part 9

December 1 the British declare a State of Emergency in Malaya and Hong Kong is put on ‘stand by’, the Japanese put the date of its attack against Pearl Harbor as December 7

December 2 Hitler issues Directive No.38 which tasks Kesselring as C-in-C South, with gaining air superiority and naval supremacy over the area between southern Italy and Libya in order to deny British supplies to Malta and destroying great Britain ability to attack Italy to do this he will get command over Fliegerkorps X and reinforced it with the Fleiger Korps II, which will be transferred from Russia, general Rommel becomes commander of all German ground forces in Italy ( the German Italia corps is being reinforce with another 2 divisions to create the German Italy army group consisting of a total of 50.000 troops giving Italy more time to upgrade their army and to prevent a invasion of italy. french Indochina declares a State of Emergency and its forces move towards the border of Thailand and begin to increase it naval patrols along it shore.

December 4 first of several Vichy fw 190 squadrons become operation the will be station at air fields in Sardinia under German command ( Vichy France is station there new fighter squadrons in Italian Sardinia because as yet no attacks have bin agaimst Vichy France and vichy pilots need experience a total of vichy will recive a total of 12 squadrons).

December 6 An RAF Hudson aircraft spots Japanese transports sailing west off Cape Cambodia towards Malaya. The British, having feared a surprise Japanese attack for a number of months now, had developed a plan codenamed 'Matador', to advance forces into southern Thailand should the Japanese attack, in order to deny the Japanese use of the airfields and ports at Patani and Singora but under pressure from the free French who fear prevoking thailand into invading their Indochina colony the plan is aborted.

December 7 Field Marshal von Brauchitsch after suffering a recent heart attack tenders his resignation to Hitler, although this is not accepted immediately. Zhukov issues orders to move more soviet forces to the newly created defence line outside Moscow after the German 4th army begins to prop it. The Japanese attack Malaya, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore and begin landing troops in Thailand (because the French never surrendered French Indochina Thailand was already firmly in japans camp and with war now broken out the japans begin landing a force of 20.000 to aid the Thailand army of 80.000 in a further campaign against French Indochina). At 6:15 Honolulu time, the first wave of Japanese aircraft take of from their carriers which are located about 200 miles north of Hawaii. At 7:50, 30 fighters, 40 dive-bombers, 60 torpedo-bombers and 30 ordinary bombers arrive over Hawaii. They launch attacks against the airfields at Wheeler, Kaneohe, Ewa and Hickham and against the American warships anchored at ‘Battleship Row’. Surprise was complete and within a few minutes 4 battleships and 2 light cruisers had been sunk and a large number of aircraft (160) destroyed on the ground. Within an hour, the second wave of Japanese strike aircraft (36 fighters, 60 dive-bombers, 40 bombers) had arrived over the target, sinking a further 3 destroyers and damaging another battleship. By 10:00 the attack was over and the casualties could be accounted for. The Americans lost 2,400 killed and 1,178 wounded, while the Japanese losses amounted to just 19 aircraft and seven mini-submarines ( the attack force are lower du the fact one carrier is leading a attack against midway in landing japans forces there to increase it attack a double of midget sub was used with only 3 of the 10 returning intact). The Japanese launch air attacks against Manila. Japan declares war on Britain and the USA.

December 8 Army Group North is ordered to move forwards to cut Karelia of from soviet reinforcements to do this its receives its panzer group 4 back who after the battle of Moscow is to be placed back under Group North while the German 20th Mountain army battling in Murmansk is to move downwards after capturing the city. Japanese aircraft bomb Singapore,. Japanese make landings on the north eastern coast of Malaya, Japanese troops launch an offensive against the new territories, a part of the British colony of Hong Kong. The Japanese overrun the US garrisons in Shanghai and Tientsin the battle of midway begins with a attack of 106 aircraft from the carriers Hōshō and main carrier Shōkaku with 1.000 empire troops beginning to land at the island the troops quickly overwhelm the battalion size garrison.

December 9 Hitler lifts the ban on U-boats operating in US territorial waters, two days before he declares war on the USA. More japans troops land in Thailand( as yet the have not invaded French Indochina as the japans want Thailand to wait until all of the 20.000 troops are in Thailand and than move against the French). China declares war on Germany and Italy. After a day battling the japans midway group is reinforce with more ships how now prevent any us reinforcement coming in.

