Grishnash
Mad Scientist
What If: World War Two.
Hello my friends. If you have come here, it is because, like so many others you have asked: What If?
And in this particular case, what if the greatest, most deadliest and history-changing conflict ever to hit mankind had gone differently.
How would the world be? Would there have been a Cold War, and all the proxy wars that went with it? Would America dominate the world today? Would the Civil-Rights movement in America have won? From the change in everyday life to world politics, an alternate course in World War Two would have had profound impacts on the world of today.
Unfortunately, (or fortunately) we can never really see or experience that alternate reality. But, here we can ponder and entertain such scenarios, let our imagination wander down the path of fiction. Seriously contemplate the future (well, present) of the world if things had gone different, forget the fact that it cant happen and genuinely think of the consequences.
For here I present to you an alternate course of the Year 1941AD.
In reality, this was the beginning of the end for the Nazi Regime that threatened to rule Europe. In here, its just the beginning
Presented is an outline of the timeline of 1941 and the events that took place in that year, read carefully as every little detail counts.
Afterward you will find the wikipedia timeline of 1941 and events crossed off due to the alternate events that took place in this 1941 timeframe.
Now, you will notice that only 1941 is accounted for in this alternate timeline. That is because the events in this year would drastically alter the course of the following years and thus left up to consideration.
Ponder the world, and all that is in it.
22nd June 1941:
Führer of Germany Adolf Hitler meets with Premier of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin in Minsk to, among other things, officially deny the Soviets proposal to join the Axis, much to the distain of Stalin.
During the meeting between the two heads of state, the Molotov-Ribbentrop non-aggression pact is extended and reassured by both sides.
: German High Command commences Operation Sandstorm, a three-pronged operation aimed at Tobruk, Cairo and Baghdad. The operation consisted of massive amounts of units charging the frontlines in the Middle East. Rumor had it that these units were going to be used to invade Russia if the talks between the heads of state failed.
8th July 1941:
Massive Luftwaffe raids coming from France, Germany and Norway, followed by daring coastal bombardment, devastate the British Isles.
: British government starts consideration of peace negotiations with Germany.
: The German armies isolate Tobruk from reinforcements and start a series of Luftwaffe raids against the stronghold.
21st July 1941:
Heavy Luftwaffe raids on Matla and Crete.
: Rommel, emboldened by substantial reinforcements, launches renewed offensives in North Africa causing heavy British tank losses.
23rd July 1941:
Additional German paratroopers land on Matla and Crete.
: Rommel's attack continues around Tobruk but does not make any serious attempts at taking the stronghold; British losses continue to rise.
24th July 1941:
German amphibious invasions on Matla and Crete secure the beachheads.
: Luftwaffe night raids bomb Cairo and Alexandria.
25th July 1941:
Axis forces moving towards Iraq meet heavy Allie assaults and are forced to delay arrival.
: Matla and Crete are nearly secured by Axis forces with the Allies unable to fend off the surge in Axis troops brought on by Operation Sandstorm.
28th July 1941:
The Winter War starts up again between the Soviets and the Finnish.
: Heavy Luftwaffe bombing across Egypt and the Middle East.
6th August 1941:
Matla and Crete are secured by Axis forces and are used to launch Luftwaffe raids against Allie positions in Egypt.
11th August 1941:
Heavy Luftwaffe raids on Tobruk.
25th August 1941:
: Rommel begins a surprising 15-mile foray into Egypt; he meets no opposition.
: Iraq is secured by Axis forces and used to launch raids against Allies bases in the Middle East.
27th August 1941:
: After his brief dash into Egypt, Rommel retreats to Bardia for refueling; it is during this brief withdrawal that Rommel, backed by German reinforcements brought on by Operation Sandstorm, captures Tobruk from the Allies.
31st August 1941:
: Rommel returns to Egypt with massive support from Axis forces and the Luftwaffe.
: Axis forces invade Iran and Allie positions throughout the Middle East, cutting off Allies supplies from the region
: Leading the advance into Finland is General Georgi Zhukov, already a Hero of the Soviet Union for his command in the conflict against the Japanese in the Russian Far East.
1st September 1941:
Allie positions in Egypt are heavily bombarded and hit with air strikes.
: Axis surround and bombard Allie positions throughout the Middle East.
