FIRST POST!
I've been playing HOI2DD for about a year and have been lurking on the forum for a little over the same time. Anyway, after a long break from HOI that included roller coaster tycoon and total war games, I've finally decided to return and play a game without cheating
(yeah, i was once like that)
Anyway, this aar will be using the byzantine empire mod. My aar style is a history book style and wont include screenshots, but instead will include pictures and maps to increase the textbook feeling. However, there are some changes in the history that is in the mod. While the byz. mod is a great mod, i highly doubt byzantium would have ever recovered after they were sacked in 1204, let alone resurrecting by capturing the sultan. So i have changed the history of Greece and the mod to suit this aar. So keep in mind that there will be loads of alternate history in this AAR. Don't worry if its kind of confusing so far, all of it will be explained in the following introduction. So without further delays and rambling, onto the AAR!
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The Greek Empire
Index
Prologue: 1918-1936
The Pre-War Era: 1936-1937
The Pre-War Era: 1937-1939
The Great European War: 1939-1940
The Great European War: 1940-1941
The Great European War: 1941-1942
The Great European War: 1942-1943
The Post-War Era: 1943-1945
World War Two: 1945-1949
Epilogue: 1949-1977
Epilogue: 1977-2007
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The Greek Empire
Prologue 1919-1936
World War One ended in 1918. Greece had fought hard and for it had gained much. The nation regained much of the Aegean coast. Prime Minister Venizelos attended the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. He secured a piece of Anatolia for Greece. When he returned he was immensely popular. Some people in Greece even wanted him as king. The Megali Idea was coming true at last. But in 1919, that same year, the Turks led by Mustafa Kemal rebelled. So Greece, along with Italy, France, and the United Kingdom fought against Turkey to maintain their shares of Anatolia. Initially Greece made much progress. After a short battle, Greek soldiers marched into Smyrna greeted by massive celebrations.
Greece made much progress and by the spring of 1920 had captured Ankara. But Italy, France, and Britain were not making any progress. Nearly all of their positions were being eaten up by Turkish troops, and most of Anatolia was already captured by Greece. So the Great Powers saw no reason to continue fighting in Turkey when they were sure to lose it all to Greece or Turkey. They abandoned the idea of carving up the old Ottoman Empire and evacuated their troops. In fact Italy and Britain even handed over the Dodecanese and Cyprus to Greece, mainly because they didn’t want to be shamed if the Turks captured the islands. So Greece was left to fight Turkey alone. The Greek troops were starting to be pushed back and even lost Ankara. And as the war continued into the winter of 1920, Greece had stretched its supply lines to near breaking point. They needed time to extend and improve their supply lines, but the harsh and bloody winter did none of that so far. But on January 1st, 1921, a planned revolt occurred in eastern Turkey. It would become known to the Greeks, as the New Years Miracle. The Armenians and Kurds revolted on schedule at the same time. This gave a massive shock to Kemal and his Turks. With Armenians and Kurds capturing massive areas of territory from the small Turkish garrisons in the East, Kemal had no choice but to send many of his troops to the East and quell the rebellions in his already rebelling nation. Anatolia in 1921 was a deadly mess. The Greeks resurged with great force.
The updated equipment and supply lines that the winter brought gave the Greeks a huge advantage. Eventually Kemal and his Turks did defeat the Armenian and Kurdish rebellion, but it was too late. News of massive ethnic massacres in the East reached Europe and all the countries were outraged. Turkey would get no support now that Greece was conquering it. The toll of the New Years Eastern Rebellion on both the Kurds and Armenians, and the Turks was too large. Without sufficient equipment and manpower Turkey fell to Greece and was annexed in 1922 with no complaints from the Great Powers. After 1922, Greece became known as the “Japan Of The Balkans.” This was due to the similarities that both countries shared. They both rapidly industrialized and became powerful industrial and military states. In 1927, the newly powerful Greece declared war on the Balkan Alliance(Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia). The war ended months later that same year, with Greece annexing Albania, gaining half of Bulgaria, and Macedonia from Yugoslavia. When the Depression hit in 1929, it seemed as if Greece was hit the least. This gave them much time to catch up to the Western nations. In 1932, the long-standing Prime Minister Venizelos led a popular coup against King Giorgios II and succeeded. He declared himself Emperor Venizelos I and ruled from Constantinople. He was adored by the people and ruled very efficiently and kindly. He was a different type of dictator than Mussolini, Stalin, or later, Hitler. So in 1936, the Greek Empire entered a new age of prosperity not seen by other nations. With a large army, industry, and riches, anything could happen.
WAR REPORT – Greco-Turkish War Of 1919-1922
Greek Forces – 200,000
Greek Casualties- 50,000
Turkish Forces – 300,000
Turkish Casualties – 125,000
WAR REPORT - The 3rd Balkan War
Greek Forces - 250,000
Greek Casualties - 25,000
Alliance Forces - 400,000
Alliance Casualties - 100,000
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Other news from around the world included the capture of Russia by the Soviets, and the Great Chinese War of 1925-1928, in which Chiang Kai-Shek and his army finally united China with the help of their old Western enemies, France and Britain. Casualties exceeded 500,000 on all sides.
