Alternate History Panzers Series Of Small

An alternative variation where the leaders of Egypt hark back to the age of the Pharoahs and reorganise their army on ancient chariot army lines.

When the French in Paris hear this they are given a new resolve to fight on and decide to fight in the streets.

Alternate History Panzers Series Of Small

They manage to slow them down for 2 days in a series of small skirmishes until the Germans reach Charleroi where the First Army attempted to make a stand and blows a number of bridges along the Sambre although the First Army are beaten again the Germans are slowed down for 3 days attempting to annihilate the troops in Charleroi and establish a bridgehead under fire from the First Army who fled over the river.

The Ninth Army army is pulled back to hold the Germans over the Somme.

The 5th arrive to block a crossing one hour before the Germans.

The battle of Remaucourt is the first battle of the Germans assault on the Somme.

The French manage to hold the river as the Germans lack the infantry or heavy equipment to bridge the river.

The French take heavy casualties due to the airborne and artillery attacks.

The French motorized divisions counterattack and manage to knock out the engineers bridge as not enough Panzers had crossed the slowly assembling bridge although under heavy aircraft and artillery fire they took significant casualties.

After this the Germans stop attempting to cross the river due to the casualties and lack of progress.

They plan to wait until the infantry arrive before attempting to force the river again.

The Low Countries and parts of northern France have been totally abandoned.

The French attack over the Somme at Second battle of Omissy but they are defeated.

After this most of Libya collapses and Mussolini is humiliated.

The British and French counterattack goes well with the North African reinforcements.

The French attack at Merzig, Saarbucken and Bad Bergzaberm while the British cross the Somme at Ameins and Saint Quentin.

The Germans subsequently send in wave after wave of aircraft to destroy the city.

The French wipe out the Italian army guarding the Torrente Orco.

Both sides have suffered horrifying losses in infantry and the allies learn upon their mistakes and decide to give more resources to their armoured and air forces.

No further action is able to be taken in 1942 due to the horrifying losses they have both taken.

Both sides sent up massive air forces and during heavy fighting while the Allied army is defeated the Germans suffer 50 losses and the Allied forces harass the advancing Germans heavily.

They order a massive ground assault on the fort which fails badly and they are forced to simply destroy the advanced post with massive artillery attacks.

The French government during meeting for plans to talk armistice they receive news of another battle in the Alps for Fort du Truc where the Italian forces after taking heavy casualties in the attack mutiny against their officers after the infantry commanders not wishing to be embarrassed again order a further assault which the soldiers refuse to carry out and promptly shoot their officers.

After more officers give orders for their own men to shoot the mutineers it spreads and by the end of the day the entire Italian force has deserted and are heading home in small desperate groups.