I didn't choose Scandinavia, it develloped by itself 
This is Mod33 we are talking about after all...
This is Mod33 we are talking about after all...
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Yes indeed... little tidbit of info, since not much has happened in in the 1936-1938 period, I likely make a single, big 1936-1941 update, unless something massive happens. Did I mention my intention of making updates for every 3 or 4 game years ? Well, now you know
Restoration of the Reich (1936-1941)
By 1936, Germany had managed to bring itself back from the abyss of the dark years following the First World War and the Great Depression, and was now determined to re-arm the once great Reich and serve it's own brand of justice to the Western Allies. As war preparations continued along nicely, civil war broke out in Spain pitting the right-wing Nationalists versus the Socialist Republicans. Seeing this as an opportunity to strengthen it's relations with a like-minded regime, the Kaiser ordered that an expeditionary force be formed and sent to the aid of the Nationalists as soon as possible. In collaboration with Hermann Goering, von Bock set up the Condor Legion, an expeditionary force composed of Germany's finest soldiers and airmen from across the country.
Continuing in his preparations for all-out war with the Allies, the Kaiser launched the 2nd, 3rd and 4th phases of the construction of the Siegfried Line, a massive defensive line running from Luxembourg to Switzerland, aimed at holding back Allied forces, leaving the bulk of the Imperial forces free to do as they wish in other theaters. Later in the year, King Leopold III of Belgium prevent the passing of the Edict of Belgian Neutrality, and instead declared Belgium would support France in the event of war with Germany and the Allied Powers. This news was met with mixed feeling in the German High Command. While they would have to fight on a wider front than predicted, but at the same time this enabled the Imperial Army to invade France through Belgium, as it did in 1914, without violating the sacred neutrality of Belgium. In light of these new events, High Command developed a plan called for the invasion of Holland in 4 days. It would carry the codename “Fall Blau” (Case Blue). Once the Dutch had surrendered, the German Army will proceed to cross the border into Belgium and unto France. High Command hoped that France would fall within a few months, but it also realised that it's lack of armored units could prevent such an objective from being reached. Indeed, with German industrial capacity at it's maximum, and technological advancements taking longer than expected due to the governmental budget being strained almost to it's limit, tank production would prove to be limited. This greatly worried the Kaiser, as he was a staunch believer in the potential of armored warfare, and was greatly influenced by Heinz Guderian's book Achtung Panzer! when it came to his views on modern warfare. Nevertheless, there was not much that the Kaiser could do, and re-armement continued to progress. In July 1937, emboldened by recent events and determined to prove to his Generals that the Allies were as spineless as ever, decided to denouce the Versailles Treaty and withdrew Germany's signature. No word came from London, and nothing more than an official protest out of France. The Kaiser was right, the Allies were weak, and this same weakness would have to be exploited to it's maximum. As the Civil War in Spain progressed, and Nationalist Spain garnered more and more support from it's population, the German Foreign Minister Constatin von Neurath continued to improve relations between the Kaiser and General Franco, the Nationalist leader. Von Neurath even secured General Franco's support in the case of a war with the Allies. He would not, however, commit to a specific date or general timeframe in which Spanish action could be expected. Von Neurath was delighted at the agreement, but the Kaiser was less so. He committed his best troops to fight alongside Nationalist Spain and had sent him enormous amounts of supplies to help him in his war effort, and his only thanks was a vague promise to aid Germany in the event of a war with the Allies if he felt like it. The following year, in April 1938, Wilhelm II emerged from his exile in Holland and returned to his homeland. He was greeted by hysterical crowds as his car drove him to the Imperial Palace in Berlin.
