Post Archive
Region: Commonwealth of Liberty
[list][list][list][pre]HASHIMI ARABIA
الهاشمي العربية
أشدو أن لا إله إلا الله ، وشدو أنا محمدان رسول الله[/pre][/list]
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KINGDOM OF ARABIA AND KURDISTAN AGREE TO NEW VISA PROGRAM
[sub]KING FAISAL II ADMINISTRATION | BAGHDAD, MARCH 1944 [/sub][/list]
[sub]| The ceding of land from Iraq toward the formation of a Kurdistan was a necessary evil so to speak as observed by the Nuri as-Said Administration and the Hashemites. Granting rather resourceless lands to the Kurds was an acceptable sacrifice determined by Baghdad as it prompted the creation of an extensive physical nation-state buffer between the Kingdom of Arabia and Turkey. Per evaluations in the reconstructed Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was heavily advised for Prime Minister as-Said to seek the establishment of gradual relations with Kurdistan as a way to ensure Turkey remains significantly handicapped into the region but simultaneously, Arabia could potentially expand economic presence into Kurdish Anatolia. This prompted Prime Minister Nuri as-Said to invite Kurdish President Mustafa Barzani and Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ahmed to Baghdad for a diplomatic summit for the official establishment of relations.[/sub]
[sub]The arrival of President Mustafa Barzani and Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ahmed was met with a warm welcome by as-Said's government, who escorted the Kurdish delegation to the National Shura Council's building to formalize relations. It would be agreed upon in the meeting that a new visa program would be put into place to allow Kurds in the Kingdom of Arabia to be able to visit their families and friends in Kurdistan. The visa program was observed as the best case scenario to keep cultural links in tact and gradually build a view of trust between both nations. Prime Minister as-Said, at the end of the meeting, revealed to Arab journalists that this is the best step toward fostering border security and prosperity. As-Said went on to explain that the Kingdom of Arabia must officially recognize this independent Kurdistan if we wish to see stability in the northern provinces of the Arabian Kingdom.[/sub]
[list][list][pre]الهاشمي العربية!
حصن الاسلام[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][spoiler=[sub]EMBRACE ALLAH AND
ARABIA[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Paramountica, Central Arstotzka, Philanialle, Pontianus, Ranponian, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance
SMALLEST TANK IN THE WORLD ENTERS SERVICE WITH RHODESIAN OCCUPATION FORCES
March 5th 1944
It comes as no surprise or shock that occupation forces tasked with keeping the peace in multiple regions across former axis territory do not require heavy or medium tanks to suppress potential uprisings or "making their presence known". In fact its an immensely expensive undertaking especially for Rhodesian Forces who currently have sixty MK.I Universal Tanks stationed in the Horn of Africa for the purpose of occupying former Italian lands. Using parts of the Universal Carrier which has been built by Rhodesian Arms companies since 1936, the 'Rhino' unlike its name implies is not just the smallest tank entering service today but also the lightest weighing in at 4.72 tons which is actually not too much heaver than a Civilian vehicle. Armed lightly compared to its light tank competitors it nevertheless can sustain light arms fire from all currently known weapons and smaller caliber autoguns. Armed with a short 40mm cannon intended mainly for use with Heavy explosive shells its capable of providing mobile fire to Garrison Troops and hastily assembled militias alike.
Equipped with an incredibly small 3.0L V2 Engine that is sure to make the eyes of most tank crews bulge out of their head in shock, it nevertheless due to its weight has a power ratio of 24.5 horsepower per ton, only slightly less in fact than the MK.III Universal Tank which weighs almost nine times as much as the Rhino. But even with its size there are a few features that were only recently made commonplace on many vehicles, namely the italian tankettes Rhodesia operated for many years. These tankettes lacked fans to bring fresh air for the crew, which especially considering its a two man vehicle is vital since they need to be able to perform at their peak. On the Rhino there are actually two small turret mounted fans to bring a constant stream of fresh air into the cabin and as a result rapidly move out the fumes from the firing of the gun and the searing heat aimed no doubt aimed at the vehicle all day.
Cost Cost Cost was clearly the motto of the designers as with every possible opportunity they trimmed items here and there, shortened as much of the originally planned hull as possible and thus were able to bring costs down from an originally calculated 1,200 pounds to only 800 pounds, which as some may note is actually only slightly more than the average pre-war car. In fact it has been widely advertised by the Armed Forces that for every 800 pounds invested into a Rhino Tank, the savings created by redeploying existing medium tanks away from the Horn of Africa will save Rhodesia twice that amount in operational costs each and every month.
Rhodesia plans to build 420 Units of the Rhino Light tank, to be used by Rhodesian occupation forces around the world and to be issued to the Interior Ministry to patrol and garrison important infrastructural locations.
[spoiler=Specifications of the Rhino light tank]
Mass : 4.84 tons
Length : 2.57 meters
Width : 0.85 meters
Height : 1.20 meters
Crew : 2 (1 driver, 1 Commander/Gunner/Loader)
Armor (indicated is only thickness and not effective armor due to degree variation) : 15mm Hull
Effective Armor : 29/16/15mm (Front/Side/Rear) on Hull
Main armament : short 2 Pounder with 120 rounds in two racks
Secondary armament : coaxial 30-06 Browning M1919A4 machine gun with 1,200 rounds & anti-aircraft 50. caliber machine gun with 600 rounds
Engine : 3.0L V2 Engine developing 119 horsepower at 3,800 RPM
Power/weight : 24.5 hp / tonne
Transmission : Hydramatic with 4 speeds forward and 3 in reverse
Suspension : Horizontal volute spring suspension
Ground clearance : 0.20 meters
Fuel capacity : Singular 100 liter internal fuel tank
Operational range : 95 miles
Maximum speed : 29mph on-road, 24mph off-road
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[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Nonador, Paramountica, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance
[list][sub]MARCH 1944[/sub]
[sub]Endspiel[/sub][/list]
[list]| [sub]DIE TIRPITZ SINKT! DER KANZLER BERUFT EINE SONDERSITZUNG DES GENERALSTABS IM ADLERNEST EIN[/sub]
[sub]| THE TIRPITZ SINKS! CHANCELLOR CALLS FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE GENERAL STAFF AT THE EAGLE'S NEST[/sub][/list]
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[sub]| HAMBURG, GERMANY | The report had only reached Berlin the following evening. The stunned commanders in the area had delayed the delivery of the message reporting the tragedy to German Government in Berlin in order to grant them time to escape or evade responsibility. The Tirpitz, pride of the feared Kriegsmarine, Queen of the North Seas, had been sunk. The official report and following preliminary investigation stated that the Tirpitz had sunk due to an ammunition rack locked in improperly, causing it to fall and detonate the ammunition bay, destroying the ship. However, behind closed doors, the regional commanders and the General Staff both, albeit separately, knew that there were other elements behind this attack. And somehow, they knew exactly how to strike the ship in just the right way so as to guarantee its sinkage. Of course, this was reported to the Chancellor, who promptly launched an investigation into the Tirpitz's sinking and the potential for an internal leak of information to Swedish resistance fighters, who were the primary suspects. Admiral Erich Raeder was appointed to head this investigation.[/sub]
[list][list][sub]"Justice will be brought for Germany, no matter who stands in our way."
[list]— ERICH RAEDER, Chief of Staff of the German Navy[/sub][/list][/list][/list]
[sub]The investigation would proceed throughout early March until, when on 14 March 1944, the Chancellor called for a special meeting of the General Staff and the commanders of Northern Command (Kommando Nord) at the Eagle's Nest in East Prussia. The Eagle's Nest, or Adlernest, was the Chancellor's chief retreat in the mountains of Germany's easternmost province. It was also the closest primary headquarters to the Eastern Front, and as such doubled as the command center for Eastern Command, chaired by General Manstein. This meeting would be scheduled for 25 March 1944, and would have its invitations disseminated by Admiral Raeder, of the Kriegsmarine, who at the same time was leading the investigation and internal search for a mole.[/sub]
[sub]However, unbeknownst to all but Raeder, the German resistance, known as the Blue Flower Movement, was planning to execute Operation Endspiel, or endgame. Informed on the full plan would be Raeder, who himself was party to the secret resistance against the Chancellor, as well as Erwin Rommel and Albert Kesselring, both of whom are also involved in the resistance and will be attending the special meeting at the Adlernest. The plan would go on to be known as the 25 March Plot, and it would seek to restore 'stability, security, integrity and safety to the German Government for the German people'.[/sub]
[list][list][sub]"Mein Herren [Rommel, Kesselring, Raeder], we place our trust in you as you have placed your trust in us. It's one shot for the whole world."
[list]— SOPHIE SCHOLL, Leader of the German resistance[/sub][/list][/list][/list]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Nonador, Paramountica, Paseo, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Pontianus, Ranponian, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais
[list][list][list][pre]HASHIMI ARABIA
الهاشمي العربية
أشدو أن لا إله إلا الله ، وشدو أنا محمدان رسول الله[/pre][/list]
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SIGNALS FOR AN INTERNATIONALLY ENDORSED ROBUST MILITARY INDUSTRY APPEAR IN BAGHDAD
[sub]KING FAISAL II ADMINISTRATION | BAGHDAD, MARCH 1944 [/sub][/list]
[sub]| Part of the new measures for development within the Kingdom includes the military. Recently, the Kingdom of Arabia acquired weapons from the United States; however, the as-Said regime firmly believes that the Kingdom of Arabia should strive to become independent in military capabilities; however, to assure this, the Kingdom needed the assistance from foreign nations to help establish the foundations of the Arabian military and security industry. Sending out multiple dispatches to acquire the attention of certain nations, the Ministry of Defense would receive the intrigue and approval from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, the South American Federation, and the Soviet Union to send defense engineers and scientists to Baghdad to train Arabs in the educational fields needed for military development but also to work with the as-Said administration to produce domestic military projects to bolster Baghdad's capabilities to defend its borders, people, and interest. Through the acceptance of the proposals, immediately, as-Said signed of on the Defense Ministry's proposition to establish the Military Industrialization Authority, the General Military Industries Corporation, and within the Ministry of Defense, the Department of Industry and Military Industrialization. Having provided full support from the royal family toward this initiative, King Faisal II has motioned that this initiative is geared to become a defense industrial program to cover all its armed forces' needs for weapons and equipment. The entirety of this projected massive military industrial complex is to be governed by the National Military Industrialization Commission to oversee all operations across industries that support research and development in addition to procurement and production of military weaponry and military systems. A secondary entity called the Military Industry Follow-up and Executive Committee (FOLEX) to develop and oversee military industry start-up companies and self-sufficient industries.[/sub]
[sub]For FOLEX, the initial military start-up companies will prioritize small arms, munitions, artillery, artillery munitions, and logistical supplies, including vehicles and new supply line storage facilities. This prompts coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Public Works to initiate government programs to produce state-owned and privately owned companies and corporations in the mining sector to assist the military industry with metal components and the construction of testing facilities. Part of the joint initiative is to establish an industrial foundation to produce specialized tools and dies for use in the production of ammunition and weapons factories in addition to constructing training facilities to train local workforces to operate the facilities without foreign assistance over time. This emerging industry would be further expanded with the addition of a liaison entity between the State Administrative Council and the Supreme Shura Council: The State Organization for Technical Industries (SOTI), which has been structured similar to a dual structure holding company divided between civilian and defense components.[/sub]
[sub]This massive military industrial conglomerate was determined to be the solution to address Arabia's insecurity and lack of capability to ensure its fullest protection. Prime Minister as-Said has informed Brazil, the South American Federation, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union that their scientists, researchers, and engineers will be placed on the royal family's payroll and will be treated to the utmost lavish lifestyle as this is a national security imperative to be taken as a major priority. Additionally, Prime Minister as-Said views this as an opportunity to increase experience for students in trade schools and internship programs while expanding the scope of degree subjects in universities and graduate school programs.[/sub]
[list][list][pre]الهاشمي العربية!
حصن الاسلام[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][spoiler=[sub]EMBRACE ALLAH AND
ARABIA[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nonador, Paramountica, Paseo, Nevbrejnovitz, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Ranponian, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance
[list]SHOWA 19 | MARCH 1944[/list]
[list][list]天皇の神風男たち!?
