Weserubung

Diary

09 April, 1940 – Operation Weserübung 3

13 April, 1940 – Errors and mistakes 4

15 April, 1940 – Oslo conquer 6

16 April, 1940 – Norway Conquer 8

17 April, 1940 – Final battles for Denmark 9

19 April, 1940 – Denmark Conquer 11

22 April, 1940 – Probe on Sweden and plans review to the Fall Gelb. 14

29 April, 1940 – Strategic resources 18

03 May, 1940 – Rocket test site 19

06 May, 1940 – Escort 22

09 April, 1940

I thought boarding the flagship Schlesien to see the landing in Norway, but Raeder mock me, because I was so bright that I was a target miles away and the invasion would fail.

But the truth is, that he did not want to do

some babysitter and to clean some potential

vomit.

"Some other time, with the sea, more calm“

he said.

Schlesien (foreground) and

Schleswig-Holstein

So, I stayed just on the border with Denmark following ground operations.

War was declared to Denmark and Norway.

Klepke was order to fly

with the Fallschirmjäger

divisions to Copenhagen

to take the city in a

airborne assault.

The XX. Armeekorps to

Ârhus.

OPERATION WESERÜBUNG

In Norway the I.Transportflotte disembark four divisions to Drammen and Fredrikstad, near Oslo.

13 April, 1940

After forty-eight hours Tonder in

Denmark, Drammen and Fredrikstad are

conquered. The two divisions in

Drammen are order to conquer Oslo.

The defense of Oslo is

futile. Both (skill3) as

breakthrough.

Two infantry- divisions

against three.

We know the defence is

command by Field

Marshal Feiring (skill 0).

Fredrikstad is being

Attack by three infantry

division but we are

winning.

Raeder and Marschall were order to Kiel.

The airborne assault.at Copenhagen, order two days ago, is still not under way.

Because of this, at 16:00 I instructed Angelis to stop is march to Tonder and head to Copenhagen.

The remaining three divisions should continue to Ârhus,

At 23:00 with the transporflottille in Kiel I order the XXI. Armeekorps to start loading to the invade Copenhagen..

This was one of my mistakes.

So eager to conquer Denmark, that I was ready to involve directly one Headquarter.

In the 12th at 12:00 German won the battle of Fredrikstad and Oslo.

Today the German Fallschirmjäger star the battle of Copenhagen.

Fortunately I could correct the error made 30 hours before, and I cancel the operation involving the XXI. Armeekorps.

I hade to blame to a miss communication, saying that I believe that the division of Angelis was there.

Damn me.

15 April, 1940

Our department of science do not stop.

We discover an advance aircraft design and began to discover how to make mechanized infantry.

Raeder left the safe port of Kiel and try to intercept in the Bälts any Denmark ship.

The battle of Kolding in Denmark was won, and the port of Ârhus is easy conquer.

In a rare moment, Maj. General Brämer with is Kavallerie enter in the port of Ârhus.

He is gaining much experience (91,40%).

Oslo is conquer.

The roads and the port defense was damage but

will recover it.

Oslo’s Harbor

Three of the four Division infantry went west

to secure the ports.

Raeder intercept the danish fleet leaving the port of Ârhus.

Five vessels against two.

In the report presented by Raeder, of this first naval combat of the Kriegsmarine, he had the best position, without good weather.

We won the first naval

battle.

We sank the pride of

the Danish Navy, the

HDMS Niels Juel.

Raeder was order

to persecute the HDMS

Peder Skram.

As the fighting in Copenhagen is underway, Angelis, with the 76th Infantry-Division, took a new route., to Kiel, to the transporters.

Then he must go north of Denmark, to Kolding..

16 April, 1940

The first trial for flying bombs were made. It was a success.

Because of the continues

problems with oil, we

instructed our scientists to

find a way to improve

the refining efficiency in 30%.

Also better ways to improve the education, and better leaderships in the future (+15%)

Today the Norwegian Army

capitulated and the government

along with is King were taken

aboard the Cruiser HMS Glasgow

at Molde to exile in the England.

It came as a surprise that the

Norwegian Army has fallen first

then the Danish Army.

17 April, 1940

With the first Naval victory, a new Heavy Cruiser was order.

We are confident.

Raeder is order to try to intercept any ship in Öresund, in the strait.

The Battlecruiser Schleswig-Holstein is the only damage (74%).

Must return to port for repairs.

The Royal Navy as sunk one of ours merchant transport.

Turkey offers to buy 4,04 Energy for 0,15 ℛℳ.

We accepted.

The battle of Copenhagen finally

started.

The Fallschimjägers finally landed

and Ringer engage the battle.

Denmark battle

19 April, 1940

Copenhagen fall at the end of the

18th day. Kieple was order to fly

there, to prepare to bring back our

soldiers.

But by morning the Denmark

Government and is King,

Christian X ask for peace.

Two Garrison was order to be

created to establish order in

Denmark.

We have no intention of interfering

in the governance of Denmark.

The King did not run, so, we are

Friendly.

War Reports:

Few casualties in Norway.

A bit more in Denmark.

German Enemy German Enemy German Enemy German Enemy

Victories 2 100,0% 35.984 16.865 Enemy 176 601 213% 0,49% 3,56%

Defeats German

Norway 2 100,0% 35.984 16.865 176 601 213% 0,49% 3,56%

Victories 3 100,0% 42.989 19.095 Enemy 774 861 225% 1,80% 4,51%

Defeats German

Denmark 3 100,0% 42.989 19.095 774 861 225% 1,80% 4,51%

% CasualtiesVictories /

Defeat

TroopsRatio%Batles

CasualtiesSurrender

To prevent future oil problems, the science department is developing new technologies. (+30%)

Sweden, offers transit rights.

