Germany - HOI4 - Italian Campaign (II)

01 Nov 1939: As if the UK has nothing better to do....
There is still a small pocket of Italian troops at La Spezia but we are about to begin Phase II of our campaign.
02 Nov 1939: the focus Re-establish Free Elections has completed.
Next I select Rebuild the Nation.
03 Nov 1939: Italy has brought Albania into the conflict but I'm sure that Yugoslavia can handle their couple of divisions. Armee Süd's goal is to capture Rome and Naples while the other army passes through Armee Süd's lines and advances into southern Italy and Sicily.
06 Nov 1939: I'm upgrading my Fallschirmjäger to Paratroopers II.
16 Nov 1939: Construction III research has finished. The pocket at La Spezia has been destroyed and Rommel's Armee Italien is racing down the Adriatic coastline. If we reach Naples from the east most of Mussolini's army will be encircled around Rome.
I decide to research Excavation III next.
19 Nov 1939: Not looking good for Rome....
23 Nov 1939: That's not good for China either....
08 Dec 1939: Rome and Naples have been encircled together with the bulk of the Italian Army.
09 Dec 1939: Losses are heavy on both sides. This is mainly defensive terrain and not suitable for Panzer thrusts.
15 Dec 1939: We have captured Rome, Brindisi is about to fall and our forces can then concentrate on taking Naples and Sicily. That should trigger capitulation.
02 Jan 1940: Happy New Year! Do I really need a Chief of Navy?
11 Jan 1940 and the focus Rebuild the Nation has completed. Italy appears to have only 4 divisions remaining to defend Sicily.
I've also started a new project to build 21 new Military Factories in addition to those being captured in Italy.
Finally I select Fan Prussian Militarism as my next focus.
16 Jan 1940: Panzerarmee Guderian is about to put Naples through the meat grinder....
24 Jan 1940: The Panzer V Panther is now available for production - look at the date!!!! I'm also moving my Fallschirmjäger nearer to the frontline. Time for a combat jump to expedite things.
25 Jan 1940: Yunnan is joining the effort against Japan(?)
I also start developing the Ju 87 G, an advanced Stuka variant.
30 Jan 1940: Italy has capitulated. In the first round of negotiations I annex most of Italy including their colonies, the Aegean Islands and Albania.
I then take Calabria and Sardinia in the next round. I'm not sure what Yugoslavia did....
 Anyway Germany annexed Italy and we captured beaucoup equipment.
This campaign went much better than I imagined because I was expecting other nations to get involved. Now it is time to reorganize again and ask what do we do next...

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