December 16th 1944,
Weather: Heavy storms over Ardennes Forest area, and Northern Holland
Initial offensive set to begin on the morning of the 17th of December. Hoping to maximize use of the weather to avoid being blasted by the allies air power.
Army Group North, set in Northern Holland has as its objective the capture of the town of Antwerp and a subsequent Motorized push on to Dunkirk to relieve our encircled forces there.
Army Group Center, focused in Northern Germany and the town of Essen and Cologne are to reinforce the southern flank of Army Group North. This force comprises all of my Panzer units, and because of this I plan to use them, once clear of the front lines to push all the way to Paris.
I am also hoping to capture a few allied divisions during the capture of Antwerp. The problem I see with utilizing this force is, because of its mechanized nature (and the wooded terrain thats crisscrossed by rivers that it needs to operate in) supply and speed are going to be critical.
Army Group South I am mainly going to be using to tie up as many Allied divisions as I can. Because it is primarily Infantry divisions, I don't think they'll be able to keep an effective speed of advance.
Few gripes: I've got three elite Fallschirmjager divisions available for use, however due to the weather and a lack of transport planes, they will be unavailable for an air drop. Because of this, and their lack of heavy equipment in comparison to regular infantry divisions, I plan to use them to hold strategic locations or attack surrounded provinces (Bastogne) while the line is pushed further by my panzers and motorized infantry.
Also, because the 6th SS Panzerkorps, being the greedy buggers they are, have the "best equipment in the German arsenals (ie: Koenigstiger heavy tank brigades) attached to them, their speed of advance is going to be a lot slower than that of the 5th. Thus, I plan on using them to blast a hole open in allied lines to push the 5th, and hopefully the 9th Panzer Korps through.
Offensives begin tomorrow! See you all then!
Edit: Once I find out how to take pics in the game you'll have em'
Edit2: Red Marks delineate desired attack routes
Black marks the boundaries between Army groups.