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1200 February 27th 1946.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. el-Arish, Middle East.
2100 February 27th 1946.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. el-Ariash, Middle East.
February 28th 1946.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. Suez, Egypt.
0900 February 30th 1946.
IV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. Chah Bahar, Persia.
1800 February 30th 1946.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. Port Said, Egypt.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. el-Arish, Middle East.
Rommel and Guderian had arrived together in el-Arish and advanced towards the Suez Canal.
The British motorised division guarding the strategically important canal did not last long.
2100 February 27th 1946.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. el-Ariash, Middle East.
Word arrived at Rommel's headquarters of an advance in the north. Von Kuchler had arrived in Beirut.
Rommel sent word to Berlin of the capture of the province.
Von Ribbentrop summoned the Lebanese Ambassador to his office for a little chat.
Von Ribbentrop summoned the Lebanese Ambassador to his office for a little chat.
Another super power was now under German control. Von Ribbentrop was getting a lot more sleep of late.
February 28th 1946.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. Suez, Egypt.
Rommel had arrived in Suez along with Guderian. They looked across the Canal and saw weak defences on the other side.
Orders were given to attack across the Suez Canal into Port Said. Rommel asked for Luftwaffe support for this attack across a waterway. He did not want to get bogged down and have enemy reinforcements arrive. The battle was over quickly and Rommel marched further into Egypt.
0900 February 30th 1946.
IV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. Chah Bahar, Persia.
Von Manstein and the majority of Heeresgruppe Ost were close to arriving in Karachi when Gort arrived back in the province to defend it.
He was even more outnumbered this time, with the mountaineers also advancing. What followed could hardly be described as a battle as Gort's forces were routed.
At 1800 hours von Manstein and the majority of his Heeresgruppe arrived in Karachi. They would need some rest before proceeding against the fairly large number of Allied troops in the region. Karachi did at least have a decent infrastructure and the rest would go quicker because of it.
1800 February 30th 1946.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. Port Said, Egypt.
Rommel sent a message to Chief of the Army Ringel in Reggio De Calabria.
To: LXXVI. Panzerkorps Attention Chief of the Army Julius Ringel.
From: XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters.
At 1800 hours February 30th 1946, forces under the command of Chief of Staff Heinz Guderian, namely III. Panzerkorps, arrived in Port Said, Egypt. The Mediterranean Sea is no longer a place for Allied shipping to come and go as it pleases.
Field marshall Erwin Rommel.
Commander Heeresgruppe Afrika.
Commander XV. Panzerkorps.
To: LXXVI. Panzerkorps Attention Chief of the Army Julius Ringel.
From: XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters.
At 1800 hours February 30th 1946, forces under the command of Chief of Staff Heinz Guderian, namely III. Panzerkorps, arrived in Port Said, Egypt. The Mediterranean Sea is no longer a place for Allied shipping to come and go as it pleases.
Field marshall Erwin Rommel.
Commander Heeresgruppe Afrika.
Commander XV. Panzerkorps.
Julius Ringel read the message with a smile. This was indeed very good news. The beach garrisons throughout the mediterranean could now be better utilised elsewhere. There was still a small possibility of an invasion from existing Allied forces in the area but that would diminish with time as they starved of fuel and supplies. Allied bombers would now find themselves without fuel to take off and they could no longer bomb German industry. Ringel would save this information for the meeting scheduled to start early the next morning. With Guderian in Port Said he would need to attend the meeting in his place as usual.
Cute they may be but Finland is part of Scandinavia and they turned traitor against the Fatherland. They can never have any independance. Von Ribbentrop hates all the Arab Nations for depriving him of sleep so they are also out of luckAkaki said:
Remble said:Cute they may be but Finland is part of Scandinavia and they turned traitor against the Fatherland. They can never have any independance. Von Ribbentrop hates all the Arab Nations for depriving him of sleep so they are also out of luck
Finland is part of Scandinavia? Actually, we aren't Scandinavians, we are strong people of Finland!
You know, Scandinavia is the peninsula that contains Sweden and Norway, we aren't part of them.
I am happy enough even if you don't release Finland, but you must kill Sweden with humiliating way!
