In the end Alternate History decided to give Potato a quite better chance, as you'll see.
HPP has some events that CTD, as expected because the version I tried is a beta. It will be with Total Realism Project mod instead, and it actually has historically plausible what-ifs.
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WW2 is of begin
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Czechoslovakia's folly was met with an unexpect change: Nazis gave Slovakia to still neutral Hungry, and Poland was of speed to take advantage of such to ensure a less big front to defend, singing a Non-aggress pact with Hungry after much hard work of convince them, to last for the next one or two years at least, if Poland survive them. In 1936 Poland had a large but poorly command army. Without enough officer there was not much of expand, but instead many forts of build in a line that hopeful can hold. Of course the Hungry gain of Slovakia made some forts build wasteful, or perhaps they would be of use.
After the first week of August, the Nazis were clearly of mobilize, and unfortunate most of Polish Army was not a stand army but reserve. Situation of Armija was not besttst: while some had the Pistolet maszynowy wz.39 Mors, more than a macht for German SMGs, and powerful enough AT guns to crush Panzer III even with frontal hit, many divize still with old bolt-action rifles and AT rifles, not enough IC to reinforce and upgrade all of them soon enough and Poland was of volunteer army before the surrender of Czechoslovakia in begin of 1939. Yet now there was no more time. A new full and modern division with good AT guns and SMGs would be of ready by begin of September, and that would be all Poland can rely on to ensure victroy.
The harsh truth is that Poland would be of doom were the Bolsheviks of invade, so it was hope that Stalin, as paranoid of be as he be, already predict Hitler will be his future enemy and find Poland weaking Germany convenient, so it is of hope that unless Poland lie on the eve of defeat, and as long as Warsaw holds STRONG, the Soviets will not invade. Because if they do only a miracle could save the countrey.
6 Mountain, 78 Infantrey and 13 Hosrse plus their ognia support of AA, artillrey and anti-tank is all Poland has to defend the vast clays when the Nazis of begin the attakc. Many Polish divize still at 50% strength by the begin in early September, situation of so much hard yet hopw cannot be of lose.
We will of fight to end. We will of fight on the cities, we will of fight on the hills, we will of fight on the plain clays, we will of fighton the river banks, we will of fight on the forests, we will of fight on, we shall never of surrender!
To ensure victroy, Gdansk must hold until all of East Prusy was in Polish control and the Nazis armies in there crush lik a skul of pig. It would not be easy, and many trails were of ahead.
Every resource Poland has must be dedicate to defend our countrey, we must have total economic mobilize and focus on heavy industry for the foe has much greater resources to dedicate to war than Poland, and this is not just a war for freedom and sovereign. The survival of the Poles depend upon this battle. The Nazis want not to conquer, but to exterminate the Polish people, and if they win, they will of do so.
The brainwashed and genocidal personal army of Hitler, the SS, was of advance against Gdansk, Intel report they are inhuman monsters, killing women, children, babbys and elderly without mercy at the border villages they gained foothold in less than a few hours after the begin of the Nazi invasion they already of begin what will later become a long list of atrocities, a grim visage of what is of wait should Poland fall. As the rumors were of spread, the Polish soldiers fought even more fierce for it did not take long for the now Free press of Poland to publish the grim reports and for the rumor mill to let them know the lifes of everyone they loved and cared about depend on winning this fight. The SS were fanatical, insane and ruthless, but there was hope for Poland.
Forward into Prusy!
Zwycięstwo albo śmierć!
While painful, leaving Poznan behind was of need for the front would be too big if Poznan were of defend for Poland to stand any chance. The Polish cavalry was of advance into East Prusy while Gdansk was still heroicly of defend. It was Kattowice the greattst worry. Unlike what was of predict the krauts were not of try to amass spearhedds against the provinces not covered by fortifications, but using their sheer mechanization, panzer and Stukas in attempt of quick conquest of heavy defended Polish Silesia and Gdansk for the sake of propaganda.
They make big mistake there, and the few in defend Wizna would be left at peace for the Nazis were expect easy victroy in Gdansk and thus left East Prusy light defend only. Poland would seize the opportune.
For an entire week, stormed by the elite SS Nazi troops and under naval bombard of German heavy cruisers and the hellfire of Stukas, the defenders of Gdansk, deemed critical for kraut conquest due to propaganda reasons, held heroicly and they continue of fight. Outmatched in technology, they made their stand and were far from allow the city to fall in those hands drench in innocent blood.
Sieradz was predict to become one of this hardest areas of this preplan defense line to be hold. And indeed, the Germans amass everything they to overwhelm the forts there, including their best Panzers the still not fully upgraded Polish AT could not into destroying in frontal hit. Lodz was just behind, but if Sieradz were to fall, it could be too late. One of the very besttst German generals, von Manstein, leads the force spearhedded by Panzer IV Ausf .D, the best of the best German tanks as of now, one of the hardest of the many fights of this war is of begin. Outnumber, out-tech and outgun, heroic would be understatement to describe the defenders of Sieradz.
Meanwhile the limit forces in East Prusy German forts were finally ripe for being encircle and annihilate.
The air force Poland had in 1936 would be quick wiped out by superior Luftwaffe. Polish pilots were offer to the RAF although they a little rusty after so long without pilot warplanes. It was hell, the thin line endanger but still hold, and if it held just one more week Prusy would be secure. For now, they continue to not give up and fight with great STRONG and courage even in face of the soaring death from the sky.
Oh noes Kattowice and its many forts is of lost!
This cannot be of allow. All Polish men that can, let us push forward, drive bakc the Ustasa collaborate and Nazi invader and retake the city fortress of Kattowice! Forward against the enemy, no stop, no give up, no matter the cost, the line must not into collapse and they must not have a chance to break throgh! Upon this battel depends the future of our Christian civilization, of our countrey and our peoppl. We must go onto attack! No matter how small chance, no matter how many will have to give their lives for Poland, we must try retake Kattowice!
To victroy!
Finaly some good news! While Gdansk still bravely is defend, entire German division is surround thanks to Polish cavalry. Crush them!
Once the west Nazi forts in Prusy are surround, the most important step of secure a front Poland has better chance of defend will be at hand. Until them Gdansk and all around it must be hold no matter the cost!
But... we can outrun their retreat and they have no supply! If they refuse give up even more of those Nazi bastards will die!
Note: In HOI2/Darkest Hour that division would already have ceased to exist... that makes encirclement way more complicated.
Despite much loss the Nazis refuse to give up the battle of Gdynia, now about to reach 2 weeks of nonstop fight.
Sieradz is of critical. It is hold much large swath of German forces! It cannot be of lose! Being so few, outnumber by panzers, motorize and so many, yet they fight, and reinforces are about to come to Sieradz.
EAST PRUSY IS ALMOST OURS! THE GERMANS AT KATTOWICE ARE LOSING GROUND! HOLD THE LINES AT GDYNIA!
THE FRENCH BROKE TRHOUGH THE SIEGFREID AND ACCORD TO POLISH INTEL THEY CAN EASILY INTO BERLIN IF WE KEEP MOST OF THE KRAUTS BUSY! DO NOT DESPAIR BRAVE POLES! TO VICTROY!
Yet the strategic situation... much difficult, so asymerty.
If Poland can into last a thousand year, men will still say:
THIS WAS OUR FINNST HOUR!
TO BE CONTINUE