5th September 1941:
The siege on Alexandria officially starts as Rommel takes his forces further into Egypt
: Soviet Air Forces bomb Finnish positions in northern Finland.
7th September 1941:
Luftwaffe raids across the British Isles leave London in ruins, Buckingham Palace is among the ruins, Axis casualties considerably high.
: Conscription in the United Kingdom now includes all able-body men. Women will not be neglected since they will serve in fire brigades and in women's auxiliary groups.
: Finnish forces thwart Soviet advances towards Helsinki, prompting Stalin to send thousands more troops to the Finnish frontiers.
8th September 1941:
Allie forces launch Operation Crusader, an operation tasked with countering the advance of Axis forces in Egypt and the Middle East
13th September 1941:
Heavy desert fighting in Egypt as Rommel thwarts "Operation Crusader" near Alexandria.
16th September 1941:
Axis forces capture Alexandria from the Allies and move on towards Cairo.
: Allie positions in the Middle East are torn as Axis forces secure the region. Hundreds of Allie troops surrender in Jerusalem
: Soviet forces pour into Finland, devastating the nation. Kouvola, Kotka, and Mikkeli fall to Soviet forces, putting Helsinki under threat.
: Luftwaffe raids bombard Cairo.
19th September 1941:
Rommel takes his forces into the heart of Egypt where he commences the siege on Cairo.
25th September 1941:
After intense fighting, Rommel fails to capture Cairo from the Allie forces. Axis deaths are considerably high.
: US Naval Command considers ordering an all-out war on Axis shipping in American Waters.
: Soviet Air Forces launches massive night raids against Helsinki and the surrounding area.
2nd October 1941:
Nazi Germany launches an amphibious invasion of the British Isles, massive platoons of Axis soldiers engage with the Royal Army along the coast of Britain. Spain is suspected of assisting the Germans with Naval logistical support.
: The siege of Helsinki is officially started as General Georgi surrounds the city.
: Axis forces in Egypt suffer a deadly day as Allie fighters send crushing blows against Rommels forces.
3rd October 1941:
Nazi Germany suffers massive losses in the invasion of Britain, and is driven off by the British by the dawn of the next day.
United Kingdom forces also suffer great losses and heavy damage is taken throughout the Isles, the British elite now heavily favors peace with the Germans.
: With Axis forces in Egypt, Italy seeks to reinforce their forces in Ethiopia with German assistance. However, Hitler shows little interest in spending resources on a war in Ethiopia and the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie calls on the Soviets to deter the Italians.
: Axis forces drive out Allie positions in the Middle East, destroying the Allies in the region and securing it for the Axis.
4th October 1941:
Hitler himself flies to Cairo to personally meet with Rommel and his men.
13th October 1941:
Hitler considers another invasion of Britain but is advised against such an undertaking by his top Generals.
: Benito Mussolini orders Italian forces from the Middle East and Africa to relieve the Italian troops in Ethiopia. Such a move is frowned upon by the Soviets and Hitler refuses to join the Italians in their war, though there is speculation that the Nazis would soon enter.
18th October 1941:
Stalin is reassured of the non-aggression between the Soviet Union and Japan.
: General Georgi marches into Helsinki after much intense fighting, the capital surrenders to the Soviets.
20th October 1941:
Lt. Col. Fritz Hotz, the German commander in Nantes, is killed by Resistance; 50 hostages are shot in reprisal and Hitler orders home hundreds of troops from the Middle East to help crush the resistance throughout Nazi occupied regions.
31st October 1941:
The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by Erich Topp's U-552 near Iceland, killing more than 100 United States Navy sailors. It makes headlines because it is the first loss of an American "neutral warship.
The US Naval Command orders an all-out war on Axis shipping in American waters.
1st November 1941:
Speculations spread that the Spanish Regime may soon join the Axis Powers.
: Fear rises up among the British that Spain may join the Axis, which would put England under real threat of invasion. The King of England holds a joint conference with the British parliament to discuss peace with Hitler, Prime Minister Churchill refuses this prospect and says that England will fight to the death. George VI, suspecting that if Spain joined the Axis, England eventually would fall, goes behind Prime Minister Churchills back and meets with Adolf Hitler in Stockholm to discuss a peace deal between the United Kingdoms and Nazi Germany; Special Forces guard both leaders to the teeth.
: Finland surrenders to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
7th November 1941:
The King of England again meets with Adolf Hitler in Stockholm and agrees to a peace deal between the nations.
