I just completed this one for the second time after a corrupted file messed up my first one . I turned Facist in 1938 , and fabricated on the Netherlands . Naval invade with 10 divisions and take Rotterdam , The Hague and Amsterdam in one swoop . Then justify against Belgium and let France guarantee their independence . PUNY DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIESKill Belgium and have the majority of your army on the French northern border . While destroying Belgium , prepare a naval invasion for Normandy or northern France . Since the AI can ' t handle your lads , you will win in a couple of weeks . Now you have France , Belgium and The Netherlands . The world tension is pretty high at this point , so you need to move quickly . With France gone , you basically have free reign over other minors in western Europe , since no one is going to protect them . Take Ireland , Luxemborg , Switzerland and the whole of Scandinavia . THE AXISNow you have a lot of factories and no resistance . Build up your army , maybe get some armor etc . By now , Germany should have declared war on the USSR . It will result in a slugfest . If they pushed deep into soviet territory , declare war on them be sure to have a plan prepared . This will get you in a war with Japan and Italy as well . Japan isnt that much of a threat , since the British Raj has your back . You can handle with Italy later , just protect Switzerland and southern France . Proceed with killing Germany , and be sure to have nationalist spain ' s border protected or have them in your faction . After Germany , finish Italy and focus on Japan . Japan will be fighting with the Raj and have most of its army there . Achieve naval superiority and land on the home islands with around 40 divisions You can send this invasion from Hong Kong , probably . Finish Japan and you now own half the world . Killing the Axis is the hardest part , but after you did that , you have basically won the game . You have a ton of factories , so you can simply prep for war with the Soviet Union . Before doing that , however , you can try to take some middle eastern countries if they do not get guaranteed by the USA . I used 72 infantry for this , with Support arty , Recon and enginieers . I also used marines . Good luck .