Hahahahahahaaha! :rofl:Baneslave said:
This one actually got me laughing... "we are strong people of Finland"
People are including Finland in Scandinavia cause you've been a part of Sweden for like centuries. No more reasons. But a good one.
knugen_n1 said:
What? You want to start nationalistic flamewar? I don't so we can forget this discussion in this thread. Let's just enjoy the AAR.
(Ps. Kill Sweden!)
Edit. Corrected the amount of Swedens.
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Baneslave said:
lmao :rofl:
Unless there is more than one Sweden, you wouldn´t need to use "the", but oh! Finland is half-Sweden
. Point taken
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)Kurt_Steiner - Eventually. I won't invade until I have a fleet though. It is kind of fun destroying them from outside to in though.
Baneslave, knugen_n1, Paxdax - Finland is part of Scandinavia in this game that is all that really matters. Sweden will fall when the snow melts
Update to follow ...
Baneslave, knugen_n1, Paxdax - Finland is part of Scandinavia in this game that is all that really matters. Sweden will fall when the snow melts
Update to follow ...
Update (March 1st 1946)
0000 March 1st 1946.
Reichstag Building. Berlin, Germany.
"Good morning Gentlemen. I trust February went well. Why don't you fill me in on what you have been up to." Bormann starts the meeting. "Albert, lets here about our industry."
"Morning all." begins Speer. "I have started new builds throughout the month of February as we conquer new territory and research modern troops and facilities."
"Morning all." begins Speer. "I have started new builds throughout the month of February as we conquer new territory and research modern troops and facilities."
"The latest divisions being raised specialize in amphibious landings. These do use quite a lot of manpower. This commodity is still insufficient for large scale production of massed divisions. I am fast approaching another problem."
"Our industrial capacity is no longer able to support everything we need it for. We have some dissent from installing Hans into the office of Intelligence. This is decreasing slowly because I do not have enough spare production to remove it. The bigger problem will be the completion of some research projects. These are due this month or next at the latest and require immediate action if our Kriegsmarine vessels are to be completed at roughly the same time. Failure to complete them all in a timely manner will leave us with high value assets sitting around in port waiting for the remainder of their forces."
"Manpower or industry is what you wish you wish me to consider as a trade off then Albert?" asks Bormann.
"That sums it up, yes Martin. Military Police brigades will finish this month but nothing else is due completion until July. I would prefer more production at this time to control the dissent and allow continuing upgrades to be completed. Manpower will be reduced considerably if you take the only course open to increase production quickly."
"I trust you are considering replacing me in my current position Martin?" asks Walter Buch.
"You would be the only choice Walter if we wish to increase production. I would say this would be temporary until we have our fleet constructed. Once that is accomplished your talents for recruitment would be needed once more." replies Bormann.
"Well I have no objection, it is for the greater good of the Fatherland after all." says Buch.
"It seems we shall need to be wary of manpower once more then. I will find a suitable temporary replacement for you Walter, unless you have a recommendation?" says Bormann.
"Manpower or industry is what you wish you wish me to consider as a trade off then Albert?" asks Bormann.
"That sums it up, yes Martin. Military Police brigades will finish this month but nothing else is due completion until July. I would prefer more production at this time to control the dissent and allow continuing upgrades to be completed. Manpower will be reduced considerably if you take the only course open to increase production quickly."
"I trust you are considering replacing me in my current position Martin?" asks Walter Buch.
"You would be the only choice Walter if we wish to increase production. I would say this would be temporary until we have our fleet constructed. Once that is accomplished your talents for recruitment would be needed once more." replies Bormann.
"Well I have no objection, it is for the greater good of the Fatherland after all." says Buch.
"It seems we shall need to be wary of manpower once more then. I will find a suitable temporary replacement for you Walter, unless you have a recommendation?" says Bormann.
"One name comes to mind. Kurt Daluege. There are other choices but this would be my recommendation, the other choices are a little barbaric for my tastes." replies Buch.
"I agree with your choice, please have him brought up to speed on his new duties. Hopefully you can return to us in the new year, once we have the Kriegsmarine built. Thank you for your time with us Walter." says Bormann.
"Thank you Martin. I will go find Kurt and let him know he has work to do."
