Timeline (Heute Europa)

= 1940s =

1941

 * With the Annihilation of the BEF at Dunkirk, after Hitler gave Guderian the go ahead to advance on the British troops, preparations to for the invasion, code named '' are made. With 75% of the RAF destroyed in northern France after Churchill sent more aircraft to aid the French, the Luftwaffe gain total air supremacy. Squadrons of Weser VTOL planes are built to be used as invasion transports. Groups of VS8 hydrofoil landing crafts are also prepared. Bombing raids throughout 1940 knock out most of the radar stations, and U-boats sink most of Britain's merchant fleet. The invasion is launched on March 3rd 1941. Sqradrons of Me 109s and 110s tear through the sky, bombing and strafing anything that moves. Paratroops drop all over southern England, and VTOL planes carry more troops over. Landing craft beach and unload panzers and more troops. The Royal Navy tries to intervene but is attacked by aircraft, which sink most of the battleships and carriers. The British fight fiercely, but cannot stand against the immense power of the German Reich. On September 16th, the British Empire surrenders both itself and its colonies to Nazi Germany. Several colonies, including Canada, Australia, and India, revolt and set up independent governments.
 * With Britain out of the picture, and Spain practically a vassal state, Germany is prepared to invade Russia.
 * Free British forces under the control of general O'Connor, decisively defeat Italian troops trying to invade Egypt

1942

 * On March 17, 1942, just after the spring thaw made the USSR passable, the massive German armies invaded in . The simple fact that the USSR was the last power on the continent gave Stalin an idea that they might attack, but everyone was unprepared for the speed and force with which Germany would attack. In just a few days panzer units advanced more than 200 miles, wiping out the Red Army and taking millions prisoner. By July 1 German forces were approaching Moscow, Leningrad, and Kiev. on July 22nd, the germans take Moscow. the first tank to enter the red square is one of the new Tiger Tanks, that had just entered service. Once those three cities were taken, and defensive lines established, German soldiers set up defensive lines around the cities and waited for winter. In the south, in Ukraine, troops continued to advance to the edge of the Ukraine before digging in, as the winter there would be less harsh and come later. During the winter of 1942-1943 the defending Red Army did all it could to regroup. Rather than continue to conquer and overextend German forces, the German army sent groups of scout troops to round up all citizens within 100 miles of the front lines, and along with the already-captured soldiers and captive citizens of the areas already conquered, these people proved to be potent hostages. Germany threatened to kill every last one of them unless Stalin surrendered himself, and Russia withdrew its border to the Ural Mountains.


 * German army units under the control of general Erwin Rommel decisively defeat the free British forces in Egypt at the battle of Alamain

1943

 * On February 7, 1943, the Japanese attack the American fleet at Pearl Harbour. They achieve complete surprise, and destroy 80% of the Pacific fleet, including all of its aircraft carriers. Three days later, on February 1943, the 3rd flotilla invades Hawaii. By March of that year, the islands are firmly in Japanese hands.
 * At the same time, the Japanese army goes on the offensive, invading the Philippines, Guam, Midway, Singapore and Burma.
 * On July 4th, the Soviet Union unleashes its final strength in a massive summer offensive, code named ''. the offensive consists of several Siberian divisions, 30 new divisions hastily raised over the winter of 42-43, and large amounts of tanks being manufactured in the Ural factories, including KV1s, T34s, SU 85s and SU76s. the offensive takes the German forces off guard, pushing the German army back all across the front.
 * Rommels Panzer army Naher Osten (near East) invades Palestine and Iraq, ands supported by Rashid Alis Iraqi troops, smashes the british 10th army stationed there.

1944

 * Stalingrad is taken after a 6 month struggle costing 100,000 lives.
 * Panzer army Naher Osten dives through persia and takes baku in the Caucauses, cutting of soviet oil
 * Australia is invaded
 * Japan invades far eastern Siberia in

1945

 * The Ural offensive begins
 * Hitler proclaims victory in Europe, only America remains.
 * is launched on August 12.
 * Gibralter is Invaded and taken by a joint German/Spanish force.
 * American B32 Dominator heavy bombers attack Tokyo for the first time.

1946

 * American troops in New Zealand surrender on January 27th
 * America is hit by 3 German atom bombs, destroying New york, Boston and Philadelphia. President Roosevelt was visiting New York at the time, and is killed.
 * World War II ends on April 20th, with the signing of the Treaty of Tokyo
 * harry S truman is sworn in as president following the death of roosevelt

1947

 * Construction begins on the Arch of Victory in Berlin.
 * The first jet propelled Zepplins enter service on the Germany-Japan service
 * Victor Emanuel III king of italy dies of a stroke age 80.

