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Prussia - HOI4 - Caucasus and Beyond

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Now that Ukraine is behind our Armeegruppe I send mainly 3rd Army (pink) south to secure our flank while the remaining forces, including the expanding Besatzungsarmee continue eastwards. 01 Apr 1917: I deploy 10 more Stoßtruppen-Divisionen.... ….and assign them to the Besatzungsarmee. 05 Apr 1917: The Soviet provisional capital will soon have to move again. We have columns heading towards Sevastopol, Georgievsk and Baku. All three are regional capitals. 13 Apr 1917: We have sunk Soviet merchants in the Western Mediterranean.... ….and also the Central Mediterranean. 16 Apr 1917: Georgia capitulates and.... ….we receive some equipment. I add new MFs to Early Motorized and Armoured Cars production. 18 Apr 1917: Now Armenia capitulates... ….and again we capture some of their stockpiled equipment. The advance continues. Note that we have captured 3 airfields. They are a rarity in the Soviet Union. I order 3rd Army to garrison the Caucasus region. They'l...

Prussia - HOI4 - Drang Nach Osten (II)

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10 Mar 1917: It's a long way to Vladivostok so let's keep moving but I need to secure my rear against possible partisans. That's those regions covered. In the north I transfer 7 divisions from 5th Army to Army Baltikum…. ….and order them to take Murmansk and Arkhangelsk. 11 Mar 1917: The bulk of our Armeegruppe is heading more southeast than east because we have to conquer the Caucasus, Crimea and also Tashkent in the Deep South. 12 Mar 1917: The focus Artillery Effort II has completed. I select Doctrine Effort II next. 15 Mar 1917: We have captured Voronezh and are beyond Ukraine so now so 3rd Army (pink) can swing more south towards Rostov. We have new MFs.... ….and I decide to increase Armoured Car production. I'll need more oil so I import some from the USA. My research projects. 20 Mar 1917: I deploy 15 Ersatz-Divisionen.... ….and place them in training. One spearhead is nearing the provisional capital Tsaritzyn (the would b...

Prussia - HOI4 - Drang Nach Osten (I)

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06 Feb 1917: The Soviets call Georgia into the conflict.... ….and Mongolia too. 11 Feb 1917: Deep penetrations on the Northern Front. 12 Feb 1917: I divert a few divisions from 6th Army south then east to support the southern flank. 14 Feb 1917: The first naval battle ends in a German victory. 19 Feb 1917: I order a couple of divisions to advance on the Soviet capital Petrograd. Two weeks into the campaign and the road to Moscow appears to be free of defenders. Oh, we have lost air superiority over Eastern Germany. 23 Feb 1917: I deploy 6 air wings from my reserves to remedy the situation, 26 Feb 1917: We are at the gates of both Petrograd and Moscow. 27 Feb 1917: I add more MFs to Infantry Equipment and Fokker CAS aircraft. We have captured Novgorod so I send 4 more divisions from 5th Army to Petrograd. 28 Feb 1917: A defeat? 8 old destroyers sunk a battleship and a light cruiser. Give them some medals. We have only 137 dead! Almost a Sunday stroll....