"Albert you wish to continue?" asks Bormann.
"Yes Martin. Once the higher production is available I will increase production into consumer goods, to reduce the increased dissent from assigning Kurt as Minister of Security. I will also place some production for upgrades. We are currently beginning the process of fortifying The Azores. This province is fairly vital as a launching pad towards the United States. We are also upgrading the nuclear facility in Breslau. This appears as though it will be an ongoing process for a while because Werner Heisenberg is ahead of production with his research. This could change if the Allies decide to bomb Breslau again.
Our current stockpiles are fine and all but oil are growing. With advances across Afrika and into India oil will continue to drop. Julius tells me most of his currently active forces are needing a rest shortly which will ease this somewhat. The only other concern is transport capacity. Unfortunately the desert is an awful place for infantry to move around in. Currently Julius is using his armoured forces to spearhead advances and then he is redeploying the infantry to catch up. The down side of this process is our transport limitation. This will also be helped greatly by the appointment of Kurt as our industry will be better able to support or transport ability. Nothing further from me for today." concludes Speer.
"Thank you Albert. Continue to construct what we need when you need to. I can help you no more with industrial capacity though. You will need to use what you now have for the time being. Joachim, diplomacy please."
"Morning Gentlemen. The last month has seen a few ambassadors paying me a visit. Their Countries are now part of Germany and more will follow as Julius advances across the Middle East. I have noticed a possible avenue of advance against France. They are becoming a small nuisance in Afrika and there may be a way to convince them to stop fighting us and peacefully accept the inevitable. I have already discussed it with Karl and Julius and they agree it is worth a try. Julius will elaborate further. Japan is losing the war in China."
"I agree with your choice, please have him brought up to speed on his new duties. Hopefully you can return to us in the new year, once we have the Kriegsmarine built. Thank you for your time with us Walter." says Bormann.
"Thank you Martin. I will go find Kurt and let him know he has work to do."
"Albert you wish to continue?" asks Bormann.
"Yes Martin. Once the higher production is available I will increase production into consumer goods, to reduce the increased dissent from assigning Kurt as Minister of Security. I will also place some production for upgrades. We are currently beginning the process of fortifying The Azores. This province is fairly vital as a launching pad towards the United States. We are also upgrading the nuclear facility in Breslau. This appears as though it will be an ongoing process for a while because Werner Heisenberg is ahead of production with his research. This could change if the Allies decide to bomb Breslau again.
Our current stockpiles are fine and all but oil are growing. With advances across Afrika and into India oil will continue to drop. Julius tells me most of his currently active forces are needing a rest shortly which will ease this somewhat. The only other concern is transport capacity. Unfortunately the desert is an awful place for infantry to move around in. Currently Julius is using his armoured forces to spearhead advances and then he is redeploying the infantry to catch up. The down side of this process is our transport limitation. This will also be helped greatly by the appointment of Kurt as our industry will be better able to support or transport ability. Nothing further from me for today." concludes Speer.
"Thank you Albert. Continue to construct what we need when you need to. I can help you no more with industrial capacity though. You will need to use what you now have for the time being. Joachim, diplomacy please."
"Morning Gentlemen. The last month has seen a few ambassadors paying me a visit. Their Countries are now part of Germany and more will follow as Julius advances across the Middle East. I have noticed a possible avenue of advance against France. They are becoming a small nuisance in Afrika and there may be a way to convince them to stop fighting us and peacefully accept the inevitable. I have already discussed it with Karl and Julius and they agree it is worth a try. Julius will elaborate further. Japan is losing the war in China."
"They are being overpowered by the Allies. They will hold for a fair amount of time yet because of the mountainous terrain in the area. Their forces will also become more compact making it harder for the limited Allied forces to force them backwards as their territory shrinks. No further progress has been made on any islands in the Pacific, the Japanese continue to hold these areas and sink American shipping. Nothing else from me right now." finishes von Ribbentrop.
"It appears you are up them Julius. Lets us see what you are planning." says Bormann.
"Thank you Martin. Morning all. German forces are advancing across Afrika and into India. Progress is increasing in Afrika but still very slow in India. Heeresgruppe Ost is now mostly in Karachi where terrain is much more favourable."
