But then the turkey player kicked Greece out of faction so the does not end. 66. Disjointed Government, Political Violence and Inefficient Economy can possibly be removed by completing National Focuses in the Popular Front/National Bloc branch. We must look at the state our country and not accept, but change the outcome of this war. If the UK supports France, France (and any puppets France has at the time) will join the Allies, and if the Germans refuse to back down, when France goes to war, a civil war will break out. Charles de Gaulle delivered a radio broadcast urging resistance against the collaborationist Vichy regime. r/hoi4. This is a community maintained wiki. Go to hoi4 r/hoi4 Posted by link3341556. Interactive corporate website. In the wake of the French armistice with Germany and establishment of a new government in Vichy France, a group of senior officers have rebelled against the new French government. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. If France is capitulated by a non-democratic Germany and Germany is still at war with another major in the same faction as France, Germany can opt to set up an unofficial government in France - what government this is will depend on what ideology Germany is at the time. But honestly as Germany you can steamroll most of these minors anyway. Britain has agreed to merge our two nations into one. I initially sent volunteers to the democratic France. We have begun work on improving the fortifications of the Alpine Line. Do it earlier, try and stay below 25% if I am not wrong. Whilst the Marine Nationale is strong enough to decisively defeat either the Kriegsmarine or the Regia Marina alone, it would have no chance against a combined Axis fleet. If Germany is Fascist, they will establish Vichy France. This is offset by a major penalty to doctrine research, making it extremely time-consuming to develop proper doctrines. Government type: Democratic, Conservative. \daddystalin WT also decreases over time, soif you aren't at war with the allies, waiting is always an option. 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. Went and took out british Raj next to free up my eastrn allies. 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). These are the results. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Capital: Luxemburg. It also allows Poland to gain colonial holdings in Liberia or Madagascar. Assemble the Regency Council Branch This branch allows Poland to form a Monarchy and elect a King. Note that once you go to war with Germany, you'll have to recall those volunteers, so after the Carlists Spawn, delete your existing tank volunteers and immediately send some new ones to Carlist Spain (at the start of the game, France starts with 6 tank Divisions - convert all of these to the template with motorized, and you'll have several good divisions on your hands), and use them to clean up as much of the other factions as possible before going to war with the nations required for the EU. Questions, Paradox Has completed focus Invite Communist Ministers Yet the wounds of the last war are not yet healed and our country is deeply divided, are we strong enough to go it alone? Starting off with only one province, it is the tiniest nation in the game. You can always invade them anyway later, I like to take out Nationalist Spain as Italy right after the civil war sometimes, because nobody protects them. Content Design, HoI4 [Retired] Paradox Staff 57 Badges. They will, however, also be shouldered with the heavy occupation costs levied by the Germans. In an effort to strengthen the Little Entente - Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania - and contain the possible resurgence of aggressive expansionism on part of the old Central Powers, France has requested that we join them in an alliance aiming to bring these nations together. France, along with the United Kingdom, guaranteed the independence of Poland prior to its invasion by Germany. Note that generic names are not listed. 'While we have enjoyed good relations in the past, we cannot risk an escalation of the conflicts across the channel. 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. Extending the draft would only exaberate the problem. They also start with a 1940 model tactical bomber, but they do not have quite as much of those. [From.GetLeader] approves of our efforts and has accepted our invitation to an alliance. France has, a unique potential to gain cores on The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Germany, and Italy through incredible luck. Ruling party is Democratic, Has completed focus Integralism If allied with the United Kingdom (which can annex all of its dominions and even the United States to form the Imperial Federation), these two titans can easily become the dominant superpowers of the post-war world order. Privacy Policy. The memory of the Great War is also very much alive, and the people of France are reluctant to fight another major war in Europe. Ruling party is Fascist, Has completed focus Form the Popular Front. 'History has shown how much can be accomplished when our great nations stand side by side. 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). Gets event Protests descend into violence, Has completed focus Utilize the Leagues They are located in the Iberia region of Southwest Europe. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Thinking their chances poor regardless, Germany gambled on a decisive victory by sending Panzer divisions through Luxembourg and the Ardennes' forested hills, terrain which the French supreme commander Gamelin thought unable to sustain tank movements. Since Free France can only be created by having France be allied with the United Kingdom and is a government-in-exile hosted by the UK, it will remain in the Allies.. Military [edit | edit source]. Start a game with an Allies nation that is not France (UK would be a good choice) In 1939, when the Germany invade Belgium, watch how France AI can't sent div to cross the border to stall German advance. Press J to jump to the feed. 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. Germany has earned our trust in the honoring of our Naval Pact, and while we will defend ourselves should the fires spread we will not risk fanning the flames. The Poland player went the path where you can annex Romania and core it the greece player joked about his debt and poland and France gave me docking right (was a landlocked nation all game) The soviet player did not know how to kill Trotsky and there were players that talked in russian. We are invited to Matignon for negotiations. 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. 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. The USA sometimes doesn't join in when controlled by an AI because someone at paradox removed the focus to give the US a war goal on Germany in the new focus tree, nor is there an event where the AI will always go for war with Japan or Germany. