Timeline (Bear Backs Down)

Timeline:

1939
August 23rd- Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-agression pact.

September 1st- Germany invades Poland using Blitzkreig tactics, beginning the Lightning War.

September 3rd- Britain and France declare war on Germany.

September 17th- The Soviet Union invades Gallacia and Poland.

November 30th- The Soviet Union invades Finland.

December 31st- Finninsh troops repel Soviet invaders.

1940
February 15th- The Soviet Union brakes the Finnsh defense lines.

March 12th- Finland and the Soviet Union sign a peace treaty.

April- Germany invades Norway.

April 14th- The Enigma Code is broken by the British.

May 10th- Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, and Norway. Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

May 19th- Aimens, France is conquered by Erwin Rommel.

May 26th- Allied troops evacuate from Dunkirk.

June 7th- With increased neutrality and isolationist feelings in the US, and fear of war with the Axis Powers, Franklin Roosevelt is compelled by the public to sign a peace treaty with the Axis. The Treaty of San Francisco is signed by Emperor Hirohito of Japan, Franklin Roosevelt, and the German Ambassador to the US. The Axis Powers will not interfere with US shipping as long as it is not being shipped to the Allies.

June 8th- The Axis Powers ratify the Treaty of San Francisco.

June 9th- Congress ratifies the Treaty of San Francisco.

June 10th- Italy declares war on the allies.

June 11th- The Selective Embargo Act is passed, making it illegal for US companies to trade with the Allies.

June 18th- The Soviet Union occupies the Baltics.

June 22nd- The Franco-German Armistice is signed.

June 24th- The Franco- Italian Armistice is signed.

June 25th- France officially surrenders to the Axis Powers, leaving Great Britain alone against the Axis.

July 1st- Vichy France is established as a German Puppet.

July 2nd- Hitler orders preparation for Operation: Sealion, the invasion of the UK.

July 10th- The Battle of Britain begins.

August 13th- British Airfields are bombed.

August 18th- Hermann Goering wins the first major Luftwaffe victory over the RAF.

August 19th- A German bomber hits Big Ben, destroying the landmark, and demoralizing the British.

August 21st- Goering increases bombings on factories and airfields, along with ports, roads, rails, and farms. This hurts the British Infastructure.

August 23rd- A major German naval victory over the Royal Navy. A blockade of Britain begins.

August 24th-Without OTL US destroyers and supplies, the British economy is crippled.

August 25th- Hitler orders an early invasion up the Thames River on August 27th.

August 26th- Increased bombings of London, the Thames, and Naval bases occur, along with preparation for Operation: Sealion.

August 27th- A German force is dispatched on the Thames, along with elite SS agents. They are heavily air-covered.

August 28th- The Battle of Gravesend is a descisive Nazi Victory, Churchill calls for more forces around London, pulling valuble troops from North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

August 29th- The German troops reach the outskirts of London at the Dartford Crossing. Hitler gives Churchill somewhat leniant surrender terms. Churchill reluctantly accepts, and agrees to a cease-fire, and surrenders.

August 30th- Allied troops around the world, along with Axis troops, stand down.

August 31st- Allied and Axis leaders meet in Zurich, Switzerland, to discuss the treaty.

September 1st- The Treaty of Zurich is signed by both sides. This is the set end date of the Lightning War, a year after it began.

September 9th- After long and heated debate, the treaty is ratifies by the Allies.

September 11th-