Playing as the Axis I defeated Britain, but before that happened the US entered the war so I was forced to keep playing. One strategy I used during operation Barbarossa was to have the Italians invade Greece and Turkey. This allows you to invade the Caucuses much faster, even if you decide to stop at Istanbul you can still send troop transports through the Caspian Sea allowing you to launch a seaborne invasion of the Caucuses.

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