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Similarly, if Germany overthrows Hitler and opts to restore the Kaiser, France can raise an objection to the Return of Kaiser Wilhelm II (the AI will usually limit it's response based on how much tension Germany has generated); similar to Rhineland, the UK can opt to support or not support France, and Germany can either choose to continue ahead or compromise and instead install Wilhelm III as Kaiser; this will give them a similar debuff, but unlike the Rhineland Challenge Met debuff, none of Germany's focuses will be blocked. He later moved on to Morgan Stanley's Moscow office. Edit: Feel free to correct me if I am wrong on anything. You need to have a high war score in order to pull off this strategy. Japanese forces are positioned along the borders of our colony in Indochina, and they are demanding total access to our bases and facilities! They have 562 Dewoitine D.520 fighters which is the most 1940 type fighters of any country in the 1939 start. Interactive corporate website, Can declare war on country of the same ideology group without a war goal, No National Spirit. #3. Press J to jump to the feed. Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Estonia Finland France Free France Vichy France German Reich Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Nationalist Spain Republican Spain Romania Slovakia Soviet Union Sweden Switzerland Turkey Republic of Ukraine United Kingdom Yugoslavia, Dominion of Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama United States, Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela, Afghanistan Bhutan British Malaya British Raj China Communist China Dutch East Indies Guangxi Clique Iran Iraq Japan Manchukuo Mengkukuo Mongolia Nepal Oman Philippines Saudi Arabia Shanxi Siam Sinkiang Tannu Tuva Tibet Xibei San Ma Yemen Yunnan, Angola Sultanate of Aussa Botswana Kingdom of Egypt Ethiopia Liberia South Africa, Australia Melanesian Federation New Zealand Tahiti. 2019, https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/index.php?title=Vichy_France&oldid=60550, Countries with unique National Focus trees, Articles with potentially outdated tables, Play 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. 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. If invaded and puppeted or freed by German Reich or Italy, it will turn into Free France. These are the results. Next I declared war against france they had 400 divions compared to my 200 however they stacked them all on Maginot Line so I just held a fallback line while 140 divions went around the line and then capitulated them easily next was the UK not hard once you land in the UK you can take them out easy. Once the war starts its important to deny military access to all other belligerents and rack up massive war score on your own. The French government has asked for an armistice, and our diplomats have prepared terms which they have agreed to. Our victory in France is nearly complete. If playing on multiplayer with a player-controlled Soviet Union, one method is to have them join the war and have them declare on the Benelux countries - as this will drag them into the Axis, they can be taken into the peace deal. I guess that just means I cannot attack an commies without taking daddy russia out first. . 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. Once Italy falls, be sure to quickly capitulate Germany before the Allies are able to do that. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. By selecting this Design Company it will permanently affect capabilities on all equipment researched while they are hired. If the capital is in neither of the states Ile de France (16) or New Caledonia (635) and is controlling New Caledonia (635): Changes the capital state to New Caledonia (635), Creates a dynamic country originating from. 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). Good. France both borders the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the English channel to the Northwest and the Bay of Biscay to the west. In La Rsistance, Vichy France starts off as independent and is initially not part of any faction. Their political integration has been halted, but no doubt the nations will continue to be close friends in the future. Enabled if: . Diplomacy [edit | edit source]. open.spotify. So I embarked on a five year mission of destroying every allied nation. Information, Frequently Asked Together we will be a shining beacon of liberty in a world encroached by the darkness of oppression! We are in the enviable position of having very low unemployment, partially because of the massive bloodshed of the Great War. We have signed the London Naval Treaty and accordingly are restricted in the size of our capital ships. If you want to avoid fighting England it's probably easier just to support a fascist coup in London. Marshal Philippe Ptain became "Chief of State" (effectively making him both head of state of and head of government at the same time with both offices being merged into one), and a new constitution was drafted giving Ptain extraordinary powers. France is dominated by flat, arable land in the Northwest and forest and highland in the center. Yippee. 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. After our defeat we are really in no condition to contest it. 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. Becomes the owner and controller of every state that meets the following requirements: Is either on the African continent or is a core of either of the countries: Becomes the owner and controller of as well as gaining national territory on every state that meets the following requirements: Is controlled by a country originating from, Every uncontrolled state that is national territory of, Sets the ownership and control of every state owned by, Is either Corsica (1), Provence (21), or Savoy (735), If Provence (21) and Savoy (735) are controlled by, Sets the ownership and control of Alpes (32) to, Every unit leader, including admirals, with the, Otherwise, if our country is the faction leader, kicks, Owns either Damascus (554), Aleppo (677), or Deir-az-Zur (680), Then the following is executed for a random nation which originates from. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Once created, Vichy France will find itself in control of southern Metropolitan France as well as most of France's colonial empire. Plans for the extension of the Maginot Line all the way to the English Channel have been finished, and construction orders placed. Regardless of what Vichy France gets, it will usually only be left with a few leftover fragments of the previous french military and will thus have to rebuild it. 1.4K. If we agree to their request, we are effectively signing over control of Indochina to them. So I embarked on a five year mission of destroying every allied nation. 