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Excellent invasion of the UK!!
And also excellent use of Angry gorilla's Motorized division.
And also excellent use of Angry gorilla's Motorized division.
Chapter 10
Unternehmen Seelöwe (cont)
Unternehmen Seelöwe (cont)
With Yorkshire and Lancashire firmly under German control, General von Rundstedt organizes a strong push northwards to drive the British out of Scotland and into the sea. 2. and 5. Panzer Armee assault Glasgow on April 29.
No sooner has the attack on Glasgow started, however, than several English divisions are sailed up the Solent and offloaded at Portsmouth. Paratroopers in the area are the first troops to respond. 1. Panzer Armee, which is in reserve at Edinburgh, does an about face and heads south in case stronger forces should appear.
5. and 2. Panzer Armee easily push through Glasgow, and onwards towards Dunfermline.
Without waiting for 1. Panzer Armee, the Fallschirmkorps pitches into the British beachhead, and wins a glorious but somewhat costly battle. It is unknown whether the British have been able to reboard their transports or not.
With Southern England secure, the northern panzer armies fan out into the Scottish highlands.
On the afternoon of May 2, Mj. General Oracle's bomber squadrons discover that the large French fleet has returned, obviously in support of the British landings. Over the next couple of days, the Germans continue to heavily attack this fleet as it heads back down the channel.
On May 4, German forces appear opposite the Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow, and immediately attack. The British 7th Armoured Division has no hope for escape, and no chance at victory. White flags are soon waving.
What is left of the Royal Navy in Britain is soon forced out of port and into the jaws of the Kriegsmarine. The once mighty home fleet is now nothing but a few old light cruisers.
After having sunk the light cruiser Cardiff, the main body of the German fleet returns to Dover to escort the transport fleets to and fro across the Channel.
Britain is now under the control of the German Reich. In order to ensure that it remains so, heavy garrisons will be required. The first of these make landfall on the 7th of May.
Ironically, now that the U-boat arm is strong enough to strangle the economy of the British Isles, there is no need to do so. Rear Admiral Haulsee and the rest of the Sea Wolves return to Bordeaux for a period of rest and relaxation.
Perhaps the subs have already done their job too well...early reports suggest that there are few resource stockpiles which have fallen into our hands. We can compare our own stockpiles from before Sealion (top row) with those afterwards (bottom row). In particular, the British seem to have been strapped for cash, supplies and oil.
The lack of a treasure trove of resources notwithstanding, a tremendous victory has been achieved! Losses to the Wehrmacht have been light, with the bomber and paratroop arms suffering most heavily.
The British, on the other hand, have suffered a catastrophe, the magnitude of which is almost beyond reckoning. The RAF is virtually destroyed, the Navy is in a shambles, and her army has suffered over six hundred thousand dead.
Intelligence reports on the United Kingdom, comparing her situation before and after the invasion of the British Isles.
Karaiskandar, Aasand: Thanks!
Soulking: The lack of jungles in Britain didn't seem to slow you down.:rofl:
Soulking: The lack of jungles in Britain didn't seem to slow you down.:rofl:
The British government should understand that the struggle is now pointless.
Well done !
Well done !
what happened at Portsmouth?
how many brits were there?
they just fled before the sheer awesomeness and reputation of the Fallschmirjaeger korps?
how many brits were there?
they just fled before the sheer awesomeness and reputation of the Fallschmirjaeger korps?
Karaiskandar: Indeed! Somehow I don't think Winnie will see it that way.
Mico94: I think they got back aboard their transports, but its impossible to say for sure. I didnt get a screenie for the victory/casualties message.
Mico94: I think they got back aboard their transports, but its impossible to say for sure. I didnt get a screenie for the victory/casualties message.
You must be right...too Bad for the British Empire...
Do you plan to release some puppets by the way ?
Karaiskandar: I may release some puppets, but I'm not sure which one(s) or when.
Check the first page....he's a custom made leader.
Btw...
HAHAHAHA! LOL!
Check the first page....he's a custom made leader.
Btw...
HAHAHAHA! LOL!
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Chapter 11
The Balkans
The Balkans
Despite having captured numerous stockpiles of rare materials and oil, German stockpiles continue to shrink at an alarming rate. The German economy begins to transform itself in order to maximize resource yield.
Coal is the one resource of which there is a significant surplus. In order to make use of it, modern coal-to-oil conversion plants must be constructed. Hjalmar Schacht also authorizes an expansion of the industrial transportation network in more and more territories.
These measures will take some time to have any discernible effect. In order to bridge the gap, immediate steps must be taken to secure a working stockpile, particularly of oil. Since OKW is desirous of a port on the Mediterranean, Yugoslavia is the most logical target.
2 tank armies and 2 infantry armies are already in position, along with the parachute troops. A rough plan for the invasion is worked out by Field Marshal von Blomberg, who will have overall command of the operation.
The Fallschirm troops board transport planes in Budapest. Von Blomberg plans to use these troops to cut avenues of communication with Belgrade.
By the early morning of June 25, Yugoslavian border guards are being attacked fiercely across a long front.
It is not long before enemy troops begin to turn tail and run. 3. Panzer Armee begins an end run towards the capital city.
