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USA - Skopje Falls and Hellas Capitulates - 07 Aug to 31 Aug 1945

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07 Aug 1945: Skopje is about to fall. 09 Aug 1945: We are now attacking Ioannina, a major city in NW Hellas. 10 Aug 1945: We need Military Access and receive it. 12 Aug 1945: Skopje has fallen and the victors are marching South. 14 Aug 1945: Great news. Hellas has capitulated so now we need to round up the foreign troops which are still in the country. 18 Aug 1945: Where are Patton's Armoured Divisions? 19 Aug 1945: Another 11 enemy divisions have been encircled. 20 Aug 1945: A second pocket with also 11 divisions. 21 Aug 1945: The Armoured Divisions are again in action. 22 Aug 1945: The northern pocked has been eliminated. 24 Aug 1945: The southern pocket has been reduced to 4 divisions. 26 Aug 1945: I add a couple of divisions from 7th Army. 28 Aug 1945: Only 2 divisions are remaining. It'll be over in a couple of days. In the South China Sea we have sunk 7 Japanese Destroyers.... ....but we lose 5 Merchants near Rabaul. 28-29 Aug 1945: We need more Rubber so we import some f

USA - The Fall of Thessaloniki - 04 Jun to 05 Aug 1945

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04 Jun 1945: I begin the drive on Thessaloniki. We are attacking with 38 divisions of which 8 are Armoured Divisions. 07 Jun 1945: Research has been completed on Fuel Refining IV  so we should be good on Fuel for a long time. 28 Jun 1945: That is good news because because Sweden was a Major player. (I appear to have been so busy that I forgot to take screenshots.) 05 Jul 1945: We have also completed researching Advanced Light Tank Chassis . Finally a replacement is available for the good old Panzer II's. There are now only 2 divisions between us and Thessaloniki. 12 Jul 1945: The breakthough is imminent. The enemy divisions in Skopje are still being pinned down by allies. 13 Jul 1945: We have also completed Research on Improved Infantry Equipment III . 21 Jul 1945: We are now at the gates of Thessaloniki and Patton's Armoured Divisions are ready to go. 23 Jul 1945: Disgusting it is. Only 3 enemy divisions remain in the port. 27 Jul 1945: Thessaloniki has fallen and enemy supply

USA - Tough Battles in Macedonia - 28 Apr to 25 May 1945

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28 Apr 1945: I open the new offensive to capture the region North of Skopje, Macedonia's capital. 30 Apr 1945: It's going well and the OSS announces good progress against the Free French. More divisions from 8th Army are arriving from the north. Our Aces are performing greatly. 01 May 1945: The new divisions from 8th Army join the battle. 07 May 1945: The battle will soon be over. There are fresh divisions from 7th Army SE of Skopje. 09 May 1945: We have prevailed and the enemy is counterattacking out of Skopje but they won't succeed. They are in a very precarious situation and could be encircled. 13 May 1945: I open a new thrust to the Southeast hoping to eventually capture Thessaloniki. Divisions from the previous battle are ordered to disengage and support the new attack. 14 May 1945: Disengaging won't be easy. The new battle could be over within a week. 17 May 1945: They have joined our new battle but the enemy has also been reinforced. 20 May 1945: The breakthrough