OTL both sides sent forces. Turkey ATL would only send them as a singalong of cooperation with US. Also Turkey might not be in the UN initially. Last remember military restrictions.
If there is a Royal Indian Navy why not a Cypriot one as well?The motorboats in Cyprus that are been manned by Cypriots and greeks are under the command of the UK?
Did any of the defeated powers of WW2 have combat troops serving in Korea?Will there be any Turkish intervention in Korea for the US in this scenario?
If there is a Royal Indian Navy why not a Cypriot one as well?
Meanwhile, average Bulgarians with access to maps are probably asking why their “glorious victories” are occurring closer and closer to their country.The government of Dobri Bozhilov, on the advice of the true power within the country, regent Bogdan Filov would ensure the victory was widely celebrated all over the country to shore up the population's flagging morale after months of continuing bad news.
I'd be curious to hear about an Armenian perspective of this. Like what the Armenians are doing here and any thoughts they're having.An artillery barrage hailed,= the resumption of the offensive by the Soviet 44th army. It would not prove to be the full scale offensive Fevzi Cakmak feared, the Soviets did not have sufficient numbers yet and the winter made supply in Anatolia difficult. But the Soviets would still gain several kilometers of ground over the coming weeks in a series of limited offensives, while it strained the Turkish army even more. Similar limited offensives over the past two months by the Greeks in the western front and the British and French in the southern front had already cost nearly 14,000 casualties, and while little territory had changed hands such bleeding was eating up the reinforcements reaching the army. The Soviets joining their western allies made things even worse.
Off Tenedos, January 26th, 1944
So basically the Turkish navy has ceased of exist as such...Four Zafer class destroyers would make it back to port,
Seem that in case to choose/opt for one war front after other that the decision would be a matter of Stalin political-military priorities rather than purely military/logistical considerations...It was questionable whether the Soviet Union had sufficient resources to conduct both offensives simultaneously while also fighting the Germans.
Yeah and that's a good thing for the Greeks and Wallies. The beginning of the end for Turkey is near...So basically the Turkish navy has ceased of exist as such...
Tbf I think Stalin will attempt all three at the expense of getting any breakthroughs. Finland and Germany will fight (especially Germany considering what the soviets would do) and turkey's land is much less developed.Seem that in case to choose/opt for one war front after other that the decision would be a matter of Stalin political-military priorities rather than purely military/logistical considerations...
Tbf the fact that the American navy is also somewhat present means that more of the British and French navy could be in theatre and making things worse.Yes, the destruction of the Turkish navy (though not total), does mean that the Sea of Marmara is less secure than before. That said in 1915, the Ottoman Navy was not that much stronger either.
Oh bummer!while the Greeks would lose the destroyer Aigaion, former HMS Border.
Ülgen would go down with his ship, when Yavuz was sunk.
That's an important minor development. With the Allies holding Cisterna, Operation Diadem has become a somewhat easier and less bloody affair.Cisterna, January 27th, 1944
Averof so far has fought 4 battles against the Ottoman and Turkish Navies and during all of them Lemnos was the main base. I think it would be only fair that when Uncle George is turned into a museum, he should be in Moudros Bay.Lemnos, January 26th, 1944
Leningrad, January 27th, 1944
Soviet troops pushed the Germans away from the outskirts of the city. After 29 months and 2 million dead, half of them civilians, the siege of Leningrad was finally over. The Soviet offensive pressed on with the Soviets advancing towards Narva. In the north of Leningrad Finnish troops retained the positions they had gained in 1941. Plans were already underway in the STAVKA for an offensive that would knock Finland out of the war but to do so would require large scale reinforcement of the forces in the Karelian isthmus. But reinforcements were also needed for the planned offensive in Anatolia that would hopefully knock Turkey out of the war. It was questionable whether the Soviet Union had sufficient resources to conduct both offensives simultaneously while also fighting the Germans.
From a political-military scope, knocking Turkey out of the war makes more sense. Acquiring the promised bases in the Straits is smt no Russian/Soviet government has ever achieved before.Seem that in case to choose/opt for one war front after other that the decision would be a matter of Stalin political-military priorities rather than purely military/logistical considerations...
A more successful Battle_of_Cisterna ITTL with the Greek Army as a main protagonist! Skouras is going to turn this into a major propaganda coup !Cisterna, January 27th, 1944
A company of Panzer IV and Lowe tanks from the 15th Panzergrenadier division had ambushed the Greek 7th Infantry Regiment advancing on Cisterna but the Greeks anti-tank guns had knocked out several tanks and the 1st and 34th Infantry Regiments had quickly joined the battle. By nightfall the II Infantry Division under Euripides Bakirtzis was in control of Cisterna and the next day would beat back a counterattack by the Hermann Göring and 71st Infantry divisions. But the Germans would be able to check the Greek advance as well as the broader breakout attempt from the Anzio bridgehead. By the time Lucas had finally attacked there where 81,000 Allied soldiers ashore but he had given Kesserling sufficient time to move over 71,000 men to contain the bridgehead...
Lowe tanks
Does that mean the Germans abandoned the IOTL idea of Maus ?Too early to be King Tiger and the OTL Lowe never the left the drawing board for good reasons.
The Soviets probably don’t have enough resources to fight all three of these successfully, so it’s going to be interesting to see whether they fight all three with bad results or if they decide to let one front sit. My personal bet is the Finnish front goes on the back burner. I could even see the Soviets agreeing to Status Quo Ante Bellum so they could focus on the more important fronts with Germany and Turkey.In the north of Leningrad Finnish troops retained the positions they had gained in 1941. Plans were already underway in the STAVKA for an offensive that would knock Finland out of the war but to do so would require large scale reinforcement of the forces in the Karelian isthmus. But reinforcements were also needed for the planned offensive in Anatolia that would hopefully knock Turkey out of the war. It was questionable whether the Soviet Union had sufficient resources to conduct both offensives simultaneously while also fighting the Germans.