The photographs you select really mesh well with the your AAR. They add a ton of flavor and makes each new update as enjoyable if not more then the last.
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1942-07-11
After unexpected long fighting the pocket of the Kalinin Front is almost eliminated. In the recent days the last 30 enemy divisions have been compressed into a tiny area around the village of Udomlja and we expect their capitulation any minute now. Not only did we destroy dozens of Soviet divisions, we also captured a lot of Chinese soldiers that were fighting under the command of their Soviet allies.
Members of the 19th SS Infantry Division with a captured Red Army Regimental Flag.
1942-07-12
It was already late in the afternoon today when I received a phone call in my office in the Reichskanzlei. I was expecting General Jodel to report the destruction of the last remaining Soviet forces of the Kalinin pocket but instead it was my foreign minister von Ribbentrop with troubling news: An hour ago the president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, officially announced that they would join the "war of the free world against the German Menace". In his speech he claimed that "Germany would not stop until they had enslaved the entire world" and he called for all nations to join their fight.
This of course is preposterous, all we ever wanted was the return of Danzig from Poland (and maybe a part of Russia later on), but because of the stubborn British everything went out of hand from there on... I've decided that the best response to these new developments would be to address our nation with a big speech tomorrow in front of a selected audience in the Berliner Sportpalast.
We are now at war with the United States of America.
1942-07-13
In front of an ecstatic audience in the Sportpalast I addressed the nation today with a speech that was transmitted by radio not only to all German homes but also to public spaces in the occupied territories and to our troops on the front lines. I declared that if the British, the United States or any other nation for that matter want to wage war against us, then we would give them their war. Just like Poland, Sweden, Norway, France, Spain, Italy and so many countries before them, if they choose to fight us then they shall fall before our mighty army. And even if the entire world stands against us, the we shall conquer the entire world!
The Sportpalast-speech was a great success, in the fight for the Endsieg our nation stands closer together then ever.
In the evening I had a meeting with von Ribbentrop to discus the global political situation. Even though I had promised the German people that if need be we would take on the entire world, which of courses was just propaganda. Our army is strong, but by no means strong enough to fight every nation on the planet on our own. Von Ribbentrop briefed me on the current diplomatic trends in the word and explained to me that almost all nations were at least talking if not even cooperating with one of our two major enemies. It seems that after the betrayal by the Italians we are pretty much alone and isolated. The Allies around Britain and the US are pressuring the smaller nations of South America to join their side and the Soviet Union has been leaning hard on the Japanese ever since their mediation of the peace treaty between them and China.
The situation looks grim and if we like it or not, sooner or later we might indeed be at war with literally the entire world, which means that we should hurry to knock the Soviets and maybe even the British out of the war before we are overwhelmed by a sea of enemies. I've asked Reinhard Gehlen, the head of our Intelligence Agency, to compile an extensive report on our new and existing enemies. In a few weeks we should know more about where exactly we stand and how serious the situation really is.
1942-07-14
Today we finally managed to eliminate the last resistance from the Soviet troops of the former Kalinin Front. And earlier this day the troops of Army Group Center finally met up with Army Group North. With their supplies depleted we can now start to eliminate the enemy troops in Finland. Despite these recent losses the Soviets are still fighting on with no sign of an imminent collapse of their government. Which means that another big operation in Southern Russia against Stalingrad and the oil fields of the Caucasus will be inevitable. After the elimination of the Kalinin-pocket we have almost two full armies available for redeployment and the destruction of the enemy in Finland will free up another army. However after unexpected long and heavy fighting against the encircled enemy our troops are exhausted and some members of the General Staff have suggested that we should transfer them to Germany, France or Spain to recover their strength and to guard against a possible invasion from the US Army. But I'm convinced that even though the US declared war on us, we are in no immediate danger of an invasion. They will most likely need till 1943 to mobilize their troops and organize an offensive. We should instead use this time to crush the Soviets once and for all. As soon as they've recovered the bulk of Army Group Center, that is not involved in the operations in Finland, will be transfered to Army Group South. I've given orders to the General Staff to develop plans for an attack on Stalingrad and the Caucasus for the end of August, codenamed "Fall Blau".
