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MrLevenstein

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Das ist Deutchland , land der freiheit !
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Germany was formed in 1871 after the defeat of the 2nd French Empire under Napoleon III , thus annexing Alsace and Loraine . Prior to the Weltkrieg this was the main friction between the two countries .

In 1914 the heir of the Austro-Hungarian throne , Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo , Bosnia . This was the cause of the Weltkrieg , and so the chain of alliances was set in motion . France, Great Britain and Russia against Germany , Austro-Hungary and The Ottoman Empire .

The war enter a deadlock stage due to the trench warfare and so the Western Front was barely moving . In the East was a more ``mobile war`` and the German ,Austro-Hungarian forces managed to defeat the Russians and force them to peace out of the war , thus allowing the German forces fighting in the east to be redeployed on the Western Front , culminating with the 1918 offensive that culminated with the French and Italian collapse in 1919 . Due to the precarious life style and the defeat of their countries , syndicalist revolutions happened in Italy and France resulting in the exile of the French government in Africa and the split of Italy between the industrialized North and the Syndicalist South . In Russia a civil war happened between the red (syndicalist) troops and the white (backed by Germany) , resulting in the defeat of the reds . In 1921 `Peace with honor ` occurred and Germany was finally at peace , but syndicalist had taken over Great Britain in 1925 .

In august 1939 the second Weltkrieg started and French hordes poured into the German lines which managed to hold without retreating resulting in huge French casualties . By august 1941 the border between France and Germany remained the same , but Germany lost White Ruthenia to Russia wich was becoming a threat and thus a two front war can became a dark reality , but for now Germany is at peace with Russia . Thankfully the Union of Britain has a strong isolationist policy and they remained out of the war . In Asia Japan declared war on Germany but strangely they offered a white peace (after a German offensive in Thailand began and the arrival of an German carrier fleet consisting of 4 Carriers (note the German Aircraft Carrier that was already stationed in Singapore was sunk by the Japanese)).


This is the situation of the European front in August 1941
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Asia:
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And statistics :
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What exactly happened to Poland and Lithuania?
 
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ! And after that I got an event which put me at war with the ` commonwealth ` and I split the lands with the United Baltic Duchy and White Ruthenia then after White Ruthenia fall to Russia (they left the alliance with me after they received an event ) I gave Wilno to the United Baltic Duchy !
 
*subscribes*
 
For 2 years you can simply shoot down French manpower,what happen?So why in 1941 front line havent any serious changes?
 
For 2 years you can simply shoot down French manpower,what happen?So why in 1941 front line havent any serious changes?
Well nothing really happened in two years ! The front really hasn`t changed at all ! I managed to hold the line , I mass produced infantry and I shoot down French manpower in gigantic battles that were fought in Colmar and Nancy ( I estimate that 2 million french died in those 2 battlefields alone in those 2 years of war )
 
Chapter 1 : The 1930s .

This is a summary of the main events of the 1930s :
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The Ottoman Empire that was formed in 1299 collapsed in 1939 after the war with it`s Arab neighbors (Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Persia ) and turned syndicalist and it is now at war with us , thus the Black Sea is isolated .

Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania
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In 1937 the Commonwealth formed. Germany saw it like a threat and went to war. The country felled in just 2 weeks , Germany annexing Poland and Lithuania was split between the United Baltic Duchy and White Ruthenia (White Ruthenia received Wilno and Grodno and the U.B.D the rest).

White Ruthenia
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White Ruthenia betrayed Mitteleuropa and wanted to enter an alliance with Russia ,but this wasn`t the case, Russia declaring war and wanting the whole country . Germany declared war as well to take some of the land and managed to take Brest-Litovsk ,Wilno (which was given to the U.B.D) and Grodno .

Union of Britain & Ireland

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The Syndicalist declared war on Ireland and managed to install a puppet government (+annexing Northern Ireland)

Russia
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Russia entered it`s second civil war in 1936 which lasted until 1938 .The Slavs lost land to Finland after the Archangelsk treaty and now controls White Ruthenia , Crimea , the Caucasus, Central Asia and almost the entire Siberia . Russia is looking dangerous , wanting more land and a war with Germany became possible option .

American Civil War .
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Began in 1937 and now Syndicalist rule over the USA . In Germany this was seen as a future threat .

The war with France .
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The war started in august 1939 and France quickly invaded Belgium and stopped at the German border, the front remained the same for 2 years.
Huge battles were fought in Nancy and Colmar where millions of Germans died but where also millions of French died. Now according to German intelligence France ran out of manpower but still had around 450 divisions.
The German High Command estimates that the first German offensive would take place in the spring-summer of 1942 and in the meantime the Army has to defend the line .
 
Slava Rossiya!
 
