Weltkriegschaft
Introduction
Welcome to Weltkriegschaft! This AAR is an in-depth alternate history, set during the HoI2 scenario “The Road to War” from the perspective of Germany. The game settings are all normal. There are no reloads, game edits or house rules aside from “roleplaying” as opposed to “power-gaming”.
I encourage and invite all readers, from the most discreet lurkers to the old salts of AARland, to leave a comment when you can and let us know you're here, even if you're not caught up yet. Please feel free to ask questions or make observations -- even about previous chapters. Some readers like to speculate about the plot, others like to discuss the history and a few like to ask me probing questions that I do my best to answer. It's all welcome!
For those unsure about committing to all the reading required to catch up, I have composed a Brief Summary of events so far. Shorter than a single update, it condenses the main action of Weltkriegschaft so far and helps readers get caught up and current quickly!
The narrative of Weltkriegschaft is presented through the experiences of those who lived and died in Hitler’s Germany.
The prologue is set the night before the scenario begins, on New Year’s Eve 1935.
Table of Contents
Prologue
Part I - Albert Lössner - December 31, 1935
Part II - Adolf Hitler - December 31, 1935
Chapter I: The Hammerblow
Part I - Johann Mahler - January 1, 1936
Part II - Fr. Martin Kappel - January 2, 1936
Part III - Ernst Trommler - January 3, 1936
Part IV - Cristoph Scholl - January 5, 1936
Part V - Albert Lössner - January 6, 1936
Part VI - Werner von Blomberg - January 7, 1936
Part VII - Walter Friedmann - January 7, 1936
Part VIII - Albert Lössner - January 8, 1936
Part IX - Fr. Martin Kappel - January 9, 1936
Part X - Victor Reinert - January 12, 1936
Part XI - Albert Lössner - January 12, 1936
Part XII - Cristoph Scholl - January 16, 1936
Part XIII - Victor Reinert - January 17, 1936
Part XIV - Werner von Blomberg - January 17, 1936
Part XV - Ernst Trommler - January 21, 1936
Part XVI - Walter Friedmann - January 25, 1936
Part XVII - Bruno Bräuer - January 25, 1936
Part XVIII - Johann Mahler - January 26, 1936
Part XIX - Werner von Blomberg - February 3, 1936
Part XX - Cristoph Scholl - February 4, 1936
Chapter II: The Gambit of the West
Part I - Charles Randall - February 5, 1936
Part II - Victor Reinert - February 8, 1936
Part III - Ernst Trommler - February 8, 1936
Part IV - Cristoph Scholl - February 10, 1936
Part V - Fr. Martin Kappel - February 17, 1936
Part VI - Cristoph Scholl - February 25, 1936
Part VII - Walter Friedmann - March 7, 1936
Part VIII - Hjalmar Schacht - March 15, 1936
Part IX - Cristoph Scholl - March 22, 1936
Part X - Victor Reinert - April 1, 1936
Part XI - Fr. Martin Kappel - April 3, 1936
Part XII - Gerhard Schmidt - April 6, 1936
Part XIII - Cristoph Scholl - April 7, 1936
Part XIV - Helen Krause - April 8, 1936
Part XV - Johann Mahler - April 9, 1936
Part XVI - Ernst Trommler - April 11, 1936
Part XVII - Cristoph Scholl - April 14, 1936
Part XVIII - Walter Friedmann - April 16, 1936
Part XIX - Günther Taubert - April 16, 1936
Part XX - Rudolf Schwarzbeck - April 17, 1936
Part XXI - Werner von Blomberg - April 17, 1936
Part XXII - Cristoph Scholl - April 22, 1936
Part XXIII - Victor Reinert - April 25, 1936
Part XXIV - Jost Schleifer - April 29, 1936
Part XXV - Paul Hausser - May 10, 1936
Part XXVI - Fr. Martin Kappel - May 11, 1936
Part XXVII - Rudolf Schwarzbeck - May 12, 1936
Part XXVIII - Herbert Ihlefeld - May 28, 1936
Part XXIX - Victor Reinert - June 3, 1936
Part XXX - Cristoph Scholl - June 4, 1936
Chapter III: The Lion's Den
Part I - Wai Chungtai - June 7, 1936
Part II - Ernst Trommler - June 8, 1936
