Invasion of the Kongo

The Invasion of the Kongo was a brief military campaign which was launched by the Greater Germanic Reich against the Belgian Congo in 1944. The colony had been de jure ceded to Germany following the Franco-German War in 1940, however the colony under French supervision declared itself to be Belgian-in-exile, and Germany made little effort in taking the colony as they were more focused on the German-Soviet War.
Using the French colony of the Congo as a base, Germany launched an invasion of the Belgian Congo. The brief ensuing war was a total victory for the Germans who utterly destroyed the under armed Belgian and rump Free French authorities.
== Prelude ==
Following the successful German invasion of the Low Countries and France in the Franco-German War, Belgium was put under German occupation and their colony, the Belgian Congo, was de jure ceded to Germany. However, with the Occupation of Léopoldville by French forces, the Congo declared itself to be Belgian-in-exile and refused to yield to Germany. The Germans themselves paid little heed to this as they were more focused on the fast approaching planned invasion of the Soviet Union, this time allowed the Belgian and Free French authorities to try and shore up their defences, as well as expanding the Force Publique of the Congo.
After the Germans had conquered the European Soviet Union, they turned their attention to Africa where the threat of Free France had arisen in the War for Equatorial Africa. Having just conquered such a large area of land, the Germans couldn't afford to send too many troops to support the French State in retaking their colonies, however they did form the Afrika Korps which numbered some 30,000 men, to support the French and prepare for the planned conquest of the Belgian Congo.
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