part 5

October 24 Hitler meets Petain at Montoire, which leads ‘to agreement in principle of collaboration , Petain accept the idea of a Franco-German military alliance after loosing much of Vichy France colony’s.

October 28 Italy launches an attack on Greece from Albania after Greece rejection of three-hour ultimatum Churchill promises ‘all the help in defeating the axis ( this attack happened mostly du the fact that Mussolini after loosing al of Italy colony’s in Africa wants to have a new Italy roman empire made up of Greece and Yugoslavia). October 29 British troops set sail for Crete. Italians claim to have made some advances but Greeks hold most positions

October 31 British forces land on the Greek island of Crete, a strategically important island, and began to mine the waters off Greece November 1 Turkey declares itself neutral in Greco-Italian war. British Royal Air Force lands air and army units on Crete. Italian aircraft bomb Athens and Salonika, Greece

November 3 Greek troops trap the Italian 3rd Alpine Division taking 5,000 prisoners, First British troops arrive in Greece. November 11 British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious launches 21 Swordfish planes, attacking the Italian naval fleet at Taranto. Four major ships are sunk or put out of action. only Two attacking aircraft are shot down.

November 12, Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 18. Vichy France is to be treated as a full axis member and to receive all support also it is required to allow German war measures on its territory, and support these measures with her own forces when needed. Gibraltar is to be captured. Possible actions in neighbouring countries, both defensive (Spain, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria) and offensive (Greece, soviet union, England) are to be considered. November 18 Airborne radar successfully used by the Royal Air Force for the first time first unit to be sent to Crete and Malta when ready.

November 19 Greek troops defeat the invading Italians and mount a counter-attack against the Italians, I, II and III Corps, driving the greater part of Italian Ninth Army back into Albania.

November 21 Greeks capture Koritza, defeating Italian IX Army Hungary signs the Tripartite Pact November 23 Romania joins the Tripartite Pact a day latter Slovakia also join the pact.

November 29 British and New Zealand troops under General Freyberg occupy the whole of the Greek island of Crete December 4 Greeks capture Premeti, Pogradec and the Albanian port of Sarande.

December 5 The German draft plan for the Invasion of Russia Operation 'Otto' is presented to Hitler.

December 6 Greeks occupy Santi Quaranta, Albania. First raid of RAF wellington bombers based in Tunis towards targets in Italy.

December 13 Hitler issues Directive No. 20, the order for the preparation of Operation 'Marita', the plan for sending German forces to revive the bogged-down Italian offensive in Albania and sending Luftwaffe units to Italy for its defence. Japanese Admiral Yamamoto reveals Operation Z to his Chief of Staff, an attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and the invasion of midway (in otl this did not happened immediately but with the British the French and the Dutch reinforcing their holdings in Asia Japan believes capturing it will give them time in to defeat them and force the Americans in the defensive).

December 14 Twenty four German divisions begin their redeployment to Romania, through Hungary as part of Directive No. 20, Hitler's order for the preparation of Operation 'Marita the attack on Greece, first Luftwaffe units be made ready for transfer towards Italy.

December 18 Hitler issues Directive No. 18, confirming plans for Operation 'Barbarossa ( previously Operation 'Otto,) the attack against the Soviet Union. The aim of this new plan is to destroy the Red Army in western Russia, before moving against Moscow. All preparations are to be completed at May 15 1941, German Luftwaffe

December 28 Mussolini asks Hitler for support, to help the bogged down Italian forces with their offensive against the Greeks in Albania after being driving back by creece forces. December 29 first Luftwaffe squadrons begin moving towards Sicily and sardine to increase Italy air forces battling British bomber raids (also Hitler approves Vichy units to begin deploying towards Corsica )