Generals universe timeline

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

Pre-GLA War

1914-1918 AD

• World War I started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrillo Princip, member of the Bosnian Youth movement, in Sarajevo.

1939-1945

• World War II begins with Nazi Germany invasion of Poland. USA enters war after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor.

1949

• The People's Republic of China is proclaimed under Mao Zedong.

1991

• As Iraq invades and annexes Kuwait, USA allies with 33 other nations attacks the Iraqi forces, resulting in the Gulf War.
• The Soviet Union collapses and splits into 15 republics with Russia being the largest.

2001

• September 11 - Planned by Osama bin Laiden, four al-Qaeda terrorist groups hijacks four planes resulting in two of the planes crashing in the World Trade Center Twin Towers , one in the Pentagon, and one in a field in Pennsylvania.
• The war in Afghanistan begins with USA invading the nation in response to the September 11 attacks.

2003

• USA invades Iraq resulting in the overthrowing of Saddam Hussein's government.

Mid 2000's

• The Global Liberation Army is formed. al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and other Islamic terrorist groups are presumably merged into the GLA.

Early 2013

• The GLA invades the western part of China
• During a military parade in Beijing, GLA suicide bombers bomb Beijing, starting the GLA War.

War against the GLA

First phase (Generals)

• Chinese troops achieved the first victory against the GLA, taking out a bunker holding stolen nuclear materials outside Beijing (The Dragon Awakes).
• GLA Terrorist threat & the Hong Kong Convention Center is destroyed by Chinese forces in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Crisis).
• The Three Gorges Dam was destroyed, destroying GLA forces in the area, followed by the destruction of a nearby base from Chinese forces (A Flood of Violence).
• 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 inAkmola (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).

	The following is based on content cut from Command & Conquer and has not been confirmed by canon sources.

Logo of the restructured GLA

Between GLA War I and GLA War II

2014

• The Chinese sign a treaty with Europe forming the  Eurasian Unity League.
• As a result of the military spending during the GLA War, China suffers an economic depression.

2015?

• The EUL breaks up as a result of the economic crisis in China.
• The European Union rises as a military superpower

2016-2017 (persumed, exact date unknown)

• North and South Korea is unified under North Korea rule.
• The Asian-Pacific Alliance is formed.

Late 2010's to Early 2020's

• The GLA is restructured.

Second GLA War (Generals 2)

• 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.