1942-07-16
The British garrison on Malta surrendered today, after some difficult fighting this tiny rock is now in German hands. With the entry of the United States into the war we might have to speed up our timetable in the Mediterranean. If we want to occupy Northern Africa before the US Army comes to the aid of the British troops we will have to risk an invasion even without having secured the sea first. The General Staff has stared planing for an invasion under the codename "Unternehmen Karthago" which should start as soon as possible.
Another great victory thanks to our elite Fallschirmjäger.
If we want to have any chance against the superior numbers of enemy ships, especially now that the US Navy is fighting on the same side as the Royal Navy, we will have to try to destroy them from the air because we lack the industrial capacity to outproduce them in number of ships. Over the past few weeks we've tried to destroy the Royal Navy in their bases by non stop attacks from our Luftwaffe but we've suffered heavy losses, which means that we are in dire need of better weapons and tactics for our air force. Our aircraft manufacturers have already begun the development of the next generation of planes and the head of the Luftwaffe, Ritter von Greim, is especially exited about the development of some kind of new propeller-less air craft engine.
After unexpected long fighting the pocket of the Kalinin Front is almost eliminated. In the recent days the last 30 enemy divisions have been compressed into a tiny area around the village of Udomlja and we expect their capitulation any minute now. Not only did we destroy dozens of Soviet divisions, we also captured a lot of Chinese soldiers that were fighting under the command of their Soviet allies.
Members of the 19th SS Infantry Division with a captured Red Army Regimental Flag.
1942-07-12
It was already late in the afternoon today when I received a phone call in my office in the Reichskanzlei. I was expecting General Jodel to report the destruction of the last remaining Soviet forces of the Kalinin pocket but instead it was my foreign minister von Ribbentrop with troubling news: An hour ago the president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, officially announced that they would join the "war of the free world against the German Menace". In his speech he claimed that "Germany would not stop until they had enslaved the entire world" and he called for all nations to join their fight.
This of course is preposterous, all we ever wanted was the return of Danzig from Poland (and maybe a part of Russia later on), but because of the stubborn British everything went out of hand from there on... I've decided that the best response to these new developments would be to address our nation with a big speech tomorrow in front of a selected audience in the Berliner Sportpalast.
We are now at war with the United States of America.
1942-07-13
In front of an ecstatic audience in the Sportpalast I addressed the nation today with a speech that was transmitted by radio not only to all German homes but also to public spaces in the occupied territories and to our troops on the front lines. I declared that if the British, the United States or any other nation for that matter want to wage war against us, then we would give them their war. Just like Poland, Sweden, Norway, France, Spain, Italy and so many countries before them, if they choose to fight us then they shall fall before our mighty army. And even if the entire world stands against us, the we shall conquer the entire world!
The Sportpalast-speech was a great success, in the fight for the Endsieg our nation stands closer together then ever.
In the evening I had a meeting with von Ribbentrop to discus the global political situation. Even though I had promised the German people that if need be we would take on the entire world, which of courses was just propaganda. Our army is strong, but by no means strong enough to fight every nation on the planet on our own. Von Ribbentrop briefed me on the current diplomatic trends in the word and explained to me that almost all nations were at least talking if not even cooperating with one of our two major enemies. It seems that after the betrayal by the Italians we are pretty much alone and isolated. The Allies around Britain and the US are pressuring the smaller nations of South America to join their side and the Soviet Union has been leaning hard on the Japanese ever since their mediation of the peace treaty between them and China.
The situation looks grim and if we like it or not, sooner or later we might indeed be at war with literally the entire world, which means that we should hurry to knock the Soviets and maybe even the British out of the war before we are overwhelmed by a sea of enemies. I've asked Reinhard Gehlen, the head of our Intelligence Agency, to compile an extensive report on our new and existing enemies. In a few weeks we should know more about where exactly we stand and how serious the situation really is.
