The Invasion of the Balkans was one of the first campaigns of the Great War, in 2046, following Nazi Germany's Invasion of Denmark. The Nazis' ally, Italian Empire, wanted to recreate the Roman Empire, and saw the Kingdom of Albania as the first step to do so. Invading them, the Italians dragged the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia into the War on Albania's side. The Italians were losing until another Nazi ally, the Republic of Hungary intervened. Hungarian troops overwhelmed the Yugoslav forces, and helped the Italians subjugate Albania.