After the reunification of East and West Germany, the nation underwent a series of small upheavals due to the rapid influx of millions of new citizens. Over time the Easterners became unhappy with the speed by which they were being integrated into the new Germany. By the dawn of the new millenium, neo-nazi and communist parties were growing in strength in the east and political chaos was the result. After the economic downturn in 2001, the radical parties gained control of the government. The easterners pressed the government to liberate the former Pomeranian and Silesian provinces from Poland, which were given to Poland after the Second World War. In the Silesian and Pomeranian cities, there were few Germans left, but by 2004, the Polish-German population had become radicalized and eventually outright rebellion. The Polish government cracked down on the German rebels, thus angering the German nation next door.

The German government diplomatically approached the Poles with a solution: annexation of Silesia and Pomerania. The Poles flatly rejected the proposal - as expected. The German Chancellor, under pressure from the radical Parliament, threatened Poland with potential conflict if Poland would not at least discuss the issue. Again, Poland refused any further discussion. The Germans tried to appeal to the European Union government in Brussels and the United Nations. Both attempts at a diplomatic solution were outright refused. The German government continued making pronouncements about the fair and equitable treatment for Greater Germany.

The German government secretly began increasing troop readiness, the creation of two new armee korps and the uprating of territorial forces and their mobilization. In early 2005, the German Chancellor approved a final plan for a military option to settle the question once and for all. The plan (Operation Frederick), involved the rapid advance of three korps across the Oder River with air strikes against Polish air bases. 1st Korps would advance through Silesia, while 2nd Korps would follow on behind and secure the mountain region along the Czech border. The 4th Korps would advance into Pomerania and drive north-east. Parachute units would drop at night behind the Polish border and secure key rail and road junctions as well as bridges. Meanwhile, the remaining Bundeswehr would take up defensive positions along the Western frontier with France, Holland and Belgium in case those nations attempted to attack. the entire operation was expected to last only two weeks, with German partisans operating in the territories and arousing the German civilian population in the Silesian and Pomeranian cities to revolt. With such a rapid attack and consolidation, it was hoped that the British, French, US and Russian forces, as well as any eastern European forces, would be unable to mobilize in time.

Unlike 1939, the German Army in 2005 will not have the clear geographic and numerical advantage. Also, there is a good chance that the British, French, Belgians, Dutch and the USA will react to your "unlawful" aquisition of Polish territory. You will essentially have only ten divisions at hand, with the possibility of four more. However, the better you do, the more likely the other nations, (including Russia) will intervene on Poland's behalf. If this happens, your superiority in the air will be especially diminished.

The Germans have a smaller, but just as well-led, well-trained and better equipped forec than they did in 1939. However, they are not out to conquer all of Poland - only the territories lost to them after WW2. No German PO-controlled unit will go 2 hexes beyond the territorial boundry line, (marked with "+" symbols). Therefore you needn't worry about garrisoning the rest of Poland. You have fewer units, but you are almost equal in unit strength. If you are to stop the Germans, you must do so near the border. If not, they will probably break through into the hinterland and it will be harder to stop them. If you ask for Russian aid, be aware that your decision will anger the Polish people (who have long memories) and will give the Germans 50VPs. If only the Western powers intervene in the Weast, you will lose nothing, but UK and US forces will not enter Poland unless Russia does also.