France guarantee Czechoslovakia | Paradox Interactive Forums Next step is forming the European Union. The HOI4 Adoriasim SIG is a meta group aiming to create a hoi4 mod out of Adoria with its extensive in sim and pre-sim lore. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. When these new defenses are finished, the Italians would have to be mad to cross the border! As Fascist France or Vichy France, occupy all of Great Britain. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. In 1936, its navy is its strongest asset, with an average-at-best land army and modest colonial empire. However, Yugoslavia is one of the three pillars on which the Eastern European settlement is built. You need to have a high war score in order to pull off this strategy. Having emerged victorious from the Great War, the army has developed a dangerously complacent attitude which causes strategic developments to come slowly and with some reluctance. There was an independent India that was in the Axis because of Germany that started justifying on Bhutan. Examples of alternative division template names for France include: France has 1 Carrier(CV), 5 Battleships(BB), 7 Heavy Cruisers(CA), 7 Light Cruisers(CL), 52 Destroyers(DD) and 63 Submarines(SS) at the start, and boasts a somewhat modern - if badly understrength - fleet. Threatened with annihilation, the British evacuated their expeditionary forces and what Allied units they could until Dunkirk fell. Has completed focus Army Reform Paris has fallen into German hands, and it is only a matter of time before the rest of the country is occupied. Charles de Gaulle delivered a radio broadcast urging resistance against the collaborationist Vichy regime. We have signed the London Naval Treaty and accordingly are restricted in the size of our capital ships. The germany guy was good but the french joined and the game for him was over while i cleaned some pockets that had atleast a dozen divisions in it. With the collapse of the Third Republic and the refusal of the German government to offer an Armistice, it must fall to fresh leadership to continue the fight from the colonies. On April 1st, 1937, with WT at 28%, well below the 50% threshold for them to autojoin the allies and almost 7 months before they could join by focus.they out of nowhere join the allies, dragging the UK into my war. Information, Frequently Asked Follow the Forming the European Union steps for how to form it, but make sure to not go down any focus tree other than the monarchist branch, as well as making sure that the Carlists win the Spanish civil war and the monarchist Portuguese win their civil war and the Brazilian monarchist civil war (If they Don't fire, don't worry, that just means you don't have to help them through the civil wars). Eventually I got dragged completely into the War and now Half of Europe, Japan, some of India, the USA, and a few more is at war with the UK (now commie), USSR, Yugoslavia (Tito got stomped already), Australia, etc., etc., etc.. [From.GetLeader] has refused to join the alliance, perhaps doubting our motives, or perhaps being concerned that aligning too closely with us would make them a target. After theyre gone I need to find a way to disolve my Axis and then take the rest of the countries over until my Reich spans the globe! We are in the enviable position of having very low unemployment, partially because of the massive bloodshed of the Great War. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast . Once the Axis powers are defeated and the peace treaty commences, annex the BeNeLux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) countries in their entirety and as much of Italy and Germany in the first peace treaty as possible. Has completed focus Infantry Tanks Italy is a major nation in Southern Europe. HoI 4 Dev Diary - Free France and Vichy - Paradox Interactive Forums [From.GetLeader] approves of our efforts and has accepted our invitation to an alliance. Vichy France, has a unique national focus tree as part of La Rsistance. France also controls a large number of overseas territories and colonies including, Algeria, Syria, Madagascar, and resource-rich Indochina. The British government has dismissed any possibility of merging our two nations into one. While weakened, if properly played, Vichy France is still capable of digging itself out of this morass and then either joining the Axis as an equal to Germany after asking them to end the occupation, defecting to the Allies and uniting with Free France, or taking a third option and regaining their honor by defeating Germany by themselves. Changing conscription laws will make Full Employment worse but can be removed with the National focus. Tho if they hate you they'll be eager instead. The battle is lost. However, the very good civilian production allows for considerable military buildup in the years before the war and France can easily build up its industry to a comparable level once negative modifiers have been removed. Feeling secured by the Maginot Line in the Eastern provinces of Alsace-Lorraine, France declared war against Germany with the United Kingdom in 1939 after Germany's invasion of Poland. PDXCON The greeks and the turks joined the Axis and the polish finally annexed Romania and put troops all over my border and sent the ultimatum i accepted it because I did not want to be crushed. He became a senior analyst at age 26 at Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest private bank, before a brief spell getting his master's of finance at the University of London. 1.4K. Then WW2 kicked off Poland-Romania did not accept the ultimatum, the Germany player was kind of angry about it but in a civilised manner. Valve Corporation. France has access to huge amounts of Steel and Aluminum. 