[pre]THE EMPEROR'S KAMIKAZE MEN![/pre][/list][/list]
[pre]K A M I K A Z E M E N[/pre]
YOKOHAMA NAVAL BASE, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY — MORNINGTIME
[sub]THE EMPIRE OF THE RISING SUN, Philanialle[/sub]
| The KAMIKAZE MEN. Fighters for Japan, valiant, strong, respected. Because of the FAILINGS of the IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY across the Asia-Pacific, in the war with the U.S.A., Japan has had to resort to more drastic measures to ensure TOTAL VICTORY. From diverting more and more resources away from the CONSUMER GOODS and the PEOPLE OF JAPAN and sending them to the IMPERIAL WAR EFFORT, using PROPAGANDA to divert the people's attention, to conscripting more and more YOUNG MEN OF JAPAN to join the Imperial Japanese Army, the country was desperate. On all fronts it was being pushed back by the U.S.A. and its mighty U.S. NAVY. Among one of these tactics is KAMIKAZE, or divine wind. The use of aircraft to directly strike enemy targets. |
[list]| ASAICHI TAMAI, [sub]IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY ADMIRAL[/sub] | “Men! The nobility of your spirit will keep the homeland from ruin, even in defeat!"[/list]
[list][list]男たちよ! お前達の精神の気高さが 故国を破滅から守るのだ たとえ敗れようとも![/list][/list]
| These KAMIKAZE MEN would be specially trained at SPECIAL AIR BASES across Japan, and would pledge allegiance directly to the EMPEROR AND HIS THRONE, sat in Chrysanthemum Palace in TOKYO. They would fly special planes, equipped with bombs wrapped all around the fuselage, and their main goal would be to directly hit the enemy targets head on. It was dangerous and lethal, but guaranteed TOTAL ACCURACY in most cases. The IMPERIAL GENERAL STAFF placed all their hope on this new tactic and the deployments of ADDITIONAL RESERVISTS UNITS from the HOME ISLANDS to the frontlines across Asia. It would be now or never to defeat the U.S.A., or the war perhaps would be over for good. |
Nonador, Rutannia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Ranponian, Great Britain Gb, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Canada Leaf
A NEW PRESIDENT FOR SUDAMÉRICA: THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA!
[list][list]October 17th 1943[/list]
Juan Antonio RÃos as the planned successor; Desire of Change
Following the death of President Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, a political void had appeared in the nation. Indeed, nobody had prepared such a quick succession and despite Mr. de Alvear due to be replaced after his 2 years of Presidency, as per the Federal agreement, he still had months of rule to go. The logical choice to replace the loss should have been Mr. Juan Antonio RÃos, the President of Chile before the Union and elected with the majority of the Liberals and even with the support of the Socialists and Communists. Mr. RÃos would therefore have been the legitimate successor to the deceased President, but popular support wasnÂ’t there for the candidate.
Indeed, Mr. RÃos had ruled for a few months before the Union and his rule had displeased the Broad Left as his rule resembled more the Classical Liberalism and this treason was badly seen by the Covenant of Chilean Communists and Socialists. Moreover, the very politically connected and aware socialist and Trotskyite political class in Argentina, especially in the Patagonian region, wasnÂ’t supporting another Lib-Con candidate to replace Mr. de Alvear and therefore continue the Concordancia, per their interpretation.
The only choice left was to conduct elections and start from scratch amid political instability and the global fatigue during the intense War Effort. Indeed, the labor and agricultural queries weren’t fully met since the beginning of the participation of Sudamérica in the War and the lower classes had a growing feeling of disenchantment with the de Alvear Presidency and his multiple promises. The hope to change things was moving the working class in the streets in the demand of change.
The rise of Peron as the candidate of change
Despite the efforts of Mr. RÃos to have a better image, his reputation was following him, and his supports were faltering. The last hope to become successor to de Alvear as President was crushed when the nationÂ’s Star, Eva Duarte, announced her support to a new candidate representing change: Juan Domingo Peron, formerly Minister of Labor under the presidency of Marcelo Torcuato. Indeed, Peron had a strong support in the working class for the multiple reforms he put in action and often as the official representing the pleas of the working and farming class to the higher political spheres. His actions during the Patagonian Insurgency, his crucial role in bringing back true democracy and ending the Infamous Decade and his increasingly vocal views about the state of the Social Justice in the nation all put the spotlights on him as a true leader and a perfect candidate to become a progressive President that would end the classic liberal and conservative rule over the region since the early 1900Â’s.
The biggest support he could have had was from Eva Duarte, the nationÂ’s pride in the Propaganda Machine and a Star on the national showbusiness scene. She was also a very virulent and vocal critic of the classical system that kept the lower classes from the spheres of power, especially women, who were still denied the right to vote despite women getting the right to vote in many Allied countries for their selfless crucial contribution to the War Effort. One of the promises of Mr. Peron in his campaign was to give Women the right to vote in the following federal elections that would take place.
Overwhelming support for Peron
After nearly a month, the results were clear. Indeed, an intense battle had taken place between RÃos, representing the Classical Liberals, the Conservatives and parts of the Military, and Peron, representing the working class, the soldiers being trained and sent to combat, the Centre and the Broad Left. The winner was Peron with 59% of support against “only” 29% for RÃos and the rest amongst other minor candidates. Such a global support was not s surprise with the growing desire of change and a more politically aware youth than ever.
In a rare sight, The newly elected President Peron made a radio and a TV address, promising the beginning of a new era:
[list]“Dear Argentinians, dear Chileans, dear Uruguayans… Dear Sudaméricans! I am in utter joy that you have massively chosen to vote for me and allow me to bring real change to our daily lives. I look at a bright future for out nations and our Union. The Federation we have right now is a blessing as we can work together for the betterment of our society, our living wages, our working conditions, our very survival. Social Justice will be my motto as I’ll lead us, with your support, for a future we dreamed all those years under the Condordancia.
IÂ’ll be the arm bringing change and listening to a voice: the voice of Social Justice. I look forward to work with everyone, even those of the former regime. We are a large family, and it is time we act like one: supporting each other in tough times. It is time we defeat the forces of Evil in Europe and Asia and then focus on our own Evil: The Dark forces stopping Justice to be accessible to all.
After all, the three things I want is a Sudamérica socially fair, economically free and politically sovereign!”[/list]
After his speech, the workers in the streets were chanting: Justicialista! Justicialista!
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Nonador, Paseo, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Pontianus, Ranponian, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Adriatican Islands
| December, 1943 |
[list][list][list][list][list]Second Republic of Turkey
İkinci Türkiye Cumhuriyeti[/list][/list][/list][/list][/list]
Location — Istanbul, Taksim
| The night was cold and vastly dark. The only things that seemed to brighten the room were the lights coming in through the window, each individual beam shining through the blinds through the cigar smoke that wafted through the air. The scent of a maduro cigar and Scottish whiskey, combined with cheap cologne gave the tiny office a homely feeling. Papers were strewn across the floor, the fan overhead slowly blowing them around. The file cabinets alongside the east wall left of the door looked to be ransacked, some opened and some not, while the remainder of the files not in the cabinet were either on the floor or on the desk by the window.
Slumped into the leather chair behind the wooden desk, staring at a stack of papers in his hands, was a drunken man in a dark brown suit with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. His stubbled face wore a grimace of discontent. |
Man — “Orospu çocuğu!”
| He shouted as he threw the papers across the desk while the cigarette fell to the floor. The stack separated and flew through the air, being caught up by the fan before slowly falling to the floor. The man sat there hunched over with his head in his hands. |
Man — “What's the use, I’m never going to find it.”
| His tone changed to one that reflected desperation. Of course being a private investigator in a city crawling with crime like Istanbul made for good money, trying to keep track of cases like murders was a difficult thing to do when you didnÂ’t even have a secretary. Nonetheless, that didnÂ’t matter when you were investigating a string of murders going back the past several months, and you have nothing on the perps MO in your filesÂ… but you did have a gut feeling. The man looked up, wide-eyed and surprisingly sober looking. |
Man — “That's it!”
| He yelled at the top of his lungs, followed by a laugh of sorts that sounded almost psychotic, but had shown his apparent lack of sleep. He jumped out of his chair and grabbed his coat and hat on the stand by the door, and slammed said door behind himself. |
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| The street was noisy, but not as noisy as the thoughts running through his head. Of course a major break in a case like this meant that he could finally get a good night's sleep for once, but there was one thing he needed to check in on first. The murders may not have aligned with any known MO on file, but if there was one person who could help you find someone like that, would be someone of like mind.
After grabbing a cab, the detective made his way across the city to the entertainment and red light districts, home to one of Istanbul’s head crime bosses. After tipping the driver a considerable amount from his cheery disposition after his epiphany, he made his way into the Kulüp Istanbul. He made his way past the crowds and chatter, all the way to the back where Nusret Duzgun was seated with his entourage in a crescent shaped seat with burgundy upholstery. Nusret, lounging back in a black tuxedo with his signature black sunglasses, had motioned to his guards to frisk the detective. |
Detective — “I can’t thank you enough for -”
Nusret — “Eh!”
| Nusret held up a hand |
Nusret — “Have you forgotten something, detective? A little… shall we say, favor that I had asked of you the last time we talked?”
| The detective fumbled for a moment |
Detective — “What? Oh yes! I remember, and I promise, she won’t be a problem anymore, I made sure that she wouldn’t talk -”
| Nusret cut him off |
Nusret — “- I meant the favor of you not coming in here anymore… it doesn’t give a good air to the place, you know. A two bit detective around these parts isn’t good for business… MY business, Emir.”
| Emir stumbled again to get his intended words out |
Emir — “Yes, I-I know that, Mr. Duzgun, but please… you have to hear me out.”
| Nusret motioned for Emir to take a seat next to him while he explained the murders and the troubles he had finding the one responsible |
Emir — “And so I figured that since these murders happened in your part of town, that-”
Nusret — “-That what, that I was responsible?”
| Nusret frowned greatly |
Emir — “No, not at all. That someone may be trying to frame you or your… business, with these murders. And I thought you should know.”
| Nusret stroked his chin momentarily, pondering the situation while glancing up at his wife on the stage in the middle of the large room, smirking as he heard her sing. |
Nusret — “Listen… I appreciate you bringing this to my attention. I’ve heard something was going on and my guys aren’t worth trash in trying to figure anything out. How about you stay after we close up shop and we can get down to real business?”
| Nusret stood to his feet as his wife finished with her last song. He held out a hand to Emir |
Nusret — “I know it's been a while since we last worked together… but I’m willing to give us another shot. But if you wind up screwing me over, it’ll be your head, Emir.”
| Emir shook NusretÂ’s hand, with the sole thoughts of closing this case planted firmly in his mind |
Emir — “You won’t have to worry about a thing, Mr. Duzgun. Hopefully we’ll have this dirtbag found in no time with the help of your resources.”
| Nusret nodded and gave a small smirk to the detective as he walked over to his wife as she was getting off the stage. Emir let out a sigh that was mixed with a great amount of regret over the deal he just madeÂ… wondering if this will just add another body to the listÂ… his body. |
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Nonador, Paseo, Nevbrejnovitz, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance
[U]February,1944[/U]
Communist Party Takes Action.
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[U]1st of February
With Maziya now falling under Japanese Occupation,and the Japanese empire anti-communist beliefs.The communist party have taken action in rallying up people and soldiers who wish to retake Maziya from the Japanese.Using the same method as the other countries in south east asia,guerilla warfare.With this the communist party creates the,
"People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army" as a way to get even those who either don't or are against the communist party to rally up and try to kick out the Japanese.
[U]8th of February
As the start of a new week begins since the formation of the "People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army".Only 510 men,majority of them are communist party members or supporters of the communist party,the 510 men would be given 2 weeks to train with soldiers from the army who joined the "People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army".
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[U]IN MALAY[/U]
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[U]1 Februari
Dengan Maziya kini jatuh di bawah Pendudukan Jepun, dan kepercayaan anti-komunis empayar Jepun. Parti komunis telah mengambil tindakan dalam mengumpulkan orang dan tentera yang ingin merampas semula Maziya daripada Jepun. Menggunakan kaedah yang sama seperti negara-negara lain di Asia Tenggara ,perang gerila.Dengan ini parti komunis mewujudkan,
"People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army" sebagai satu cara untuk mendapatkan walaupun mereka yang sama ada tidak atau menentang parti komunis untuk berhimpun dan cuba menendang Jepun.
[U]8 Februari
Memandangkan permulaan minggu baharu bermula sejak penubuhan "People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army". Hanya 510 orang,majoriti daripada mereka adalah ahli parti komunis atau penyokong parti komunis, iaitu 510 orang,akan diberi masa 2 minggu untuk berlatih dengan askar dari tentera yang menyertai "People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army".
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[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
[/spoiler]
Nonador, Paseo, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Pontianus, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Alaroth
PRESIDENT PERON ANNOUNCES MULTIPLE MEASURES FOR THE WAR EFFORT
[list][list]December 1943[/list]
A few months after being elected, President Peron made a first series of announcement about the incoming increase in the War effort and war measures for the mobilization of every inch of industrial space for the defeat of Volkist and Imperialist forces in Europe.
