- For other civilizations with the same name, see Germany.
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Germany is a modern civilization playable in World War I and World War II. The German civilization in Empires: Dawn of the Modern World is based on the German Empire and the Third Reich. Description[]In 1914, at the beginning of Germany's involvement in World War I, it possessed the best-equipped army in the world. World War II erupted just a generation later. By the end of 1941, Germany controlled most of Europe, from the Atlantic Ocean to the outskirts of Moscow and from Norway to North Africa. Overview[]The Germans have the following ability inherit to their civilization:
History[]Otto von Bismarck succeeded in unifying the German states into a single Germany in 1871. The Franco-German War had established the German army as the most powerful on the continent. By the start of World War I in 1914, the army had only gotten stronger. Germany adopted a strategy called the Schlieffen plan to fight a two-front war. German forces invaded France, hoping to knock the French out of the war quickly. The plan then called for a rapid shift to the Eastern Front to deal the Russians a fatal blow before they could fully mobilize. Stiff Allied resistance, however, caused the Western Front to bog down into trench warfare. German forces held their ground in the West and won victories in the East with their Central Power allies. Russia withdrew from the fight in 1917 following the Revolution, but the US entered the war that same year, negating any advantage. Ultimately, in 1918, the combined might of the Allies forced Germany to accept surrender and the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty, among other things, called for a much reduced German military. The best soldiers and officers were retained. In 1933, the Nazis under Adolf Hitler seized power and began to rebuild the military from this core. The German war machine cut its teeth in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). Then, in September 1939, German forces invaded Poland, beginning World War II. Troops, tanks and planes swarmed over Europe using a blazing new tactic called "blitzkrieg". Scientists and engineers developed unrivalled weapons like the King Tiger tank and new technologies such as jet engines and even rockets that powered the V-2 ballistic missile. Once again, it took the united strength of the Allies to overcome Germany, which, at the height of its power in 1941, controlled territory from Paris to near Moscow and from Norway to North Africa. See also[]
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