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

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 is imminent while allies are pinning down the enemy in Skopje.
21 May 1945: We have advanced and the enemy is again counteratting. We import more Rubber from Great Britain.
On the Home Front the 52nd 'Argonauts' Division has been deployed and is placed in training.
Five trained divisions are assigned to the 18th Airborne Corps....
....which is assembling in New Orleans.
My Submarine production....
....and I import Chromium from Great Britain.
25 May 1945: The Focus Armoured Infantry has been completed....
....and I select Convoy Tactics next.
We sank a Free French Submarine in the Adriatic Sea.
Our Aircraft production is now enormous.
I select Encourage Frugality to help increase the low War Support at home.
All of Albania is now secured. Hellas is getting noticeably smaller. 

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