December 10 with war now in Asia the garrison at Grete of 80.000 men is brought down to 50.000 men with two Australia and one new Zeeland army divisions ordered back to asia and being deployed in java and sumatra ( Grete is still under general Montgomery command and from the air to air battle and the occasion attacks with ships the island remains firmly in the hands of the British/free Greece forces). 1.000 japans troops are now on midway and the island is fully under japans control with the japans beginning to repair the damage air strip December 11 Italy declares war on the U.S.A a day latter Bulgaria also declares war on both Britain and the USA. The British garrison in Hong Kong begin to withdraw from the mainland to Hong Kong Island itself tree days later The British Governor of Hong Kong rejects a Japanese demand for his garrisons to surrender

December 12 Hungary declares war on the USA. Romania declares war on the USA latter in the day the US declares war on Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria after receiving those country's declarations of war against it.

December 13 first fighter planes begin running cap mission from repaired air strip on midway.

December 14 Thailand formally allies herself with Japan both country’s begin moving their forces to engage the free French in French Indochina, Japan orders its forces to attack the French on December 18 .

December 15 Japanese troops artillery and aircraft begin to pound Hong Kong in an attempt to soften it up. US Secretary of the Navy tells Congress that 2,400 killed were killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour and midway is now in japans hands. December 16 Japanese forces land in Sarawak and Brunei in Borneo Dutch indie army begins moving towards the border of British colony with Dutch indie army air force deploying spitfires from Singkawang airfield Borneo ( the Dutch have one squadron of 30 spitfires in Singkawang airfield Borneo and other based in java and on the Sumatra who have each 3 squadrons station there mostly al of them a mark 2 and 3 bought by the Dutch in 1940 and beginning of 1941).

December 18 Field Marshal von Brauchitsch's resignation as head of OKH is accepted by Hitler, who now assumes personal command of the Army and its operations on the Eastern front. Hitler sacks Army Group Centre's commander, Field Marshal von Bock and replaces him with Field Marshal von Kluge will Stalin orders all available troops to attack Moscow even if the are still gaining strength. Japanese troops force landings on Hong Kong island. japans begin their invasion of French Indochina together with Thai forces but receive stiff resistance from free French forces who numbering 80.000 must fight a army of 100.000 ( The Thai army has bin training a lot with the japans and that the put their full army in to this offensive is the created a home guard called the Thai home army numbering 40.000 who training is not as good as the regular but in of to guard Thailand until the offensive is over).

December 19 Army Group centre who is dug in encounters the soviet advance will outnumber the soviet manage to inflict some damage but are unable to dislodge the German from Moscow (because of this attack Hitler orders Moscow to be helt by all means believing that if Moscow remains in German hands the soviet will sue for peace)

December 20 Thai and japans forces manage to move 50 miles into French Indochina with the intend of cutting free French indo china in two and allowing for a force of 30.000 to land and upper French Indochina where only 20.000 free French are station while the Thai/japans army then can focus on lower French Indochina ( the Thai have together with japans more armoured tanks and planes than the free French forces).

December 21 The Axis launch a renewed air offensive against the Island of Malta with the newly arrived Fleiger Korps II and the already present German Fliegerkorps X( Malta is being hit harder then in otl du the fact the axis don’t have to fight in Africa and Malta now has to relay on its air defence from British bases in Tunisia as the have no longer any of their on).

December 25 The Russians land on the Kerch Peninsula in an attempt to relieve the siege of Sevastopol who now is being attack by the 9th and German 11th Army ( Stalin dos not want Sevastopol to fall like Leningrad and Moscow and orders any retreating soldier to be shot at sit). Hong Kong surrenders after a 7 day siege, with more than 2,000 killed or missing and 2,300 wounded. The RAF and American Volunteer Group shoot down 70 Japanese aircraft over Rangoon for loss of just 17 of their own number.

December 27 The Red Army continues its counter-offensive in the Kalinin area but faces stiff apposition from the Germans who now throw their full wait against them ( unlike otl the German now have two army’s two throw against the defenders of Sevastopol ). December 28 General Wavell takes over command of the British and commonwealth forces defending Burma and India

December 29 Soviet troops make an amphibious landing at Feodosiya on the south coast of the Crimea in order to relive pressure against Sevastopol and hopefully clear the Germans from the Crimea. The Thai/japans spearhead manage to reach the Indochina coast city of dong ha will still being attack by free French on their flanks this movement allows the japans/Thai forces to cut French Indochina in two ( ships with the 30.000 japans and escorts will make their landings in January 3)

December 30 the German 9th army is order to counter attack the soviet landings at Feodosiya will the 11th army moves ahead in taking Sevastopol.

December 31 German attacks against the Crimean fortress of Sevastopol are now complete with the German 11th army wining in the battle of Sevastopol and the 9th army keeping the soviet beachhead of Feodosiya contained ( no soviet forces surrendered but with two army’s battling them the where destroyed quickly and with the soviet forces at Feodosiya not able to aid them Sevastopol fel).

Overview The rest of the japans attacks are the same is in otl with the exception of war is written here