are launching their attacks this close to our homeland. An elimination of those bases should also decrease the likelihood of an US invasion on the shores of the Fatherland and if we manage to take them over, they could server us as stepping stones for our own operations against the US and Canada.
Our carriers are proving to be an effective weapon against the elusive US submarines.
1943-09-15
After the devastating defeat at Newcastle, the resistance from the British Home Guard has been almost nonexistent. We are expecting to be in control of the entire country by the end of the month.
Our troops are advancing with ease through Scotland and Ireland, capturing one deserted town after another.
1943-09-18
Today one of our radar stations on the French Atlantic Coast reported the sighting of an enemy surface fleet en route to Southern Britain. The naval high command immediately send our main battle fleet, that has been stationed in the Channel to protect our troop movements, to intercept the incoming ships. In the ensuing battle with the US carrier task force we managed to sink almost all of their ships, only their carrier, the USS Saratoga, was able to slip away into the Atlantic under the cover of the nightfall. This, and recent successes against the Royal Navy on the outset of Operation Sea Lion, has lead our Admirals to the conclusion that we should abandon our currently preferred fleet composition, which is centered on small task forces of one carrier and one battleship, in favor of big battle fleets, centered around three carriers and a good mix of heavy and escort ships. If we can duplicate our successes we had with this type of composition, we should be able to push back the US Navy and maybe even achieve naval supremacy in the Atlantic.
Our first major naval battle with the US Navy ended with a victory for us, thanks to our new big-carrier-fleet strategy.
At the moment we have six carriers and battleships, allowing us to create two fleets of the following composition, each with 30 ships:
- 3 Carriers
- 3 Battleships
- 3 Battlecruiser
- 6 Heavy Cruisers
- 6 Light Cruisers
- 9 Destroyers
We have another carrier, the "KMS Amerika", under construction, increasing our carrier-fleet to a total of 7, allowing us to maintain our two fleets while having one carrier in the dock for repairs. As soon as we have enough free capacities we should begin the construction of another three carriers and the necessary escort ships to create three complete fleets. This, in combination with the continued progress we are making with airborne anti-ship weapons like the new "Fritz X" Seezielflugkörper (anti-ship missile), should ensure our dominance over the seas.
1943-09-25
The last secluded village in northern Scotland was successfully occupied today. We are now in full control of Europe: From the Nordkapp to the Sahara and from the Atlantic to the Urals.
In anticipation of this victory, I signed an order last week to fly distinguished members of all units that participated in the Operation to Berlin, to take part in a big victory parade. After the festivities I've scheduled a meeting with the General Staff to discuss our next steps. The destruction of the US Naval Bases closest to our territory will take precedence, but our next steps must be considered carefully. Where should we attack next? Africa, India or maybe even America?
Troops resting in front of the Olympiastadion in Berlin before the big parade.