The old Kaiser was proud of what Germany had become, although he was saddened he had caused it's immesurable suffering during the years of 1914-1933. In November, seeing as the Versailles treaty no longer applied, the Kaiser no longer needed Chancellor Bruning. He therefore replaced him with von Papen, a more authoritairian Chancellor, just like von Schleicher had been. This greatly outraged the working class, as they saw this as a return to the oppressive regime of von Schleicher. Also, the socialists united themselves under the banner of the the Worker's Party. Furtherore, at the elections the Socialists won almost 47% of the popular vote. Desperate to prevent the Socialists from interfering with re-armament and Germany's expansionist ambitions, banned the workers party and passed the enabling act, giving the Chancellor supreme authority over the Reichstag (but the Kaiser maintains his right to veto any law the Chancellor attempts to pass). The rest of the year went by without much happening, except for the mopping up of the last dissidents of the regime. In 1939, von Neurath and von Papen increased their efforts to have Danzig and the Polish Corridor returned to Germany. Poland categorically refused. Germany even offered the Western Allies to renounce it's claims on Alsace-Lorraine and on it's colonies and to guarantee it's western borders should they force Poland to accept. While the Allies where interested, they refused to force Poland into an agreement agaisn't its will. Tension rose even more when riots broke out in Danzig and they were severely repressed by Polish troops. Meanwhile, in May 1939, the former Kaiser Wilhelm II went to Memel aboard the Battleship Deutschland. He disembarked in the town harbor and declared that the people of Memel were not Lithunian, but in fact rightfully German. At this declaration, the crowd that had come to greet him became hysterical. Kaiser Wilhelm III upon hearing about his father's escapade, and seeing that the people of Memel wanted to be annexed into the Reich, ordered the army to occupy the city. Lithuania publicly declared that it would not resist Germany's attempt to annex Memel, by fear of being attacked by it. Later that month, von Papen demanded the return of Germany's colonies, a claim which was dully ignored by the Allies. Meanwhile, in Prussia, Wilhelm II, emboldened by his success at Memel and unhappy at his son's “weakness” by not going to war with Poland over Danzig, went there himself on July 5th 1939. He declared to the eager crowd that Danzig was indeed German. The Poles, fearing a German take-over of Danzig, moved in. In the sporadic fighting in the city between Wilhelm's personal guard and Polish troops, the former Kaiser was struck by a bullet to the chest. He would later die from his wounds on Febuary 7th 1940. In response to the Polish take over of Danzig, von Bock ordered the general mobilisation of the army and declared war on Poland.
von Bock's unimaginative invasion of Poland
Even though they had planned for a war with Poland since 1935, Wilhelm II's escapade to Danzig had took the German High Command by complete surprise and destroyed the plan's careful preparations. Caught off guard, the invasion plan was un-imaginative and it's sole goal was to attempt and engage the Polish Army in such a way as to delay it's own mobilisation or war preparation awaiting reinforcements. The Imperial Army advanced rather quickly and punched through the lines much faster than High Command had previously anticipated. It seemed the Polish Army was even less prepared, with many of it's divisions using incredibly outdated equipment.
7 days into the fighting
By July 21st 1939, German forces were on the verge of capturing Warsaw. The city put up a stubborn defense, forcing the Germans out into the open and inflicting severe casualties. As the battle of Warsaw came to a close, the German Imperial Army had suffered more than 13 000 casualties, including 4 500 dead. When Warsaw fell on July 24th 1939, London stepped in to mediate an end to the conflict. Meanwhile, the Russians invaded eastern Poland 5 days before the fall of Warsaw and were able to regain a lot of territory. Chamberlain set the peace confenrence for the 26th and mediated the rather one sided peace negociations between Germany and Poland. Poland was forced cede all of it's formerly German territories to the Reich. Battered and weakened, Poland was permanantly placed under German domination. In November 1939, the Austrian people demanded an Anschluss. So widespread where these demands that the Chancellor of Austria was forced to set a refendum for the 11th of November. The referendum cemented Germany's claim that Austrians wanted to joined the Reich, as 89% of the population voted in favor of the Anschluss. On November 13th 1939, Austria was officially annexed into the German Reich. Demanding a similar treatement, the Sudeten Germans also demanded to rejoin the Reich. Czech repressions were brutal and on January 25th 1940, tension rose so high that a German border post was attacked by overly zealous Czech nationalists. This incident almost triggered war between the two nations, but once again London stepped in and set a peace conference for the 7th of March. During the Munich Confenrence, von Neurath, von Papen and the Kaiser were able to convince Chamberlain that it was in the best interests of Europe that he force Czechoslovakia to cede the Sudeten lands to the Reich. Their ploy worked, and the Sudetens annexed. Demanding their own nation, the slovakians rebelled and turmoil engulfed the small country. Under the pretext of preserving the peace and to “protect the slovakian people” German and Hungarian forces partitioned Czechoslovakia. This caused a great deal of outrage in both London and Paris. Tensions mounted. By March 1941, war seemed inevitable. On June 23rd 1941, the Kaiser ordered the first phase of Fall Blau to commence. The invasion of Holland had begun.