New Focus on the Liberation of Greece
Indeed, President Peron has announced a new shift in the war effort in Europe as the Sudamérican forces are advancing through Italy. The new shift would be a more independent operation, in conjunction with the Greeks and other Allies, to liberate Greece with a landing coming in Fall 1944 and minor island hoping starting from March-April 1944. The Sudamérican Navy was now reinforced with 1 completed Sudamérica Battleship (the next one being commissioned in the coming months), 2 new San Martin Heavy Cruisers and 6 new De Rosa Light Cruisers and a dozen of O’Higgins Fleet Destroyers all supplementing the previous arsenal. Indeed, the Navy allocated to the Mediterranean was now of 4 Battleships, 4 Heavy Cruisers, 8 Light Cruisers, 24 Destroyers and 6 submarines with the Libertad-Class “Liberty” Ship supporting the troops and the fleet with the logistical needs. The stronger navy was now ready for its own naval operations in the event of a naval landing in Southern Europe. More than 35 LSTs and 75 LCIs were getting ready around Crete for the island hoping operations and the final landing in Fall 1944 for the mainland Greece’s liberation. Over 60,000 troops were now getting ready in Crete and in Western Turkey for the Operation to come, with Turkish and Cretan airfields permitting the Sudamerican Air Force to operate in range of the Ionian Islands, Rhodes and Mainland Greece with the I.Ae. 24 Calquin light bomber, the I.Ae.26 Aguja fighter-escort and the FMA AeMB.3 Improved Tactical Bomber, among others. This Operation would also support Greeks stationed in Crete for their transportation and logistical supplies in the liberation of their mainland.
Creation of a properly organised and united Sudamérican military Industrial Complex
On the Home Front, Mr. Peron announced the creation of CITEFA (Instituto de Investigaciones CientÃficas y Técnicas de las Fuerzas Armadas), the first government-owned Corporation that would overlook military research and cooperation between the different national (private and public-owned) military companies and the different branches of the Armed Forces. CITEFA, with the War Measures in place, has higher authority to recruit national scientists and nationalise their work if they donÂ’t support enough the War Effort. It has also the mandate to seize companiesÂ’ assets in the nation not providing enough to the War Effort (and to be given back once the war is over). This Corporation is now uniting the whole Sudamérican Military-Industrial Complex. From the Army to the Navy, from the Air Force to more obscure experimental techs, like Rocketry or the force of the Atom, every new scientific advancement that can provide for the War effort in any way will now be overlooked by CITEFA. The new governmentÂ’s creation already announced critical mining operations around the nation for rare materials that would be used in the construction of an experimental engine that could propel the aircrafts without any propeller blades. The new engine, to be mounted on future aircrafts, is thought to be ready around 1945, possibly ready for military operations in the current World War if the Axis still resists by thenÂ
This newly codified and unified MIC will support the nation’s defense, but also the allied nations of Sudamérica as talks with Greece and Arabia are underway for future cooperation, among others.
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Nonador, Paseo, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Pontianus, Ranponian, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Alaroth
[list][pre]March, 1944 |Asmara, SDF Occupied Eritrea, British Military Administration In Eritrea[/pre]
ASMARA RIOTS, NEVERENDING GUERILLA TROUBLES[/list]
Despite the defeat of Italian and Eritrean colonial forces in East Africa, resistance activities and guerrilla fighters continued in the fight for East Africa from what remained of colonial forces in the region of Eritrea. The guerilla war that ensued shortly following the surrender of the colonial army at Keren led to what would become two long years of continuous conflict and unrest within Eritrea against the British Military Administration and therefore against the Sudanese Defense Force, which was tasked with the occupation and protection of the colonies. This conflict would become known as the "Guerilla War in Eritrea."
The Guerillas had inflicted two great attacks on the Sudanese Occupation in Eritrea. The first was orchestrated by a captain of the former colonial military, who had managed to blow up an ammunition depot in Masawa. He then later organized a group of Eritrean sailors with small boats to notify Rome by radio of the Royal Navy movements throughout the Red Sea until he was captured at Dahlak Kebir in August 1942. and later executed by a Sudanese officer of the SDF at Asmara in December 1942.
A second disaster that would follow the attack at Massawa came two years later, after an unknown former Tigrinya officer of the now disbanded Eritrean Ascaris had successfully inflamed divisions in the city of Asmara by falsely accusing the Muslim population of the city and of Eritrea of cooperating with allied forces in the hopes of being rewarded with an independent Muslim state in northern Eritrea. Although it is true that the SDF had been cooperating with the Muslims of the region due to the Islamic and Arabic links found between the Sudanese and Eritreans, No such deals or promises have been made on the establishment of a Muslim state. Nevertheless, the religious tension in the city between the Muslims and the coalition of European and Eritrean Catholics would eventually fulminate into all-out riots following the assassination of a Muslim imam of a mosque in a city that served as the praying place of many of the Muslim Sudanese soldiers.
The riots that had ravaged the city of Asmara would be followed by a violent five-day long urban battle in the streets and rooftops between the SDFÂ’s 1st Kassala Division and the Volkist guerrilla fighters who attempted to reclaim Asmara. As a result of what had become known to many in the region as the Asmara Riots. The events had led to increasing pressures by the Nationalist, British, and Islamist factions of the Sudanese Parliament to Governor-General Khalil, who would officially order an increase in military presence into Eritrea following the conflict in hopes of quelling dissent and ensuring the fulfillment of the colinial task, which included the protection of Eritrea and, within extension, the commonwealth in Sudan.
The Sudanese Defense Force would mobilize an additional 10,000 large man force on the Khartoum-Kassla train line and continue on to Asmara in the hope of supporting the battalions there. To help with the conflict, the SDF had dispatched the 2nd Berber Battalion and 3rd Port Battalion stationed at Keren towards Asmara. Manned with SMLE Mk IlI (1912 & 1916 Patterns) and Vickers machine guns (1918 Pattern). It is reported that the Sudanese Defense Force had engaged in talks with the Royal Armed Forces for the purchase of a series of weapons and armor that shall modernize the SDF and help efficiently counter threats in Eritrea as well as contribute to the defense of the territorial periphery.
Troops deployed to Eritrea from Sudan, bringing the total of stationed military units in Eritrea from 25,000 personal to 35,000:
[list][pre]SDF 1st. EASTERN DIVISION — KHARTOUM;[/pre]
[pre]•1st Khartoum Brigade. Khartoum(5,000)
•2nd El-Funj Brigade. Khartoum (5,000)
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Despite the crisis in Asmara beginning as a result of the allegation that the Muslims are being favored by allied forces, Governor Khalil, with the backing of the Nationalist and Islamic blocs of the Sudanese parliament, has backed new occupation policies within his authority that would seek the recruitment and placement of Muslim Eritreans in positions of authority and power throughout the colony. The first of many was allowing for cities such as Akurdet, Barentu, and NakÂ’fa to be run by Muslim mayors and leadership, as well as a handful of zone administrations supervised by Sudanese officers.
While Sudanese troops increased their presence in the region, the Khartoum-Asmara train line project has now accelerated in speed in hopes of allowing an easier movement of troops, resources, and even trade as the colony looks to open Eritrean markets to Sudan and vice versa. However, there had become some low-level chatter amongst both Sudanese and British members of parliament, along with British officers, that had discussed the possible political absorbtion of EritreaÂ’s Muslim lands, encompassing much of Western Eritrea. Some, however, have protested such moves towards annexation, citing that a complete withdrawal of Eritrea must happen by 1945 as dictated by the treaty. Many, on the other hand, have dismissed the treaty given the lack of Sudanese representation or even presence during the commission. Though the British had argued that as a colony, Sudan had no say in foreign policy, the Sudanese had argued that no reparations had been made for the sacrifice of the sons of the Sudanese people, and that being left out of any talks was seen as a grave insult to the Sudanese war effort. Others have argued that the Allied occupation can not end until the guerrilla fighters in Eritrea have become completely crushed, which many say would happen with the fall of Rome as Allied forces begin their push against the Volkist regime in Europe.
[list]GOD SAVE THE KING!
AL-NASRU LENA!
AL-NASRU LE SUDAN![/list]
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Ranponian, Alaroth
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(Kuomintang) Republic of China / (國民黨)中華民國
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KUOMINTANG CHINA & RED CHINA: CHUNGKING & YENAN
国 民 党 中 国 和 共 产 主 义 中 国 :重 庆 和 延 安
[sub]March 1944 | 1944 年 3 月
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Across the Divide | 跨 越 鸿:[/sub]
[sub]A foreign news reporter sneaked into the Sian Guest House after hours, slipping past slumbering sentinels and slogging through the mud of Shensi's capital to a foreboding crossroads. In hushed tones, muddled, slippered forms confronted him. When the Chinese were finished, they directed the foreigner into a waiting truck. At daybreak, the truck was thirty miles outside Kuomintang China's border, rumbling across the mountains toward Yenan, Communist China's capital. It's the year 1939. Now, fast-forward to 1944.[/sub]
[sub]No foreign journalist has visited Yenan since 1939; The Central Government's military barrier encircling Communist China has effectively halted guns, munitions, medical supplies, finances, and correspondents from reaching within. [/sub]
[sub]Foreigners in Chungking have heard the Kuomintang's repeated charges that the Communists; 1) have their own government, army, and currency, collect their own taxes, and refuse to respect Chungking's decrees; 2) are more concerned in expanding their political domain than in fighting Japan; and 3) have surpassed their agreed-upon military strength. [/sub]
[sub]Communists in Chungking respond that they; 1) cannot disband their army and surrender to the Kuomintang's military, civil, and economic power without ensuring their survival as a political party; 2) resist the Japanese wherever and whenever feasible; and 3) live under continual danger from twenty-three of China's one-hundred-and-thirteen Central Armies, in addition to forty-five more in reserve. [/sub]
[sub]The city of Yenan is certainly not a draw for journalists. It is a mound of debris within aging mud-and-stone walls, and its residents dwell in caves dug out of the Yellow Loess Mountains. However, it is the political capital of North China's guerilla territories, with a population of thirty to to forty million people, as well as the military headquarters of a potentially strong force of five-hundred-thousand regulars (a new high) and possibly even a million irregulars. [/sub]
[sub]Newsmen in Chungking got a brief response from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek to their requests for permission to visit the Communist-held territory. The Gissimo, who is now attempting to reconcile Chungking and Red China, stated that the Central Government will send them an official invitation “when the time comes.” [/sub]
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一名外国新闻记者在几个小时后潜入西安宾馆,从沉睡的哨兵身边溜过,在陕西首都的泥泞中跋涉,来到一个不祥的十字路口。以安静的语调,混乱的、穿着拖鞋的身影出现在他面前。中国人吃完后,他们把外国人带到一辆等候的卡车上。天一亮,卡车就在国民党中国边境外三十英里处,隆隆驶过群山,驶向共产党的首都延安。现在是 1939 年。现在,快进到 1944 年。自1939年以来,没有外国记者访问过延安;包围共产中国的中央政府的军事屏障有效地阻止了枪支、弹药、医疗用品、财政和通讯员的进入。在重庆的外国人听过国民党一再指责共产党; 1)有自己的政府、军队和货币,自己征税,拒绝尊重重庆的法令; 2)更关心扩大自己的政治领域,而不是抗击日本; 3) 超过了双方商定的军事实力。重庆的共产党人回应说他们; 1)不能解散军队,向国民党的军事、民事和经济权力投降,而不保证他们作为政党的生存; 2)无论何时何地都可以抵抗日本人; 3) 生活在中国 113 支中央军队中的 23 支部队中,此外还有 45 支预备役部队,持续处于危险之中。延安当然不会吸引记者。它是古老的泥石墙内的一堆碎片,它的居民居住在从黄土山挖出的洞穴中。然而,它是华北游击区的政治首都,人口有 30 到 4000 万人,也是潜在强大的 50 万正规军(新高)甚至可能一百万个不规则的人。重庆的新闻记者得到蒋介石委员长的简短回应,要求他们允许访问共产党控制的领土。现在正试图调和重庆和红色中国的吉西莫表示,中央政府将“到时候”向他们发出正式邀请。
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| AFRICAN RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
DECLARATION OF THE UNIVERSAL RIGHTS OF AFRICANS SIGNED |
[sub]Nouveau Zaïre, Zaire
1st of March, 1944[/sub]
| The two leading figures of free Africa have met in Nouveau Zaire over the course of February, where the Declaration of the Universal Rights of Africans was created. The Declaration that ought to be historic, a declaration that aims to secure the rights and freedoms of the people of Africa who have been continuously oppressed and destroyed. It's a declaration that showcases the war stricken world that Africa is taking notes from it's past but also from the current events, as they too showcase the brutality and oppression of tyranny and destruction.
