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March, 1929

Fegyver- és Gépgyár Corporates Headquarters.

CEO Jenő Böszörményi"everyone! with Wars around us we as a Company will take this opportunity to offer Weapons for the Right Price.

get your machines Running!"

*the Factory workers start producing Mannlicher 95 Rifles, Pistols and Machineguns at a Rate that was last seen during the great war*

Advertisements for Hungarian Small arms are distributed through out Europe

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Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

The Waste Land

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

Nonador, Asharken, Pontianus, Ranponian, Nileia, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Alaroth, Adriatican Islands

Greece, March 1929

GREEK TANK DEVELOPMENT BOOSTED WITH FT-17 LICENSE DEAL WITH THE FRENCH: A NEW TANK IS ON THE WAY

The current fleet of Renault FT-17 which was purchased in January 1929 was already outdated, but we still purchased them in desperate need of armored vehicles. The FT was a good design, with an innovative turret and engine in the rear but despite all of the design leads, it was a design that other countries still used and this made a lot of countries "equal" in armored warfare. In late January, when the deal had already been made with the French, Greek crews noticed that the tank was severely lacking in minor aspects on paper, but had a huge effect on the battlefield. It was revealed that the FT's outdated suspension and slow speed were not fit for purpose on the modern battlefields of the 1920s. Greek crews came up with a report suggesting several design changes to the tank and had wished for a newer and more improved design for the FT.

[spoiler=Design Change Reports by the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tank Divisions]

The design suggestions that field reports have requested to ensure Greek armored vehicle dominance in the region are the following:

-Better crew space, our troops especially the driver of the FT models have reported that the front section of the tank where the driver is located is extremely cramped, and the hatches on the forward of the tank are tiny, and you can barely get out of them. The massive knobs and switches on the forward and sides are particularly bad, as they hit on the side of the driver and injuring the driver when in use.

-The turret is cramped, and the cupola is of bad quality. The cupola slides constantly get stuck and the vision slits are too big that bullets can easily shoot them. The one-man turret is also quite irritating, as the commander needs to command the tank, fire, and load the main gun which can be stressful at times.

-We also require wider tracks, as the tracks quickly break on muddy terrain and the poor weight distribution of the suspension system, and the one return roller on the forward of the tank doesn't do its job, and the return roller always sludges around and just makes the thin tracks freeze when in use.

-Lastly, the tank is far too slow, the tank always gets bogged down in muddy terrain, and can barely make it up slopes. The poor exhaust system and frequent transmission breakdowns are also a nuisance, and the fragile sprocket teeth which get muddy in soft terrain need to be replaced with bigger teeth. [/spoiler]

These changes suggested by field reports have been studied and have been carefully taken into consideration, as production prices of the FT are moderately high, and there needs to be a way to lower the cost of production. In late February, the Greek army decided to do a change to 3 FTs, removing the turret, turret mechanism, and removing a small amount from the middle of the tank. Then a thinly armored casemate was added in the middle, which would house two men (commander and gunner/loader), and a mighty 75 mm gun M1917 would be put. This simple change in production left a huge impact on Greek troops, as more and more FTs would be converted into this new variant known as the FT 75mm IGC had good test results on the Athens training grounds and from the troops in training, however, despite the new improvements made to the gun and larger driver area by removing the turret, the slow speed of the tank was the main problem. This new tank will be on field testing by Late May and combat testing by Mid-July.

But suddenly in mid-March, a deal had been made with the French to license produce later model FT-17s in Greece. This agreement was a game-changer as Greek industrial power was already tanking off, and this new Greek production vehicle could supply troops with good quality and faster tanks, now capable of going 20kph and a better drive train which is simplified transmission change. But this tank deal also paved the way for the Greek tank industry, as the Greek military had already known the strengths and weaknesses of the FT design.

The Greek army then approved the plans for a new domestically produced tank based on an elongated and wider FT chassis. This new design would feature an improved leaf spring suspension, better tracks, a bigger hull, and a far better tank for almost the same price as the FT. The tank is currently in development and has been theorized to arrive on the Albanian front line by Late September, which Greek troops have already been trained for. This new tank as the Greek troops say "Will change the tide of the war" and "will surely knock out Italian designs". And the Greek troops know that their defense minister and tank designers have listened to their suggestions, and they have. The tide of the war against Italy will hopefully be changed by these new tanks, and we hope that these new tanks along with the sheer determination of victory by our troops will lead the Greeks to total victory against the Italian Army.

By the way, this is the Adriatic Republic of Delos Santos, just on a new account.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv[/spoiler]

The Waste Land, Nonador, Rutannia, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Asharken, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Alaroth

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About to be some blockades I see

Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Nileia, Kewtpuff, Tkatsuki, Alaroth

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos wrote:February, Greece 1929

GREEK ARMY MOBLIZIES IN THE WAKE OF THE ITALIAN INVASION, CONSCRIPTION IS INTRODUCED AND THE GREEK NAVY LEAVES PORT FOR ASSAULTS ON ITALIAN WARSHIPS

The unprecedented Italian invasion of Greece came as a shock to Greek high command and civilians alike, as the Italians for a long time had been seen as a good friend of the Greeks, but now had been backstabbed by their own "ally". High command at first was frantic due to the invasion, as Greek troops are not ready and are still in relatively small numbers of 150,000 total and only having 50 tanks and 5 tank destroyers. Therefore the Greek government had decided to put immediate military conscription for all men aged 20 and above. Just days after conscription was introduced, we have received thousands of applicants wanting to join the army to fend off the Italian invasion, and in total as of late February 1929, there have been 45,000 applicants for land forces and 30,000 for the navy.

The conscription would last 10 years for the average Greek soldier, and they would be required to fight for as long as possible if the country is in a current state of conflict. The new conscripts have been trained in training camps near the border of Albania and Dacia, ready to fight in am event of war which is now. Navy conscripts meanwhile have been sent to Greek training grounds in Crete and the Ionian islands, and have the best equipment that the Greek navy has to offer at their disposal.

This main Greek land force is quite moderate, but specialists calculate that conscription numbers may hit 100,000 shall the war drag on into 1930. The current moderate force consists of 5 infantry divisions, 3 tank divisions, 11 grenadier divisions, and 35 other minor infantry, recon, and tank battalions.

[spoiler=Greek Ground Forces stationed on the Albanian border]

Infantry Divisions:

1st, 3rd, and 4th infantry divisions (50,000 combined), 2nd, 5th, and 9th infantry support divisions (15,000 troops, 50 artillery pieces, and 2 tank destroyers).

Tank Divisions:

1st and 2nd tank divisions (40 tanks, 5,000 men 7 armored cars) and 5th and 7th tank battalions (3 tanks, 200 men 3 artillery pieces).

Grenadier Divisions:

5th, 7th 11th Grenadier Division, (40,000 men, 5 tanks, 2 tank destroyers, 9 armored cars, and 10 artillery pieces) supported by 4th and 5th infantry grenadier battalions (3,000 men, 40 artillery pieces, 9 armored cars).

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The fleet has also been busy, with overall Commander in Chief Pavlos Kountouriotis commanding the first fleet, which included the Battleships Zeus and Kilkis. The relatively large amount of vessels is due to most decommissioned vessels being re-commissioned to join the war effort. The First, Second, and Submarine fleets have already moved out of Greek ports before Italian air attacks, and are now en route to strike a decisive blow on Italian warships.

[spoiler=Greek Naval Force (First Fleet)]

1x Iron Duke class battleship

1x Kilkis class coastal battleship

2x Hydra class armored destroyers

1x Vasilefs Georgios class armored destroyer

1x Navarchos Miaoulis class armored destroyer

2x Niki class destroyers

3x Thiria class destroyers

2x Theylla class destroyers

1x Protefs-class submarine

2x Alkyoni-class torpedo boats

3x Kydonia-class torpedo boats

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Greek Naval Force (Second Fleet)]

1x Iron Duke class battleship

1x Kilkis class battleship

2x Elli class light cruiser

1x Georgios Averof class armored cruiser

1x Hydra class armored destroyer

1x Vasilefs Georgios class armored destroyer

1x Thiria class destroyer

1x Thyella class destroyer

2x Alkyoni-class torpedo boats

2x Kydonia-class torpedo boats[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Main Submarine Strike Force]

3x Protefs class submarines

2x Katsonis class submarines [/spoiler]

This massive mobilization effort will be finalized by March, and over 150,000 troops are ready to ambush and destroy Italian divisions and reign hell on the incoming invaders.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv[/spoiler]

ITALIAN GRAND FLEET MAKES CONTACT WITH GREEK VESSELS / LIMITED MOBILISATION UNDERWAY TO COMBAT GREECE

February 1929, second day of war approx. 09:23

https://youtu.be/3twKqV7R01s

After having followed directions given by Air Reconnaissance and two Submarines in the area, the Italian Grand Fleet is moving approximately 40 miles off the south west coast o. the Greek Island

of Zakynthos. With three Submarines of the Interdiction Squadron on station to continue providing active information and if possible support for fleet actions. The composition of the enemy formation is as of yet not confirmed however its size implies it is a formation of Greek warships on an interception route. Overhead Italian Floatplanes observe diligently. Formed into two distinct Battle Lines with their own objectives and formations once battle commences, the Grand Fleet moves with confidence against a Navy it knows is inferior both numerically and in firepower, and additionally only recently took control of two new Battleships whose crews are most certainly not fully trained to the standards of said ships (because of the recent nature of the acquisition).

Split into Battlegroup "Trento", Battlegroup "Veneto" and a small two Ship Cruiser section, the formations are made up of the following Vessels :

[spoiler= Battlegroup "Trento"]

2x - Andrea Doria-class battleship (Andrea Doria & Duilio, both have launched their Macchi M.18 Flying Boats)

1x - Trento-class heavy cruiser (Trieste)

4x - Turbine-class destroyer

4x - Rosolino Pilo-class destroyer

6x - Navigatori-class destroyer

1x - Curtatone-class Torpedo Boat

1x - Palestro-class destroyer

[/spoiler]

[spoiler= Battlegroup "Veneto"]

2x - Conte di Cavour-class battleship (Conte di Cavour & Giulio Cesare, both have launched their Macchi M.18 Flying Boats)

1x - Trento-class heavy cruiser (Trento)

4x - Turbine-class destroyer

4x - Rosolino Pilo-class destroyer

6x - Navigatori-class destroyer

1x - Curtatone-class Torpedo Boat

1x - Palestro-class destroyer

[/spoiler]

[spoiler= Cruiser Squadron]

2x - San Giorgio-class heavy cruiser (San Giorgio & San Marco)

2x - Curtatone-class Torpedo Boat

2x - Palestro-class destroyer

[/spoiler]

Additionally three Bandiera-class submarines are reported to be within the "immediate area", those consisting of the Fratelli Bandiera, Luciano Manara & Ciro Menotti. The Italian Fleets Battleplan consists of two main Battlegroups with intense firepower equal to the entire strength of the Greek Navy in each specific group (total guns & calibre of guns on any one side of the Battle-line) allowing for two more maneuverable lines of fire to wield against the Greeks. As a reserve and as a result "spare" or "vanguard" force, the Cruiser Squadron consisting of the two modernized San Giorgio-class heavy cruisers shall allow the Italian Fleet to counter any smaller formations by the Greeks or in a more primary role serve to split the fire from Greek Squadrons and thus increase the amount of time needed for them to utilize their rangefinders (which currently are the same as in use by the Italians, aka British Barr and Stroud rangefinders.

[spoiler= Aircraft being dispatched from the Italian City of Lecce on the south-eastern coast of Italy, closest to the Battle Zone (approx. 40 minutes flight time)]

22x - Fiat CR.20 Fighters

12x - Caproni Ca.101 (each carrying 2x 250kg bombs)

12x - (each carrying a singular 45 cm (17.7") F200/450 x 5.46 Aerial Torpedo)

ON STANDBY AT NEAR CROTONE

30x - Fiat CR.20 Fighters

[/spoiler]

The Regia Aeronautica having been alerted to the possible presence of the Greek Fleet was eager to nab itself some of the glory, along with make the chances of victory almost irrefutable. Arming half of their relatively new Ca.101 (introduced as a Bomber in 1928, existed as Airliner beforehand) Bombers with Italy's only Aerial Torpedo at the current time (F200/450 x 5.46) would provide valuable information on the wartime use of their new weapons. However to ensure greater chances of hits on enemy Vessels the remaining half were to be armed with standard 250 KG Bombs, of which each Aircraft would be capable of carrying two. Escorted by Italy's newest Fighter, the CR.20 which currently stands as one of the fastest and well armed in Europe at this time. In reserve, a further 30 CR.20s stationed at Crotone would dash any plans by the Greeks to respond with their own air attacks upon the Italian Fleet itself, being warned beforehand by Italian Submarines however more likely by Floatplanes around the area.

Air Force strength was one of the main areas of difference between the Greeks and Italians in the current fight, with Italy possessing a much larger and more modern Air Wing compared to its eastern counterpart. This war would no doubt serve as one of the many pieces of proof gained in battle that Airpower shall be the main weapon of this new modern age.

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In order to allow for the efficient waging of the war against Greece the Italian Government has today ordered a limited scale mobilization of 200,000 Men, to be focused on those already considered "half trained". These men are those within the Reggimenti di lavoro, aka those who have already received drill training but lack basic weapons training. Such training is to be provided to them in a three week Battle course which shall allow them to be deployed two weeks quicker than normal recruits who would have otherwise had to complete drill training. Further, Italy has ordered as of the current date a further 122 Ansaldo Carro da 9t Tanks to be delivered over the course of a maximum of four months along with a further 240 L5/30 (Fiat 3000B).

Mobilized directly from Italy to the existing Forces in Albania are to be the existing 40 Ansaldo Carro da 9t's and two Mountain Divisions which were formerly stationed along the Yugoslav Border near Trieste, however are to be replaced by regular Infantry Divisions in the coming weeks. These short term movements shall bring the total number of Italian Troops in Albania to 110,000 with the limited mobilization in the two weeks ahead bringing it to a total of 260,000. 50,000 of the 200,000 men being raised are to be delegated as reserves in southern Italy pending movement to Albania to replace wounded or to serve as possible strategic reserves for naval invasions along the Greek coast pending a decimation of the Greek Fleet.

Italy, as a precaution has additionally ordered the standard formation of six additional (90,000) Mountain Divisions in the event that the war drags on much longer than is expected.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Amsterwald

Alaroth

Alzarikstan

Asharken

Astarina

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

The Confederate Prussian Empire

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Irelaand

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance / Provenancia

Nileia

Nonador

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Paseo

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

The Waste Land

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

Nonador, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Victoria Harbor, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Nileia, Mesuvia, Zabrowka, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands

[list]22 March 1929

[sub]The (P)rice of war[/sub][/list]

Ashoka, Central Siam, Sukhothai Kingdom of Siam

[sub]With notice of the imminent implementation of military conscription a temporary committee under the ministry of war would be formed and tasked with preparing every branch of the Siamese military for the influx of new recruits. A primary task would be the acquisition of uniforms for not just male conscripts but for female soldiers who are now allowed to volunteer for most non-combat roles in every branch of the military and select combat roles such as pilot roles in the Air Force and fire support roles in the Army. The first wave of female volunteers have been forced to wear the uniforms of their male counterparts until the committee could design and manufacture a separate uniform.[/sub]

[sub]To account for the increased need for quality cotton for the production of the needed uniforms the committee in conjunction with the Siamese Ministry of Commerce would make a deal with the British Colonial Office and the Indian Office to import large amounts of cotton from the British Colony of Sudan (Nileia) in exchange for discounted prices on Siamese rice exports to the British Raj (Nosautempopulus) in line with the monarchy’s heightened collaboratory attitude towards its former enemy in the British Empire (Canovia).[/sub]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Amsterwald

Anthlansm

Alaroth

Alzarikstan

Asharken

Astarina

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

The Confederate Prussian Empire

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance / Provenancia

Nileia

Nonador

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Paseo

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

The Waste Land

Yarosluv[/spoiler]

Paramountica, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Victoria Harbor, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands

AFFORDABLE WEAPONS MANUFACTURING DRAWS PALMERAN BUYERS

[list][sup]CLAWING TOWARDS INDUSTRIALIZATION

GREATER FINLAND—SPRING 1929[/sup][/list]

Just one month after the arrival of British advisors in Helsinki as a part of an eight-month government-sponsored program to counsel Finnish statesmen and manufacturers on industrialization, the first fruits of the collaboration were seen. A business plan drafted for SYA (Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunnan Asepaja, "Civil Guard Supreme Staff Gun Works"), an arms and ammunitions manufacturer at a small plant in Riihimäki, is expected to facilitate its reorganization into SAKO (Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy, "Civil Guard Gun and Machining Works Ltd") and dramatically expand the firm's industrial complex and range of products through a partnership with the Pohjola Bank. The projected decrease in the purchasing price of Finnish arms had, by chance, attracted the eyes of Palmeran emissaries by the end of February—the Palmeran Union, a sprawling South American nation of many millions, has lately sought affordable, reliable weapons to help cement its defensibility as a leading oil producer.

A deal sealed by the Finnish Foreign Ministry in March arranged for the duty-free export of Finnish firearms to Palmera so long as Palmeran oil exports to Finland—currently needed for Finland's aggressive industrialization—likewise remained unobstructed. A summit between SAKO leaders and Palmeran military officials held in Riihimäki crowned the deal, which is expected to give SAKO the demand it needs to fulfill its goals of expansion and Palmera the affordable weapons it needs to bolster its armed strength. With a combination of paid and volunteer labor expected to help retrofit an old timber warehouse in Riihimäki for a makeshift expansion of SAKO's factory, thousands of copies of the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 light machine gun and Mosin-Nagant Model 27 rifle are anticipated to ship for Palmera by the end of the year, with future models also on the table for export. It was a partnership of true mutual benefit and set Palmera and Finland on superb diplomatic terms.

[list][sup]EDIT: Diplomats paired the duty-free firearms-for-oil deal with a comprehensive naval deal the following month. It commissioned the construction of three Väinämöinen-class ships to be completed by 1932 as well as five Vetehinen-class submarines for completion in 1933. Finland's A-class torpedo boat, first built in the German Empire, was gifted as a part of the deal.[/sup][/list]

The Waste Land, Nonador, Paramountica, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands

[list][list][pre]| Treaty of Chișinău established - Заключен Кишиневский мирный договор |

| March - 1929 |

| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics x Kingdom of Dacia

- Союз Советских Социалистических Республик x Королевство Дакия |[/pre][/list][/list]

[list][list][Nation]Mesuvia[/nation][/list][/list]

[list][list][pre]| A agreement achieved - Достигнут мир |[/pre][/list][/list]

[sub]As threats of war were made against Dacia over actions in the south and growth of Soviet fear that Dacia would attempt Imperialist claims against them in the future if this action was not put into check. After a quickly ordered meeting by the Dacian government Soviet officials would secretly meet with them in the Moldova regional capital of Chișinău to discuss appeasement to the Soviets in exchange for a Non Aggression Pact with the Kingdom of Dacia. This would come with territorial changes in order to ensure Soviet defense in time of conflict. The Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army would be given orders to March into approved territory now under the jurisdiction of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Red army soldiers reported being met with mixed feelings as Workers and Peasants cheered for liberation from Monarchy and exploitation. Nationalists were reported to be seen attempting to protest the move, but no formal resistance was put against marching Red Army soldiers as they made their way to the new borders informing Dacian soldiers to follow the orders of their government and allow the Soviet administration to take hold. Soviet and Dacian governments have also agreed to begin cooperation in the research of tanks and aircraft for military purposes.[/sub]

[list][list][pre]| Territorial Changes - Территориальные изменения |[/pre][/list][/list]

[sub]The areas of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina would be put into Soviet administration for the creation of the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova while the the remaining parts of North Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina, and the Budzhak region will be transferred to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. The Soviet Administration would begin to look into people of interest who could lead to unrest in the newly acquired territories.[/sub]

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[nation]Adriatic Republic of Delos Santos[/nation]

[nation]Amsterwald[/nation]

[nation]Alzarikstan[/nation]

[nation]Bauscland[/nation]

[nation]Bayern Kahla[/nation]

[nation]Canovia[/nation]

[nation]Cascadla[/nation]

[nation]Central Turan[/nation]

[nation]Connomia[/nation]

[nation]Herringholm[/nation]

[nation]Jersey Republic[/nation]

[nation]Kewtpuff[/nation]

[nation]Kotakuan II[/nation]

[nation]Lemlar[/nation]

[nation]Mesuvia[/nation]

[nation]Metropolitan Francais[/nation]

[nation]New Provenance[/nation]

[nation]Nileia[/nation]

[nation]Nonador[/nation]

[nation]Nordover[/nation]

[nation]Nosautempopulus[/nation]

[nation]OsivoII[/nation]

[nation]Paramountica[/nation] / [nation]Israelli[/nation]

[nation]Philanialle[/nation]

[nation]Pontianus[/nation]

[nation]Ranponian[/nation]

[nation]Rutannia[/nation]

[nation]Saldat[/nation]

[nation]Somerania[/nation]

[nation]State Conglomerate[/nation]

[nation]The Confederate Prussian Empire[/nation]

[nation]The Galla[/nation]

[nation]The Waste Land[/nation]

[nation]Tkatsuki[/nation]

[nation]Vancouver Straits[/nation] / [nation]Peking Zhongguo[/nation]

[nation]Victoria Harbor[/nation]

[nation]Yarosluv[/nation]

[nation]Zabrowka[/nation][/spoiler]

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| IRANIAN SAGA - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 1 |

[sub]GOLESTAN PALACE[/sub]

| The Palace was bustling with life, as was Iran that was setting upon the new dawn of age. The Queen, Tadj ol-Molouk, was one that wasn't known for her kindness nor her correctness. Often described as brute, harsh and rude in private notes of diplomats and administration workers, it was nonetheless this woman that managed to claw her way into power. The trick, was now to remain in said power.

Rumbling down the corridors, with her adviser, Ahvani struggling to come along, Tadj would sigh deeply as her little son, the crown Prince, Mohammad was trying to catch up. Being a Queen and a mother must be hard, but is it impossible to combine? |

[list][ Mohammad, CROWN PRINCE ]: "Mommy! Mommy! Look! Look what I made!"[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Not now. Get back to your sisters."[/list]

[list][ Mohammad, CROWN PRINCE ]: "But mommy! Please! Look what I've learned!"[/list]

| Turning around, Tadj would almost scream at Mohammad. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "No! Get out of my sight! Now! Ahmara! Get him away right now!"[/list]

| The nanny would quickly come from the other room and take the screaming Mohammad away. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "I've never asked for children, and yet here they are! Speak, Ahvani!"[/list]

| Ahvani was a man of small stature, yet a man of a great mind. Coming from the aristocracy, Ahvani was a man that travelled. Now in his late 30s, Ahvani managed to live in the British Empire in London, in the French Republic in Paris, and managed to travel to New York in America and Berlin in the Weimar Republic. He was a liberal at heart, but more than just a liberal. He strongly believed that Iran needs to have a cultural and society reset in order to be preserved and in order to stand amongst the likes of France, Britain and America. During the years of Reza Shah, he became close friends with the Queen, writing her notes about his travels and now as she stands in power, he is her major adviser. |

[list][ Ahvani, MAJOR ADVISER ]: "Well! Your Majesty...the Prime Minister has just pushed for a new round of reforms in the Parliament. Reforms that are to make an increase in taxation but I believe we should do everything in our power to decrease taxation, in fact implement a new tax system."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Do you have such reform ready?"[/list]

[list][ Ahvani, MAJOR ADVISER ]: "Yes. Your Majesty. However I'm afraid the Prime Minister won't allow."[/list]

| Tadj would enter her grand dressing bedroom, with Ahvani swiftly making it through the closing doors. The aids were already helping the Queen get undressed behind a paper wall. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Nonsense. He passed my reform package, didn't he?"[/list]

[list][ Ahvani, MAJOR ADVISER ]: "Well, of course, Your Majesty. But that was a different circumstance. You two are in a...tensed situation...it would be very counter-productive of him to pass your next reforms."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Is that so? No! Not that one! I hate green, how many times must I say this you idiots?! Goodness!"[/list]

[list][ Ahvani, MAJOR ADVISER ]: "I think you should stop the reform from passing. The Parliament can't override your decision."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "I suppose so. But that's not enough. That only creates further tension and Teymourtash will find a way. He's a clever mind. I need to do more than that. In fact, it is election year, isn't?"[/list]

[list][ Ahvani, MAJOR ADVISER ]: "Campaign year, Your Majesty."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Same thing!"[/list]

[list][ Ahvani, MAJOR ADVISER ]: "Of course."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Well then! My popularity is growing amongst the people. Ouch! Can you be any bloody tougher with it, Miriyam! Anyway. Why don't I scare him a little? Surely there's a party that would love me to give them support, no?"[/list]

[list][ Ahavni, MAJOR ADVISER ]: "Well, the Women's Front would most likely like such support. But they don't have much electorate in the countryside. The socialists nor the communists will want your support...that leaves the fascist party."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Bingo! Ouch! For goodness sake, Miriyam! Just leave! I'll do it myself![/list]

| Miriyam leaves off in a hurry with her head down. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "The rise of fascism is everywhere, now of course we can't make this public but I'm sure that if word was to get to the Prime Minister, that I met with the Fascist leadership...my support can sway the elections. Yes?"[/list]

[list][ Ahvani, MAJOR ADVISER ]: "Yes, Your Majesty. The inside reports from within the country suggest that you're on a rise in popularity."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Organise a meeting with their leader. Now. If you do excuse me. I've got a ball to attend. The children in need cannot wait, nor can the French and British ambassadors."[/list]

| Coming out in a beautifully designed large purple gown, the Queen would place a slight smile on her face before leaving off as Ahvani would smirk leaving after her. |

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| [sub]PRIME MINISTER'S CAR, TEHRAN[/sub] |

| The new Adler Favorit was the new toy of Prime Minister Teymourtash. Known for his opulent lifestyle and desire for luxury which the Prime Minister never disguised despite his public appeal as a working class man. Teymourtash was an opportunists through and through. He was the glue that struck together nationalists and liberals in one party and managed to keep it together. If needed, he was the nationalistic leader the people needed or the liberal progressive mind of Iran when people desired it. Above all, he was a great political strategist that managed to outdo his previous leaders and get himself into the position of power and to win the 1926 elections with the highest number of seats in the history of the Parliament.

Sitting in the car with his wife, on their way to the ball, Teymourtash would rejoice about his recent press victory about Italy. |

[list][ Teymourtash, PRIME MINISTER ]: "A ball for the needy children, another pompous event. The government is doing enough to help them!"[/list]

[list][ Nahara, WIFE ]: "I'm not the press darling, you don't need to tell me."[/list]

[list][ Teymourtash, PRIME MINISTER ]: "She is starting to infuriate me. I speak English, French, Turkish, German, Russian! What does she know about diplomacy? She waves in Finland, bribes the press and everybody starts to think that she is the genius behind the diplomacy."[/list]

[list][ Nahara, WIFE ]: "Maybe you ought to do something grander than her."[/list]

[list][ Teymourtash, PRIME MINISTER ]: "The Italian deal. That showed her. She was furious, apparently."[/list]

[list][ Nahara, WIFE ]: "Darling, I am not an expert when it comes to this. But surely one victory doesn't lead to a win in the war. She is out to get you. You must be careful. You dealt with the British, the Italians...what about the French?"[/list]

[list][ Teymourtash, PRIME MINISTER ]: "Do you think?"[/list]

[list][ Nahara, WIFE ]: "And must she know about it? I'm sure the French republican President would rather speak to a democratically elected Prime Minister than a self-appointed Queen."[/list]

| Smiling at her, he would kiss her as she blushed. |

[list][ Teymourtash, PRIME MINISTER ]: "I love when you the Republican side of you shows. It's so...desirable..."[/list]

[list][ Nahara, WIFE ]: "Stop it...not now...we're here. Keep a close eye on who her advisers really are."[/list]

| Nodding, the two would put a smile on and in a flash of pictures would get out of the limousine as the Prime Minister waved at everyone as they made their way inside the Palace. |

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| [sub]AYROM'S MANSION, SOUTHERN TEHRAN[/sub] |

| Mohammad-Hosayn Ayrom's mansion adhered to the traditions and values of his family and his own believes. Playing a crucial yet silent role within the Queen's court and the life of Iran, Ayrom holds immense power. His forces allowed the Queen to remove direct opposition to her within the court and the family, and it is due to him that the Queen feels protected with her own life. But Ayrom, despite not showing his views publicly, has a leaning that many are yet to see. Sitting within the grand living room, across of him, was the leader of the Fascist party of Iran, Iranian Unity, Saedeh Jabol.

