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I decided to start a game as Denmark, and it ended horribly. I started in 1939, and was annexed within nine months.

I tried again, with a slightly modded game, starting in 1933, and giving some VPs to Iceland, so I could survive the occupation of Jutland and Copenhagen.

This may take some time to complete, as it my first AAR, and as I don't have as much time to write and post as I would like to. BEar with me.

Steele
 
Thanks Stage Puppet. I don't have especially high hopes... Iceland might survive longer.

Steele
 
1 January, 1933. Office of the Prime Minister. Copenhagen, Denmark.

"Is the Prime Minister in? I must speak with him."
"Its New Years Day. Of course he isn't here."
"What is this about? I'll take a message."
"This is too important. Give me his home number."
"I can't do that for no reason. Why is this so important?"
"That bastard Hitler has made himself a dictator in Germany. Thats why this is important."
"I don't know whats wrong with Hitler, but I'll connect you... here."
"Thanks. Hopefully it won't come to what I think."

Several rings later...

"Hello?"
"Mr. Prime Minister?"
"Who are you? What do you want?"
"Mr. Prime Minister, this is Colonel Jurgen, your Chief of Military Intelligence."
"Go on. What are you doing bothering me on my holiday?"
"I have some disturbig news. Hitler has made himself a dictator in Germany."
"So?"
"Hitler is going to bring Europe into another war. I am sure of this."
"What makes you sure? How can you possibly think this?"
"Hitler has been promising the German people a return to their former glory. He has promised them the return of all lands that once flew the German flag, and if you remember, Mr. Prime Minister, that includes the area of Southern Sleswig, which we regained after the Great War. Hitler will try to take that back."
"You make a convincing case, Colonel. But not enough to mobilize."
"Mobilizing won't do any good. Germany has a far more powerful military than we can ever dream of. What we need to do is to seek friends. The British and the French. The two powers could defeat German if war were to come."
"I see. Colonel, you are in charge of everything relating to Germany and this Mr. Hitler. See what you can find out, and make any practical preparations you see necessary to protect us."
"Thank you, sir."

This is the introduction. I apologize for my lack of Danish. I don't speak a word of it, and I am too lazy to look up potential Danish names.

Steele
 
lmao @seidita
 
I am still planning on writing this. However, right now I am out of town, using a computer in a library. Obviously, I cannot install HoI and play it, as the librarians would strongly object.

I'll get on this as soon as I return home.

Steele
 
Good luck........ Instead of ending up like Seidita, wait until a weak nation joins Axis (Portugal, maybe Argentina or Nationalist Spain, and odd ones that might join in......) and then strike with all you can spare there, and you should get something (if you research and make them better than what the AI does.....not too hard......... you'll do fine).
 
If you need some Danish names this is a list of the most common names in Denamrk in 2001. All the names were maby not that popular in 1939 but all is usable as Danish names now and then:

First Name(male) First name (female) Last Name


1 Jens 59417 1 Kirsten 51219 1 Jensen 312396

2 Peter 52838 2 Anne 48837 2 Nielsen 304509

3 Hans 49208 3 Hanne 42999 3 Hansen 255892

4 Lars 48517 4 Anna 41202 4 Pedersen 191144

5 Niels 48056 5 Mette 39718 5 Andersen 175607

6 Jørgen 46942 6 Karen 37773 6 Christensen 135979

7 Michael 46387 7 Helle 35512 7 Larsen 132441

8 Søren 44976 8 Inge 33611 8 Sørensen 127078

9 Henrik 44773 9 Inger 33565 9 Rasmussen 106249

10 Thomas 41655 10 Susanne 33106 10 Jørgensen 100376

11 Jan 41571 11 Else 32989 11 Petersen 95232

12 Erik 40963 12 Lene 32522 12 Madsen 71448

13 Ole 38424 13 Marianne 28531 13 Kristensen 65680

14 Poul 37589 14 Bente 27785 14 Olsen 55461

15 Martin 36651 15 Lone 26921 15 Christiansen 41005

16 Per 36597 16 Jette 25344 16 Thomsen 40796

17 Christian 34967 17 Pia 25190 17 Poulsen 34731

18 Anders 34769 18 Maria 24839 18 Johansen 33500

19 Morten 34651 19 Birthe 24765 19 Knudsen 32567

20 Jesper 34565 20 Charlotte 23998 20 Mortensen 31846
 
1933... Denmark begins to rearm after 70-odd years of neutrality. With the growth of German militarism to the south, Denmark looks to the United Kingdom and France for a military alliance. Being rebuffed, Denmark is forced to attempt to build up enough to defend itself.