Chapter 2 : Bloody autumn

19th august 1941.France has 4.8 million soldiers to our 4.1 million. As France can`t reinforce it`s current forces ,the High Command anticipates a last French desperate effort to break the front before the arrival of cold weather .
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The High Command decided to try the French positions in Belfort and 141 divisions attacked 107 French divisions on the night of the 20th August .
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But after a day the losses were too high , 31.000 Germans to 6.200 French and the High Command called off the offensive .
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Meanwhile our Carriers attacked the French fleet in Marseilles but unfortunately no enemy ship was sunk.
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According to our intelligence the Russians have 135 divisions to our 106 , in case of war we can hold our current positions .
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The High Command launched another offensive to try the French positions .
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But the results were similar to Belfort .We lost 40.000 to 20.000 French.
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On the 11th of September France launched it`s desperate last effort to change the front. 1.7 million French to 1.1 million Germans
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On the 19th of September France launched another massive offensive against our troops in Arlon . 2.2 million French against 740.000 Germans .
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We immediately sent reinforcements 9 divisions from Nancy 6 from Longwy 6 from Colmar and 3 (or 6)from Liege .
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On the 16th of October the French offensive in Nancy was beaten , the results were disastrous for the French : 700.000 loses to our 290.000
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Now that the battles around Nancy are done, Germany sent heavy reinforcements to Arlon and on the 5th of November the battle was over , won by the Germans and the results , like in Nancy were horrifying for the French : 820.000 loses to 320.000 Germans
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If in august France had 4.8 million soldiers , now they have 3.8 million , similar to the Germans , 3.7 million .

Now the German High Command looks very optimistic towards the 1942 Grand offensive .
By spring 1942 the Syndies might recover 200.000-400.000 troops but it`s clear that France completely lost the initiative .
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Wow, if nothing unexpected pops up, you might just have a shot at winning the 2nd Weltkrieg.
 
I must admit that I've played more or less ten KR games and the french always lost. They always seem to break through Belgium and even manage to capture some german border provinces but, then, they just collapse. I think they waste their MP in the initial offensives and the germans win by attrition, since after just a few battles France always end with 0 MP.
 
Chapter 3 :Sitzkrieg & Operation White

Between November 1941 and April 1942 the war was quiet . After the bloody battles in autumn ,the French weren`t able to organize another attack (which most probably would end in the same way as Nancy and Arlon) and Germany was preparing for it`s own offensive .
April 1st :The High Command launches it`s offensive in Namur 78 German divisions vs 62 French with another 36 German divisions in reserve .
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But unfortunately the battle went bad . Even with 114 German divisions , the front was unbreakable .The result 30.000 French died to 66.000 German
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Operation White
An reconnaissance mission saw the undefended port of Brest and the High Command immediately sent an invasion force , 39 divisions,pulled out from the border with France .
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The invasion succeeded , Germany invaded Bretagne .
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The French fleet based in Brest intercepted two German fleets protecting the invasion.
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The result was not so good for the French , they lost 1 battlecruiser and some auxiliary ships.
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The advance continued .
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Light resistance was found .
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But we`re still advancing .
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In order to support Operation White the High Command launched an offensive in Belfort .
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But French reinforcements arrived and the battle was lost .17.000 French died to 45.000 German.
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French reinforcements arrived and we had to retreat to Nantes .
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We launched a counter-offensive in Angers in order to gain some ground and kill some French soldiers.
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The German troops from Bretagne attacked Falaise in order to encircle 17 divisions located in Avranches
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But French reinforcements arrived (plus the French pulled back 12 divisions from Avranches )
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The French organized an counter-offensive in Angers
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I`ll post a little update ( I guess paradox doesen`t let me to post a few more pictures :) )
 
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Great job!

typos

April 1st :The High Command launches it`s offensive in Namur .78 German divisions vs 62 French with another 36 German divisions in reserve .
But unfortunately the battle went bad . Even with 112 German divisions , the front was unbreakable .The result 30.000 French died to 66.000 German

1 - You said .78 German Divisions. I don't believe you mean to say you sent less than 1 division to fight against 62 French divisions

2 - I'm confused, 78 + 36 would be 114 Divisions

3 - It might be better to put German divs on one side of that word equation and French on the other rather than saying Germans vs French with Germans in reserve.

4 - I hope this doesn't annoy you. If it does, I'll stop doing it.
 
Great job!

typos



1 - You said .78 German Divisions. I don't believe you mean to say you sent less than 1 division to fight against 62 French divisions

2 - I'm confused, 78 + 36 would be 114 Divisions

3 - It might be better to put German divs on one side of that word equation and French on the other rather than saying Germans vs French with Germans in reserve.

4 - I hope this doesn't annoy you. If it does, I'll stop doing it.

Sorry for not answering in time , my motherboard was broken , I bought a new one and right now I`ve managed to install the mobo .

1. My mistake ,I wasn`t paying attention

2. I added 76 with 36 again I wasn`t paying attention

3. Well I guess .

4. I don`t mind , because I would improve my ``aar skill``` (This being my first btw)