The first phase of Fall Blau
The German Army struck hard an fast, achieving total surprise. On June 24th, Arnhem and Aachen fell. By the 28th, German forces entered Amsterdam. On the 1st of July, the Dutch Army capitulated after only 9 days of war. Protest from London and Paris were surprising light. When the Imperial Army crossed the border into Belgium 5 days later, the Kaiser expected to face the Allies on the battlefield. Instead, there was no word from either London or Paris. Were they scared ?
The Invasion of Belgium
By 1936, Germany had managed to bring itself back from the abyss of the dark years following the First World War and the Great Depression, and was now determined to re-arm the once great Reich and serve it's own brand of justice to the Western Allies. As war preparations continued along nicely, civil war broke out in Spain pitting the right-wing Nationalists versus the Socialist Republicans. Seeing this as an opportunity to strengthen it's relations with a like-minded regime, the Kaiser ordered that an expeditionary force be formed and sent to the aid of the Nationalists as soon as possible. In collaboration with Hermann Goering, von Bock set up the Condor Legion, an expeditionary force composed of Germany's finest soldiers and airmen from across the country.
Continuing in his preparations for all-out war with the Allies, the Kaiser launched the 2nd, 3rd and 4th phases of the construction of the Siegfried Line, a massive defensive line running from Luxembourg to Switzerland, aimed at holding back Allied forces, leaving the bulk of the Imperial forces free to do as they wish in other theaters. Later in the year, King Leopold III of Belgium prevent the passing of the Edict of Belgian Neutrality, and instead declared Belgium would support France in the event of war with Germany and the Allied Powers. This news was met with mixed feeling in the German High Command. While they would have to fight on a wider front than predicted, but at the same time this enabled the Imperial Army to invade France through Belgium, as it did in 1914, without violating the sacred neutrality of Belgium. In light of these new events, High Command developed a plan called for the invasion of Holland in 4 days. It would carry the codename “Fall Blau” (Case Blue). Once the Dutch had surrendered, the German Army will proceed to cross the border into Belgium and unto France. High Command hoped that France would fall within a few months, but it also realised that it's lack of armored units could prevent such an objective from being reached. Indeed, with German industrial capacity at it's maximum, and technological advancements taking longer than expected due to the governmental budget being strained almost to it's limit, tank production would prove to be limited. This greatly worried the Kaiser, as he was a staunch believer in the potential of armored warfare, and was greatly influenced by Heinz Guderian's book Achtung Panzer! when it came to his views on modern warfare. Nevertheless, there was not much that the Kaiser could do, and re-armement continued to progress. In July 1937, emboldened by recent events and determined to prove to his Generals that the Allies were as spineless as ever, decided to denouce the Versailles Treaty and withdrew Germany's signature. No word came from London, and nothing more than an official protest out of France. The Kaiser was right, the Allies were weak, and this same weakness would have to be exploited to it's maximum. As the Civil War in Spain progressed, and Nationalist Spain garnered more and more support from it's population, the German Foreign Minister Constatin von Neurath continued to improve relations between the Kaiser and General Franco, the Nationalist leader. Von Neurath even secured General Franco's support in the case of a war with the Allies. He would not, however, commit to a specific date or general timeframe in which Spanish action could be expected. Von Neurath was delighted at the agreement, but the Kaiser was less so. He committed his best troops to fight alongside Nationalist Spain and had sent him enormous amounts of supplies to help him in his war effort, and his only thanks was a vague promise to aid Germany in the event of a war with the Allies if he felt like it. The following year, in April 1938, Wilhelm II emerged from his exile in Holland and returned to his homeland. He was greeted by hysterical crowds as his car drove him to the Imperial Palace in Berlin.