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. It is possible to declare on minors without the allies interfering. Peace must always be the goal of any democratic nation. Significant rivers include the river Rhine between France and German Reich, Le Rhne to the southeast, La Seine to the northwest, La Loire which runs through the center, and La Garonne which runs in the southwest. The Habsburg Sub-branch If you spot a mistake then you are welcome to fix it. 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. The British government has dismissed any possibility of merging our two nations into one. This national spirit can be removed though the national focus tree. An armistice with Germany at this point is inevitable. The French government was allowed to remain in power, but its effective jurisdiction was limited to the unoccupied "Free Zone" in southern France constituting roughly 45% of France's pre-war metropolitan territory. When everything is complete, you can export the mod, extract the zip file to. Is not in a faction with United Kingdom. Workers backed by [Root.GetCommunistParty] have organized and are demanding better conditions, such as higher wages and shorter work weeks. PDXCON However, poor naval infrastructure and low shipbuilding priority means that constructing a large modern fleet is not easy, and in fact can often be counter-productive in that it denies vital raw materials from tank and motorized production. Tho if they hate you they'll be eager instead. Vichy France will start off with the following economy laws: Vichy France will also retain whatever industry and resources that end up within its zone of jurisdiction (the rest will end up under German occupation). By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Be sure to kick Czechoslovakia out of the faction before Sudetenland as otherwise you will end up in a war with Germany too early. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Questions, Paradox Now im about to go to war with the other Facist faction that Mexico created that consists of Italy, Mexico, Romania and Hungary (Mexico stole my Axis allies!) But then the turkey player kicked Greece out of faction so the does not end. These are the Military Staff candidates for appointment in France. As recent events in Paris had an impact on most of us, it is more important than ever that we come together as a nation. The French military completely disintegrated and the French government agreed to an armistice on the 25th of Juneeffectively surrendering the whole countryin a defeat which caused great astonishment to the rest of the world, as up until that point, France was a leading world power (both economically and militarily) that only 20 years earlier had won the Great War. As France, complete the "Little Entente" National Focus, and have all German cores owned by you or someone in your faction. 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. After that you probably improve relations and stuff and sooner or later if they dont invite you during peace you should be able to join if theyre at war 1 More posts you may like r/hoi4 Join 3 days ago Hoi4s total War problem 208 37 r/hoi4 Join 13 days ago They will retain control of southern France, while we are free to occupy the rest. Reach 1948 as France without capitulating or surrendering. Our plan to stop the Little Entente alliance from falling apart and away from us is making progress. France starts outside of the Allies at the start of 1936, but has options to join later. Ruling party is Fascist or Non-Aligned, Has completed focus National Regeneration If you spot a mistake then you are welcome to fix it. Vichy France will gain control of a portion of the French forces but it is not possible to predict what divisions Vichy France will get. As Italy I joined a bunch of European nations to invade Germany and destroy it. 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. While reforms are needed and welcome, the nation is divided and getting drawn into a conflict would put it at great risk. If we get Turkey to cap the game would be over. On the other hand, we don't exactly have the means to fight them on this issue. I'm guessing they did their focus ahistorically by chance. When formed, Vichy France starts off with the following national spirit. Thankfully, HOI4 will give. In the wake of the French armistice with Germany and establishment of a new government in Vichy France, a group of senior officers have rebelled against the new French government. If played correctly, the Second World War (and any other conflicts before 1948) could very well see France reborn and reshaped and emerge from the crucible of war as the far bigger and stronger European Union. Messages 2.247; France starts with four National Spirits in Man the Guns and more in La Rsistance: With the Man the Guns expansion enabled, France starts with an additional national spirit: Victors of the Great War can be removed by completing the Army Reform focus at the bottom of the Begin Rearmament branch. ( they discussed it on chat) Turkey capped and the Turkey player started raging. When at peace, the Allies AI (specifically, that of the leader of the Allied faction, and to a lesser extent that of France) is tweaked to try to protect european nations, and to some extent other ones such as in the middle east. and our 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. Once you get the news article detailing that their has been a royal marriage between Brazil and Portugal you can move on. Then me and my master, Poland-Romania joined the Allies but not the french. In the following months, the French government was extensively reorganized. By default, they can only intervene on the side of the Republicans, but should they change ideologies, France can instead opt to intervene on the side of the Nationalists, the Carlists, the Falangists, or the Communists. Note that Japan invading China increases WT quite a bit so if you are playing historical, plan for that. French political parties are increasingly calling for the establishment of a provisional government and a general election. Tho if they hate you they'll be eager instead. ( they discussed it on chat) Turkey capped and the Turkey player started raging. Through the focus "The Blum-Violette Proposal", France can gain cores on Northern Algeria. A way for Vichy to become the "legitimate" France and even potentially join the Allies; A way to have Free France gain territories that were assigned to Vichy France when the whole thing was created, without bringing them into the war . Wait for Germany to capitulate all the minors on the mainland before justifying on an axis member and joining the war. With the French military teetering on the brink of collapse, the French government (having been evacuated from Paris to first to Tours, then to Bordeaux) concluded a ceasefire and subsequent armistice with Germany, effectively surrendering the whole country.