The Supreme Commander – Session 2

Game day 2 of our Supreme Commander - starting at Apr/May 1940 - with the Allied and German armies continuing their engagement at the BEF Line - with little gains on both sides. The Red Army sits idly out of the war.

Soviet in the Baltic States

When international attention was focused on the German invasion of France on Apr/May 1940, Soviet troops raided border posts in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. Consequent to the successful raid and ultimate occupation, state administrations of the 3 countries were liquidated and replaced by Soviet cadres.

June/July 1940

Beginning of May/Jun 1940, combined Allied forces fought bravely at the borders of Belgium and Netherlands – dealing blow after blow towards the German forces. “Fortress Rotterdam” – dubbed so – held out the German attacks during the entire year 1940 with continuous reinforcement from the British and its local forces. Come Jun/Jul 1940, both side lost approximately 4 corps each.

Attributing to its lack of aerial powers and losses at the Western Front, Germany pressed on and ignores its deficit spending to rebuild its Luftwaffe – proved to be a success during the fall of 1940.

Jun/Jul 1940 Western Front with Fortress Rotterdam holding on

On the other hand, France at its best effort basis raised and marched its army towards the Western Front to prevent the German ambition. British on the meanwhile besides reinforcing the Netherlands, persist on in bringing other minor powers towards the Allied side to combat the German power.

Red Army occupies Bessarabia

By Aug/Sep 1940, the Red Army initiated its ultimatum demanding Bessarabia. With other major powers still engaging among themselves, the Soviets occupied Northern Bukovina from Romania.

Come winter of 1940, with the creation of the 2^nd and 3^rd Panzer Army, Germany initiated its conquest of Fortress Rotterdam and its surrounding area in Belgium and the Netherland. The resulting winter engagement of 1940 saw the major destruction of Allied forces.  The Allied lost 8 corps – consisting of 3 Belgian corps, 1 Dutch corps, 2 French corps and 2 British corps. In return, Germany lost 1 tank corps and 2 infantry corps.

By December 1940, Belgian and Dutch army effectively ceases to exist.

Session 2 ended on Nov/Dec 1940