The old Kaiser was proud of what Germany had become, although he was saddened he had caused it's immesurable suffering during the years of 1914-1933. In November, seeing as the Versailles treaty no longer applied, the Kaiser no longer needed Chancellor Bruning. He therefore replaced him with von Papen, a more authoritairian Chancellor, just like von Schleicher had been. This greatly outraged the working class, as they saw this as a return to the oppressive regime of von Schleicher. Also, the socialists united themselves under the banner of the the Worker's Party. Furtherore, at the elections the Socialists won almost 47% of the popular vote. Desperate to prevent the Socialists from interfering with re-armament and Germany's expansionist ambitions, banned the workers party and passed the enabling act, giving the Chancellor supreme authority over the Reichstag (but the Kaiser maintains his right to veto any law the Chancellor attempts to pass). The rest of the year went by without much happening, except for the mopping up of the last dissidents of the regime. In 1939, von Neurath and von Papen increased their efforts to have Danzig and the Polish Corridor returned to Germany. Poland categorically refused. Germany even offered the Western Allies to renounce it's claims on Alsace-Lorraine and on it's colonies and to guarantee it's western borders should they force Poland to accept. While the Allies where interested, they refused to force Poland into an agreement agaisn't its will. Tension rose even more when riots broke out in Danzig and they were severely repressed by Polish troops. Meanwhile, in May 1939, the former Kaiser Wilhelm II went to Memel aboard the Battleship Deutschland. He disembarked in the town harbor and declared that the people of Memel were not Lithunian, but in fact rightfully German. At this declaration, the crowd that had come to greet him became hysterical. Kaiser Wilhelm III upon hearing about his father's escapade, and seeing that the people of Memel wanted to be annexed into the Reich, ordered the army to occupy the city. Lithuania publicly declared that it would not resist Germany's attempt to annex Memel, by fear of being attacked by it. Later that month, von Papen demanded the return of Germany's colonies, a claim which was dully ignored by the Allies. Meanwhile, in Prussia, Wilhelm II, emboldened by his success at Memel and unhappy at his son's “weakness” by not going to war with Poland over Danzig, went there himself on July 5th 1939. He declared to the eager crowd that Danzig was indeed German. The Poles, fearing a German take-over of Danzig, moved in. In the sporadic fighting in the city between Wilhelm's personal guard and Polish troops, the former Kaiser was struck by a bullet to the chest. He would later die from his wounds on Febuary 7th 1940. In response to the Polish take over of Danzig, von Bock ordered the general mobilisation of the army and declared war on Poland.
von Bock's unimaginative invasion of Poland
Even though they had planned for a war with Poland since 1935, Wilhelm II's escapade to Danzig had took the German High Command by complete surprise and destroyed the plan's careful preparations. Caught off guard, the invasion plan was un-imaginative and it's sole goal was to attempt and engage the Polish Army in such a way as to delay it's own mobilisation or war preparation awaiting reinforcements. The Imperial Army advanced rather quickly and punched through the lines much faster than High Command had previously anticipated. It seemed the Polish Army was even less prepared, with many of it's divisions using incredibly outdated equipment.
