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Turkey declares war on Bulgaria

The Turkish government issued a declaration of war against Bulgaria after rumors of skirmishes as well as a strong Turkish faction that wanted to see a strong Turkish power again in Europe. Military Orders are as follows

1st Division: Moves toward Sofia to encircle it
2nd and 3rd divisions: move toward the Romanian border
4th Division (originally on greek border) move toward Bulgarian-Greek border to prevent Greek attacks)
All attacks were supported by the airforce. The Bulgarian army is ill-equipped and unprepared, taken completely by surprise, most of their air force was destroyed, and the fleet was trapped, and several small ships sunk

Turkey also completed 3 more divisions, and the troops on the Syrian and Russian borders created defensive positions

The Turkish drive continued, but the supply lines were long, and shattered Bulgarian units trapped behind enemy lines sniped away at supply columns. 1st division was 25 miles away from Sofia, but was almost out of gas. 4th division had succeded in closing off the Bulgarian- Greek border, and a Bulgarian brigade had fled to Greece. 2nd and 3rd division had hammered the Bulgarian army back toward the Romanian border, but there was over 100 miles before they drove them completely into Romania, and casualties were heavy. 5th and 6th divisions moved up from Istanbul to support the drive to the Romanian border, and the 7th division boarded transports to cut off the Bulgarian border. Nearly 150,000 Bulgarian civilians and soldiers had already fled the country

Turkish casualties: 7,000
Bulgarian casualties: 15,000
Refugees in Romania: 140,000
Refugees in Greece: 10,000

WEEEEEEP! WEEEEEEP! Godmodding-detector went on! Someone posted the achievements of his troops without letting the opponent say anything about it!

There is no opponent. Bulgaria isn't playing, therefore I am RPing it out myself, and trying to be as fair as possible, Bulgaria's army is not very well equipped, and the attack was a complete surprise attack. I'd like to play an opponent, but no one's playing Bulgaria and I doubt they will. If they did, I would have allowed them to make their moves

Awwwww.... Terribly sorry. Shouldn't have said anything when I didn't know the situation.

quite alright, good thing you're playing as Poland, now the game is more complete

There is no opponent. Bulgaria isn't playing, therefore I am RPing it out myself, and trying to be as fair as possible, Bulgaria's army is not very well equipped, and the attack was a complete surprise attack. I'd like to play an opponent, but no one's playing Bulgaria and I doubt they will. If they did, I would have allowed them to make their moves


We at Piemonte-Sardegna are horrified at the Turkish attacks on nations about to enter the European Union. We wish that Turkey withdraw her forces immediately from those nations. If you continue to press in, severe rifts will result between us.

Turkey has committed an unprovoked, unnecessary, and unwanted attack on a sovereign nation for an abnormal territorial appetite. No civilized western nation can accept Turkey's actions. We will make use of our veto power, indefinitely, if Bulgarian and Romanian territories are not restored to their respective nations.

um... are you playing the WW2 RP? cause i don't remember you joining. maybe you have the wrong thread. I haven't invaded Romania yet anyway

Feel free to block me from the EU, but the EU doesn't get created for another 40 years or so

um... are you playing the WW2 RP? cause i don't remember you joining. maybe you have the wrong thread. I haven't invaded Romania yet anyway

Feel free to block me from the EU, but the EU doesn't get created for another 40 years or so

Is there a place I should sign up?

May I?

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=469159

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=469159


Thanks. Heh, I appealed to be Spain.

'Tis sad someone already stole Italy.... :(

Declarations of war
Today Italy declared war on Britain and the balkan nations, and Turkey backed it up with the invasion of Greece. Greek soldiers were caught off guard, most of the air force was destroyed on the ground, but the fleet escaped and joined the British fleet near Egypt

4th division: moved down on a wide front, supported by 2 squadrons of fighter-bombers and newly purchased german tanks. The Greeks had a brigade and the Bulgarians had another one, but both had few vehicles and even fewer anti-tank weapons, and were pushed back,
8th divison (greek border): pushed into Greece on a narrow front, smashing disorganized Bulgarian and Greek forces reeling from the other Turkish attack. By the end of the day, most Greek troops had been driven out of Thrace. The Turkish fleet, having dropped the 7th division off, began to race back, stopping at Istanbul to begin loading another division