King George VI returns to England to announce the treaty signed in Stockholm; Prime Minister Churchill, along with many British elite (despite favoring peace) reject the treaty and orders heavy RAF night bombings of Berlin, the Ruhr, and Cologne. Heavy losses were taken in the night raids.
: The British Parliament backs King George VI and the Stockholm treaty.
12th November 1941:
Prime Minister Churchill is thrown out of office and exiled to Canada; the United Kingdom recognizes the Stockholm Treaty and officially ends the war with Nazi Germany. The treaty heavily favors the Nazis, having the United Kingdoms give up almost all their colonial possessions to Hitler. With Hitler no longer at war with the United Kingdoms, he changes his focus to stabilizing the new German Reich.
: After heavy losses the Italian army is unable to secure Ethiopia and is still at war with the United Kingdoms and her allies whom deliver heavy blows against Italian forces in Africa now that Hitler is out of the picture.
18th November 1941:
With the United Kingdom no longer at war with the Nazis, they turn their attention to Italy, whom still poses a threat to their national interest. British forces and their allies in Africa launch counterstrikes against the invading Italians in Ethiopia.
: Benito Mussolini demands that Hitler give him assistance in his war in Africa, nevertheless Hitler refuses, and pressure from the Soviet Union is weighting on the Italians to end the war.
26th November 1941:
Japanese attack fleet of 36 warships and auxiliary craft, including six aircraft carriers, sailed from northern Japan for the Hawaiian Islands; The Hull note ultimatum is delivered to Japan by the United States.
27th November 1941:
Italy suffers massive lose of life in Africa against joint Ethiopian-Allie forces. Ethiopian and African nationalism sweeps across the continent strengthening resistance against the Italians.
: Soviets begin openly giving logistical support to the Ethiopian resistance.
: Adolf Hitler signs treaties with the rest of the Allie, ending war on all fronts involving the German Reich.
5th December 1941:
Under pressure by the Soviets, Italy signs a peace deal with the United Kingdoms and Ethiopia. The treaty has Italian forces pull out of Ethiopia and Italy give up their claims in East Africa. England concedes British Sudan to the Italian Empire and Italian East Africa is handed over to Ethiopia in the exchange. The war in Europe comes to a close as heads of state from Italy and Britain sign the Minsk Peace Accord brokered by Stalin and Hitler. The treaty is met by outrage in parts of England that did not see the purpose of giving up Sudan to Italy, whom they believed they could take in war. The British government is accused of being arm-twisted by the Germans and Soviets.
: Finland officially starts transition to a Soviet Socialist Republic part of the greater USSR.
: In an unexpected trip, Emperor Tojo meets with Premier Stalin to reinstate their non-aggression agreement.
7th (December 8, Asian time zones) December 1941:
Japan invades Thailand and British Malaya, before launching aerial attacks and amphibious invasions on US forces at Pearl Harbor, Guam and Wake Island; Japan declares war on the United States and the United Kingdom. Air attacks also on Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, and Shanghai. Canada declares war on Japan The US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) forms an alliance with Ho Chi Minh and his Viet Minh guerrillas.
: German "Night and Fog decree" dictating the elimination of anti-Nazis throughout Nazi occupied Europe.
: Italy signs peace accords with the rest of Allie States.
11th December 1941:
Germany and Italy stay silent about Japans decision to go to war.
: US forces fail to repel Japanese landings at Wake Island and Hawaii and the Islands are lost to Imperial Japanese forces.
: Japanese invade Burma.
: German diplomats discreetly meet with Japanese ambassadors to discuss the new war in the Pacific.
16th December 1941:
The United Kingdoms finalizes the transfer of their African and Middle Eastern colonial possessions to the German Reich and their colony of Sudan to the Italian Empire.
: Japanese forces plan an attack on Midway Island.
17th December 1941:
British officials are split on the war with Japan, if they should seek peace or destroy the Imperial Japanese.
19th December 1941:
Hitler secretly meets with Japanese Emperor Hideki Tojo to discuss discreetly helping the Japanese in their war against America.
: Japanese Zero Fighter Bombers strike Midway Island in a carrier-based night raid.
23rd December 1941:
American President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets with former Prime Minister Churchill to discuss the possibility of a war of liberation across Nazi Occupied Europe.
: German High Command contemplates the idea of an attack on the American homeland.