Finishing on his strong brandy, Ayrom would sigh deeply shaking his head. |

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "I don't know how to get to her. She's surrounded by those idiots, those capitalistic liberal swine, Jabol."[/list]

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "It takes time. She's just like her husband. Weak. Empowered only by the luxuries of her own creation, and men of constant yes. I'm afraid she is a lost case."[/list]

| Saedeh Jabol is deep into his 60s, the founder of the Iranian Unity, Jabol was once a prominent adviser and member to Reza Shah Pahlavi. Believing deeply in his coup, Jabol wanted Reza Shah to install a regime that would lead the country through military and might. However, it became clear after Reza Shah got into power that that wasn't going to be the case. In 1924, Jabol was placed under house arrest before being released in 1925. The same year he created Iranian Unity that in 1926 gained 4 seats in the Parliament. Inspired by Mussolini in Italy, Jabol saw Iran as the perfect place for a fascist regime. |

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "No please. She can be turned. She has that in her, that...power."[/list]

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "She's a woman, Ayrom. It's noble how you defend your family, but women cannot make strong leaders. Their compassion and empathy blinds them, and destroys the ability of theirs to see beyond that. No matter how strong she is, compassion will always win over ideals and morals within her."[/list]

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "Then what do we do? You can't march onto Tehran."[/list]

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "You lead the largest equipped force within Iran aside to the military, and you're telling me that you can't do anything?"[/list]

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "The Generals sworn their loyalty to her. A civil war could break out and---"[/list]

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "Oh you coward!"[/list]

| Jabol would get up frustrated at Ayrom. |

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "You call yourself one of us, but you're not! You're an aristocrat, and you're scared of the revolution that we need to bring upon this country! You promised me, that with Reza's death you'd be able to control her and install the regime we want! But it's failing us, you're failing us very quickly! We need to strike when the iron is hot, when she's not fully in her power and position. You're not even one of her advisers! How are we to get her to join our cause, Ayrom?! If you don't figure it out, we will take the matters in our hands. We won't survive this election! Not from what I know..."[/list]

| Jabol would take a seat again, defeated as Ayrom would look away. |

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "They're selling the country their capitalistic, free market liberal ideology and she is becoming their symbol...we are doomed and if we get out of the Parliament next year...we die...we won't get back in..."[/list]

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "There has to be a way! Surely, I can---"[/list]

| A knock on the door. Jabol's aid would come in, heading over a note. Jabol would read it slowly before smiling and looking up at Ayrom.[/list]

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "It seems there is a way. The Queen has invited me for an unofficial meeting in the Palace."[/list]

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "What...?"[/list]

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "Whatever the reason, that's our perfect moment. Be there, Ayrom. With us two, we could sell this to her...very well...very well..."[/list]

| Jabol would take a sip of his brandy as Ayrom would look at the note with disbelief in his eyes. |

| CUT TO |

[sub]| ROYAL BALL, GOLESTAN PALACE, TEHRAN |[/sub]

| Sitting at the grand tables, within the largest dining room of the Palace were guests of all sorts. European ambassadors, Iranian aristocrats, parliament and government members, members of the high elite, business owners and religious leaders. The Royal Ball for Needy Children is one that is aimed at raising funds for children in poverty all around Iran but is also made to make those that need to be seen, be seen. Sitting in the very middle of the tables, is the Queen, with Zoroastrian Dastur of Iran, Ashraf Hosseini sitting by her right side, with the French ambassador beside him, and on her left side the Prime Minister and the British ambassador beside him. Opposite the Queen, would be Duchess Turan.

Moving his head ever so slightly towards the Queen, as chatter and partying went on, the Dastur of Iran would giggle a little. |

[list][ Hosseini, DASTUR OF IRAN ]: "I must say that this beautifully done, Your Majesty."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Thank you, Dastur. It's a pleasure to host you here."[/list]

[list][ Hosseini, DASTUR OF IRAN ]: "I'm sure it is...more of a pleasure than hosting the likes of Ayatollah Pishavi I'd imagine..."[/list]

| The Queen would stop in her tracks. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "What is that supposed to mean?"[/list]

[list][ Hosseini, DASTUR OF IRAN ]: "Oh nothing, Your Highness. I was just remarking that I believe deep inside, that your actions are right."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "In regards to what?"[/list]

[list][ Hosseini, DASTUR OF IRAN ]: "The clergy. The Muslim clergy. Its imperative that such measures are done, in fact when I heard of the protests in Qom I wrote a note to Pashavi, begging him to stop."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "You did?"[/list]

[list][ Hosseini, DASTUR OF IRAN ]: "Oh yes. But...he didn't listen. He blew his chance as I'm sure you're in need of a religious adviser at your court."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Why would I be?"[/list]

[list][ Hosseini, DASTUR OF IRAN ]: "My child...I mean, Your Majesty. These days, a religious adviser is important, someone that can be the voice of faith within the country..."[/list]

| Chuckling to herself, the Queen would look at the Prime Minister for a moment before looking back at the Dastur. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "I suppose you're talking about yourself?"[/list]

[list][ Hosseini, DASTUR OF IRAN ]: "I would never be so impolitely blunt, Your Majesty. However...if you wish for such to occur, I'd be most honoured. Us Zoroastrians have to keep with one another, especially when there are powerful Muslims around..."[/list]

| The Dastur would turn his gaze at the Prime Minister, who in English would be having a conversation with the British ambassador. Turning her gaze at the Prime Minister for a moment, the Queen would squint her eyes with slight suspicion as the Dastur would smirk slightly taking a sip of his wine, before with a smile nodding at the French ambassador. |

[spoiler="You cannot lead without trusted advisers or faithful enemies..." - Queen Tadj ol-Molouk]

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New Provenance wrote:FOREIGN MINISTER ALEJANDRO LERROUX BASHES DANUBIAN ATTEMPTS TO RECLAIM THRACE, DEMANDS THAT SPAIN DEPLOY VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT ATHENS

Spain's Foreign Minister, the veteran hawkish diplomat Alejandro Lerroux, spoke before the University of Barcelona in a speech broadcasted through radio in which he bashed and criticized Danubian attempts to reclaim Thrace, condemning the 'barbaric and backward Danubians' and their 'useless attempt to reclaim territories justly taken away from them' for their participation in the Great War. Lerroux has been extremely vocal in his opposition towards the Italian and now Italian-Danubian invasion of Greece, the nation he called 'the stronghold of Mediterranean democracy', and has in recent days been stepping up his voicing of support for Spanish involvement in the conflict. During statements to journalists in Madrid, he criticized left-wing President Manuel Azana for his inaction and called for Spain to 'act on the behalf of democracy and of Greece'. He also allegedly instigated far-left demonstrations in Madrid and Barcelona from 11 March to 14 March, demanding that Spain act to 'stop the Fascist menace'.

During his speech at the University of Barcelona, Lerroux not only bashed and criticized Danubian force deployments, but for the first time publicly and openly demanded that Spain deploy volunteers, in the 'thousands and tens of thousands', to support the Greek government in Athens, led by Eleftherios Venizelos. The foreign minister's statements were met with extreme criticism and apprehension within the Spanish government and among the President and Prime Minister themselves, who said to Lerroux in private that 'we aren't starting a Second World War over Greece'. The Azana administration, of course with the exception of Lerroux, merely asserted that Spanish involvement would start an irreversible domino effect that would trigger the Second World War.

As of the current moment, Spaniards interviewed by news corporations have called Lerroux's 'radical left' remarks 'a joke' and something that couldn't possibly get past the left-wing unicameral Spanish Parliament, controlled by the left-wing Coalition for Solidarity (Cs). Prime Minister Niceto Alcala Zamora reported that the chances of Spanish intervention was 'astronomically low' and shrugged off the foreign minister's statements as 'mere propaganda'.

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King Carol II Publicly Bashes Spanish Foreign Minister’s Lack of Knowledge

Here is a transcript: “Following our mobilization on the Thracian border, the Spanish Foreign Minister, despite having no right to speak in our Balkan affairs, decided to bash our great civilization as a whole. Dacia as we all know, was one of the cradles of European civilization, but this dirty ****sucker wants to make fun of us and bash us. He even goes on to say that we justly lost Thrace in the Great War? At least learn history before you talk… Its kind of sad a modern nation like Spain has this clown for a government representative, and a government who appointed this moron in the first place…

The crowd below the balcony would laugh and cheer as he would go on. Maybe the playboy persona was wearing off?

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—Aba Women’s Riots

The “riots” or the war, led by women in the provinces of Calabar and Owerri in southeastern Nigeria in 1929, also call as the “Women’s War” . Thousands of Igbo women organized a massive revolt against the policies imposed by British colonial administrators in southeastern Nigeria

The roots of the riots evolved from January 1, 1914, when the first Nigerian colonial governor, Lord Lugard, instituted the system of indirect rule in Southern Nigeria. Under this plan British administrators would rule locally through “warrant chiefs,” essentially Igbo individuals appointed by the governor. Traditionally Igbo chiefs had been elected.

Within a few years the appointed warrant chiefs became increasingly oppressive. They seized property, imposed draconian local regulations, and began imprisoning anyone who openly criticized them. Although much of the anger was directed against the warrant chiefs, most Nigerians knew the source of their power, British colonial administrators. Colonial administrators added to the local sense of grievance when they announced plans to impose special taxes on the Igbo market women. These women were responsible for supplying the food to the growing urban populations in Calabar, Owerri, and other Nigerian cities. They feared the taxes would drive many of the market women out of business and seriously disrupt the supply of food and non-perishable goods available to the populace.

thousands of Igbo women congregated at the Native Administration centers in Calabar and Owerri as well as smaller towns to protest both the warrant chiefs and the taxes on the market women. Using the traditional practice of censoring men through all night song and dance ridicule (often called “sitting on a man”), the women chanted and danced, and in some locations forced warrant chiefs to resign their positions. The women also attacked European owned stores and Barclays Bank and broke into prisons and released prisoners. They also attacked Native Courts run by colonial officials, burning many of them to the ground. Colonial Police and troops were called in. They fired into the crowds that had gathered at Calabar and Owerri, killing more than 50 women and wounding over 50 others. During the two month “war” at least 25,000 Igbo women were involved in protests against British officials.

The Aba Women’s war prompted colonial authorities to drop their plans to impose a tax on the market women, and to curb the power of the warrant chiefs.

The Warrant chiefs sent a telegram to the British government begging on what to do in this situation

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Two things I can do. Go the horrible way and start shooting every protester I see or wait until January 1930 to abolish the Warrant Chieftains because it’s waaaaay too early for me to do anything as of now

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Wait until 1930 is much better @_@

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Tkatsuki wrote:Wait until 1930 is much better @_@

The empire strikes again ;<;

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Canovia wrote:Two things I can do. Go the horrible way and start shooting every protester I see or wait until January 1930 to abolish the Warrant Chieftains because it’s waaaaay too early for me to do anything as of now

Should the cost of rebellion really be that cheap?

March 20th 1929

Telegram from Taoiseach W. T. Cosgrave of Ireland to Prime Minister Teymourtash of Iran

W. T. COSGRAVE, Taoiseach"Greetings Prime Minister Teymourtash. The Kingdom of Ireland would like to establish diplomatic relations with the Iranian Empire such as establishing trades, oils and perhaps even an alliance between our two nations.

Regards,

Taoiseach W. T. Cosgrave"

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Canovia wrote:Two things I can do. Go the horrible way and start shooting every protester I see or wait until January 1930 to abolish the Warrant Chieftains because it’s waaaaay too early for me to do anything as of now
3rd option :

Shoot the protesters and then abolish the warrant chieftains.

Mesuvia wrote:Iranian-Irish Axis

We should probaly discuss repatriation of the Hungarians that got removed form Hungary when the borders where redrawn.

So our diplomatic relations can improve.

The Waste Land wrote:We should probaly discuss repatriation of the Hungarians that got removed form Hungary when the borders where redrawn.

So our diplomatic relations can improve.

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heres an ethnic map of the kingdom of Hungary, most people in Transylvania were already Romanian. There's a small patch of Hungarians in eastern Transylvania, and those are already adapted to the Dacian way of life, being surrounded by Romanians.

Mesuvia wrote:https://alchetron.com/cdn/kingdom-of-hungary-3e5d6a9d-17be-41bb-bb8e-9e87de3e38a-resize-750.jpeg

heres an ethnic map of the kingdom of Hungary, most people in Transylvania were already Romanian. There's a small patch of Hungarians in eastern Transylvania, and those are already adapted to the Dacian way of life, being surrounded by Romanians.

this is 1929. Not 2021. I just want the Hungarians to be relocated to Hungary. I don't really care about the land.

The Waste Land wrote:this is 1929. Not 2021. I just want the Hungarians to be relocated to Hungary. I don't really care about the land.

answer is no

Mesuvia wrote:answer is no

according to your map I have a large amount of Romanians that you don't seem to care about.

Burning Balkans

The Balkans is a very complex region where several countries compete for power. The war between Italy and Greece ended up bringing a certain imbalance of power in the region, with the Greeks focused on fighting in Macedonia, Dacian forces stalking the Thrace region, eager to recover territories lost in the ancient Balkan wars.

In the view of all members of the government, this imbalance in the balance of power could bring great harm to Yugoslavia, but while Prince Paul and members of the "Konspiracija" advocated a lighter and more diplomatic measure against Dacia, King Alexander and the Prime Minister Petar Živković talked about a firmer stance, unable to convince the king, the last would be the winner.

Therefore, King Alexander I ordered the mobilization of Yugoslav forces on the border with Dacia, in order to find a joint solution with the neighboring country regarding the Greek question. Around 40,000 Yugoslav military personnel including artillery and aircraft would be deployed to the region near the triple border, in order to start the fortification of defenses and trenches in the region.

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40,000 soldiers

Artillery

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

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Aircraft

50x Potez 25 fighters

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers

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Victoria Harbor

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The Waste Land wrote:according to your map I have a large amount of Romanians that you don't seem to care about.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Hungary_1941_ethnic.svg/1200px-Hungary_1941_ethnic.svg.png

not really no

[list][sup]KUOMINTANG CHINA / 中國國民黨

[/sup]

GREAT LOSS WILL BE PREVENTED WITH HUMANITARIAN FUNDS; PRESIDENT CHIANG KAI-SHEK URGES

人 道 主 義 基 金 將 防 止 巨 大 損 失; 蔡 英 文 總 統 敦 促

[sup]January 1929 | 1929 年 01 月 一 On the brink of starvation

[/sup]

[list][pre] 🇹🇼 🇹🇼 🇹🇼[/pre][sub]NANKING, KIANGSU PROVINCE, Peking Zhongguo | 南京市[/sub]

[sub]電報給位於美國紐約東四十二街的中國飢荒救助基金。 1926年至1928年北伐結束僅一年時間,國民革命軍和國民黨成功擊潰軍閥,開啟了南京十年。始於1927年北伐中途國民黨蔣介石從直隸軍閥孫傳芳手中奪取南京。至今,它的穩定性與過去十年相比,軍閥十年已大不相同。這是毫無保留的,但是您不必走遠到國民黨控制的省份之外,就可以看到整個中國尚未統一。

自從十個月前向同情民國困境的公民請求1000萬美元以來,中國飢荒救助基金迄今已籌集了超過34萬美元。每 12,000 名處於飢餓邊緣的中國人,這還不到 1 美元。慈善人士不願捐款的唯一原因是,雖然他們的錢今年可以挽救生命,但他們幾乎不能指望任何捐款總額,無論數額多大,都足以永久緩解中國的長期飢荒。這種考慮決定了美國紅十字會既不向中國運送食物也不向中國運送現金;但是,即使向該基金捐兩分錢的人也可能會因為知道他們正在將一碗米飯放入原本處於邊緣的中國民眾中而高興抵達。

[/sub]

[sup]“Funds must be raised and forwarded immediately, if great loss of life is to be prevented.”

“如果要防止大量人員傷亡,必須立即籌集資金並轉交。”

CHIANG KAI-SHEK (蔣介石), President of the Republic of China[/sup]

[sup]Cabled to the China Famine Relief Fund (中國飢荒救助基金) located at East 42nd street in New York, Paramountica. Only a year had passed since the end of the Northern Expedition that lasted from 1926 to 1928, the success of National Revolutionary Army (國民革命軍) and Kuomintang (國民黨) to rout warlord armies began the Nanking decade. It began when Nationalist Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek took Nanjing from Zhili clique warlord Sun Chuanfang halfway through the Northern Expedition in 1927. So far, its stability compared to the last decade, the warlord decade has been monumentally different. This is without reservation however you don’t have to travel far beyond KMT-controlled provinces to see that all of China has not been unified.[/sup]

[sup]China Famine Relief Fund (中國飢荒救助基金) so far has raised over $340,000 since requesting $10 million from citizens sympathetic to the plight of Republican China, ten months ago. That’s less then $1 for every 12,000 Chinese on the brink of starvation. The only reason why charitably inclined persons should hesitate to contribute to the fund is that, although their money will save lives this year, they can scarcely hope that any total of contributions, however large, will suffice to permanently relieve the perennial Chinese famine. Such considerations have determined the American Red Cross to send neither food nor cash to China; but persons who give even two cents to the fund may rejoice in the knowledge that they are putting a bowl-full of rice into otherwise brinkish Chinese populace as the Republic looks towards reunifying outer provinces of China and establish a stable government to regions beyond Nanking’s current reach.[/sup]

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[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

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Mesuvia wrote:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Hungary_1941_ethnic.svg/1200px-Hungary_1941_ethnic.svg.png

not really no

There are three counties in Romania that have a Hungarian majority

The rest have like a 20-40% minority

Somerania wrote:There are three counties in Romania that have a Hungarian majority

The rest have like a 20-40% minority

I am not going through this effort for 3 counties

[list]Saint Patrick's Day[/list]

[list]March 17, 1929[/list]

[list] Today is Ireland’s most important holiday of the year, Saint Patrick’s Day. Everyone in Ireland and the Irish in Diaspora is celebrating to honor the most beloved saint for all Irish, Saint Patrick. St. Patrick was a 5th-century missionary to Ireland who is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. By the end of the 7th century, he became a legendary figure and is considered a patron saint of Ireland. People everywhere are dressing up for the day by wearing green clothing with a small collection of Shamrock on top of the shirt where badges usually are worn. In every city, town, and village, people celebrate by holding a céilí (public gathering) where they play traditional Irish music, dance, drink whiskey, beer, or cider, eat special foods, and then hold a public parade.

In the capital city of Dublin, people gathered together to watch the parade and see marching bands, the military, fire brigades, cultural organizations, charitable organizations, voluntary associations, youth groups, fraternities, and finally, a royal procession with High King Patrick and his family who are also wearing green clothes with shamrocks on their chest. At the end of the parade, everyone, including the royal family and government officials, preceded to go to St Mary's Pro-Cathedral to attend mass for the feast of Saint Patrick. When the service is over, everyone goes home and celebrates their friends and family. At the end of the day, the people go outside and watch fireworks being shot up in the sky for an hour.

With that, Saint Patrick’s Day ended, and people will have to wait to celebrate their beloved saint again next year.[/list]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]As long as the spirit of Saint Patrick lives on so will the spirit of the Irish people[/sub]]

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[list][list]THE RECLAMATION OF THRACE[/list][/list]

[list]| BUCHAREST — The Gamble Pays Off

They thought he was crazy. On the verge of being deposed by his own family, for the cession of Bessarabia, the diplomats had saved him. News had come in, Greek leader Venizelos had agreed to Dacian terms of neutrality. Thrace had come home.

The following terms were agreed upon between the two parties:

1. No further military encounters or battles would happen between the two nations.

2. Greek infrastructure and the Greek peoples would remain unharmed.

3. Plans would be drawn for some degree of regional autonomy, and mandatory representation in parliament for ethnic Greeks.

4. Dacia would offer duty free grain and oil trade to Greek buyers.

5. Greek commerce vessels would have free access to Dacian ports in Thrace.

6. One minesweeper would be transferred from Dacia to Thrace.

7. 10 million USD would be transferred to the Greek government.

8. The territories of East Macedonia & Thrace, Central Macedonia, and Mount Athos would be transferred to Dacia.

In the city of Solun, formerly Thessaloniki, King Carol II would make his first appearance with a brief speech. He would go on to thank the Greek government for their cooperation, the army for their due diligence, and so on. He would also discuss plans for a new city square named Kolev Square with the local inhabitants to gain some legitimacy, named after arguably the greatest Dacian general of all time, Ivan Kolev.

All around the country, people would cheer as they heard the news. No longer would the Soviets threaten their peace, and the long lost Thrace had returned home. However, critics still remained, stating that Carol had merely sacrificed a more impactful land of Moldova for a fringe land like Thrace. But most considered it a necessary sacrifice, to guarantee a bright and radiantfuture for the country.|[/list]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]We Stand[/sub]]

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TENSIONS TURN TO BLOODSHED

Eastern Galicia, Kingdom of Poland

April 12, 1929

| The fulfilled dream of a bigger Poland, following Poland's victorious wars with the Soviet Union and fledgling republics to the east, had come with drawbacks. As Poland expanded east it took in more minorities, with only two-thirds of the population now belonging to the Polish ethnic majority. The Kingdom was similarly divided along religious lines, with a significant Orthodox population in the east, and only two-thirds of the nation following the Catholic faith. The biggest ethnic minority population by far were the Ukrainians - in a country of around 31 million people, more than 5 million were ethnically Ukrainian. In February 1921, almost two years after the conclusion of the Polish-Ukrainian War, the League of Nations declared that Poland did not own Eastern Galicia, where most Ukrainians live in the Kingdom of Poland, but was simply an occupying force. This stance was altered in March 1923 following extensive negotiations - the League was promised that Poland would honour the ethnographic conditions of the region and give autonomy to its people. Thus, the region was finally internationally recognised as part of Poland. However, Poland never granted Eastern Galicia autonomy as it had promised. |

| Instead, the Ukrainians, like other ethnic minorities across Poland, were subjected to Polonisation - Polish was made mandatory in all schools, and non-Polish languages were banned in state institutions. Politically, the Ukrainians had been represented mainly by the Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance (UNDO), a broadly right-wing party which placed the wellbeing of the Ukrainian people in Poland at the top of its agenda. It advocated for the end of Polonisation and campaigned for the civil rights of ethnic Ukrainians - however, it had never been in a governing coalition, and was mostly ignored by the governing parties. |

| Political power had become increasingly concentrated over the years - the 1926 coup had put Józef Piłsudski's Sanation regime in power, and while elections were still held, many Poles doubted their legitimacy, and the governance of the nation was essentially dictated by the First Marshal. Compared to Piłsudski, King Adam enjoyed relative popularity among the minorities, welcoming delegations from the Ukrainian, Jewish and Belarusian communities to the Royal Castle in Warsaw and promising to voice their concerns. To his credit, the King had spoken with political leaders, including Piłsudski, about the plight of the minorities - but like the minorities themselves, he was ignored, even more so since 1926 as Piłsudski increasingly encroached on the King's authority. |

| After a decade of trying to negotiate more rights for Ukrainians in Poland, many had become frustrated by the lack of results. This sense of frustration, and hatred against the Poles for imposing their culture and language, birthed the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), a fascist, anti-Polish and antisemitic collective of Ukrainian nationalist movements. On April 12, the OUN made its presence known in a terrorist attack in the city of Stanisławów - two coordinated explosions occurred at a police station and a state school, killing 25 people and injuring dozens more. A few minutes later, gunmen wearing armbands of red and black - the colours of the OUN - opened fire on civilians in the town centre. Police quickly responded, engaging and killing the terrorists within 10 minutes, but as the chaos came to an end, a total of 37 dead were counted. |

| The Sanation regime responded by putting not just Stanisławów under martial law, but the entirety of Stanisławów Voivodeship, with the Polish Army called in to maintain order and compliance. Rumours circulating throughout Warsaw are that First Marshal Piłsudski was quickly summoned to the Royal Castle, though what words were exchanged between Piłsudski and the King, and what tone they were exchanged in, is unknown. |

[spoiler="Adam, I will not negotiate with terrorists."

"Well, clearly you will not negotiate with minority politicians either!"

- Alleged discussion between the First Marshal and the King]

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THE SPANISH COLONIAL ASSOCIATION: LEADING THE CHARGE TO IMPLEMENT HUMANE AND ETHICAL COLONIAL GOVERNANCE OF SPAIN'S COLONIES

With the endorsement of President Manuel Azana and Guillermo de la Pena Cusi, the Governor-General of Spanish Sahara, Spain's largest overseas possession, the radical Alejandro Lerroux took on the mantle of the Director of the new Spanish Colonial Association, a government-owned agency dedicated to leading the charge to implement a humane and ethical colonial governance of Spain's colonies, similar to the Dutch Ethical Policy. The Spanish Colonial Association, or Asociación Colonial Española (ACE), was formed through the passage of the Resolution on Spanish Colonial Political Reform, passed by the unicameral Spanish Parliament on 19 April 1929. The resolution condemned the 'atrocious' corruption, poverty and discrimination plaguing Spain's colonies, and formed the government-owned Asociación Colonial Española to lead the charge to reform the colonial governance system to 'create an autonomous all-inclusive system of governance that shall allow the continuation of Spanish governance in close cooperation with a new local administrative body'.

The Spanish Sahara, south of Morocco and bordered to the west by the North Atlantic, will be the first colonial territory of the Second Spanish Republic to receive representatives, or Associates, of the Asociación Colonial Española to begin the reform process. Many Spanish settlers in the colony and Spanish Guinea have opposed the resolution and the new Spanish Colonial Association, claiming that it would destabilize the status quo and lead to rebellions and infighting that will eventually lead to Spain losing her remaining overseas possessions, which would damage national prestige so much that the government would most likely collapse completely.

The Association's vision is to create a new system of governance based of off Britain's dominion system, to allow for Spain's colonies to essentially run themselves while also being under the watchful and protective eye and rule of the Spanish government in Madrid. The association aims to lay out a 'Four Year Plan' to transition the colonies from a system of governance led by a Spanish Governor-General to a system of governance led by a Colonial Governor, who serves as the leader of a National Assembly, which will pass laws independently of the Spanish Republic. With the implementation of this new system Spain's laws will no longer apply in the colonies, hence the need for a National Assembly. Should 80% of the Spanish Parliament vote to do so, Spain may overturn the ruling of a colony's National Assembly as long as the Parliament can provide substantial evidence claiming the proposal in question was or is unconstitutional.