With the fall of Norway,

they are afraid.

After our occupation of Denmark, The British army took Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

They are to far for our Kriegsmarine… for now.

In the City of Oslo

22 April, 1940

The Italian government continues to exchange with us.

0,04 ℛℳ for 1,62 Energy.

De Angelis, with the 76th Infantry-Division now in Norway, under the XX. Armeekorps, was detach and attach to the XXI.Armeekorps that is also in Norway and send to secure the port of Trondheim.

The XXI.Armeekorps was detach from the 3rd Armee.

The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor were send to the Eastern Norwegian Trench searching for enemy ships.

Sweden, a constitutional Monarchy with a government:

Social Demokraterna 5 Deputies (should have only 4);

Högerpartiet 3 Deputies (should have 0)

They are afraid.

Our merchant navy

We discover a new type of advance in Radar.

Can’t understand what it is, but the scientist says that will improve (+10,) our search for enemy planes, and in the future, we can research how to put them in fighters or bombers.

They say, that for now, they will research some electronic computing machine, to bring more research efficiency (+5%).

To much scientific to me, but, is not my expertise.

The Abwehr report Jordan troops in he allies in Dover and naval activities north of Netherlands.

Plans are review to the Fall Gelb.

Von Leed that was in charge of the OB West, was put in a place that could lead the army more direct .

We pass to the Heeresgruppe C.

I really don’t know if he understood this as a demotion or if he understood that I want him in the field. He is a man that I trust for attack or defend.

He is a skill (4) officer, that defends the offensive and defensive doctrines.

The Royal Navy is attacking our convoys, in Kattegat and in the Bälts.

Four transporters and one escort were lost.

Raeder was order to sortie to the Eastern Norwegian Trench trying to find the Royal Navy.

Secretly I don’t want him to find. I do not fully trust our navy capability.

To respond to this,

the 8th and 4th

Unterseebootsflotte

were merge and

under the

command of

von Nordeck it was

order to patrol the skagerrack sea.

Restructuring the Luftwaffe.

The III.Fliegerkorps had two Focke-Wulf Fw 190D+, air units one Heinkel He 111 unit and one Stuka unit.

The KoLuft HG Nord had two Messerschmitt Bf-109E Emil, units one Heinkel He 111 unit and one Stuka. unit

Now they have one Focke-Wulf Fw 190D+ unit, one Messerschmitt Bf-109E Emil, unit one Heinkel He 111 unit and one Stuka. unit

One hundred new Messerschmitt Bf-109E Emil were deployed in Kassel to join the Luftflotte 1 with two hundred Heinkel He 111 command by Felmy.

Also, to prepare for a full occupation of the Netherlands, Belgium and perhaps France, five Garrison-Divisions were train (each one with two garrisons and one military police).

29 April, 1940

Raeder was order for other sortie on the 26th.

The first sortie, did not find anything.

We are getting more 15%

Hard Attack from the

tungsten from Portugal and

+31,5% of Nuclear Research

from the heavy water from

Rjukan, Norway.

In Sweden there is tungsten near the Norwegian border.

If for some reason, Portugal would stop the commerce of tungsten we must consider the case of invading Sweden or our relations would take steps to commerce without war.

So far, they gives transit rights for our troops.

Maybe can be acquire by peace.

Italy continues to buy us more Energy (0,63 for 0,01 ℛℳ).

Denmark submarines, sunk one of our convoy, the Brits sunk two more and the French also two more.

Damn them all.

This time, Raeder was order to intercept any enemy vessel and sunk them.

03 May, 1940

I am very concerned with the defense of our airspace.

We continue to improve the flight control advance ground (radar combat impact +15%)

We need a strong Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine.

The French navy continues to sunk our convoys to Norway. Two more.

A new Rocket Test Site is start to be constructed and other two are completed in Kreuz near former Polish border.

The two sorties and one interception attempted did nothing.

So Raeder was instructed to escort the convoy from Oslo to Kiel.

The Hochseeflotte to rebase from Wilhelmshaven to Fredrikshavn.

Sweden is no longer aligning

with us.

This is no good to us.

They are a democratic

country,

And are drifting to the Allies.

We were counting with there

aligning with us to get the

tungsten.

The activity in the

strait is going nuts.

No real confrontation,

But the Royal Navy,

Royal Danish Navy,

Royal Norueguesae

Navy and the

Kriegsmarine are all

there.

Activity in the Strait of Skagerrak

Three hundred Junkers Ju -52/3m were order to Junkers.

We are betting heavily on the Air force..

Must defend the skies of our enemies, our troops could move freewill and the Luftwaffe must be prepare to supply behind enemy lines.

Lithuania cancel the trade agreement of buying us 10,28 Energy.

Spain propose to buy us Energy, but only 1,10.

Von Ribbentrop inform that the Reich stop trying to influence Romania and Spain.

06 May, 1940

Italy stop the trade agreement started two days ago.

Can’t understand them.

Portugal cancel to sell us Fuel

Three more convoys were sunk.

One by the British, another by the French

and other by the Danes.

The route Kiel – Oslo is being escort by

Raeder. Now they are sinking the convoys

n the route Oslo – Kiel.

Real Admiral Lütjens as order to weigh

anchor and escort the convoy route from

Kiel – Oslo.

Von Nordeck, to escort the route Oslo – Kiel.

The Luftwaffe as order to help.

Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor Division to sunk any boat in the Skagerrack sea.