WORLD IN 1936
I've been playing HOI2DD for about a year and have been lurking on the forum for a little over the same time. Anyway, after a long break from HOI that included roller coaster tycoon and total war games, I've finally decided to return and play a game without cheating
(yeah, i was once like that) Anyway, this aar will be using the byzantine empire mod. My aar style is a history book style and wont include screenshots, but instead will include pictures and maps to increase the textbook feeling. However, there are some changes in the history that is in the mod. While the byz. mod is a great mod, i highly doubt byzantium would have ever recovered after they were sacked in 1204, let alone resurrecting by capturing the sultan. So i have changed the history of Greece and the mod to suit this aar. So keep in mind that there will be loads of alternate history in this AAR. Don't worry if its kind of confusing so far, all of it will be explained in the following introduction. So without further delays and rambling, onto the AAR!
________________________________________________________________
The Greek Empire
Index
Prologue: 1918-1936
The Pre-War Era: 1936-1937
The Pre-War Era: 1937-1939
The Great European War: 1939-1940
The Great European War: 1940-1941
The Great European War: 1941-1942
The Great European War: 1942-1943
The Post-War Era: 1943-1945
World War Two: 1945-1949
Epilogue: 1949-1977
Epilogue: 1977-2007
________________________________________________________________
The Greek Empire
Prologue 1919-1936
World War One ended in 1918. Greece had fought hard and for it had gained much. The nation regained much of the Aegean coast. Prime Minister Venizelos attended the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. He secured a piece of Anatolia for Greece. When he returned he was immensely popular. Some people in Greece even wanted him as king. The Megali Idea was coming true at last. But in 1919, that same year, the Turks led by Mustafa Kemal rebelled. So Greece, along with Italy, France, and the United Kingdom fought against Turkey to maintain their shares of Anatolia. Initially Greece made much progress. After a short battle, Greek soldiers marched into Smyrna greeted by massive celebrations.
Greece made much progress and by the spring of 1920 had captured Ankara. But Italy, France, and Britain were not making any progress. Nearly all of their positions were being eaten up by Turkish troops, and most of Anatolia was already captured by Greece. So the Great Powers saw no reason to continue fighting in Turkey when they were sure to lose it all to Greece or Turkey. They abandoned the idea of carving up the old Ottoman Empire and evacuated their troops. In fact Italy and Britain even handed over the Dodecanese and Cyprus to Greece, mainly because they didn’t want to be shamed if the Turks captured the islands. So Greece was left to fight Turkey alone. The Greek troops were starting to be pushed back and even lost Ankara. And as the war continued into the winter of 1920, Greece had stretched its supply lines to near breaking point. They needed time to extend and improve their supply lines, but the harsh and bloody winter did none of that so far. But on January 1st, 1921, a planned revolt occurred in eastern Turkey. It would become known to the Greeks, as the New Years Miracle. The Armenians and Kurds revolted on schedule at the same time. This gave a massive shock to Kemal and his Turks. With Armenians and Kurds capturing massive areas of territory from the small Turkish garrisons in the East, Kemal had no choice but to send many of his troops to the East and quell the rebellions in his already rebelling nation. Anatolia in 1921 was a deadly mess. The Greeks resurged with great force.
The updated equipment and supply lines that the winter brought gave the Greeks a huge advantage. Eventually Kemal and his Turks did defeat the Armenian and Kurdish rebellion, but it was too late. News of massive ethnic massacres in the East reached Europe and all the countries were outraged. Turkey would get no support now that Greece was conquering it. The toll of the New Years Eastern Rebellion on both the Kurds and Armenians, and the Turks was too large. Without sufficient equipment and manpower Turkey fell to Greece and was annexed in 1922 with no complaints from the Great Powers. After 1922, Greece became known as the “Japan Of The Balkans.” This was due to the similarities that both countries shared. They both rapidly industrialized and became powerful industrial and military states. In 1927, the newly powerful Greece declared war on the Balkan Alliance(Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia). The war ended months later that same year, with Greece annexing Albania, gaining half of Bulgaria, and Macedonia from Yugoslavia. When the Depression hit in 1929, it seemed as if Greece was hit the least. This gave them much time to catch up to the Western nations. In 1932, the long-standing Prime Minister Venizelos led a popular coup against King Giorgios II and succeeded. He declared himself Emperor Venizelos I and ruled from Constantinople. He was adored by the people and ruled very efficiently and kindly. He was a different type of dictator than Mussolini, Stalin, or later, Hitler. So in 1936, the Greek Empire entered a new age of prosperity not seen by other nations. With a large army, industry, and riches, anything could happen.
WAR REPORT – Greco-Turkish War Of 1919-1922
Greek Forces – 200,000
Greek Casualties- 50,000
Turkish Forces – 300,000
Turkish Casualties – 125,000
WAR REPORT - The 3rd Balkan War
Greek Forces - 250,000
Greek Casualties - 25,000
Alliance Forces - 400,000
Alliance Casualties - 100,000
_______________________________________________________________________
Other news from around the world included the capture of Russia by the Soviets, and the Great Chinese War of 1925-1928, in which Chiang Kai-Shek and his army finally united China with the help of their old Western enemies, France and Britain. Casualties exceeded 500,000 on all sides.
WORLD IN 1936
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