Hello my friends. If you have come here, it is because, like so many others you have asked: What If?
And in this particular case, what if the greatest, most deadliest and history-changing conflict ever to hit mankind had gone differently.
How would the world be? Would there have been a Cold War, and all the proxy wars that went with it? Would America dominate the world today? Would the Civil-Rights movement in America have won? From the change in everyday life to world politics, an alternate course in World War Two would have had profound impacts on the world of today.
Unfortunately, (or fortunately) we can never really see or experience that alternate reality. But, here we can ponder and entertain such scenarios, let our imagination wander down the path of fiction. Seriously contemplate the future (well, present) of the world if things had gone different, forget the fact that it cant happen and genuinely think of the consequences.
For here I present to you an alternate course of the Year 1941AD.
In reality, this was the beginning of the end for the Nazi Regime that threatened to rule Europe. In here, its just the beginning
Presented is an outline of the timeline of 1941 and the events that took place in that year, read carefully as every little detail counts.
Afterward you will find the wikipedia timeline of 1941 and events crossed off due to the alternate events that took place in this 1941 timeframe.
Now, you will notice that only 1941 is accounted for in this alternate timeline. That is because the events in this year would drastically alter the course of the following years and thus left up to consideration.
Ponder the world, and all that is in it.
22nd June 1941:
Führer of Germany Adolf Hitler meets with Premier of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin in Minsk to, among other things, officially deny the Soviets proposal to join the Axis, much to the distain of Stalin.
During the meeting between the two heads of state, the Molotov-Ribbentrop non-aggression pact is extended and reassured by both sides.
: German High Command commences Operation Sandstorm, a three-pronged operation aimed at Tobruk, Cairo and Baghdad. The operation consisted of massive amounts of units charging the frontlines in the Middle East. Rumor had it that these units were going to be used to invade Russia if the talks between the heads of state failed.
8th July 1941:
Massive Luftwaffe raids coming from France, Germany and Norway, followed by daring coastal bombardment, devastate the British Isles.
: British government starts consideration of peace negotiations with Germany.
: The German armies isolate Tobruk from reinforcements and start a series of Luftwaffe raids against the stronghold.
21st July 1941:
Heavy Luftwaffe raids on Matla and Crete.
: Rommel, emboldened by substantial reinforcements, launches renewed offensives in North Africa causing heavy British tank losses.
23rd July 1941:
Additional German paratroopers land on Matla and Crete.
: Rommel's attack continues around Tobruk but does not make any serious attempts at taking the stronghold; British losses continue to rise.
24th July 1941:
German amphibious invasions on Matla and Crete secure the beachheads.
: Luftwaffe night raids bomb Cairo and Alexandria.
25th July 1941:
Axis forces moving towards Iraq meet heavy Allie assaults and are forced to delay arrival.
: Matla and Crete are nearly secured by Axis forces with the Allies unable to fend off the surge in Axis troops brought on by Operation Sandstorm.
28th July 1941:
The Winter War starts up again between the Soviets and the Finnish.
: Heavy Luftwaffe bombing across Egypt and the Middle East.
6th August 1941:
Matla and Crete are secured by Axis forces and are used to launch Luftwaffe raids against Allie positions in Egypt.
11th August 1941:
Heavy Luftwaffe raids on Tobruk.
25th August 1941:
: Rommel begins a surprising 15-mile foray into Egypt; he meets no opposition.
: Iraq is secured by Axis forces and used to launch raids against Allies bases in the Middle East.
27th August 1941:
: After his brief dash into Egypt, Rommel retreats to Bardia for refueling; it is during this brief withdrawal that Rommel, backed by German reinforcements brought on by Operation Sandstorm, captures Tobruk from the Allies.
31st August 1941:
: Rommel returns to Egypt with massive support from Axis forces and the Luftwaffe.
: Axis forces invade Iran and Allie positions throughout the Middle East, cutting off Allies supplies from the region
: Leading the advance into Finland is General Georgi Zhukov, already a Hero of the Soviet Union for his command in the conflict against the Japanese in the Russian Far East.
1st September 1941:
Allie positions in Egypt are heavily bombarded and hit with air strikes.
: Axis surround and bombard Allie positions throughout the Middle East.
5th September 1941:
The siege on Alexandria officially starts as Rommel takes his forces further into Egypt
: Soviet Air Forces bomb Finnish positions in northern Finland.
