Almost 2 weeks into Campaign 181 and the Allies own 71% of the map and the Axis own 29%. The road to the east has not been easy for the Allied forces as they face fierce resistance by a persistent Axis enemy. See reports from the Allied CinC Rabbit and the Axis CinC Kardehk and notice the number of awards and medals issues just in the past 2 weeks! Great job all to recognize those who go above and beyond! Also read our next in series of The Real War: The Assault on Eben Emael.
Report from the Allied Commander in Chief Rabbit:
It is late into the tenth day of the war as I write to you all. I can proudly report the German’s advance through the Low Countries and France has been halted. In fact, our brave warriors have been able to slowly push the Hun back and now have some of our troops in Bitburg. There have been some major clashes across the front in the week and half since the Axis invasion with devastation unseen in Earth’s history. Two major qualities you all have exhibited repeatedly during this war is determination and resiliency. We have had long drawn-out fights for Hallschlag, and Bitburg and no matter how hard the fighting has been or how long it has raged, you all have shown how determined you are to end this war and bring peace to our Nations again. You have crushed every major Axis counterattack with the same determination and resiliency. In Etain, low on supply we dropped paratroopers onto German tanks and their forward base and repelled all their attacks, and there were many. Then just a couple of nights ago, the Germans launched a well led, organized, and equipped counterattack across the front line in Clervaux, Willemstad, Bastogne, Zundert, and LaRoche but you, the mighty Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen repelled them time and time again. When we work together, we have shown we can overcome any challenge we face.
Now, I caution you, that we cannot become complacent. Our adversary is very capable as history has shown. We must continue the course. Remember the basics and work together. If we do that, we will be victorious.
It has been a real honor to fight with all of you during this conflict and I look forward to witnessing firsthand how incredible we can be as a fighting machine.
S!
rabbit
I would like to take a moment to pay respect to Colt who has retired from AHC after going undefeated as our CinC.
Additionally, Joker has retired from AHC but will continue the good fight with us as we go forward.
Report from the Axis Commander in Chief Kardehk:
24 March 2021
KardeHK, Commander in Chief
The Fatherland struggles against the relentless push of the Allied armies. They seek to overrun us with their hordes...but Germany resists!
Though grossly outnumbered, our forces are fighting with the will and tenacity of an army ten times its size. We have stunned the enemy with our willingness to shift from defense into attack.
And attack we shall. I call on all Axis officers and soldaten to rally to the battle banners and join our call to glory.
For glory! For Honour! For the Fatherland!
Recognizing the valor, skill, and accomplishments of the Axis players and officers is the most important and satisfying part of being Commander in Chief. It is with great pride that I announce the following awards to very worthy individuals who make the Axis the power that we are.
Recipient of the Battlefield Commanders Badge:
Deadcheck
Recipient of the Iron Cross, First Class:
Sutorman
Recipient of the Iron Cross, Second Class:
Deadcheck
Zathrasb5
Thegrauto
Mayhem242
Sledx
Valkriee
Sutorman
Maxbutcher
Seeem
Solesz
Brycemrrll
Eupessoa
Kommando52
Cookie93
Recipient of the Bronze Opel:
Deadcheck
Recipient of the Combat Engineers Ribbon:
Mayhem242
Recipient of the Infantry Assault Badge (Bronze):
Valkriee
Recipient of the ATG Badge (Bronze):
Zathrasb5
Recipient of the Bombing Badge (Bronze):
Thegrauto
Recipient of the Paratrooper Badge:
Sledx
Sutorman
Maxbutcher
Seeem
Solesz
Brycemrrll
Eupessoa
Kommando52
Cookie93
In Our Series: The Real War:
Axis Assault on Eben Emael
Airborne operations were a fairly new concept in 1940. In peacetime Germany, Italy,Japan, and Russia had all begun experimental operations with paratroops, but as of 1940 none had attempted to use this new concept in battle. This changed in the early morning hours of May 10, 1940, when 9 gliders, carrying 71 German paratroops, landed on the heavily defended Belgian fort of Eben Emael.In World War 2 Online, the Axis invasion of the Low Countries begins with the Germans owning Grobbendonk, and pushing westward from there. The reality of theinvasion was actually EAST of these lines, at Maastricht. The Belgians had constructed the world’s largest fort in preparation for what they thought would be a conventional attack (like what had occurred in WW1) at Fort Eben Emael, pictured below:
