http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20311
--- Comment #6 from Pawel Stolowski pawel.stolowski@wp.pl 2009-11-08 03:59:51 --- OK, I've spotted the xml file which crashes Allies campaign: this is Run/Data/scenarios/chapters/allies/norway/1.xml located in the game folder (not in a .pak file).
This file is created on campaign startup and is always empty (size=0). If I remove this file before running Blitzkrieg, then Allies campaign can be started, however an empty file 1.xml file is recreated and next time the game crashes. So, the workaround is to remove this file each time before running Blitzkrieg. The question is why is this file empty and if it has any side effects on gameplay.
What is interesting, an empty 1.xml file is also created for German and Russian campaigns (in Run/Data/scenarios/chapters/german/poland/1.xml and Run/Data/scenarios/chapters/ussr/finland/1.xml respecitvely) but it doesn't cause any trouble, i.e. the game can be started with this file present (no need to remove it beforehead).
So, only Allies campaign is affected by this problem.