Hearts of Iron II German AAR - Written by the Victors

It's Bulgaria I think. Macedon is west.

Not for long, let's give it to Hungary and Romania.

Captain: Indeed, I am dissapointed. Bit Italy have shown us nothing but friendship, and it's not as if any Allied power has proven themselves worthy

Omega: I considered it, and decided against it. At least for now, as I shall see what the Council believes when I post the 1941 military stats.

PrinceScamp: It is, as Ulyaoth says, Bulgaria. And while I'm not going to attack them, they are no longer friendly to Germany. This is my own decision.

As for Gibralter, sadly not. Spain refuses to grant us access, which vexes me greatly. Should they continue to do so when I decide to attack the British Isles, then I'm afraid I see no choice than to declare war

considering Spain is western front, I'll be happy to defeat that turn-coat franco

If you do, send me some oranges, they are getting REALLY expensive in Austria.

That is Bulgaria Her Airmarshall.

Nooone of your concern really

Getting Spain to give you millitary acces is just about impossible. Only other option is probably war, but thats another front that has to be garisioned. And i dont see anyway to do an invasion in Spain until after the Soviet invasion.

post to subscribe, get another update posted boy!! heh

I'll do a mini-update later. I need to post military strengths and put forward some questions about this year. I think we all know the big one, but I'll write it up properly in a couple of hours.

Looks interesting Kan. I am wondering if I would be able to do the same with Star Wars: Empire at War.

Council of Doom Meeting - January 1st, 1941

Here is our military strengths for the beginning of the year for review. Last year's review is here.



Ground Forces: We have increased our size incredibly, and have the world's largest armoured forces. Japan is only ahead of us due to the vast amounts of militia and garrison troops it needs for China. The Soviet Union seems to also be focusing her attention to mechanised units.

Our infantry remains the best, and is in the process of another modernisation programme. We are researching into Mechanised "half-track" units to handle rougher terrain, as well as beginning work on upgrading the standard Panzer Mark III's to Mark IV.

Naval Forces: Completely gone, and it's easy to see why. Despite the best attempts by the Luftwaffe and the Kriegsmarine, we have failed to land a blow on the British Royal Navy. There is no doubt in my mind that had we attempted any sort of attack on the British Isles, the transport fleet would have been wiped out.

Air Forces: Stunning work by Herr PrinceScamp. We remain the dominant power in the skies, and in addition our battles with the UK has seen almost half their airforce destroyed since last year. This I believe can be attributed to the fact that the RAF had very few planes designed to deal with air combat.

Topics of Discussion

Balkans: Italy's war with Greece is dragging on, and we have the means to assist her. We have many divisions in Yugoslavia who can travel through occupied Albania and attack Greece from the north.

At the moment I believe this is a bad idea. By waging war on Greece they will undoubtably join the Allies, stretching Italy further. We still have no transports, so we cannot support them in northern Africa yet.

Spain: I am dissapointed with Franco's refusal to allow our troops to cross, but at the same time he assures me he is working towards supporting Germany fully. Spain is still recovering from the civil war, to drag them into this one so soon would leave our western front vulnerable.

The Soviet Union: Final votes now please


As I've stated many times, this is the best time to strike. Russian forces outnumber us, and with their industries it will not be long before they match us in a one on one fight. When the winter and mud season is over in the east, I wish to launch the attack into Russia.


I believe that's all for now. Questions and suggestions are more than welcome by all.

CivGeneral said:

Looks interesting Kan. I am wondering if I would be able to do the same with Star Wars: Empire at War.

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Cheers CG , I would consider Empires at War a very good game for an AAR. Even considered doing one myself, but that wouldn't be fot for a long time.

Good luck to you if you try

"When fighting a bear, dont start hitting after a fly" Ancient saying from some plase im sure.

Aka invade the Soviets and nothing but the Soviets

i vote yes on russia solution: 1. also a possible treaty with japan so the russians are on two fronts.

Gather all that will join you in a war against the USSR. Bring as many troops as possible to the eastern front. The Soviet Union will be the Fatherland's greatest challenge, treated as such.
Long live the Fatherland!
Long live the Kaiser!

attack the soviet union, even though I wont be anywhere near the combat I will watch to see the outcome of our largest victory

but what do my fellow marshalls and the higher ranked commanders say about the japanese.
(i am so claiming right now the missle and rocket lord when we research it nuke them all!)

Though I am currently but a lowly peon, I believe that you should attempt to gather some sort of alliance against the soviets. Certainly the Finnish still feel contempt. And the Japanese, though preoccupied, might provide some distraction for soviet forces. It seems to my humble opinion that, though very powerful, the Fatherland will not be able to take down the communist scum alone.

i decide to nominate him vice afrika marshall until i become tactical weapons lord then he will become the marshall. now rannos fetch the drinks.

Danke mien Fieldmarshall. Though I've been much of a fan of africa, its either too dry and sandy or humid and weedy, but if der Kaiser wants an invasion of North Africa then I'll do my best.

...As for drinks, I believe that falls within the dominion of Volum. I just clean the place and clear out all those pesky bombs placed in here.