#33
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by Panzer6 » 18 Sep 2005, 10:41
Turkey joining the war in late 1940 means a victory for the axis. First, the Germans had not landed in North Africa yet, the Italians were still on thei own for a while. During late 1940 and early 1941, Turkey prepares for battle against Britain and the USSR. On March 1941, the turks with German air support take the pro-nazi iraq. Rommel and Afrika Corps prepare. The British prepare a defence. In April, the Turks and Germans launch an attack on either side of the Brit's. most of the british are on the west side, but Rommel captures all of OTL and Tobruk. The turks take all of French territory, and be on the borders of Egypt by early June 1941, and stop to prepare. Iraq would be free from Britain as an axis member, and probably send a few thousand men to fight the british and soviets.
By this time, Rommel has less opposition so can go a bit farther, and the British can't make a big push back. Operation barbarossa begins with Germany being just a bit weaker as a few air corps are in Turkey, but are worth it. The Germans make great gains and do a bit better. This little bit better is due to the Soviets needing about 6000 soldiers against turkey. Even so, the turks would have traveled 350 km, which leaves about 150km to the baku oil fields.
In 1942, the Germans do a totally different strategy. The turks launch a new attack which starts strong, this is due to 100 german officers and 1000 german soldiers working directly with turks helping the turks get better. This makes Germany focus on the North and Central groups and take Moscow. With a renewed assault, the Germans get within 5 km from encircling Moscow by July, and prepare to take the rest in August. In Egypt, Rommel would capture El Alamein in May, while the Turks push to within 20 km from the suez canal. US, who joins in December, does not have the power yet to make great changes. They do send a bit of Armor to North Africa in June, and a few infantry divisions. These are rushed to quickly into battle, and Rommel uses an amazing counter attack to weaken the 8th Army greatly. The Germans, who built up for another advance, attack towards Alexandria in July, and capture it in August. The Turks would have reached not only the Suez Canal, but the Baku oil fields as well. The Axis are exhausted, but are in a strong position.
In August, Germany launches the final offensive of the year and surround Moscow in a few weeks. The Soviets launch many attacks on the german ring of steel, but fail, as the winter sets in. Germany is no where capable of making an offensive manuvere, but have leningrad and moscow seiged. With Stalin in Moscow (we'll assume hes telling the truth) the Soviets prepare a surrender. In 1943, Moscow is severely weakened, and the Soviets surrender as Stalin is shot by a Ukrainian in the city. Germany is to get Ukraine, East Poland, Belarus, The Baltic's, and the Turks get all taken land. Germany pulls out of all occupied territory not given to Germany, and all war criminals are to be taken prisoners, including Stalin, and most of the high officer command, and party leaders. The soviets are to give to the Germans 50% of all current factories (under German watch), not build any more industry, not to make any new tanks/planes, and not to mobilize an army greater then 500,000 soldiers. Reperations to be a total 3 billion marks and to be paid over 15 years.
North Africa falls soon after, as Egypt falls when Vichy France puts a full effort to stop ally landings in Torch. The Germans put pressure on the allies to quit, but they do not. The germans start mass producing planes and building better industry in Poland and the Ukraine. The Holocaust begins killing many, and Britain under strain probably leaves as does US. Japan still feels US power, and surrenders after two nuclear bombs are dropped. Germany makes nukes 4 years later, and the new cold war begins.