7 days into the fighting
By July 21st 1939, German forces were on the verge of capturing Warsaw. The city put up a stubborn defense, forcing the Germans out into the open and inflicting severe casualties. As the battle of Warsaw came to a close, the German Imperial Army had suffered more than 13 000 casualties, including 4 500 dead. When Warsaw fell on July 24th 1939, London stepped in to mediate an end to the conflict. Meanwhile, the Russians invaded eastern Poland 5 days before the fall of Warsaw and were able to regain a lot of territory. Chamberlain set the peace confenrence for the 26th and mediated the rather one sided peace negociations between Germany and Poland. Poland was forced cede all of it's formerly German territories to the Reich. Battered and weakened, Poland was permanantly placed under German domination. In November 1939, the Austrian people demanded an Anschluss. So widespread where these demands that the Chancellor of Austria was forced to set a refendum for the 11th of November. The referendum cemented Germany's claim that Austrians wanted to joined the Reich, as 89% of the population voted in favor of the Anschluss. On November 13th 1939, Austria was officially annexed into the German Reich. Demanding a similar treatement, the Sudeten Germans also demanded to rejoin the Reich. Czech repressions were brutal and on January 25th 1940, tension rose so high that a German border post was attacked by overly zealous Czech nationalists. This incident almost triggered war between the two nations, but once again London stepped in and set a peace conference for the 7th of March. During the Munich Confenrence, von Neurath, von Papen and the Kaiser were able to convince Chamberlain that it was in the best interests of Europe that he force Czechoslovakia to cede the Sudeten lands to the Reich. Their ploy worked, and the Sudetens annexed. Demanding their own nation, the slovakians rebelled and turmoil engulfed the small country. Under the pretext of preserving the peace and to “protect the slovakian people” German and Hungarian forces partitioned Czechoslovakia. This caused a great deal of outrage in both London and Paris. Tensions mounted. By March 1941, war seemed inevitable. On June 23rd 1941, the Kaiser ordered the first phase of Fall Blau to commence. The invasion of Holland had begun.
The first phase of Fall Blau
The German Army struck hard an fast, achieving total surprise. On June 24th, Arnhem and Aachen fell. By the 28th, German forces entered Amsterdam. On the 1st of July, the Dutch Army capitulated after only 9 days of war. Protest from London and Paris were surprising light. When the Imperial Army crossed the border into Belgium 5 days later, the Kaiser expected to face the Allies on the battlefield. Instead, there was no word from either London or Paris. Were they scared ?
The Invasion of Belgium
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Yeah I know, right ? Really weird... I was so sure I'd have a World War on my hands...
Perhaps a Buggerian Storm has broken the links of communication with London and Paris.
Wow, seems the Allies weren't expecting this. If they don't DoW you, will you DoW them?
Wow, seems the Allies weren't expecting this. If they don't DoW you, will you DoW them?
Answer is in the table of contents
For the Glory of the Kaiser...Belgium and the Netherlands no longer needed their independence...there whole purpose was to serve the Kaiser lol. Keep it up.
~Hawk
~Hawk
Btw, would you guys prefer one big update covering the Battle of France and an possible Sealion, or would you prefer separate, smaller updates for both battles ?
I prefer one big update.
One big update should be heading your way in a day or two
War in the West (1941-1943)
On the 6th of July 1941, German forces crossed the border into Belgium. The fighting was quick but intense. 3 days into the invasion, the German 6th Army marched into Brussels, and King Leopold III was forced to surrender. Having expected Allied intervention, German forces were ordered to keep moving and to continue on into France. The Kaiser ordered the troops to stop short of the border when the Allies failed to intervene. The operation was put off by a few weeks in order to finalize preparations for war with France. Finally, on June 22nd 1941, Germany launched Operation Kriegsübung, the updated plan for the invasion of France. It involved the commitment of 2.8 million men, forming 192 divisions. Army Group A would attack along the coast, while Army group B would try a pierce through Reims and surround the Maginot Line. The attack seemed to progress well at first, but expectedly heavy resistance pushed back the German attempts to seized Lille and Dunkerque. A bit further south, German forces were able to push into Valenciennes and Reims, and to hold the city in the face of determined French counter-attacks but still were unable to complete their assigned missions.
Impatient, the Kaiser suggested to von Bock that the Army attempt to pierce through the much vaunted Maginot Line. At first von Bock objected, but the Kaiser pressed for more intelligence on the area near Strasbourg. To Bock's surprised, intelligence reports indicated the line was manned by no more than 20 divisions, compared to the 67 the Germans were ready to commit to the attack. With the situation in the north still stalling, and the need to support Army Group B's attack on Metz, High Command ordered the attack on Strasbourg. The battle was a long, grinding, attritional battle of an intensity not seen since the First World War. The fighting lasted for 13 bloody days and ended in a crushing victory. The battered German forces then pressed on to help their compatriots finish off the French at Metz. Meanwhile, Army Group B was able to take Troyes and Compiègne. Further north, Army Group A was able to capture Dunkerque and Lille and pressed on to Calais, however, their advance was met with heavy resistance and their advance was slow.
