Kan' Sharuminar
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Hearts of Iron II German AAR - Written by the Victors
The Prologue (Writers Ramblings)
I am going to contribute to the sudden influx of AAR’s with one of my own. Though it will not be a Europa Universalis one, but the glorious Hearts of Iron II, another Paradox game based on the Second World War. It is my favourite of the Paradox games, though I have not played it in recent months.
To that effect, first I had to decide who to play as. I considered the USA, UK, Germany or USSR - the big ones. Germany was my ultimate choice. I prefer the land campaigns, and that’s pretty much all you get with Germany. I’m going to experiment with this game as well, maybe try out some new strategies, or at least work out the finer points of air combat and mass-encirclements.
So, the set-up:
Scenario: 1936-1948 Grand Campaign (No Time-Limit enabled)
Country: Germany
Difficulty: Normal
AI Aggressiveness: Normal
Europe at the ‘36 New Year:
I will rules this!
German forces:
I rules with this!
Infantry and some light armour. And an HQ…wooh! I hardly think France is gonna feel threatened by that, let alone the USSR. But it’s what I’ve got, and it’s what I need for my opening moves…
Updates for Part One: The Road to War:
Update One - January 1936
Update Two - February-August 1936
Update Three - August-December 1936
Update Four - January-December 1937
Update Five - January-March 1938
Update Six - April-October 1938
Update Seven - October-December 1938
Update Eight - January-March 1939
Update Nine - April-August 1939
Update Ten - August 1939
Updates for Part Two: European Conflict
Update Eleven - August-October 1939
Update Twelve - October 1939-January 1940
Update Thirteen - January-February 1940
Update Fourteen - February-March 1940
Update Fifteen - March-April 1940
Update Sixteen - April 1940
Update Seventeen - April-May 1940
Update Eighteen - May-July 1940
Update Nineteen - July 1940-January 1941
Update Twenty - January 1941
Update Twenty One - January-May 1941
Updates for Part Three: Operation Barbarossa: The War in the East
Update Twenty Two - May-June 1941
Update Twenty Three - June 1941
Update Twenty Four - July-August 1941
Update Twenty Five - August-October 1941
Update Twenty Six - November 1941
Update Twenty Seven - November 1941-January 1942
Update Twenty Eight - January-May 1942
Update Twenty Nine - May-June 1942
Update Thirty - June-August 1942
Update Thirty One - August-October 1942
Update Thirty Two - October 1942-January 1943
Update Thirty Three - January 1943
Update Thirty Four - January-July 1943, Part One
Update Thirty Five - January-July 1943, Part Two
Update Thirty Six - July-September 1943
Update Thirty Seven - September 1943
Updates for Part Four: Germany returns West
Update Thirty Eight - September 1943-January 1944
Update Thirty Nine - January 1944
Update Forty - January-April 1944
Update Forty One - April-October 1944
Update Forty Two - October-December 1944
Update Forty Three - January 1945
Update Forty Four - January-March 1945
Update Forty Five - March-June 1945
Updates for Part Five: Written by the Victors
Update Forty Six - June 1945-January 1946
Update Forty Seven - January 1946
The Prologue (Writers Ramblings)
I am going to contribute to the sudden influx of AAR’s with one of my own. Though it will not be a Europa Universalis one, but the glorious Hearts of Iron II, another Paradox game based on the Second World War. It is my favourite of the Paradox games, though I have not played it in recent months.
To that effect, first I had to decide who to play as. I considered the USA, UK, Germany or USSR - the big ones. Germany was my ultimate choice. I prefer the land campaigns, and that’s pretty much all you get with Germany. I’m going to experiment with this game as well, maybe try out some new strategies, or at least work out the finer points of air combat and mass-encirclements.
So, the set-up:
Scenario: 1936-1948 Grand Campaign (No Time-Limit enabled)
Country: Germany
Difficulty: Normal
AI Aggressiveness: Normal
Europe at the ‘36 New Year:

I will rules this!
German forces:

I rules with this!
Infantry and some light armour. And an HQ…wooh! I hardly think France is gonna feel threatened by that, let alone the USSR. But it’s what I’ve got, and it’s what I need for my opening moves…
Updates for Part One: The Road to War:
Update One - January 1936
Update Two - February-August 1936
Update Three - August-December 1936
Update Four - January-December 1937
Update Five - January-March 1938
Update Six - April-October 1938
Update Seven - October-December 1938
Update Eight - January-March 1939
Update Nine - April-August 1939
Update Ten - August 1939
Updates for Part Two: European Conflict
Update Eleven - August-October 1939
Update Twelve - October 1939-January 1940
Update Thirteen - January-February 1940
Update Fourteen - February-March 1940
Update Fifteen - March-April 1940
Update Sixteen - April 1940
Update Seventeen - April-May 1940
Update Eighteen - May-July 1940
Update Nineteen - July 1940-January 1941
Update Twenty - January 1941
Update Twenty One - January-May 1941
Updates for Part Three: Operation Barbarossa: The War in the East
Update Twenty Two - May-June 1941
Update Twenty Three - June 1941
Update Twenty Four - July-August 1941
Update Twenty Five - August-October 1941
Update Twenty Six - November 1941
Update Twenty Seven - November 1941-January 1942
Update Twenty Eight - January-May 1942
Update Twenty Nine - May-June 1942
Update Thirty - June-August 1942
Update Thirty One - August-October 1942
Update Thirty Two - October 1942-January 1943
Update Thirty Three - January 1943
Update Thirty Four - January-July 1943, Part One
Update Thirty Five - January-July 1943, Part Two
Update Thirty Six - July-September 1943
Update Thirty Seven - September 1943
Updates for Part Four: Germany returns West
Update Thirty Eight - September 1943-January 1944
Update Thirty Nine - January 1944
Update Forty - January-April 1944
Update Forty One - April-October 1944
Update Forty Two - October-December 1944
Update Forty Three - January 1945
Update Forty Four - January-March 1945
Update Forty Five - March-June 1945
Updates for Part Five: Written by the Victors
Update Forty Six - June 1945-January 1946
Update Forty Seven - January 1946