OPERATION CORE PART 3
Ludwig(Beck) “Sorry we had to delay the progress report for a day Adolf but we wanted to make sure no enemy troops escaped the pockets, they have all been killed or taken prisoner. It has been a good few days.”
Adolf “completely destroyed the trapped units? That is good. Well what else has happened?”
Ludwig “On 12/3/40 the Fins chose to give the Russians what they asked for. Today has had other things happen. We sunk the Athenia, but are blaming the Brits. We have signed a long term trade agreement with Russia and we have started to allow people from the occupied countries to join the wehrmacht.”
Adolf “That’s an excellent idea let these foreigners die for our cause and allow more Germans to survive.”
And the casualty reports so far are.
Denmark(Surrendered)
Land Casualties 2,489
Air Casualties 787
Total Casualties 3,276
Hungary(Surrendered)
Land Casualties 13,798+67441 = 81,239
Air Casualties 15,937+9249 = 25,186
Total Casualties 29,735+76,690 = 106,425
Poland(Surrendered)
Land Casualties 110,410+123,854 = 234,264
Air Casualties 34,208+1,315 = 35,523
Total Casualties 144,618+125,169 = 269,787
Italy
Land Casualties 44,343+99,828 =144,171
Air Casualties 30,884+3,311 =34,195
Total Casualties 75,227+103,139 =178,366
France
Land Casualties 116+0 =116
Air Casualties 0+2,496 =2,496
Total Casualties 116+2496 =2,612
Yugoslavia
Land Casualties 7178+140,140 =147,318
Air Casualties 5,668+1,578 =7,246
Total Casualties 12,846+141,718 =154,564
Romania
Land Casualties 19+59,023 =59,042
Air Casualties 2,192+16,658 =18,850
Total Casualties 2211+75,681 =77,892
Russia
Land Casualties 0
Air Casualties 297
Total Casualties 297
Total Enemy Casualties to date 793,219
Hungary had 10 infantry divisions, 1 armoured and one Hq encircled and destroyed in 6 encirclements
Poland had 18 infantry divisions, 4 armoured divisions, 1 cavalry division and 10 Hq’s encircled and destroyed in 5 encirclements.
Italy has had 11 infantry, 3 mountain, 1 motorised, 4 Hq and 1 garrison division encircled and destroyed in 5 encirclements.
Yugoslavia had 12 infantry, 2 cavalry and 10 Hq’s destroyed in 4 encirclements.
Romania had 5 infantry, 1 mountain division and 1 Hq destroyed in 1 encirclement.
Germany
Land Casualties 38,121+17,809 =55,930
Air Casualties 29,036+2,958 =31,994
Total Casualties 67,157+20,767 =87,924
Germany has lost 87,924 men, but no units. Our enemies have lost 793,219 men, more than 9 times as many. 96 enemy units have been destroyed, 70 of which were combat divisions.