General Timeline II (Hitler's Anxiety)

World War II Ends
After the peace between the United States, which now spanned an entire continent and had a foothold in its southern neighbor, Japan, which now controlled the entire Pacific Ocean, and Germany, which now spanned the globe, Adolf Hitler was ready to conclude the conflict with a swift and total takeover of the Balkans. America and the Soviet Union, on the ther hand, now facing two vastly powerful opponents on both sides, began militarizing their nations to repel or discourage any attacks. America was on te verge if developing a nuclear weapon, as was Germany, and the Soviets were amassing an army so huge it would be nearly impenetrable. Hitler knew these facts, as did Roosevelt, and believed any further conflict between the three nations at this time would be fruitless and achieve nothing, so he settled on the idea for swiftly conquering and subjugating the rest of Europe, organizing his vast colonial territories, and gaining powerful allies in other regions of the world.

Europe Buckles at German Might
Hitler first wanted to assure the security of East Prussia. He did this on August 14, 1943, by purchasing the Polish corridor from Stalin for nearly $300 million. Next, he wanted to surround what remained of former Poland by annexing Slovakia and Hungary. He was able to enter and defeat these countries almost unopposed on August 23, occupying them fully. Finally, Hitler invaded his former ally of Romania on September 1, facing a well armed opponent trained by his own generals. The Germans were, of course, superior, and launched a blitzkrieg against the nation, causing its military to collapse by September 18, despite its best efforts to repel the German advance.

Greece, seeing what Hitler had done to Romania, using then betraying it, left Hitler's list of allies, a move Hitler hoped they would make. Hitler then met with Refik Saydam of Turkey, to negotiate a plan which entailed conquering Geeece and Bulgaria, which would go to Turkey, and Yugoslavia, which would go to Germany. This plan went into action on September 30, with Turkey and Germany invading Bulgaria from the east and north, crushing its military and occupying it by October 4th. The battle against Greece entailed much more effort, as joint operations were carried out by Turkey and Germany on the 7th, to little avail, followed by 3 more failed invasions. Finally, on October 15th, the Greek defenses crumbled and their enemies poured into Greece. The Nazi blitzkrieg devastated the northern half of Greece, as Turkish forces marched south toward Athens, reaching it by the 27th, and conquering it by the 31st. Later, on Halloween night, German forces marched into Yugoslavia by the thousands, catching its military off guard and securing most of the country within a week. Yugoslavia surrendered on the 10th of November, marking the end of the campaign in Europe. Germany later annexed all their conquered territories on November 16, followed by Turkey a few days later.