Bulgaria: Sofia was declared an open city, and theBrigade guarding it surrendered, 2nd, 3rd, 5th,and 6th divisions had succeded in cornering most of the Bulgarian army, and the arrival of the 7th division sealed their fate, most of them surrendered soon after. By the end of the day most of Bulgaria was in Turkish hands, and the rest was unprotected

Turkish casualties: 23,000
Bulgarian casualties: 21,000
Greek casualties: 3,000
Turkey also moved two new divisions to the Iraq border

(OOC: A few of us have agreed that your getting a little bit out of hand with the invasion. The Turks were pretty good, but they weren't that good. There also isn't much of a defined timeline. You'd definitely be making progress against the supremely inferior Bulgarian and Greek troops...but you wouldn't be making this much progress methinks. Slow it down, draw the fight out a bit...make it more realistic.)

OOC: ok, so what is the actual time? I'm not sure how fast is so i'm probably going fast on account of that

With supply lines streched far across Bulgaria and parts of greece, the Turkish army came to a crashing halt today. many frontline unist were low on gas, and had taken heavy casualties. Partisans, particularly in Greece, began to harass supply columnsm, and two greek divisions came to the frontline to halt the Turkish advance. the battle was now more confused, as individual small units on both sides began fighting each other in desperate battles to hold onto chunks of territory.

Bulgaria- in bulgaria the situation was slightly better. although nearly 200,000 Bulgarians had escaped to Romania and Greece, most of Bulgaria was in Turkish hands, thanks to german tanks and vehicles. the Turkish 1st army commander sent a message to the 75,000 trapped Bulgarian soldiers and civillians, asking for their surrender. Their answer: no. With that, the Turkish commander sadly ordered the shelling to resume

Turkish casualties: 29,000
Bulgarian: 31,000
Greek: 7,000

OOC: basically, the Turks in Greece are outnumbered ( 2 divions to 3), and I can't move anyone out of Bulgaria yet because they're finishing off the army, and I'm not weakening any of my borders

Rebellion in Bulgaria

after the captulation of Sofia to 1st division, an uprising occured in the streets of Sofia and other cities. Led by Anton Ivanov, the Bulgarian Workers' Party set up the Sofia commune, and began fighting the 1st division which had begun entering the city. by the end of the day, large sections of the city were in communard control, but the Turkish troops were still largely intact. similar rebellions began in the cities of Varna, Burgas, Vidin and Lom, the last 2 having been supported by Bulgarian refugees in Romania. Vidin and Lom set up the people's commune, comprising of the administravtive regions of Vidin and parts of Montana. as many as 100,000 refugees in Romania began streaming toward the commune to fight against the Turks. Inspired by the rebellion, the Bulgarian army attempted to break out of the pocket. It was to no avail, and thousands of Bulgarians were killed, and many more captured, but around 10,000 managed to escape and broke up into small groups to avoid the Turkish army and air force.

Greece- the Turkish army was contented to straighten out their lines, stockpile supplies for their next attack, and bombard Greek lines. The Turkish fleet moved down toward the Pelopennisian (SP?) penisular, but the smoke of the Greek fleet could be seen not far away...

Turkish casualties: 34,000
Greek casualties: 8,000
Bulgarian (dead/captured): 65,000 (the attempted break out was a big factor in this)

Turkish Fleet vs. Greek Fleet: sending the transports to the back, far away from the fighting that would occur. The Greek fleet comprised of 10 destroyers, 1 armored cruiser, 2 submarines. The 2 Turkish capital ships (the ex Goben and Breslau) ripped into the Greek fleet, followed by the other destroyers and older cruisers. The battle raged all day, but the superior guns of the Turks prevailed.