25 days ago. The main problem with forming the EU as France is the inability to annex Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg but this can be worked around by going down the French Entente line in the focus tree. Their heartland in Europe is rich; almost half of Africa is under their control, and they have colonies in Indochina, Syria, and Guyana, not to mention direct control of islands in all the oceans of the world. Do we give in to their demands or stand firm and risk a countrywide strike? Their heartland in Europe is rich; almost half of Africa is under their control, and they have colonies in Indochina, Syria, and Guyana, not to mention direct control of islands in all the oceans of the world. But honestly as Germany you can steamroll most of these minors anyway. Germany heads the axis so I doubt that they could join the allies. Once created, Vichy France will find itself in control of southern Metropolitan France as well as most of France's colonial empire. While reforms are needed and welcome, the nation is divided and getting drawn into a conflict would put it at great risk. My prosecution of the war went no different, if slower but still well ahead of the "Go with Britain" focus. If invaded and puppeted or freed by German Reich or Italy, it will turn into Free France. Interestingly, the way these decisions are coded make it entirely possible for a Fascist France to intervene on the side of Republican Spain and also drag the Axis in. How to avoid Allies to declare War when attacking Poland Questions, Paradox But that also depends on world tension and the situation of the game. The UK is holding Egypt. Their political integration has been halted, but no doubt the nations will continue to be close friends in the future. With the regime in Berlin ratcheting up the tension over the border between them and Yugoslavia, the British have made the decision to stand against German aggression. If the allies are already at war, but not against you, the nations you attack are likely to try and join them but depending one who you play and what's your relation with the allies, they may be reluctant to join the war, especially if you're co-belligerent. Tho if they hate you they'll be eager instead. The French national focus tree can be divided into 5 branches and 7 sub-branches: France starts with very good tanks, having unlocked 2 levels of the light tanks tree. If Japan decides to join the allies instead - Hoi4 TImelapse +35 01. 66. After my last Vichy post Spain (Who was in the allies) had the bright idea of declaring war on me. Somewhat historical, like by 1 or so. As a polish puppet the soviet player asked if I was a puppet. France has, a unique potential to gain cores on The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Germany, and Italy through incredible luck. However, if the UK refuses to let Germany have Sudetenland, France can either opt to stay out of the conflict (which will cancel their guarantees of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia) or they can reaffirm their support (if the UK is not in a faction already but France is in one, the UK is added to France's faction and vice-versa; however, if both France and the UK are in separate factions, then France will guarantee Czechoslovakia). If it weakens then France's security will suffer. France's colonial empire on the other hand, was either occupied by the United Kingdom and the Free French forces under general Charles de Gaulle in the small mountainous country of Andorra or conquered by the Axis powers (Primarily Italy and Japan). Barbarossa has not kicked off yet. This page was last edited on 31 July 2022, at 13:58. As Italy I joined a bunch of European nations to invade Germany and destroy it. It is a rather good air force, but it will need to be significantly strengthened before the war starts. Just hold the magniot line and invade france trough Italy or go after Benelux. r/hoi4. Any time a country that is part of a faction attacks another country, the defending country will join an opposing faction. In a historical scenario, Italy fulfills a support role to the German Reich, allowing the Axis to contest control of the Mediterranean and North Africa. PDXCON If Germany agrees to establish the Vichy Regime (which they most likely will), France will be split into Free France and Vichy France. Enabled if: Tonjoin the allies youd go full democratic. They also have focuses to form their own faction with Czechoslovakia and invite Yugoslavia and Romania to form the Little Entente - if they do form the Little Entente, they can also take additional focuses to invite the United Kingdom and Poland to the Entente. on Paradox technology, Legal This is a community maintained wiki. Then me and my master, Poland-Romania joined the Allies but not the french. To avoid this case, you need to justify at a time when the allies cannot guarantee your target. On April 1st, 1937, with WT at 28%, well below the 50% threshold for them to autojoin the allies and almost 7 months before they could join by focusthey out of nowhere join the allies, dragging the UK into my war. Through the focus "The Blum-Violette Proposal", France can gain cores on Northern Algeria. France is a major power in 1936, one of the winners of the Great War, and in control of a globe-spanning empire. I played Hungary and played the elect a democratic king path which they didnt believe and the Germany player threatened me with an early anscluss. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. If successful, this will deny the Allies a valuable staging ground from which they could harass . What I always hated was me munching up the USSR as Germany only to have them declare war on turkey or iran or something and then those countries insta joined my faction. 