The Declaration of the Universal Rights of Africans us the principle upon which the new Africa must stand upon. The declaration is bound to revolutionise the systems of governance of the people of Africa who outright deserve their freedoms, powers and rights in regard to their country, their society, their life. It is a principle upon which not only Africa must stand but the world at large as well. The times when Africans were punished for being educated, when Africans dared to speak, when Africans dared to reject traditions filled with barbaric treatment, when Africans had to endeavour harsh life simply for being African are over. This Declaration, the Declaration of the Universal Rights of Africans speaks to that. The declaration had been signed on the 1st of March, 1944, in Nouveau Zaire by the First Representative of Zaire, Mrs Gloria Banza and by the Prime Minister of South Africa, Mr Alfred B Xuma.
[list][ FIRST REPRESENTATIVE OF ZAIRE, Gloria Banza ]: " La Déclaration des droits universels des Africains est un jalon placé comme notre principe pour une Afrique qui ne manquera pas d'être créée. Il est impératif que nous cherchions à ce que la Déclaration devienne le principe sur lequel le peuple africain peut s'appuyer. Il est de notre devoir de faire en sorte que les générations à venir soient libres dans leurs droits d'avoir la liberté de la liberté, la liberté de choix, et le choix de vivre une bonne vie. M. Xuma et moi-même écrivons l'histoire, afin que l'avenir de notre peuple soit assuré. Parce que, comme la guerre l'a montré et le montre encore, si nous laissons les tyrannies et les oppresseurs gagner, si nous leur laissons le champ libre, nous nous retrouverons dans une destruction de grande ampleur et, pire encore, notre peuple se retrouvera mort. La Déclaration des droits universels des Africains est le principe sur lequel nous nous appuierons à partir de maintenant. " |[/list]
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1745409
[spoiler="African Rights are Human Rights, lest we not forget what the people of Africa had to endure to be in the position they currently are." - First Representative of Zaire, Gloria Banza]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Nonador, Nevbrejnovitz, Philanialle, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Alaroth, Adriatican Islands, Maziya
March,1944
One Month Of Guerilla Warfare
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[B]Major casualties
It has been one month since the formation of the People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army,of the initial 510 men who had joined,only 20 of them are still alive.This was seen as a massive blow to the movement,with survivability rate being low,when the People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army began recruiting new members again,only 50 men were willing to fight to reclaim the nation from the Japanese.The new batch would be trained by the surviving members of the last batch within two weeks.
[B]Operations of the People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army
The People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army went onto multiple operations after their two weeks of training most of these missions primary objective was just to disrupt methods of transportation using motor vehicles and bikes so the Japanese forces have to travel supplies and men through the jungles or take paths which would be more dangerous either due to environment or it's easier to make a ambush.Despite of initial success during the first few weeks starting on the 24th of February everything went downhill as missions began getting a ever slimmer chance of success and casualties became more common.
[B]Next major plan
Once the two weeks of training are over the next big operation would be trying to sneak into military bases and steal the incomplete XPE-2 a gun which was designed for guerilla warfare.Having some men equipped with this weapon could be advantageous as guns would be less likely to lock up and jam midway through a firefight.
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[B]Kekorban besar
Sudah sebulan sejak penubuhan People Of Maziya Anti Tentera Jepun, daripada 510 orang awal yang telah menyertai, hanya 20 daripada mereka masih hidup. Ini dilihat sebagai tamparan hebat kepada pergerakan itu, dengan kadar kemandirian yang rendah ,apabila People Of Maziya Anti Tentera Jepun mula merekrut anggota baru semula, hanya 50 orang yang sanggup berjuang untuk menuntut semula negara daripada Jepun. Kumpulan baru akan dilatih oleh ahli kumpulan terakhir yang masih hidup dalam masa dua minggu.
[B]Operasi People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army
People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army melakukan beberapa operasi selepas dua minggu latihan mereka kebanyakan misi ini objektif utama hanya untuk mengganggu kaedah pengangkutan menggunakan kenderaan bermotor dan basikal supaya tentera Jepun terpaksa mengembara bekalan dan lelaki melalui hutan atau mengambil laluan yang akan menjadi lebih berbahaya sama ada disebabkan oleh persekitaran atau lebih mudah untuk membuat serangan hendap. Walaupun kejayaan awal dalam beberapa minggu pertama bermula pada 24 Februari semuanya menurun apabila misi mula mendapat peluang kejayaan yang semakin tipis dan mangsa semakin banyak biasa.
[B]Pelan utama seterusnya
Sebaik sahaja dua minggu latihan tamat, operasi besar seterusnya akan cuba menyelinap masuk ke pangkalan tentera dan mencuri XPE-2 yang tidak lengkap, sebuah pistol yang direka untuk peperangan gerila. Mempunyai beberapa lelaki yang dilengkapi dengan senjata ini boleh menjadi kelebihan kerana senjata akan kurang berkemungkinan terkurung dan jem di tengah-tengah pertempuran.
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
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RHODESIA WILL NOT BE SIGNING THE DECLARATION OF UNIVERSAL AFRICAN RIGHTS / EXTRAORDINARY ELECTIONS OF 1944
March 3rd 1944
Two days after Zaire had signed the Universal declaration of African Rights, Prime Minister Godfrey Huggins finally made a public announcement that Rhodesia would not be following suit, followed hours later by a similar declaration from his counterpart Hastings Banda in Zambezia. Both being Put in a politically awkward situation due to the declaration being made, Prime Minister Huggins stated the following in response to questions by a native Newspaper Journalist:
[list]"Its of course a rather touchy subject since the name of the game was to give equal rights however the big issue is, and why we did not and shall not sign it, is because it proposes to give some rights to certain Peoples that not even we the so called Imperialists have ourselves. I mean tell any Steel worker that we are going to give this racial group equal pay and he will cry out in anger because nobody else has that right, not even i do and i get paid less than the Interior Minister. Its ridiculous really, we are all Peoples of Rhodesia and the Government is doing it utmost to ensure that we all as one nation and one people get the best out of this Country we all share. I can sympathize with the intention i really can, but ultimately its not what the electorate wants and as their humble Servant i cant possibly sign it."[/list]
In Zambezia the response was less diplomatic, with Prime Minister Banda declaring that he alone can dictate the rights of his people and that he shall not be pressured into any sort of government change that "must surely come from within and not from foreign antagonists!". The response from the majority of Rhodesia's Tribal Chiefs was in fact the same, while they may agree with many of the points of the Declaration, agreeing with many others would indeed be to their detriment due to their authoritarian forms of rulership. Doubly so with the ongoing guerilla warfare they are waging against the more liberal Nationalist organizations, a fight they are conducting alongside the Federal Government.
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1939 marked the last elections held by Rhodesia, exactly five years to the date. While it had been decided by Parliament to extend this session of Government until the war had been won, with the war in Africa now all but completed it became harder and harder for Huggins and his United Party to argue that the Nation should continue without allowing a vote until "The Very last German Soldier lay cold in the ground". Now on March 3rd, the same day that Rhodesia declared it would not be signing the Declaration of Universal African Rights, an Election has been approved for May 15th. It will no doubt be a much harder session than the last, in which the United Party received 50.37% of the vote and thus an effective majority, especially now that many more Parties had popped up thanks to many Soldiers already returning home. The most popular amongst these Parties can be seen below along with their intentions :
[spoiler=United Rhodesia Party - GODFREY HUGGINS (sitting PM)]
The United Rhodesia Party (often shortened to United Party) was only formed by Huggins in 1933 in which he won an impressive victory over his competitors, and also meaning he and his party have now been in power for 11 years. Considered Centre-Right it is more or less a direct copy of the Conservative party in England, wanting to maintain the status quo rather than moving further left or right, though their precise goals are listed below.
- Continuing to prop up Zambezia and Banda, with the aim of slowly influencing him to become more moderate
- Re-liberalization of the Economy post-war
- Continual assistance to the Allied war effort against Germany, no matter the cost
- Maintain the Nyasaland status quo (Nyasaland is effectively dominated by Rhodesia yet remains a semi autonomous part of the Federation)
- Continued loyalty to the Crown, no matter who shall succeed King George VI
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[spoiler=Rhodesia Forwards! - IAN DOUGLAS SMITH (Head of the Armed Forces Committee) ]
Having formed the far-right Rhodesia Forwards party upon returning from his service in eastern and northern Africa, Ian Smith formed the party despite being invited to join the United Rhodesia Party, quoting his vast political differences as his inability to cooperate with "Those Moderates". Being both a Pilot and War hero he boasts almost cult-of-personality like support from the Armed Forces as a whole, and is united in friendship with the Head of the Interior Ministry which boasts the largest non-army armed presence. He wishes to keep Rhodesia firmly self determined and in the future perhaps even Independent.
- Full and unquestioned support for Hastings Banda's authoritarian policies and tendencies
- Maintenance of State-control of all currently Nationalized Industries post-war
- Fanatic continuation of the war against the Axis under a "Bomb every inch" Policy
- End of the Nyasaland status quo, annexation of the territory into the greater Federation
- Proposed declaration of opposition towards a female heir to King George IV similar to how Rhodesia voiced its opposition towards Wallis Simpson at the time
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[spoiler=Brotherly Front of Rhodesia - MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES PERCY (Head of the Interior Ministry) ]
Considered to be Fanatic Nationalists the Brotherly Front of Rhodesia boasts surprisingly little targeted racism, instead stating that the Peoples of Rhodesia are Brothers "But that Brothers dont live in the same home", opting instead for a policy of 'United in difference'. Himself having married the daughter of Chief Chirau from the Zimba Tribe he states that the biggest threat to Rhodesia is not racial differences internally but social change externally. He believes that States such as South Africa, Zambia and Ethiopia shall wage a holy war against the Black and White "Brothers" of Rhodesia due to their unique brotherhood. As such he is a staunch anti-progressive and militarist, believing Rhodesia should arm itself to the teeth to dissuade foreign attempts at intervention.
- Massive support for Hastings Bunda, including direct Military aid against dissidents
- Maintenance of State-control of all currently Nationalized Industries post-war
- Continuation of the war against the Axis, albeit with lesser involvement due to internal troubles
- Nyasaland Compromise, Nyasaland becomes incorporated into Rhodesia however with regional autonomy rather than state autonomy
- Demand a "King for Rhodesia" from Britain, and if refused do not recognize any monarch succeeding George IV
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[spoiler=A Better Tomorrow - JAMES GOLDSTEIN (Former Head of the Ministry of Finance) ]
In 1940 James Goldstein, descendant of some of Rhodesia's first Jewish settlers formed the "A Better Tomorrow" Party, best described as Free Market Fanatics due to their opposition even in wartime of the immense state control being exercised on many small businesses which has notably hurt the Storeowners of the Jewish Sector in Salisbury. Many let themselves be fooled by this opposition into thinking he does not fully support the war however, when in reality he wishes for the war to move to the next level with a campaign of total destruction against German Cities in order to reduce Germany as a power for all time. He boasts the support of a large portion of non-Jewish small time business owners however, unlike what some more far right individuals in rhodesia might claim that its a "jewish party" it actually has a lower jewish membership than the United Rhodesia Party.
- Closed Eyes policy towards Zambezia, maintaining current support and not asking questions
- Privatization of all currently Government owned sectors including the Federal Gold Reserve
- Escalation of the war against the Axis utilizing Rhodesia's large Bomber Force
- Complete integration of Nyasaland's economy in exchange for political autonomy
- Abandonment of the Monarchy by 1950
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[spoiler=Communist Party of Rhodesia - GEORGE AMPLEFORTH (former civil servant, fired for political beliefs) ]
As Early as 1931 George Ampleforth was known to be a communist sympathizer, in particular a vocal supporter of Stalin and his policies to unite his large multi-ethnic Empire. Believing that Stalinism can save Rhodesia from both the perils of Imperialism and the evils of Colonialism, thus walking the narrow path between minority and majority rule while maintaining control over all.
- Overthrow Hastings Banda and replace him with a Socialist Republic subservient to Salisbury
- Government ownership of all sectors of the Economy
- Continuation of the war with aid switched from Britain to the Soviet Union "As they are bearing the greater force of arms"
- Integration of Nyasaland as a Socialist Republic
- Immediate Abandonment of the Monarchy
- Denouncement of the British Empire
- Formation of a Stalinist State with George Ampleforth as Chairman of the Union
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[spoiler=The Peoples Front - ALFRED BLACKWELL (?)]