Greek ships sunk: 8 destroyers, 1 cruiser, 2 submarines
Turkish ships sunk: 2 cruisers, 5 destroyers, 1 submarine

Bulgaria: with the freeing up of 4 of the divisions, Turkey was able to launch a full assault on the Bulgarian commune in the North- West part of the nation. The Bulgarians could muster nearly 100,000 men and women to defend their land. The Turks were outnumbered but they had better weapons and more training. The 2nd and 3rd divisions punched through the partial defenses that had been constructed and inflicted heavy casualties upon the defenders, but without the 5th and 6th's strength (5th was in transit, 6th was moving toward Sofia) they could not move very far. 4th division pushed into Sofia despite heavy casualties, and retook most of the city, leaving large parts of Sofia in ruins. 7th division moved toward Greece

Greece: the 8th division landed on the peloponisian peninsular and came upon a brigade of Greek militia, pushing them back slightly and establishing a strong beachead. the other 2 divisions in Northern Greece made small local attacks to grab small amounts of territory and the air force continued to bomb the Greek lines

Turkey: 39,000
Greece ( including naval): 14,000
Bulgarian: 80,000

[ooc: offering some Greek resistance...nothing more]

The Greek army, concerned with the new front on the Peloponnesus, organized a counterthrust, hoping to dislodge the Turkish position along the attican corridor. A massive barrage of artillery was committed to soften the position as Greek troops manuevered in their home country to exploit the cover. A suppressing movement near Larissa helped to divert the attention of the Turks while the main thrust went ahead.

Meanwhile on the Peloponnesus, the Greeks realized that with the loss of their fleet, they would have to arrange to drive out the Turks by force. They managed to bottle the Turks, although they havev a sizeable beachhead available to move further inland. While their hopes were high, they realized that there might be a chance that the Turks could break-through and organized contingency plans to defend at all costs the Cornithian Isthmus. With that on mind, the Greeks sent out flyers into the Spartan country, hoping to recruit partisans and militia fighters to oppose the Turks, in the event that the Turks did take the peninsula - or not, in which case the partisans would go join their brethren in battle.

Meanwhile, Greece sends her appeal to the UK and to France for assistance against Turkey.

[ooc: hope this gives you something to think about :)]

OOC: cool, now it isn't really one sided, i like the spartans at the isthu\mus, i was thinking along those lines actually.

Bulgaria: with the arrival of more soldiers, thr Turkish army was able to recapture the last of Sofia, and the Turkish attack on the last part of Bulgaria unconquered finished off most of the survivors, although a few survivors remained. With the ending of all major combat operations, Turkey was able to move 3 divisions toward the Greek front. 2 of them would go to Northern Greece, and the other would await pickup at Istanbul by the returning fleet.

Greece: the counter-attack on both fronts had startled the Turks, and initial gains were made. However the arrival of 7th diviosn allowed Turkey to take back most of their lost territory and even a few small villages and towns after heavy fighting. 8th division dug in further, and an old cruiser and the Turkish battlecruiser were left behind to bombard Greek positions with their long range guns. The Air Force began pounding military areas of the Greeks, causing many casualties as the Greek air force had been mostly destroyed.

Bulgarian casualties: 85,000
Greek: 18,000
Turkish: 41,000

[ooc: im supposing that Greece can't offer much more resistance...]

With the setback on the main front, the Greek military decides to force the Turkish army on the Peloponnesus back into the sea. It was the firm determination of the Greek command to avoid any further setbacks, and they decided to establish a firm line just south of the Attican corridor, hoping that their artillery could hold them off as long as they could until the UK and France could come to their aid. Even so, some of the Greek dignitaries suggested that the king flee the country for England, to land on Crete and finally end in Malta before taking British lines back the UK.

Along their entire line, the Greeks pounded the Turkish lines with all that they could afford at the time [not to suggest that they are running low on ammunition, although that will become an issue later on...], in the hopes that the Turkish advance will soften and buy some more time.

Partisan groups were forming slowly but surely, all remembering the oppressive history of the Ottoman Turks just over a century ago.

Peloponnisian: the 8th division was being hammered vy greek forces, but refused to yield. retreating only after they had caused the maximum amount of casualties, they would then counter-attack with reinforcements . by the end of the day, the lines were mostly intact, but heavy casualties had been sustained by both sides, however the prospect of another division coming soon cheered the soldiers up immensly.

Northern Greece: The Turkish army continued to push forward, their air force blasting strong points and tanks moving forward to eliminate tough pockets of resistance. by the time their forces had run out of steam, Turkey had captured Edhessa and were 15 miles from Thessaloniki. A diplomatic envoy sent the following message to the Greek king: your forces are spent, and Turkey has 3 new divisions coming to Greece. Surrender now, and your forces will be pardoned and you will be free to parctice your religion and your customs as you wish. This is a most generous offer, and we suggest you take it

Greek casualties: 23,000
Turkish: 45,000

The Greek commander looked at the note and scoffed at the note.