Part III - Cristoph Scholl - June 9, 1936
Part IV - Reinhard Heydrich - June 13, 1936
Part V - Hjalmar Schacht - June 24, 1936
Part VI - Herbert Ihlefeld - June 29, 1936
Part VII - Cristoph Scholl - July 9, 1936
Part VIII - Fritz-Albert Geier - July 11, 1936
Part IX - Werner von Blomberg - July 15, 1936
Part X - Helen Krause - July 21, 1936
Part XI - Victor Reinert - July 29, 1936
Part XII - Ernst Trommler - August 7, 1936
Part XIII - Cristoph Scholl - August 20, 1936
Part XIV - Jost Schleifer - August 21, 1936
Part XV - Rudolf Schwarzbeck - August 31, 1936
Part XVI - Werner von Blomberg - September 1, 1936
Part XVII - Walter Friedmann - September 9, 1936
Part XVIII - Joseph Auspitz - September 21, 1936
Part XIX - Fritz-Albert Geier - September 26, 1936
Part XX - Johann Mahler - September 27, 1936
Part XXI - Günther Taubert - October 1, 1936
Part XXII - Ernst Trommler - October 9, 1936
Part XXIII - Wolf-Heinrich von Helldorf - October 14, 1936
Part XXIV - Rudolf Schwarzbeck - October 14, 1936
Part XXV - Alexis von Rönne - October 16, 1936
Part XXVI - Werner von Blomberg - October 23, 1936
Part XXVII - Paul Hausser - October 28, 1936
Part XXVIII - Victor Reinert - November 7, 1936
Part XXIX - Fritz-Albert Geier - November 8, 1936
Part XXX - Günther Taubert - November 9, 1936
Part XXXI - Joseph Auspitz - November 12, 1936
Part XXXII - Cristoph Scholl - November 13, 1936
Part XXXIII - Ernst Trommler - November 16, 1936
Part XXXIV - Reinhard Heydrich - November 17, 1936
Part XXXV - Cristoph Scholl - November 17, 1936
Part XXXVI - Cristoph Scholl - November 30, 1936
Part XXXVII - Bruno Bräuer - December 1, 1936
Part XXXVIII - Bernhard Rogge - December 1, 1936
Part XXXIX - Hans Kroh - December 1, 1936
Part XL - Otto Büsing - December 3, 1936
Part XLI - Kuno-Hans von Both - December 3, 1936
Part XLII - Otto Büsing - December 3, 1936
Part XLIII - Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin - December 4, 1936
Part XLIV - Cristoph Scholl - December 5, 1936
Part XLV - Otto Büsing - December 5, 1936
Part XLVI - Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin - December 5, 1936
Part XLVII - Cristoph Scholl - December 6, 1936
Part XLVIII - Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin - December 8, 1936
Part XLIX - Walter Friedmann - December 9, 1936
Part L - Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin - December 10, 1936
Part LI - Cristoph Scholl - December 11, 1936
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Introduction
Welcome to Weltkriegschaft! This AAR is an in-depth alternate history, set during the HoI2 scenario “The Road to War” from the perspective of Germany. The game settings are all normal. There are no reloads, game edits or house rules aside from “roleplaying” as opposed to “power-gaming”.
I encourage and invite all readers, from the most discreet lurkers to the old salts of AARland, to leave a comment when you can and let us know you're here, even if you're not caught up yet. Please feel free to ask questions or make observations -- even about previous chapters. Some readers like to speculate about the plot, others like to discuss the history and a few like to ask me probing questions that I do my best to answer. It's all welcome!
For those unsure about committing to all the reading required to catch up, I have composed a Brief Summary of events so far. Shorter than a single update, it condenses the main action of Weltkriegschaft so far and helps readers get caught up and current quickly!
The narrative of Weltkriegschaft is presented through the experiences of those who lived and died in Hitler’s Germany.
The prologue is set the night before the scenario begins, on New Year’s Eve 1935.