1948

 * by now, all the Jews in Europe are dead, and most of the Death Camps have been destroyed.
 * Sweden, Norway And Denmark are united to create.

1949

 * Construction begins on the mammoth Volkshalle.
 * The New German Headed European Union is formed, with its headquarters in Berlin. In practice, it is powerless.

= 1950s =

1950

 * The between Romania and Hungary begins on July 27th.

1951

 * Germany opens the worlds first Atomic power reactor, designed by Heisenburg.

1952

 * Start of the German space programme. In a speech, Adolf Hitler states that "Providence has proven the superiority of the Aryan race, as they are the first people to explore the depths of space." The project bears the codename Walkyre (Valkyre) with the research being conducted by German top scientist Wernher von Braun. Valkyre is under the auspices of the SS Special Projects Group. Valkyre 1, the first A9-12 rocket Booster becomes ready to launch on August 10; however at 36,000 feet the ship explodes, and when it crashes, it sets 200 acres of grassland ablaze.
 * Increasing tensions between Germany and Japan

1953

 * German GDP now higher than Japan's.
 * Valkyre 2 lifts off on April 20th, coinciding with Hitler's birthday. Raumfahrer-SS Viktor Kraus and Raumfahrer-SS Wilhelm Tannert become the first men to reach outer space, and spend 6 days in space studying the effects of space on the human body. Both reach earth safely.
 * Japanese-American Treaty: For mutual economic cooperation, Japan apologizes for the attacks of Pearl Harbor; the Empire promises to return the Hawaiian archipelago in 50 years. Meanwhile, the strict Japanization policy in Hawaii goes on.
 * While publishing his revised Unified Field Theory, Albert Einstein criticizes the US government heavily for their foreign politics towards the Axis. His call, however, is neglected, especially because of the improving American-Japanese relations.

1954

 * May: Pan-Russian Uprising: "True Patriotic" Russians riot in Petrograd, Moskva, Omsk and Vladivostok. The Russian puppet regimes hesitate to put the uprising down. Ensuing bloody intervention by Germany and Japan worsens attitude of Russians towards the Axis.
 * July: Construction begins on the first von-Braun armed space station with Valkyre 4 carrying six Raumfahrer SS to construct it, the mission is a success, though the rocket explodes on re-entry, killing all the crewmembers.

1955

 * The von-Braun space station is by now 45% complete, with 4 of the space rockets destroyed, either on takeoff or in space.
 * Japan tests its first Atom bomb on the island of bikini atoll.
 * The Translvanyian War Between Romania and Hungary ends.

1956

 * April 20th- completion of the Braun armed space station. It is christened 'Wilhelm' after the late Kaiser. The station can carry warheads to hit targets out of ordinary reach, giving the German people a priceless tactical advantage. The other nations are all worried at the ramifications of this.
 * the Volkshalle is completed. this is the biggest building ever built, and is hailed as one of the wonders of the world

1957

 * The United States tests the world's first hydrogen bomb, giving them a new threat to use against the Japanese Empire and the German Reich.
 * Canada and Cuba sign a mutual treaty with the United States, and late adopts the same currency. however neither country wants to join the US, just move closer diplomatically.

1958

 * the Germans launch a Rocket from the Von Braun station into the sea offshore from new york, to demonstrate their orbital superiority. Most of the US is still very isolationist

1959

 * Japan Pulls out from its Occupation of Alaska six years early

= 1960s =

1961

 * Tensions grow between Brazil and Argentina.

1962

 * Mexico signs a Treaty with the US, in order to gain aid for fighting the german sponsored 'Liberation army'

1963

 * the new Union of South America is formed. this is a separate institution designed to promote south America, and keep it clear of the Cold war
 * The liberation army in Mexico suffers a series of defeats, but is not destroyed.

1964

 * The Fuhrers 75th birthday. a mass of celebrations are held all over the German Reich.

1967

 * ATO, the American Treaty Organisation, is signed by America, Canada, Cuba and Mexico. it provided mutual defence to all members.