"It appears you are up them Julius. Lets us see what you are planning." says Bormann.
"Thank you Martin. Morning all. German forces are advancing across Afrika and into India. Progress is increasing in Afrika but still very slow in India. Heeresgruppe Ost is now mostly in Karachi where terrain is much more favourable."
"Our advance west has been successful and Heinz has occupied Port Said, we now have both banks of the Suez Canal in our control. The Allied forces in the Mediterranean no longer have any means of receiving supplies. My own troops are directly across from Sicily and I should be able to notice the direct effects of this lack of supplies as it occurs. Malta will also see the same problems for the British. There are almost certainly Allied naval units inside the Mediterranean and they need to be removed. The Kriegsmarine can deal with most of it next year but those in port need to be removed in other ways. I will need some of your bombers Hermann to attack the ports."
"I can spare you two Tactical bomber wings that are currently in Persia. They cannot support von Manstein in India for a time because there is no airbase in range. He will probably want them back when he finds an airbase though." says Goring.
"That will be fine for now. Thank you Hermann. Rommel has decided Cairo is his next target. The transport facilities in this province are superior to the rest of the region and his forces will rest here for a short time. Heeresgruppe Afrika are also advancing into the Arabian Peninsula. Von Manteuffel is approaching the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, at which point Joachim can invite their ambassador for a chat. Von Manteuffel will then head towards Yemen. On the eastern side of this advance, Wunnenberg is heading towards Oman. The port facilities in this area will assist the Kriegsmarine later.
Heersgruppe Ost will advance into India once they have recovered from their desert march through Persia. Von Manstein is considering an advance against Afghanistan as well which is why he left troops in Birjand. His mountain forces will advance across northern India to assist with this endeavour. They will also be needed in the mountains of Nepal and Bhutan. There are significant Allied forces in India but von Manstein does not consider them of sufficient caliber or number to stop his forces."
"I can spare you two Tactical bomber wings that are currently in Persia. They cannot support von Manstein in India for a time because there is no airbase in range. He will probably want them back when he finds an airbase though." says Goring.
"That will be fine for now. Thank you Hermann. Rommel has decided Cairo is his next target. The transport facilities in this province are superior to the rest of the region and his forces will rest here for a short time. Heeresgruppe Afrika are also advancing into the Arabian Peninsula. Von Manteuffel is approaching the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, at which point Joachim can invite their ambassador for a chat. Von Manteuffel will then head towards Yemen. On the eastern side of this advance, Wunnenberg is heading towards Oman. The port facilities in this area will assist the Kriegsmarine later.
Heersgruppe Ost will advance into India once they have recovered from their desert march through Persia. Von Manstein is considering an advance against Afghanistan as well which is why he left troops in Birjand. His mountain forces will advance across northern India to assist with this endeavour. They will also be needed in the mountains of Nepal and Bhutan. There are significant Allied forces in India but von Manstein does not consider them of sufficient caliber or number to stop his forces."
"The other side of Afrika things are going very well. Von Rundstedt and Heeresgruppe West, are advancing swiftly across North Afrika towards Tripoli. The advanced formation, commanded by von Mackensen, is needing rest once it arrives there. We have captured Dakar on the west coast. There are a fair amount of largely French forces here. Jochim already mentioned a way to remove these without bloodshed. France has two vital provinces under its control. Joachim thinks that of we capture them the French will surrender. One is in South America, the province of Cayenne. This province is also adjacent to large metal reserves currently held by the British. We have an ideal candidate to undertake this mission."
"Kesselring is both an excellent defensive strategist and an adept commander in forested areas. South America has a lot of jungles. There are two major drawbacks of this area. Firstly it is a long way away from any help and has no airbase. Secondly, we are at war with Brazil which is directly adjacent. We can always pull Kesselring out if it gets too bad, provided the Kriegsmarine can get him there in the first place.
