February 1943
World map of the post war world.
-After the plans for France where made, it was assumed the Italians would join the war against France once the the French where clearely beaten. A plan was drafted to take over Tunisia and maintain axis presence in Africa. Talks where opened with Italy over join preparations concerning Lybia.
-After the French armistice, these plans are changed into an attack against Egypt, all the while Hitler publicly boast that the Luftwaffen will soon destroy the RAF. In the UK, frantic preparations for the coming Luftwaffe offensive and an eventual invasion. Substantial German forces gathered in northern France. Vichy France shipping carries fuel and ammo while Italian shipping carry war equippement.
-Churchill realise the deception when Malta is seized by paratroopers and UK forces in Egypt, mostly near the Lybian border, are rooted by German attack.
-Instead of sending RAF units to Egypt, Churchill order bombing attack on German cities.
-Cairo invaded, Churchill decide to send all the reinforcements he can, by the time they arrive, Cairo has fallen and the Suez canal is crossed.
-Palestine face muslime revolt and jewish counter-revolt, Palestine and western Jordania falls before reinforcements through Kuwait. Axis forces goes north and join upp with besieged Vichy French forces. Syria and Lebanon becomes bases for German-Italian supplies. Spain declares war on axis side.
-Battle in Iraq between the UK and the Axis, Iraq sides with the axis.
-Operation Templar, offensive on Leningrad is reduced to baltic campaign, offensive on Moscow itself is reduced to a faint, while real attack open the way to the caucase. meanwhile, axis win in Iraq and push forces of the false imperium back to kuwait. Soviets does not dare attack Iran.
-Kuwait seized, extra efforts to increase oil production to support Japan. Britain leave sthe war, negociations begin.
-To increase oil production further, southern caucase is finally broken.
-Offensive against Moscow fails, total war mobilization starts.
-Leningrad push also fail.
-Iran join axis.