"What is it that these bastards promise us?" he yelled amidst the aerial bombardment.

The adjutant stood by, silent and motionless. The commander gave one glare at him before tossing the note into the trash corner. He looked at the map. Northern Greece was slowly falling, and he wasn't certain how much longer he could hold out. The Attican line was just behind him, and he knew that he could not let them fall, especially with the defenses ill-prepared for the Turks. Even worse news from the Peloponnesus: while driving the Turks back, there was still ample room for a counteroffensive, which was likely to occur with the Turkish forces arriving sometime late tomorrow or early the next day. News of partisans in the country were swarming, although he couldn't confirm anything. He was stuck in the hell-hole, waiting for the Turks to beat him back another meter or so every hour. The sons of Greece would fight on, certainly, to their inevitable doom and likely demise. At least the only comforting news came form Malta, announcing that His Majesty King George II had made it to safety, along the PM and the majority of his cabinet. As long as there was a government, there would exist a state.

However, his heart went out to those who have to suffer while the king and PM continued to toil to receive recognition from the UK and France, to liberate Greece from the Turks. Those people who would lose their sense of state once more, those people who have to endure the oppressive hands of a new Turkish regime.

"The Turks promise us religious freedom; they promise us cultural freedom; they offer amnesty, prosperous lives, and all of these nice things." The general looked to the adjutant, who remained fixed. He pulled out a cigar and reached over to the small fire as another run of Turkish planes ran over. "Damned those wings! Get our AA crews to shoot them down!"

The adjutant nodded and exited the tent. As the smoke began to rise from the leaves, he smelled its essence. Tthe adjutant quickly returned and said, "It is as you have commanded, General. What shall we do with the Turks?"

The commander looked back at the adjutant and stood up. He reached for some paper and pointed to a typewriter. "Can you use that, lad?"

"Yes, sir."

"Type my reply to the Turks." Immediately, the adjutant sat down and reeled the paper into the roll. He quickly set it up as the general paced easily. "To Turkish Commander!" he began. "I have read your proposition, and I have considered it very clearly. I admit that your offers are generous - perhaps too generous - for a victor on the field of battle. However, what you do not offer - among those which we value most - is our essence of nation. If you are willing to send your troops back across the Hellespont, to cease all hostilities against the Greek people, and forever curse war with Greece, we will accept your proposal. If you are willing to take the humiliation of nothing, we will gladly take the humiliation of defeat. However, seeing as neither you nor your superiors would consider a status quo agreement, I must vehemently reject your proposal. I would rather die a thousand deaths, to defend the nation of Greece than to surrender and live for those thousands of times to taste the passing pleasures of this life. So it seems that you will seize Greece and rape her of her land and people. Remember that this is temporary, for the sons of Greece shall one day rise against your oppressive people, always seeking to conquer and expand into the nations that you envy, that you lust for possession - remember that the sons of Greece will return the favors that your people attributed to us. And then in those days, we shall indulge in your land, in your people, so that your people may know the pains of what it is to lose a home. By no means do I surrender the military of Greece, neither would my lord and king would surrender the state of Greece to the like of you dogs, nor would they ever submit to leave your unjustified conquest of a free people, a righteous people, a proud people, a great people unknown in the eyes of the governments of the United Kingdom and France. They shall send the stake into your people's land, liberate Greece, and reduce the Turkish people to roaming scavengers, neither fit for rule or for purpose. I wish you luck in your conquest, and may it be my pleasure to die here defending my nation against such scum as your people."

The adjutant slowly typed the last letters. Aside from the occassional bomb breaks, the whole session went by unheeded and uninterrupted. Even the commander was exhausted from his dictation, as he wiped the sweat from his head. The adjutant rolled out the letter and gave it to the general. He reviewed it quickly and nodded. Then, he turned to the makeshift table, sealing it in an envelope and gave it to the adjutant.

"Please make certain that Major Raphistio delivers this message promptly. I do not want to disappoint our friends over there."