The second province is in central Afrika. Libreville. We do not expect this to be heavily defended because most of the French forces are around Dakar. The biggest problem here is getting to it. With the loss of the Mediterranean it is likely that a large amount of shipping will be traveling around Afrika. Trying to get to Libreville undamaged is not going to be easy for the Kriegsmarine. A foothold in Central Afrika could speed up our Afrikan campaign considerably though. Belgium and Portugal control this area and we can remove both Countries if we can advance through this area and also invade the Portuguese territory on the east coast. These plans could very easily change if our fleet finds trouble, so Heeresgruppe West is also continuing ground operations and redeploying some assets to assist the Dakar forces.
As has already been mentioned we have taken control of The Azores. We also took Cap Verde Islands to further increase our holdings outside of Afrika. The Allies can still utilize the British Isles and other ports in Afrika to counter invade us. One Korps, under the command of General Eicke, will remain on the northern African coast to counter any such move. All done for me." concludes Ringel.
"You have been busy Julius. The loss of the Mediterranean to Allies is a huge blow and makes life a lot easier for us. Karl you have anything?" asks Bormann.
"Yes indeed I do Martin. Morning Gentlemen. Julius has already pointed out the Kriegsmarines efforts on a couple of invasions. They did find some enemy vessels to play with. We lost one transport ship, which is actually fairly critical. They lost more ships but less critical."
The second province is in central Afrika. Libreville. We do not expect this to be heavily defended because most of the French forces are around Dakar. The biggest problem here is getting to it. With the loss of the Mediterranean it is likely that a large amount of shipping will be traveling around Afrika. Trying to get to Libreville undamaged is not going to be easy for the Kriegsmarine. A foothold in Central Afrika could speed up our Afrikan campaign considerably though. Belgium and Portugal control this area and we can remove both Countries if we can advance through this area and also invade the Portuguese territory on the east coast. These plans could very easily change if our fleet finds trouble, so Heeresgruppe West is also continuing ground operations and redeploying some assets to assist the Dakar forces.
As has already been mentioned we have taken control of The Azores. We also took Cap Verde Islands to further increase our holdings outside of Afrika. The Allies can still utilize the British Isles and other ports in Afrika to counter invade us. One Korps, under the command of General Eicke, will remain on the northern African coast to counter any such move. All done for me." concludes Ringel.
"You have been busy Julius. The loss of the Mediterranean to Allies is a huge blow and makes life a lot easier for us. Karl you have anything?" asks Bormann.
"Yes indeed I do Martin. Morning Gentlemen. Julius has already pointed out the Kriegsmarines efforts on a couple of invasions. They did find some enemy vessels to play with. We lost one transport ship, which is actually fairly critical. They lost more ships but less critical."
"Mostly escort type vessels have been sunk but even these help our cause. The IJN continues to sink American shipping in the Pacific with no losses to them. It is just a matter of time before the Allies send a Carrier fleet our way to stop Saalwachter. Let us hope it not too soon as he cannot hope to fight one and win. Nothing further." concludes Donitz.
"Hans you have anything to add?" Bormann asks Oster.
"Nothing major. We have made some research advances which have already been covered. With Walter leaving I can brief you on what he was going to say. We have an increasing partisan problem once more. The Middle East and Spain are rife with partisan activity. Any new garrisons will need to go to these areas to quell this unrest. All done." finishes Oster.
"Ok Gentlemen. Continue with what you are doing. Hopefully march will be as productive as February was." Bormann concludes the meeting.
"Hans you have anything to add?" Bormann asks Oster.
"Nothing major. We have made some research advances which have already been covered. With Walter leaving I can brief you on what he was going to say. We have an increasing partisan problem once more. The Middle East and Spain are rife with partisan activity. Any new garrisons will need to go to these areas to quell this unrest. All done." finishes Oster.
"Ok Gentlemen. Continue with what you are doing. Hopefully march will be as productive as February was." Bormann concludes the meeting.
Do you expect the US and UK to put up any major fight once you are able to break threw their navys and invade their home land or at this point is the navy and time the only real thing holding you back now? Also please tell me your arnt going to let the ugly red thing east of urals stay around forever? :rofl:
The mediterranean is a good thing, when you take India it will be another great loss for the allies... maybe Japan will survive.
Ha! The Desert Fox returns to Africa once more.
This time he will come for El Alamein from the other side!
This time he will come for El Alamein from the other side!
