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I assume Churchill is just going to be a figurehead PM by the end in this. He had a stroke in 1953, and lost plenty of his ability then. Someone else will likely be pulling the strings by the late 50's. He would have just been a propped-up corpse by 1967. :D

I tihnk The Atlee death thing was a little melodramatic. :D
 
Excerpted and summarized from "The World War Two Factbook" © Paradox Publishing, 2024
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Chapter 3: The Beginning (1940-1942)

When the Allies declared war, Germany was ready. German forces blitzed into Poland only a day after the war announcement, giving the Poles no chance to prepare. The Polish Army, while making stands when they could, stood no chance and Poland was annexed by May 19th. This rapid defeat surprised no one.
What still puzzles historians to this day is the actions of the French during this period. The French had a 4 to 1 advantage in troops on the French-German border in April 1940, yet the French did nothing. While experts are spilt on the results of a French invasion of Germany, her inaction sealed her fate.
Germany was not ready to deal with France. Instead, Hitler dropped all pretense of self-defense and declared war on Denmark on May 27th. The Danes, realizing that they had no chance against Germany and Hungary (who had joined the Axis shortly after the war started) transferred Greenland and Iceland to the United States. The Germany flag was raised over Copenhagen on June 11th.
Meanwhile, in South America, Brazil made the first moves of its conquest by annexing Uruguay and Paraguay. While the Allies protested this actions, they were too stretched by the Axis do to anymore than that.
New Year’s Day 1941 brought a German invasion of the Low Countries, in an effort to bypass the French Maginot Line. Belgium and the Netherlands were reduced to their colonies by the 14th. The token French forces on the Belgium border fought hard to stall the Germans, but Paris fell on January 24th. The Allies managed to stabilize the situation and prevented the Germans from overrunning France. Still, most of northern France fell into German control.
The Italians joined the Axis on July 29th, and immediate advanced into lightly defend southern France. Marshal Petain, then de facto leader of France, saw the writing on the wall. It was either surrender to the Axis, or perish. France formally surrendered to Germany on September 29th. Petain became leader of Vichy France, which was a Axis puppet. However, some French refused to surrender, and fought on.
The next few months were used by Germany to train troops, make alliances, and research new weapons. On April 1st, 1942, the Axis declared war on the USSR, and the real war began.

War Watch: Who was fighting whom on May 1st, 1942:
(From the OSS World Factbook, May 1942 edition)
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The France - Germany conflict started on March 7, 1940.
The internationally recognized aggressors are: France, United Kingdom, Iraq, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Nepal, Bhutan, Belgium, and Netherlands.
The defenders are: Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Vichy France, Manchukuo, Japan, Siam, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Persia.

The Germany - Soviet Union conflict started on April 1, 1942.
The internationally recognized aggressors are: Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Vichy France, Japan, Manchukuo, Siam, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Persia.
The defenders are: Soviet Union, Mongolia, and Tanna Tuva.

(OOC: The OSS World Factbook is a program I’m slowly slogging through to look through the save files. Its not anywhere close to done, but its helping a little nonetheless.)
(Even more OOC: I named this AAR Aftermath for a reason... I'm going to try to highlight important events in this timeline.)
 
Date: October 21, 1967, Evening
Place: Aboard the Brazilian Battleship Brasillia, in the middle of the Atlantic.
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Dinner for the world leaders was served in the officer’s mess of the Brasillia. The heads of state ate silently, save for De Silva’s vain attempts at conversation.
The soup had just been served when the Brazilian began to speak: “Say, did you here about…” Churchill cut him off.
“Good sir, would you mind shutting the…” The old man suddenly fell in his chair, landing face first in his soup.
De Silva wiped the gazpacho from his eyes, blinked, and laid eyes on Churchill. Unable to contain himself, he began to shriek like a little girl.
“Oh, shut up,” Patton picked up his fork, “he isn’t dead. See?” The American president began poking the British PM. “Or maybe he is.”
De Silva totally lost it at that point. He leapt from his chair and ran around the room, arms flailing.
If anyone could get the Brazilian to stop shrieking, they would have heard Hitler chuckling softly. “I though the Allies could not be more humiliated than they already are,” Hitler thought to himself, “but this takes the cake!” Hitler watched as two burly seamen removed the old man from the table. “Say, “ Hitler screamed to his aide over the constant shrieking, “Will there be cake later?”
The aide yelled back, “I believe so, but the main course is next.”
Hitler scowled.

(OOC: Since I messed up Churchills life so much, I thought he deserved a funny sending-off.)
 
(OOC: See, I haven't forgetten about it!)

Excerpted and summarized from "The World War Two Factbook" © Paradox Publishing, 2024
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Chapter 4: The German Eagle Rises (1942-1946)

German forces pushed into Russia as soon as war was declared.
They met fierce restistance from the outside, and by July 1942 they had made no progress.
In fact, they had lost East Prussia, and Hitler was getting impatient with his generals.
They did not disappoint him, as a renewed offensive pushed back the Russian armies.
By November 1st, German armies were on the gates of Novgorod in the north, In the south, German armies were still pushing through Poland.
In the east, Japan had driven to the borders of Tanna Tuva.

1943 was marked by a slow German push into Russia. In the North, Leningrad fell in June, and by September the line in the south was the Dniper river.
In the east, an Tanna Tuva attack on Japan doubled Tuvan territory, and Brazil annexed Peru.

1944 was a slow, grinding war in Russia, German forces managed to cross the Dniper, and were poised on the gates of Moscow.
US landings in North Africa in April pushed east, pushing the Axis out of North Africa.
The British had pushed through Vichy Indochina to pressure Japanese China from the south, while the Soviets descended for the north. It was hard times for the Japanese Empire.

1945 was a watermark year for the early war. In February, German forces captured Moscow, forcing Stalin to relocate to Stalingrad.
By the end of the year, the battle lines ran from Archangelsk in the north, Nizjnij Novgorod in the center, and Kiev in the south.
In the East, Japanese China was slowly being gobbled up by the British and Russians.
Brazil annexed Ecuador and Columbia.

1946 was a year of balance in Russia, as no major movements happened in the battle line.
In the East, the British had pushed in to central China.
The UK was also having a field day in Africa, gobbling up Vichy possessions.

War Watch: Who was fighting who in 1946:
The France - Germany conflict started on March 7, 1940.
The internationally recognized aggressors are: France, United Kingdom, Iraq, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Nepal, Bhutan, Belgium, Netherlands, USA, Philippines, Liberia, and Venezuela.
The defenders are: Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Vichy France, Japan, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Argentina.

The Germany - Soviet Union conflict started on April 1, 1942.
The internationally recognized aggressors are: Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Vichy France, Japan, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Argentina.
The defenders are: Soviet Union, and Tanna Tuva.
 
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