Germany - The Panzer-Division40 is Created - 01 Jan to 15 Jan 1940

01 Jan 1940: The Abwehr has been upgraded  with Passive Defence (III)....
....and I select Passive Defence (IV) next.
I select General Heinz Guderian as my Theorist.
I add 4 x 2 Dockyards to the Construction queue.
I create III. Panzerkorps using 6., 7. and 8. Panzer-Divisionen and 60. Infanterie-Division (mot.). The Commander is General Erich von Manstein and will form in the Kraków region.
02 Jan 1940: It's time to create a real Panzer-Division.
I do that by addding a Mobile Combat Support Brigade.
That means a Battalion each of Motorized Artillery, Motorized Anti-Air and Motorized Anti-Tank.
I call it Panzer-Division40.
I convert 1. Panzer-Division to the new format then place it in training.
08 Jan 1940: The trained 228. and 231. Infanterie-Divisionen are assigned to 2. Armee.
10 Jan 1940: The Focus Großraumwirtschaft has been complete and I select Align Romania next.
15 Jan 1940: Research has been complete on 1940 Destroyer Hull....
....and MP 38.
I select All-or-Nothing Armour Scheme from Germaniawerft....
....as well as 1940 Medium Tank Chassis from MAN next.
My current Research projects,
We are beginning to enter the 1940's era for the next generation equipment. 

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