Nirosi
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July 2nd, 1943 (End of Axis turn) OKW is pleased to announce a huge victory with the success of Operation Weserübung 2! An aero-naval joint operation of OKH, OKW and OKM to take Stavenger succeeded when the surprisingly week defenders were obliterated! With support from the German navy and the IV Fliegerkorps, quickly dispatched to Denmark from Berlin, the LXI Corps that landed South of the city and the 1st and 2nd Fallschirmjager that dropped East of it took it very easily, forcing a bomber squadron that did not intervene in the battle to scramble leaving many planes burning on the field. Allied supply problems in Norway might have been bigger than expected as this could be an explanation of the lack of reactions from Allied aircrafts. Even the fighters based in Bremen only attempted a single sortie against diversion strike form Oslo bombers. Of course, many Allied troops are still in Norway and pushing them out will not be easy, but hopefully with their supply problems and our successful coup de force, they might actually be forced, or intimidated, into evacuating. In any case, even if the actual German forces might not be enough to force the British out, they are now more than enough to not be pushed out themselves! However, a huge blunder in coding by OKM means that the escorting fleet for the operation received orders to engage the enemy instead of avoiding to engage the enemy. Now with radio silence procedures for the last part of the operation, the mistake can not be corrected and OKM is nervously awaiting the Allies’ reaction. Some Allied ships have been spotted in Scapa Flow by high altitude recon, but their number or nature is unknown. In Sardinia, OKW showed fraternal support for its Italian counterpart by sending in the brand-new 8th PanzerGrenadier Corps for its baptism of fire. Regia Marina and Regia Aeronautica provided support, as well as German Stukas, meaning that the US 1st Marine Division stood no chance and had to surrender quickly. It is not expected that the Allied fleet can intervene from where they are, and submarine and air cover would probably be enough to give Supermarina the upper hand in any surface battle in the area. The fact that Allied paratroopers are still in Greece is making both Axis high commands nervous as they are in range of Albania and Calabria, and therefore could support an amphibious assault in those regions. All other fronts were quiet except for the usual bombing of Germany and U-boat hunting in the Atlantic. After a break to let the fighter units recover, OKW will again contest air superiority over Germany.
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