DE100 - incorrectly triggered late game

[EarlyDoors]

So I'm having a great game with TaffJones
I'm Allies
He's Axis

Its March 1944, 4 years after France completely surrendered, including Algers, Syria etc. There was no Vichy France, just Free French Madagascar giving me 10mpps per turn. I'd built up a couple of corps and garrisons and captured Somaliland.

Then something triggers DE100 in March 1944 and Madagascar and Somaliland turn Vichy and i lose my troops. All the subsequent DEs' then follow offering me the chance to attack the French fleet at Mers-Al_kebir (in US hands) and Raid Dakar (in UK hands).

Not sure what happened the PBEM replay did say Victorious German troops marched in Paris (again) so maybe there was a crushed Partisan spawn

any how..great game

[taffjones]

Hi Early Doors

Yes great game, but I have no idea what happened to trigger the DE, it was a WTF moment for me but had to accept the DE to end my turn.

[BillRunacre]

Hi

My theory from reading this is that France surrendered and the Axis weren't presented with the Vichy Decision because at the time of France's surrender there was an Axis unit within 3 hexes of Algiers.

But later on the conditions for Germany's Vichy Decision were met (this can be checked in the Strategy Guide) and Germany said yes to forming Vichy.

Hopefully that fits what happened in your game?

I will be making a change here to prevent this from happening.

[EarlyDoors]

So.., could that have been Allies took Algiers and the condition fired?

[BillRunacre]

Yes, that's what I'm thinking will have been the trigger.