For the allies, war has come calling, and the door must be answered. France, sitting behind its invincible Maginot Line, feels that the Germans will get more than they bargained for should they choose to invade. The British are committed to provide some units to a British Expeditionary Force (BEF) to help protect France. In Russia, at least temporarily, it must sit idle on the sidelines and spectate as this monumental clash is obviously unstoppable. The hope is that France will stop the German war machine so that it cannot be used against the Russian people any time in the future…

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Both sides require input before they can continue this conflict…and your help is requested to guide both sides towards victory.

Your Options For The German High Command

This upcoming battle with France is of the utmost importance, and thus must be chosen with care. The German high command must choose a course of action that will ensure victory with the least cost in men and materiel. Victory is inevitable we feel, as the world has not witnessed the full power of true combined arms…until now.

What are our options to proceed into France?

A) Invade France along the coast road through the Hague, Antwerp and on toward Paris. Far from the big guns of the Maginot Line, this path seems to offer better tank country in northeastern France. Naturally the neutral Belgium and the Netherlands must also be destroyed.
B) Invade France through the Ardennes. This would flank the Maginot Line, as well as consume Belgium and the Netherlands. While certainly not the best tank country, we could gain a strategic edge by a surprise thrust through this hostile forest.
C) Invade France assaulting the Maginot Line. If we dismantle the Maginot Line methodically, we could avoid ever having to invade the Low Countries…leaving these nations as a buffer zone against future aggression against the Fatherland. If needed, we can always attack them at our leisure…
D) Invade France with a strong southern thrust coming from Germans stationed in Italy. This would put a large Axis force south of the main French defenses, but carries the danger of involving Italy in this war (sources indicate they are quite unprepared), as well as having to traverse the French Alps. It would certainly be a surprise however.

Invasion routes to Paris.

Involvement of Italy. Pact of Steel or Fifth Wheel?

The Axis High Command is asked to consider the implications and benefits of bringing Italy into this war.

Should the Axis bring Italy into this war?

A) Yes. Italy could potentially force the allies to defend areas the Germans alone could not reach until much further along in this campaign. Having Italy will expedite some of these territorial gains, such as the Middle East, and southern France…
B) No. Bringing Italy into the war can only lead to disaster. Her forces are unprepared for this new type of warfare, and her presence will only serve to sap the German forces to help save their Italian allies.

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Your Options For The Allied High Command

War is coming to France. How will you defend?

A) The Germans will never respect the rights of a neutral Belgium, and the invasion will come through there. We must prepare to move our forces into Belgium at the first sign of trouble to put as much distance between Germany and Paris as possible. We must have our forces as far forward as possible to make this plan work…
B) The Germans may try to skirt the Maginot Line to the north, in an attempt to avoid hitting it face on. They could come through Luxembourg and thus we should stack our defenses from the Maginot Line north to the sea.
C) The Germans are overconfident in their planning and will try to surprise us by going to the most defensible portion of our line…the Maginot Forts. If we stack our defenses just behind the forts, we will catch them as they try to push through.
D) It doesn’t matter where the Germans attack initially, we must defend in depth around Paris in an attempt to hold out as long as possible and be ready to send forces out to any developing holes. Our main force should be around Paris to form an impenetrable ring of defense.

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