If Germany Won World War I (Part 2: Invasion)
The Germans completely destroyed the American fleet, but at the expense of some of their best ships. However, they had no choice to continue on toward the U.S. in order to press their advantage. America, having foreseen this, took the time prior to the invasion to set up some coastal defenses. The defenses were formidable, and Germany would be hard-pressed to gain traction on the mainland. However, America was not prepared for the sucker punch that came from the Western side of the continent. Apparently, Germany had made a secret alliance with Japan. In return for the area west of the easternmost part of the Colorado River, Japan would help Germany take the United States.
It worked. Japan struck at the Los Angeles port, crippling American supply lines and destroying most of the American Pacific fleet. The other divisions of the fleet rushed toward the attack, only to realize that the place they left was the place they should be. Japan struck other important naval bases, destroying or severely damaging them. The Joint Chiefs of Staff never considered the possibility that Japan would attack, and only left the West Coast lightly defended, expecting the real invasion to come from Europe. By the time word of the invasion got to the commanders, it was too late--Japan was firmly entrenched in American soil and was gaining more ground every day. The Joint Chiefs could send troops over, but they would have to come from the East Coast, where Germany was attacking. In the end they had no choice, and the troops marched over to the Japanese invasion force.
The troops beat Japan back once, twice, but not three times. After two successive wins, the American troops were getting a little cocky. This proved to be their downfall. The third time, Japan struck back hard and wiped out a good number of them. The remaining troops routed and it was easy for Japan to pick them off. The Japanese army started moving across the U.S, just as the German invasion force broke the Atlantic Wall. Even thought Germany had lost about a third of its men trying to break through, they still had enough men to take Washington, D.C. America fell to the Germans (and Japan as well), and the war was over... right?
Wrong! Germany was not content with just beating their current enemies. Remember, Russia was also a part of the war before they quit, and the Germans wanted to make sure no opposition could come from them in the future. So, off to war they went... again. Germany started by bombing the Russian defenses on the (new) Eastern Front, paving the way for the infantry to come in. The Russian defenses fell away like snow in the sunshine, and Germany conquered a pretty big chunk of Russia before making the very smart move to bed down for the winter. They were not going to make the same mistake that Napoleon did. Winter came and went, and there was no battles. The Jerries didn't freeze, and the Russians couldn't get them to leave. Finally the snow melted and the war could continue.
Germany continued the push into Russia, taking key towns like St. Petersburg. Eventually, they reached Moscow. The Russians put up a fierce fight, but all to no avail. Moscow fell, and with it, Russia. Germany had won the war. Now what happened?
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