The first Director of the Asociación Colonial Española, Foreign Minister Alejandro Lerroux, will be running the Association while maintaining his job as the Spanish Foreign Minister. Lerroux is an adamant supporter of the implementation of an ethical, humane and all-inclusive autonomous colonial government to not only create a better life for the locals but also to extend Spain's rule over the colonies by years or even decades by delaying the possibility of unrest or insurrection in the Spain's overseas possessions.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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[list]1929년 4월 23일|1929 April 23

[list]

[sup]상하이[/sup]

Changchun | Republic of China[list]

[sup]A Shipment Arrives[/sup][/list]

| [sub]The clouds would still be lifting as the trucks arrived in Changchun, the city was still and only a few people wandered the streets. The city had become quite the hub for the Korean Liberation Army, although closely aligned to the Republic of China, the forces name implied it's true purpose. General Kim Won-bong was stood in the road inspecting the trucks that had just arrived, cigar in his mouth has he looked over the crude invoice.[/sub] |[list]

[sub]General Ji Cheong-cheon: "I assume all the Mausers are there?"[/sub]

[sub]General Kim Won-bong: "All fifteen thousand, for the front lines. Obviously keep your forces well stocked too."[/sub]

[sub]Ji Cheong-cheon: "Mhm. I'm planning a move on some of the Japanese supply lines, crossing over the border is easy at the moment, just demoralise them somewhat."[/sub][/list]

| [sub]Kim would nod as he handed the paper work back to the lead driver before tapping on the truck for them to move into the compound. The weapons would be divided up and supplied to the different guerrilla groups and partasans to fight skirmishes with the Japanese. A bulk of the weapons would be held back for use in the reorganisation of the KLA.[/sub] |[list]

[sub]Kim Won-bong: "Prince Imperial Uihwa still wants to press on with the re-organisation. He says we need to be prepared as a somewhat organised fighting force."[/sub][/list]

| [sub]General Ji Cheong-cheon would snort as he stamped on his cigarette shaking his head.[/sub] |[list]

[sub]Ji Cheong-cheon: "Still can't believe you call yourself a socialist and then address someone as a royal, the reorganisation won't work, at least five percent of the force is made up of under sixteens. Another five percent are over the age of sixty."[/sub]

[sub]Kim Won-bong: "I can be a socialist and still respect someones rank, surely as a military man you'd appreciate that. He fights on the same side as me, I have no reason to quarrel with him. The re-organisation into a proper army can work, and will work if people just get on board with it. I have several thirteen year olds in my unit, and they're as good as any other of my men, we're not in a position to be fussy."[/sub][/list]

| [sub]Ji would shake his head lighting up another cigarette as he walked away waving off Kim's comments, Kim would shrug walking off back into the compound with his cigar sitting in his mouth. Although presented as a united front, the growing number of ideologies and factions within the Independence movement had made it more difficult, Kim was hoping as a socialist to hold the left-leaning faction in alliance with the KPG, but some deemed him an ideological traitor. The communists led by Kim Il-sung had refused to get behind the KPG and instead prefered setting up their own committee. Even if the war with Japan was won, the war with itself wasn't too far away.[/sub] |

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Kotakuan Ii wrote:| [sub]The King took a more formal and relaxed form of mannerisms, noticing the Queens lack of reciprocation of a smile. [/sub] |

[List] FUAD, KING OF EGYPT: [sub] “I think the British are a necessary evil for Egypt at the moment, they are one of the nations we have closest links to therefore we trade and exchange numerous different facets of services and is essential to remain friendly. However, certain politicians in our nation would have us completely cut ties - in favour of either Italy or even an isolationist approach. If I am to be completely honest with you, it is with states like yours that I wish to see Egypt partner with in the future - as well as other Middle Eastern countries. I think it is grand that you see a future of growth and opportunity together for nations like ours”.[/sub] [/list]

[list][ Queen of Iran, TADJ OL-MOLOUK ]: "Indeed, I believe that cooperation between Iran and Egypt is one that is very important for the foundation of a new Middle East that is arising on our eyes."

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Tik Tak: The Ring of the Clock

After the news of the Dacian occupation of Thracia, a flame has sparked in the eyes of King Alexander, now none of his advisors could stop him from doing worse things. He ordered a further mobilization of Yugoslav forces in the borders with Dacia, more 40,000 soldiers including artillery pieces and even tanks, he even has summoned the mobilization of 30,000 volunters from the Yugoslav reserves.

[spoiler=Yugoslav forces]

Morava region - 40,000 soldiers

Artillery and vehicles

20x Renault FT M26/27 light tanks

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

20x 10 cm houfnice vz. 28

2x Skoda 220 mm howitzer

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

10x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aircraft

79x Dewoitine D.1

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers

10x Fizir F1V reconnaissance

Vardar region - 40,000 soldiers

Artillery

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

50x Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR

4x Skoda 220 mm howitzer

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

10x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aircraft

50x Potez 25 fighters

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers

6x Fizir F1V reconnaissance[/spoiler]

The King has sent an ultimatum to Dacia, negotiate with Yugoslavia the Thracian question or face the consequences.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Pontianus wrote:Tik Tak: The Ring of the Clock

After the news of the Dacian occupation of Thracia, a flame has sparked in the eyes of King Alexander, now none of his advisors could stop him from doing worse things. He ordered a further mobilization of Yugoslav forces in the borders with Dacia, more 40,000 soldiers including artillery pieces and even tanks, he even has summoned the mobilization of 30,000 volunters from the Yugoslav reserves.

[spoiler=Yugoslav forces]

Morava region - 40,000 soldiers

Artillery and vehicles

20x Renault FT M26/27 light tanks

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

20x 10 cm houfnice vz. 28

2x Skoda 220 mm howitzer

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

10x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aircraft

79x Dewoitine D.1

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers

10x Fizir F1V reconnaissance

Vardar region - 40,000 soldiers

Artillery

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

50x Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR

4x Skoda 220 mm howitzer

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

10x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aircraft

50x Potez 25 fighters

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers

6x Fizir F1V reconnaissance[/spoiler]

The King has sent an ultimatum to Dacia, negotiate with Yugoslavia the Thracian question or face the consequences.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

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Vancouver[/I] Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

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Zabrowka[/spoiler]

Response

Alarmed by this rapid mobilization, King Carol II would order 150,000 active duty men to be deployed on the Yugoslavian border, with 40,000 more men coming from the reserves.

The Mountaineer Army Corps would be ordered to guard the Bulgarian border which was mostly mountains, along with a few infantry divisions, in total numbering 65k men on the Bulgarian border. The equipment used on this border would include 200x Krupp 7.5 Model 1904 artillery, 50x Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR, 10x Skoda Model 1928 gun, 50x Hotchkiss machine gun, and 70x Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 artillery. Aircraft deployed to airbases near this border are 10x Airco DH.9 bomber, 50x Potez 25, 30x Blériot-SPAD S.61, and 60x Bréguet 19 light bomber/recon.

On the Romanian border, the rest of the 150k men would be deployed, numbering 85k men. 30x Renault Ft Tanks would be deployed, along with the following equipment being used: 200x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903, 90x Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 artillery, and 10x Skoda Model 1928 Gun. Airplanes deployed to airbases on this border are: 70x Bréguet 19 light bomber/recon, 50x Dewoitine D.27, 50x Blériot-SPAD S.61, and 80x Potez 25.

However, King Carol II would agree to begin negotiations with Yugoslavia over the "Thracian Question", but he states that these deployments are neccessary to guarantee the deterring of any sneaky military attacks the Yugoslav Army may do. He invites the Yugoslav King Alexander to Bucharest in order to discuss this.

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| IRANIAN SAGA - SEASON 1 - EPISODE 2 |

[sub]Tadj ol-Molouk Private Residence[/sub]

| The private residence of Queen Tadj ol-Molouk lay deep north near the Caspian Sea. During the 1920s, the Queen often resided in the residence as a way to escape the eyes and ears of Tehran, which constantly watched her. Despite it being her own private home, it was the only place which the press nor the world had an idea about, the only place where she could meet the leader of the fascists. Tadj knew the consequences that could come upon her and Iran if anyone was to find out publicly that she had met with the leader of the Fascists. The meeting had one prime goal for her, to scare the Prime Minister during the campaign year that was about to start officially.

With the aids leaving the balcony that with it's view on the garden was a visual paradise, announced the arrival of Saedeh Jabol, the leader of the Fascist Party. Standing in her long black dress, with her adviser Ahvani standing by, the Queen would take a seat. Sighing deeply, she would raise her head upwards to the opening door, only to be revealed at her cousin Ayrom coming in. Ahavni, with a displeased expression looked towards the Queen. |

[list][ Ahvani, MAJOR ADVISER ]: "What are you doing here, sir?"[/list]

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "My dear cousin, I had to come when I found out."[/list]

[list][ Ahvani, MAJOR ADVISER ]: "Sir---"[/list]

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "Silence! Did I speak to you? Do you bark at every guest the Queen has?"[/list]

| Looking at one another with growing anger, the Queen would suddenly would break them apart with a gesture of hand. Suddenly, Jabol would enter. Wearing his black hat, and his suit, he would gather their attention as he bowed at the Queen. |

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "Your Majesty. It's an honour. I once again wish to give my condolences about your husband. Reza Shah was a man of---"[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Of great success, great honour and standards above the rest. I know. Please, do take a seat."[/list]

| Surprised by her demanour, Jabol would take a seat slightly looking at Ayrom which caught Ahvani's attention. |

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "When I gained the invitation for this meeting---"[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "You were honoured and delighted to have the ability to be in my presence, the presence of the Queen, the widow of Reza Shah Pahlavi, the great reformer of Persia and father of Iran. Correct?"[/list]

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "I beg you pardon, Your Majesty?"[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "I hear the same old poem for the last few months, and I am frankly getting tired of it!"[/list]

| Jabol would look at Ayrom for support, as he turned back to the Queen with a slight confused smile. |

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "I'm sure Mr Jabol has a lot to say. If you only give him a chance, Your Majesty. He can truly change your visions, your idea of the world. He's a great speaker."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Well let him do it! Instead of butting in. In fact both of you get out. Ahvani and Ayrom, wait outside."[/list]

| Looking at each other with a dose of shock, the two men would nod and bow before leaving. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Well, Mr Jabol. The floor is yours. Tell me, what makes fascism so much better than communism."[/list]

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "Everything, Your Majesty. Communism is based on principles of destruction, our ideology is based upon the ideals of unity, strength and nationalism. Pride in who we are, a pride in our military that will take might! We stand upon the principles of strength for the country, through us. We lead our country into greatness, into---"[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Who is we? Who is that? The communists would love to see me dead...what guarantee is there that I won't stand in your way...or should I say, their way?"[/list]

| Jabol would look at her dumfounded, searching for words, for an answer and not realising that the Queen was not listening to him...she was playing chess with him. |

[sub]CUT TO OUTSIDE THE DOOR[/sub]

| Standing in silence, Ahvani and Ayrom would look at each other with disgust. Two opposing ideals, outside the Queen's door were almost theatrical and symbolical. Freedom and Liberalism standing face to face with Fascism and Totalitarianism. Sighing deeply, Ayrom would look away for a moment. |

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "It still baffles me why she keeps you around. A man like you."[/list]

[list][ Ahvani, MAJOR ADVISER ]: "I have visions for this country. Grander and stronger than the quick and easy solutions you have. I see right through you, sir. I know exactly who and what you support. Tehran has ears, Sir Ayrom."[/list]

| It became clear to Ayrom that Ahvani sussed him out. With his eyes flaring up, Ayrom would chuckle to himself. |

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "Well, well. Who would of thought. What I want this country to be is pure of likes of you. In every sense of that word. Liberal, capitalistic, foreign-loving...and a Dress Maker...Tehran has eyes."[/list]

| Ahvani would stare at him in horror. His breathing becoming stronger, he knew that Ayrom knew. A dress maker can mean only one thing in Iran...a homosexual. Finding his way back into the situation, Ahavni wanted to test if Ayrom actually knew or just suspected. |

[list][ Ahavni, MAJOR ADVISER ]: "Why don't you snitch me to the Queen then? What's stopping you?"[/list]

| Smirking, Ayrom would make his way towards Ahvani. |

[sub]CUT TO THE BALCONY[/sub]

| The Queen would move her eyes slowly as Jabol finished his introduction to fascism. Sighing deeply, the Queen would tap her fingers. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "You still haven't answered my question, Mr Jabol. If the leader is so important in a fascist regime, who will it be? Me? You?"[/list]

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "Well of course you, Your Majesty!"[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "A woman leading a regime based on the principle of masculine strength and capability? Wouldn't that be contradictive?"[/list]

| Jabol would hesitate to speak further, the Queen noticing the opportunity to end him and the conversation. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "And if that's the case, then I would be removed which answers my question, indeed it does Mr Jabol. Thank you, anyway for coming. I think I've learnt enough."[/list]

[list][ Jabol, FASCIST LEADER ]: "But Your Majesty, I'm sure you---"[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Thank you, Mr Jabol. You may go."

| With growing frustration, Jabol would get up and bow before making his way to the door.[/list]

| [sub]CUT TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR[/sub] |

| With Ahvani standing against the wall, and Ayrom over him the situation would get dangerous.[/list] |

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "I'll get you myself...without the need for the Queen, in that you have my word...dress maker..."[/list]

| Suddenly Jabol would come out with Ayrom turning towards him. Filled with anger, Jabol would only glare at him before rushing off. Ayrom would rush inside with Ahvani following. |

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "What did you say to him?!"[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "It's private for a reason."[/list]

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "For goodness sake, Tadj!"[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Your Majesty! Must I remind you that I'm the Queen?!"[/list]

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "Must I remind you thanks to who you're the Queen?!"[/list]

| Looking at him in shock, the Queen would back down slightly. |

[list][ Ayrom, HEAD OF POLICE ]: "Don't forget it. Don't. For your own sake."[/list]

| Ayrom would rush out. Ahvani would look at the Queen, who with slight break of character on her face would compose herself. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Make sure Teymourtash knows about this meeting and make sure I don't need to make another one like this. I cannot stand boring individuals."[/list]

| Nodding, Ahvani would rush off. Tadj would however, tense up slightly thinking about Ayrom's words. |

| CUT TO |

| [sub]TEHRAN ELITE STATE PRISON, SOUTHERN TEHRAN[/sub] |

| Sitting within the comfortable cell, reading the Quran is Ayatollah Aboutaleb Pishavi. Deep into his 50s, Pishavi was born into a wealthy Shia family in 1871. Pishavi was always politically active in Iran. During the Qajars, he fought for help for the needy and poor in rural areas of the country. During the constitutional revolution, he created his own party which was then disbanded and banned by Reza Shah a few years later. Soon after Reza Shah became the Shah, he began his opposition to him after cultural and traditional values were being changed, when the veil got banned and when the clergy felt attacked. Now, he fights against the Queen who he sees as a bigger threat than Reza Shah, an enemy of harsh conditions.

The guards would open the cell to the surprise of the Ayatollah who noticed the figure of a woman. With a headscarf on, she nodded slightly as the Ayatollah gestured her to sit. |

[list][ Pishavi, AYATOLLAH ]: "How may I help you, Mrs?"[/list]

[list][ Turan, DUCHESS ]: "I'm sure you can. But I'm sure I can help you too."[/list]

| Looking up at him, the woman revealed herself as Duchess Turan. The former wife of Reza Shah Pahlavi, Duchess Turan Amirsoleimani came from the royalty. Her father being the first cousin to the past Shah of Iran, from the Qajars, Turan was a powerful figure with contacts all around the country. Bitten out of the family by Tadj ol-Molouk in 1923, Turan always felt bitter towards the Shah and the Queen. However, she managed to live comfortably and in high estate until this year, when the Queen removed her and her son, Prince Gholam, from the estate and from the inner family circle. But Duchess Turan was a hard nut in the family, tough to remove and tough to forget. A woman of high bitterness and petiness, Turan is ready for sacrifice.

Smiling slightly at the Ayatollah, she would sit back slightly. |

[list][ Turan, DUCHESS ]: "I am in deep shock at the treatment the Muslims of this country are suffering. You on the forefront of it."[/list]

[list][ Pishavi, AYATOLLAH ]: "You're a Muslim?"[/list]

[list][ Turan, DUCHESS ]: "A Shia, at that. I know that my past speaks for us all, but my past was filled with mistakes. I want to repair it."[/list]

[list][ Pishavi, AYATOLLAH ]: "You're the wife of Reza Shah..."[/list]

[list][ Turan, DUCHESS ]: "Ex-wife...but that is why I wish to repent, in a way. I want to repair the damage I might have done for this community, for our community. That woman that sits upon that throne, I know her very well. She's a woman of loose morals, surrounded by those that see our traditions and values as nothing more but words on paper."[/list]

[list][ Pishavi, AYATOLLAH ]: "I appreciate your willigness, but this is not a game a woman should play."[/list]

| Looking at him for a moment she would get up. |

[list][ Turan, DUCHESS ]: "You're free to go. They won't stop you after I leave."[/list]

| Looking at her with confusion and shock, he would get up. |

[list][ Pishavi, AYATOLLAH ]: "How is that possible?"[/list]

[list][ Turan, DUCHESS ]: "Your Holiness, in war it doesn't matter whether the ally of yours wears a dress or not. What matters is their status of power."[/list]

| Smiling at him, Turan would leave off. The guards would leave the cell doors open as the Ayatollah would look at Turan leaving with a sense of shock and amazement. |

| CUT TO |

| [sub]GOLESTAN PALACE, TEHRAN[/sub] |

| Sitting in the cabinet by himself, Prime Minister Teymourtash was furious. Word quickly got to him about the meeting that the Queen had with Jabol, just as she planned. Sitting in his foreign imported suit of high class, with a cigar in his mouth, Teymourtash was trying to keep himself together. The campaign year is officially about to start and the Queen showing support, be it unofficial or official to any political part can result in extreme consequences.

Suddenly, the doors opened and the Queen with a slow manner to herself walked in. The Prime Minister quickly got up and bowing would notice the Queen gesturing him to take a seat. |

[list][ Teymourtash, PRIME MINISTER ]: "Your Majesty."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Please, speak. I imagine there is a lot you'd like to say."[/list]

[list][ Teymourtash, PRIME MINISTER ]: "Yes. Meeting with a leader of a political party, in private, what's more with a fascist political leader is highly inappropriate. It strikes the delicate nerve between monarchy and politics. It sets a bad idea. What's worse, is that the leader is a fascist."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Just like Mussolini. I'd imagine. However, that did not stop you from negotiating with him. Despite his political ideologies."[/list]

[list][ Teymourtash, PRIME MINISTER ]: "That's diplomacy, Your Majesty. Something that is vital for the survival and flourish of Iran."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "So is the Queen of Iran knowing the political ideologies that are supported by her people. Mr Teymourtash. You're not here because you don't like fascism. You're here because the campaign year is about to start."[/list]

| Looking at her, Teymourtash would shake his head in disbelief. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "I understand your concern. You don't want me to get involved, show support. You want a clean win for your party. A clean way to remain in power. I offer you the chance to stay in that power."[/list]

[list][ Teymourtash, PRIME MINISTER ]: "What?"[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "I'll stay out of this election year, and in return you will pass whatever I need to be passed in this Parliament."[/list]

| Looking at her for a moment, Teymourtash would shake his head with a slight smile. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "I'm not a tactian nor a great political mind, but I think my offer is fair."[/list]

[list][ Teymourtash, PRIME MINISTER ]: "And if not? What then? You support the fascists? Your Majesty."[/list]

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "We, support fascists. I'm the Queen of Iran, and who is officially my biggest adviser? The Prime Minister. The man that signed a deal with the fascist Mussolini. I, myself, got a deal with the democratic British and Finnish and I'm about to embark on having very lucrative deals with the Egyptians. Prime Minister. My offer is fair. Simple. Easy. All I need is four major acts to be passed, and you won't see a sight of me in your campaign."[/list]

| Looking at her for a moment, Teymourtash would sigh deeply before nodding slightly. |

[list][ Teymourtash, PRIME MINISTER ]: "I see how far I can push them through."[/list]

| Nodding, the Queen would stand up. |

[list][ Tadj ol-Molouk, QUEEN ]: "Very well, Prime Minister. Now if you excuse me, I've got another meeting to attend to."[/list]

| Standing up, he would bow to her as she left. Standing by himself, he would smirk slightly. |

[list][ Teymourtash, PRIME MINISTER ]: "Once I win this election...your days are over, Queen Tadj ol-Molouk."[/list]

| Putting his cigar out, he would leave off as the smoke from the cigar continued to go up into the air of the Queen's cabinet, with the portrait of the Queen on the wall catching our attention. |

[spoiler="In order to be perceived as strong you must act it, in order to be percieved as good, you must act it but in order to be perceived as smart, you must be it." - Prime Minister, Teymourtash]

Amsterwald

Alaroth

Alzarikstan

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Astarina

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

The Confederate Prussian Empire

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Irelaand

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Nileia

Nonador

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Ranponian

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Saldat

Somerania

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

The Waste Land

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

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An Agreement of Kings

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia announced recently an agreement with the Kingdom of Italy for the aquisition of 200 Fiat 3000 tanks and 200 Fiat CR.20 biplanes.Those equipments would be some of the most modern under operation of the Royal Yugoslav Armed Forces, most of the equipment would be paid with the shipping of Yugoslav coal and iron for Italy. Along the military deal between Yugoslavia and Italy, both Kings also signed a Treaty of Guarantees, which both countries agrees to not interfere in others affairs and keep neutrality in conflicts they are involved.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

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Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

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Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

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Kewtpuff

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Lemlar

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Metropolitan Francais

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Philanialle

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Rutannia

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The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

The Waste Land

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

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FRENCH, BRITISH, AND AMERICAN UNITS HOSTED FOR ANNUAL WAR GAMES

[list][sup]FINLAND: THE SENTRY IN THE NORTH

GREATER FINLAND—SPRING-SUMMER 1929[/sup][/list]

Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, the grand general of Greater Finland's Armed Forces and the Chairman of Finland's Defense Council, organized a truly spectacular season of war games to take place in the forests of central Finland in the spring and summer of 1929. Military units and officials from France, the United Kingdom, and the United States were invited to participate in exercises and competitions in rugged Finland. The games are meant to demonstrate the modernizing, improving Greater Finnish Armed Forces—increasingly integrated and well-ordered—and will be held at the top of an increasingly embattled continent, with Southern European armies constantly on the move. As conflict and militarization spread across Europe, Mannerheim's games truly evidenced the constant compromise by the social-democratic government of its love of peace and cooperation in Europe and popular demand for militarization to prevent expansion into Finland. The government has espoused a policy of peace even with the neighboring Soviet Union—with rumors suggesting the Finnish Foreign Ministry's wishes to seek a non-aggression pact with them—but the rise of reactionary violence in Europe was pointing towards a more violent decade to come.

Beginning in May, the games will be a show of Finland's martial discipline and international connections. Of particular note is the attendance of General Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, a guest sent from France to oversee French soldiers and the mastermind of the Great War's Macedonian campaign. France, which supplied many of the tanks and planes currently in Finnish service, was labeled in a speech by President Väinö Tanner the "anchor of continental Europe" and a vital ally of the Greater Finnish Republic. The units of the United Kingdom, representing a pivotal friend of Finland that lately entered a deal to aid Finnish industrialization, have already been well-received among the Finns. Those of the United States—a long-time economic partner of Finland from whom the Armed Forces have purchased their chief pistol, the M1911—saw a warm welcome as well under the legendary General of the Armies John J. Pershing. The units will remain in Finland for a few months, where they will adapt to the Finnish landscape, perform various drills, demonstrate and share strategic training with the help of Finland's Taistelukoulu military school, and compete in contests ranging from marksmanship to athletics.

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[list]12 May 1929

[sub]The Kitale Massacre[/sub][/list]

WELLER’s FARM, KITALE, KENYA COLONY, BRITISH EAST AFRICA (Canovia)

[sub]Several miles from the town of Kitale in the British Colony of Kenya, a small agricultural farm owned by an European family called the Wellers provided some work for the local tribesmen — giving them the basic necessities such as food, water and housing on the farm’s premises. As each summer day on the Kenyan farm passed, many problems arose from the workers — claiming a Sebei tribesman by the name of “Mogo” was of “inhuman nature”, believing the man was a “wizard” and practicing “black magic.”[/sub]

[sub]Hearing the allegations and complaints from many of his workers, Mr. Weller would summon the Sebei tribesman to his living quarters. Mr. Weller, dressed in standard Safari clothes and a Pith helmet, would invite Mogo to sit down. Leaning on a wooden desk, he would begin to talk.[/sub]

[list]MR. WELLER, Farm Owner: [sub]”Hello Mogo, I’ve been hearing a lot of things about you on this farm. Many, not in a good way. You’ve been a good worker on this farm for the last six years Mogo, but unfortunately it must come to an end. I do hope you understand. I wish you the best Mogo. So please, I must ask you to leave the farm and go elsewhere. Again, I do hope you understand.”[/sub][/list]

[sub]Without a word of protest to come out of Mogo’s mouth. He would stare blankly at Mr. Weller. Standing up, he would exist the residence and head back to his hut, where his wife was tending to their youngest child.[/sub]

[sub]Sitting within his hut brooding, the screams and cries of the baby grew. His wife, mumbling angrily towards herself and Mogo, Mogo would stand up and seize a spear, killing both the baby and the wife. Angered about losing his job and the allegations against him for being a wizard, Mogo would venture out the hut to kill a total of six women, three men and three children.[/sub]

[sub]Upon hearing the news of Mogo’s murdering spree, Mr. Weller would send out armed Maasai tribesmen to apprehend Mogo. While the Maasai tribesmen located Mogo, they were hesitant to restrain him as they also believed he had “supernatural” capabilities. While the colonial police and a local doctor arrived on the premises — Mogo lead the policemen to the murder spots while demanding his pay. Ultimately, Mogo was arrested and charged with murder, with the result of hanging as punishment.[/sub]

[sub]At the trial, Mogo was declared sane. Asked why for the killing of 12 people — Mogo claimed the loss of work, the allegations against him for being a wizard and because his wife refused him food and intercourse were the primary motives.[/sub]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

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Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

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The Waste Land

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Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

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Greece, May 1929

GREEK AND ITALIAN WARSHIPS CLASH OFF ZAKINTHOS: MODERATE LOSSES SUFFERED ON BOTH SIDES

With both Greek and Italian navies already mobilizing on all Greek naval borders, it was about time that one ship would spot another. On the 25th of April, the Second Fleet was sailing off the Greek island of Zakinthos, when the flagship, the battleship Zeus spotted small motorboats just 5 kilometers away from the ships. That was when larger ships appeared on the rough seas, and Greek admirals knew that the silhouettes of the ships were Italian. Upon spotting the threat, the battleships Zeus and Kilkis opened fire on the lead Italian ship, this was later revealed to be the Italian heavy cruiser Trieste.

The Trieste was caught off-guard at first, but then notified the Italian vessels where the shells came from, and Italian 11 inch cannons from two battleships opened fire on the fleet. The Italian shells smashed into the battleship Kilkis, and disabling her rear main battery and warping the hull. The shells also damaged the armored destroyer Psara, destroying the armor plate and knocking out the steering. This naval gunfire from various weapons of various calibers lasted for 23 minutes, and as Greek sailors would call it "23 minutes of hell". Later on, in the battle, the heavily damaged armored destroyer Psara was sunk by Italian torpedos. The loss damaged Greek morale, and as the battle dragged on, the morale got even worse. However, the undamaged First Fleet, coming from Corfu suddenly opened fire on Italian cruisers and destroyers at long range, slicing off the bow of the cruiser San Girogio and sinking the destroyer Ostro.

