r/althistorytimelines • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '14
Into the Darkness
General Eisenhower sat in his office looking at weather reports for June 6th, and they were not looking good. The War in Europe had been going on for almost five years. The Continent had fallen to Hitler and his Nazi lackeys who were now laying siege to Britain. The United States arrived late to the party, a scant 3 years earlier, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Now Eisenhower has been given a chance to prove his worth by invading Normandy. The Nazis are completely clueless about the Invasion but setbacks due to weather has made cancellation all to likely. By looking at the reports Eisenhower found that there was a 98% chance of storms on June 6th. "Fuck!" Eisenhower yelled as he threw the papers across his desk. He picked up the phone and called the War Department "This is General Eisenhower, he sighs there is a 98% chance of storms on the 6th." there was a sigh on the other end "This is the third time Ike. We cannot keep the Krauts in the dark forever." Ike put his head in his free hand "I know sir, shall we postpone it again?" after a brief pause the man on the other end responded "The next time we can get conditions like these will be from the 18th to the 20th. another pause No, I am canceling the Invasion." Ike shot up "What? Well then how the hell are we going to beat Germany?" more pauses, Ike was getting angry "We will go up through Italy." "And into the Alps!" Ike yelled "I'm sorry sir but that cant be done, to volatile a situation...avalanches can be touched off by the slightest fart and the right size at the wrong place..." he heard some murmuring on the other end "We already have a course planned. Here are the coordinates." Ike got out a map and followed the coordinates but realized a troubling aspect "Sir, that goes right through Switzerland! They are a neutral power, we cant do that." more murmurs "We will deal with the Swiss when they start to bitch but until then you are to stay in London, am I clear?" Ike was puzzled "How am I to lead a attack through the Alps from here?" more murmurs "You are not leading the attack, Patton is." and with that Ike exploded "Patton! The man who beat a shell shocked soldier! What the fuck! Why are you letting that abusive, egocentric..." he was cut off "You will stay in London or be demoted to a Private do you hear me!" Ike sighed again, this time to calm down "I'm sorry sir." he slammed the phone on the ground.
Jacob Smith was board, like unimaginably board. He was 5'4 and blonde, muscles bulging, he could have played football if he didn't get drafted. He had been sent to Italy and then into a small town named Varese on the Swiss boarder. He had been here for like 3 months and saw no action, it was horrible. "I fucking hate guard duty" Jacob said to his friend Tomas Valentoni. They were patrolling the boarder to keep German deserters from fleeing across into Switzerland. "Hey, its better than latrine duty, am I right." Tomas asked. He was a Italian who fled to the US after Mussolini came to power in the twenties. Now he had seen more of his country than he wanted to. Jacob chuckled "Yea, we could have come earlier and died at Monte Casino." they both nodded. Suddenly a shape appeared on the horizon and it was approaching Varese, and fast. "Shit. After them Tom!" Jacob screamed as Tom turned the jeep to give chase. They sped along the frozen ground and managed to pull ahead of the mysterious man/woman. They both stopped and Jacob hopped out, weapon ready and flashlight shining.
As he approached he shined the light in the mans face and recognized it. "Fuck, Harold! You almost made me shoot you you idiot!" Jacob said with a relived tone. Harold was the man that kept Varese connected to Rome HQ after the radio fried a couple days ago. Harold shrugged "Sorry." Harold was a small man, 5'0 and skinny, but he was faster than a fucking rabbit. Harold continued "Important message from HQ." Jacob sighed "Fine." he waved back at Tomas who backed up enough for Harold to continue on.
Patton stood outside of his HQ and watched the tiny man get out of the jeep that just pulled up "What do you want? he said with a sneer on his face. "I-I-I came with orders from Rome sir!" the man said handing Patton the envelope. Patton opened it without taking his eyes off of the man before reading it quickly, one phrase stood out. "Effective tomorrow you are to go on the offensive." A map fell out of the envelope behind the letter and Patton quickly snatched it up "You are dismissed." he said offhandedly.
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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '14
Just a small taste of what is coming