1942-07-14
Today we finally managed to eliminate the last resistance from the Soviet troops of the former Kalinin Front. And earlier this day the troops of Army Group Center finally met up with Army Group North. With their supplies depleted we can now start to eliminate the enemy troops in Finland. Despite these recent losses the Soviets are still fighting on with no sign of an imminent collapse of their government. Which means that another big operation in Southern Russia against Stalingrad and the oil fields of the Caucasus will be inevitable. After the elimination of the Kalinin-pocket we have almost two full armies available for redeployment and the destruction of the enemy in Finland will free up another army. However after unexpected long and heavy fighting against the encircled enemy our troops are exhausted and some members of the General Staff have suggested that we should transfer them to Germany, France or Spain to recover their strength and to guard against a possible invasion from the US Army. But I'm convinced that even though the US declared war on us, we are in no immediate danger of an invasion. They will most likely need till 1943 to mobilize their troops and organize an offensive. We should instead use this time to crush the Soviets once and for all. As soon as they've recovered the bulk of Army Group Center, that is not involved in the operations in Finland, will be transfered to Army Group South. I've given orders to the General Staff to develop plans for an attack on Stalingrad and the Caucasus for the end of August, codenamed "Fall Blau".
1942-07-16
The British garrison on Malta surrendered today, after some difficult fighting this tiny rock is now in German hands. With the entry of the United States into the war we might have to speed up our timetable in the Mediterranean. If we want to occupy Northern Africa before the US Army comes to the aid of the British troops we will have to risk an invasion even without having secured the sea first. The General Staff has stared planing for an invasion under the codename "Unternehmen Karthago" which should start as soon as possible.
Another great victory thanks to our elite Fallschirmjäger.
If we want to have any chance against the superior numbers of enemy ships, especially now that the US Navy is fighting on the same side as the Royal Navy, we will have to try to destroy them from the air because we lack the industrial capacity to outproduce them in number of ships. Over the past few weeks we've tried to destroy the Royal Navy in their bases by non stop attacks from our Luftwaffe but we've suffered heavy losses, which means that we are in dire need of better weapons and tactics for our air force. Our aircraft manufacturers have already begun the development of the next generation of planes and the head of the Luftwaffe, Ritter von Greim, is especially exited about the development of some kind of new propeller-less air craft engine.
With the ridiculously huge encirclements you're pulling off, even the US doesn't stand a chance.
The Reich is doing well for itself. If Soviet and Britain falls, the US will have nowhere to attack from, and will have to sue for peace. Cold War anyone?
Looks like Schicklegrubber was right. The door got kicked in and the walls are falling down. But like Repaxan said. Ruskies still look strong. But I'm guessing low org and moral due to low officer count?
It'll be interesting to see what you do with the USA. I kind of like Nikolai's idea of a cold war emerging between Germany and America, but given what you've accomplished so far, I'm betting you're going to conquer North America.
He'll do for sure.
If you beat Europe the way he's done, invading the US is a cakewalk.
You'll be equal with them IC and resource wise, while being far superior in LS and MP. Also, you got a great deal more experienced troops (the yanks simply hadn't a real possibility to fight, so you're battle hardened veterans, who fought all campaigns beginning in Poland, will meet green yanks.
At the level he plays the game (his encirclements are awesome), I cannot imagine why he would loose (or not try) against AI-led USA. The only difficulty there is supply, that's why most west coast invasions fail - fewer ports with smaller levels. On the east coast there are four lvl 10 ports, which are easily connectable at D-Day+4.
After the fall of Moscow they moved to Leningrad and when that city fell as well they went to Stalingrad.
After loosing two capitals in short succession their resource-stockpiles took a pretty big hit and the damage I've inflicted on them combined with the amount of cheap troops they've been building has lowered their officer ratio to measly 67%. The Chinese on the other hand are doing a lot better with 106%, which gives them almost twice the amount of organization (I have a ratio of 114%). If you take a look at my eastern front you can see quite an impressive number of Chinese divisions that are facing in most places only two German divisions. But if you look closer you'll see that their divisions usually only have two brigades, no support brigades, are lacking a commander and are also out of the range of their HQ somewhere in Beijing.
The Soviet's surrender progress is at 75% (their national unity is 83%) which is why I think it shouldn't be a big problem to defeat them once I've reached Stalingrad and maybe Baku.
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I can assure you, the war will remain hot. But I don't know if it will be that easy to push the US aside. I'll create a new chart for my next post to compare their numbers with mine, production-wise they could easily crush me, but I still got the AI on my side.