After the sinking of the Ostro and the crippling of the San Giorgio, the Italians got their spark back, and suddenly sent salvo after salvo on Greek vessels. The gunfire damaged the battleship, Zeus, armored cruiser Georgios Averof, damaging the light cruiser Elli and sinking the two destroyers Leon and Thyella. Following this, Greek naval vessels disengaged and the crippled fleet returned to Zakinthos. Surprisingly, the Italians didn't follow and therefore ended the Naval Battle of Zakinthos. The battle was ultimately an Italian victory and a shameful loss for the Greek Navy who suffered more losses and casualties. This battle ultimately ended the Greek naval dominance in the area and for the Italians a major victory and "one more step to winning the war".

[spoiler=Greek Naval Losses and Casualties]

1x Hydra class armored destroyer "Psara" (18 men lost)

1x Thiria class destroyer "Leon" (31 men lost)

1x Thyella class destroyer "Thyella" (88 men lost)

Damage losses: 147 men

Overall losses: 3 ships and 284 men [/spoiler]

[spoiler=Italian Naval Losses and Casualties]

1x Turbine class destroyer "Ostro" (180 men lost)

Damage losses: 176 men

Overall losses: 1 ship and 356 men [/spoiler]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv[/spoiler]

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[list]30 May 1929

[sub]The Flapper Election[/sub][/list]

PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, Canovia

[sub]The general election of 1924 was a historic one for the Conservatives as Stanley Baldwin effortlessly led the party to victory, winning a staggering total of 412 seats within the House of Commons. With the appointment of the Chamberlain brothers (Austen Chamberlain as Foreign Secretary and Neville Chamberlain as Minister of Health) and Winston Churchill (Chancellor of the Exchequer), it strengthened the appeal of the Conservative Party in several areas such as unemployment, pensions, private housing and maternal/childcare. However, witnessing the General Strike of 1926, rising unemployment and a slowing economy, the appeal of the government began to wither — with many describing the current Baldwin Cabinet as “old” and “exhausted.”[/sub]

[sub]Called the “Flapper* Election” due to women aged 21-29 being allowed to vote, it would be the first election where the young male and female populations would have a say in British democracy. With the General Strike of 1926 still fresh in the minds of voters — the ruling Conservative Party faced a challenging obstacle of maintaining their voter base.[/sub]

[list][sub]• CONSERVATIVE: “Safety First”[/sub]

[sub]The Conservative Party’s election platform was called “Safety First” — a personal message from Stanley Baldwin to ask the nation to “trust him” once more in protecting Britain’s and the Empire’s image by promoting free trade and protectionism. A major vocal point for the Conservative Party was the continuation of social reforms — such as pensions towards the widowed, orphaned and the old younger than 70. Rent Restrictions, Welfare, Colonial Development such as “starting the engines” of the local economies and reforms, and the message of “peace abroad” was the Baldwin Message to the nation. The Conservative government also announced continued and increased economic (and other) pressures towards Ireland — planting its firm stance of not recognising the Irish monarchy and recognising the original terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1922.[/sub]

[sub]• LABOUR: ”Labour & the Nation”[/sub]

[sub]Being Britain’s largest left-wing and socialist party, the Labour Party often advocated for a better work environment for the working class. Detailing the failures of both the Liberal and Conservative Parties, the Labour Party pledges to nationalise the coal and mineral industry, national development of housing, electricity, transport, roads, land drainage and reclamation. Raising the school leaving age to 15, get rid of taxation on food and necessities, establish a measure of economic and political cooperation between nations, drastic reductions of armaments and re-establish diplomatic and commercial relations with the USSR (Osivoii). Although split on the Irish Issue — Ramsay MacDonald will pursue “true International Peace” and ease restrictions towards the Kingdom of Ireland.[/sub]

[sub]• LIBERAL: “We Can Conquer Unemployment”[/sub]

[sub]With the declining health of H. H. Asquith, former Prime Minister David Lloyd George took the party’s leadership once more. Campaigning on the slogan “We Can Conquer Unemployment”, David Lloyd George promised if the Liberals were to return to power in Westminster, the Liberals would reduce unemployment within one year by utilising the stagnant labour force in large schemes of national development. These schemes were supported by economists such as J. M. Keynes and Rowntree with intensive plans for house building, road construction and expanding the telephone service throughout the nation to stimulate the economy and provide jobs for the unemployed. The Liberal Party speculates 350,000 jobs alone could be generated and an estimated £30,000,000 would be saved to the Unemployment Fund. The Liberal government would support the Conservative stance of the continuation of economic (and other) pressures towards the Irish monarchy — supporting the original terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1922.[/sub][/list]

[sub]As men and women line up at the polling stations, politicians wait anxiously for the results. There was intense feeling within Downing Street as Stanley Baldwin’s overwhelming majority could shrink to unfavourable numbers. With the voting closed and counted — the results would be a HUNG PARLIAMENT. As no party managed to reach the magical number of 308, a minority government or coalition would have to be formed.[/sub]

[list][sub]RESULTS:[/sub]

[sub]• Conservative: 260 (previously 412)[/sub]

[sub]• Labour: 287 (previously 151)[/sub]

[sub]• Liberal: 59 (previously 40)[/sub]

[sub]• Others: 9[/sub][/list]

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1345143

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

The Waste Land

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

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[list][list][list][pre]MAMLAKAT ALHASHIMIIYN

مملكة الهاشميين

THE KINGDOM OF THE HASHEMITES[/pre][/list]

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Start Of A New Arabia; Start Of A New Identity: Hashimic Thought Part 1

بداية شبه الجزيرة العربية الجديدة. بداية هوية جديدة: الفكر الهاشمي الجزء الأول

[sub]King Ali bin Hussein, King of Hejaz & Sharif of Mecca | MECCA, 1929 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| MAMLAKAT ALHASHIMIIYN - مملكة الهاشميين |[/sub]

The Hejaz Mountain ranges, hills, and endless desert was often quite the spectacle not only for prayer but a place for meditation and deep philosophical thought. Considered extremely dangerous to traverse alone, let alone without necessary clothing, food, and plenty of beverage, the Hejaz was wrapped in mythology and nuance. The "Hejaz Range" is a mountain range located in the Hejazi region of western Saudi Arabia. The range runs north and south along the eastern coast of the Red Sea, and can thus be treated as including the Midian Mountains, and being part of the Sarawat Mountains. The Hejaz Province represented the epicenter of a new growing Arab identity through the Hashemites. As Mecca and Medina is located in Hejaz, the Hashemites dominated the clerical and socioeconomic echelons.

In a particular closed off district directly North from the Grand Mosque of Mecca, a private community solely for the Hashemites thrived without much interaction with non-Hashemites. Despite occupying all of the Peninsula, King Ali sought to maintain this caste system structure as a means to secure a sense of status quo...but this was not the belief for all the members of the Hashemite Family. In the private residency of Prince 'Abd al-Ilah, a strong yet subtle breeze carried from the Red Sea to Mecca through the open windows of al-Ilah's living room. Sitting on a red ottoman sofa, Prince al-Ilah would be reading La mia vita, written by Benito Mussolini in 1928. Taking notes from the book and writing them down in a separate book, the Prince would appear deep in thought as he contemplated where and how potentially the development demonstrated under Benito Mussolini could be transformed and implemented within Arabia in a way that the conditions of Arabs (psyche, economic, spiritual, political, military) are taken into account and compatible with new nation-building goals.

However, the more Prince al-Ilah reads the words of Benito Mussolini, the more a slight resentment grew toward King Ali and the current status quo of doing absolutely nothing. Lighting a cigarette while wearing his military regalia, Prince al-Ilah would stand up from his Ottoman sofa and proceed to walk to a small balcony that looked at the Grand Mosque as well as beyond the gate that separated the Hashemite's personal district from the rest of the Arab people. Taking deep breaths and glaring at the Grand Mosque, Prince al-Ilah knew that something had to change and he would not wait for King Ali to determine when the time has come to make changes. Returning to his Ottoman sofa, Prince al-Ilah would tap his foot as he went back to reading Benito Mussolini's work. After reading the first 40 pages, Prince al-Ilah would put the book down and suddenly freeze in his position as he laid back and stared at the ceiling. Breathing slowly, al-Ilah's eyes would slowly shift back to his balcony with the Grand Mosque in the background slightly until a thought came to mind. Getting up from the Ottoman sofa to walk to his personal, small office, Prince al-Ilah would sit at his desk and write down the words Hashimic Thought.

Prince al-Ilah understood that there was a need to provide the people of Arabia with a unifying ideology that will bring Arabs together, no matter religious faith or tribal affiliation. Prince al-Ilah wanted to mold a new society and reconstruct the class and economic structure while molding the political institutions and mindset with an ideology that constructed a collective consciousness for all Arabs beneath the establishment of a new centralized state...with Prince al-Ilah at the helm and King Ali gone.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Etheinia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv[/spoiler]

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[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

FRENCH BUREAUCRACY

ÉVÉNEMENTS RÉCENTS[/pre][/list]

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FRANCE: RECENT HAPPENINGS WITHIN LA RÉPUBLIQUE AND L’EMPIRE

[sub]3RD REPUBLIC | PARIS, APRIL 1929 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| HELM OF DEMOCRACY, TROISIÈME RÉPUBLIQUE - | Whilst being hardly affected by the recent clashes between Italy and Greece, those events have no doubt cast a shadow over France's diplomatic views of the Fascist regime in Italy. While Greece is seen as a Western ally to nations like France, Great Britain, and others; very little has been done in support of the Greek war efforts against the Italians, as entering into another full fledged war is viewed negatively by the French people and French government. Although some strides have been made, such as the selling of a production license to the Greek government to produce the well known Renault F-17 light tank.[/sub]

[sub]The Dacian Kingdom's subsequent and yet short lived attempt to take advantage of Greece by mobilizing troops to the Greek border and requesting the transfer of Thracian territory controlled by Greece for years has also placed a restraint on Franco-Dacian relations. With the French government refusing to assist the Dacians in their standoff with Yugoslavia by declining a requested order for 200 Renault FT-17 light tanks; this ultimately shows just how degraded relations have become. France is actually more inclined to help the Yugoslavians which would completely tip the scales.[/sub]

[sub]The overall outlook is troubling for the French government and President Gaston Doumergue, with tensions in the Balkans continuing to heat up and the Italians continuing their siege against Greece. This has prompted the government to simply halt the continuing post-war demobilization and stand down ordered with the ending of the Great War in 1918. In fact, the French military has been doing quite the opposite with production of wartime materials continuing at a much more moderated rate of speed. Construction of factories for the production of war materials and equipment have also began to be constructed in French colonies such as Algeria, French West Africa, and French Indochina.[/sub]

[sub]The French government has began pushing the narrative and idea of building a modernized, postwar military capable of defending the empire overall. This has been started with the construction a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations along the Franco-German border, dubbed the "Maginot Line". Additionally, President Doumergue has pushed for French society to embrace the world of modern sciences in the postwar era which is a field that French scientist have continued to lack in due to indifference's and an otherwise simple lack of interests in various fields of science. | [/sub]

[list]______[/list]

[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!

VIVE LA FRANCE!

VIVE L’EMPIRE![/pre][/list][/list]

[list][spoiler=[sub]𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘[/sub]]

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

The Waste Land

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

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[list][list][list][list]𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐇

𝒥𝒜𝒩𝒰𝒜𝑅𝒴, 1929

ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴀꜰɢʜᴀɴɪꜱᴛᴀɴ, ᴋᴀʙᴜʟ, ꜱɪᴇɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴜʀᴀᴅ ʙᴇɢ ꜰᴏʀᴛ[/list][/list][/list][/list]

[list][spoiler=𝒫𝐿𝒜𝒴 𝑀𝐸: Mátalos En Caliente]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IBcwSjFyPw&list=PLph8hEsdeSe3o51Sg2s0uP0gmVafxXYFs&index[/spoiler][/list]

[I][sup]Several miles away from Kabul, the Royal Shah's Artillery Garrison has taken up a position facing towards the hill where the Murad Beg Fort sits. Since late December, the battery has been pounding the fort with the British imported BLC 15-pounder field gun. Captin Alam Siddiqui, a veteran of the 3rd Anglo-Afghan War was well experienced in the art of artillery. His records showed nothing but the highest of praises, even earning himself the Medal of the Hawkeye, an award given to artillery commanders whom show distinguished skill in the field of battle. Having been given command over 30 field guns he marched the battery alongside an escort of Amanullah's royal guards, chasing after Kalakani and his forces over the hills until they took refugees in the Murad Beg Fort. The bandit Kalakani had been forced to take shelter there after sustaining an injury from a shrapnel bomb. It seemed his uprising would be finished in that dilapidated fort. However, as if the heavens themselves had intervened, the Afghan winter had arrived early and severe. Snowstorms limited the battery's mobility through the hills which allowed Kalakani to slip away towards the fort. The ability of the battery to build a proper position was made difficult with snowstorms causing massive snow buildup. Another difficulty was wind speeds that caused rounds to often miss their targets. The Royal Guard made many attempts to take the fort, but the overwhelming number of defenders in the fort proved too much for the meager 100 royal guards. For the rest of December, the battery would rain shells on the fort, sometimes the rounds would knock down some walls, most times the rounds would miss. The most eventful moment in the offensive was when the spotting tower was hit, causing the whole tower to collapse in on itself. Overall, what should've been an easy victory for Amanullah's forces has become a continuation of bad luck witnessed back in Kabul.[/sup]

[sup]Captin Alam Siddiqui alongside his aide Lieutenant Yoon Badinij, had been using the spotting scope to calculate the trajectory of the next shelling. It was already the 13th of January and his majesty hearing of the lack of progress being made was disheartened. The munitions drastically dwindled and the morale of Amanullah's army was hitting rock bottom, the Capitan was more than aware of the situation and was desperate to grasp at any sort of victory. Observing the fort through the spotting scope, Captin Alam made mental calculations in his head and once he felt confident, scribbled down the adjustments so that the gunners could adjust the trajectory of their guns. He wiped the ice from his eyebrows and ordered Lieutenant Yoon to give each artillery commander their new orders. Running down the line, Lieutenant Yoon quickly barked the new calculations and adjustments to the gunners and their crews. They all hastily adjusted their guns, barking commands non-stop until the last gunner was ready. With everyone ready, Lieutenant Yoon rushed back to the Captin, confirming that the battery was ready to shell the fort once more. The Captin would take an elevated position where he was observable to the whole battery, he took out his saber and raised it to the air giving out the command for all gunners to load their guns, the gunners quickly shoved the shells into the receiver and pulled the switch that armed the shell into the 15-pounders loading mechanism. Once the line was prepared to fire, the Captin would bring his saber to the ground and yell for his gunners to fire. In an instant, the 15-pounder let out a thunderous roar into the air, in a split second, the air went silent again only to be disrupted with the deafening roar of explosive ordnance hitting the ground. Six shots would hit different parts of the fort, ten hit the ground near the fort, and the rest would miss their mark by a long shot. Some shells didn't even come near the fort. Captin Alam using the scope to see his work became dismayed as the fort still stood with not much notable damage. In a flash of rage, the Captin knocked his scope over and fired his officer's revolver into the air in a fit of rage. With the shelling failing once more, Captin Alam losing any hope of bringing the fort down would send a telegram to the Shah himself, requesting for his next orders as he no longer knew what to do.[/sup]

[list][spoiler=𝒫𝐿𝒜𝒴 𝑀𝐸: Tenacidad]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaSG7QV1_s4&list=PLph8hEsdeSe3o51Sg2s0uP0gmVafxXYFs&index=13[/spoiler][/list]

[sup]14th of January, 1929, in the middle of the night the Shah of Afghanistan, Amanullah Khan had made a most sorrowful decision. With his final offensive having failed and with the continuous chaos within the city of Kabul. He had come to the conclusion that the situation was no longer salvageable, thus he made the decision to abdicate the throne to his oldest brother, Inayatullah Khan. Amanullah had wished to stay in Kabul and fight, but his brother Inayatullah had begged for Amanullah to evacuate as his safety could no longer be secured. Thus, the Shah in a twist of irony would seek refugee from his old enemy, the British. From once waging a glorious war of liberation against the British and winning it, the Shah was forced to send a telegram to the British envoy to request they allow him to take refuge in British-India. As if the humiliation of begging was not enough, Amanullah when leaving Kabul in the dead of night to Kandahar in his Rolls Royce, his convoy was ambushed by a group of Kalakani's followers. Chased out of his own capital by a bunch of unwashed Tajik bandits, Amanullah reportedly shed tears to his wife Soraya Tarzi at this total humiliation. Meanwhile back in Kabul, Inayatullah Khan was declared the new Shah of Afghanistan to the public and on the very first day of his reign, Inayatullah was forced to barricade himself in the Arg with several of his ministers. Inayatullah knowing he had no chance to resist sent a peace envoy to Kalakani. The envoys informed Kalakani that Inayatullah's accession had been illegal in accordance to the shariah since Kalakani had ascended the throne in the Islamic month of Rajab, and Inayatullah's accession had taken place in the Islamic month of Sha'ban. However, this only emboldened Kalakani and he led further attacks on Kabul. On the 17th of January, Inayatullah, unnerved by the lack of support from the Kabulis and many members of government switching sides, surrendered to Kalakani and abdicated the throne. Kalakani allowed him to peacefully leave Kabul with his family and 3000 rupees in an RAF airlift that also evacuated many foreign dignitaries and their families from the capital. In a final address to the public, Inayatullah made a declaration to Kalakani,[/sup]

[list][list]"𝑀𝓎 𝒷𝓇𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇, 𝐻𝒶𝒷𝒾𝒷 𝒜𝓁𝓁𝒶𝒽! 𝐼𝓉 𝒾𝓈 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝓉𝑜 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒾 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓃𝑜 𝓌𝒾𝓈𝒽 𝓉𝑜 𝒷𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝒹𝒾𝓈𝒽𝒶𝒽. 𝒜𝒻𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒽 𝑜𝒻 𝓂𝓎 𝒻𝒶𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇, 𝐼 𝓃𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒷𝑜𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝒹𝑒𝓈𝒾𝓇𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑜𝓃𝑒. 𝐼 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝓅𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝑜 𝒶𝒸𝒸𝑒𝓅𝓉 𝒾𝓉 𝑜𝓃𝓁𝓎 𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓁𝑒𝒶𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓁𝒾𝓃𝓀𝑒𝒹 𝓂𝓎 𝒶𝒸𝒸𝑒𝓈𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝓇𝑜𝓈𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝑒𝑜𝓅𝓁𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓉𝓇𝑒𝓃𝑔𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝐼𝓈𝓁𝒶𝓂. 𝐵𝓊𝓉 𝓃𝑜𝓌, 𝒶𝓈 𝐼 𝓈𝑒𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒷𝓁𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝑜𝒻 𝑀𝓊𝓈𝓁𝒾𝓂𝓈 𝒷𝑒𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝒽𝑒𝒹, 𝐼 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝒹𝑒𝒸𝒾𝒹𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝑜 𝓇𝑒𝓁𝒾𝓃𝓆𝓊𝒾𝓈𝒽 𝓂𝓎 𝒸𝓁𝒶𝒾𝓂 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒜𝒻𝑔𝒽𝒶𝓃 𝒶𝓂𝒾𝓇𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑔𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓂𝓎 𝑜𝒶𝓉𝒽 𝑜𝒻 𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑒𝑔𝒾𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝑒-𝒷𝑒𝓁𝒾𝑒𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑀𝓊𝓈𝓁𝒾𝓂𝓈."[/list][/list]

[list][list][list]— 𝐼𝓃𝒶𝓎𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓁𝓁𝒶𝒽 𝒦𝒽𝒶𝓃, 𝒾𝓃 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝒷𝒹𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒶𝑔𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Cascadla

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Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

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The Confederate Prussian Empire

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Tkatsuki

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Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

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https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1618215

Cascadla, Ranponian, Somerania, Adriatican Islands

April 4th 1929

due to the Wars erupting in the Balkans the Regency has decided to Rearm despite the Treaty of Trianon,

Horthy has officially Unveiled Both the New Hungarian Airforce, and its New Armored Corps at a Press conference at Budapest's Airfield

Miklós Horthy

People of Hungary! For too Long our Nation has been Limited to its Armaments! and with the Chaos that surrounds our Nation I am proud to Announce the Creation of the Royal Maygar Airforce! a

that new Aerospace Corperation has designed a Fighter Plane that will serve our Nation with Distinction!

*he Motions to a Couple Soldier's who remove a Cardboard cutout revaling the 29M Arapid Fighter

https://i.imgur.com/yDpeRkf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/P2u5j2i.jpg

Miklós Horthy"the 29M Fighter Can averages a Speed of 400 Kilometers Per Hour, it is armed with two 350MM Cannons 6 Wing mounted Machineguns and up to 7 Bombs!" so far have we have produced 16 of them and will produce many more with in the coming years"

*he gives another Signal and a New Tank Drives up*

https://i.imgur.com/aofa1Tw.jpg

Miklós Horthy"and this My Friends is the 29M Tank it can reach up to 16 Kilometer's Per hour and has a 44mm Cannon, we have 10 of these but as I speak the Tank is going into Mass Production!. as the saying goes if you wish for peace you must prepare for War"

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Zabrowka[/spoiler]

Rutannia, Pontianus, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais

DEVELOPMENTS OF THE FRONT : GREEK OFFENSIVE COINCIDES WITH ITALIAN LANDING ON CORFU

April 1929

With the battle at sea won for Italy the Government had hoped that the Greek Government would come to the table without much land-based bloodshed, however all hopes of this were dashed when the Greek Army, having assembled approximately 135,000 Men conducted an offensive into Albania. Italian Forces, well equipped for the Mountain Warfare and in high spirits due to rapidly arriving Tank Reserves and Reinforcements suffered minor setbacks along the northern sections of the Border where they were ordered to conduct a fluid defense which when locally faced with Greek superiority would withdraw to defensive lines further back. As a result Italy has lost minor concessions along the northern Sections of the Border but avoided any major losses on its part while itself being able to inflict slightly greater losses upon the attacking Greeks. The offensive of the Greek Army lost steam as it exited the Mountains around the City of Korçë where Italian Defensive lines were at their strongest, Trench lines having been dug by the local populace in exchange for payouts by the Italian Government. Each participating Citizen from the City, around 39,000 were promised approximately 50 USD [1929] along with free meals for a weeks worth of digging which enabled the Italians to avoid assigning a large portion of its own Army to construct the more basic Trenches.

[spoiler= Greek Forces on the Albanian Front]

Total Personnel = 135,000

Artillery = 63 Howitzers

Tanks = 45-50

Armored Cars = 9

[/spoiler]

[spoiler= Italian Forces on the Albanian Front]

Total Personnel = 130,000 (25,000 Strong Reserve Force)

Artillery = 326 Howitzers

Tanks = 130

Armored Cars = 82

[/spoiler]

Overall the Greeks paid for their offensive with 12,039 Casualties and the Italians while defending suffered a total of 10,592. Strategically no upper hand was gained by either side, with the Italian Frontline still strong and the Greeks having made sure not to create any gaps in their own Frontline during and following the attack. Quickly beginning to dig in along their newly gained territory the Greeks are confident that along the Mountain line they can now create a strong position from which the Italians may not be able to dislodge them so easily. For the Italians however the invasion of Corfu was a much bigger prize, as it was a re-enactment of what they had done in 1923 when 10,000 Italians landed on an island defended by a mere 150 Greeks.

Today during the landing however, there were approximately 2,000 Greeks strewn across the Island waiting for an Italian landing Force which arrived at just 7:25 on Sunday Morning. Making landfall after having been transported by a Reserve Formation of the Italian Royal Navy, the Force proceeds to land with both Naval and Air Fire support against a Greek Force armed almost entirely with small arms with little transportation. Greek Forces had no doubt been rallying on the Island with many of its Residents being mobilized for the war effort. Two landings took place, one consisting of a Marine force of 7,200 at the long and sandy beaches at Acharavi (the obvious choice) and a secondary landing of 2,800 Marines at Benitses. The Greeks had assembled most of their defensive Forces in and around Corfu Town itself due to their lack of more available firepower (which was insufficient to cover the whole coastline of Corfu and thus they centralized it into the City itself) however small token Forces were present to fire upon Marines landing at Acharavi before eventually withdrawing south due to intense Naval Fire.

[spoiler= Italian Naval Force transporting the Troops]

6x - Generali-class destroyer

4x - Folgore-class destroyer

3x - Sauro-class destroyer

4x - Curtatone-class torpedo boat

6x - Various sizes of Cargo Ships conscripted for the war effort

[/spoiler]

While both landings in a Naval point of view were extremely successful due to Italian operations further south against the Greek Fleet (which in essence prevented them from moving north to prevent it), the Curtatone Class torpedo Boat Monzambano was struck in the Bridge by a single shot of a two gun battery (2x Canon de 85 modèle 1927 Schneider) on the southern edge of Acharavi. The resulting Explosion killed the Captain of the Vessel and five junior Officers however was the only casualty suffered by the Italian navy during the operation.

Fighting between Greek and Italian Forces continued throughout the day and into the next morning when faced with no additional reinforcements being able to come in due to the Italian Squadrons remaining present, Greek forces successfully requested a Ceasefire. The resulting agreement of honor led to the remaining 1,283 Greeks (of which approx. 250 were wounded) being evacuated from Corfu and into Greek Territory by the Italian Navy after being disarmed. During the two day battle a total of 712 Greeks and 1,201 Italians lost their lives in close and bloody fighting in Corfu town itself, although thankfully due to the concentrated nature of the battle further damage across the Island was avoided.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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| PERSIAN LEOPARDESS OF DIPLOMACY!...OR TEYMOURTASH THE REFORMER? |

[sub]Lucrative Deals, Tensions, Growth of Press[/sub]

| In the recent months lucrative deals were made with the British Empire, Italy and Finland. Some of them were attributed to Queen Tadj ol-Molouk who has now gained herself the nickname Persian Leopardess in the press, but others were attributed to Prime Minister Teymourtash, the man that is now taking part in his campaign year to win next year elections. Despite the unofficial tension between the two, Iran is gaining and the press in the country is evolving. There is a clear divide coming up in division within the press between pro-Monarchical and pro-Democratic press forming. Tehran Times, Mashhad News and Iran Today are turning towards the pro-Democratic leaning whilst Caspian News, Shiraz Today and Pars Times towards the pro-Monarchical leaning. The split in the press became very clear when news about new deals were announced.

