France 1944 Alt History Campaign: Total Forces (In Divisions)
Unit Type: USA British Canadian Free French Polish & minor Allies German
Infantry 48 10 3 6 2 107
Armored 15 3 2 2 2 30
Airborne 4 2 -- -- 1 8
Aircraft 3200 2800 --- -- -- 2500
(In planes)
Forces Available in France June 30th 1944 (Beginning of Turn One)
Unit Type: USA British Canadian Free French Polish & minor Allies German
Infantry 9 4 3 2 1 92
Armored 2 2 2 2 2 8
Aircraft 3200 2800 --- -- -- 2500
Reinforcements waiting in Britain and Germany June 30th 1944
Allied must be shipped or flown over from Britain.
German units can be released in groups of up to 6 each turn starting turn 5 (July 16).
Each time German Reserves are moved to France there is a cumulative 1 in 6 chance the Russians will enter the war. (To a maximum roll of 5 in 6). Once the Russians enter the war, the Germans receive no more reinforcements and must remove 3 Divisions to the East Front during the German Strategic Redeployment Phase each turn afterwards.
Unit Type: USA British Canadian Free French Polish & minor Allies German
Infantry 39 6 -- 4 1 15
Armored 13 1 -- -- -- 22
Airborne 4 2 -- -- 1 8
Numbers taken from Rise and Decline of the 3rd Reich, “Dirty Little Secrets of World War II” by James F. Dunnigan and “The World War II Data Book” by John Ellis.
Actual Real Life Forces (In Divisions) Available for France in June 1944
Unit Type: USA British Canadian Free French Polish & minor Allies
Infantry 17 13 3 6 1
Armored 8 5 2 2 2
Airborne 2 2 -- -- 1
Aircraft 3200 2800 --- -- --
Unit Type: Allied Total German
Infantry 40 51 (35 were “Static Divisions”)
Armored 19 8 (+2 in reserve)
Airborne 5 --
Aircraft 6029 820
19 of the German “Static Divisions” were destroyed by the end of June 1944 along with several of their “Mobile” Divisions. In the Game we are assuming only the “Static Divisions” lost.
Numbers taken from pages 197, 199, 212-213 of “Dirty Little Secrets of World War II” by James F. Dunnigan.