Oh wow.
That's gonna get kinda tricky. I think the soviets only have something like 120 victory points, and something like 30 of those are scattered in the east. Vladivostok alone is worth 10. When I invaded them with Poland, I had a really hard time getting everything. That was in HPP, so I don't know exactly what the major differences are, but unless you can trigger some kind of bitter peace, I think you're gonna have to push to around the urals to get the full 83%.
Unless I am missing something. : p
Edit: Though with Achangelsk and Stalingrad to go, I think you can get pretty close to the threshold. I think I had around 80% of their cities when I was on the Achangelsk-Stalingrad line.
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Not only the AI, once you rule the Atlantic, you've won. These Yanks your going to fight, might have more IC and leadership, but they're green. A Panzer division serving you since the very beginning, will swap the Yanks aside as nothing (normally the difference is 50% alone from unit experience, battle hardened generals yet to add. Without doing that insane amount of campaigns you've done here, I've something about +120% combat modifier advantage, only generated by experience.[MM];14628750 said:I can assure you, the war will remain hot. But I don't know if it will be that easy to push the US aside. I'll create a new chart for my next post to compare their numbers with mine, production-wise they could easily crush me, but I still got the AI on my side.
Or in other words: one German is worth the same as two or three yanks on the battlefield. The limiting factor of the Yanks is manpower, which shouldn't be your problem at that point.
To be short: once you landed, and you can assure good supply, you'd even win by handing the whole theater over to the AI.
Unternehmen Karthago
("Operation Carthage" or "the Invasion of Northern Africa")
("Operation Carthage" or "the Invasion of Northern Africa")
1942-07-30
Operation Carthage will start tomorrow. Originally we wanted to secure the naval supremacy in the Mediterranean Sea first, which would have allowed us to land our troops on a broad front at any location of our choosing. But with the entry of the United States into the war we had to speed things up a little bit to secure Northern Africa before the US Army has a chance to reinforce the British Africa Army. With the still significant enemy naval presence we can only risk to cross the sea at the two narrowest places to minimize the length of our convoy routes: The 4th Army will embark in Málaga and land on the small Spanish held strip of land near Tangier on the other side of the Strait of Gibraltar. The 1st and 11th Armies will cross from Palermo to Tunis, supported by the newly created 2nd Marine Infantry Division. Once we've secured our two beachheads we will try to unite the 4th and 11th Army near Algiers while our Panzer formations, under the command of General von Leeb's 1st Army, will advance eastwards towards Tripoli, Benghazi and Tobruk.
The infrastructure in Northern Africa is very bad and without major harbors under our control our supply situation will be tricky, which is why this operation is rather limited in its scope. Once we've secured enough of the coastline we will use our marines to invade Sardinia and the Balearic Islands.
1942-07-31
Under the cover of the night our troops climbed into the landing crafts and only moments before the sun came up their escort ships opened fire on the enemy positions on the shore. Moments later the first troops stormed the beaches. While there was little to no resistance in the east from the Spanish, our landings in Tunis and Sousse were opposed by French and British garrisons.
The muzzle flashes of the Bismarck are illuminating the night sky as she fires the first salvo on Tunis.
1942-08-02
We seized the port of Tunis today and the local garrison surrendered. The British fleet that had been stationed there escaped just in time and was intercepted by our task force a few miles off the coast. But in the late evening their badly damaged ships slipped away into the darkness of the night.
The naval battle of Tunis.
1942-08-09
Today we reached the Spanish fortifications of Tangier on the opposite side of the Strait of Gibraltar. With both sides under our control we can now freely ship supplies and reinforcements over the strait without being harassed by enemy forces which will have a positive effect on our supply situation.
The Pillars of Hercules in German Hands.
1942-08-10
After the successful elimination of the Kalinin-Pocket last month we are making progress in Finland as well. Today our troops reached the Finish capital Helsinki, where, after three years under Soviet rule, they were enthusiastically greeted as liberators.
