Saving the world's THINNEST FRANCE!

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[@Bitt3rSteel]

Download on Android and pre-order on iOS now: wwc.onelink.me/uDzy/Bitt3rSteel200622 (iOS will be available for download on 30th June) Install World War Armies through my link and receive a rare M8 Greyhound tank right after finishing the tutorial!

[@freedomfighter2054]

It’s amazing that Italy did something!

[@awilish1589]

ngl that game doesnt look bad, like imma give it a try

[@spooxer]

4 days. *4 D A Y S* *YESSSSSS*

[@lukeisadog]

that game is pretty fun!

[@StrokeMahEgo]

Minor quibble (and engagement boost for your video) The Greyhound is an armored car, not a tank.

[@frozekiller9087]

france commander: as long as maginot line holds, we will be fine.

[@jevinliu4658]

As long as Algeria holds, we will be fine. We shall reclaim the Metropole, it is but another part of the French nation. France lives another day.

[@Tower_Swagman]

It's the Maginot line, it WILL hold

[@Tower_Swagman]

@@ArmageddonEvil imagine holding the Maginot as France while the axis continue to steamroll Europe, maybe that would be a perfect opportunity for the Americans to D-Day and curbstomp the axis

[@ArmageddonEvil]

@@Tower_Swagman lol

[@cmr_0333]

@@Tower_Swagman Nope, they will die of hunger

[@AIrfan-cz2kt]

I couldn't even survive with a full France. And then there's this dude who tackles literally 5% of France and made a comeback.

[@Turtoile41]

More like 2%

[@michaelhibbard654]

Same man

[@Luredreier]

Definitely impressive.

[@himedo1512]

Sounds like you have a skill issue

[@keylessgaming]

@@himedo1512 Nobody has a skill issue, its only that some people are more new at the game that others

[@egebop221]

"We've retaken, what, one maybe two tiles?" - actual French military during WW1 in the course of two years

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

That's also basically what the Soviets said during the Winter war.

[@SemiLobster]

Paradox needs to really get the AI de-prioritize these tiny sub countries in peace deals, they're so messy and pointless in the final peace deal

[@alexandercaires5921]

That's something covered in the upcoming DLC "By Blood Alone".

[@King_George_VI]

My mate and I just use the mod, ‘Player Led Peace Deals’. It allows one to take all land regardless of one so chooses, but we always choose to be fair and allocate territory per AI contribution.

[@benjeiy7347]

@@King_George_VI yeah but it doesn't work for ironman

[@alltheclovers532]

I swear they knew what they were doing, when they kept adding releasable nations without changing democratic and communist nations' desire to puppet.

[@youtuberobbedmeofmyname]

@@King_George_VI Wow thats so useful on my achievement runs. Not

[@dabbingtoast7743]

France: Listen man I paid for the full Maginot *I’m gonna use the full Maginot.*

[@tried6times]

*ENTERING MAGINOT GAME* *BUY MAGINOT PREMIUM* | *PLAY* *BUY MAGINOT PREMIUM* *CONFIRM* *PLAY* . . . . . *VICTORY*

[@yamamotohiromori419]

I'm more impressed he can hold Germany from the lowlands but not Italy from the mountains

[@jedi86tm]

It looks like the original player was not very experienced, he probably forgot to build a supply hub in savoy leading to terrible supplies in the alps and an easy push opportunity for the axis

[@rishi1910]

@@jedi86tm True

[@MarcusBlueWolf]

@@jedi86tm you get insane supply and attrition problems in the alpine region now, I usually just pull back to the river line in the south of France

[@youngfreshsandwitch]

@@jedi86tm I actually hove 2k hours in the game and 50 achives. I was just drunk and microing the african front and the itialian front got mogged by germans when I wasent looking

[@youtuberobbedmeofmyname]

@@youngfreshsandwitch Looks like it lol

[@chungus1219]

This is literally when you play France and forget about italy

[@jevinliu4658]

Well, at least he remembered Africa. Can't say that about the AI usually, although the AI tends to be just as competent.

[@tremedar]

@@jevinliu4658 I've never seen the AI not put divisions anywhere there's a border. Where they typically fail is defending their ports.

[@bongcloudopening5404]

​@@tremedari remember giving the ai germany more mills for a challenge (playing as UK) and the Atlantic wall was definitely fortified as hell.