In Southern France, the advance went relatively well, with Army Group C taking Chaumont, Dijon and Besançon, and some forward elements even advanced to the outskirts of Lyon. In October, the German Army launched another series of concerted attacks around Paris, with the aim of surrounding the city. These attacks met fierce French resistance, and the offensive was brought to a complete stop within 4 days. Impatient at the lack of progress, the Kaiser redirected the offensive's main thrust towards Paris, a move which won the war for Germany. Exhausted, the French forces in the area were not expecting an attack on Paris so soon, and so the city itself was lightly garrisonned. The city fell on October 24th 1941. From there, things progressed quickly. German forces captured Brest 6 days later. On the 31st, Marseilles fell. By November, all resistance in France had ended. The Kaiser set-up a puppet régime in the south, officially called l'État Français, or as it was known to the Allies, Vichy France. After the subjugation of France, Franco declared war on the Allies and attacked Gibraltar, which was captured quickly by the Spanish. 3 days later, Wilhelm III and General Franco signed a treaty forming the Madrid-Berlin Axis. In December, Hungary petitioned the Axis to join their alliance. In January 1943, Brazil joined the Allies. In response, Argentina joined the Axis 3 weeks later. They accepted and Hungary signed an Alliance treaty with Germany, Spain and Poland on December 12th 1941. Meanwhile, on December 7th 1941, the Japanese attacked the American Naval Base in Pearl Harbor and attacked Hong Kong and French Indochina. The United States of America declared war on Japan on the following day, and joined the Allies a week later. Roosevelt, seeing this as an opportunity to hit two birds with one stone, declared war on the Axis on the 17th. On the 29th of December, Germany and Japan signed a mutual-assistance treaty. During the winter, von Bock and the Kaiser began planning the invasion of Britain, codenamed Operation Seelöwe (Sealion), the date for the invasion being set for July 5th. Preparations were finalized by the planned date and the invasion was launched on schedule.
Since the Imperial Navy was still not strong enough to face the Royal Navy in open battle, the Kaiser opted for an amphibious invasion of Sunderland and then having German transports ferry troops and supplies accross a narrow corridor, pending the capture of Britain's channel ports. The initial invasion was a resounding success, destroying the weak garrison in Sunderland rapidly and securing the port. However, due to Britain's naval superiority, supply shortages were frequent, usually occuring at more or less 3 week intervals and could last for up to 10 days. Regardless, German forces had to carry on the fighting. The Imperial Army was able to take Blackpool and Edinburgh quickly, effectively driving a wedge between Scotland and England. The advance continued rather well, although the Germans were faced with exceptionnally stubborn resistance. The battles were bloody and many lives were lost on both sides. Due to the Kaiser's negligeance of the Royal Airforce, the Imperial Army was continuously strafed and bombed, sometimes more than 4 times a day. Yet they pressed on, and by the end of the month had captured a sizable portion of Britain.