7th September 1941:
Luftwaffe raids across the British Isles leave London in ruins, Buckingham Palace is among the ruins, Axis casualties considerably high.
: Conscription in the United Kingdom now includes all able-body men. Women will not be neglected since they will serve in fire brigades and in women's auxiliary groups.
: Finnish forces thwart Soviet advances towards Helsinki, prompting Stalin to send thousands more troops to the Finnish frontiers.
8th September 1941:
Allie forces launch Operation Crusader, an operation tasked with countering the advance of Axis forces in Egypt and the Middle East
13th September 1941:
Heavy desert fighting in Egypt as Rommel thwarts "Operation Crusader" near Alexandria.
16th September 1941:
Axis forces capture Alexandria from the Allies and move on towards Cairo.
: Allie positions in the Middle East are torn as Axis forces secure the region. Hundreds of Allie troops surrender in Jerusalem
: Soviet forces pour into Finland, devastating the nation. Kouvola, Kotka, and Mikkeli fall to Soviet forces, putting Helsinki under threat.
: Luftwaffe raids bombard Cairo.
19th September 1941:
Rommel takes his forces into the heart of Egypt where he commences the siege on Cairo.
25th September 1941:
After intense fighting, Rommel fails to capture Cairo from the Allie forces. Axis deaths are considerably high.
: US Naval Command considers ordering an all-out war on Axis shipping in American Waters.
: Soviet Air Forces launches massive night raids against Helsinki and the surrounding area.
2nd October 1941:
Nazi Germany launches an amphibious invasion of the British Isles, massive platoons of Axis soldiers engage with the Royal Army along the coast of Britain. Spain is suspected of assisting the Germans with Naval logistical support.
: The siege of Helsinki is officially started as General Georgi surrounds the city.
: Axis forces in Egypt suffer a deadly day as Allie fighters send crushing blows against Rommels forces.
3rd October 1941:
Nazi Germany suffers massive losses in the invasion of Britain, and is driven off by the British by the dawn of the next day.
United Kingdom forces also suffer great losses and heavy damage is taken throughout the Isles, the British elite now heavily favors peace with the Germans.
: With Axis forces in Egypt, Italy seeks to reinforce their forces in Ethiopia with German assistance. However, Hitler shows little interest in spending resources on a war in Ethiopia and the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie calls on the Soviets to deter the Italians.
: Axis forces drive out Allie positions in the Middle East, destroying the Allies in the region and securing it for the Axis.
4th October 1941:
Hitler himself flies to Cairo to personally meet with Rommel and his men.
13th October 1941:
Hitler considers another invasion of Britain but is advised against such an undertaking by his top Generals.
: Benito Mussolini orders Italian forces from the Middle East and Africa to relieve the Italian troops in Ethiopia. Such a move is frowned upon by the Soviets and Hitler refuses to join the Italians in their war, though there is speculation that the Nazis would soon enter.
18th October 1941:
Stalin is reassured of the non-aggression between the Soviet Union and Japan.
: General Georgi marches into Helsinki after much intense fighting, the capital surrenders to the Soviets.
20th October 1941:
Lt. Col. Fritz Hotz, the German commander in Nantes, is killed by Resistance; 50 hostages are shot in reprisal and Hitler orders home hundreds of troops from the Middle East to help crush the resistance throughout Nazi occupied regions.
31st October 1941:
The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by Erich Topp's U-552 near Iceland, killing more than 100 United States Navy sailors. It makes headlines because it is the first loss of an American "neutral warship.
The US Naval Command orders an all-out war on Axis shipping in American waters.
1st November 1941:
Speculations spread that the Spanish Regime may soon join the Axis Powers.
: Fear rises up among the British that Spain may join the Axis, which would put England under real threat of invasion. The King of England holds a joint conference with the British parliament to discuss peace with Hitler, Prime Minister Churchill refuses this prospect and says that England will fight to the death. George VI, suspecting that if Spain joined the Axis, England eventually would fall, goes behind Prime Minister Churchills back and meets with Adolf Hitler in Stockholm to discuss a peace deal between the United Kingdoms and Nazi Germany; Special Forces guard both leaders to the teeth.
: Finland surrenders to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
7th November 1941:
The King of England again meets with Adolf Hitler in Stockholm and agrees to a peace deal between the nations.