1942-08-12
Today I finally received Reinhard Gehlen's report about the current military and economic situation of our enemies and the neutral powers of this world. Just as I had expected our army is exceptionally well proportioned. All of our land forces combined are almost one quarter of the entire world's military strength (counted in number of brigades). Our air force still needs some expanding to keep up with our enemies, but as our recent operations in Russia have shown, the vast number of Soviet bomber planes means nothing if they can't use them efficiently. The comparison of the world's navies however gave me a slight shock. The numbers include our ships that are expected to be completed by the end of the year, like our four new Carriers and Battleships, which put us on equal footing with the outdated Royal Navy. But after the United States declared war on us the sheer number of naval vessels that the allies can throw at us is putting the Kriegsmarine to shame.
Any hopes we might have of matching their numbers are crushed by the newest economic figures. After mobilizing for wartime production the United States can produce almost twice the amount of goods we can, even with all the territories we've already conquered. And unlike our overextended Wehrmacht with disappointing draft turnouts for many month in a row, they've just begun to mobilize their millions of able bodied men. If we want to win this war we will have to rely heavy on our strength: Superior technology and strategy.
A comparison of all the nations military forces.
A comparison of the top 6 economies of the world.
1942-08-14
After securing a beachhead in Tunis, General Rommel's 1st Panzer Corps arrived in the coastal city of Sousse today. As soon as they've been unloaded from our transport ships they will start their advance southwards towards the former Italian colonies. The advance through the rocky terrain to the west falls in the capable hands of our battle hardened 1st Mountain Infantry Corps.
Rommel's Africa Corps has arrived.
1942-08-21
Today the first Focke-Wulf Fw-200 "Condor" heavy transport plane was delivered to the Luftwaffe. Originally ordered last year after it became clear that the vast expanse of the Soviet steppe could cause us some serious supply problems, this new quad-engine plane can make a non-stop trip from Berlin to Rome (or Kiev for that matter) and back. With enough of these planes we will be able to create airlifts to the furthest regions of our front lines whenever the trucks get stuck in mud, ice, snow or the desert sand. With the increased transport capacity of these planes we can now also increase the size of our paratrooper divisions from three to five brigades.
The range of the new FW 200 is quite impressive.
1942-08-28
Just like with the Kalinin-pocket, it still took some time to eliminate the last remaining Soviet forces in Finland, but today the last exhausted division commander surrendered in Turku. With the Soviets defeated in Finland the Baltic Sea has become nothing more than a big inland lake on which we can ship our resources unhindered from the Swedish and Finnish mines to our ports in Pomerania. And as an added bonus, after years under the brutal rule of the Soviets, many Finish countrymen are eager to volunteer to fight the Bolshevistics.
The full control of the Baltic Sea is boosting our resource production capabilities.
Over the past few weeks we've already been transferring troops from the northern part of the Russian front to the south. With the fighting in Finland finally over we can begin with the preparations of our next big operation "Fall Blau", which should start a little bit behind schedule next month.
1942-09-03
Operation Carthage is coming along great: Today we started our attack on Casablanca in the west and Tripoli in the east. Casablanca is only sparsely defended by a British garrison, which should be quite demoralized after seeing so many fleeing Spanish troops passing through. Tripoli on the other hand is defended by expeditionary forces from Britain and Canada with more reinforcements en route from Egypt. But General Rommel's Panzers are already circumventing the city and will cut through behind the enemy lines near Homes.
With the ever increasing size of our beachhead I felt confident enough to order another amphibious invasion against Sardinia today. The island is defended by a lone Italian garrison and with it the British will loose their last naval base from which they can threaten our convoys sailing from Sicily to Tunis.
Our Panzers are moving rapidly trough the empty desert of Northern Africa.
1942-09-07
After four days of fighting we are now in control of Casablanca and Tripoli. The Invasion of Sardinia was successful as well. There are only very few forces remaining in the west and we should be able to occupy Algier within a month. Our reconnaissance flights in the east however have shown that a respectable number of British and Free French troops is marching from Egypt towards our advancing Panzers. We shall see if our tank formations can also prevail in the heat of the African Desert.
The progress of Unternehmen Karthago in September 1942.
After securing a beachhead in Tunis, General Rommel's 1st Panzer Corps arrived in the coastal city of Sousse today. As soon as they've been unloaded from our transport ships they will start their advance southwards towards the former Italian colonies. The advance through the rocky terrain to the west falls in the capable hands of our battle hardened 1st Mountain Infantry Corps.
