The Midlands? I don't think many ships of any kind were fitted out in the Midlands.Her crew would flow to Northern Ireland instead of the Midlands with the goal of having her ready for trials by Christmas.
The Midlands? I don't think many ships of any kind were fitted out in the Midlands.Her crew would flow to Northern Ireland instead of the Midlands with the goal of having her ready for trials by Christmas.
you are right ... updating nowThe Midlands? I don't think many ships of any kind were fitted out in the Midlands.
There will be a different Sunflower to say the least as I have some discretion for October, November and December to figure out which direction I want to take some things.With the extra losses so far by the Germans and the better situation for the British the Africa Korps may never happen. It is possible Italy may lose in Africa before the Germans get involved or Hitler decides he can not afford to send those troops. Crete will not be falling i.t.t.l. due to the destruction of the German paratroopers in Norway. The butterflies are flapping hard at this point.
By the way, any good German corps commanders available for mid-winter 1941 now that Rommel is out of the way? I know where I want my British commanders to be, but I don't have a good sense of my German commanders.There will be a different Sunflower to say the least as I have some discretion for October, November and December to figure out which direction I want to take some things.
Ludwig Crüwell was the actual commander of the Afrika Corps from end July 1941 ( Rommel became commander Panzer Army Afrika ) , Walther Nehring replaced him when Cruwell's pilot mistook British troops for Italian in march 1942 and landed next to them leading to the Generals capture.By the way, any good German corps commanders available for mid-winter 1941 now that Rommel is out of the way? I know where I want my British commanders to be, but I don't have a good sense of my German commanders.
So what did germany use the polish and french gold reserves to buy OTL? Romanian oil?
Oil, mineral ores, swedish ball bearings etc.
ThanksGreat story.
I'm curently on your 0251 story post on the french gold and there is some few problems
French (and polish) gold was never capture by the germans in WW2. Here a link to a french article : http://archives.investir.fr/2007/jd...e-la-france-sont-sauvees-in-extremis-en-.php#
In may 1940, 800 tons of french gold are already in the US, 299 more tons arrives the 29th in Halifax. At the Armistice, the Emile-Bertin was in Halifax with 254 tons of gold, she escaped the british and canadians and went to the Martinique. The rest (1 260 tons of french and belgian gold) were evacued from Brest and Lorient to Casablanca then to Dakar. The gold was stored in Kaynes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayes in now Mali for the rest of the war
The belgian gold (57 tons) and 10 tons from Luxembourg, Tchecoslovakia, Norway and the 3 Balts states will later come back from Africa on orders from the Vichy "government" and will end up in germans hands.
After the war, the provisional french government paid back the Belgian (I don't know about the others but i think Luxembourg, Tchecoslovakia and Norway were paid back too).
Just some other typo and little problems on the french organisation :
- the french air force is "Armée de l'air" not Amee d'Aire,
- it's Marseille with no s, Marseilles was a German pilot ace of WW2. I'm also certain that no Battleships were based in the city, the french fleet was based in Toulon before the Armistice, then went to Mers-El-Kébir, and after the British attack, they went back to Toulon where they scutled themself in November 1942.
- one last thing, you have a french bomber, from the Armée de l'air patrol the Gulf of Biscay. It's far more probable that it's Marine Nationale floatplane.
Please keep up the good work!
I presume the Polish guns are war booty, sold on by the Reich.a dozen anti-tank guns from Germany, Poland and America
Harrows?half a dozen bomber-transports attacked the Italian invasion columns.
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Has a frenchman and alsacian, i'm glad to see that your timeline don't describe 1940 french soldiers as "surender monkeys" just as people with a really poor leadership. So if you have question on France or french sources, don't hesitate to ask.
I saw other little twists (but not that problematic) :
- the young girl who lives near Strasbourg (in french) or Straßburg (in German) has a french name and lives in a little town. After 1919, french public servants came back in Alsace (especialy in the cities), but nearly all the inhabitants of the region had a germanic surname like Meyer or Straumann (or more complicated). Plus, the government evacuate every inhabitant who lived near the German border (including my grand father) into south-western France (they came back during summer 1940) so the area is pretty empty of civilans (including Strasbourg). http://www.tampow3945.com/l-evacuation-septembre-1939.php#1123
- the 1st DCr was equiped in B1 bis and H 39 tanks, not S-35 who equiped the three DLMs
- the french and polish land forces in Norway was far better equiped than their british counterparts. There were assembled, at first, to fight in Finland via Narvik and Sweden, most were mountain forces and they were landed with their equipment (not like some british units). The 13th Demi-Brigade de la Légion Etrangère was the only constitued regiment to join de Gaulle, possibly because there was many former spanish republicans in the unit. It will become one of the best free french unit, participate in the Dakar expedition and notably fight at Bir-Hakeim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bir_Hakeim
Allways happy to help.
Has a frenchman and alsacian, i'm glad to see that your timeline don't describe 1940 french soldiers as "surender monkeys" just as people with a really poor leadership. So if you have question on France or french sources, don't hesitate to ask.
My daughters in laws live in Alsace, and have since before Franco Prussian War. They have a French name. They live not to far East of Selestat.