Not much is known about Alfred Blackwell other than his persistent claims that his family is descendent from Cecil Rhodes himself, and that Rhodes himself intended to unite all of Africa itself under the banner of labor before his 'untimely demise at the hands of colonial dogs in London'. While the more historically astute would point out that Cecil Rhodes was in fact the colonial head at the time, Blackwell and his rather cult-like following of voters mainly from Nyasaland fervently denounce these notions. They believe that Africa must be united under a single banner, with the heart of Rhodesia (being named after Cecil Rhodes himself) becoming the new beating heart of Africa. Despite claiming to follow distinctly communist ideals their racial policies are that of a Paternal Elite of well meaning Rhodesians to rule over all others, said others including those whites in Africa not considered pure enough to take part in government by their vague ideals. His Party was only allowed to enter the Election after widespread riots in the two Towns in which he has established himself : Chintheche & Chipeka where the Interior Ministry warns he is treated as a cult leader or semi-god
- Overthrow Hastings Banda and replace him with a council of likeminded Rhodesians
- Government ownership of 'All things'
- Ending the war against the Axis as "Africa has now been freed" and instead focusing on diplomatic demands to attempt to force other Colonial powers from leaving Africa
- Total Annexation of Nyasaland
- Immediate Abandonment of the Monarchy and denouncement of the Colonial System
- Denouncement of all Empires present in Africa
- Scrapping of all Citizens Rights laws in Rhodesia, with an entirely new constitution and civil system to be introduced to "better suit the genetical situation in Rhodesia"
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[spoiler=The Small Mans Party - LAURENCE BAILEY (Son of Rich Diamond Baron)]
The Small Mans Party is at best a frat club and at worst A conglomerate of racist rich elites wishing nothing more than to continue where the scramble for Africa left off. They crave complete and total control of all the Tribal Lands currently within the Nation, believing that Tribes are squatting on extremely valuable resources. Despite fathering six children out of wedlock with his three of his native maids, much to the distress of his wife and the two children he had with her, he "affectionately" refers to them as his "Minority within a Minority". Despite breaching multiple race relation laws the fact his party is still on the Ballot is solely due to his Father having contributed over half a million pounds to the Government war effort, itself enough to fund the arming of a small Army. Voted for by the richest of the rich and most racist of the entire society, he is considered to be a joke to anyone whose head is not stuck in 1890.
*ahem* His policies in his own words :
- Help that chap Bandy in Zambezie land put down those nasty little fellows
- Get the Government out of our Parlors, running a company is hard so how does a PM hope to do it better than we can
- The Dastardly hun may be the enemy for most but i think the Japanese are planning a thing or two, who knows maybe even strike Salisbury like they did Darwin!
- Rhodes founded Nyasaland, i think its fair to say its bought and paid for
- I say with absolute certainty that King George is cemented well in my heart, a symbol of all thats right in the world if i ever did see one.
- Father often does say that Colonies are finding it harder to get by these days, but i must confess if anything we are making more money than ever before. So why shouldn't we let ourselves go a bit eh?
- Well i never was one for universal suffrage, after all so many strange little groups moving around these days. You really must be careful some of their ideals really boggle the mind, how some people can believe things like that i never will know, it would make even my old nanny blush.
- I say i just had a splendid idea, what if we just give guns to those tribal blighters and send them on their way, watch them make their own little colony in Tanzania or something. Although then again i suppose old George wouldnt like that would he, maybe Madagascar instead? I suppose they'd have to learn how to swim or something mhm
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FOREIGN OPINION POLL : https://www.ferendum.com/en/PID1390353PSD400468193
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[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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[list][list]The Kingdom of Greece, The Liberation of the Aegean Islands, and Rhodes Commences! : Greek Resistance Fighters Further Funded and Supplied by the Kingdom!, March 1944
Το Βασίλειο της Ελλάδος, η Απελευθέρωση των Νήσων του Αιγαίου και της Ρόδου ξεκινά! : Ελληνικοί Αγωνιστές Αντίστασης Περαιτέρω Χρηματοδοτούνται και Προμηθεύονται από το Βασίλειο!, Μάρτιος 1944
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[list][list][list]Adriatican Islands, Nevbrejnovitz, Greek Armed Forces, Greek Resistance Fighters, Sudamérican Armed Forces - Ελληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις, Ελληνικοί Αντίστασης, Νοτιοαμερικανικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις[/list][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]| CRETE, GREECE, SOUTHERN BALKANS: | ΚΡΗΤΗ, ΕΛΛΑΔΑ, ΝΟΤΙΑ ΒΑΛΚΑΝΙΑ: |[/pre][/list][/list]
[list]| With the Estado Novo now in a rather unexpected decline, and as the tide of the war was now guaranteed to stay in the favor of the Allied Powers, many on Crete have been supporting the idea of liberating several of the Aegean Islands, along with taking Italian territory in Rhodes. But with Greece's primary ally of the Estado Novo now unable to support Greece's efforts to liberate its former territories, a new, and to some, a rather confusing alliance has been made with a country over 5,700 miles away from Greece, of course being the Federation of Sudamérica. Although not geographically close - not by any means, these two countries had a common goal, to liberate Europe from Axis tyranny. The alliance was officially created in Late February, which gave Sudamérican troops, along with Egyptian troops (expeditionary forces), ample time to arrive in Crete to prepare for the operations. | [/list]
[list]| With the operation named 'Operation Athena', its main goal was to Liberate the Southern Aegean Islands Chains of Naxos, Paros, and Thera. Along with this, the Italian Dodecanese Islands (Rhodes) would also be taken by Greece it's Greece's first offensive action since leaving the mainland and is a national milestone, and another step in liberating Greece. On Crete, over 160,000 Greek troops, 60,000 Sudamérican Troops, 3,000 Egyptian Troops, along with 50,000 Land, Naval, and Aircrews. With the first phase of the operation happening from the 17th - the 31st of March, it is expected that the course of Operation Athena would be even shorter, with Axis forces now dwindling in the Southern Balkans. On the early morning hours of the 17th of March, 1944, coalition troopships and marine landing craft sailed in two groups, one to the Aegean Islands and one to Rhodes. Both landing on their targets. The liberation of Greece has begun. |[/list]
[list][list][pre]| AXIS-OCCUPIED GREECE, SOUTHERN BALKANS: | ΚΑΤΟΧΗ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΑΞΟΝΑ, ΝΟΤΙΑ ΒΑΛΚΑΝΙΑ: |[/pre][/list][/list]
[list]| Meanwhile back on the Axis-occupied mainland, the news of the landings was met by three cheers at the EDES and EKKA bases, however, it left KKE bases mixed, most being unsatisfied that democratic and monarchist forces were liberating Greek Islands. To add insult to injury for the KKE, EAM, and ELAS (Communist Party of Greece and its military wings), EDES troops in the Aegean Islands were now being supplied with proper tanks, such as the GMT-35 with its 20mm autocannon, and the brand new GMT-44, produced in Crete and armed with a proper 75mm QC gun. With these tanks also came a strong and continuous air supply drop which has seen thousands of rifles, ammunitions, anti-infantry weapons, and other weapons being delivered. However with the EDES receiving most of the support, this has resulted in the EKKA being rather ignored, and with its strong anti-monarchist policy, barely receives any funding from the Kingdom and its allies. As a result, membership of the EKKA has been in a decline, for every one person joining, four would leave and join either the EDES or the KKE. And with internal conflicts now even stretching to the EDES and EKKA, it is clear that the National and Social Liberation Group will soon be dissolved. |[/list]
[list][list][pre]"I am honestly glad that funding has been dropped with EKKA, and even if some members of our resistance group are anti-monarchist, our propaganda and morale divisions have been hard at work trying to repair the ideology. We cannot risk losing our funding, as we cannot also risk Greece once again falling under full Axis control, or even worse, the opposite ideology."[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][list][pre]- Napoleon Zervas, Leader of the National Republican Greek League[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
[list]| With funding and supply now increased and strengthened with the EDES, the fighting for the dominant resistance group has further escalated, with the EDES now having a strong advantage. To cap it all off, Greek soldiers have been para dropped on EDES territory, with now even soldiers being transferred to the resistance branch of the Greek Armed Forces. With the liberation of the Greek Islands and the EDES now having great success in its campaigns to defeat rival groups and the Axis, it is clear that a full liberation of Greece draws closer by the day. |[/list]
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
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| SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA - SOCIJALISTICKA FEDERATIVNA REPUBLIKA JUGOSLAVIJA |
Operation Napredak: The NLAÂ’s Winter Offensive Commences
Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia
February, 1944
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Snow caked the ground and piled on roofs. Many buildings and homes were crisscrossed with bullet holes and mortar craters pockmarked the streets. But still, residents go about their business, walking to shops, markets, and jobs. Rifle-toting men stand on the street corners and patrol the alleys. Inside, people huddle under blankets around fireplaces and kerosene lamps. Along the city's southern edges, trenches and wooden fortifications stretch across a long perimeter. Men of all ages defend them, rifle and machine gun barrels pointing off into the woods. This is Novi Sad, and they are the soldiers of Marshal TitoÂ’s National Liberation Army. Winter and wartime took a toll on the city and its people, but human life carried on unabated.
From across the Danube, Petrovaradin Fortress watches over the city. Inside the sprawling complex, Marshal Tito and the generals of the NLAÂ’s Supreme Headquarters stand over a table of maps and charts. They showed the Vojvodina region, with areas under royalist and partisan positions indicated with colored pins. Intelligence packets obtained from an astounding porous Royalist military suggested an offensive against the NLA was coming in April, perhaps as early as late march. From that information, a plan originated. The brainchild of the Supreme HeadquartersÂ’ chief of staff, General Arso Jovanovic, it called for a pre-emptive winter offensive against royalist forces. Whilst attacks would take place all across Yugoslavia, the most sophisticated military action would be concentrated in Vojvodina.
The NLA claimed just short of 300,000 partisans separated into 40 divisions, with 60,000 of those concentrated in the enclaves of Vojvodina. 40,000 men were slated for use in the core of the offensive, dubbed Operation Napredak, “napredak” translating quite literally to “progress.” The offensive hinges on several realities in the Royal Yugoslav Army: systemically poor morale, undersupply, and the brutal effects of winter. Tito and the generals hope that by striking at the height of winter against a weakened foe, they might force quick surrenders, defections, or possibly even a general withdrawal from parts of northern Serbia. The optimistic goal of Operation Napredak is simple: secure all Serbian territory north of the Danube river. Of course, this was unlikely as this would place Belgrade under immediate threat, which the Royalists would likely prevent. Still, a strong defensive line along at least part of the river would insulate captured territory from any prospective Spring Offensive.
With supplies stockpiled since December, including the first tricklings of weapons, food, and medical supplies from Romanian and Bulgarian partisans passed on from the quickly advancing Red Army, the NLA commenced Operation Napredak on March 14th. The 3rd and 7th Corp of the NLA under Lt. General Ivan Milutinovic strike out from the two pockets of territory that comprised the liberated areas, beginning an offensive that could determine the future of the partisan cause. Using limited fuel supplies, the NLA for the first time fields tanks and other armored vehicles seized from Royal Army bases in Novi Sad. A second offensive, led by a more independent southern command of the NLA begins as well. 20-30,000 soldiers under Major General Sava Kovacevic descend from the rural countryside onto the cities of Nis, Leskovac, and Prokuplje. Should they succeed in seizing these cities and the country between them, a second secure enclave of NLA territory will be established, hopefully dividing Royal military attention. Across the rest of Yugoslavia, a secondary set of attacks commences. Most would be simple raids, assaulting royalist military bases to seize supplies, vehicles, weapons, or just to inflict casualties. A more specialized operation takes place in Belgrade, with the city's NLA cell attacking telegraph and radio stations, seeking to hinder lines of military communication. Belgrade itself would also be met with a wave of bombings on government buildings, targeting important ministries and even the office of the Regency.
In launching Operation Napredak, Marshal Tito and the NLA undertake a serious gambit. Should the offensives succeed, they will have won a considerable victory against the Regency, which will have been shown unable to deter partisans from seizing the major cities of Yugoslavia with impunity. Additionally, the partisans would be in a much stronger position for any prospective spring offensive ordered by Belgrade, having interrupted preparations and weakened the Royal Yugoslav Army. But should it fail, the NLA will have expended crucial resources in weapons, supply, and manpower at the most crucial juncture of their campaign against the Regency.