Yeah, Kinda ironic that Rommel, who attacked towards Suez in the past, is now attacking from Suez.
Jace - Probably just Navy and time. I am deliberately trying to make them defend their home lands by capturing their out of country colonies first though. I have a peace treaty with the Soviets until May 22nd 1947 following bitter peace. They can expect a visit around that time as it happens to be spring/summer.
Leumatiello - Japan is doing better than expected. I thought they would be gone already
oddman, Baneslave - And no sign of Montgomery since his defeat in Iraq.
Leumatiello - Japan is doing better than expected. I thought they would be gone already
oddman, Baneslave - And no sign of Montgomery since his defeat in Iraq.
Afrikan Safari
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0900 March 2nd 1946.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. Port Said, Egypt.
Rommel wished to take Cairo as soon as possible to provide his forces with a transport hub with decent infrastructure.
XV. Panzerkorps and III. Panzerkorps wasted little time in attacking the Egyptian city. The battle was short.
0200 March 3rd 1946.
Gulf of Morocco.
The Americans had sent a fleet to stop Saalwachter continuing his operations.
Fortunately it encountered his forces overnight making the Carriers ineffective. Saalwachter escaped before dawn to keep his forces in tact.
0000 March 4th 1946.
Intelligence Headquarters. Reichstag, Berlin.
Hans Oster had enough operatives in the major Allied countries to attempt some espionage missions.
Most of these missions would fail, he knew, but one did succeed. The technology was of no immediate use to Germany but an understanding of how your enemy conducts warfare is always useful.
0700 March 5th 1946.
The Skies Above Sicily.
Kesselring's air groups had arrived in Italy from Persia and wasted little time conducting their new orders.
The port of Palermo contained transport ships. They did not remain there long as his aircraft sent them to the harbour bottom.
0800 March 5th 1946.
The Skies Off The Coast of Portugal.
Allied naval bombers were harassing German resupply ships trying to keep The Azores supplied. Air General Kammhuber rebased from Gibraltar to Lissabon to deal with this new threat.
During the course of the morning three of the four naval bomber squadrons were destroyed. The fourth escaped north, to the Coast of Porto, where it was chased down by Kammhuber and also destroyed. These bombers would trouble German convoys no more.
2100 March 5th 1946.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. Port Said, Egypt.
Von Manteuffel had sent word to Rommel of his arrival in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
Rommel forwarded the information to von Ribbentrop.
The Saudi ambassador made a brief appearance in von Ribbentrop's office, before leaving without a Country to represent.
0500 March 7th 1946.
Cap Blanc.
Allied warships were showing up more frequently off the Afrikan coast. Saalwachter encountered another fleet as he headed for Dakar.
British battleships were present in this fleet, resulting in an exchange of gunfire with Saalwachter's force. The German commander retreated south as soon as possible with no ships sunk on either side. Both fleets sustained some damage.
1500 March 8th 1946.
18. Armee Headquarters. Ghadames, Libya.
Von Rundstedt was slowly catching up to von Mackensen as he approached Tripoli.
Both forces were progressing as fast as possible across the desert terrain.
1800 March 8th 1946.
Cap Bojador.
Saalwachter encountered another fleet on his way south. This was a busy sea lane.
KMS Gneisenau dispatched the Portuguese destroyer squadron in short order.
At the gates of Tripoli and Dakar and close to join hands with the Japanese in India.
How is the Uboaten fleet doing?
How is the Uboaten fleet doing?
Getting there slowlyKurt_Steiner said:
The U-boats were all scuttled a ways back.Afrikan Safari
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1700 March 10th 1946.
18. Armee Headquarters. Ghadames, Libya.
V. Armeekorps, led by General Straube, had been heading into the Afrikan desert for some time.
Straube advised von Rundstedt of his arrival in Fort-Gouraud. The French forces heading his way stopped as soon as he arrived. They could not defeat his superior force.
At 1900 hours on March 11th, von Mackensen entered Tripoli. XXX. Armeekorps would rest here for a few days to regain organisation from their long march.
0000 March 15th 1946.
Industry Offices. Reichstag, Berlin.
Martin Bormann was paying Albert Speer a visit to find out how the new cabinet reshuffle had effected German industry.
