Time quickly advanced to the end of 1938.
For the hastily ending 1938, the only theme was the continuous failures of the Allies.
Italy and Spain had their capitals overrun in the middle of the year, eventually leading them to choose unconditional surrender with helpless resignation.
But this wasn't the only bad news.
Since the British-French-Australian forces had decided to attack Northern Europe, the Germans were forced to divide their troops, sending them to the European battlefield in order to protect the Nordic Trio.
After the capitulation of Spain and Italy, the importance of Norway surged even more.
Norway could not only provide Germany with extremely important mineral resources, but it also made the number of Germany's apparent allies seem less embarrassing.
More importantly, if the Northern European region were lost, Germany's theoretical only access to the sea would also be cut off.
