Generals universe timeline

Here is the timeline of Command & Conquer: Generals, its expansion pack, Zero Hour, and its sequel, Generals 2.

Events without specified time

 * The Second Korean War, during which Alexis Alexander served as a logistics staffer.
 * China begins the "Modern Way" program, producing new civil liberties and growth in exports.

1995

 * The scientist who would later be known as Dr. Thrax finishes his immunologist training in Jordan and disappear into GLA-controlled ghetto in Cairo.

2003

 * The First Iraq War begins, Malcolm Granger served as a lieutenant during the war, earning his first notices for knocking out four SAM sites in a single afternoon.

2007

 * General Tsing Shi Tao causes the Mudanjiang Disaster, his career is only saved by his considerable talents.

2008

 * General Townes receives an appointment from the United States Army War College to teach his theories.

2008-2010

 * During this period, it is believed that no terrorist action was taken on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea without the involvement or blessing of Prince Kassad.

2009

 * The Taiwan Conflict takes place. General Shin Fai's peacekeeping units prevent it from escalating into a global war.

2010

 * Having found academic life too slow, General Townes return to a battlefield command.

2012

 * General Rodall Juhziz and his organization sink the USS Nelson.
 * The GLA cross into Western China and begin building popular support for an independent state in the region.

2013

 * The first tanks of the Emperor program, sponsored by Chinese General Ta Hun Kwai, roll off the assembly line.
 * The GLA attacks a Chinese military outpost in Yecheng, stealing thousands of rounds of munitions and destroying a nuclear power plant.
 * In order to demonstrate its military strength and show its determination in fighting the GLA, China holds a military parade in Beijing. GLA forces attack the parade and destroy much of Tiananmen Square using a nuclear device, starting the GLA War.

First phase (Generals)

 * Chinese troops achieved the first victory against the GLA, taking out a bunker holding stolen nuclear materials outside Beijing.
 * The Hong Kong Convention Center, captured by GLA, is destroyed by Chinese forces.
 * The Three Gorges Dam is destroyed, destroying GLA forces in the area, followed by the destruction of a nearby base from Chinese forces.
 * GLA chemical factory bombed by Chinese MiGs in Tibet after a commando raid led by Black Lotus removed GLA anti-air emplacements (Broken Alliances).
 * GLA bases in and around Balykchy destroyed by US and Chinese coalition (Scorched Earth).
 * Railway bridge destroyed by Black Lotus to stop the GLA from transporting troops by train (Dead in Their Tracks).
 * GLA base in Dushanbe destroyed by Chinese forces, marking the PLA's final victory (Nuclear Winter).
 * A dam in the Shymkent DMZ is blown up by GLA forces and destroying Chinese forces in the area (Black Rain).
 * GLA forces in the Almaty region seize 40,000 dollars of UN aid from local civilians (Almaty Supply Raid).
 * GLA sparked massive riots in Astana that caused 40,000 dollars worth in damage to the city (The Astana Riots).
 * GLA forces led by Jarmen Kell destroyed the American Airfield in Turkey (Down From The Skies).
 * GLA forces recapture toxins in the Aral Sea area that had been lost to a US advance (Toxin Trade).
 * A Chinese-backed GLA splinter cell in Kazakhstan destroyed by GLA loyalists (Splinter Cell).
 * GLA fighters take the Baikonur launch facility after defeating US and Chinese garrisons (The Taking Of Baikonur).
 * US forces destroyed a GLA bio-chemical factory in the Mazar Free Fire Zone in Afghanistan during training operations (Silent Dawn).
 * GLA Scud Storm in Baghdad destroyed by US forces (Final Justice).
 * Three downed US pilots rescued from GLA captivity by US forces under Colonel Burton (Treasure Hunt).
 * Retreating US forces rescued from destruction by efforts of nearby Comanche base (Guardian Angel).
 * US forces land on the beaches of the Caspian Sea and destroyed two GLA bases (Stormbringer).
 * US forces destroy GLA bases, responsible for the death of a diplomat who's working for the United Nations (Blue Eagle).
 * GLA forces and Chinese defectors destroyed by US forces (Desperate Union).
 * US and Chinese forces destroy the main GLA base in Akmola (Last Call).

Second phase (Zero Hour)

 * Launch facilities in Baikonur destroyed by American forces after GLA chemical attacks on European bases (Global Security).
 * American forces under Colonel Burton defend UN aid convoys in Somalia with assistance from an American carrier battle group (Defending The Docks).
 * Colonel Burton and Black Lotus destroy a GLA chemical lab in Mount Elbrus (Snow Fall).
 * US forces paradrop into Iran to capture an oil field which fund the GLA brokers (Black Gold).
 * US forces and GLA defectors capture four chemical missile launch sites (Area Fifty-Two).
 * General Mohmar Deathstrike escapes pursuing US forces, being on the run from them (Flight of Deathstrike/The Great Escape).
 * GLA separatists led by Prince Kassad are destroyed by GLA loyalists in Cairo, Egypt (Hidden Agenda).
 * GLA forces capture an American Particle cannon and use it to destroy a docked aircraft carrier (On the Waterfront).
 * Jarmen Kell leads a daring raid into the USA to steal twenty toxin samples at a nearby airport (Jarmen Kell and the Forty Thieves).
 * The main US Central Command in Stuttgart is destroyed by GLA forces using stolen US and Chinese weapons (Sneak Attack).
 * Chinese forces retake an American outpost after the GLA's victory in destroying the US Central Command Center (The Dragon Unleashed).
 * A GLA attack on a Chinese nuclear power plant is defeated (Defending The Fire).
 * GLA presence in Corburg eliminated by Chinese forces in taking down statues (Liberation).
 * Chinese forces intercept and destroy a large force of GLA forces retreating from Europe (Burning Skies).
 * The last GLA forces in Europe are defeated by the Chinese (The Dragon's Destiny).

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2013

 * China signs a treaty with Europe, forming the Eurasian Unity League.

Unspecified time

 * The European Unity League fractures due to unknown reasons.
 * The European Union transforms into a superstate, unifying the militaries of its member states, it begins rapidly expanding and militarizing.
 * The Asia-Pacific Alliance is formed, composed of China, Vietnam, and a unified Korea. The efforts of General Xiao Ri, a veteran of the First GLA War, allowed the initially fragile coalition to solidify into a global superpower.
 * The GLA reorganizes itself.

2020

 * EU officer Agembe routs GLA remnants from Afghanistan with tactical artillery strikes. For this victory, he is promoted to lead a specialized artillery division.

2023

 * After a decade of peace and prosperity, the APA finds itself challenged from all sides: an increasingly expansionist EU continues to flex her muscles, while a series of bloody uprisings take place within key EU and APA satellite states, supposedly orchestrated by a reorganized GLA, though eyewitnesses claim that they possess technology far beyond the reach of any normal terrorist organization.
 * The APA dispatches an elite force to infiltrate the latest a most volatile rebellion targeting an EU backed dictator. Its mission is to learn the truth about the GLA, undermine the EU and restore peace to the globe.

Unknown (presumably 2023)

 * World leaders are mere seconds from signing a global treaty and bringing an end to war when a devastating terrorist attack rips through the peace conference, killing all in attendance.