"Industrial output has increased significantly with the appointment of Kurt to Minister of Security. Manpower growth has declined significantly as well." Speer was telling Bormann.
"Industrial output has increased significantly with the appointment of Kurt to Minister of Security. Manpower growth has declined significantly as well." Speer was telling Bormann.
"We have the highest industrial capacity of any nation, including the Americans. This is impacting on our rare materials stockpile. We have enough to last us for several years so it is not a problem yet. I have assigned the spare capacity where it is needed. All of the spare production is going to consumer goods to reduce our current dissent level. The populace is slowly being calmed down.
The expected rise in transport capacity is a nice side effect of our shift into production. It is still high but caused by redeployments and the higher dissent mostly. Partisan activity is still a lot larger than I would like and will take time to control as we expand.
Manpower growth has dropped form a peak of over 2.6 per day to 1.84 per day. This will have to suffice. Counquering more territory, in particular India, will increase this number. I will keep an eye on any significant changes." finished Speer.
"Thank you for the update Albert. I shall see you later." replied Bormann.
The expected rise in transport capacity is a nice side effect of our shift into production. It is still high but caused by redeployments and the higher dissent mostly. Partisan activity is still a lot larger than I would like and will take time to control as we expand.
Manpower growth has dropped form a peak of over 2.6 per day to 1.84 per day. This will have to suffice. Counquering more territory, in particular India, will increase this number. I will keep an eye on any significant changes." finished Speer.
"Thank you for the update Albert. I shall see you later." replied Bormann.
0900 March 17th 1946.
The Skies Above Bulgaria.
Von Richthofen had been providing air cover for Germany's Balkan Allies for some time. He no longer flew every day as it was deemed unnecessary.
A Brazilian naval bomber squadron had been harassing the port facilities in Varna for a few days. The fledgling Bulgarian fleet was slowly suffering damage. Von Richthofen saw to it that they would not be bothered by this squadron of aircraft again.
2100 March 18th 1946.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. Cairo, Egypt.
Wunnenberg had been advancing along the Arabian peninsula for more than two weeks and had his destination in sight.
He sent word to Rommel of his arrival in Dubai and of the limited defences in Mascate. The defences were insufficient to hold Wunnenberg up.
0000 March 19th 1946.
Intelligence Offices. Reichstag, Berlin.
Kriegsmarinewerft informed Oster of the completion of their latest research project.
They had finished researching a Semi-Modern Heavy Cruiser. This was a state of the art warship and Oster forwarded the information to Albert Speer. He also tasked Kriegsmarinewerft with improving on the current Destroyer design.
note: The (cl) should be (ca). A small typo on behalf of Paradox I expect.
Albert Speer noted the new design specifications and forwarded it to the dockyards of northern Germany.
Sixteen of these vessels were initially ordered, in two batches of eight. These would be used to support the main battle fleets as well as to safeguard transport operations.
0500 March 19th 1946.
IV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. Karachi, India.
Von Manstein surveyed the forces of Heeresgruppe Ost mustered in Karachi. They were mostly in battle ready condition, or close to it. Time to advance once more.
Thirty one divisions, mostly armoured and mountain forces, crashed into eight Allied divisions.
Montgomery-Massingberd, unlike his more familiar namesake, was not prepared to handle modern armoured forces. He was totally outclassed in this type of warfare by von Kleist and also completely outgunned.
Montgomery-Massingberd, unlike his more familiar namesake, was not prepared to handle modern armoured forces. He was totally outclassed in this type of warfare by von Kleist and also completely outgunned.
0600 March 19th 1946.
18. Armee Headquarters. Ghadames, Libya.
A small British force had decided to try its luck against von Mackensen in Tripoli.
The attack was easily repulsed as von Kleist finished off the Allies in Multan.
By 0900 hours, the battle was over in Multan and German forces advanced on towards their objective.
1000 March 19th 1946.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. Cairo, Egypt.
0000 March 21st 1946.
Security Ministry. Reichstag, Berlin.
1200 March 21st 1946.
18. Armee Headquarters. Ghadames, Libya.
0900 March 22nd 1946.
18. Armee Headquarters. Ghadames, Libya.
1000 March 24th 1946.
18. Armee Headquarters. Ghadames, Libya.
0000 March 25th 1946.
Diplomatic Headquarters. Reichstag, Berlin.
