For the first time ever(I think) paradox has released a demo for one of it's games. It is 'only' one of the battle scenarios, and ardenne offisive that was germany's last gasp. It's rather entertaining, I played as the jerries. Succeeded in taking Antwerpt and bagged ~10 allied divisions in the process. Then I followed the channel. After some minor setbacks I almost took the last alled costal sector in the area(you like that ike?) with ten divisions looming over Paris and allied command. Then the scenario ended. Try it its a blast.

http://www.gamesplanet.be/downloads/demo/hoi2-demo.exe
http://www.fz.se/filarkiv/?file=spel.../hoi2-demo.exe
http://hoi.coremod.org/downloads/hoi2-demo.exe
http://www.strategyinformer.com/down...n2.shtml#id803