![]() ![]() In it, he famously says 'The evils of the world right now must be recognised by everybody. 2 US and 1 French bomb land in East Germany, 1 US bomb lands near Leningrad, 1 British and 1 American bomb land in Volgograd, 1 British bomb lands in Minsk, 1 American and 1 British bomb lands in Tashkent (in Uzbekistan), and 1 US bomb lands in Gori (in Georgia).ġ0 March 1962: The famous 'Evils of the World' speech by JFK is made to Congress. In this ruthless attack on innocent citizens, 72,000 out of 120,000 citizens in Bonn are killed, with 22,000 more are affected by the radiation.Ĥ March 1962: JFK demands a retaliation strike, which is supported by Britain and France.Ħ March 1962: 8 nuclear bombs (6 from the US, 3 from UK and 1 from France) are launched. On the same day, Khrushchev drops a nuclear bomb on Bonn, the capital city of West Germany. Reluctantly, Hull agrees.ģ March 1962: The reinforcements arrive in West Berlin. British Chief of Defence Staff, Richard Hull (in OTL, Hull is only appointed in 1965), wants to carry on advancing, whilst Taylor insists on meeting up with the soldiers in the counter-attack for more supplies. On the same day, 150,000 Allied soldiers launch a counter-attack into East Germany, and 44,000 Soviet soldiers out of the 162,000 remaining are captured in a huge pocket near Hamburg.Ģ6 February 1962 : West Berlin is retaken. 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division of the United States, assisted by 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment of the UK, parachutes into West Berlin. On the same day, the United States introduces conscription.Ģ4 February 1962: Operation Reign. UK activates conscription.Ģ2 February 1962: As a show of force, America launches a nuclear bomb near the Kamchatka Peninsula- the first phase of the Nuclear Section of the Taylor Plan. Within two days, the DEFCON is raised to DEFCON 1.ġ7 February 1962: Battle of Hanover is a decisive victory for the Western Allies 12,000 Allied soldiers killed out of 20,000 against 24,000 Soviets killed out of 30,000. Should the Soviets attack in either of these ways, the Western Allies would be ready.ġ4 February 1962: Known as the 'Campaign of Valentine's Day', 200,000 Soviet troops enter West Germany, beginning the war. This plan was made to combat any Soviet threat, and was separated into two sections- Conventional and Nuclear. Kennedy requests his Joint Chiefs of Staff to prepare for war.ģ January 1962: The Joint Chiefs of Staff produce a plan, known as the Taylor Operation after Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maxwell Taylor. Eisenhower.Ģ0 January 1961: JFK is sworn in as President.Ģ November 1961: Tsar Bomba tested. America threatens to use nuclear bombs, and Soviet Union backs down.ġ2 March 1952: Stalin dies, causing a power struggle between powerful Soviets.Ģ6 July 1952: Krushchev is made leader of the Soviet Union.Ģ2 January 1954: Khrushchev orders for more nuclear bombing tests, as part of a campaign of propaganda and show of strength.ģ November 1960: US Election: John F. With French, British and American help, the operation fails. ![]() 1950-1959ġ5 February 1950: Joseph Stalin orders to invade West Germany. Soviet soldiers march, on their way to West Berlin during Operation Undeniable. This is refused, and soon Stalin agrees to split Germany, Berlin, Austria and Vienna.Ĥ- 5 June 1949: Operation Undeniable. Joseph Stalin demands to be given complete control of Berlin and Vienna, and more territory. Kennedy prepared for nuclear war.ġ7 July- 1 September 1945: Potsdam Conference. In 1961, with the Tsar Bomba becoming the most powerful nuclear bomb- with an estimated 50 megatons- John F. The United States and their allies were concerned, but didn't do anything. In 1954, Nikita Khrushchev ordered nuclear bombing tests to be accelerated for two reasons- first, he wanted to make a show of force to both his own citizens for propaganda and to the Western Allies to back down. The Allies threatened to use nuclear force if Stalin did not back down, and so he withdrew from his invaded territories. In 1950, he invaded West Germany, which failed. In 1949, Stalin invaded West Berlin and the rest of Vienna, and succeeded. However, Stalin did eventually agree to split up Germany and Austria, and their capital cities respectively. The relationship between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union was never mended after that. Truman and Clement Atlee refused, and as a result Stalin left the conference. At the Potsdam Conference (in ATL), Joseph Stalin demanded to be given control of all of Berlin and Vienna, and wanted more territory than what was offered to him.
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