1800 March 25th 1946.
18. Armee Headquarters. Ghadames, Libya.
XV. Panzerkorps Headquarters. Cairo, Egypt.
Rommel's armoured spearhead had also been resting. It too was ready to advance across Afrika.
Major advances were set in motion by Rommel to conquer a large area of British held territory. Ethiopia would also need to be dealt with at some point. Haile Selassi had chosen to become a puppet of the British, for which he would pay.
Dietrich would take his II. Armeekorps across the North Afrikan coast. He would advance to Tobruk before doubling back to Fayum, capturing British territory as he went.
V. Panzerkorps, led by Geyr von Schweppenburg, would head south and east towards El Obeid.
Rommel's XV. Panzerkorps would head south to the Ethiopian border and the province of Gallabat.
The deepest advance would be by III. Panzerkorps, led by Guderian. He would head south along the east Afrikan coast towards Mogadishu.
Dietrich would take his II. Armeekorps across the North Afrikan coast. He would advance to Tobruk before doubling back to Fayum, capturing British territory as he went.
V. Panzerkorps, led by Geyr von Schweppenburg, would head south and east towards El Obeid.
Rommel's XV. Panzerkorps would head south to the Ethiopian border and the province of Gallabat.
The deepest advance would be by III. Panzerkorps, led by Guderian. He would head south along the east Afrikan coast towards Mogadishu.
Luftwaffe bombers, led by Bulowius and Wever, flying out of Port Said would target any forces in the immediate path of Rommel's advance.
0000 March 21st 1946.
Security Ministry. Reichstag, Berlin.
Kurt Daluege had settled into his new post. He knew where the new garrison divisions needed to go.
They were dispatched to the Middle East to control partisans in Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia. More would be needed in this area.
1200 March 21st 1946.
18. Armee Headquarters. Ghadames, Libya.
Straube's forces were recovered from their march into the desert of Fort-Gouraud and were ready for further advances.
They headed south into Nioro du Sahel. The French garrisons would not give way easily and were still fighting at 2100 hours. The next morning Straube would force them to retreat as they could no longer his forces.
0900 March 22nd 1946.
18. Armee Headquarters. Ghadames, Libya.
A message was relayed to von Rundstedt from 1. Zestorergeschwader off the coast of South America.
To: 18. Armee Headquarters.
From: 1. Zestorergeschwader.
At 0900 hours 22nd March, 3. Panzerarmee successfully landed in the French colony of Cayenne. No enemy forces were present.
Grand Admiral Saalwachter.
Commander 1. Zestorergeschwader.
From: 1. Zestorergeschwader.
At 0900 hours 22nd March, 3. Panzerarmee successfully landed in the French colony of Cayenne. No enemy forces were present.
Grand Admiral Saalwachter.
Commander 1. Zestorergeschwader.
This was very good news for von Rundstedt. He was concerned whether the fleet could make a successful landing in hostile waters at that distance. Kesselring was ordered to dispatch two divisions to take control of the British metal rich territories to the west.
1000 March 24th 1946.
18. Armee Headquarters. Ghadames, Libya.
Von Rundstedt ordered von Mackensen to continue his advance across North Afrika.
He was to head for Derna to link up with Heeresgruppe Afrika forces moving towards Tobruk. The British division in Homs was nothing more than an inconvenience and was easily removed.
0000 March 25th 1946.
Diplomatic Headquarters. Reichstag, Berlin.
Von Ribbentrop did not like the serious look on the Japanese envoys face as he entered his office. The reason for the envoys look soon became clear.
Allied forces had captured Manchukuo and forced them from the Japanese Alliance. Things were going from bad to worse for the Japanese mainland forces. The bad news did not stop there.
Allied forces were also on the move across the Indonesian islands in the south despite the presence of IGN naval forces.
1800 March 25th 1946.
18. Armee Headquarters. Ghadames, Libya.
German forces had once more advanced in von Rundstedt's area.
Straube had arrived in Nioro du Sahel and was now threatening the French northern flank.