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Normandy - the Germans is the second Turning Points scenario in Empire Earth II.
Briefing[]
In November of 1943, the German Army began taking steps to fortify the Channel coast of France in expectation of an Allied amphibious assault in the near future. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox himself, was given the task of overseeing the construction of the fortifications. Concrete bunkers, tank obstacles, machine gun nests and barbed wire were placed along the beaches in massive quantities. Although the Germans did not know exactly where the Allie would land, it was expected they would land in force. Allied forces had been assembled near staging areas in England, expecting to launch an invasion sometime in May. Although poor weather conspired to delay the invasion the 'Go' was finally given for the morning of June 6th, 1944. In the dark of the pre-dawn morning, paratroopers were flown deep behind enemy lines to drop onto an unsuspecting enemy and capture and hold critical objectives. In the channel, a huge armada was underway, bound for the beaches of Normandy. As dawn broke, the greatest amphibious assault in the history of the world had begun.
History[]
With the defeats in Africa, the fall of Italy and the costly losses in Stalingrad and at Kursk, by late 1943 it seemed the fortunes of war had turned decidedly against Germany. In reality, Germany still controlled most of the territory it had conquered since 1939 and still employed the best equpped and trained army of any of the combatants. The recent successes of the Red Army in now way guaranteed the Soviet Union would eventually overcome Germany, a fact that Stalin continually pressed upon Roosevelt and Churchill at their various conferences. Stalin insisted on the opening of a second front and did not deign to recognize the fighting in the Mediterranean as such a front. In fact, Stalin was concerned the British and Americans might be content to see his communist state burn while the capitallists prospered. Roosevelt was also concerned that Stalin could easily decide to sign a separate peace with Germany now that his forces were proving to be a match to the Wehrmacht. Therefore, he pressed Churchill to accept a plan for the invasion of France by the middle of 1944. The plan was named Operation Overlord and would be the most ambitious coordination of allied forces yet seen in the war.
Hints[]
- The Allies need only to capture a City Center in order to claim a territory so be sure to defend them well.
- Hold the Allies on the beaches as long as possible.
- Each territory represents a French town.
- Resources are given at regular intervals, based on the number of territories: The more territories you own, the more resources you will receive.
- If you fall between three territories, you will be given a time limit during which to regain ground.
- To win, maintain control of the five territories until the Allies' time runs out.
- Prevent the capture of St. Lo to keep the route open for armored reinforcements.
Primary Objectives[]
- Hold all French territories.
Lose Conditions[]
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