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The Greeks reformed their Peloponnesus, digging trenches along the lines, intent on holding the lines. Partisans have been reported to destroying one of the railways leading from Alexandropolos to Thessaloniki. Furthermore, the Greeks are preparing for a counter offensive, aimed at isolating the Turkish troops in Edhessa. They rained down artillery shells near Edhessa, hoping to draw the Turkish attention there. This plan only had a little time to go into effect before the new divisions would arrive.

Major Raphistiored the Greek response with increasing fury. "arrogant fool! he would rather trade his soldiers lives for pride? we shall deliver the humiliting defeat he would rather have."

North: The arrival of 3 divisions gave the Turks massive strking power. 2 divisions struck out from Edhessa down south into Greece, hoping to cut off Thessaloniki and a pocket of soldiers, and they had managed to reach Veroia by nightfall, thanks to tanks and aircraft. the other division pushed out in a wide arc around Edhessa, widening the area around it. The Turks also transferred soldiers pushing toward Thessaloniki to farther west, allowing Turkey to capture Igomanista, and threaten to push past stretched Greek lines. Moving another division toward the lines would make a signifigant difference.
OOC: if you're wondering were I'm getting all these divisions, I was training around 48, and then I drafted another 100,000 men, so I have plenty.

Peloponnisian: the Turkish division dug in further, and 1,000 marines from the Turkish ships still in the area joined them to make up for losses. The Turks did not move further any more, and were contented in bombarding the Greeks. The new reinforcement division landed in midday, but not were the Greeks expected it. The division landed in Euboea, and the few Greek soldiers were quickly overwhelmed, as the Turkish soldiers created a wide perimeter and the transports left for another division. Meanwhile, many craft of all sorts were prepared for troop transports as Turkey planned to take the many islands Greece owned away from them

King George II makes a desperate call to the governments of the United Kingdom and France to assist the Greek people against the oppressive Turkish armies.

Furthermore, the Greek forces have finished defense preparations on the Corinthian Isthmus, while the remnants of the Greek navy are reorganizing over by Crete. There have been chants of "Greece for the Greeks!" all over the fronts, as many acts of courage are being related, especially in which one Greek soldiers, after being injured, stormed a Turkish tank and with immobilized it in self-sacrifice [he ran with a live grenade and jumped into the pit...]. And there are many more stories of partisans acting up, disturbing the rear action of the Turkish divisions, even as the Greek army is acknowledging its failure intheir defense.

[ooc: I just found out that Turkey and Greece concluded the Greco-Turkish treaty in 1930, and the Balkan Pact of 1934...]

Turkey is outraged by these reports of partisans, and have ordered any partisan to be found in the act of commiting sabotage to be shot, and anyone suspected of being a partisan to be shipped to detention centers in Turkey to serve a prison sentance of indeterminite time. The new Turkish division is to perform this task, and show no mercy to partisans. Ismet Inonu also revealed a plan to relocate 350,000 Turks who had been displaced by the Greco-Turkish war back into Turkey.

Naval Action: Turkish subamrines moved toward Crete to finish off the remnants of the greek fleet, and the Turkish surface fleet began loading another division on their boats.

Euboea: Turkey pushed out to both sides, overrunning the rest of the island, and preparing for a seaborn invasion of the Greek mainland.

North: Turkey pushed forward, grinding the Greek defenses under them, only 15 miles waway from cutting off Thessaloniki and the surrounding area. Most of the air force were commanded to wait for Greek troops to begin evacuating to start bombing.

Peloponnisian: Turky kept digging in and shelling Greeck troops

Turkish casualties: 49,000
Greek: 31,000

News of His Majesty's exile has infuriated many Greeks to take arms against the attacking Turks, swelling the ranks of the army in the country, as many militia groups are assisting the main army in reconnaissance, espionage, and sabotage missions. Unfotunately, many of these efforts are not turning the tide of the war in favor. The hold in Thessaloniki, while strong and undeterred, is now commpromising the western approach. In response, the Greeks have committed what little remained of their airplane fleet to bomb the rail infrasturcture along the Macedonian cost , leading to Edhessa, hoping to cut supplies and push back the attack by some time, although it wasn't certain if Britain or France would come to Greece's aid in time anyway. The Greek navy rallied on the south coast near Crete and moved out into the Aegean Sea to isolate the Turkish navy in the open waters and destroy its elements. They received reports of Turkish submarines on the approach and thus have kept a keen eye for such vessels.