[@youngfreshsandwitch]

Hey bitter well done, this is easily one of your best saves to date. Im the guy who sent you the save and I tried to put a link to my reddit post but it dosent seem to work. Regardless I cant belive you actually pulled it off, what a great video!

[@demqnity4835]

you are a legend for making this video possible!

[@nnanna0013]

Man you effed up so bad 😂

[@TheStanislavson]

No worries bro! Good luck with everything!

[@sirllamaiii9708]

Most competent French player

[@fugjewtube1822]

HHHHH TFU Predditor

[@theoheinrich529]

this time the maginot line worked, but not in the way as expected

[@tremedar]

Did it not? It was meant to keep out hostile forces from Germany, it did that...they just came in from Italy.

[@otten5666]

@@tremedar It was expected to hold Germany at their border and have Italy take everything except a thin strip of land including the Maginot? You're saying this was the expected scenario how to use the Maginot line?

[@tried6times]

@@otten5666 he said that *it was supposed to hold germany*

[@imreallynoob8311]

@@otten5666when one thing designed to do one task but others failed dosent mean that one thing failed to do what it suppose to do

[@deeplyt00ting]

@@imreallynoob8311 Task successfully failed

[@scottjuhnke6825]

"They can't stop me." "Steiner. Steiner's counter attack will restore the front."

[@Hilter420]

I saw you begging for that save on Reddit and knew this video would come one day lol

[@alexandercaires5921]

Is that you Adam Hilt?

[@Hilter420]

@@alexandercaires5921 Adam Hilt, Adolfus I, Achim Hund I have many names

[@trialistern2948]

@@Hilter420 Don't forget Adolphus as well

[@crusader2112]

@@Hilter420 Señor Hitler you’re alive.

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

@@crusader2112 *Hilter Not Hitler but Hilter

[@Attaxalotl]

Ah yes, that time France and the US invaded France following a failed British liberation of France; fighting the German army despite the fact that they were mostly occupied by the Italians.

[@Xahnel]

"Mein Fuhrer! We have... lost france!" "Vat?! Vat happened?!" "They hired a new commander for the French Armed Forces. They call him 'L'acier Amer'. The Bitter Steel."

[@yeet3633]

very underrated comment 😂

[@carljohnson4473]

He should’ve ended the French campaign at Berlin and then switched to Germany and try to win it

[@elduquecaradura1468]

Why? Leave Steiner's counters for german saves

[@nopls2078]

u played so well in the tournament good job dealing with dankus!!

[@belgiumball2308]

14:00 Man, those divisions argonne

[@gameknightjek2640]

Hello felllow PP-brother.

[@belgiumball2308]

@@gameknightjek2640 Hello :)

[@simonnachreiner8380]

“Went with a historical focus” As France…In ww2 That explains the disaster save.

[@quertyle9953]

this is the sort of game when you go eat dinner but you forget to pause the game

[@endman105]

The most satisfying liberation of France ever man.

[@_tym3k]

Hi, I really enjoy watching your videos. At first, I thought that hoi4 was just too hard for me and I would never be able to play it, but thanks to you - I can proudly say that I beat Ethiopia as Italy lmao

[@hugo57k91]

Lmao

[@minhdang2514]

"Czechoslovakia, who hasn't come to terms with Slovakia being there."

[@owenfarmer1588]

“if i close my eyes you’re not real!”

[@eossoda2490]

Bro I can't even hold a france that has all cores, I usually just get blizted and rage quit cuz I thought I could defend. This is really impressive and I really love your content.

[@vincentsponziello1510]

bruh i get it. the only nation im good at defending with is the USSR

[@glauberglousger6643]

Why rage quit? Just give yourself stuff with commands and nuke everything

[@IamDrDapper]

Holy shit man, that is mighty impressive my friend, I can’t even survive as a full France and the you come and comeback with 2% of your victory points left… GG

[@alexzero3736]

Defending whole France is not so hard... You just need to reform industry, take Maginot extension focus, build 10 fort at Sedan and Dunkirk, and max fighters...and concentrate all your troops on the mainland.

