Germany - HOI4 - Soviet Sunset

16 Jan 1942: They've annexed who?
19 Jan 1942: South of Gorki (Novgorod) Armee Ost has punched a gaping hole in the Russian lines. There are no troops opposing them.
21 Jan 1942: I'm directing Rommel's army to the sector to maintain the pressure. It'll take a week to get there though.
25 Jan 1942: I'm ordering Guderian's Panzerarmee to widen and exploit the gap.
26 Jan 1942: Stalingrad has fallen - an important part of Fall Blau.
30 Jan 1942: We captured Gorki, now we must defend it. Relief is on the way.
01 Feb 1942: On the southern front we are mopping Soviet forces south of the Don river.
03 Feb 1942: The situation in the northern Caucasus. We can cherry-pick where to attack next.
10 Feb 1942: Our casualties are only slightly increasing and the Soviets are rapidly approaching the point of capitulation.
Gorki is secured - on to Kazan next...
14 Feb 1942: I've been neglecting to upgrade my army units. Engineer Company II is finished and I choose Recon Company II next.
17 Feb 1942: Baku, the centre of the Caucasus oilfields region has been captured. Now we need to mop up Soviet stragglers.
18 Feb 1942: Panzerfaust research has been completed.
19 Feb 1942: Hungary is DEMANDING Slovakia??? Up yours!
What they want is not what they get - nothing!
More Heavy Weapons research for my support troops.
Looking better in the deep south.
20 Feb 1942: The Wunderwaffe focus has been completed. Someone wants to join our faction...
Japan??? Why not? I'll call them into the war so that they can grab Vladivostok, etc. in the Far East. It will only accelerate the downfall of the Soviets. Important is that they are not at war and they appear to have good relations with the Allies. A game-changer!
My next focus is Naval Air Effort. There's not much else I can do.
Adenauer makes it unmistakeably clear to the Hungarians. NEIN!
21 Feb 1942: Japan brings China into the war.
22 Feb 1942: Mopping up along the Iranian border.
23 Feb 1942: Another China joins.
24 Feb 1942: Another ally...
25 Feb 1942 and another one. Anymore?
26 Feb 1942: Finally Shanxi becomes our ally.
03 Mar 1942: Almost all of the Caucasus is in our hands.
06 Mar 1942: The noose is tightening....
14 Mar 1942: The capture of Astrakhan will be the final chapter of the successful Fall Blau!
That ends this post. I sense that the end is near for the Soviets. It's going to be fun dividing up the spoils afterwards. Bis bald....

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