Rommel's Africa Corps has arrived.
1942-08-21
Today the first Focke-Wulf Fw-200 "Condor" heavy transport plane was delivered to the Luftwaffe. Originally ordered last year after it became clear that the vast expanse of the Soviet steppe could cause us some serious supply problems, this new quad-engine plane can make a non-stop trip from Berlin to Rome (or Kiev for that matter) and back. With enough of these planes we will be able to create airlifts to the furthest regions of our front lines whenever the trucks get stuck in mud, ice, snow or the desert sand. With the increased transport capacity of these planes we can now also increase the size of our paratrooper divisions from three to five brigades.
The range of the new FW 200 is quite impressive.
1942-08-28
Just like with the Kalinin-pocket, it still took some time to eliminate the last remaining Soviet forces in Finland, but today the last exhausted division commander surrendered in Turku. With the Soviets defeated in Finland the Baltic Sea has become nothing more than a big inland lake on which we can ship our resources unhindered from the Swedish and Finnish mines to our ports in Pomerania. And as an added bonus, after years under the brutal rule of the Soviets, many Finish countrymen are eager to volunteer to fight the Bolshevistics.
The full control of the Baltic Sea is boosting our resource production capabilities.
Over the past few weeks we've already been transferring troops from the northern part of the Russian front to the south. With the fighting in Finland finally over we can begin with the preparations of our next big operation "Fall Blau", which should start a little bit behind schedule next month.
1942-09-03
Operation Carthage is coming along great: Today we started our attack on Casablanca in the west and Tripoli in the east. Casablanca is only sparsely defended by a British garrison, which should be quite demoralized after seeing so many fleeing Spanish troops passing through. Tripoli on the other hand is defended by expeditionary forces from Britain and Canada with more reinforcements en route from Egypt. But General Rommel's Panzers are already circumventing the city and will cut through behind the enemy lines near Homes.
With the ever increasing size of our beachhead I felt confident enough to order another amphibious invasion against Sardinia today. The island is defended by a lone Italian garrison and with it the British will loose their last naval base from which they can threaten our convoys sailing from Sicily to Tunis.
Our Panzers are moving rapidly trough the empty desert of Northern Africa.
1942-09-07
After four days of fighting we are now in control of Casablanca and Tripoli. The Invasion of Sardinia was successful as well. There are only very few forces remaining in the west and we should be able to occupy Algier within a month. Our reconnaissance flights in the east however have shown that a respectable number of British and Free French troops is marching from Egypt towards our advancing Panzers. We shall see if our tank formations can also prevail in the heat of the African Desert.
The progress of Unternehmen Karthago in September 1942.
Things are looking up in both Russia and Africa, not that expected anything different ofcourse And once you take the Suez canal you'll have locked off the Med. Maybe even with some of the Royal navy in there (if there are any navy left that is), so things are looking pretty good for Germany at the moment.
And once you take the Suez canal you'll have locked off the Med. Maybe even with some of the Royal navy in there (if there are any navy left that is), so things are looking pretty good for Germany at the moment.What a great AAR! I am looking forward to the next update. Already!
Keep on the good work and I am eager to see you kicking the Brits out of Africa, finishing off Russia, and taking the British Isles. Really great AAR so far!
Keep on the good work and I am eager to see you kicking the Brits out of Africa, finishing off Russia, and taking the British Isles. Really great AAR so far!
Very impressive....Looks like Germany's fortunes are rising dramatically.....Just watch out for the Americans and their mass production capabilities......Looking forward to the next update.
PS...lots of photos and map inserts are much appreciated!
PS...lots of photos and map inserts are much appreciated!
Not only this. Your guys are battle hardened (your leader as your soldiers). The yanks might crank out equipment like nothing, but they're green and will die or imprison in your encirclements much faster then soviets or chinese.[MM];14635767 said:
I really like the way you have adjusted events/actions to have it make sense why Japan and Italy would be missing, and to lose your normal puppets and allies. Great Job and I am looking forward to following this campaign to its end.
Nice looking AAR. Nice graphics, pictures and writing. Hope to see more exploits in Africa. And usage of the Fallschirmjager.
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