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
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[list][list]APRIL 1944
[sub]GodboutÂ’s Bill[/sub][/list][/list]
[pre] Q U E B E C O I S P E T U L A N C E [/pre]
[list][list][sub][pre]This morning, the king, speaking
to his peoples at home and across
the seas, appealed to all, to make
their own, the cause of freedom —
I appeal to my fellow Canadians to
unite in a national effort to save
from destruction all that makes
life itself worth living.[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC PROVINCE — AFTERNOON
[sub]NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, Canada Leaf[/sub]
| In the legislative building with Canadian and Quebecois flags flying on the pole, the little man PREMIER ADELARD GODBOUT introduced a bill to the Assembly comprising two main points. |
[list][list][pre]i) A five-man Hydroelectric Commission will be created, which will put Quebec in the energy business.
ii) Expropriate $210,000,000 from electricity and gas distribution company, Montreal Light, Heat & Power Cons.[/pre][/list][/list]
[list]| ADELARD GODBOUT, [sub]QUEBECOIS PREMIER[/sub] | “[This bill] will change Quebec’s economy.”[/list]
[list][list]“[Ce projet de loi] va changer l’économie du Québec.”[/list][/list]
| At St. James Street in Montreal, financiers didnÂ’t like GodboutÂ’s decision: this bill was a step towards the nationalization of all hydroelectric plants in Quebec, which generate 53% of CanadaÂ’s hydroelectricity. The companyÂ’s financiers or shareholders could not do anything about it, except to discuss the allotted payment for their holdings. Furthermore, whatever Premier GodboutÂ’s interest was, he was clearly running for re-election. He already knew that his French-Canadian voters were willing to applaud any hard hit at the trustards, QuebecÂ’s epithet for the Anglo-Canadians who own much of QuebecÂ’s energy industry. |
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[list][list]UMHLABA WABANTU | IN ZULU
DIE BANTOEWERELD | IN AFRIKAANS
ILIZWE LABANTU | IN XHOSA
THE BANTU WORLD | IN ENGLISH[pre]
01 AUGUST — 1943[/pre]
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[pre]FIRST NATIVE PREMIER: PARLIAMENT RATIFIES DECISION OF THE NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT, WITH DR. AB XUMA AS PRIME MINISTER - PARLIAMENT APPROVES PURGING OF WHITE SUPREMACISTS ORGANIZATIONS TO AVENGE SMUTSÂ’ DEATH;[/pre][pre] [/pre][/list][/list]
[list][sub]| CAPE TOWN — Upon his return from De Tuynhuys where he met with Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, Officer Administering the Government, Dr. Alfred B Xuma entered the House of Assembly chambers to thunderous applause from MPs and those gathered in the observation lounge. The triumphant Xuma was joined by his Deputies and escorted to the front bench where the standing ovation preceded words from the Speaker which would mark the history books - ”MISTER PRIME MINISTER”. Standing before the dispatch box, to the frantic applause and cheers of the chamber, Dr. AB Xuma prepared to deliver remarks as Azania’s first native Prime Minister and successor to the slain Jan Smuts.[/sub]
[list][pre]”[...] Sisters-.. Brothers-.. Today, in the presence of God and recorders of history, we sojourn onward in our great trek towards that illusive place… Progress - Coexistence - Prosperity”[/pre][sub]— AB Xuma, Prime Minister and Leader of the African National Congress[/sub][/list]
[sub]In a continuance of the Groote Schuur Accord, the United, National, ANC, and Labour Parties reaffirmed their commitment to the national unity government for the duration of the war, which continued to rage in Europe and the Pacific. In a press briefing by the NUG, spokesmen from the parties confirmed that the Cabinet of 1939 would be maintained ahead of elections next year. With the NationalÂ’s JBM Hertzog, and LabourÂ’s Waltar Madaley retaining their deputy premiership, the new leader of the United Party - JGN Strauss would ascend to that office and serve concurrently as Agriculture Minister.[/sub]
[sub]In his remarks before Parliament, Prime Minister Xuma contextualized his ascension to the premiership - as a noted moment in the life of Southern Africa, where just twenty years ago, such an event was unthinkable. Yet, in 1944, through advocacy and electoral reform, aboriginal south Africans were able to expand their parliamentary presence and influence state policy. Despite the tragedy of Smuts’ death being the impetus of this event, Xuma made clear before MPs that his government would continue upon the path of “moderation” in transforming Azania into the world’s great cosmopolitan union. However, in pursuit of this goal, the Prime Minister expressed the need for Azania to be more intentional in expanding it’s economic and diplomatic footprint - especially as unrest destabilizes the Estado Novo on the Dominion’s borders, and the Axis powers desperately attempt to alter the course of the war. In the former’s regard, the new Prime Minister expressed a desire for Azania to take it’s place as the leader of Free Africa and strengthen it’s partnership with Zaire in seeing the people’s of Africa receive their due process of self-determination - a core tenant of the United Nation’s in their fight against the Axis..[/sub]
[sub]With those measures expected to be debated in the coming months, the first act of the new Prime Minister was to usher through Parliament the Discrimination and Hate Crime Prevention Act of 1944 (DHCPA), in direct response to the assassination of his predecessor. Passing unanimously, the new law prohibited public policies and private sector practices which supported systems of discrimination against the citizens of Azania on the basis of gender, faith, race, ethnicity, or tribal affiliation. An affirmation of existing internal government policies initiated by the Smuts’ government, the act codified such into law, with the added measure of criminalizing instances of Discrimination - punishable by fines, or a revocation of business permits/licenses - and instances of Hate Crimes (such as Murder, Assault, and Harassment) with a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years for ‘minor assaults and harassment’, and life imprisonment or the death penalty for the commission of Murder motivated by discriminatory hated.[/sub]
[sub]Under the DHCPA, the Xuma Government - with the backing of National Party leader JBM Hertzog - issued warrants for the arrest of Johannes Van Rensburg, leader of the volkist sympathetic political organization Ossewabrandwag, and white supremacist "secret organization" Afrikaner Broederbond members - whose membership roster was obtained through the interrogation of Nelius Retief (a member himself).[/sub]
[sub]This great crackdown on hatred, endorsed by the unlikely coalition of socialists, communists, conservatives, african and moderate afrikaner nationalists will undoubtably prove to be a pivotal moment for the Dominion.[/sub]
[list][pre]”[...] In the Azania of tomorrow.. We have no use for racism, bigotry, fascism, and other such ideas and ideologies which turn citizen against citizen, brother against brother, and sow the seeds of civil violence in the streets.”[/pre][sub]— AB Xuma, Prime Minister and Leader of the African National Congress[/sub][/list]
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[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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THE SPRING OFFENSIVE: SALVATION, OR A DEATH THROE OF THE KINGDOM OF YUGOSLAVIA?
[list][sup]PRINCE PAULÂ’S FINAL STAND
YUGOSLAVIA—SPRING 1944[/sup][/list]
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia knew well that the lull of winter was only the calm before the storm. As icy streams thawed and leaves returned to trees, a great stirring could be felt in the national mood of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia; the looming shadow nearly made the Prince wish an Axis invasion had befallen the country. At least, had the Germans truly invaded, there would be a chance for unity in facing outside foes. Inside foes, however, were to be the bane of Yugoslavia. More years of peacetime meant that the Kingdom of Yugoslavia continued to reckon with its fatal birth defect: the idea of an absolute, Štokavian-speaking Serb monarchy popularly ruling at least six different nations, each unique and worthy in its character. At least a struggle against invaders would have a sense of national solidarity—the war that was now descending on Yugoslavia was instead a bitter hybrid of ideological and ethnic hatred. The heavy sense that 1944 could be the KingdomÂ’s final year weighed on the Karađorđević dynasty, and the Prince knew that should his coming spring offensive against Josip Broz TitoÂ’s communist insurgents fail, Yugoslavia would be lost for all time. He planned accordingly. Masses of Royal Army troops lay in wait along the road to Novi Sad, armed to the teeth and prepared for a refreshed assault on the city, which had been taken by partisans in a shock the previous February. Should it fail, and the communists continue from Novi Sad towards Belgrade unabated, he and his family would be forced to find a place whither they could flee without facing death.
The communists broke the lull in February, assaulting several cities and organizing bombings on government offices in Belgrade—the attacks considerably weakened any public approval still left of the Tito movement in the city, and fueled the regencyÂ’s rhetoric that TitoÂ’s movement was, as one correspondence of regency councilor Ivo Perović put it, ‘a band of fear-mongering fascistsÂ’. The bombings had the adverse affect of strengthening the resolve of the defenders of the Belgrade; the considerable garrison of Royal Army soldiers there steeled themselves for any full assault to come. Finally feeling equipped with the public opinion to annihilate any resistance in Novi Sad, Prince Paul sent his assault with stunning momentum in April—no fewer than eighty thousand lethally armed Royal Army soldiers pressed toward the city in a dazzling array of tanks and trucks, flown over by dozens of Dornier Do 17 Royal Air Force bombers that would bring down an unprecedented aerial bombardment onto the partisan bastion of Novi Sad, so indiscriminate in their assault that it would seem that they were dropping their payloads without any aim whatsoever. The German Special Division in Yugoslavia, numbering 20,000 Wehrmacht soldiers, was called in to aid the assault from their Esseg (“Osijek”) garrison west of the city. Chetnik militias, too, were begrudgingly contacted to ensure that any assaults were coordinated with the Royal Army. Draža Mihailović is even rumored to have privately met Prince Paul in the days before the assault began, though no concrete evidence of this exists. Regardless, the attack on Novi Sad would come from all sides with amazing ferocity.
Operation Napredak had met with mild successes, but Banatsko Novo Selo and Opovo held the line in preventing the communists from yet drawing too near to Belgrade. In southeastern Serb lands, the communists’ assault on Niš fell into a stalemate, embattled by the city’s considerable Royal Army garrison. Nonetheless, their attacks on the nearby towns of Leskovac and Prokuplje largely succeeded by spring, though not without constant skirmishes with various formations of Chetnik militias, local police forces, and disorganized Royal Army groups in the region. Almost every inch of land gained by either side felt like something fought for tooth-and-nail and required staunch defense to keep.
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[list]March 15, 1944
[sub]The emperor signed the new Brazilian Constitution of 1944 into effect, restoring Democracy in Brazil.[/sub][/list]
[list]January 30 – March 15, 1944[/list]
[sub]On January 30, 1944, two days after independence, HIM Emperor Dom Pedro III announced on the radio to every Brazilian in the Empire that a Constituent Assembly would be assembled to create a new constitution for Brazil. The people on this assembly vary from nationalists, conservatives, and unitarists (those who want Brazil to become a unitary state) to liberals, socialists, republicans, and federalists (those who wish Brazil to become a federal state). Despite the diversity of political beliefs in the assembly, it was clear that the majority of the members who were appointed came from the common working class, and some of them were even native people of Brazil. While there are Brazilian elites and elitists in the assembly, they are the minority. Most of the elite and upper class of Brazilian society were either arrested or fled the country due to them supporting Vargas's regime. Some of the members of the assembly are there on behalf of the emperor to represent his interest and views on the development of the constitution. The assembly members spent two months debating over what the constitution would look like and what system and form of government it will be. After a long hard of debating and compromises, the constituent assembly members finally finished the new constitution's final draft, and they presented it to the emperor for his signature and approval. Emperor Dom Pedro III was quite pleased with the final draft, and on March 15, 1994, the emperor gave the constitution his approval and signed it into effect. That same day Newspapers spread the news of the constitution being officially, and soon, Emperor Dom Pedro III delivers a speech on the radio to everyone announcing the adoption of the new constitution as the restoration of democracy in Brazil and outlining major provisions of the constitution:[/sub]
[sub][list]- The Empire of Brazil shall adopt a parliamentary form of government.[/sub][/list]
[sub][list]- Brazil's political form of government will be that of a constitutional monarchy.[/sub][/list]
[sub][list]- Brazil shall become a federal empire, with the 26 provinces of the Empire being self-governing.[/sub][/list]
[sub][list]- The imperial government shall have vast federal powers over the self-governing provinces. (A compromise with the Unitarists who wanted a unitary state for Brazil).[/sub][/list]
[sub][list]- The Emperor of Brazil is the head of state and is the enduring symbol of national unity of the Empire. The emperor represented Brazil when visiting foreign nations and signed treaties. The emperor is the head of the executive branch and shall hold federal executive powers (such as dissolving the General Assembly, vetoes laws, and appointing and dismissing the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, etc.) the emperor is also the head of the cabinet and chairs the cabinet meeting. However the emperor can only appoint his candidate to the position of Prime Minister and members of the cabinet if they are approved by the Chamber of Deputies. The emperor also holds sovereign immunity.[/sub][/list]
[sub][list]- The Prime Minister is the head of government. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are responsible to the lower house of the General Assembly, and they can be removed from office either by the emperor or by the majority vote in the lower house of the General Assembly.[/sub][/list]
[sub][list]- The General Assembly shall be the legislative body of Brazil's imperial government. The General Assembly is bicameral, composed of the Imperial Senate (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house), and the General Assembly shall meet annually in Rio de Janeiro from February 2 to December 22. The Chamber of Deputies shall be composed of 513 federal deputies, who are to be elected by a proportional representation of votes to serve a four-year term. Seats in the chamber are to be allotted proportionally according to each province's population, with each province eligible for a minimum of 8 seats (least populous) and a maximum of 70 seats (most populous).[/sub][/list]
[sub][list]- The Imperial Senate (modeled on the British House of Lords) shall comprise 81 seats, with 67 imperial senators appointed directly by the monarch for life. The monarch shall only appoint the imperial senators from the list of candidates sent to him by Governors of the 26 provinces of the Empire. Those candidates must be at the age of 45 or higher and have experience in politics. The other seven seats shall be occupied by the Princes of the Imperial House of Brazil, who shall be imperial senators by rights and would assume their seats in the Senate upon reaching the age of 25. The remaining seven seats shall be occupied by Archbishops and Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. They shall hold their seats and position of imperial senators until their death, in which case the seat shall be vacated until their successors are chosen, which they shall take the empty seat for themselves.[/sub][/list]
[sub][list]- The main legislative powers shall reside in the Chamber of Deputies and have the powers to propose new laws. If the law is voted and passed in the Chamber, then it shall be sent to the Senate, who shall also vote on the law, if the Senate votes to pass the law, then it shall be sent to the emperor, who will sign the law into effect. The Chamber of Deputies shall have the power to approve or disapprove the emperorÂ’s candidates to the position of Prime Minister. The Chamber shall have the power to approve or disapprove candidates for the ministerial position in the Cabinet. The Chamber shall have the power to remove the Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet from office in the vote of no-confidence, which require two-thirds of the votes in the Chamber to remove them from office.[/sub][/list]
[sub][list]- The judiciary branch shall be completely independent of the legislative and executive branches. The Supreme Court shall be the highest court in the Empire, comprising of 11 Justices, all of whom shall be appointed by the monarch for life.[/sub][/list]
[sub][list]- The Roman Catholic Church shall be the state religion of the Empire, but every Brazilian shall have the right to choose which religion they want to follow.[/sub][/list]
[sub][list]- The Brazilian people shall have universal civil and voting rights, regardless of wealth, status, race, and gender. The freedom of press, religion, culture, expression, thoughts, etc. shall be freely and fully exercised by the Brazilian people. All of these rights of the people of Brazil shall not be taken away from them by the government.[/sub][/list]
[sub]The emperor also announces that the general election shall take place in five months. The Brazilian people praise the emperor for not restoring democracy in Brazil but also for seceding his powers to the people. This shall be the first time in Brazilian and world history that a monarch freely transfers his power to the people. With the constitution now in effect, the people will remember this day as the day that the emperor restores democracy in Brazil.[/sub]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Long Live the Emperor, Long Live Brazil![/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Nonador, Paseo, Nevbrejnovitz, Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kyntos, Alaroth
How do I play?