The first new military units are brought online by June, as the 3rd and 4th Infantry divisions are formed. Equipped with the newest weapon in the Danish arsenal: the British-designed Lee-Enfield Pattern 4 rifle.

leeenfield4.bmp


These two divisions each have a brigade of the Danish Engineers attached to them, to assist in bridging and defensive work.

Additionally, the keel is laid of the first of the new Tordenskiold class of battleships. Displacing 33,000 tons, and armed with eight 15" guns, she will be a capable force in the Baltic. She is based extensively on the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

bbqe.bmp


Steele
 
1934: UGHHHHHHHHH DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!!

I installed the patch. Now I can't load the save file. I don't know why. So I uninstall... and my save is gone. DAMN.

I guess thats the end of this one. I had fun, though. I'll try a new one... maybe Canada...

Steele
 
Originally posted by Steele
1933... Denmark begins to rearm after 70-odd years of neutrality.
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Well. Denmark actually started upgrading its defences before WWI. In 1910 Denmark stated to create three naval defence forts outside Copenhagen. The three forts were Flakfortet, Middelgrundsfortet and Trekronerfortet. The largest - Flakfortet - were placed on an artificial island that was 30.000 m^2 and 28m tall at the highest point.

Why these three forts did nothing when the German invasion fleet closed in on Copenhagen and continued towards Norway is a mystery that historians can talk about for hours.


Originally posted by Steele
Additionally, the keel is laid of the first of the new Tordenskiold class of battleships. Displacing 33,000 tons, and armed with eight 15" guns, she will be a capable force in the Baltic. She is based extensively on the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

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Steele
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Actually the name is Tordenskjold - at least in modern Danish. It means Thunder(=torden) Shield(=skjold). It's named after the greatest Danish naval hero Peder Wessel that got the noble name Tordenskjold. He was a tactic genius that on several occations beated superior Swedish forces in the Danish - Swedish war in the early 18th century. It's quite interesting that the navy that early honored him by naming a ship after him, because he died in an honorless duel in 1720 and only got an official funeral about ten years ago.
 
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MogOre: I was referring to the 1864 war, which I believe was the last conflict involving armed Danish soldiers.

I didn't know that about those forts. Quite impressive-sounding.

I didn't know the proper spelling of the Tordenskjold. The game defaulted the name to Tordenskiold, and as I said, I don't know a word of Danish.

And, unfortunatly, this AAR is quite over, as the save game managed to corrupt itself, with absolutely no influence from me. ;)

But thanks for your input.

Steele
 
Originally posted by MøgØre



Actually the name is Tordenskjold - at least in modern Danish. It means Thunder(=torden) Shield(=skjold). It's named after the greatest Danish naval hero Peder Wessel that got the noble name Tordenskjold.
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You mean the Norwegian naval hero Peder Wessel! :p
 
Originally posted by MøgØre
Actually the name is Tordenskjold - at least in modern Danish. It means Thunder(=torden) Shield(=skjold). It's named after the greatest Danish naval hero Peder Wessel that got the noble name Tordenskjold. He was a tactic genius that on several occations beated superior Swedish forces in the Danish - Swedish war in the early 18th century. It's quite interesting that the navy that early honored him by naming a ship after him, because he died in an honorless duel in 1720 and only got an official funeral about ten years ago.
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Norwegian spelling...
 
Originally posted by Karasdan
Norwegian spelling...
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Which is what should be used, given that he was Norwegian :D ;)

Rafiki
 
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