Table of Contents
Prologue
Part I - Albert Lössner - December 31, 1935
Part II - Adolf Hitler - December 31, 1935
Chapter I: The Hammerblow
Part I - Johann Mahler - January 1, 1936
Part II - Fr. Martin Kappel - January 2, 1936
Part III - Ernst Trommler - January 3, 1936
Part IV - Cristoph Scholl - January 5, 1936
Part V - Albert Lössner - January 6, 1936
Part VI - Werner von Blomberg - January 7, 1936
Part VII - Walter Friedmann - January 7, 1936
Part VIII - Albert Lössner - January 8, 1936
Part IX - Fr. Martin Kappel - January 9, 1936
Part X - Victor Reinert - January 12, 1936
Part XI - Albert Lössner - January 12, 1936
Part XII - Cristoph Scholl - January 16, 1936
Part XIII - Victor Reinert - January 17, 1936
Part XIV - Werner von Blomberg - January 17, 1936
Part XV - Ernst Trommler - January 21, 1936
Part XVI - Walter Friedmann - January 25, 1936
Part XVII - Bruno Bräuer - January 25, 1936
Part XVIII - Johann Mahler - January 26, 1936
Part XIX - Werner von Blomberg - February 3, 1936
Part XX - Cristoph Scholl - February 4, 1936
Chapter II: The Gambit of the West
Part I - Charles Randall - February 5, 1936
Part II - Victor Reinert - February 8, 1936
Part III - Ernst Trommler - February 8, 1936
Part IV - Cristoph Scholl - February 10, 1936
Part V - Fr. Martin Kappel - February 17, 1936
Part VI - Cristoph Scholl - February 25, 1936
Part VII - Walter Friedmann - March 7, 1936
Part VIII - Hjalmar Schacht - March 15, 1936
Part IX - Cristoph Scholl - March 22, 1936
Part X - Victor Reinert - April 1, 1936
Part XI - Fr. Martin Kappel - April 3, 1936
Part XII - Gerhard Schmidt - April 6, 1936
Part XIII - Cristoph Scholl - April 7, 1936
Part XIV - Helen Krause - April 8, 1936
Part XV - Johann Mahler - April 9, 1936
Part XVI - Ernst Trommler - April 11, 1936
Part XVII - Cristoph Scholl - April 14, 1936
Part XVIII - Walter Friedmann - April 16, 1936
Part XIX - Günther Taubert - April 16, 1936
Part XX - Rudolf Schwarzbeck - April 17, 1936
Part XXI - Werner von Blomberg - April 17, 1936
Part XXII - Cristoph Scholl - April 22, 1936
Part XXIII - Victor Reinert - April 25, 1936
Part XXIV - Jost Schleifer - April 29, 1936
Part XXV - Paul Hausser - May 10, 1936
Part XXVI - Fr. Martin Kappel - May 11, 1936
Part XXVII - Rudolf Schwarzbeck - May 12, 1936
Part XXVIII - Herbert Ihlefeld - May 28, 1936
Part XXIX - Victor Reinert - June 3, 1936
Part XXX - Cristoph Scholl - June 4, 1936
Chapter III: The Lion's Den
Part I - Wai Chungtai - June 7, 1936
Part II - Ernst Trommler - June 8, 1936
Part III - Cristoph Scholl - June 9, 1936
Part IV - Reinhard Heydrich - June 13, 1936
Part V - Hjalmar Schacht - June 24, 1936
Part VI - Herbert Ihlefeld - June 29, 1936
Part VII - Cristoph Scholl - July 9, 1936
Part VIII - Fritz-Albert Geier - July 11, 1936
Part IX - Werner von Blomberg - July 15, 1936
Part X - Helen Krause - July 21, 1936
Part XI - Victor Reinert - July 29, 1936
Part XII - Ernst Trommler - August 7, 1936
Part XIII - Cristoph Scholl - August 20, 1936
Part XIV - Jost Schleifer - August 21, 1936
Part XV - Rudolf Schwarzbeck - August 31, 1936
Part XVI - Werner von Blomberg - September 1, 1936
Part XVII - Walter Friedmann - September 9, 1936
Part XVIII - Joseph Auspitz - September 21, 1936
Part XIX - Fritz-Albert Geier - September 26, 1936
Part XX - Johann Mahler - September 27, 1936
Part XXI - Günther Taubert - October 1, 1936
Part XXII - Ernst Trommler - October 9, 1936
Part XXIII - Wolf-Heinrich von Helldorf - October 14, 1936
Part XXIV - Rudolf Schwarzbeck - October 14, 1936
Part XXV - Alexis von Rönne - October 16, 1936
Part XXVI - Werner von Blomberg - October 23, 1936
Part XXVII - Paul Hausser - October 28, 1936
Part XXVIII - Victor Reinert - November 7, 1936
Part XXIX - Fritz-Albert Geier - November 8, 1936
Part XXX - Günther Taubert - November 9, 1936
Part XXXI - Joseph Auspitz - November 12, 1936
Part XXXII - Cristoph Scholl - November 13, 1936
Part XXXIII - Ernst Trommler - November 16, 1936
Part XXXIV - Reinhard Heydrich - November 17, 1936
Part XXXV - Cristoph Scholl - November 17, 1936
Part XXXVI - Cristoph Scholl - November 30, 1936
Part XXXVII - Bruno Bräuer - December 1, 1936
Part XXXVIII - Bernhard Rogge - December 1, 1936
Part XXXIX - Hans Kroh - December 1, 1936
Part XL - Otto Büsing - December 3, 1936
Part XLI - Kuno-Hans von Both - December 3, 1936
Part XLII - Otto Büsing - December 3, 1936
Part XLIII - Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin - December 4, 1936
Part XLIV - Cristoph Scholl - December 5, 1936
Part XLV - Otto Büsing - December 5, 1936
Part XLVI - Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin - December 5, 1936
Part XLVII - Cristoph Scholl - December 6, 1936
Part XLVIII - Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin - December 8, 1936
Part XLIX - Walter Friedmann - December 9, 1936
Part L - Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin - December 10, 1936
Part LI - Cristoph Scholl - December 11, 1936
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