The first deal came with the Kingdom of Egypt on 24th of March, with Iran and Egypt substantially expanding trade with one another, a friendship declaration being signed by the Iranian Queen and the Egyptian King, and the Crown Prince of Iran being officially engaged to Princess Fawzia of Egypt, with the marriage to be consummated once the Crown Prince turns 18. The Iranian-Egyptian relations are ones that aim to promote growing relations between the states of the Middle East like Iran, Egypt and Hashemite Arabia. However, the news of the deal were quickly attributed to the Queen, marking her as the one that was in charge of the situation and the formation of the relations. |

[sub]QUOTE FROM PARS TIMES[/sub]

[list]"...the Persian Leopardess has done it again, marking a new beginning for the Shia Iran and Sunni Egypt...the relations are to flourish with Egypt, along with our Crown Prince being engaged to their Princess marking a beginning of a new potential Dynasty...a master tactician and a master of diplomacy, Queen Tadj ol-Molouk is proving that anyone she speaks to will bring benefits for the country, in a way that marks us towards prosperity and opportunity..."[/list]

| Rumours started to circulate after the Royal Ball for needy children that Prime Minister Teymourtash lost his temper during the meeting with his Foreign Minister, demanding a speed of process in his ability to make relations happen. Soon after, Prime Minister Teymourtash signed a deal in Paris on 19th of April that would create and establish the Persian-French Alliance which based on military and economic cooperation would bring the two countries together. In addition to that, Iran and France will majorly increase their trade with one another, larger amount of oil will be exported to France and its colonies, French companies are invited to establish themselves in Iran; Iranian-French Cultural Exchange Program will be established between Universities and Schools; French engineers and manufacturers will come to Iran to aid the formation of new industries and Iran will see a large purchase of French military equipment. The deal was signified as one of the most major in recent history of Iran, and Teymourtash quickly gained fame for it. |

[sub]QUOTE FROM IRAN TODAY[/sub]

[list]"...Prime Minister Teymourtash successfully met with the French President, the symbol of Western Democracy...Teymourtash arrived in Tehran with the Persian-French Alliance that marks a new beginning for French-Iranian relations on a level never seen before...Teymourtash is showing that democratic values, democratic principles are valued and that based on said morals Iran can attract any nation to become allies and friends with...the French and Iranians are now to become close friends thanks to Prime Minister Teymourtash..."[/list]

| Officially, the Queen congratulated the Prime Minister on such great pact being signed but unofficially the Queen was said to be furious and her meeting with the Prime Minister has said to go down in flames. The Palace and the Prime Minister however, have denied such claims stating that the crown and the democracy of the country are working together for the better of Iran. That was to be checked, with on 2nd of May, the Iranian Queen met with the Spanish Ambassador in Tehran, a meeting to which the Prime Minister was invited by the Spanish ambassador. Soon after, the Iranian Foreign Minister made his way to Madrid to sign the Iranian-Spanish Friendship Deal. The deal encompasses a major trade expansion between the two states, Spanish companies being invited to Iran; Iranian-Spanish Cultural Exchange Program being established; increase of Iranian oil export to Spain and it's colonies, a new tourist route being established between Tehran and Madrid and Spanish military engineers being sent to Iran for aid in creation of Iranian military sector.

Both sides of the press managed to twist the story as if it was either the Queen or the Prime Minister that were responsible for the deal. However, from personal notes and letters it becomes clear what the true feelings are behind the situation. |

[sub]EXCERPT FROM AHVANI'S NOTE TO THE QUEEN[/sub]

[list]"...I find it utterly appalling that the press claims that Teymourtash was responsible for this in any way...you're the one that leads our diplomacy and our efforts towards a better Iran, and we must remind Teymourtash of that...the deals with Spain, Egypt and even France were thanks to you...you cannot give into the idea that you're not at the forefront of change within the country, Your Majesty...the press, the people, the international community is starting to know you as the Persian Leopardess and we must uphold such status...you're the face of change this country needs and is undergoing and Teymourtash needs to understand that..."[/list]

[sub]EXCERPT FROM MINISTER OF TRADE NOTE TO PRIME MINISTER[/sub]

[list]"...you have achieved ground breaking deals for us, Teymourtash...the deal with the French and the Spanish are so lucrative for us it's unbelievable and our free economy and market are attracting the Europeans to an extent we didn't predict...but you must be wary of the Queen, Teymourtash...she is stealing your spotlight and of course we do not do this for the spotlight, but campaign year is not the time to ponder, it's the time to act...in order for us to secure a majority we must make you the face of diplomacy and the change...unlike Reza, she does not know her place and unless you remind her quick, our victory in the election and your position in diplomacy look uncertain..."[/list]

[spoiler="With pleasure I watch the rise of Iran on the international stage, and with pleasure I try to lead it. But, it's leadership based on cooperation with democratic forces of Iran..." - Queen Tadj ol Molouk Pahlavi]

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Canovia

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Somerania

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

The Waste Land

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

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[list]May 1929

[sub]The Army of Heaven[/sub][/list]

Ashoka, Central Siam, Sukhothai Kingdom of Siam

[sub]With the new King’s administration settled in, the monarchy would gain a new vested interest in the improvement of the Siamese military apparatus as promised to the actors in the armed forces that co-conspired and mobilized to overthrow the regime of king Chula. Two months after initially allowing women to volunteer in all three branches in a pseudo-test period, a substantial reorganization of the armed forces would be laid out. The three branch structure would remain, however each branch would now contain two sub-branches, a reserve branch of mobilization ready citizen soldiers and a special warfare branch for select operations requiring particular skills, movement or assets.[/sub]

Heavenly Siamese Army

[sub]The main ground force of Siam, currently standing at 45,000 male and 4,000 female volunteer troops would now be the parent organization of the Heavenly Siamese Army Reserve and its designated special warfare branch the Heavenly Siamese Army Special Rifle Corps.[/sub]

[list][sub]Special Rifle Corps[/sub][/list]

[sub]Also known as the Wild Tigers the SRC would form the Siamese Army’s elite light infantry branch. It’s namesake would be the disbanded Wild Tiger Corps, a volunteer national paramilitary force formed by King Vajiravudh. The Wild Tigers would be put under direct training by outstanding former members barred from serving in most roles in the combat heavy corps, only being allowed to serve as combat medics and light artillery units within the branch.[/sub]

Heavenly Siamese Navy

[sub]Siam’s naval warfare force currently standing at 6,000 male and 800 female volunteer troops would now be the parent organization of the Heavenly Siamese Navy Reserve and its designated special warfare branch the Heavenly Siamese Navy Marine Expeditionary Corps.[/sub]

[list][sub]Marine Expeditionary Corps[/sub][/list]

[sub]Also known as the Splendid Fighters, the english translation of the Betta Splendens the Siamese Fighting Fish, would form the expeditionary force and naval infantry branch of the Siamese Navy. A direct successor to the Siamese Expeditionary Forces formed to fight in the Great War the original infantry and motorized unit’s 870 members would be offered to rejoin as training instructors for the current Splendid Fighters as they were the only Siamese soldiers in history to experience combat outside of Indochina, the veterans would jointly oversee their training with the British Corps of the Royal Marines. The Splendid Fighters would be the only branch of the Siamese Armed Forces to bar the entrance of females in both combat and non-combat roles.[/sub]

Heavenly Siamese Air Force

[sub]Siam’s premier aerial warfare force currently standing at 9,000 male and 1,250 female volunteer troops would now be the parent organization of the Heavenly Siamese Air Force Reserve and its designated special warfare branch the Heavenly Siamese Air Force Special Air Corps.[/sub]

[list][sub]Special Air Corps[/sub][/list]

[sub]The Flying Foxes, named after the bat species that inhabits Southern Siam, would form a specialized aerial warfare corps for high priority and/or high risk deployments. The flying foxes would come under the instruction of the 370 pilots of the Siamese Expeditionary Force Aviation Corps trained directly by the French Air Service during the Great War and by training regiments of the Royal Air Force India Command. Unlike the mixed gender combat divisions of the main Air Force, and the other branches the female combat pilots admitted into the Flying Foxes would form the only instances of all female divisions in the entire Siamese Armed Forces.[/sub]

Conscription

[sub]Conscription would be implemented for the first time in Siam, male citizens would be conscripted from the ages of 18-27, serving for 36 months while female citizens would be conscripted from 18-25, serving for 24 months. All citizens who have already ended military service, both conscripted and volunteer, would be automatically placed in their respective reserve until they reach the upper age limit for their gender. Citizens cannot be conscripted into any of the special warfare branches however they reserve the right to take in recruits from their parent branch who show exemplary performance even if that person did not volunteer. [/sub]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Cascadla

Central Turan

The Confederate Prussian Empire

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance / Provenancia

Nileia

Nonador

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Paseo

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

The Waste Land

Yarosluv[/spoiler]

Nonador, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Astarina, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Asharken, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Saldat

Canovia wrote:[list]30 May 1929

[sub]The Flapper Election[/sub][/list]

PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, Canovia

[sub]The general election of 1924 was a historic one for the Conservatives as Stanley Baldwin effortlessly led the party to victory, winning a staggering total of 412 seats within the House of Commons. With the appointment of the Chamberlain brothers (Austen Chamberlain as Foreign Secretary and Neville Chamberlain as Minister of Health) and Winston Churchill (Chancellor of the Exchequer), it strengthened the appeal of the Conservative Party in several areas such as unemployment, pensions, private housing and maternal/childcare. However, witnessing the General Strike of 1926, rising unemployment and a slowing economy, the appeal of the government began to wither — with many describing the current Baldwin Cabinet as “old” and “exhausted.”[/sub]

[sub]Called the “Flapper* Election” due to women aged 21-29 being allowed to vote, it would be the first election where the young male and female populations would have a say in British democracy. With the General Strike of 1926 still fresh in the minds of voters — the ruling Conservative Party faced a challenging obstacle of maintaining their voter base.[/sub]

[list][sub]• CONSERVATIVE: “Safety First”[/sub]

[sub]The Conservative Party’s election platform was called “Safety First” — a personal message from Stanley Baldwin to ask the nation to “trust him” once more in protecting Britain’s and the Empire’s image by promoting free trade and protectionism. A major vocal point for the Conservative Party was the continuation of social reforms — such as pensions towards the widowed, orphaned and the old younger than 70. Rent Restrictions, Welfare, Colonial Development such as “starting the engines” of the local economies and reforms, and the message of “peace abroad” was the Baldwin Message to the nation. The Conservative government also announced continued and increased economic (and other) pressures towards Ireland — planting its firm stance of not recognising the Irish monarchy and recognising the original terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1922.[/sub]

[sub]• LABOUR: ”Labour & the Nation”[/sub]

[sub]Being Britain’s largest left-wing and socialist party, the Labour Party often advocated for a better work environment for the working class. Detailing the failures of both the Liberal and Conservative Parties, the Labour Party pledges to nationalise the coal and mineral industry, national development of housing, electricity, transport, roads, land drainage and reclamation. Raising the school leaving age to 15, get rid of taxation on food and necessities, establish a measure of economic and political cooperation between nations, drastic reductions of armaments and re-establish diplomatic and commercial relations with the USSR (Osivoii). Although split on the Irish Issue — Ramsay MacDonald will pursue “true International Peace” and ease restrictions towards the Kingdom of Ireland.[/sub]

[sub]• LIBERAL: “We Can Conquer Unemployment”[/sub]

[sub]With the declining health of H. H. Asquith, former Prime Minister David Lloyd George took the party’s leadership once more. Campaigning on the slogan “We Can Conquer Unemployment”, David Lloyd George promised if the Liberals were to return to power in Westminster, the Liberals would reduce unemployment within one year by utilising the stagnant labour force in large schemes of national development. These schemes were supported by economists such as J. M. Keynes and Rowntree with intensive plans for house building, road construction and expanding the telephone service throughout the nation to stimulate the economy and provide jobs for the unemployed. The Liberal Party speculates 350,000 jobs alone could be generated and an estimated £30,000,000 would be saved to the Unemployment Fund. The Liberal government would support the Conservative stance of the continuation of economic (and other) pressures towards the Irish monarchy — supporting the original terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1922.[/sub][/list]

[sub]As men and women line up at the polling stations, politicians wait anxiously for the results. There was intense feeling within Downing Street as Stanley Baldwin’s overwhelming majority could shrink to unfavourable numbers. With the voting closed and counted — the results would be a HUNG PARLIAMENT. As no party managed to reach the magical number of 308, a minority government or coalition would have to be formed.[/sub]

[list][sub]RESULTS:[/sub]

[sub]• Conservative: 260 (previously 412)[/sub]

[sub]• Labour: 287 (previously 151)[/sub]

[sub]• Liberal: 59 (previously 40)[/sub]

[sub]• Others: 9[/sub][/list]

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1345143

Congrats on the Labour party wining the election.

Nonador, Ranponian

*polishes shiny new Tank*

Nosautempopulus, Ranponian

Irelaand wrote:Congrats on the Labour party wining the election.

There is no need to mention the entire region in a single post.

The Waste Land, Cascadla, Ranponian

Philanialle wrote:There is no need to mention the entire region in a single post.

Yeah. Got to remember to delete the mentions if your going to quote something that isn't Relevant to the RP

Philanialle

Philanialle wrote:There is no need to mention the entire region in a single post.

Sorry. I edited the post to remove the mention list.

Philanialle

Pontianus wrote:Tik Tak: The Ring of the Clock

[spoiler=Yugoslav forces]

After the news of the Dacian occupation of Thracia, a flame has sparked in the eyes of King Alexander, now none of his advisors could stop him from doing worse things. He ordered a further mobilization of Yugoslav forces in the borders with Dacia, more 40,000 soldiers including artillery pieces and even tanks, he even has summoned the mobilization of 30,000 volunters from the Yugoslav reserves.

Morava region - 40,000 soldiers

Artillery and vehicles

20x Renault FT M26/27 light tanks

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

20x 10 cm houfnice vz. 28

2x Skoda 220 mm howitzer

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

10x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aircraft

79x Dewoitine D.1

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers

10x Fizir F1V reconnaissance

Vardar region - 40,000 soldiers

Artillery

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

50x Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR

4x Skoda 220 mm howitzer

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

10x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aircraft

50x Potez 25 fighters

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers

6x Fizir F1V reconnaissance[/spoiler]

The King has sent an ultimatum to Dacia, negotiate with Yugoslavia the Thracian question or face the consequences.

The Destiny of Yugoslavia

With the refusal of the Dacian government to negotiate, the Yugoslav government decided to act, King Alexander ordered the the mobilization of 50% of the Royal Yugoslav Army reserves, while this he also ordered concentration of more troops, aircrafts, artillery and armored units in the border with Dacia, the recent agreement with France for the aquisition of 80 Dewoitine D.1 monoplane fighters, 100 Renault F-17 light tanks and 100 Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider would turn this task possible, along this, the possibility of Hungarian militarization of northern Dacia was also well recieved by the Yugoslav government, a two front war would diverge the Dacian miltiary capacity.

[spoiler=Yugoslav forces]

Reserves being mobilized: 30,000 soldiers (2 months to be full operational)/70,000 (few months to be operational)

Danube region - 30,000 soldiers

Artillery and vehicles

100x Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR

40x Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider

100x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

40x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aicraft - Zemun base

60x Dewoitine D.1 fighters

6x 10x Fizir F1V reconnaissance

Morava region - 30,000 soldiers

Artillery and vehicles

30x Renault FT M26/27 tanks

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

20x 10 cm houfnice vz. 28

2x Skoda 220 mm howitzer

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

10x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aircraft - Lješnica base

79x Dewoitine D.1

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers

10x Fizir F1V reconnaissance

Vardar region - 40,000 soldiers

Artillery and vehicles

30x Renault FT M26/27 tanks

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

100x Skoda 75 mm Model 1928

50x Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR

4x Skoda 220 mm howitzer

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

10x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aircraft - Kosančić base

50x Potez 25 fighters

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers

10x Fizir F1V reconnaissance[/spoiler]

The first Yugoslav units to take part against Dacia would be the Fizir F1V reconnaissance planes, 4 of each departing from Zemun, Kosančić and Lješnica, they would fly towards Dacian positions and take photos to inform the artillery units at Yugoslavia their positions, so they could start their bombardment of Dacian troops. Each unit would be scorted by 6 Potez 25 or Dewoitine D.1 fighters in case they get intercepted by the Dacian fighters.

From the Bay of Kotor vessels from the Royal Yugoslav navy would depart with mission to get close to the Thessaloniki and perform a shore bombardment of the port, despiting not having big caliber guns, the operation would be more than sufficient to damage the area and diverge Dacian artillery.

Task force Thessaloniki

1x Gazelle-class light cruiser

1x Dubrovnik-class destroyer

6x Galeb-class minelayers

2x Hrabri-class submarines

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

The Waste Land

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

The Waste Land, Nonador, Rutannia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Asharken, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands

[list]May 1929

[sub]Imperial Garter[/sub][/list]

TOKYO, Philanialle — MORNING

| [sub]The British colonies do not have the same diplomatic relations that the British Empire has with the Japanese. This is due to the influence of Canada, New Zealand and Australia — all leery of Japanese immigrants — Japanese-British relations have been deteriorating for some time, Great Britain is no longer a formal ally of the Japanese Empire. However, diplomatic relations between Tokyo and London remain close and cordial between the two great Empires of the world. With this, the British Crown sent one of the princes, Henry, Duke of Gloucester, son of George V, to visit Tokyo — His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Shōwa would receive the Most Noble Order of the Garter.[/sub] |

| [sub]Prince Henry’s trip to Tokyo created a problem — Empress Kōjun, who was to receive the Duke of Gloucester, could no longer be the hostess because she was pregnant with her third child. In order to solve this problem, His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Shōwa, allowed Princess Setsu, current wife of Prince Chichibu (Crown Prince of Japan) the rank of hostess to receive the Duke of Gloucester. A few years ago, but not long ago, Her Highness, Princess Chichibu (Crown Princess of Japan) was a student at an American school located in Washington D.C. (Sidwell Friends School 1925–1928). Her father, Mr. Nobuko Nabeshima was the Japanese Ambassador to the United States.[/sub] |

| [sub]During Prince Henry’s visit, the Crown Princess, dressed in an elegant French dress, to the right of the Emperor of Japan, began to converse gently in American English with the Duke of Gloucester.[/sub] |

[list]| [sub]SETSUKO, The Crown Princess[/sub] | [sub]“I hope your trip was a pleasant one, His Highness . . . I believe you will enjoy our hospitality.”[/sub][/list]

| [sub]After Prince Henry was greeted by the Imperial Family on one of the platforms at Tokyo Station, the Emperor instructed the Crown Prince to show the Duke of Gloucester the charms of Tokyo to the British Prince. Meanwhile, His Imperial Majesty was getting into a limousine to visit his pregnant wife. Empress Nagako has so far given the Emperor two daughters — one of whom died on March 8, 1928. If the third child is not a man, the Empire will surely burst into tears.[/sub] |

| [sub]The ceremony for the Japanese Emperor to receive the Most Noble Order of the Garter, held the following day, was carried out according to the careful plans of the Duke of Gloucester. Soon after, the Order of the Chrysanthemum was given to Prince Henry by Emperor Shōwa.[/sub] |

Paramountica, Canovia, Bauscland, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Cascadla, Ranponian, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat

[list][sub]𝖂𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖊𝖗 𝖅𝖊𝖎𝖙𝖚𝖓𝖌 | May 1929[/sub][/list]

𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃, 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃

[list][pre]Chancellor Ignaz Seipel has been assassinated at his private residence in Lower Austria after what police are describing as an improvised explosive device detonated and collapsed a large portion of the home. Guards quickly searched the debris and were able to retrieve Seipel’s body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.[/pre][/list]

[list][pre]The Kriminalpolizei have launched a comprehensive investigation into the assassination, which took place in the evening hours on May 30. According to an anonymous source at the Interior Ministry quoted in Volksstimme, the official outlet of the Austrian Communist Party, the police’s main suspects are all well-known Communist agitators, prompting accusations that the government is launching a political witch hunt without sufficient evidence that any Communists are involved.[/pre][/list]

[list][pre]An Interior Ministry spokesman has since come forward with a statement that tries to play down the amount of attention investigators are giving to a possible Communist plot. Still, the Ministry says that the Kriminalpolizei are cooperating with the Political Department, and that the police are assuming a political motive.[/pre][/list]

[list][pre]Ignaz Seipel was set to introduce a new bill next week, which had been rumored to kickstart far-reaching reforms and possible action against the Communists. The draft was never released to the public, however several individuals familiar with the matter have said that if the Communists were able to view the text somehow, they would have every incentive to prevent it from reaching Parliament.[/pre][/list]

[list][pre]Seipel’s assassination has intensified political discord in the streets. At this time, the Parliament is still expected to go into its plenary session one week from today.[/pre][/list]

[list][spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

The Waste Land

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler][/list]

The Waste Land, Paramountica, Rutannia, Nosautempopulus, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Mesuvia, Kewtpuff, Kyntos, Saldat, Adriatican Islands

Post self-deleted by Eminentissia.

Post self-deleted by Eminentissia.

Eminentissia has joined the World Assembly at 17:54 Monday, November 15th. In other news, education and intelligence rates sky rocket in Eminentissia. Eminentissia Civil Rights increase into Civil Rights Lovefest in the category of excellent, the Economy is strong, and the Political freedom is superb. Tourism rights have also sky rocketed only decreasing once by 0.18

República Argentina

Weapons Agreement Signed With Dacia (Mesuvia)

May, 1929- Buenos Aires

___________

As the Third Balkan War unfolds before the world's eyes, a massive new market opens up. With Belgrade and Bucharest alike seeking to arm themselves for the coming bloodshed, Argentinian businessmen see opportunities for business. Fabrica Militar de Armas Portátiles met with representatives of the Dacian government soon after news of the Yugoslav invasion broke. FMAP concluded a multi-million dollar deal that will see the company provide Dacia with 200,000 Argentine M1909 rifles, chambered in the common 7.65x563mm. The rifle is similar to the current Dacian service rifle, the VZ24, as both are patterned off of the Gewehr 98 rifle. FMAP will provide 30 million rounds of ammunition as well as spare parts and care kits. The rifles are to be delivered over a one-year period as factories and production facilities work to accommodate the order. Using factories in Santa Fe and Rosario, FMAP will also partner with other domestic weapons companies to expand production to Cordoba and Buenos Aires. The Foreign Ministry commented lightly on the matter, clarifying that the deal does not represent an official diplomatic stance on the part of the Casa Rosada.

Yarosluv, Rutannia, Philanialle, Pontianus, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Mesuvia, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands

[list]ꔂ ꖕꕇꕱ ꔳꔡ | THE UNION TIMES[pre]

May Edition — 1929[/pre][/list]

[list][list][pre]A People Who Desires Freedom Will Be Free[/pre][sub][pre]Dependable Source of News and Current Events from Across the Union[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]

[list][list][pre]FOREIGN MINISTER RETURNS FROM TOKYO WITH TRADE AND DEFENSE AGREEMENT WITH JAPAN, FOLLOWING SIMILAR DEAL WITH HELSINKI;[/pre][/list][/list]

[list][sub]| MARACAIBO — The Palmeran Navy had a reputation in the region. While the Kingdom of Brazil (Kewtpuff) and Argentina (Asharken) engaged in a drednought race which defined the geopolitics of the continent - the Union of Palmera, recovering from a century of exploitation, put to sea a fleet of derelict gunboats and an obsolete large gunboat, classified as a "Protected Cruiser" for propaganda purposes. This imbalance on the high seas, was a stain upon the reputation of the Union which had long sought a way to the forefront of regional and international politics, thought impossible until the land began to flow with 'black gold'. Since taking office, among his many other priorities, Chancellor Shaw identified the need for a robust and modern armed forces as essential towards ensuring to foreign investors that the national government was indeed capable of protecting their assets. To both display for others a sense of stability, and to reinforce within the public - a strong sense of that daCurse had lifted, and their nation was moving forward, together.[/sub]

[sub]Negotiations with the United Kingdom (Canovia) for the acquisition of modern Infantry and Naval Equipment stalled in early February of this year for unknown reasons, to which the Foreign Ministry noted that, quote,[/sub]

[list][pre]"[We] assume that [The British Empire's] commitments elsewhere made difficult efforts to advance our discussions, which ultimately floundered when the Britons suddenly withheld their signature from the agreement "[/pre][/list]

[sub][..] a fact which, while not spoiling hope for stronger in Anglo-Palmeran relations in the future, did put a sour taste in the mouth of policy makers who were counting on the world's superpower for aid. Instead, it was neither London, nor Washington that extended the hand of friendship and cooperation - but Helsinki and Tokyo, capitals of great and rising nations, who proved themselves to be respectable partners. In this, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a major trade deal had been struck with both nations - first, with Japan, being the systematic decrease of tariffs on goods to 3% and an agreement in which 3% of Japan's oil consumption would come from Palmeran petroleum fields. That commitment, Japanese officials commented was to serve as a base for additional purchases of Palmeran Oil in the future. Likewise, with Finland, the Foreign Ministry confirmed that it had signed an agreement in which Palmeran Oil would be sold to the nation as Fuel for their Industrial Growth - in exchange for Finnish assistance in the expansion of the domestic arms industry.[/sub]

[sub]The crowning achievement of this deal, founded upon mutual respect and a universal commitment to bolstering domestic development within all parties - the Armada ov Palmera received from the Japanese Empire modern warships to include six Fubuki-class destroyers, one Jingei-class Submarine Tender, and two Aoba-class heavy cruisers. Ships, along with those ordered from Finland, which are to serve as the foundation of the new Palmeran Navy committed to upholding peace, and stability in the region.[/sub]

[sub]Even now, as we print this article, the Foreign Ministry has alluded to efforts abroad to further expand the nation's trade portfolio - specifically as it related to the export of Palmeran agricultural goods such as Coffee, and Hemp among others.[/sub]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Amsterwald

Alaroth

Alzarikstan

Asharken

Astarina

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

The Confederate Prussian Empire

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Irelaand

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance / Provenancia

Nileia

Nonador

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Paseo

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

The Waste Land

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

Rutannia, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Cascadla, Ranponian, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, Mesuvia, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands

Pontianus wrote:The Destiny of Yugoslavia

With the refusal of the Dacian government to negotiate, the Yugoslav government decided to act, King Alexander ordered the the mobilization of 50% of the Royal Yugoslav Army reserves, while this he also ordered concentration of more troops, aircrafts, artillery and armored units in the border with Dacia, the recent agreement with France for the aquisition of 80 Dewoitine D.1 monoplane fighters, 100 Renault F-17 light tanks and 100 Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider would turn this task possible, along this, the possibility of Hungarian militarization of northern Dacia was also well recieved by the Yugoslav government, a two front war would diverge the Dacian miltiary capacity.

[spoiler=Yugoslav forces]

Reserves being mobilized: 30,000 soldiers (2 months to be full operational)/70,000 (few months to be operational)

Danube region - 30,000 soldiers

Artillery and vehicles

100x Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR

40x Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider

100x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

40x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aicraft - Zemun base

60x Dewoitine D.1 fighters

6x 10x Fizir F1V reconnaissance

Morava region - 30,000 soldiers

Artillery and vehicles

30x Renault FT M26/27 tanks

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

20x 10 cm houfnice vz. 28

2x Skoda 220 mm howitzer

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

10x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aircraft - Lješnica base

79x Dewoitine D.1

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers

10x Fizir F1V reconnaissance

Vardar region - 40,000 soldiers

Artillery and vehicles

30x Renault FT M26/27 tanks

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

100x Skoda 75 mm Model 1928

50x Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR

4x Skoda 220 mm howitzer

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

10x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aircraft - Kosančić base

50x Potez 25 fighters

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers

10x Fizir F1V reconnaissance[/spoiler]

The first Yugoslav units to take part against Dacia would be the Fizir F1V reconnaissance planes, 4 of each departing from Zemun, Kosančić and Lješnica, they would fly towards Dacian positions and take photos to inform the artillery units at Yugoslavia their positions, so they could start their bombardment of Dacian troops. Each unit would be scorted by 6 Potez 25 or Dewoitine D.1 fighters in case they get intercepted by the Dacian fighters.

From the Bay of Kotor vessels from the Royal Yugoslav navy would depart with mission to get close to the Thessaloniki and perform a shore bombardment of the port, despiting not having big caliber guns, the operation would be more than sufficient to damage the area and diverge Dacian artillery.

Task force Thessaloniki

1x Gazelle-class light cruiser

1x Dubrovnik-class destroyer

6x Galeb-class minelayers

2x Hrabri-class submarines

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

The Waste Land

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE NATION

Negotiations in Bucharest have broken down. King Alexander would demand nothing less than the transfer of "slavic lands", which to King Carol II could only say no obviously, after all such Slavic lands did not exist. The inconsiderate Yugoslavs have now declared war with the bombardment of Solun.

Thessaloniki was bombed despite the lack of naval vessels, causing a huge loss of civilian life. This would help Dacian legitimacy ironically, as now the Dacian army was the guardian of Thrace. The former Greeks had a choice between the people trying to kill them, or Dacia, so naturally they chose Dacia. In the first week, 20,000 native men to the region would enlist in the Dacian army to prevent the Slavs from damaging their home and family.

