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==== '''Start of the Invasion''' ==== | ==== '''Start of the Invasion''' ==== | ||
As the war began, France started pushing into Flanders and Holland, soon capturing a half-flooded Amsterdam from the Nertherlands. He was also quick to capitulate Luxemburg and launched an unsuccessfull spearhead towards Frankfurt. Meanwhile, Italy was invading Austria, trying to cross the Alps. In spite of the harsh terrain however, he still managed to capture Graz, which was at the time capital of Austria, since Vienna laid in ruins. Though Italy would come close to capitulating Austria during the war, his front had no major impact on the war as a whole, due to the harsh mountains in the | As the war began, France started pushing into Flanders and Holland, soon capturing a half-flooded Amsterdam from the Nertherlands. He was also quick to capitulate Luxemburg and launched an unsuccessfull spearhead towards Frankfurt. Meanwhile, Italy was invading Austria, trying to cross the Alps. In spite of the harsh terrain however, he still managed to capture Graz, which was at the time capital of Austria, since Vienna laid in ruins. Though Italy would come close to capitulating Austria during the war, his front had no major impact on the war as a whole, due to the harsh mountains in the way of [[4th Reich|Germany]]. |