The fighting continued on into the unusally cold British winter, with London surrendering on December 24th 1942, after being surrounded and besieged for 32 days. Plymouth fell a 5 days later. The offensive then stalled as the Kaiser sent reinforcements to Britain and allowed his forces to rest. The offensive resumed in March 1943, with German forces capturing Glascow on the 11th. On March 24th 1943, the remaining British forces surrendered in Scapa Flow. The Allies had been defeated. On May 5th, the Kaiser contacted the Allies and offered them peace. Japan was outraged by Germany not informing them of their offer for peace to the Allies, and ended all it's associations with the Reich. 5 days later, the Allied powers reluctantly accepted the offer and peace was signed in Wilhemshafen between Allies and the Axis on May 26th 1943. Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Kaiser Wilhelm III were the most notable statesmen present. Kept secret from the Allies was the fact that by March 1943, Germany was spent, the war in the west having claimed nearly 2.1 million lives and wounded more than 2.7 million others, totalling just over 4.8 millions casualties or about 6% of the German population at the time (figures included here do not include the casualties suffered by the forces of the Independent State of Poland, which are estimated at half a million dead and 1.2 million wounded, totalling about 1.7 million casualties). In the Treaty of Wilhelmshaven, Germany was given the naval base in Scapa Flow and Gibraltar (which would later given to the Spanish in recognition of it's efforts in the war) and had it's former African colonies restored. Argentina was given economic dominance of Brazil and Hungary was given free reign in the Balkans. The Netherlands were forced to cede Groningen and Aachen in exchange for their indepence, and Belgium had to cede Bastogne and Arlon in exchange for her own indepence. France was forced to cede Alsace-Lorraine to Germany and to limit it's military to 100 000 men and to keep it's border with Germany de-militarised. In accordance to the treaty, Germany also pledged to end the Vichy administration and to recognised a France led by Charles De Gaulle and to restore the British Isles to Great Britain. The War in the West had been won, and the Versailles Diktat avenged !
On the 6th of July 1941, German forces crossed the border into Belgium. The fighting was quick but intense. 3 days into the invasion, the German 6th Army marched into Brussels, and King Leopold III was forced to surrender. Having expected Allied intervention, German forces were ordered to keep moving and to continue on into France. The Kaiser ordered the troops to stop short of the border when the Allies failed to intervene. The operation was put off by a few weeks in order to finalize preparations for war with France. Finally, on June 22nd 1941, Germany launched Operation Kriegsübung, the updated plan for the invasion of France. It involved the commitment of 2.8 million men, forming 192 divisions. Army Group A would attack along the coast, while Army group B would try a pierce through Reims and surround the Maginot Line. The attack seemed to progress well at first, but expectedly heavy resistance pushed back the German attempts to seized Lille and Dunkerque. A bit further south, German forces were able to push into Valenciennes and Reims, and to hold the city in the face of determined French counter-attacks but still were unable to complete their assigned missions.
Impatient, the Kaiser suggested to von Bock that the Army attempt to pierce through the much vaunted Maginot Line. At first von Bock objected, but the Kaiser pressed for more intelligence on the area near Strasbourg. To Bock's surprised, intelligence reports indicated the line was manned by no more than 20 divisions, compared to the 67 the Germans were ready to commit to the attack. With the situation in the north still stalling, and the need to support Army Group B's attack on Metz, High Command ordered the attack on Strasbourg. The battle was a long, grinding, attritional battle of an intensity not seen since the First World War. The fighting lasted for 13 bloody days and ended in a crushing victory. The battered German forces then pressed on to help their compatriots finish off the French at Metz. Meanwhile, Army Group B was able to take Troyes and Compiègne. Further north, Army Group A was able to capture Dunkerque and Lille and pressed on to Calais, however, their advance was met with heavy resistance and their advance was slow.
In Southern France, the advance went relatively well, with Army Group C taking Chaumont, Dijon and Besançon, and some forward elements even advanced to the outskirts of Lyon. In October, the German Army launched another series of concerted attacks around Paris, with the aim of surrounding the city. These attacks met fierce French resistance, and the offensive was brought to a complete stop within 4 days. Impatient at the lack of progress, the Kaiser redirected the offensive's main thrust towards Paris, a move which won the war for Germany. Exhausted, the French forces in the area were not expecting an attack on Paris so soon, and so the city itself was lightly garrisonned. The city fell on October 24th 1941. From there, things progressed quickly. German forces captured Brest 6 days later. On the 31st, Marseilles fell. By November, all resistance in France had ended. The Kaiser set-up a puppet régime in the south, officially called l'État Français, or as it was known to the Allies, Vichy France. After the subjugation of France, Franco declared war on the Allies and attacked Gibraltar, which was captured quickly by the Spanish. 3 days later, Wilhelm III and General Franco signed a treaty forming the Madrid-Berlin Axis. In December, Hungary petitioned the Axis to join their alliance. In January 1943, Brazil joined the Allies. In response, Argentina joined the Axis 3 weeks later. They accepted and Hungary signed an Alliance treaty with Germany, Spain and Poland on December 12th 1941. Meanwhile, on December 7th 1941, the Japanese attacked the American Naval Base in Pearl Harbor and attacked Hong Kong and French Indochina. The United States of America declared war on Japan on the following day, and joined the Allies a week later. Roosevelt, seeing this as an opportunity to hit two birds with one stone, declared war on the Axis on the 17th. On the 29th of December, Germany and Japan signed a mutual-assistance treaty. During the winter, von Bock and the Kaiser began planning the invasion of Britain, codenamed Operation Seelöwe (Sealion), the date for the invasion being set for July 5th. Preparations were finalized by the planned date and the invasion was launched on schedule.