1968

 * Donald Rumsfeld becomes the youngest US president at 36. he begins to secretly send weapons to the soviet partisans in the Urals, Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, the UVF in Ireland, Chechen militias and Ho Chi Minh's guerrillas in Indochina. In his State of the Union, he warns Germany and Japan that they will inevitably meet an enemy that will be superior to them in every way, and because Germany and Japan believe only warfare can defeat enemies, that will be their downfall. Germany and Japan both say that the new president doesn't know what he is talking about, and can not prevail

1969

 * Ho Chi Minh's forces in Indochina win a spectacular victory over the Japanese forces at the battle of Short Tam
 * a Zeppelin, LZ 213 is destroyed upon landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey. few are killed as the new zeppelins are filled with helium. many suspect American sabotage, a reverse from the Hindenburg incident of 1937
 * Axis Aircraft losses over the Urals and in China and Indochina skyrocket with the advent of American made man-portable SAMs

= 1970s =

1970

 * Unit 731 of the Japanese Army unleash a Super virus in Vietnam, which over the course of several Months kills over 5 Million, and cripples the Vietminh.
 * The UVF in Ireland assassinate the local Gestapo Chief.
 * . American spy planes locate german Missile sites in the terrotory of Hondoras, a minor ally of germany. this nearly leads to WWIII, but at the last minute both sides step down.

1971

 * the begins, when Swedish separatists revolt.  Quisling is caught and executed to a cheering mob.
 * the German Lunar program begins, the plan is to have a man on the moon by 1975

1972

 * NLA troops capture the telemark heavy water plant, cutting off heavy water supply to the Nuclear reactors in europe. this incensed germany, who up till that point had remained neutral, and may have even recognised the new reigime.

1973

 * German Horten 28 stealth jet bombers bomb Stockholm with Nerve gas, killing thousands. at the same time, German army units drive into Sweden,smashing the rebels and ending the civil war.
 * the German embassy in Washington lodges a complaint, and demands the halting of weapons supplies to resistance groups, which is strongly denied by the US. however many in the Us see the using of money to fund resistance groups as a waste of taxpayers money. Especially the Hippies want to find a raproachment with Germany and Japan, despite the atrocities they committed.
 * Japan puts its first man into space, carried by a Shiki 64 Rocket.
 * a Major demonstration in America by hippies against supporting the guerrilla war is Broken up with force. footage of the Police and national guard beating up the Hippies is shown all over the world. The Axis powers capitalize on this and use it in their propaganda
 * Due to the 'free love' era, HIV/AIDS begins to be commonplace among hippies. Rumsfeld's approval ratings drop significantly when he signs an executive order Quarantining San Francisco.
 * Due to the civil disturbances, Rumsfield halts the shipment of arms to the various partizan groups

1974

 * Adolf Hitler dies of a stroke, age 85, on July 17th. There is mourning all over the Third reich. Himmler becomes the second Fuhrer of Germany. Many hope this will help thaw the cold war.
 * Argentina invades Brazil, beginning the First Latin American War. Himmler secretly sends arms to Argentina, while America covertly supports Brazil. The Union of South America disintegrates as members switch between Brazil or Argentina. This Polarizes the South American continent, the last truly neutral place on earth.
 * Valkyre 13 reaches the moon's orbit, and orbits the moon, but is destroyed upon re-entering earth's orbit.

1975

 * Peru signs a Co-Operation treaty with the United States. Germany and Japan send letters to Rumsfeld demanding that he should stop expanding.
 * April 20: The Valkyre 14 becomes the first manned mission to land on the Moon. At 13:32:00 UTC, Viktor Kraus, the veteran Raumfahrer becomes the first man to land on the moon. After describing the surface dust, he stepped off the craft's footpad and into history as the first human to set foot on another world, famously describing it as "Es ist ein kleiner Schritt für den Führer, aber ein großer Schritt für das Vaterland." ("It is one small step for the Führer, but one big leap for the fatherland"). The lunar landing becomes a massive victory for Germany, and confirms their superiority in space.
 * the U.S. Presidential Elections begin.

1976

 * a Japanese nuclear submarine blows up of the coast of California. the Mushroom cloud is visible from Los Angeles. Some Japanese Suspect American sabotage, and this worsens Diplomatic relations
 * The Latin American war is stopped when Rumsfeld and Himmler fear the consequences of a Nuclear war and call a peace conference at St. Helena.
 * By some sort of miracle, Donald Rumsfeld wins the presidency.

