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Originally Posted by WallShadow
Why? Per canon, it's a target of opportunity along the path of least resistance. And, an actual working city with a stable (such as is is) neutral government.
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Not really as per canon Kalisz is where the 5th Div was attacked and destroyed while is taking part is 11th Corps Operations to clear the Baltic Coast and gain possession of Baltic fishing areas and any upper Vistula river barge traffic.
The Free City of Krakow is 241 Km to the south. Looking at the map provided in the basic rule book you will see about seven major units, plus one group of marauders between Kalisz and Krakow. Does that sound like a path of least resistance? The main reason PC's are traveling to Krakow is that US forces might be there.
After looking at what Google maps had to offer on Poland, I found that having a PC group playing each adventure in order, would end up with your group going in a big circle. Konin, which is the starting point for Going home Adventure, is only about 50 km north of Kalisz. (See Link to map)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bt..._Y&usp=sharing
The other thing I notice is with using the train to get the players to Bremerhaven. There is no way to get the train into Germany.
The German Polish border is called the Oder–Neisse line which follows the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers. There about 12 Bridges, 2 Railroad bridges and one ferry crossing. Both Rivers are wide and deep enough to prevent an unprepared vehicle from crossing. Since most of the Oder–Neisse line is now the Soviet-NATO front line, I can't seeing any bridges still standing. Maybe the German Army would try and rebuild them for a later offensive. But the Poles or Soviets would be trying to destroy them too or vice versa
I am guessing that the PC's would run the train along the Warsaw–Kunowice railway. This is a Polish 475 kilometer long railway line, that connects Warsaw with Lowicz, Kutno, Poznań and further to the Polish-German border at Frankfurt an der Oder. The line would most likely end some where short of the front line Rail Bridge.
Not a big deal, just mean a PC group would have to figure a way across the river. For many PC's this would mean the lost of heavy weapons and some vehicles.