Since the Imperial Navy was still not strong enough to face the Royal Navy in open battle, the Kaiser opted for an amphibious invasion of Sunderland and then having German transports ferry troops and supplies accross a narrow corridor, pending the capture of Britain's channel ports. The initial invasion was a resounding success, destroying the weak garrison in Sunderland rapidly and securing the port. However, due to Britain's naval superiority, supply shortages were frequent, usually occuring at more or less 3 week intervals and could last for up to 10 days. Regardless, German forces had to carry on the fighting. The Imperial Army was able to take Blackpool and Edinburgh quickly, effectively driving a wedge between Scotland and England. The advance continued rather well, although the Germans were faced with exceptionnally stubborn resistance. The battles were bloody and many lives were lost on both sides. Due to the Kaiser's negligeance of the Royal Airforce, the Imperial Army was continuously strafed and bombed, sometimes more than 4 times a day. Yet they pressed on, and by the end of the month had captured a sizable portion of Britain.
The fighting continued on into the unusally cold British winter, with London surrendering on December 24th 1942, after being surrounded and besieged for 32 days. Plymouth fell a 5 days later. The offensive then stalled as the Kaiser sent reinforcements to Britain and allowed his forces to rest. The offensive resumed in March 1943, with German forces capturing Glascow on the 11th. On March 24th 1943, the remaining British forces surrendered in Scapa Flow. The Allies had been defeated. On May 5th, the Kaiser contacted the Allies and offered them peace. Japan was outraged by Germany not informing them of their offer for peace to the Allies, and ended all it's associations with the Reich. 5 days later, the Allied powers reluctantly accepted the offer and peace was signed in Wilhemshafen between Allies and the Axis on May 26th 1943. Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Kaiser Wilhelm III were the most notable statesmen present. Kept secret from the Allies was the fact that by March 1943, Germany was spent, the war in the west having claimed nearly 2.1 million lives and wounded more than 2.7 million others, totalling just over 4.8 millions casualties or about 6% of the German population at the time (figures included here do not include the casualties suffered by the forces of the Independent State of Poland, which are estimated at half a million dead and 1.2 million wounded, totalling about 1.7 million casualties). In the Treaty of Wilhelmshaven, Germany was given the naval base in Scapa Flow and Gibraltar (which would later given to the Spanish in recognition of it's efforts in the war) and had it's former African colonies restored. Argentina was given economic dominance of Brazil and Hungary was given free reign in the Balkans. The Netherlands were forced to cede Groningen and Aachen in exchange for their indepence, and Belgium had to cede Bastogne and Arlon in exchange for her own indepence. France was forced to cede Alsace-Lorraine to Germany and to limit it's military to 100 000 men and to keep it's border with Germany de-militarised. In accordance to the treaty, Germany also pledged to end the Vichy administration and to recognised a France led by Charles De Gaulle and to restore the British Isles to Great Britain. The War in the West had been won, and the Versailles Diktat avenged !
Three Hurrays for the Deutsch Kaiserriech!
Wait I already did that....uhh....crap.
Congratulations!
Wait I already did that....uhh....crap.
Congratulations!
Your casualty rates are extremely excessive, I don't see how you managed to lose that many men unless you marched them all into machine gun fire.