Germany

From the first World War to the humiliating Treaty of Versailles to the catastrophe of the Great Depression, the twentieth century has not been kind to Germany. In the turmoil, Adolf Hitler's National Socialist Party twisted the mechanisms of government to its own ends. The Third Reich now seeks the natural expansion it feels it was denied by its rivals, and has annexed or seized most of German-speaking Europe. It shows no signs of slowing down - and the first dark hints of its plans for the people it considers undesirable are already evident - but to the average German, this is a time of triumph and renewal.

German National Emblem

Or it was. Until the new war.

This nation is part of the Axis at the start of the game, and leads the faction. They are at war with the Allies after the invasion of Poland.

Belles of Germany:

Ship name	Category	Starting ship	Note
Leberecht Maass	DD	Yes
Theodor Riedel	DD	Yes
Hans Lody	DD
Diether von Roeder	DD	Yes
Hans Lüdemann	DD
Emden	CL
Köln	CL
Nürnberg	CL	Yes (Kickstarter only)	Kickstarter exclusive
Deutschland	CA
Admiral Graf Spee	CA
Admiral Hipper	CA
Schleswig-Holstein	BB		September 39 Event, Second Half
Scharnhorst	BB
Gneisenau	BB
U-29	SS
U-37	SS
Atlantis	AMC