King George VI returns to England to announce the treaty signed in Stockholm; Prime Minister Churchill, along with many British elite (despite favoring peace) reject the treaty and orders heavy RAF night bombings of Berlin, the Ruhr, and Cologne. Heavy losses were taken in the night raids.
: The British Parliament backs King George VI and the Stockholm treaty.
12th November 1941:
Prime Minister Churchill is thrown out of office and exiled to Canada; the United Kingdom recognizes the Stockholm Treaty and officially ends the war with Nazi Germany. The treaty heavily favors the Nazis, having the United Kingdoms give up almost all their colonial possessions to Hitler. With Hitler no longer at war with the United Kingdoms, he changes his focus to stabilizing the new German Reich.
: After heavy losses the Italian army is unable to secure Ethiopia and is still at war with the United Kingdoms and her allies whom deliver heavy blows against Italian forces in Africa now that Hitler is out of the picture.
18th November 1941:
With the United Kingdom no longer at war with the Nazis, they turn their attention to Italy, whom still poses a threat to their national interest. British forces and their allies in Africa launch counterstrikes against the invading Italians in Ethiopia.
: Benito Mussolini demands that Hitler give him assistance in his war in Africa, nevertheless Hitler refuses, and pressure from the Soviet Union is weighting on the Italians to end the war.
26th November 1941:
Japanese attack fleet of 36 warships and auxiliary craft, including six aircraft carriers, sailed from northern Japan for the Hawaiian Islands; The Hull note ultimatum is delivered to Japan by the United States.
27th November 1941:
Italy suffers massive lose of life in Africa against joint Ethiopian-Allie forces. Ethiopian and African nationalism sweeps across the continent strengthening resistance against the Italians.
: Soviets begin openly giving logistical support to the Ethiopian resistance.
: Adolf Hitler signs treaties with the rest of the Allie, ending war on all fronts involving the German Reich.
5th December 1941:
Under pressure by the Soviets, Italy signs a peace deal with the United Kingdoms and Ethiopia. The treaty has Italian forces pull out of Ethiopia and Italy give up their claims in East Africa. England concedes British Sudan to the Italian Empire and Italian East Africa is handed over to Ethiopia in the exchange. The war in Europe comes to a close as heads of state from Italy and Britain sign the Minsk Peace Accord brokered by Stalin and Hitler. The treaty is met by outrage in parts of England that did not see the purpose of giving up Sudan to Italy, whom they believed they could take in war. The British government is accused of being arm-twisted by the Germans and Soviets.
: Finland officially starts transition to a Soviet Socialist Republic part of the greater USSR.
: In an unexpected trip, Emperor Tojo meets with Premier Stalin to reinstate their non-aggression agreement.
7th (December 8, Asian time zones) December 1941:
Japan invades Thailand and British Malaya, before launching aerial attacks and amphibious invasions on US forces at Pearl Harbor, Guam and Wake Island; Japan declares war on the United States and the United Kingdom. Air attacks also on Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, and Shanghai. Canada declares war on Japan The US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) forms an alliance with Ho Chi Minh and his Viet Minh guerrillas.
: German "Night and Fog decree" dictating the elimination of anti-Nazis throughout Nazi occupied Europe.
: Italy signs peace accords with the rest of Allie States.
11th December 1941:
Germany and Italy stay silent about Japans decision to go to war.
: US forces fail to repel Japanese landings at Wake Island and Hawaii and the Islands are lost to Imperial Japanese forces.
: Japanese invade Burma.
: German diplomats discreetly meet with Japanese ambassadors to discuss the new war in the Pacific.
16th December 1941:
The United Kingdoms finalizes the transfer of their African and Middle Eastern colonial possessions to the German Reich and their colony of Sudan to the Italian Empire.
: Japanese forces plan an attack on Midway Island.
17th December 1941:
British officials are split on the war with Japan, if they should seek peace or destroy the Imperial Japanese.
19th December 1941:
Hitler secretly meets with Japanese Emperor Hideki Tojo to discuss discreetly helping the Japanese in their war against America.
: Japanese Zero Fighter Bombers strike Midway Island in a carrier-based night raid.
23rd December 1941:
American President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets with former Prime Minister Churchill to discuss the possibility of a war of liberation across Nazi Occupied Europe.
: German High Command contemplates the idea of an attack on the American homeland.
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