Italy - HOI4 - Operation Barbarossa (I)

06 May 1943 at 04:00 the long awaited campaign begins. We attack on a very broad front stretching from the French Riviera to the Carpathians. Also along the entire border with Hungary. The vast majority of the battles are proceeding in our favour (green). There are dozens of Divisione Costieras being employed and they attacking in mountainous areas (some fortified) so I am not expecting huge advances there. My goal is to engage the German forces so that they can't be transferred elsewhere.
At 18:00 my four Parachute Divisions conducted a combat jump (the largest in history) NW of Budapest. Only 2 divisions are defending the Hungarian capital. I have also initiated an attack from the south.
At 23:00 it is announced that Free India and Qing China have joined Hungary.
Haven't they both capitulated? It is probably the governments in exile sabre rattling.
All these nations (all Allies) are requesting military access. I say yes to all of them.
The situation at the French border...
...and in the Swiss Alps. The road to Munich is wide open.
The Central Front where the Armies Mobile and Germania are operating.
Here the Eastern Front and north Hungarian Front. For some unknown reason 3 of my parachute divisions are leaving the frontline....
 Finally the whole Hungarian battle.
07 May 1943: Bulgaria is asking to join the war.
So is Turkey. I welcome both of them.
The confirmation.
I also agree to a Non-Aggression Pact with Britain. Maybe one day we can fight as allies against the Japanese.
I grant all these nations military access.
09 May 1943. Major breakthroughs on the Central Front.
12 May 1943: Budapest and Pecs have fallen and Hungary is 100% towards capitulation. The German Reich is at about 50%.
We have sunk another Spanish submarine.
13 May 1943: At 01:00 Hungary officially capitulates after one week of war.
 This is the equipment we capture. Most of it is junk.
All that remains is to be done is mopping up the German divisions that are in Hungary.
In the next post Germany is the main adversary. Until soon, folks.

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