1940-03-25
After we took over Norway and Sweden we now share another border with the Soviets in Finland. In a future conflict it will be vital for us to capture their ports of Petsamo and Murmansk, which are only a couple of kilometers away from our most northern base, Kirkenes. Sadly Kirkenes lies north of the polar circle and there is no infrastructure capable to support even a small strike force. The city has a tiny port but the North Sea is too dangerous for our convoys. This is why I've decided to begin with the construction of a narrow gauge railway from Sweden to Kirkenes. Additionally a small airfield and radar installations will be constructed in the city.
1940-04-01
I had my quarterly meeting with the general staff and officials of the arms industry today. We discussed the needs of our armed forces and the country in general. The air force has been pleased with the performance of the Simens radar stations which we have constructed in all major industrial centers on our western border. Occasionally a fleet of British bombers come through and drops bombs on our factories in the Ruhr valley but aided by the our radar stations, our fighters are able to inflict heavy losses. We've also constructed an experimental radar station in Wilhelmshaven which has approximately twice the strength of our standard radar stations. This station is able to detect any enemy ships in the German Bight, which lead to a proposal by the navy to construct similar stations on our entire coast all the way up to the North Cape. I've agreed, once we have the resources to construct these stations, we will be able to detect enemy invasion fleets before they reach our shores.
The army has requested some improvements for their current models of tanks (mostly concerning their reliability), but all in all they are happy with their current equipment and are concentrating on developing new tactics to fully expolit the advantages our new Panzer forces can provide.
After we have taken over the Swedish iron ore mines our resource situation as relaxed a little bit, but I've ordered the representative of IG Farben to concentrate on developing new and improved technologies to produce substitutes for our rarest resources like synthetic oil.
1940-04-20
Our preparations for "Fall Gelb" are almost complete, if the weather stays the same we will begin the attack on the first of May. For this operation we have positioned 71 Divisions on the border between France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. 15 Divisions are stationed in Poland to keep an eye on the Soviets. Another 12 Divisions are remaining in Scandinavia, in case the Brits are coming back for a second try. In addition to these reserve units, all major ports on the north sea coast are now protected by small Garrison units. These units won't be able to fend off an invasion force on their own, but they should be able to delay the enemy long enough for our reserves to arrive.
Garrison units in southern Norway.
After we took over Norway and Sweden we now share another border with the Soviets in Finland. In a future conflict it will be vital for us to capture their ports of Petsamo and Murmansk, which are only a couple of kilometers away from our most northern base, Kirkenes. Sadly Kirkenes lies north of the polar circle and there is no infrastructure capable to support even a small strike force. The city has a tiny port but the North Sea is too dangerous for our convoys. This is why I've decided to begin with the construction of a narrow gauge railway from Sweden to Kirkenes. Additionally a small airfield and radar installations will be constructed in the city.
1940-04-01
I had my quarterly meeting with the general staff and officials of the arms industry today. We discussed the needs of our armed forces and the country in general. The air force has been pleased with the performance of the Simens radar stations which we have constructed in all major industrial centers on our western border. Occasionally a fleet of British bombers come through and drops bombs on our factories in the Ruhr valley but aided by the our radar stations, our fighters are able to inflict heavy losses. We've also constructed an experimental radar station in Wilhelmshaven which has approximately twice the strength of our standard radar stations. This station is able to detect any enemy ships in the German Bight, which lead to a proposal by the navy to construct similar stations on our entire coast all the way up to the North Cape. I've agreed, once we have the resources to construct these stations, we will be able to detect enemy invasion fleets before they reach our shores.
The army has requested some improvements for their current models of tanks (mostly concerning their reliability), but all in all they are happy with their current equipment and are concentrating on developing new tactics to fully expolit the advantages our new Panzer forces can provide.
After we have taken over the Swedish iron ore mines our resource situation as relaxed a little bit, but I've ordered the representative of IG Farben to concentrate on developing new and improved technologies to produce substitutes for our rarest resources like synthetic oil.
1940-04-20
Our preparations for "Fall Gelb" are almost complete, if the weather stays the same we will begin the attack on the first of May. For this operation we have positioned 71 Divisions on the border between France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. 15 Divisions are stationed in Poland to keep an eye on the Soviets. Another 12 Divisions are remaining in Scandinavia, in case the Brits are coming back for a second try. In addition to these reserve units, all major ports on the north sea coast are now protected by small Garrison units. These units won't be able to fend off an invasion force on their own, but they should be able to delay the enemy long enough for our reserves to arrive.
Garrison units in southern Norway.