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WWII - The Liberation of France is the fourth scenario of the American Campaign in Empire Earth II.
Description[]
In the late summer of 1944, British, American, and Free French troops were pushing the Germans out of France with great success. The fear of being pinned on the beaches and the horror of the death traps in the hedgerows were behind the allies now. In front of them was an enemy in full retreat and the growing feeling that the war would be over by Christmas. As summer gave way to fall, the allied advance began to slow down due to longer supply lines and tougher terrain, but the offensives still pressed forward. Most believed the German Army was finished and no one foresaw just how much fight was left in them. The priority of the allies was to quickly seize as much territory from the Germans as possible before they could entrench and then to force a bridgehead across the Rhine and carry the fight into Germany itself.
After ensuring Italy would no longer support Germany in the war, the Allies began to plan for the liberation of France. The plan called for a massive cross channel invasion of Normandy and would employ paratroopers, naval bombardment, carpet bombing, air strikes and a supreme logistical effort. On June 6th 1944, the invasion successfully began. Although the paratroopers missed most of their drop zones and some of the beach fortifications were still intact, the Allies managed to push inland and secure a stable beach head. Over the next couple of months the British, American and Free French forces fought against a ferocious and determined enemy in the tangled hedgerows of northern France. When they finally were able to break free to open ground, the German forces could do little to stop them. Sensing the possibility for a quick victory, Eisenhower ordered all units to press towards Germany. Although this succeeded in keeping the beleaguered German units off-balance and in retreat, it also spread the allies supply line dangerously thin and was rapidly exhausting the soldiers. By the time British and American units were approaching the Rhine, the Germans had built up a reserve force in the hope of cutting through the allies' weakened offensive and seizing critical supplies. In mid-December, the last great offensive of the Wehrmacht was launched.
- Construct an Airfield to create units for reconnaissance and bombing runs.
- Use Outposts to predict upcoming changes in weather and to make better uses of air strikes and bombing runs.
- Technologies that are locked will be granted once the University of Sedan has been captured.
- Once each of the territories you have to capture is under your control, you will not need to hold them - keep driving on to your final goal of capturing the Bridge on the Rhine.
Primary Objectives[]
- Capture the territory of Charleroi.
- Capture the territory of Bastogne
- Capture the territory of Sedan
- Capture the territory of Malmedy
- Hold a bridge across the Rhine for 6 minutes
Secondary Objectives[]
- Slow the German War effort
- Capture the Sedan University
- Liberate other cities for units and resources
Lose Conditions[]
- Not Owning a Territory
Walkthrough[]
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