1977

 * the quarantine of San Francisco ends
 * America finally puts its first man into space, with the Mercury 4.
 * a series of minor border incidents take place between Italy and the Pan Arab Coalition

1978

 * Germany begins construction of the new Von Braun Mk II space station. this station is 35% bigger, with an Integral Nuclear Missile Launcher, defensive Antimissiles, and the most Powerful computer in the world installed on it. This alarms the Japanese because they allegedly weren't consulted beforehand.
 * A rocket carrying Key components for the Von Braun Mk II explodes at the launch pad. The Germans begin to suspect that the Japanese were responsible.  The mastermind of the attacks is unknown to the present day, but Relations between the Japanese and Germans are the worst so far.

1979

 * Unit 731 accidentally release a virus which mutates and spreads across Asia, killing half a billion people. Many Germans note that EVERYONE who was infected died, even the supposed master race fell victim to the virus, and this changes normal German outlook.  The Nazis make a botched attempt to censor this information about entire "Aryan" towns being wiped out by the virus, which cause many Germans to start feel disillusionment about Racial Hygiene.  The Japanese are outraged after the same propaganda says that the Japanese were more susceptible to the virus because of their race, which hampers relations between them and Germany.

= 1980s =

1980

 * Seizing the initiative, Rumsfeld begins funding partisans again.
 * After a Japanese/German inquiry into the infection's source, they determine Unit 731 was the source of the infection. As a punishment, it is disbanded and all the viral samples are to be destroyed.  This strains German-Japanese relations very seriously and people on both sides fear total annihilation.

1981

 * Over fears of a nuclear war, Rumsfeld calls a conference at Honolulu, where the US, Germany and Japan agree to limit the amount of WMDs they possess. It also includes a clause (on japan's insistence) that states all nuclear weapons in space are to be decommissioned. Germany however refuses to De-Commission the Von Braun stations, citing them as the key to Germany's defense policy, though they do remove the nukes from the stations, and another one (on Germany's insistence) that states all production of viruses for warfare are to be banned. This treaty confirms the German-Japanese Axis is dead.
 * the first defence sattelight is put into orbit by germany

1982

 * 'Wilhelm', the first Von Braun station built, is De-commissioned after 26 years of service. the Station falls from Orbit and crashes into the Pacific ocean. this causes an alert in both the US and Japan

1983

 * The 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Greater German Reich. There are celebrations all over Germany.
 * Donald Rumsfeld dies of a heart attack. Ron Paul is sworn in within hours at his Texas ranch.

1984

 * By this stage, most of the world is carved up between three factions: Germany, Japan and the USA.
 * a wave of bomb attacks occurs across Germany. The mastermind of the attacks is later revealed to be Osama Bin Laden.

1985

 * Heinrich Himmler, fuhrer of germany dies in his sleep. this leads to a brief but bitter power struggle within germany, with many killed and germany on the brink of civil war.
 * Construction begins on the new A45 Wotan series of re-usable orbital landers, or space shuttles. they are designed to cary suppples to the von Braun stations. they are armed with several Cannon, and Missile Tubes, and can carry 10 tons of supples into space.
 * a suicide bomb goes off in Jerusalem, killing many, a few weeks later another suicide bomb goes off in bagdad. the Pan Arab coalition Blame Subservient elements, and begin a series of crack downs.

1986

 * The USA begin plans for sending a man to the Moon.
 * some German Scientists defect to the USA. this causes germany to massively beef up security on all important personnel. However, corruption spreads among the border guards as smugglers, defectors and drug traffickers find that the Guards are easy to bribe.

1987

 * Ato is expanded to include the Caribbean and other central American Nations.
 * Germany and Japan are on the brink of war after a false alarm regarding a Von Braun test which is mistaken for a missile. German-Japanese relations are at their tensest so far.  There are even reports of skirmishes on the borders between the two countries.
 * Congress pass an amendment to the Constitution limiting any future president to three terms (Ron Paul is exempt as he is the incumbent)

1988

 * Ron Paul calls another conference at which Germany and Japan agree to reduce their nuclear arsenals by 1993.

1989

 * ATO admits Colombia and Peru. Other Latin American countries are scared about this.
 * German and Japanese propaganda depict each other as inferior, mainly pointing at how the other died in the outbreak.

= 1990s =

1990

 * Germany begins the Mars Mission, and aim to have a man on mars before 2000.

1991

 * Construction begins on Valkyre 23. The Mars rocket is too big to be built on earth, and thus is to be built in outer space.

1992

 * Venezuela is admitted into ATO, which Brazil disagrees with, because of bad relations with Venezuela. This leads to ATO becoming divided against itself, with no major agreements on anything., and some countries even try to break off.
 * America causes a stir with Germany when it attempts to purchase British commonwealth territory in the Americas. The Germans back down when the US offer to pay them double what GB is getting.