The Dacian fighters would engage the Yugoslav fighters in the air with varied results, some being intercepted and some failing.

Dacia had also recently bought 200 CR.70 planes from Italy which would arrive soon. There was already 150,000 men on the border, with 40k men from reserves coming in, but following the confirmation of the war kicking off, King Carol II would order 50,000 more men in the standing army to be transported to the border, which would happen in weeks. The 30,000 reserves are expected to come in 1-2 months.

As for the naval bombardment, it was be taken seriously as there would still be 20k men strong taskforce of Greek enlistments guarding the ports of their land. They would be guarding important cities and towns along the coast, and would occasionally try to snipe a ship without any impact. 2 ships from the Black Sea fleet would be immediately cleared to reach the Thracian ports: the NMS Alexandru cel Bun minelayer and the NMS Mircea warship. The minelayer would immediately begin carefully documented minelaying operations in the area. That leaves 130k men along the border.

Danube Region (northern most region) - 60,000 Soldiers

This would be the main offensive point of the Dacian army, in hopes to strike quick and fast into the heart of the country, which was favorably flat, unlike the Bulgarian region. There would be a strong concentration of 20,000 soldiers from Moravita to Iam, whose sole purpose was the offensive. This was added to by 30,000 soldiers on defensive missions. The 20,000 men strong army group would first be given the task of taking the city of Vršac, which was near the border, the first target out of many. Another 10,000 men strong army group stretched from Teremia Mare to Comlusu Mare would be assigned the mission of taking Kikinda. Recon planes would be used beforehand to survey information, with bombers and fighters being used in the advances. The main advantage the Dacians would press here is sheer manpower.

[spoiler=Equipment used:]

Artillery and vehicles

35x Renault FT tanks

100x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903 artillery

70x Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 artillery

100x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

6x Skoda Model 1928 Gun

40x Obuzierul Krupp, caliber 105 mm, model 1912

Aircraft

30x Bréguet 19 light bomber/recon

20x Dewoitine D.27

10x Blériot-SPAD S.61

30x Potez 25.[/spoiler]

Morava Region: 40,000 men

The men here would assigned to a purely defensive mission. Civilians would also be paid to set up a trench system further back, with strong backup fortifications in Craiova and Targu Jiu.

[spoiler=equipment used:]

30x Renault FT Tanks

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

80x Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 artillery

8x Skoda Model 1928 Gun

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

-10x 10 cm K 14

Aircraft

30x Dewoitine D.1

40x Bréguet 19 light bombers

50x Potez 25

50x Blériot-SPAD S.61

[/spoiler]

Bulgarian Border and Thrace (South): 50,000 men

This is the region that Dacia is most sure of success in. The terrain is extremely mountainous throughout the region, covering all of the Bulgarian border. On top of that, the highly trained mountaineer army corps is guarding the border, 50k men strong. They would set up positions across the mountains as they would watch. Fortifications would be built across the mountain range, as it would be dubbed the Burebista Line after the first Dacian king. The construction would begin immediately as Carol paid civilians to build fortifications across the border cities with his own money. It would stretch from Thessaloniki to Vidin, as concrete fortifications were rapidly built with artillery being installed in place, along with sniper towers. The hastily built fortification project was extremely decentralized, as no direct connections were built between most forts as it was a mountain range, and the time it would take to build it was too much.

[spoiler=equipment used:]

200x Krupp 7.5 Model 1904 artillery

50x Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR

10x Skoda Model 1928 gun

50x Hotchkiss machine gun

70x Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 artillery

Aircraft

10x Airco DH.9 bomber

50x Potez 25

30x Blériot-SPAD S.61

60x Bréguet 19 light bomber/recon

[/spoiler]

Let the charge begin.

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SPANISH REPUBLICAN NAVY RECEIVES ADDITIONAL FUNDING, PLANS TO UPGRADE BATTLESHIP AND DESTROYER FLEETS LAID OUT

The Spanish Republican Navy, established in 1927 and regarded as the direct successor to the Imperial Spanish Navy of the royal dictatorship years of Spain, retained most of the nation's relatively strong navy as well as its fleet of old and new warships. Among these vessels were the Espana-class of battleships, first launched in 1909, and composed of three vessels, the Furor-class destroyers first launched in 1898, and the Bustamante-class destroyers first launched in 1916. In April 1929, the Spanish Cortes debated on the Naval Act of 1929, a bill which would inject over $70 million into the Navy's budget for the production of modified Espana-class battleships, to be dubbed the Almirante de los Mares-class, and Spain's newest destroyers and cruisers. On 1 May 1929 the Cortes voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Naval Act, and President Manuel Azana signed it into law on 2 May.

The Exploratory Committee for Naval Affairs was established as a parliamentary sub-committee, to report directly to Prime Minister Niceto Alcala Zamora, who served as the President of the Spanish Parliament. The Committee, also known as the CEAN, was given the task of rooting out Spain's oldest and weakest warships and replace them with modified, modernized versions or begin development on a new class entirely. After about a week of work, it was declared that the Espana-class battleships, the Furor-class destroyers, and the Bustamante-class destroyers would be phased out of operation by 1931.

The Espana-class battleship was first produced in 1909 in response to the dreadnought arms race of the first decade of the 20th century. Now severely outdated compared to modern battleships and dreadnoughts, the ships have not seen active combat in years. As such, the Exploratory Committee for Naval Affairs set the date of 18 June 1931 as the date on which all three battleships of the Espana-class will be phased out in favor of a new, modified battleship developed from this class. The new Almirante de los Mares-class, or the Admiral of the Seas-class in English, will be built on a modified framework designed after the Espana-class battleships. The new ship will possess the newest naval technologies and will have a vastly stronger armaments such as 12-inch guns and a stronger hull. Anti-aircraft weaponry will also be implemented aboard the new class as aircraft become more important in the naval warfare scene. The new Almirante de los Mares-class's first vessel will be built off of one of the existing Espana-class ships and will enter service by mid-1931, before the Espana-class retirement date. The Spanish Navy aims to produce four new Almirante de los Mares-class battleships by 1936, in addition to the one battleship built off the Espana-class ship which will enter service in mid-1931.

The Furor and Bustamante class destroyers, on the other hand, would be much easier to replace considering that the Navy already operates a modern destroyer, the Churrucas-class. Manufactured first in 1898 and 1916 respectively, the two destroyer classes are outdated in comparison to the modern, cheap Churrucas-class of destroyers, sixteen of which are already operating within the Republican Navy. After some fairly short deliberation periods, the Exploratory Committee for Naval Affairs set 4 May 1931 as the date on which the Furor and Bustamante classes will be permanently retired. These will be replaced with the production of 25 Churrucas-class destroyers starting this month, with up to four or five ships being built at the same time.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

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[list]May 1929

[sub]Despair in Dairen[/sub][/list]

PORT ARTHUR, DAIREN, YELLOW SEA, Philanialle — MORNING

| [sub]A grand and luxurious mansion in Dairen — near Port Arthur, located on the Yellow Sea — Last week, some young ladies couldn’t wait for the arrival of a Chinese to arrive in Dairen and were also worried about next month’s rent. The young ladies came down from the terrace and looked with opera glasses out to the Yellow Sea and saw a not very large ship. On board the ship would be Marshal Chang Tsung-chang, one of the ladies on the terrace, Miss Anabelle “Trixie” Cronan, she called him “Sweetest Sugar Daddy in the World”.[/sub] |

| [sub]About two months ago, these young ladies didn't like it and even started to cry, to try to change Marshal Chang’s mind and stop him from capturing a Chinese city called Chefoo — the ladies were in love with the Marshal Chang.[/sub] |

| [sub]Marshal Chang’s aim is to regain possession of a rich province called “Shantung”. Two years ago, just being known as “Chang of Shantung”, he stole $10,000,000 from the people who lived in this province. After being expelled by Chinese nationalists, Marshal Chang moved to Dairen and bought a large, luxurious mansion — and after that, the grizzled man Marshal Chang ventured to conquer territories.[/sub] |

| [sub]Marshal Chang managed to gain a victory and captured Chefoo, overthrowing Nationalist General Liu Chen-nien, where General Liu took refuge in a walled Chinese city called Ninghaichow.[/sub] |

| [sub]On a cold, dark night, General Liu made a clever military strategy in Ninghaichow, surrounding the 25,000-strong enemy army — and with that General Liu advanced on Chefoo. Marshal Chang had left the siege, which was being managed by his subordinates. After being notified by his subordinates by telegraph that he had lost, Marshal Chang ordered his subordinates to collect money from more than two million merchants in Chefoo; otherwise it would burn the houses — if they did not pay. When everything was collected, Marshal Chang abandoned Chefoo.[/sub] |

| [sub]Tokyo, which had a certain friendship with Marechal Chang, claimed that the Marshal could not set foot on Dairen again. This news made Miss Annabelle ”Trixie” Cronan extremely furious.[/sub] |

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The New Delhi Tribune/नई दिल्ली ट्रिब्यून [sub]6th January 1929[/sub]

[sub]Volume 1, Issue 1 /खंड 1, अंक 1 [/sub]

[sup]Foreign Missionaries Arrive In India, Political Activity On The Rise!!?[/sup]

[sup]We reports coming in with regards to low wage earnings and unemployment among the Indian population especially hear in New Delhi. Has prompted authorities to attempt to combat the growing trend of homeless and unemployed workers and families, as well as issues in regards to food and clean water in various low income areas across the country. In many see as the situation begins to worsen in various areas, one of which being in the city of Kolkata, where domestic and foreign aid workers from various countries are reportedly seen not only offering aid in terms of clean water, clothing, food, and even medical care. With others specializing in constructing new roads and even affordable housing for the lease fortunate.[/sup]

[sup]The trend according to reports from the the rise in unemployment including various other issues attributed by the growing trend of political movements being undertaken since the early 20s. When notable lawyer and political activist Mahatma Gandhi who is considered by many to be a key player in the Swadeshi Movement" which had formally started from Town Hall Calcutta on 7 August 1905 to curb foreign goods by relying on domestic production. Mahatma Gandhi described it as the soul of swaraj (self-rule). The movement took its vast size and shape after rich Indians donated money and land dedicated to Khadi and Gramodyog societies which started cloth production in every household. It also included other village industries so as to make village self sufficient and self reliant.[/sup]

[sup]In response to the growing political pressure here in India, has gotten the attention of various international aid organizations, including missionaries from the Catholic Church setting up missions in various cities across the British Raj. A notable missionary by the name of Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. When interviewed she explained that she was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India. When asked why she like many others arrive in India. Teresa was in her early years when she was fascinated by stories of the lives of missionaries and their service in Bengal; by age 12, she was convinced that she should commit herself to religious life. Her resolve strengthened on 15 August 1928 as she prayed at the shrine of the Black Madonna of Vitina-Letnice, where she often went on pilgrimages. Like her many missionaries from across the globe had arrived to provide immediately relief for these living in low income areas.[/sup]

[sup]Increasing pressure is continuing to grow in various areas across the country with the number of participates in the Swadeshi Movement growing everyday.[/sup]

[spoiler=“Peace begins with a smile.” - Mother Teresa]

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SPAIN REACHES DEFENSE AGREEMENT WITH SIAM FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF WARSHIPS AND SUBMARINES

After a meeting between the Siamese ambassador to the Second Spanish Republic and representatives of the Spanish Foreign Ministry and the Spanish Defense Ministry, a mutual defense agreement was signed for the procurement of Spanish warships and submarines by Siam for a total of 37 million British pounds. The agreement includes the procurement of one Canarias-class heavy cruiser, to be delivered within two years, three Churrucas-class destroyers, to be delivered within a year and a half, and six C-class diesel electric submarines to be delivered within three and a half years. All the vessels procured by Siam for a grand total of 37 million pounds will be produced brand new, specifically for usage by the Heavenly Siamese Navy. Prime Minister Niceto Alcala Zamora, President Manuel Azana's deputy, praised the deal as a 'stepping stone' for Spanish relations with Far Eastern nations.

The agreement however has also been met with extreme criticism from right-wingers, particularly the Partido Nacional opposition party, which claims that the sale of warships and submarines to the Siamese and the prior classified sale of rifles to the Korean Liberation Army are directed against the aggressively expanding Empire of Japan, whose war on communism has only been expanding in magnitude in recent months. The Spanish Foreign Ministry and foreign minister Alejandro Lerroux have denied all accusations.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Zabrowka[/spoiler]

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May 7th 1929

Defense Minister : András Budai quietly orders the 50,000 Active Hungarian Soldiers to the border with Dacia, and begins to Mobilize the Reserves of 50,000 men are being mobilized and 200,000 18-24 Year old men have already received Conscription Notices, with them. the men at the border are setting up barbed wire, digging trenches and Placeing Machineguns and Artillery pieces. this is Not a Declaration of War but a Reaction to the Mobilization of Dacia on the Danube

[spoiler=Equipment]

Fighter Planes

29M Arpad : 48

WM-23 : 30

Albatros D.III : 25

Tanks

29M Tank : 20

Skoda L-21 : 20

Artillery

8 cm Feldkanone M. 99 : 150

10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99 : 150

24 cm Mörser M 98 : 105

Škoda 7 cm guns : 30

Škoda 7.5 cm d/29 Model 1911 : 15

240 mm Trench Mortar : 5

Hotchkiss M1929 Anti Aircraft : 30

MG M.07 Machinegun (anti Infantry) 500

MG M.07 Machinegun (Anti Air) : 130 [/spoiler]

Meanwhile Mikalos Horthy sends a Sympathy Letter to the Family of the Austrian Leader

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

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Zabrowka[/spoiler]

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[list]1929년 6월 9일|1929 June 9

[list]

[sup]상하이[/sup]

Changchun | Republic of China[list]

[sup]Korean Provisional Government Pledges Support to Marshall Chang Over Dairen[/sup][/list]

| [sub]Following the retaking of the city of Darien by the Japanese, the Korean Provisional Government moved full steam ahead with a plan to reorganise the Korean Liberation Army from a collection of Partisans, to a formal fighting army trained in guerrilla warfare and sabotage. The 10,000 strong force had a number of successes over the last ten years, but the need for a proper organisational structure was obvious.[/sub] |

| [sub]The provisional government had pledged their support in helping Marshall Chang (The Young Marshall) in holding the Japanese back from a possible invasion of Manchuria when it first established itself in the 1920s. Events in Darien made a Japanese invasion seem more likely, although reports suggested that only an defensive force sat at the border, but the KPG weren’t prepared to second guess the Japanese.[/sub] |

| [sub]Prince Imperial Uihwa was appointed Commander and Chief, with General Kim Won-bong made the Commandant. Other senior generals included; Lee Bum-suk; Ji Cheong-cheon; and Kim Hong-il. Although reluctant to do so, the leadership decided against removing those under the age of sixteen from the force, purely for manpower purposes. As described by Kim Won-bong;[/sub] |[list]

[sub]”If they are willing to pick up a gun and fight for Korea’s right to exist my first question isn’t how old they are, but how good their aim is.”[/sub][/list]

| [sub]The reorganised force didn’t look organised from the outside, uniform was scarce, most of those who did possess uniform either stole it; owned it from previous service; or inherited it from relatives. However the one consistent thing between them except the Spanish Bolt Action rifles was that they all wore armbands with the tricolored taegeuk colours, (yellow, red and blue).[/sub] |

| [sub]It was decided that Prince Imperial Uihwa would make a visit to Manchuria to meet with the Generals and inspect the troops. A meeting with the Young Marshall was also on the cards.[/sub] |

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

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[list]June 1929

[sub]The Wandering Horse[/sub][/list]

[list][list][pre]Passengers who came to Japan just for tourism returned to the U.S. on a ship called the S.S. Belgenland . . . Passengers kept for themselves, to remember this cruise, some leaflets that were delivered by the white-gloved Tokyo policemen.[/pre][/list][/list]

TOKYO, Philanialle — NOON

[sub]S.S. Belgenland owned by Red Star Line[/sub]

| [sub]In the background, people boarding the S.S. Belgenland, a ship owned by Red Star Line (American company). This would be something passengers would take to the U.S., a souvenir of Japan — It was time for S.S. Belgenland to leave, but some passengers still hadn’t boarded, so some began to hurry.[/sub] |

[list]| [sub]SATO ITO, Tokyo Policemen[/sub] | [sub]“Be careful when boarding the ship—”[/sub][/list]

| [sub]SATO ITO, a young policeman of just 28 years old, proudly wearing his uniform holding leaflets with his white gloves. Quickly, he saw a lady who was having difficulty carrying her bags to the ship, so the young policeman helped her.[/sub] |

| [sub]The leaflets were translated from Japanese into English perfectly for foreign passengers to understand — were related to “Rules of the Road and Hints to Motorists”. MR. ITO gave this lady a leaflet.[/sub] |

[list]| [sub]AMELIA EVANS, A British Lady[/sub] | [sub]“Thanks, officer. Have a great job!”[/sub]

| [sub]SATO ITO, Tokyo Policemen[/sub] | [sub]“No problem ma’am, this is my duty!”[/sub][/list]

| [sub]AMELIA EVANS, the lady who only spoke British English, could not understand a single word of Japanese, the policeman spoke English with a Japanese accent, but MRS. EVANS understood perfectly.[/sub] |

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[list]7-8 June 1929

[sub]The Flapper Election: Continued[/sub][/list]

PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, Canovia — MORNING

[sub]As the general election resulted in a Hung Parliament — the workings of Westminster came to a halt. With the Liberal Party holding the power to sway legislation, it was vital for the Conservative or Labour Party to gain the support of the Liberals. Winning 287 seats, the Labour Party won the most seats — though short of 21 seats of a majority. With 260 seats, Stanley Baldwin would need the dependence of the Liberals 59 MPs to stay within 10 Downing Street and have somewhat of a working government in Westminster.[/sub]

[sub]However, conceding defeat rather than risking a fragile partnership with the Liberals, Ramsay MacDonald would form his government with the partnership of the Liberal Party — with several conditions made, mostly adopting the Liberal Party’s stance towards Ireland and some of their reforms reviewed and debated on the House floor.[/sub]

[sub]Forming his Labour government, Ramsay MacDonald would make history by appointing a woman to a cabinet position. Margaret Bondfield would be appointed as Minister of Labour. A potential future Labour Prime Minister, Oswald Mosley — a young radical would be appointed as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.[/sub]

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1348470

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1344491

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Victoria Harbor

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Zabrowka[/spoiler]

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ITALIAN COUNTER-OFFENSIVE PUSHES GREEKS BEYOND THEIR PREVIOUS GAINS

June 1929

While the Greeks were able to make substantial gains in Albania in the days prior, Italian Forces had held back in order to continue building up their strength for the eventual offensive which arrived this morning at 04:00 as over 400 Guns opened fire on Greek lines. Operating with the Creeping barrage principle Greek Forces advanced with a total of 220 Light and 40 Heavy Tanks, the largest concentration of armored firepower throughout the war, made more effective by supporting operations conducted by a total of 128 Aircraft. In the southern sections near the Coastline Italian Naval Vessels provided greater support in bashing heavy Greek defenses. While for around three hours it appeared that Italy would be running into somewhat of a wall, concentrated breakthroughs in several sections of the Frontline forced the Greeks into an active retreat with Italy following close on their heels.

Italy had been actively proving the value of Air power throughout the conflict, most recently by conscripting over 200 Civilian Transport Aircraft to rapidly move Italian Troops from southern Italy into Albania. As a result it had been able to transfer more Troops on a daily basis than the Greeks anticipated, taking them somewhat by surprise when Formations present in Italy were suddenly on the Albania Frontlines a mere day later. The Italian General Staff is working diligently towards the defeat of Greece, and in order to achieve this has ordered two general offensives : One towards Larissa and the other towards Arta, followed by a Naval landing on Crete and the opening of a second Front at Kalamata planned for July. By splitting up the already thinned Greek Forces the Italians hope to shorten the war by many months and thus decrease potential losses on both sides, making peace more palatable to the Greeks.

Support for the war in Italy remains intensely strong, it being a position of national pride that Italy be able to intervene in the Balkans at will. It was especially positive that Italy was acting against the same Government that had caused the Corfu incident several years prior, which enraged Italians and almost led to an outright war at the time as well.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

The Waste Land

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

Nonador, Paramountica, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Canovia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Victoria Harbor, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Nileia, Somerania, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Adriatican Islands

SOCIAL DEMOCRATS SECURE UNPRECEDENTED MAJORITY—TÕNISSON TO LEAD IT

[list][sup]THE TITANIC PARTY OF FINNIC WELFARE

GREATER FINLAND—SPRING-SUMMER 1929[/sup][/list]

For the first time since independence, the Finnish Parliament has achieved a Social Democratic majority after Prime Minister Friedrich Akel dissolved the Parliament for new elections. Facing insurmountable opposition to a particularly weighty infrastructure bill that would be key in electrifying the Finnish countryside, Akel conferred with President Väinö Tanner on the matter in the spring of 1929 and Tanner very willingly gave the needed approval to call for legislative elections.

Aiming to tighten the Social Democrats' government over Finland, the President was glad to have the chance to expand his party's electoral support, and with foreign policy was becoming a weightier issue in Finnish politics, Tanner seemingly determined that leveraging that issue was be the way to do it. He publicly resolved to show his party's willingness to defend Finland and Estonia against foreign influence and reject the right wing's claims that the Social Democrats were Soviet-friendly. Shortly before the elections, he made sure to arrange for a highly-publicized radio address by Akel reaffirming the Social Democrats' strong opposition to "the imperialists of the east" in addition to the already-addressed southern imperialists. The Social Democrats have long suffered conservative accusations that they were tied to the neighboring Soviet Union, so a firm rejection of Soviet expansionism would doubtlessly help to cement the Social Democrats' image in Finland. Though the party had indeed long pursued peace with the Soviet Union, and are thought to still be hoping for a non-aggression treaty, recent events have strengthened anti-communist sentiment in Finland so thoroughly that no majority would have been possible without the Social Democrats publicly disowning any possible connections to or favor for the U.S.S.R. "Our only loyalty," Akel spoke of the Social Democrats in the final line of his speech, "is to the Finnic people of this country, no matter their language or politics—we will defend this people against expansionism for as long as we govern."

With 54% of the parliament's seats secured and party approval soaring, the Social Democrats' image triumphed. Though many bills in the Greater Finnish Parliament require a two-thirds majority, the majority that the party won was still immeasurably useful: much of the remaining 46% was held by allies of the Social Democrats, including the liberal National Progressive Party and the more left-wing Socialist Electoral Organisation of Workers and Smallholders. With Akel expected to be rewarded with a Cabinet position for his deeds, the Social Democrats needed a strong new figurehead to manage this immense influence; Estonian Jaan Tõnisson, formerly the Prime Minister of his homeland and a prolific reformer responsible for the Estonian Loan and Savings Society, seemed the natural fit. Tõnisson was an experienced statesman and a steadfast democrat—as a result, Tanner summarily nominated him after the seats had been settled. He accepted cordially, and Finnish newspapers have been largely optimistic about his coming tenure as Prime Minister. Social-democratic newsletter Suomen Sosialidemokraatti gave high praise to Tõnisson, with one opinion piece holding that "there has hardly ever been a greater reformer in the history of Estonia. Tõnisson's intellect and unyielding morality will prove valuable in the years to come."

Nonador, Paramountica, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Canovia, Astarina, Paseo, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands

[list]June 1929

[sub]Proud Policeman[/sub][/list]

[list][list][pre]The duty of the white-gloved policeman is to protect the citizens of Tokyo from those who break the law . . . these proud men, the so-called “defenders of justice”, work day in and day out to keep the Empire safe.[/pre][/list][/list]

TOKYO, Philanialle — AFTERNOON

[sub]Tokyo’s Central Police Station[/sub]

| [sub]Recently, owners claimed that there has been an increase in robberies at their geisha houses in Tokyo. All the money the houses raised was looted and many of the personal belongings were stolen — A guy in his fifties with gray hair who is one of the owners goes to Tokyo’s Central Police Station to file a complaint.[/sub] |

[list]| [sub]WATANABE HACHIRO, Whistleblower[/sub] | [sub]“There have been several robberies in the area, the police are aware of that, right?”[/sub]

| [sub]ISHIZAKI KATSU, Tokyo Policeman[/sub] | [sub]“We are already aware of this, your complaint will be accepted.”[/sub][/list]

| [sub]With the owners making numerous complaints, the Tokyo’s Central Police Station always fulfilled its obligations and duties — it ordered a squad of detectives to solve the case. Last week, as the investigations progressed, the mystery was solved. One of the detectives assigned by the Central Office, Mr. Tokuda conducted an investigation and found that one of the thieves had pawned a gold ring and wristwatch from a pawnshop. Continuing the investigation, Detective Tokuda assembled a police force and went to the home of Toyoshi Nakamura, who is a young driver. From there, Nakamura was interrogated by Detective Tokuda and confessed everything. “My duties have kept me busy since 5 P.M. until dawn,” said the detective. The reason why Nakamura robbed the geisha houses was to get money and have fun in his spare time.[/sub] |

| [sub]With the thief now arrested. It was another victory for Tokyo’s Central Police Station, where even a party was organized for Detective Tokuda. A large table with a white tablecloth was placed in the police station. Detective Tokuda, dressed in a gray kimono, sat in one of the chairs while the other officers smiled, drank and ate. Even the Captain of Police agreed to drink only one or two glasses of beer in honor of the detective.[/sub] |

| [sub]In the Tokyo English newspaper, The Trans-Pacific.[/sub] |

[list]𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒-𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂

TOKYO POLICEMAN ARE SO PROUD OF THEIR WORK THAT WHEN AN INVESTIGATIVE CASE IS RESOLVED, EVERYONE IS OVERJOYED[/list]

The Waste Land, Nonador, Paramountica, Rutannia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Cascadla, Ranponian, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat

So who is playing Germany?

Irelaand wrote:So who is playing Germany?

THE GREAT BAYERN (Bayern Kahla)

Cascadla, Irelaand

[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

FRENCH BUREAUCRACY

MINISTÈRE DE LA GUERRE[/pre][/list]

______

MINISTRY OF WAR: SMALL PRO-MONARCHIST MOVEMENTS IN INDOCHINA PROMPT STATIONING OF MORE SOLDIERS AND PORT EXPANSIONS

[sub]3RD REPUBLIC | PARIS, JUNE 1929 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| HELM OF WARFARE, TROISIÈME RÉPUBLIQUE - | In recent months there has been an uptick in pro-monarchist movements throughout the group of French colonies in Indochina. Ethnic Indochinese military conscripts have even been arrested after there was an uprising by Vietnamese soldiers in the French colonial army's Yên Bái garrison. The Yên Bái mutiny was sponsored by the Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng (VNQDĐ). The VNQDĐ was the Vietnamese Nationalist Party. The attack was the largest disturbance brewed up by the Cần Vương monarchist restoration movement of the late 19th century.[/sub]

[sub]The aim of the revolt was to inspire a wider uprising among the general populace in an attempt to overthrow the colonial authority. The VNQDĐ had previously attempted to engage in clandestine activities to undermine French rule, but increasing French scrutiny of their activities led to their leadership group taking the risk of staging a small scale military attack in the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam. This has prompted the Ministère de la Guerre (Ministry of War) to order the stationing of a further 20,000 French colonial soldiers in the French Indochinese colonies.[/sub]

[sub]While monarchist and VNQDĐ movements have been all but quashed and the increase in French colonial troops presence has brought about the guarantee of security and continued French rule, the Ministère des Colonies (Ministry of Colonies) has began an expansion of several ports in French Indochina. The Vietnamese ports of Đà Nẵng, Hải Phòng, Vũng Tàu, and Quảng Ninh will all be expanded to accommodate more ships. Additionally the Cambodian ports of Sihanoukville, Phnom Penh, and Koh Kong will undergo the same renovations alongside the ports in the Chinese city of Zhànjiāng.[/sub]

[sub]With the French government hoping to utilize the expanded ports to increase colonial trade and shipping to and from French Indochina, the Ministère de la Guerre hopes to increase France's naval footprint in Indochina as well. Currently French naval presence is seen as lacking in the Indochina region. Minister of War André Maginot has ordered the French Navy to step up patrols around strategic shipping routes in the region, however with that has come the need for expanded ship yards and port facilities. | [/sub]

[list]______[/list]

[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!