Ranponian
Do I just go ahead and start?
Ranponian
We have a Discord where we mostly talk and discuss things. First thing you want to do is join the WA (World Assembly) as that is required in order to do RP (Role Play) in our region. Second you will have to read the rules and conduct (https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=497355) so you can understand what is allow for RP and other things.
Lastly you should join our Discord (https://discord.gg/V2QCMtN9) and announce who you are. From there you can contact Paramountica for a spot. Once approved, you can begin RPing! We are currently in the year 1944 so choose your nation carefully!
Ranponian, New Provenance, Eastern Abele German Empire, Raul El Rey
Thank you very much
Ranponian
Can someone link the discord again, the link doesn't work
Ranponian
[list]March 1944
[sub]Good Shot?[/sub][/list]
[pre]O N E S H O T A N D T H E F A T E O F T H E W O R L D[/pre]
THE ADLERNEST, CHANCELLOR's RETREAT, EAST PRUSSIA, New Provenance — MORNING
[sub]SPECIAL STRATEGIC MEETING ON THE NORTHERN SITUATION, ADLERNEST, 25 MARCH 1944[/sub]
[sub]Ambient: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eduwBgDcMwY[/sub]
| The large meeting room bustled about. On one end was a massive, wall-wide window that opened out into the snowy mountains of East Prussia, upon which the ADLERNEST rested. Within, advisors and experts ran about, carrying and delivering papers and notes, transporting snacks to those seated around the table, and adjusting the flags of the German Staat that hung in the background. The Chancellor sat at the end of the table, his face dim and sickly. On both sides of the table sat Germany's top generals. RAEDER, ROMMEL, MANSTEIN, VON BOCK, among others. The worst men in the world, gathered in the same room. The orchestrators of death, all in one place. Present as well were the local commanders and strategists for Kommando Nord, the group of the Wehrmacht General Staff responsible for defending northern Germany and occupied Denmark and Norway. |
[list]| [sub]ERWIN ROMMEL, General[/sub] | "Are we ready to begin? [sub](Whispering)[/sub]"[/list]
| Seated directly to his left, KESSELRING . . . |
[list]| [sub]ALBERT KESSELRING, General[/sub] | "They're at the ready. Bathroom is down the hall, to the left. [sub](Whispering)[/sub]"[/list]
| RAEDER, directly across the table, locked eyes with Rommel for just a millisecond. Confirmation was close. They now had to await the Lotus. It was a sign that all was in place, and it would be time. Kesselring glanced down at the black suitcase, seemingly unnoticeable and defunct even, parked underneath the table. While pretending to read, Rommel slid it with his legs over, close to the Chancellor, right next to his feet. |
| A GUARDSMAN marched into the room, silencing all present. The Chancellor took off his glasses and glanced up, awaiting the message. Rommel, Raeder and Kesselring had been awaiting this specific Guardsman's arrival. On his left shoulder was a blue pin, in the shape of a lotus. |
[list]| [sub]UNKNOWN, German Special Guardsman[/sub] | "Mein Herren! Commandant Maurice Stellenberg is requesting the immediate presence of Herr Rommel, Herr Raeder and Herr Kesselring on an urgent matter in the Southwest Room."[/list]
| Rommel, Raeder and Kesselring saluted the Chancellor who gave his nod, and they quietly exited the room with a little anxiety in their veins. While being escorted by the Guardsman to the Southwest Room, the farthest point of the Adlernest from the meeting room, the three generals let their anxiety out. |
[list]| [sub]ERICH RAEDER, Navy Admiral[/sub] | "I could barely breathe."[/list]
[list]| [sub]ERWIN ROMMEL, General[/sub] | "We did good nonetheless. The backups are prepared, Henry?"[/list]
[list]| [sub]HENRY, German Special Guardsman[/sub] | "Yes, Mein Herr. They are ready to shoot up the building if necessary."[/list]
| The generals walked across the main foyer, where through the front door they saw two German guards, slumped against the wall, unconscious. Pulling down a hat across her face, SOPHIE SCHOLL nodded to the three before walking down the front steps and away from the building. |
[list]| [sub]ALBERT KESSELRING, General[/sub] | "Let us hope it does not come to that."[/list]
[list]| [sub]ERWIN ROMMEL, General[/sub] | "The fate of the nation is in our hands. Let us hope all goes to plan. Now this way, gentlemen."[/list]
| The GUARDSMAN opened a door that led outside. |
[list]| [sub]ALBERT KESSELRING, General[/sub] | "But this is not the Southwest Room?"[/list]
[list]| [sub]ERWIN ROMMEL, General[/sub] | "Precisely. This is the back door. And that is the Blue Flower's escape vehicle. Let's go."[/list]
| As the three prepared to step out the door however, several gunshots could be heard faintly in the distance. Followed by a rough thump. Something had happened. |
[pre]TO BE CONTINUED.[/pre]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Nonador, Paramountica, Paseo, Nevbrejnovitz, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Ranponian, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, Kyntos, La Tejas
CHANGES IN THE SUDAMÉRICAN DIPLOMATIC PARADIGMS
[list][list]March 20th 1944[/list]
The Foreign Office of Sudamérica, jointly with the Office of the President Peron, has released multiple announcements concerning the new diplomatic strategy and leanings of the Federal Republic. Indeed, the recent change of government brought new ideas and political analysts in the government, but also a new President with a new vision for the future of the nation on the international stage.
[list]Sudamérica leaves the Catholic League amid suspicion of an imperialist and reactionnary agenda being pushed by the organisation[/list]
The first announcement was to denounce and leave the Catholic League. Indeed, despite being a founding member, as Argentina, with the former Estado Novo and Gran Colombia, the geopolitical balance and diplomatic goals have changed for the Southern Cone Federation. With the Decline and collapse of the Estado Novo, a political and geopolitical void had appeared, one that the newly freed Empire of Brazil couldn’t fill. The Catholic League was now a remnant of a conservative order that sought to stay in power by undermining neighbours that were not aligning with their views, like Perubolivia that was frowned upon by the League. The new leadership in Buenos Aires wasn’t agreeing in staying in an antiquated association that pushed for conservative and “Old Regime” values. The progressive views of the new President directly clashed with what this organisation represented and its association with the former Concordancia in Argentina wasn’t helping its cause. Moreover, this “alliance” was seen as a neo-imperialist association that would increase Portuguese rule and influence in the South American hemisphere. Despite the fall of the direct Portuguese rule in the region, the newly declared Federal “Empire” of Brazil was seen with suspicion as the “Emperor” of Brazil still represented antiquated imperial values of their former metropolis despite the so-called return of democracy in the former colony. Overall, the new geopolitical landscape didn’t leave place for the Catholic League to live in the heart of Sudaméricans and it was only logical that the nation left it.
[list]Sudamérica pledges to join the Organisation of American States (OAS) to be created[/list]
The second announcement was to declare that Sudamérica was actively seeking to join and found the Organisation of American States (OAS), a new decentralised organisation that would act as a forum of all the American States, disregarding their internal constitution or political philosophy. The apparent lack of agenda to be pushed by the planned Organisation and the intensive talks with the American (USA) ally put some hope that a new order based on peace and understanding could take place in the Americas, leaving behind the neighbourhood strife and the American Big Stick Diplomacy.
[list]Sudamérica recognizes the USSR and seeks a rapprochement with the Soviets[/list]
The Third announcement was to finally recognize the USSR as a sovereign State with sovereign interests. Indeed, nations of South America and even in the West didn’t recognize the USSR since its creation and it was due time to recognize one of the Major Allied members. Furthermore, the USSR was also a recipient of the nation’s Common Cause program (Sudamérican Lend-Lease) and it was only logical to recognize a nation you provide weapons and supplies to. Moreover, the new Presidency had torn apart the anti-communist ideology in the diplomatic affairs and both internally and internationally would recognize left-leaning regimes as legitimate States, like Perubolivia’s new leadership and the USSR, to name a few. Mr. Peron is also actively trying to thaw the relations between Sudamérica and the Soviets as they can provide support in the industrial development of the nation and also be an example of worker’s right that should be applied in the South Cone Federation.
[list]Sudamérican openness to the world and key partners to come[/list]
The last announcement was to declare Sudamérica as a staunch democratically-aligned nation with desires to support the Global South in its development. For example, the nation was already in talks with Zaire or Arabia with treaties that would allow better cooperation, militarily, economically, or culturally. The exchange of ideas and cultures can be a strengthening power and the new openness to the world would lead the nation, post-war, to seek a more peaceful world by working together with nations around the world. The nation will also keep close ties with its current Allies, like Greece it is currently helping to prepare the liberation of its mainland, or even the repenting Germany or Italy post-war. As for the Asian aspect of the diplomatic strategy, Peron wanted to wait the end of the war to see the post-war order and help the newly released nations. The Future decolonization of the World was also a project of the Peron Administration as plans were drawn to put in place support programs for the decolonized States that should appear eventually. Indeed, anti-imperialism was a core aspect of the new Sudamérican diplomacy, and the decolonization of Africa and Asia was an important goal to attain, by diplomatic channels.
Overall, the new geopolitical paradigm of Sudamérica is a lot more progressive and turned on the outside than during the Concordancia’s isolationism.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Nonador, Paramountica, Arcanda, Paseo, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Ranponian, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, New Provenance, Sudesam, La Tejas
[list][pre]April, 1944 |Kampala, Central Province, The British Protectorate Of Uganda[/pre]
THE ONLY SOLUTION? THE PARTITION OF UGANDA[/list]
Just like elsewhere throughout the region of Eastern Africa, severe ethnic and tribal tension had long plagued this small corner of the wider British Empire. Since 1936, after the passing of the Busoga Relocation Act by the colonial government in Kampala, an estimated 200,000 ethnically Busoga Bantu people of the eastern region of Uganda, particularly the population centers by the shores of Lake Victoria and the Victoria Nile River, had been completely removed from their homes and forcibly relocated to the majority Bantu lands of western and central Uganda, west of the Nile. The former lands of the Busoga people would be settled and taken over by the Nilotic people of northern Uganda.
In the past decade or so, the new Nilotic residents of eastern Uganda have made a living off the cattle herding, fishing, and agricultural resources found in the region. However, without doubt, with the 8th anniversary of the Busoga relocation having passed in late February, tension and conflict between UgandaÂ’s Nilotic and Bantu peoples had still continued. Despite colonial policy establishing a line of separation to isolate the Nilotic and Bantu regions along the contours of the Victoria Nile, raids, attacks, and violence would still find themselves inflicting damage on each side of the river, more vicious and brutal than the last attacks each week.