[@dengist8172]

My favorite of these videos is the start where you plan your strategy. Once you've got the plan I feel it's just over. HOI4 AI is powerless against a player with a good game plan

[@microscopicallysmall]

“My *axis* of advance will be toward the low countries, start liberating those, and pushing into Germany proper.” -Bitt3rSteel while fighting the *axis*

[@dr.pop2562]

6:46 I know you want to have more supplies but your men were one tile away from a undefended port and made me mad

[@alandalusinquisition2166]

at first i was thinking the same but even if he took that port the axis troops would still get some pretty good supply because there was another port a couple of tiles away but by retreating to tripoli he made it so that the axis troops dont get supply

[@witsleep]

@@alandalusinquisition2166 also made them send more people down south, even if its just 8 divisions, it's good enough. The african ground is a great place to trap those guys

[@dr.pop2562]

@@alandalusinquisition2166 wasn’t there only 4 Italian divisions?

[@alandalusinquisition2166]

@@dr.pop2562 eh 4 easy division kills is 4 easy division kills. even if they are italian

[@MyVanir]

@@dr.pop2562 There was a second batch after the first one.

[@DeathEatsCurry]

When they talk about the "thin blue line", this isn't what I had in mind.

[@lanchester101]

15:54. You made me chuckle qhen you called out the freedom train steaming across the Atlantic

[@chadsworthgigafuck]

Ahhh yes, tunnel vision. It gets the best of us, anonymous france player.

[@Eggzrgoood]

France players, I’ll rush Belgium then get through Berlin. This Frenchie: I’ll just man the Maginot.

[@polygonalphantom2026]

France: A literal soggy baguatte Him: *encourage immigration*

[@EaglesandSabers]

"Historical AI focuses on" Also italy: Dominating a country for the first time

[@CARL_093]

another challenging nightmare good job bro

[@SpicyFiur]

My guess is: He played and didn't expect Italy to join in that quickly - running the game on 5 speed getting overwhelmed.

[@NEINNEINNEINNEIN1]

He simply went to poop but the spacebar betrayed him

[@NEINNEINNEINNEIN1]

He simply went to poop but the spacebar betrayed him

[@bettergs2790]

​@@NEINNEINNEINNEIN1 bro doubled his comment💀

[@bettergs2790]

​@@NEINNEINNEINNEIN1 bro doubled his comment💀

[@Bova-Fett]

Props to Greece for holding until 1942

[@roosterm16]

Back to rewatch it again. Best comeback ever made in HOI4.👍

[@Lenapolitainn]

Your pronounciation of french words is actually pretty good

[@michaelauj9570]

i love the division d'infanterie

[@Smotoe47]

Hes Belgian

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

Obviously, Hitler forgot to assign France Holder to hold France

[@peachypietro9980]

I personally always go for Organization First, since various doctrines help with recovery but only one doctrine tech box helps with reinforce rate; and reinforce rate matters!!!

[@SerLagsalot]

I saw this on reddit, I've been waiting for this!

[@sirman2186]

Great save also when you cut off in Italy you don't need every tile just the railways (to starve in mainland France)

[@Clicint]

This was very enjoyable to watch.

[@Her00ster]

I loved this video it just made me want to go in and play the game myself now.

[@ricerice8940]

Maginot wasn't intended to be used backwards but eh, a massive fortification is a massive fortification

[@alexzero3736]

Actually Germans did use it backwards holding American invasion.

[@FlierEmblem_]

I saw the original post on Reddit and immediately thought you’d have a field day with it if you played it

[@surmabrander2244]

As a french, I find really funny the way you pronounce "division d'infantrie" !

[@frustyproductions6484]

At least the guy held the maginot… :p

[@themightyeagle21]

this save is literally just de to "God bless America" lmao

[@Yak-23Music]

The last piece of... France is free, we’re keeping a sliver!

[@socialistpastries.stooby]

The most unrealistic part of this is that Italy has most of france

[@hunterwulfstern6121]

It's amazing to see how you managed to save this disaster save into victory despite the odds being stacked against you.

[@rileywilsonepicarcher9995]

After watching this I am fully convinced that you would have done a better job holding France than Blum did.

[@Talyrion]

I mean. Blum wasn't in charge then. In 1940, you're looking at Paul Reynaud, with Gamelin as commander. Now, I'm sure he'd do a better job than Gamelin - but then again, it's hard to do a worse job than Gamelin.

[@imreallynoob8311]

Assuming he know what would happen, yes he would But if he was a general back then and have that time knowledge i doubt he would actually done better

[@theweirdclasher3955]

Wowza i didnt think you would actually do this one

[@samuelzachariah8739]

Every time I think Bittersteel has reached his limit, he finds some way to one up himself😂

[@norwigwn6379]

Bitter y so good

[@defenderofthecrown04]

proof that bittersteel is the napoleon of hoi4

[@miketaylor1942]

Masterclass. Bravo!