1993

 * Germany and Japan by this stage have reduced their nuclear arsenals by 30%
 * The Second Latin American War breaks out between Argentina and Bolivia, when Argentina sees that ATO is too distracted to deal with their plans. Germany expresses its outrage because they were not consulted about this plan.

1994

 * The USA (with the help of defecting German scientists) finally get a man to the Moon on Mercury 19. however Germany still has crushing orbital supremacy
 * Brazil gets its act together enters the war on the side of Bolivia.  Because they do not want to get dragged into this mess again, ATO finally gets its act together and asks Germany to call a conference at Asunción in order to rein in Argentina.
 * Argentina hits Rio de Janerio with an Atomic Bomb. this is met with shock and outrage by ATO.
 * the conference at Asunción ends the second Latin-American war.

1995

 * an A45 taking building supplies to the Mars lander is destroyed 40 seconds after takeoff, due to problems with the nose cone heat shielding. Suspicions fall on the US, and this causes a fall in diplomatic relations
 * Bolivia is admitted into ATO. Chilie is offered membership, but refuses as it does not want to antaginise its powerful neibour, Argentina

1996

 * Ron Paul loses the elections to Al Gore.
 * A race between America, Germany and Japan begins to find the Higgs Boson which many believe would turn the tide in the already deadlocked cold war.

1997

 * Germany shoots down one of their wayward satellites with an Anti-satellite missile. this is deigned to demonstrate the massive superiority of German missile technology

1998

 * A new president is elected in Mexico, who is a secret member of the Liberation army. he tries to secede from ATO. But some CIA wetworks which fabricate a corruption scandal force him to resign.

1999

 * Brazil becomes a member of ATO, with some reservations from Venezuela, seeing that ATO nearly broke up because of bad blood between the two countries.

= 2000s =

2000

 * Valkyre 23 reaches mars orbit, and Raumfahrer SS Heinrich Kraus, the son of viktor kraus, becomes the first person to land on another planet. his immortal words "Dies ist nicht nur für das Vaterland und den Führer, sondern für alle Völker und Nationen der Erde" 'this is not just for the fatherland and the Fuhrer, but for all peoples and nations of earth' show the changed times.

2001

 * a German geologist expresses concern about 'peak oil' being close on the front page of "The Times". Al Gore heeds this warning and orders more research into alternatives to hydrocarbons. germany, who have been doing research on artificial oil since WWII, also begin to find alternatives

2002

 * The Japanese emperor announces that Japan is going to build the Hideyoshi station to counter the Von Braun network. This ensures that Germany and Japan will never be friends, let alone allies, again.

2003

 * a Plebiscite is held in Hawaii per the trade agreement of 1953. contrary to all expectations, Hawaii votes to remain in the Japanese empire. the reasons for this are that Japanese heavily settled in Hawaii, to the point where for every 1 white Hawaiian, there are 7 Japanese Hawaiians

2004

 * Japan gets its first man on the moon which scares Germany as it fears its monopoly in space could be challenged.

2005

 * Al-Qaeda deploy a bomb which sinks the Tirpitz, which was preserved after WWII.


 * Al Gore is implicated in arms deals with the UVF and Al-Qaeda (which some people feel is a repeat of Watergate) and the Republican controlled congress try, but fail to impeach him.

2006

 * The SS chief is assassinated via a roadside bomb, but Germany does not retaliate in the Middle East because of the oil crisis and potentially starting WW3.

2007

 * The Hideyoshi space station is 80 % complete.
 * the Hideyoshi is hit by an unknown object and badly damaged. suspicion falls on Germany, though they deny any knowledge of the incident.
 * Germany and Japan find themselves on the brink of full-scale war. Al Gore calls a conference in Anchorage at which all powers agree to destroy at least 50% of their nuclear weapons (Germany still insisted that the Von Braun stations be allowed to remain operational)

2008

 * The US elections begin. the Democrats want to patch relations with Germany and japan.
 * Due to a corruption scandal implicating the Nazi party's inner circle, the Fuhrer resigns which is an unprecedented move among the German people.
 * On April 20, the USA and Germany complete their RHICs simultaneously and are scheduled to begin particle collisions within a month.
 * Japan catch up 3 weeks later and begin smashing atoms within 6 weeks.
 * As of July 2, Germany, Japan and the USA are still searching for the Higgs Boson.
 * Ecuador is admitted into ATO