Naval: The Turkish submarines grouped together and sailed toward the Greek fleet, hoping to sink the remnants of their fleet.

North: The supplies toward Edhessa had been slowed, diverting two squadrons of bombers to take out the Greek air bases. The drivew to cut Greek troops off remained undettered, and the Turkish divisions succeded in pocketing a large amount of the remaining Greek forces. The Turkish commander sent a message to the Greek commander in Thessaloniki asking for his surrender.

Euboea: the Turkish troops began massing near the coastline, as several Turkish transports and escort ships appeared in the horizon

Peloponnisian: The Turkish soldiers sent several probing moves to test for weak spots in Greek lines and to force the Greeks to expend more ammunition

Partisans: The new Turkish division began to aggresively eliminate the threats to their control. Nearly 1,000 people found guilty of being partisans were executed, and entire male populations of towns were arrested and shipped to detention camps for the near future ( nearly 5,000 people had been arrested)

Turkish casualties: 51,000
Greek: 36,000 (with 5,000 arrested)

Arriving to Greece withinh next few days: 3 divisions, 300 Hawker Hurricanes

Thanks. Heh, I appealed to be Spain.

'Tis sad someone already stole Italy.... :(
Me ;) Just a post for a puppet......

Reports of indiscriminate seizures of Greek citizens have sparked intense furor from His Majesty George II. He is now submitting the appeal to the League of Nations [if it's still around...], citing Turkey's unwarranted arrests of his people. He furthermore stated that these actions simply proved the barbaric nature of the Turkish people, seeking power and murdering the people of all nations.

In Thessaloniki, the local commanders met and agreed that they would never surrender the city, even if it meant fighting to the last man. They sent a reply collectively to the Turkish commander: "Our lines are strong; our resolve stronger. If you desire our surrender, come and take it from us."

The main Greek force have lined up along the Attican line, a major defensive network lining the northern entrance to the Thessaly region. They have entrenched the entire postion in preparation for this battle, with many batteries of artillery and several regiments poised for the coming onslaught. As the Greek forces near the Attican corridor, the intense anxiety presses on the command staff, wondering how long this line will hold. The hills should prevent Turkish tanks from easily steamrolling the country; the forests should conceal their positions.

Furthermore, the Corinthian line is also ready, should the Turks break out from the Peloponnesus into greater Morea. The only question now is how long will they hold out.

The Turkish commander of the Northern front read the Greek reply and shrugged. He'd let the Greeks run out of food and ammo and then ask again.

North- The Turkish transferred the better part of a division toward the Western part of the line and pushed hard toward Arta. Driving hard, the managed to get close before being blocked by Greek reinforcements. However, 2 more divisions arriving soon would tip the balance

Euboea: The Turkish transports picked up the Turkish division and made the short drop on the Greek mainland. The Greek partisans and militia were partially prepared but were still overwhelmed by the superior Turkish soldiers, and many casualties were taken by both sides. The Turkish transports left to go pick up another Turkish division, and the Turkish submarines attacked the greek fleet, sinking most of them, and leaving 1 or two badly damaged and limping away, but they would not get far...

Peloponnese: The Turkish launched an attack on the weaker part of the greek lines and punched through them, killing many Greek soldiers as they tried to flee to another defensive position. By the end of the day the Greek forces were in dissarray and the turkish offensive had run out of steam. another 1,000 marines and sailors came to the Turksih line, leaving the bombarding ships with enough men to shoot and sail, nothins else.

Partisans- another 1,000 were executed and nearly 10,000 were imprisoned. These attacks spawned many more partisans, but the guerillas would eventually run out of manpower

Turkish casualties: 58,000
Greek: 46,000 (naval, partisans included, with 15,000 imprisoned all together in Turkey)

The Greek commanders in Thessaloniki knew that the Turks would make an assault on the city some, and therefore they all decided that it would be better if they attacked than the Turks, knowing that the Turks would not be able to penetrate the defense lines that well. They organized an entire regiment to push out and force the Turks away, and also to draw Turkish troops around the city so that their friend farther south could have more time and less pressure.