VIVE LA FRANCE!

VIVE L’EMPIRE![/pre][/list][/list]

[list][spoiler=[sub]𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘[/sub]]

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

The Waste Land

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

Nonador, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Canovia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Osivoii, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Somerania, Kewtpuff, Saldat

[list][list][pre]| The Tukhachevsky option - Вариант Тухачевского |

| June - 1929 |

| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics x Kingdom of Dacia

- Союз Советских Социалистических Республик x Королевство Дакия |[/pre][/list][/list]

[list][list][Nation]Mesuvia[/nation][/list][/list]

[list][list][pre]| A sorrowful situation - Печальная ситуация |[/pre][/list][/list]

[sub]As war engulfs the Balkans from fighting in Greece to war between the Southern Slavs and the Dacian state the Soviet’s new position with them taking Bessarabia began apparent that it needs to enforce its position in the region and restabilize it as much as the Balkans can be stabilized. This came to problems as Stalin disregarded the need to get involved in this situation with Dacia. Tukhachevsky the Marshall of the Soviet Union had other ambitions to expand the Socialist and Communist experiment to the Balkans and with him in charge of the mobilized 120k. Tukhachevsky would eventually be able to convince the General Secretary the need for Soviets to get involved and Stalin would finally agree with the threat of Tukhachevsky’s life on the line if the campaign became disastrous. [/sub]

[spoiler=Forces in the Campaign]

-100,000 Red Army Regulars [6th Rifle Corps, 7th Rifle Corps, 8th Rifle Corps, 9th Rifle Corps, 1st Cavalry Division]

-10,000 OGPU Border Troops

-10,000 Special Units [44th Mountain-Rifle Division]

-50 MS-1

-100 BA-27

-60 I-4

-200 Po-2

-20 Ant-4

-20 Ant-3[/spoiler]

[list][list][pre]| The Tukhachevsky Campaign - Поход Тухачевского |[/pre][/list][/list]

[sub]The movements into Romania would not begin without warning as this would be a rather different situation to most invasions. The invasion was to be seen as liberation and for the Red Army to limit conflict with Dacian Armed Forces as they informed them the Red Army will March on Bucharest and install a provisional government lead by the Workers and People of Romania till a Socialist People’s Republic can be established once the Combined Forces of The Red Army and Romanians secure the borders of Romania proper leading to the creation of a Socialist People’s Republic of Romania and the end of a “Dacian” state. This warning would come in the form of airdropped pamphlets and a letter sent directly to leaders of the Dacian kingdom on the same day of Red Army movements into Romania.[/sub]

[spoiler=The Pamphlet of Liberation to the Armed Forces and Civilians of Romania]

Method of delivery: 10 ANT-4 bombers would be equipped with thousands upon thousands of pamphlets and would fly over the border and begin to unload the payload over major cities such as: Tulcea, Galati, Bârlad, Vaslui, Iași, Botoșani, and Vatra Dornej for civilian knowledge while suspected military locations would be targeted to inform Dacian soldiers to prevent conflict if not needed.

The Pamphlet

[sub]”To the People and Soldiers of Romania you have been plunged into war by the ideals of your leaders for a ‘Dacian’ identity! You are Romanians and deserve a state led by the Romanian People and Workers. The Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army will lead this liberation to Bucharest to save the Romanian state and its people from aggression caused by the failures of the Kingdom Of Dacia. We ask the Romanian Soldiers and Revolutionaries to March alongside the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army for the liberation of your People!”[/sub][/spoiler]

[spoiler=Letter to Carol II & Romanian Politicians]

[sub]”Greets from Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Marshall of The Soviet Union

I come to you in your time of need to inform you of Soviet actions to save Romanian identity and sovereignty from occupation. Soviet Forces have begun to advance into Romania proper with the goal of ensuring a Romanian state for the Workers and People of Romania. We ask for you to tell your soldiers to stand down and join in on the Red Army March to Bucharest and then onto the battlefields for the defense of Romania. The Soviet Forces will fire on any resistance. We advise you for the safety of yourself and your people to stand down and allow transition to take place and we will guarantee your safety.”[/sub][/spoiler]

[list][list][pre]| The Carpathian Push |[/pre][/list][/list]

[sub]10,000 Elite Soldiers of the 44th Mountain-Rifle Division and 5,000 Border troops would begin the advance into the Mountainous terrain of the Carpathians onto the Romanian town of Vatra Dornei with the end goal of pushing south after to secure Brașov. 50 PO-2 Fighters would be assigned to this push to perform reconnaissance and to fire upon military positions that fire upon them. The Mountainous terrain would slow this push but would also provide the elite division to perform more guerrilla movements if meet with a larger force. Artillery such as hundreds of 76 mm mountain guns would follow behind the advancing 44th Mountaineers. 3,000 Moldavian Hunter Marksmen would be assigned once their training is complete.[/sub]

[list][list][pre]| The Dobruja Operation |[/pre][/list][/list]

[sub] The Coast of Romania was vital for The Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army to secure for the future Romanian state. This would involve 40,000 Red Army regulars, 10 MS-1 Tanks, 5 ANT-4 bombers, 50 PO-2 Fighters, and 30 BA-27 for the campaign to secure the city of Constanta as its final goal. This campaign would start though with Red Army forces crossing into the town of Tuclea with the hope of Romanian acceptance of the situation in front of them. Artillery would be available for bombardment in heavily defended positions.[/sub]

[list][list][pre]| The Central March |[/pre][/list][/list]

[sub] The most important push would be the Central March which forces would be the ones pushing to Bucharest starting with advances into the Romanian city of Iași. This March would take place through the plains east of the Carpathian Mountains and west of the Dobruja Coastal Plains. The force involved would be: 70,000 Red Army Regulars, 5,000 Border troops, 40 MS-1, 15 ANT-4, 150 PO-2, 70 BA-27, 60 I-4, and 20 ANT-3. This force would also be supplemented with 10,000 Moldavian Volunteers once training is complete and 2,000 Moldavian Hunter Marksman once their training is complete. Artillery would be available for bombardment in heavily defended positions.[/sub]

[list][list][pre]| Moldovan Volunteer Divisions & Moldovan Hunter Brigade & Further Mobilization |[/pre][/list][/list]

[sub]As The Red Army took in the new territory of Moldova, Northern Bukovina, and Budzhak so did their acceptance of volunteers for the armed forces. 10,000 Moldovans would enlist to form a Moldovan Volunteer Division who would begin training in the hilly and forested region near the village of Capriana with 2 months of training to take place. Alongside them Soviet Officials would seek out Moldovan hunters to create a more skilled marksman brigade of 5,000 Moldovans. These hunters would be ideal for Sniper positions and eventually elite rifle divisions in the Soviet Union. Alongside these buildings of new units would come with the further mobilization of 50k Regulars to make their way to the border as the already mobilized began to push into Romania. [/sub]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

[nation]Adriatic Republic of Delos Santos[/nation]

[nation]Amsterwald[/nation]

[nation]Alzarikstan[/nation]

[nation]Bauscland[/nation]

[nation]Bayern Kahla[/nation]

[nation]Canovia[/nation]

[nation]Cascadla[/nation]

[nation]Central Turan[/nation]

[nation]Connomia[/nation]

[nation]Herringholm[/nation]

[nation]Jersey Republic[/nation]

[nation]Kewtpuff[/nation]

[nation]Kotakuan II[/nation]

[nation]Lemlar[/nation]

[nation]Mesuvia[/nation]

[nation]Metropolitan Francais[/nation]

[nation]New Provenance[/nation]

[nation]Nileia[/nation]

[nation]Nonador[/nation]

[nation]Nordover[/nation]

[nation]Nosautempopulus[/nation]

[nation]OsivoII[/nation]

[nation]Paramountica[/nation] / [nation]Israelli[/nation]

[nation]Philanialle[/nation]

[nation]Pontianus[/nation]

[nation]Ranponian[/nation]

[nation]Rutannia[/nation]

[nation]Saldat[/nation]

[nation]Somerania[/nation]

[nation]State Conglomerate[/nation]

[nation]The Confederate Prussian Empire[/nation]

[nation]The Galla[/nation]

[nation]The Waste Land[/nation]

[nation]Tkatsuki[/nation]

[nation]Vancouver Straits[/nation] / [nation]Peking Zhongguo[/nation]

[nation]Victoria Harbor[/nation]

[nation]Yarosluv[/nation]

[nation]Zabrowka[/nation][/spoiler]

Nonador, Paramountica, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands

What going on?

Cascadla

[list][pre]| Insular Government of the Philippine Islands - Pamahalaang Insular ng mga Isla ng Pilipinas |

| JUNE, 1929 A.D. |

| The Philippine Islands: The Jewel of the Pacific |[/pre][/list]

[sub]The Insular Government of the Philippine Islands. The so-called 'Jewel of the Pacific' and one of the key strongholds of Paramerican power and influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Conquered in 1898 from the Spanish Kingdom, the Philippine Islands was integrated into the United States of Paramerica as a semi-autonomous unincorporated territory operating under the United States Bureau of Insular Affairs, which also ran the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico. Under Paramerican governance, the Philippines grew significantly politically, economically and socially, with the Paramericans introducing modern educational systems through the Thomasites, establishing universities and educational campuses, and expanding the Philippines' ports to allow for a larger amount of trade and goods to flow in and out of the territory.[/sub]

[sub]The United States also contributed to the nation's development politically, mainly through the passage of the Jones Law of 1902, formally known as the Philippine Autonomy Act, which granted greater autonomy to the Philippine Islands and established a fully-elected Philippine Legislature, composed of the Philippine Assembly (lower house) and the Philippine Commission (upper house). A key part of the Jones Law was a provision which allowed for Filipinos to stand for office in the Philippine Assembly, a vital stepping stone towards Philippine independence. The Jones Law also renamed the lower house to the House of Representatives. However, the post of Governor-General as the Insular Government's head of state remained, with its holder always being appointed and of Paramerican decent. The current Governor-General as of 1929 is Henry Stimson.[/sub]

[sub]The Islands are also known as the 'Jewel of the Pacific', with good reason. The nation's flourishing and diverse economy, with support from both local farmers and workers and the United States federal government, continues to expand exponentially to this day. Equality of all under the law and civil and social equality also prospered, though discrimination by Paramericans against Filipinos still existed, albeit to a lesser extent compared to that under Spanish rule. Freedom of religion and freedom of speech remained, with both being introduced for the first time since the archipelago's discovery in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan. The U.S. also introduced concepts such as the religion of Protestantism, and modern items and foods such as hamburgers, belts, suits and trousers, and many more elements of Paramerican culture.[/sub]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

The Waste Land

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

Paramountica, Rutannia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands

[list]June 1929

[sub]No Retreat[/sub][/list]

KANTEI, TOKYO, Philanialle — MORNING

| [sub]Like the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ramsay MacDonald, who always seeks friendly relations with the U.S. — the Prime Minister of Japan, Tanaka Giichi, with gray hair, turning 66 this month, also wants the same as the British Prime Minister. Last week, Prime Minister Tanaka agreed to see American journalist Barnet Nover of the Buffalo News. Baron Tanaka does not wear shoes on informal occasions, only on formal occasions. The Prime Minister has rheumatism, which can affect swelling in his feet.[/sub] |

[list]| [sub]TANAKA GIICHI, The Prime Minister[/sub] | [sub]“The greatest importance my Administration attaches to our foreign policy — which is exactly the importance of the Empire of Japan in maintaining friendly relations with the U.S. Both Washington D.C. & Tokyo are on different sides of the Pacific, and the Empire of Japan and the U.S. are linked by extremely important economic ties that rightfully benefit the two countries — Without trade with the U.S. you can be sure that the Empire of Japan will be severely harmed.”[/sub]

| [sub]BARNET NOVER, The Buffalo News[/sub] | [sub]“Mr. Prime Minister, can we talk about Japan’s policy in China?”[/sub]

| [sub]TANAKA GIICHI, The Prime Minister[/sub] | [sub]“Of course, please go ahead.”[/sub]

| [sub]BARNET NOVER, The Buffalo News[/sub] | [sub]“After the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Shantung Province, would that not mean a “retreat” in Japanese foreign policy?”[/sub][/list]

| [sub]Baron Tanaka raised his right eyebrow with a serious expression.[/sub] |

[list]| [sub]TANAKA GIICHI, The Prime Minister[/sub] | [sub]“There was no retreat. For Tokyo, Japan’s policy in China has always been to live in peace with the Chinese people . . . It all started with rumours, hence the theory that the Government’s policy at the time was to ‘retreat’, and now everyone is talking about ‘retreat’ — The reason we sent Japanese soldiers to Shantung was because Japanese lives and property were at risk. But now, we no longer need to keep Japanese troops in Shantung, the emergency is over, and Tokyo is assured by the current Chinese government that Japanese citizens are safe.”[/sub][/list]

| [sub]Prime Minister Tanaka has totally denied it, in reports that Chinese Nationalists and foreign journalists indicate that the Empire of Japan is a hostile state to the Nationalist Government of China.[/sub] |

[list]| [sub]TANAKA GIICHI, The Prime Minister[/sub] | [sub]“A China capable with a stable Government to impose strong leadership in the region would really establish excellent diplomatic relations with the Empire of Japan . . . With a strong China and freed of the turmoil, the Empire of Japan would seek interest in promoting trade, increasing the prosperity of both nations, bringing some peace to Chinese citizens — Japan’s duty in the Far East is to be a guardian of peace.”[/sub][/list]

Nonador, Paramountica, Rutannia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat

May 10th 1929

Army Training Camp near the city of Miskolc, a Drill Instructor looks over a platoon of Conscripts, the Drill instructor is a Hungarian German named Hans Steiner he speaks with a Thick German Accent

Drill Sergeant Steiner"I am Senior Drill Instruktor Steiner! I am Hard But Vair! You Vill Not Like Me! But you Vill Danke Me Vhen you Survive the Upcoming Krieg! the threat of Romanian Aggression endangers Every one of your families und homes. I du nicht discriminate, Magyar, Deutsch, Slawisch, Catholic, Calvinist, Lutheran, Orthodox, or Jew. Ve are All Ungarisch! und ve Vill Protect it Vith our Last Dieing Breath! du you Understand!?"

Pvt Farkas"Not Really no"

one of the Recruits makes a Snarky Comment about the Drill Instructors accent, the Drill instructor Looks around at the line of men behind him

Drill Sergeant Steiner Who the **** Said That!?

he walks up to a Portly Pvt who Smiling

Drill Sergeant Steiner"Vhat is so Vunny Vat Mann !? Am I Entertaining you!?

Pvt Boros"No Sir!"

Drill Sergeant Steiner"Then Vhy did you make that Joke! the SGT Gut Punches him, he falls to his knees "du you Have any More Jokes!? Before he Hits the Pvt again the Culprit yells out

Pvt Farkas"I said it Sir!" Steiner walks over to Pvt Farkas

Drill Sergeant Steiner"und vhat du ve Have Here ? a Joker!? drop und Give me 50!"

the Pvt begins his pushups

Drill Sergeant Steiner"anyone Else Have something they Vould like to say!? Nein!? Good!

May 13th 1929

After a 3 Days of Running and Push Ups it is time for the First Shooting Training, the Men shoot the Targets Well, except for Private Szekeres

Drill Sergeant Steiner"Private Szekeres! Vhy Can't you Hit anything!? are you Blind!?"

Private Szekeres"No Drill Sergeant!"

Drill Sergeant Steiner"then Focus! Hold your Breath as you Slowly Squeeze the Trigger! or your Lack of Marksmanship Vill Get you und your Komrades Killed!"

A different Private is actually doing excellent enough to qualify for sniper Training

Drill Sergeant Steiner"Private! Szut! you have Qualified for Sniper Training! Report to the Armory so your Rifle can be outfitted with a Scope!

Private Szut"Yes Sir!"

May 15th 1929 the Recruits Run an Obstacle course they come to a Mud Filled Trench with Barbed Wire over. on the left above them are Machine guns on the Right side is Targets, machine gunners train to shoot Targets while Rifleman Crawl under the Barbed wire and under Live Fire

Drill Sergeant SteinerMen! this is a Live Fire Exercise du Nicht **** Up und Stay Low you Vill Nicht get Shot!"

May 21st 1929

Bayonet Training

Drill Sergeant Steiner"VIX BAYONETS!"

the Recruit's Fix the Bayonets

Drill Sergeant SteinerCHARGE!

The Recruits take turns Charging and Stabbing the Training Dummies

May 25th 1929

Hand grenade Training

Drill Sergeant Steiner"Remember! you only have 5 Seconds before detonation!

The Recruits practice using grenades

June 7th 1929

this batch of Recruits had finished their training and are about to have Their Final Inspection their Drill Sergeants look over their Platoons for a final time

Drill Sergeant Steiner"Today you Have Vinished your Training, I am Proud to Call you Soldaten, all of you are going to the Border Vith Romania, if Krieg Breaks out a Lot of You Vill Not Be coming Back, But that is

the Nature of Krieg. now Report to lieutenant Kovacs for your Assignments, you are Dismissed! GOTT MITT UNS!

as the Soldiers head for their Deployments a new Branch of Recruits arrive for training

Now the Front line has 150,000 men with an additional 30 29M tanks and 12 29M arapids

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these Hungarians are awfully German

Ranponian, Somerania

Asharken wrote:these Hungarians are awfully German

the Drill instructor is a form one of the German Areas of Hungary. everyone else in that RP is Hungarian.

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Ranponian

[list]9 July 1929

[sub]The Balkan Debacle[/sub][/list]

PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, Canovia — NIGHT

[sub]As the ”Balkan Debacle” (as it is commonly known in the United Kingdom) continued — the lack of a British response sent negative signals towards our relationship with Dacia and Greece as the British government refused to send aid towards the attacked nations. Upon entering office, the Prime Minister would draft up a short speech for the nation’s ears — stressing the importance of international peace to ensure another Great War would not happen.[/sub]

[sub]As the British public was anti-war, still feeling the scars of the Great War a little over a decade prior — British involvement in the Balkans would be heavily criticised and unsupported. As the League of Nations was relatively weak in solving international conflicts — politicians within Westminster would scramble around on what actions Britain could take, if they so choose. With the invention of the radio — communication with the British public made it easier to deliver messages and speeches. Utilising the new and modern tool, the Prime Minister would deliver his “May There Be Peace in our Time” speech.[/sub]

[list]RAMSAY MACDONALD, Prime Minister: [sub]”Greetings fellow men and women of our country. I am sure many have heard the outbreaks of war in the Balkans — a tragic series of imperial driven motives that is sending men to the battlefields once again. Although our government stands on the principles of peace — we cannot ignore the war erupting on our continent once again. The Great War saw many sacrifices to our men and women — so it is only far that we spare them from experiencing another conflict on that scale. It is a tall order to ask these conflicting nations to put down their guns, artillery or weapons of war. It is perhaps impossible to convince the parties to cease any operations. But as leaders of the world — we must think of the casualties and consequences of war. How devastating it must be towards our people — who want nothing more than to live in a time of peace. Europe should stand for peace and set a new example of how peace and harmony should be done. May there be peace in our time.”[/sub][/list]

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SOVIET INVASION OF ROMANIA ACCELERATES FINNISH MILITARIZATION, DEFENSE CONSTRUCTION

[list][sup]GREATER FINLAND: THE LIVING FORTRESS OF THE NORTH

GREATER FINLAND—SUMMER 1929[/sup][/list]

For years, pressed against the titanic, belligerent Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Finland had been carefully shaping itself into a living fortress. Though the government had officially pursued peace with the Soviet Union, only disowning ties with it and never condemning it, one TIME correspondent at the advent of the 1930s wrote of "fight-minded Finland" that:

[list][sup]". . . the resolute Finnish populace was found to be building poison-gasproof rooms in private homes, factories, hotels and hospitals. The idea: Leningrad is only one hour by plane from Helsingfors [Helsinki]. At any moment a Soviet air fleet may appear over the Finnish capital [and] loose gas bombs. On hotel tables at Helsingfors are round green receptacles for coins. A sign on each beseeches: 'Give your bit for gas defense!'"[/sup][/list]

In short, General Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was no fool when it came to the defense of Finland. The fight against the Soviet Union was more than survivable: it was winnable, and the whole nation needed to contribute. The Union had not yet had the chance to industrialize fully, and its forces, he felt, would collapse against any sturdy wall put up in Finland. That, it so happened, is exactly what he had planned: an enormous "Mannerheim Line" was to stretch through Karelia and Estonia, built of a combination of volunteer and paid labor and comprising flexible, natural defenses. It had been under construction since the early 1920s: over a hundred small bunkers had already been strategically placed and camouflaged along the Soviet border. Now, however, with the threat of Soviet aggression more real than ever and while weather conditions are favorable, the Finnish parliament hastily approved emergency funding for an immense overhaul and extension of the line. Old bunkers were to be expanded, renovated, and fortified; the command post system among the line was to be reformed; huge lines of dragon's teeth were to be embedded in the earth; communities would form task forces to create simple, natural barriers like fallen trees and stones using an official guidebook issued by Finland's Defense Council; Finnish hunting clubs were to train in human-centric marksmanship; decoy trees were to be readied for hanging over strategic roads through the forest to obscure sighting by enemy watchtowers and planes; and trenches and barbed wire were to form more chronic problems for Soviet tanks.

The international community joined hands with the people of Finland in reaching for the completion of the line. A donation campaign intensely publicized wherever the Finnish Foreign Ministry could reach drew money and resources from all over the world. Finnish-Americans were among the greatest contributors, sending money and hundreds of educated volunteers to the line—companies owned by Finnish-Americans saw extremely low-cost shipments of concrete and other resources to Finland as the line's construction accelerated. The British—being, with France, one of Finland's two chief friends in Europe—proved steadfast allies as ever, sending a board of engineers, a fleet of trucks and a supply of concrete to aid in the construction of fortification. At the same time, subtler arms negotiations were held with British manufacturers in backrooms. Both the citizenry and government of France gave their support, and Finland's Defense Council broadened the Finnish war games in which France, the United Kingdom and United States are now participating to include operations expanding and practicing the defense of the line. Italy, sympathetic to the anti-communist cause, provided some of the campaign's greatest contributions: 500,000 USD (8,000,000 USD in 2021) was given in total, along with 4,200 Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 machine guns for Finnish defensive emplacements, forty-eight Cannon 102/45 models for coastal and anti-air artillery, sixty-four 8 cm FK M. 5 howitzers, and an enormous gift of six Indomito-class destroyers that were set to be eventually scrapped—needless to say, Finnish public opinion, once slightly skeptical of Italy, was shifted. Iran, now a friend of Finland, pledged raw materials and construction engineers to the project. Even Palmera, with whom Finland recently concluded an arms sales deal, made its monetary contributions and began subtly recruiting for an international volunteer brigade to aid the Greater Finnish Republic when the time came—an eager ally of Finland given the superb relations between the two countries, the Palmeran ambassador to Finland also drew up a plan by which Palmeran oil would be used for a strategic Finnish reserve in wartime.

Despite the immense strengthening from Finns and their international allies, the old line was to have one firm commonality with the expanding one: flexible defense was the absolute priority. Larger, static bunkers, such as those found on the Maginot Line, were susceptible to sappers, difficult to camouflage and harder to fund—they also provided obvious strategic targets. The Mannerheim Line, in contrast, was to remain always covert, always in small but overwhelming increments, and absolutely impregnable by organized attacks by vehicles. Finnish volunteers would eventually turn out in the tens of thousands alongside their foreign allies to help put these fortifications in place, with Communist Party members prohibited from participation to prevent any leak in intelligence. Mannerheim himself would visit the construction areas, laying barbed wire and digging trenches, placing dragon's teeth, speaking with volunteers, rallying the locals and checking on supply chains. In addition to widespread anti-air and anti-sea artillery, a new "Salpa Line"—his next great project, which would span from Karelia to Petsamo—was rumored in abundance, much to the reassurance of the Finnish populace. The specialized taxes levied on businesses and citizens to fund the line in addition to the plentiful donations from Finland and abroad were to draw almost no complaints: Finland had fully determined that it would not be the next country to fall to foreign aggression.

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[B]June 8th 1929 A letter form the Hungarian foreign minister arrives in Finland to be delivered to the leader of Finland

greetings form Hungary, my nation wishes to befriend the nation of Finland. As our nations are similar. Finnish and hungarian are two of the three non indo-european speaking languages in Europe. Both have a menace to the east and a past of Being influenced by Germanics. And our two nations have become independent in the last Decade. Hungary offers the design schematics to the 29M tank and the 29M Arapid fighter. As a gift. we belive that Finland could modify our designs for its own use. Regards

~ Márió Lukács

Forign minister.

Amsterwald

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The Waste Land wrote:[B]June 8th 1929 A letter form the Hungarian foreign minister arrives in Finland to be delivered to the leader of Finland

greetings form Hungary, my nation wishes to befriend the nation of Finland. As our nations are similar. Finnish and hungarian are two of the three non indo-european speaking languages in Europe. Both have a menace to the east and a past of Being influenced by Germanics. And our two nations have become independent in the last Decade. Hungary offers the design schematics to the 29M tank and the 29M Arapid fighter. As a gift. we belive that Finland could modify our designs for its own use. Regards

~ Márió Lukács

Forign minister.

Amsterwald

[list][sub]"The common origins of our people and language have been long-established. In truth, the brotherhood of our nations is eternal."[/sub][/list]

Finnish President Väinö Tanner spoke with a newfound gratitude for Hungary following the altruistic contributions of Hungarian military scientists to the defense effort of the Greater Finnish Republic. Its tank and fighter designs are personally accepted by Finnish defense officials at a clandestine meeting in Helsinki.