2019, https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/index.php?title=Vichy_France&oldid=60550, Countries with unique National Focus trees, Articles with potentially outdated tables, Play France has 74 divisions in 1936, but many of those are colonial divisions with only six infantry battalions, and their armored divisions are basically brigades: France relies on the heavy fortifications at the border to Germany, the Maginot Line to defend them. Note that one can spawn Carlist Spain on Historical if certain conditions are met (while this won't allow you to gain Brazilian Cores, you can still gain cores on all of Iberia if Spain forms that nation) - as soon as the Spanish Civil War begins, start Intervention in the Spanish Civil War and rush the decision for Volunteers. View community ranking In the Top 1% of largest communities on Reddit. If Germany does back down in response to either instance, not only will the Rhineland remain demilitarized, but it will also give them a negative debuff that will lock off Anschluss for 1 year (additionally, when Germany does go to war, this will mean that the Rhineland will be unprotected by German troops for a while). Italy - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki - Paradox Wikis Our industry will be back to full capacity and it is unlikely we will have strikes anytime soon. We have begun work on improving the fortifications of the Alpine Line. Alternatively, if France is Democratic and aligned with the UK (the UK can be any ideology), they can instead propose joining the two countries in the Franco-British Union - this decision will end the game for the French Player if the UK accepts, but in return, the British player will gain all existing French cores (this can include any gained through other methods), all French Units, Ships, Generals, Admirals, and equipment; while the Union can remain afterwards if the British player opts not to let France go independent when the Union is at peace, they will lose all French cores and generals/admirals if they choose to do so. The most straightforward approach would be to first neutralize Italy by launching naval invasions to encircle and destroy their troops before marching on Rome. Forget the past and look to new horizons. and our However, their government is divided, with Communist influences threatening to weaken it further. . Ruling party is Democratic, Has completed focus Integralism Germany and the USSR did sign the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, but neither side . Reach 1948 as France without capitulating or surrendering. Vichy France is created through an event chain which will start if France is in a faction with United Kingdom, at war with Germany and Germany controls the state of Ile de France (16). Elements within the government want an armistice with Germany, but many officers wish to continue the struggle from Britain.Certain members of the British War Cabinet have suggested another option - a merger of France and Great Britain into a single nation, which will fight on until all of France has been liberated. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. >_>. Similarly, France can act differently in response to German demands for Sudetenland than the UK; if the UK agrees to let Germany have the Sudetenland, the French can either agree with the UK, which will also cancel their guarantee on Yugoslavia, or refuse to go along with the UK and form a faction with Czechoslovakia. Plans for the extension of the Maginot Line all the way to the English Channel have been finished, and construction orders placed. 2019, https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/index.php?title=France&oldid=60463, Countries with unique National Focus trees, Articles with potentially outdated sections, Articles with potentially outdated tables, Play Note that Japan invading China increases WT quite a bit so if you are playing historical, plan for that. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. France borders Belgium to the north, with the Ardenne forest making natural bulwark. The Habsburg Sub-branch This is a community maintained wiki. If we agree to their request, we are effectively signing over control of Indochina to them. Dozens of runs where this early war against France goes off without a hitch, I change one thing, one insignificant thing and out of nowhere it all goes to hell. When does france join the allies historically? : r/hoi4 - reddit Just restart and hope this doesn' happen again or you could be a boss and beat both of them I guess lol. I initially sent volunteers to the democratic France. In La Rsistance, Vichy France starts off as independent and is initially not part of any faction. When formed, Vichy France will inherit all technology previously researched by France. If you have land forts around level 6 or higher then the Axis nations will be very hesitant to assault your positions and you can focus on taking down Italy. 'History has shown how much can be accomplished when our great nations stand side by side. When does Italy join the Axis? | Paradox Interactive Forums For the first step, in forming the super Kingdom of Franco-Spain, you must put on non-historical focuses, and restart saves until Portugal does its focus Estado Novo. After the crushing and humiliating defeat, Germany and Italy annexed territories of eastern France (equivalent to the states of Alsace-Lorraine, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Savoy, Nice and Corsica in-game) while the rest of metropolitan France was placed under the jurisdiction of Vichy France, a German client state led by Marshal Philippe Ptain with its de facto capital in the French town of Vichy. France starts outside of the Allies at the start of 1936, but has options to join later. Questions, Paradox If this happens, France is given the option of collaborating with the Germans (which will create Vichy France if the Germans approve), continuing the fight regardless or proposing a union with Britain (which will create the Franco-British Union if both sides approve). Many in their government wish to seek an armistice with Germany, but some have responded favorably to a suggestion by members of the British War Cabinet to merge our two nations into one. It also allows Poland to gain colonial holdings in Liberia or Madagascar. Send Tank Volunteers to Republican Spain, and use them to secure the ports in Asturias; delay for as long as possible (if Nationalist Spain does either a Methodical Approach or Caudillo of Spain after Martyrdom for Primo de Riveria instead of Consolidate the North, you're on the right track). Francoist Spain, or Nationalist Spain, is an authoritarian regime that came to power in 1939, historically after beating Republican Spain in the Spanish Civil War. Nationalist Spain. Thankfully, HOI4 will give. WW2 started over a French civil war. In the spirit of the Entente Cordiale, we are proud to welcome you not only as friends, but as Allies. They are evidently seeking to enslave us all we have no choice but to fight to the last! 'Our request to join Britain as Allies has been accepted.