All in Morea, the Greeks were scattered, as the Turks pressed towards the Corinthian Isthmus. In all of the confusion and disarray, partisans sprouted from the fields and began to picking off the Turks in large numbers, so large that the lower commanders - slightly anxious and mad - began purging villages of all forms of life to avoid having to deal with partisans. Undeterred, the partisans began to make a huge impact on the morale of the Turks in the Peloponnesus, although it wouldn't make much a difference if they marched in battle.

HM George II completed the rest of his trip to London, passing through France and surveying the French reserve armies preparing to attack Germany [he didn't go to front lines; that would be just plain stupid...]. And all the while, we received random letters from various sources, on how the Greeks were faring, and how the Turks were treating his people. And in this, he vowed that the Greek would strike a horrible vengeance on the Turks.

North: the Turks were thrown off balance by the Greek counter-attack and the Greeks gained ground in several parts. However, the Turkish commander managed to scrape together enough reinforcements to stop the Greeks without them breaking out. The Turkish troops managed to make enough progress to capture sections of Arta. The arrival of 2 new divisions strengthened their position: 1 went toward the Thessaloniki and the other toward Arta

Central Greece: facing little resistance as most Greek soldiers were in the North or in the Peloponnesus. the Turkish soldiers were in Marathon by night, and people were streaming out of Athens.

Peloponnesus: The Turkish forces captured the southern two-thirds of the Peloponnesus and began aggresively eliminating partisans.

Another surender proposal was sent to Athens: Our troops are only miles away from Athens, and your troops are spent and stretched thin. Our previous offer still stands, and you would do well to accept it.

Turkish casualties: 63,000
Greek: 54,000 (20,000 prisoners)

Arriving
150 Hurricanes to North
50 Hurricanes to Peloponnisian
100 to Central Greece (Euboea)
5 divisions (1 to central, 3 to North, 1 to Peloponnisian)

The Greek commanders, while heart-broken to see their city in the lime-light, dictated their reply:

"It seems to us that you really don't want this war, and you would rather have Greece peacefully. But know this now, that no matter where you may rest your arms, Greece shall always rise against your kind. We would rather die in the beloved homes of our people, where history boasted the pride of Greece, than to lose ouur identity as a people, as a nation, and as a state. You wish take from us what we treasure with our lives, and we will fight for that, to the end of this war and the beginning of the next."

The Greek position in Thessaloniki was better, but no worse than the other positions. Athens was mostly spared the atrocities of the rest of war, but seeing as the war would go on, even the treasured seat of democracy would not stand much in the way of the Turkish armies.

The Turkish commander read Greece's reply and called for his aide. "give the order" he said. The Turkish soldiers began marching and riding on their tanks toward Athens, and by nightfall they were at the outskirts, with reinforcements only hours away. Greece was collapsing, and Turkish soldiers were only glad to help them along

As the Turks encroached closer and closer to the capital, Greek resistance steeped up drastically. Practically at every moment, partisans would rush out into the street like wild fanatics, attacking and destroying isolated units while falling to the full arm of Turkish infantry. The tanks were becominig unwieldy in the city, as they drove new paths through the buildings. All the while, artillery rained down on the city.

At this moment, it would be much better to say that Greek partisans were winning their war, while the Greek army was pretty much out of battle. The troops were still fighting, but their effect was less significant than the individual guerilla groups.

In Thessaloniki, the Greeks attempted another breakthrough, although there wasn't much to breakthrough to. The Greek commanders, realizing the more pertinent danger of starvation and supply exhaustion, pressed for an all-out attack on all Turkish positions, hoping to raid Turkish supplies and keep the city well-supplied. The Corinthian corridor was finally attacked, the Greeks successfully drove off the first five waves, as the Turks attempted in vain to attack it. However, as Turkish units pressed on from the north, the Corinthian position would be all useless position to hold, and the Greeks planned a final flight as the Turks wasted wave after wave on the defensive line.

Athens: The arrival of the Hurricanes helped immensly. Any building that began shooting at the advancing Turkish soldiers were bombed and shelled by the fighters and tanks, and the second division of Turkish soldiers moved north, toward Thebes, and despite fierce partisan resistance, they took it. The division in Athens withdrew 2 of its brigades to make a pincer movement on Athens, cutting it off from resupply. eventually the rebels would run out of ammo.