[@EuronLager]

I remember seeing this in reddit. I knew he was gonna do a video on this scenario.

[@cammrose]

Some really delicious encirclements in this video

[@medical_tomato1206]

Not gonna lie world war armies looks pretty good

[@EwiAshel]

As a Calaisien, I can confirm we just wanted to meme on Chile in 1940 and make our own noodle France.

[@alexandercaires5921]

Head ups for anyone checking out the Mobile Game Bitt3rSteel showed; it's VERY similar to Company of Heroes (but on Mobile). If you're a fan of the game series, I HIGHLY recommend the game.

[@khaledalhamdan2627]

nice, i like to see such saves that are almost impossible

[@Electronic_Pika-wr1mw]

I already know this youtuber has to be the best HOI4 player who saves disasters.

[@jonasduchateau8619]

Wilt ge nog eens achievement guides maken ? Geweldige videos !!!

[@steffiguffens2016]

Proud of you, mister Steel!

[@scubandym1941]

I have greatly enjoyed some of your guide videos. Would you be interested in doing a tips and tricks video for the Allie’s in no step back. Or how to prepare for the mustache man to come knocking on your door video? I feel like I’m competent on Germany and the Soviets, but the Germans just wreck me when they declare war.

[@Nobody-ge7pk]

i saw the post and now its here :)

[@darthbader6506]

Excellent work!

[@jimthesoundman8641]

I'm unable to load the save because it says it's from a different version of the game. Could you let us know what game version and DLC and mods you had enabled for this run?

[@cr4zzy179]

This is what steiners counter attack would have looked like if he was playing with germany instead

[@ChadTanker]

Quick summary of this video: Budgetcuts. Budgetcuts everywhere.

[@devilliersduplessis7904]

Bitters got taste in music, keep it up!

[@TheJohnmurphy516]

i assume he had all level 10 land forts. almost impossible for the ai to take that

[@drplague8979]

World War Armies is a pretty good game i would recommend

[@bilelhachimi5863]

Chili love this new frontier

[@clubardi]

I already have this game and it's good!

[@ancaoraathasach]

Quick question, are you stopping the achievement guides until By Blood Alone? Looking forward to this. Saw you ask for it on the subreddit.

[@lilgmantexas]

new challenge play as the nation you are about to win against, as a disaster save.

[@crazywarriorscatfan9061]

This is going to be good

[@bryanp.6422]

he went from half a France to thin france

[@AmariFukui]

I'd say "We're still flying half a France" but that's not really a very apt way of putting it... unless you count French Africa

[@nikolabatin3951]

i really like your content

[@kaspernielsen9149]

I would lost against Denmark as Germany in a 1v1 I don't get this game. but I enjoy watching it. :D

[@ignacioalmiron7187]

I only managed to survive with a full democratic France ONCE. I even was technologically and industrially superior to all of the allies combined but somehow Spain was still almost impossible to take down

[@brancetaylor8189]

This dude makes me realize how much I suck at hoi4💀💀

[@kaguyaaoi6836]

This will make me go insane

[@Mmm-yb1tu]

Wow, nice new recommendation game. It's like CoH?

[@Bitt3rSteel]

Yeah, just on mobile. So a little scaled down

[@ltitsspituks3368]

bros best hoi4 player

[@Frank-ed7hj]

I'm watching it, and seeing is believing, but I don't understand how you did it lol.

[@synthelione3714]

The imagine-not line holds!

[@ladislavsubrt3587]

Hello there. I am not first but i love your videos. Keep going

[@Pawel672]

Could you make a video of using those same defensive infantry divisions to defend France from nazi blitzkrieg in 1936 or 1939

[@YourLocalNewJerseyian]

D-Day 1942. Only 2 years early.

[@rusoplatense]

Hey uh, great video. What did you mean with what you said at 16:45?

[@11Survivor]

That prononciation of Mulhouse though lol

[@vin7175]

out of curiosity, are you from flanders or wallonia cause i can’t put my finger on it

[@reubenderry2469]

what did you think about dankus’ use of defence for tanks instead of frontlines?

[@Bitt3rSteel]

The iron curtain! But this one rolls where it wants to!

[@belgiumball2308]

You forgot to cancel trades you dont need. The aluminium, for example.