<t> I think Stalin is underestimated. I don't think he was caught flat-footed by Hitler so much as Hitler beat Stalin to the draw.<br/>
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Soviet forces along the frontier were beginning to be assembled in offensive mode when the Nazis attacked. Stalin had been surprised by the rapidity of ...

Would somebody explain, step by step, how to execute an amphibious assault?

Also how to create a artifical harbor.

What are the requirements and limitations for each?

Thanks.

I allow the AI to control other nations until they join the Axis, then I switch then to human control. The Italian forces, grouped together and pursuing the same goal, make a credible fighting force. The Bulgarians not so much.

<t> Yes, this happened to me too, so I tried to take Malta. You can't land a parachute division on the island (I guess because the free hex is "rough") and you can't assault it with an amphibious landing (at least I couldn't figure out how). So I am currently trying to destroy the garrison with air ...

Even a surrounded force can be reached by a little scout plane. Hanna Reitsch flew a Storch into besiged Berlin to kiss Hitler on the mouth one last time. Landed in the Tiergarten on 26 April 1945, and flew out two days later.&nbsp;

I move one panzer corps from Poland to Saarbrucken at the beginning of Turn 1, and overrun Luxembourg during Turn 2. Thus the Maginot Line is flanked, and I can move infantry corps that are surplus to requirements from the East to feed into the breach.

<r> I have the following problems while playing the game:<br/>
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At Gamesmenu, clicking Start results in a pop-up with this message:<br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>Failed creating the Direct3D device.<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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Selecting play again starts the opening sequence. A second "World War ...