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[list]15 July 1929

[sub]“Lion Prime Minister”[/sub][/list]

TOKYO, Philanialle — MORNING

[sub]New Prime Minister Designated[/sub]

| [sub]The resignation of Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi and his cabinet on July 2, 1929, due to lack of support from the Japanese military, the people and the Emperor, meant a victory for the Opposition, with the advent of economist Hamaguchi Yuko as Prime Minister of Japan. After his inauguration, Prime Minister Hamaguchi has already announced two changes in foreign policy:[/sub] |

[list][list][list][sub]NEW FOREIGN POLICY[/sub][/list][/list][/list]

[list][list][sub]1. Japan will have a calmer policy with China.[/sub]

[sub]2. Japan will cooperate in the immediate naval reduction conferences between the five powers.[/sub][/list][/list]

| [sub]There are three popularly given reasons for the fall of the Tanaka Administration—lèse-majesté, the assassination of the Manchurian Warlord Chang Tso-lin, and the failed attempt to suppress the Communists. Tanaka’s so-called “Positive Policy” aimed to protect the Japanese colony of Tsi Nan Fu, but this brought serious problems, leading to boycotts of Japanese products across China. Given the negative impact on accounting, balancing the colony of Tsi Nan Fu ($250,000,000) and the $500,000,000 annual trade with China, businessmen and merchants supported the idea of ending “Positive Politics”.[/sub] |

| [sub]Political experts analyzed the new Cabinet appointed by the Prime Minister:[/sub] |

| [sub]Mr. Yuko Hamaguchi, the new Japanese Prime Minister, leader of the Minseito (Liberal Party). Hamaguchi even has a nickname, where politicians, aristocrats and nobles call him “Shishi” (The Lion), this is due to his Lloyd-Georgian hair and mustache, which is very unusual among the Japanese. In fact, some say he looks more like a white-headed chow, as he is a ‘silent politician’. Without being rich, Shishi is known to have a man of integrity. He is a liberal and an economist, it is hoped that with these skills he will know how to be more flexible and progressive than the Tanaka Administration. Shishi was also a minister twice in previous governments, being a popular politician among the Japanese population, the economist Shishi is married to Natsuko Hamaguchi and with her they had a son, researcher Kazuhiko Hamaguchi, who works in a branch of the Bank of Japan in New York City. Shishi graduated from Tokyo Imperial University during his years as a student, he was a former intercollegiate jiu-jitsu champion, also passionate about tennis and avid for golf, his son Kazuhiko lives with a co-worker in a small village in Bayside, Queens. His son, who was interviewed recently, said his father enjoyed reading and walking, wearing kimonos at home and European clothes on the street.[/sub] |

| [sub]Already familiar with the United States, Baron Shidehara was appointed to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs for his experience as Japan Ambassador to the United States (1919–1922). With an ever-smiling expression on his face, Baron Shidehara will be pleasant at conferences when it comes to naval reductions. Baron Shidehara was Minister of Foreign Affairs (1924–1927) during the Wakatsuki Administration, where he was succeeded by Baron Tanaka, Shidehara was responsible for enforcing the policy of conciliation with China that Tanaka so disastrously disturbed.[/sub] |

[list][list][list][sub]THE CABINET[/sub][/list][/list][/list]

[list][list][sub]Minister of the Home Affairs: Kenzo Adachi, Former Minister of Communications.[/sub]

[sub]Minister of the Army: Gen. Issei Ugaki (same post in 1926–1927).[/sub]

[sub]Minister of the Navy: Adm. Takeshi Takarabe (same post in 1926–1927).[/sub]

[sub]Minister of Finance: Junnosuke Inouye, international banking expert, Former Governor of the Bank of Japan.[/sub]

[sub]Minister of Railways: Yoku Egi, Former Minister of Justice.[/sub]

[sub]Minister of Communications: Matajiro Koizumi, Former Journalist.[/sub]

[sub]Minister of Justice: Viscount Chifuyu Watanabe, banker and newspaper owner.[/sub][/list][/list]

| [sub]Impartial political experts say the Hamaguchi cabinet will be the most capable of leading the country of any cabinet Japan has had since 1921. But compared to Shishi and British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, Shishi has a minority government.[/sub] |

[list][list][list][sub]THE IMPERIAL DIET — HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES[/sub][/list][/list][/list]

[list][list][sub]Liberal Party: 180[/sub]

[sub]Opposition: 261[/sub]

[sub]Independent Party: 12[/sub]

[sub]Proletarian Parties: 8[/sub]

[sub]Vacant Seats: 5[/sub][/list][/list]

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[list]8 July 1929

[sub]Mobilization[/sub][/list]

WAR OFFICE, TOKYO, Philanialle — EVENING

[sub]War Industries[/sub]

| [sub]According to the Japanese War Office, it has been publicly announced that there really is a “State of War” in the Japanese Empire. After this announcement, Tokyo ordered a general mobilization of defense industries. A meeting was called between the Chief of the General Staff and the Chief of the Navy General Staff, the leaders of the war industries were in their offices, all factories now had explicit orders to start manufacturing “war materials”. As “scary” as the Japanese mobilization may seem, in reality it also takes place annually in the U.S. on Defense Day. For a few minutes, presidents of railroad companies and other corporations sent telegrams to the U.S. War Department in Washington D.C. This shows that Japan’s Defense Day is to show American citizens residing in Hawaii, where they focused only on the new governor’s inauguration, the current strategic importance of the Japanese Empire. But the Japanese Emperor’s interest in wars shows otherwise, as His Imperial Majesty ratified the Treaty of Kellogg for the Renunciation of War.[/sub] |

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[pre]July, 1929 | Khartoum, The British Imperial Crown Colony Of The Sudan[/pre]

EDUCATIONAL REFORM,THE EMPIRE’S PROMISE

In the first wave of many promises made to the revitalization and advancement of the Sudanese subjects by the Imperial Nation, a promise to advance the colony in economical, political, and social structure of both the Empire and of the colony. The British Government has introduced the BLACS to three important points to the national focus of the Empire over Sudan. The focuses include the revitalization of the colonial economy, the training and expansion of the Sudan Defence Force, and finally the implementation of educational reforms throughout Sudan to inform and prepare the Sudanese youth and the youth of the Empire for the future. The Colonial Administration would first pick the implementation of educational reforms to focus on Sudan progress.

Prior to the British reforms in Sudan, the land would be populated by religious Islamic institutions Koran and schools in the various towns and villages of the Muslim north but no educational facilities were found south of the Nuba mountains in the majority Nilotic and indegenoisly religious south. However by the end of the 20s, the south would be home to a growing series of Christian missionaries and institutions that had taken a role as the educational basis of the south. However as a new colonial administration takes charge following the 1925 Khartoum revolt and with a shift in the imperial policy of Great Britain with the subjects of its colonial possessions, the BLACS had decided to take the implementation of education with the formation of a central educational system similar to that of the public school systems in the mother island of Britain.

On June 11th of 2029 the British Colonial Legislature, also known as the BLACS has unanimously with the attendance of Governor-General Khalil and Speaker Maffey, the Legislature has officially passed the CEMS Act. Colonial Education Mandated of Sudan. With the establishment of CEMS. The British had provided funding for the establishment of 50 primary schools and 20 secondary schools all throughout the colony. The majority of the primary schools would be established in reasonably sized rural villages with each village having one and at least three primaries in the larger cities such as Khartoum, Port Sudan, Kassala, Juba, Wau, Nyala, El Obied, and Dongola. Secondary schools would also be established in all the various large cities and towns dotting the Sudanese landscape. The secondary schools in the 4 largest cities of the colony with a huge European population, them being, Khartoum, Port Sudan, Nyala, and Juba, would be segregated schools providing separate segregated learning environments or classes to European settlers, most of which are British, and then to the Sudanese born natives.

Primary schools are set to be made free for all, however in some cases secondary schools would be made at the least affordable depending on the schools status and location. Higher level education would however stay the same. However the colonial administration plans to build three other colleges throughout the nation. Other than the Gordon Memorial College in Khartoum, the BLACS plans to establish The Wingate College in Port Sudan, Great Lakes College in Juba, and Sultanate College in Nyala.

The mandatory curriculums of the CEMS would include the basics of mathematics, scientific studies, physical training, but most importantly, English as well as Arabic studies in hopes of increasing the literacy and writing percentage within the populace. The Arabic studies however only limited to the Muslim north while the south is only mandated to take English in the curriculum. Social studies will also be concluded over teaching World History at certain grades with a small teaching in regional or colonial history. The teachings of world history are meant to get students to understand the bases of civilization and the establishment of society as well as the administration and governing of people. There will also be lessons on the British empire and its society.

The Gordon Memorial College In Khartoum would provide lessons to Sudanese native borns to get them prepared and educated in handling and running higher roles within the administrations of the Sudan, whether they are teachers, colonial police, SDF officers, construction workers, or even bureaucrats in the Colonial Administration.

Governor Khalil and the Sudanese members of the BLACS have stressed the importance of expanding equal education and opportunities in the Sudanese African South linking the need for a more interconnected and stable populace as was to erode any fears of inequality and negligence over the population. The Sudanese body has called the educational reforms the first wave of many yet to come in the creation of a people with common goals. Perhaps it is here where the Sudanese subjects learn not only their position in the Empire, but also learn the Sudanization of their life.

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THE IMATRA HYDROPOWER PLANT AND THE STORY OF FINNISH INDUSTRIALIZATION

[list][sup]PRODUCTION CHAINS, DOMESTIC INDUSTRY AND "PATRIOTIC BUSINESS"

GREATER FINLAND—SPRING-SUMMER 1929[/sup][/list]

A time-intensive project, the plan's origins can be traced to quite early in Finnish independence—in 1919, the Parliament ruled that no foreigner could establish a business in Finland without navigating a strict permit system. This rule was adapted, expanded and improved as the social-democratic government that emerged in the 1920s defended it using the justification that it protected the Finnish citizenry from the materialistic priorities of international corporations. Foreign businesses with significant operations in Finland were required to have a Finnish citizen at the helm and Finnish citizens composing a majority of its administrative board; this virtually obligated foreign companies to create or partner with Finnish affiliate companies to operate in Finland and thereby helping to bring countless Finns into managerial and other educated roles: the ultimate goal of the program. Only a few foreign businesses, all of Finnish-friendly countries, were exempted from this rule. The policy was shaped in the wake of Finnish independence, the Estonian national awakening and the unified Finnic nationalism that resulted—hard work for the survival of Greater Finland became exalted, as did the rejection of foreign businesses in favor of the development of domestic industry. Thus was born the culture of "patriotic business" in Greater Finland. Enso-Gutzeit, which now holds half a million hectares of forest and countless sawmills, is one of Finland's chief "patriotic" employers and has contributed countless tons of lumber, millions of markkaa and thousands of hours of employee labor towards projects such as the Mannerheim Line and war memorial construction. It provides its employees with healthcare, funds for education, and incentives for employees who join the White Guard or Lotta Svärd. Another "patriotic" firm is among the many Finnocentric companies formed after the ordinance of 1919: Greater Finland Chemicals (Suur-Suomen Kemikaalit, SSK), established in 1927 to represent foreign chemical companies in Finland, has become chief among them. Its main plant was formed in Kiikka, near Pori, in 1928, with government assistance and specializing in the production of bleaching chemicals in partnership with British advisors. It has so far openly eschewed Russian business, as has most of Finland, following Soviet aggression in Europe, and has continued to prioritize trade with growing Finnish manufacturers and those of Finnish-friendly states like Britain, France, Poland, and the United States, even against cheaper alternatives. A combination of state and private investment in the growth of Finnish industry has been one of the most important consequences of the state economic policy that began in 1919. The patriotic economic culture it formed has been self-rewarding.

Though Finnish industrialization and the domestic culture of patriotic economics have so far been successful and highly popular, there have been plentiful obstacles in the way of full-speed growth. Taxes to fund the ever-growing Finnish military have limited, though obviously not prevented, the growth of Finnish businesses. Greater Finland's size—comprising a population of just 4.6 million—made it difficult for large enough shipping companies to emerge and service foreign markets in the early 1920s. Finland was frequently forced to rely on foreign shipping companies, reducing transit time and access to global markets and creating a difficulty forming lasting trade relationships. Legislation in 1927 hoped to address this problem, ordering the construction of new icebreakers under the Finnish Maritime Administration and forming the Merivienti ("sea export") company as a state-owned shipping company—the funding for this, however, was of deep concern for the legislature and the bill was only passed in 1929 after economic growth was yielding sufficient tax revenue to fund the investment. Its fruits have not yet come to Finland, then, but the 1930s promise to see further soaring economic expansion. The 1930s are, in truth, a decade to which Finnish businessmen are looking brightly forward to, with good reason: the formation of the Neste corporation in 1927—prioritizing the refining, storage and trading of oil—was another reason for optimism, with its first refinery, planned for Naantali, expected to break ground in the autumn of 1929. Optimism was exactly what the Finnish government's actions were giving: the Social Democrats have been keen on state funding of business, especially domestic business, and its successes have further contributed to its electoral triumphs. The Republic is on a doubtless upward course, and the people of Greater Finland could scarcely be prouder.

The Waste Land, Nonador, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Canovia, Paseo, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Saldat

POLAND LOOKS NORTH

Kingdom of Poland/Greater Finnish Republic

July 3, 1929

| Armed extremists in eastern Poland, paired with Soviet incursions into Dacia, gave First Marshal Józef Piłsudski more than the justification he needed to pursue further militarisation. The enemies of Poland, within and without, had shown they would shed blood to disrupt the status quo - clearly the Kingdom needed to further prepare. Keeping an eye on the fighting in the Balkans, the First Marshal had noticed the increased use of armoured vehicles - the Polish Army had recently issued its own, the wz. 28 and wz. 29 (Ursus) - and thus, Piłsudski looked for ways to counter these vehicles. |

| The First Marshal had long seen the USSR as the chief threat to Polish sovereignty, and though Poland had defeated the Soviets in 1921, Piłsudski was not a complacent man. The next war - and there would be another with the Soviets, he was convinced - would likely be against a more advanced, well-trained, better-equipped enemy. Poland could not hope to muster the manpower and firepower of the USSR, and so Piłsudski looked to unconventional methods. This search brought him to a friend of the Poles: Finland. |

| Like Poland, Finland had only re-emerged as an independent nation in the 20th century, and it also feared this independence could be under threat in the future. On 17 March, 1922, the two nations signed the Warsaw Accord, agreeing not to sign treaties disadvantaging the other, to advise one another of any treaties signed, to resolve disputes peacefully, and to observe neutrality in the event one party was attacked. Inspired by the Mannerheim Line being employed by the Finns, he invited Finnish officers to Poland, all expenses paid by the Polish Crown, to advise the Polish Army on the establishment of a similar flexible defensive line in Poland's east, to be named the Kościuszko Line. The First Marshal also asked for Polish troops to be allowed to partake in the final months of Finnish war games alongside French, British and German troops, and extended an invitation for the Finnish Armed Forces to come to Poland for further exercises. Graciously, the Finnish Government accepted all these requests. |

| Piłsudski was somewhat famous for being something of a homebody, reluctant to ever leave Poland. However, he travelled north with the Polish Armed Forces to watch the war games and speak with Finnish officials, perhaps a sign of his gratitude and the value he placed in the Polish-Finnish relationship. |

[spoiler="The Finns remind me much of the Poles. The spirit and character of the Finns is much

like ours - I am told they have a name for this spirit, 'Sisu'. They are a brave and

determined people, and will fight against all odds for what they hold dear.

History has made them so, as it has made us."

- First Marshal Józef Piłsudski]

Amsterwald

Alaroth

Alzarikstan

Asharken

Astarina

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

The Confederate Prussian Empire

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Irelaand

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance / Provenancia

Nileia

Nonador

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Paseo

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

The Waste Land

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

The Waste Land, Nonador, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kyntos, Saldat

July 6th 1929

an additional 50,000 men have arrived at the Line.

New Prototypes have been sent to the front line with Dacia,

29M 350MM Siege Artillery Cannon : 30

https://i.imgur.com/Wt7y8ID.jpg

the 29M 350mm Siege Cannon is Truck Towed and can only be moved by a Truck

https://i.imgur.com/1tMhVrr.jpg

and the 29M 200 MM Field artillery Cannon.

https://i.imgur.com/ElmAMbe.jpg

the 200 MM Field Artillery can be towed by Truck or Horse, or pushed into position by a crew

15 of the 350mm and 30 of the 200mm of been sent

along with more 29M Tanks and 29M arapids

now Bringing the number of 29M tanks and 29M arapids to 90 and 100 respectively.

High Command is Waiting for Dacia to fall to the Bolsheviks and to defend Hungary form the Reds.

Rutannia, Paseo, Philanialle, Asharken, Pontianus, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Somerania

The Battle of Vrsac

It was almost morning when the Romanian forces advanced against the defensive line of Vrasc, 20,000 Dacian soldiers against just 5,000 in the yugoslav side, the battle was fierce and bloody, machine guns and artillery sounds could be heard in the entire battlefield. Despiting the advantage of being position in the top of a mountain close to the city and having a bigger range, the Yugoslav artillery was not capable to stop the advance of Dacian forces, it was informed that more than 8,000 soldiers lost their life in the battle. The Yugoslav command ordered a fall back to the second defensive line behind the city, along this artillery units and the cavalry were moved towards the city to reinforce the defenses and prepared a counter-offensive.

[Spoiler=Casualties]

Yugoslavia

3,432 soldiers

Around 50 pieces of artillery

20 aircrafts

Dacia

5,256 soldiers

Unknown pieces of artillery

26 aicrafts [/spoiler]

Battle of Kikinka

Different from Vrsac, the Dacian offensive ended with a Yugoslav victory, 10,000 Dacian soldiers faced courageous 7,000 Yugoslav troops. As bloody as the southern battle Kilinka, showed again the world the power of machineguns and artillery against the infantry charges performed by Dacian troops, at the end of the battle more than 4,000 Dacians perished in the field against almost 2,000 Yugoslavs. Without the breach of the Yugoslav line, more troops from the rear line reinforced the front, altough due the great number of Dacian casualties the command expects no more advances from the enemies.

[Spoiler=Casualties]

Yugoslavia

2,103 soldiers

Around 20 pieces of artillery

12 aircrafts

Dacia

4,572 soldiers

Unknown pieces of artillery

23 aicrafts [/spoiler]

Despite the tie in the battlefield, more reinforcements from Yugoslavia have arrived at the front, 15,000 soldiers from the reserves along artillery and few aircrafts went towards the Danube, while the other 15,000 reinforced the Morava theatre. As the news of the Soviet invasion and Hungary movements in northern Dacia spreads in the news, the Yugoslav command was planning a major offensive against Dacian forces, which would be incapable to call more reinforcements, with almost 70,000 soldiers from the reserves being transported towards the Vardar region.

[spoiler=War Maps Danube]

Day 0: https://i.postimg.cc/brLwqXFJ/Danube-Front.png

Day 1: https://i.postimg.cc/ncRh5JDS/Danube-Day-1-Copia.png[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Yugoslav forces (Updated)]

Danube region - 25,000 soldiers (+15,000)

Artillery and vehicles

80x Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR

20x Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider

80x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

30x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aicraft - Zemun base

26x Dewoitine D.1 fighters (+30x Dewoitine D.27)

4x 10x Fizir F1V reconnaissance

Morava region - 30,000 soldiers (+15,000)

Artillery and vehicles

30x Renault FT M26/27 tanks (+20)

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903 (+50)

20x 10 cm houfnice vz. 28

2x Skoda 220 mm howitzer (+4)

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

10x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aircraft - Lješnica base

79x Dewoitine D.1

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers (+20)

10x Fizir F1V reconnaissance

Vardar region - 40,000 soldiers (+70,000)

Artillery and vehicles

30x Renault FT M26/27 tanks (+70)

150x Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903

100x Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 (+100)

50x Obusier de 120 mm mle 15TR

4x Skoda 220 mm howitzer (+2)

40x Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun AA

10x 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20 AA

Aircraft - Kosančić base

50x Potez 25 fighters (+50)

80x Bréguet 19 light bombers (+20)

10x Fizir F1V reconnaissance (+20)[/spoiler]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Kotakuan Ii

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Saldat

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

The Waste Land

Tkatsuki

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv

Zabrowka[/spoiler]

Nonador, Rutannia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Asharken, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Saldat

Alzarikstan wrote:[list][list][list][pre]MAMLAKAT ALHASHIMIIYN

مملكة الهاشميين

THE KINGDOM OF THE HASHEMITES[/pre][/list]

______

Start Of A New Arabia; Start Of A New Identity: Hashimic Thought Part 1

بداية شبه الجزيرة العربية الجديدة. بداية هوية جديدة: الفكر الهاشمي الجزء الأول

[sub]King Ali bin Hussein, King of Hejaz & Sharif of Mecca | MECCA, 1929 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| MAMLAKAT ALHASHIMIIYN - مملكة الهاشميين |[/sub]

The Hejaz Mountain ranges, hills, and endless desert was often quite the spectacle not only for prayer but a place for meditation and deep philosophical thought. Considered extremely dangerous to traverse alone, let alone without necessary clothing, food, and plenty of beverage, the Hejaz was wrapped in mythology and nuance. The "Hejaz Range" is a mountain range located in the Hejazi region of western Saudi Arabia. The range runs north and south along the eastern coast of the Red Sea, and can thus be treated as including the Midian Mountains, and being part of the Sarawat Mountains. The Hejaz Province represented the epicenter of a new growing Arab identity through the Hashemites. As Mecca and Medina is located in Hejaz, the Hashemites dominated the clerical and socioeconomic echelons.

In a particular closed off district directly North from the Grand Mosque of Mecca, a private community solely for the Hashemites thrived without much interaction with non-Hashemites. Despite occupying all of the Peninsula, King Ali sought to maintain this caste system structure as a means to secure a sense of status quo...but this was not the belief for all the members of the Hashemite Family. In the private residency of Prince 'Abd al-Ilah, a strong yet subtle breeze carried from the Red Sea to Mecca through the open windows of al-Ilah's living room. Sitting on a red ottoman sofa, Prince al-Ilah would be reading La mia vita, written by Benito Mussolini in 1928. Taking notes from the book and writing them down in a separate book, the Prince would appear deep in thought as he contemplated where and how potentially the development demonstrated under Benito Mussolini could be transformed and implemented within Arabia in a way that the conditions of Arabs (psyche, economic, spiritual, political, military) are taken into account and compatible with new nation-building goals.

However, the more Prince al-Ilah reads the words of Benito Mussolini, the more a slight resentment grew toward King Ali and the current status quo of doing absolutely nothing. Lighting a cigarette while wearing his military regalia, Prince al-Ilah would stand up from his Ottoman sofa and proceed to walk to a small balcony that looked at the Grand Mosque as well as beyond the gate that separated the Hashemite's personal district from the rest of the Arab people. Taking deep breaths and glaring at the Grand Mosque, Prince al-Ilah knew that something had to change and he would not wait for King Ali to determine when the time has come to make changes. Returning to his Ottoman sofa, Prince al-Ilah would tap his foot as he went back to reading Benito Mussolini's work. After reading the first 40 pages, Prince al-Ilah would put the book down and suddenly freeze in his position as he laid back and stared at the ceiling. Breathing slowly, al-Ilah's eyes would slowly shift back to his balcony with the Grand Mosque in the background slightly until a thought came to mind. Getting up from the Ottoman sofa to walk to his personal, small office, Prince al-Ilah would sit at his desk and write down the words Hashimic Thought.

Prince al-Ilah understood that there was a need to provide the people of Arabia with a unifying ideology that will bring Arabs together, no matter religious faith or tribal affiliation. Prince al-Ilah wanted to mold a new society and reconstruct the class and economic structure while molding the political institutions and mindset with an ideology that constructed a collective consciousness for all Arabs beneath the establishment of a new centralized state...with Prince al-Ilah at the helm and King Ali gone.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Etheinia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv[/spoiler]

[list][list][list][pre]MAMLAKAT ALHASHIMIIYN

مملكة الهاشميين

THE KINGDOM OF THE HASHEMITES[/pre][/list]

______

Hashimic Thought Pamphlets Dispersed Around Mecca

كتيبات الفكر الهاشمي منتشرة في أنحاء مكة

[sub]King Ali bin Hussein, King of Hejaz & Sharif of Mecca | MECCA, 1929 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| MAMLAKAT ALHASHIMIIYN - مملكة الهاشميين |[/sub]

Prince 'Abd al-Ilah has been quite busy since he began the writing of Hashimic Thought a few months prior. Restless nights and endless cups of coffee and tea, the emboldened Prince drew inspiration of Benito Mussolini on the need for the construction of a new centralized State under a revolutionary movement of national rejuvenation, national identity, and civilization purpose. Between personally passing out pamphlets he wrote himself and speaking at private events, Prince al-Ilah started to grow a slight personality cult around him instead of King Ali bin Hussein.

Prince al-Ilah would become so obsessed with his plans and rhetoric, he began distancing himself from the isolated Hashemite community North of the Grand Mosque and sought to live among the people of Mecca without much security. Spending his time around elders of various tribes, merchants, and small business families, Prince al-Ilah was not bashing the Hashemites nor other prominent, wealthy Arab families in particular but rather started to become vocal for the lack of effort and care being demonstrated by the current Arab elites to begin the reconstruction of the Pensinula. Understanding potentially being removed from the Hashemite Family for possible treason against the Crown for questioning the King, the Prince discussed elevating the stature of a unified central State underneath the power of a trustworthy, confident, and empowered King held accountable to the people similar to the viewpoints of the Ibadi branch of Islam.

Gaining traction in the main market areas in Mecca, many merchants began talks and chatter about Hashimic Thought and if this is the best way to move forward if they invested in the creation of what the Prince was spewing on the pamphlets. Prince al-Ilah was advocating for free enterprise and increases in domestic production to tackle large unemployment and widening the scope of domestic/tribal markets into provincial hubs of commercial activity. Prince al-Ilah made it crystal clear the future of Arabia should not be based on tribal caste systems and affiliations but rather the shared cultural and historical experiences of Arabs and Muslims to achieve a permanent regional peace under strong leadership of an Arab King.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Amsterwald

Alzarikstan

Bauscland

Bayern Kahla

Canovia

Cascadla

Central Turan

Connomia

Etheinia

Herringholm

Jersey Republic

Kewtpuff

Lemlar

Mesuvia

Metropolitan Francais

New Provenance

Nileia

Nonador

Nordover

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica / Israelli

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

State Conglomerate

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Galla

Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

Yarosluv[/spoiler]

Nonador, Paramountica, Rutannia, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Asharken, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Saldat

ANTI-COMMUNISM AND THE STATUS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY

[list][sup]THE THORN IN FINLAND'S SIDE

GREATER FINLAND—SUMMER 1929[/sup][/list]

To call an organization the Socialist Electoral Organisation of Workers and Smallholders, or STPV after the Finnish acronym, was to cloak the true purpose of Finland's leading communist political party. Fond of the Soviets and, in the 1920s, strongly supported by them, the STPV has primarily been a thorn in the side of Finnish politicians and a simple cover organization for pro-Soviet Marxists. Obstructing almost every useful piece of legislation, campaigning against the ruling Social Democrats on the belief that they have "betrayed socialism"—though, in Finnish political tradition, their interest in state-supported businesses and welfare are scarcely considered socialism—and openly passing on intelligence to the Soviet Union, the STPV has held a precarious place since the most recent wave of anti-communist sentiment washed over Finland. The most recent prick of the communist thorn came in the summer of 1929 when an STPV member of Parliament native to Tornio, Aarne Saari, voted purposelessly against the government-supported creation of a steel mill in Tornio under the Outokumpu mining company: an act that went on to bring the community countless jobs and add another link to Finland's industrial production chains. Ivar Lantto, an Agrarian politician also from Tornio, publicized the issue in frustration (though the legislation passed). Protestors soon crowded around Saari's home; one hurled a bottle that shattered one of the house's windows before local police disbanded the group.

The Tornio steel mill vote was only the latest in a series of obstructions made by the STPV. Though the government underspent woefully on defense in the early years of independence, defense spending has elevated in recent years at the insistence of General Mannerheim as Europe grows more and more irritated, and each time the vote has been attacked by members. The two-thirds majority needed to pass many bills has been difficult—though still possible—to achieve with the obstruction, and the sheer necessity of defense bills and the communist willingness to oppose them have only drawn further ire towards Finland's communists. With the Soviet Union looming and the Parliament hoping to rush as much legislation as possible to direct Finland toward security and good economics, many—especially among the National Coalitian Party and personal supporters of General Mannerheim—have now begun to publicly discuss a ban on the STPV and any other communist party which might emerge in Finland. For now, however, the STPV is allowed to continue its obstruction unobstructed.

The Waste Land, Nonador, Paramountica, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Philanialle, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Mesuvia, Kyntos, Saldat, Tkatsuki

Assembled with Dot's Region Saver.
Written by Refuge Isle.