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What if?

Germany carried out World War II the way I play hearts of Iron?


  • Germany does nothing to expand it's navy from 1936 - 1941 (except for the construction of transport ships, technological research for the navy also takes a backseat to army and air force research)
  • The German army is smaller for a while as a strong panzer strike force is built up and eventually all foot infantry units will be replaced by machanised and especially motorised units (since the industrial resources spent on the navy are freed for other uses).
  • Everything remains the same diplomatically and militarily up until the conquest of Poland (except that Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Greece are much more keenly courted, bringing them into the Axis before the Italians can cause a mess in Europe)
  • Denmark and Norway are invaded in winter 1939. The Invasion force of Norway all land at Oslo, behind a shield of German air power and then march up the coast conquering the country by May 1940.
  • The west falls as usual plus Spain and Portugal join the Axis and the Germans take Gibraltar. This will lead to much of Africa falling to the Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese and Vichy french)
  • The Germans swiftly invade Russia, managing to take Leningrad and thus shortening German lines enough to allow for the fall of Moscow by Christmas 1941.
  • German forces seize Stalingrad in the summer of 1942 and will accept a Soviet surrender in 1942.
  • All German research now switches from tactical and land based research and production to naval and strategic air force research and production that will see massive bombing campaigns begin against the UK in 1943 as well as the first German large scale u-boat attacks.
  • In 1943 Germany brings Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia into the Axis while Germany, Italy and Bulgaria help Greece conquer Turkey.
  • Operation Sealion commences in 1945 as the German Navy manages to annhilate the Royal Navy prior to German landings across the Pas de Calais and seize London.
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