Peloponnesus: the Turkish army finished their capturing of the peninsula, stopping just before the Corinthian defenses, letting their new planes blast the positions.

North: the scream of the Huricanes announced the Turkish attack. 150 Hawker Hurricanes spent the entire day blasting defenses around Thessaloniki, with tank and APC mounted infantry capturing the positions. the other reinforcement division advanced south, widening their ring and reaching Litokhoron by nightfall. In the eastern part, the new division helped push the Greeks out of Agrinion.

Partisans: The soldiers in charge of this theater of operations began to take charge in the north and peloponnesus, and the number of partisan attacks in both regions were greatly reduced. Turkish troops arrested more than 30,000 people, and shot 5,000 of them. several officers were killed because of war crimes, but in general most reprisals were ignored.

Turkish casualties: 69,000
Greek: 64,000 (50,000 prisoner)

Athens: The arrival of the Hurricanes helped immensly. Any building that began shooting at the advancing Turkish soldiers were bombed and shelled by the fighters and tanks, and the second division of Turkish soldiers moved north, toward Thebes, and despite fierce partisan resistance, they took it. The division in Athens withdrew 2 of its brigades to make a pincer movement on Athens, cutting it off from resupply. eventually the rebels would run out of ammo.

Peloponnesus: the Turkish army finished their capturing of the peninsula, stopping just before the Corinthian defenses, letting their new planes blast the positions.

North: the scream of the Huricanes announced the Turkish attack. 150 Hawker Hurricanes spent the entire day blasting defenses around Thessaloniki, with tank and APC mounted infantry capturing the positions. the other reinforcement division advanced south, widening their ring and reaching Litokhoron by nightfall. In the eastern part, the new division helped push the Greeks out of Agrinion.

Partisans: The soldiers in charge of this theater of operations began to take charge in the north and peloponnesus, and the number of partisan attacks in both regions were greatly reduced. Turkish troops arrested more than 30,000 people, and shot 5,000 of them. several officers were killed because of war crimes, but in general most reprisals were ignored.

Turkish casualties: 69,000
Greek: 64,000 (50,000 prisoner)

[ooc: aren't Hurricanes British airplanes?]

yes, i bought 300 of them from Britain. Assimilation is inevitable

yes, i bought 300 of them from Britain. Assimilation is inevitable

[ooc: hmmm...good for you, bad for him... but whatever works...he doesn't seem to like Greece anyway...]

THE ANNIHILATION OF THE GREEK ARMY

Even as the fighting continues to linger in Thessaloniki, Athens and Corinth are effectively put to rest. Troops that surrendered were minimal and far and few in between. Nearly all of the Greek positions went out and attacked the Turkish positions while the Turkish sat by and fired off their ammunition. Surprisingly, the Greeks did manage to break the Turkish lines in several locations, but as it was, the Turkish heavily reinforced those positions and the Greeks simpy died. The commanders in Thessaloniki, unaware that the rest of the army has fallen apart, has continued to press on the Turkish lines, making few gains. Even as the Greeks were low on ammo, they refused to surrender to the Turks, the absolute enemy of every Greek since the days of Manzikert.

Partisans, though hard pressed by the Turkish arrests and killings, regrouped in the hilly country of Greece, where the Turks were destined never hold in full force [i.e. they might go there, but it was an unattainable position for an army]. From the hills, they sought to destroy the rails, to destroy the support for the Turkish occupation n Greece. Some of the partisans fled into neighboring Italy and Yugoslavia, where they continued partisan campaigns against the Turks. For now, HM George II sits on a lonely bench in London, where his sunken heart rests as he woes the loss of people and his nation.

The Turkish soldiers slowly pressed in on the positions around Thessaloniki. Tanks and aircraft flattened most strong points and the Turkish soldiers finished the Greeks off. The defenses around Thessaloniki were collapsing. The Partisan war was going better. Greece was now in Turkish control (with the exception of a few holdouts in Thessaloniki). The Turks contented themselves with bombing the hills and sending large patrols as well as holding the food producing lands. If the partisans couldn't eat, they couldn't fight

Turkish casualties: 75,000
Greek: 84,000 (75,000 prisoner)