A few modern British bombers have managed to transfer their base of operations to Yugoslavia, likely from Egypt. There are simply not enough of them to face off against Mj. General Pflugbell's fighters.
By nightfall the British formations have reached the breaking point. 1 wing of bombers is utterly destroyed.
The following morning, 3 parachute divisions float peacefully down onto the Yugoslavian capital. Fighting is soon fierce as the Fallschirmjaeger force seizes important bridges and road crossings.
Lt. General von Kludge, facing harsh terrain and superior enemy numbers, manages to drive the enemy out of Ljubljana, but at heavy cost to his XXX. Gebirgskorps.
3. Panzer Armee reaches Belgrade during the night of June 27-28. Field Marshal von Blomberg allows no pause, but immediately orders the tankers to advance south as swiftly as possible.
By midnight on the night of June 30-July 1, Yugoslavia is fragmented by several lightning fast advances by the motor troops. Aided by superior firepower, speed, and airborne support, the war is essentially won already.
It takes another 10 days for German forces to completely subjugate Yugoslavia, but there is no fighting of any consequence after July 1.
Croatian nationalists take advantage of the situation, and petition the Hitler government to allow partial independent rule under a National Socialist puppet regime.
Losses to the Wehrmacht have been slight, with the commando troops once again taking on the toughest jobs and suffering the heaviest casualties.
Europe does not have a monopoly on aggressive warfare; Ecuador and Peru open hostilities 1 week after the annexation of Yugoslavia.
After the their poor performance defending England during Operation Sealion, British commanders hope to regain their honor before the end of the 1941 campaign season. On August 12, German troops in Portsmouth report that they are under amphibious assault!
Have you more powerful units than militias and garrisons in the UK ?
Some kind of mobile reserve ?
Some kind of mobile reserve ?
Chapter 12
Fortress Europe
Fortress Europe
With the British Isles under threat of invasion, 3 Panzergrenadier Divisions, which have just recently finished their training and assembly, are hastily transported to Cherbourg and brought together under Lt. General Lutz.
All German militia troops have withdrawn from Plymouth due to the intense pressure of multiple amphibious landings. Lt. General Kesselring's dive bombers are ordered to hit the beachhead hard and prevent any sort of a breakout by the English.
Lutz and the new Panzergrenadier Divisions arrive just in time, and are able to drive the 3 British divisions into the sea. Plymouth is once again under German control.
Under orders to hasten back to the Continent, Lt. General Lutz abandons Plymouth before any replacement garrison or infantry divisions arrive. This proves to be a mistake, as the Allies seize the opportunity to land an entire army against no opposition.
OB West passes down orders for 4. Panzer Armee, currently vacationing outside of Kassel, to head for the Channel ports at top speed.
Mj. General Udet's JU-88s catch a number of transports sailing from the port of Plymouth. A vigorous attack ensures that several transport fotillas, as well as a pair of destroyers, will take no more part in the invasion of Germengland.
Rear Admiral Assmann's Wolfpack spots the remainder of the Canadian fleet which deposited the Allied forces in Plymouth. Despite a pursuit of the RCN lasting nearly 24 hours, no further ships are sunk.
General Hoepner's 4. Panzer Armee, in Portsmouth, lands and immediately assaults the British in Plymouth, supported by the Panzergrenadier divisions under Lt. General Lutz in Bristol.
The British landing was threatening, but lacked support from additional forces. By 0700 on the morning of September 11, the Panzergrenadier division 'Grossdeutschland' is leading the final assault on the English positions in Plymouth.
Rear Admiral Fricke's U-boats spot a number of New Zealander transports moving in to evacuate the shattered troops in Plymouth. This interception dooms a large number of British troops to capture by the panzer troops.
With Plymouth once again retaken from the invaders, a large number of aircraft are ferried out by Allied airmen to other bases. Unfortunately, no interceptions of these demoralized formations occur.
With Germany's mastery over her occupied territories, even the insular ones, now fully apparent, Romania throws her lot in with the winning team and joins the Axis powers.
The new partnership will obviously take time to develop into a full fledged friendship. Even with German technology being offered, desperately needed Romanian oil does not flow into the Reich at anything more than a trickle.
With the British Isles well and truly lost to the Grand Alliance, the USA commits a thinly disguised act of war and occupies Iceland in the name of weather observation. This forward base may prove to be a thorn in the side for OKW, particularly in terms of commerce warfare in the north Atlantic Ocean.
Lured by promises of technology and military supplies, Bulgaria also joins the axis, on November 5 1941.
The Bulgarian high command is subordinated to OKW, and her infantry are put to work quelling partisan activity in the former Yugoslavia.
Bulgarian troops of 14-va Zapasna Pekhotna Divizija hunt for Serbian
insurgents in the mountains around Nis. Note the Werhmacht issue small arms.
Well the Brits made a brave but futile stand in Plymouth.
They shouldn't have many more divisions, am I wrong ?
Better to keep a mobile reserve in the UK though.
They shouldn't have many more divisions, am I wrong ?
Better to keep a mobile reserve in the UK though.
Interesting developments, but still just preludes to the big showdown with the commies.
How are the player-generals doing?
How are the player-generals doing?