DEEP IN ENEMY COUNTRY - GERMAN AAR WITH CORE 0.85
This AAR will report on WWII from the perspective of German High Command, the "Oberkommando der Wehrmacht", henceforth OKW.
Game version: HOI 1.06c, CORE 0.85
setting: normal/normal, basic CORE level
Historically, OKW was in the early years some sort of personal HQ and communication center for Hitler, without any real command or war guiding functions. There was no control of Wehrmachts three branches. Later in the war, OKW controlled various war theatres, like the West, Italy, Finland, the Balcans and acted as General staff. But OKH, the staff of the army, controlled the Eastern front. De facto, only Hitler controlled what was two, not one, general staffs.
Likewise, at no time OKW had control of the air war or the atlantic battle.
So, OKW was by no means a general staff controlling Germanys war efforts. Each branch and OKW, and the economical leaders, Todt, later Speer worked against each other, or parallell to one another at best. Only Hitler knew what was really going on. This principle of "Divide et impera" was Hitlers foremost instrument to hold the absolute power he had gained, but it seriously hampered Germanys war efforts.
In this alternate history, OKW HAS control over Army, Luftwaffe und Kriegsmarine and the war economy as well, like a real high command.
This is not done out of the armchair generals perspective "how I would have run it", but for the sake of the AAR.
The AAR starts in August 1939 with a number of reports on the state of the Wehrmacht, the economic and research situation, political developments since 1936, and so on.
I hope you enjoy it.
This AAR will report on WWII from the perspective of German High Command, the "Oberkommando der Wehrmacht", henceforth OKW.
Game version: HOI 1.06c, CORE 0.85
setting: normal/normal, basic CORE level
Historically, OKW was in the early years some sort of personal HQ and communication center for Hitler, without any real command or war guiding functions. There was no control of Wehrmachts three branches. Later in the war, OKW controlled various war theatres, like the West, Italy, Finland, the Balcans and acted as General staff. But OKH, the staff of the army, controlled the Eastern front. De facto, only Hitler controlled what was two, not one, general staffs.
Likewise, at no time OKW had control of the air war or the atlantic battle.
So, OKW was by no means a general staff controlling Germanys war efforts. Each branch and OKW, and the economical leaders, Todt, later Speer worked against each other, or parallell to one another at best. Only Hitler knew what was really going on. This principle of "Divide et impera" was Hitlers foremost instrument to hold the absolute power he had gained, but it seriously hampered Germanys war efforts.
In this alternate history, OKW HAS control over Army, Luftwaffe und Kriegsmarine and the war economy as well, like a real high command.
This is not done out of the armchair generals perspective "how I would have run it", but for the sake of the AAR.
The AAR starts in August 1939 with a number of reports on the state of the Wehrmacht, the economic and research situation, political developments since 1936, and so on.
I hope you enjoy it.
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