By this time, the colonial government in Kampala's separation policy had severed the colony's divide between the two people groups of Uganda, the Western Bantu and the Nilotic East, with different faiths, languages, cultures, and traditions, further tearing apart the identity of what was hoped to become the Ugandan people along ethnic and linguistic lines.
With the lack of trade apparent amongst Ugandans, the Bantu have heavily depended on their trade on connection to the other colonies and states across the great lakes, such as Kenya, Tanzania, and Zaire. Meanwhile, the North has turned to the Juba-Gulu train trade corridor as a way to increase economic trade with the southern regions of Sudan, opening Ugandan resources to the Sudanese market.
A divided people, a divided economy, and quite literally, a divided land, separated by the flow of the mighty Nile. The Colonial government of Kampala, with approval from London, had finally set forth a plan for the official partitioning of Uganda between its Nilotic and Bantu people in an effort to finally cement the seeds of isolation between the two colonies, with increasing calls from both sides and demands from the Bugandan monarchy. The Bantu Colony would be known as The British Protectorate Of Buganda, which would come under the dominion of Kabaka Mutesa II of Buganda, the most powerful and strongest of the Ugandan monarchies.
The Nilotic Colony would be known as the Imperial Crown Colony of Northern Uganda. Some have suggested the name "Pubungu" after the very first recorded Nilotic settlement in pre-colonial Uganda. The colonial government has announced that the official partition of Uganda shall occur within two years from now, with many hoping global conditions will be ripe for the partition of Uganda within the next few years for the establishment of a new dream for the Nilotic people of northern Uganda. The dream for Pubungu
[list]GOD SAVE THE KING!
kwa mungu na nchi yang[/list]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
[/spoiler]
Nonador, Paramountica, Paseo, Nevbrejnovitz, Amsterwald, Ranponian, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, New Provenance, Kyntos
[list][list]UMHLABA WABANTU | IN ZULU
DIE BANTOEWERELD | IN AFRIKAANS
ILIZWE LABANTU | IN XHOSA
THE BANTU WORLD | IN ENGLISH[pre]
01 January — 1944[/pre]
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[list][pre]Diversity in thought and view Strengthens the People[/pre][sub][pre]Dependable Source of News and Current Events from Across the Dominion[/pre][/sub][/list]
[list][list]____________
[pre] [/pre]
[pre]STRING OF DHCPA ARRESTS SEE THREE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IMPRISONED IN CONNECTION TO AFRIKANER BROEDERBOND;[/pre][pre] [/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][list][pre]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRk_vbg9sWA[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
[list][sub]| DURBAN — Auld Lang could be heard amidst the cool summer air as people gathered in homes, churches, hotel ballrooms, and in parks to celebrate the coming new year. In the four months that passed since Parliament passed the Discrimination and Hate Crime Prevention Act (DHCPA) of 1943, 334 citizens had been arrested in connection to their affiliation with white supremacist and volk-sypmathetic organizations who Parliament designated as enemies of the state. Those citizens, mostly those in positions of leadership, were imprisoned under charges of Treason, and/or in connection to the string of racial violence that permeated south African society from 1942 to 1943. While experts have been transparent in their expectation that the National Constulbury will continue in these arrests, as previously ignored hate crimes receive their due investigations - what occured on New Year’s Eve sent shock waves throughout the Dominion.[/sub]
[list][pre]”[...] I heard a loud bang! Then shouting! Just before the fireworks made those noises inaudible.”[/pre][sub]— Anonymous Citizen, A witness to the event[/sub][/list]
[sub]Just as the clock struck midnight, the local National Party office which had been hosting a watch party for leaders and their families was raided by the Constulbury, who served a warrant for the arrest of three members of the House of Assembly. Hendrik Verwoerd, J.G. Strijdom, and leader of the ‘pure Nationalist’ faction, D.F. Malan were all taken into custody and transported to a prison outside of Bloemfontein, where they are to await trial for Conspiracy to Commit Murder, and Treason in relation to their apparent membership in Afrikaner Broederbond, and the assasination of former Prime Minister Jan Smuts.[/sub]
[sub]”A POLITICAL HIT JOB” - an enraged citizen yelled from the crowd gathered outside of the Party Office in Durban as the three were escorted out of the building. This refrain was echoed both in hush tones and out loud, as those in opposition contended that their arrest was exacted under false charges in an attempt by NP leader, JBM Hertzog, to consolidate power within the National Party and remove the most outspoken critics of his leadership. Those advances were rejected outright by Hertzog, and the Commandant of the Constulbury, who alluded to a slew of evidence in support of the charges. Of note, the Commandant, in a statement to the press, revealed to the public that the three members of Parliament were made aware of the plot to assassinate Smuts during meetings of Afrikaner Broederbond and did nothing to stop the act.[/sub]
[sub]The three members of Parliament had long been public critics of the national unity government, and of the direction of racial coexistence and equity that the moderates within the National Party either supported or were slow to oppose over the last decade. In documents obtained by this paper, the three MPs and other members of their faction were piercing together a program of intense racial segregation which would see the years of progress repelled and replaced by a system of racial hierarchy which would transform Azania into an purely Afrikaner state. Within those documents, their plan - called ”Apartheid” would see south Africa’s natives, coloureds, and asiatics citizenship revoked, their labour rights repealed, property seized and their MPs ejected from Parliament and the voter rolls altogether. In essence, their plan would install a minority authoritarian government rooted in the principles of white supremacy at the expense of 80+% of the population. The chief architect of that plan, Hendrik Verwoerd, was the recipient of the harshest of charges among the three. High Treason, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, and Conspiracy to Commit a Hate Crime - together could see the mandatory minimum sentences for those crimes lead to life in prison, or even the commision of the death penalty.[/sub]
[sub]The political shockwaves of the arrests have yet to be felt, but the hollowing out of the structures of white supremacy and radical Afrikaner nationalism will no doubt have an affect upon the electoral support of the party next year. However, a more immediate affect of what some hardliners have called ”Persecution” has caused an uptick in Afrikaner citizens leaving the country, mostly enroute to Rhodesia - whose federal government structure, they feel to be more in line with their ideology. Where 4 such citizens migrated to Rhodesia the day after the DHCPA was passed, that number has risen to 1647 citizens over the last few months, a number which - based upon electoral data - could rise to 220,424 if all ‘Pure Nationalist’ departed. However, most project that such an extremity would not occur.[/sub]
[sub]In hope of long-term peace, the government of Dr. AB Xuma and the national unity government endeavors to cut this cancer from the body with surgical precision.[/sub]
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[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Paramountica, Paseo, Amsterwald, Ranponian, Nileia, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, Adriatican Islands, Canada Leaf
[list]1944년 04월 | 1944 April
[list][sup]Hanseong | 한성[/sup]
Empire of Joseon | Japanese Occupied Korea[list]
[sup]Pistols at Dawn[/sup][/list]
| [sub]The noise of protests had long since faded on the Korean Peninsula; replaced by fire-fights as the armed resistance groups joined forces to oust the Japanese from the Peninsula. As the Volkists looked all but certain to be defeated on the European continent the focus had turned to the Asian theatre where Japan was now on the defensive, for Koreans who had been fighting for freedom since 1910 it presented opportunities to bring new allies and arms into the region.[/sub] |
| [sub]It was the early hours of the morning; the light of the sun had just begun to appear in the distant horizon when a large rumbling rocked the city of Hanseong, those across the city could smoke towering over the city skyline in the direction of Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Government-General Building. Their stares were only interrupted by the clicking of boots as Japanese troops and police officers rushed to the area.[/sub] |
| [sub]Waking with a start Emperor Geon would notice he was no longer in his bed; now lying on the floor next to it as the cool morning breeze rushed through the room. The shouts and screams faded in and out of the background; rising to his feet heÂ’d get a clear view out of the window of smoke billowing out of the Government-General building as flames licked at the upper windows. His eyes widening as he realised the scale of the situation unfolding before him. Quickly dressing himself after his family had been evacuated the sound of gunfire rang out in the distance before going quiet again, an aide quickly rushing to his side with a bow.[/sub] |[list]
[sub]Kang Yeon-jun: “Your majesty it appears the rebels have upped their efforts in the war front.”[/sub]
[sub]Emperor Geon: “I can clearly see that.”[/sub]
[sub]Kang Yeon-jun: “Not just here; bombings have taken place in Hamhung; Anju; Pusan. Alleged skirmishes have taken place in the north; no territorial loses to report so far though-”[/sub]
[sub]Emperor Geon: “Where’s my brother?”[/sub]
[sub]Kang Yeon-jun: “Sorry your majesty?”[/sub]
[sub]Emperor Geon: “Where is Prince U. I need him here now. Immediately.”[/sub][/list]
| [sub]Emperor Geon pushed Kang against the wall; a rage burning in his eyes as he spoke. Tears brimming in KangÂ’s eyes as the Emperor scowled with an anger heÂ’d not seen in anyone before.[/sub] |[list]
[sub]Emperor Geon: “Find me that pathetic excuse for a brother and bring him to me before I flay your skin and use you as a rug like a bear.”[/sub][/list]
| [sub]Geon would let go of Kang backing away from him as he scurried off to find Prince U. Walking out to assess the damage done to the Government-General building the Emperor furrowed his brow as a section of the wall collapsed with a plume of burning ash being launched high into the sky as the debris kicked up ash from the ground as it fell. Had his brother really helped orchestrate such an audacious attack on him? An attack that could have easily killed him? He tried to shake the thought from his head, but he knew it was true, heÂ’d threatened him before and now he had the apparent means to do so.[/sub] |[list]
[sub]Emperor Geon: “Well then. If it’s a war he wants, I’ll show him a war.”[/sub][/list]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
[/spoiler]
Nonador, Paramountica, Paseo, Nevbrejnovitz, Amsterwald, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, Canada Leaf
April,1944
Second Month Of The People Of Maziya Anti Japanese Army
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[B]Casualties from last month
The now 100 volunteers,50 from the first batch and the other 50 were at the time new volunteers.Have been reduced down to only 80 volunteers,not good rates of casualties but certainly a improvement over the previous month.Now with more men being equipped with better weaponry then before people's spirits have certainly increased and morales in the camp has never been higher.Another batch of volunteers for this month had arrived at the camp after another promotion to gain new volunteers.This batch had only 53 men and would be given the same two weeks training.
[B]New town for the movement
The first batch of 510 men had created the main base of operations a camp quite deep into the jungle with a unused earth road being the only safe pathway into the camp.As good as the camp was,feelings of needing to make it a home away from home began creeping up the minds of the surviving members of the first batch.Now with that mentality operations to hinder the Japanese forces would slow down for a while until the town can be completed.The town would be named
"Kampung Hutan Tersembunyi".The town was going to be small but would expand once more volunteers arrive,with plans that before the new volunteers can join operations they would have to work together and build houses for their batch to serve as a team working exercise.
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IN MALAY/u]
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[B]Mangsa dari bulan lepas
Kini 100 sukarelawan, 50 dari kumpulan pertama dan 50 yang lain pada masa itu adalah sukarelawan baharu. Telah dikurangkan kepada hanya 80 sukarelawan, bukan kadar kematian yang baik tetapi sudah tentu peningkatan berbanding bulan sebelumnya. Sekarang dengan lebih ramai lelaki yang dilengkapi dengan persenjataan yang lebih baik maka sebelum ini semangat orang ramai telah meningkat dan moral dalam kem tidak pernah lebih tinggi. Satu lagi kumpulan sukarelawan untuk bulan ini telah tiba di kem selepas satu lagi promosi untuk mendapatkan sukarelawan baharu. Kumpulan ini hanya mempunyai 53 orang dan akan diberi latihan dua minggu yang sama.
[B]Pekan baharu untuk pergerakan
Kumpulan pertama 510 lelaki telah mencipta pangkalan operasi utama sebuah kem yang agak jauh ke dalam hutan dengan jalan tanah yang tidak digunakan sebagai satu-satunya laluan selamat ke kem. Walaupun kem itu adalah, perasaan perlu menjadikannya sebagai rumah jauh dari rumah mula menjalar di fikiran ahli kumpulan pertama yang masih hidup. Kini dengan mentaliti operasi untuk menghalang tentera Jepun akan perlahan untuk seketika sehingga bandar itu dapat disiapkan. Pekan itu akan dinamakan
"Kampung Hutan Tersembunyi".Pekan ini akan menjadi kecil tetapi akan berkembang apabila lebih ramai sukarelawan tiba, dengan rancangan bahawa sebelum sukarelawan baharu boleh menyertai operasi mereka perlu bekerjasama dan membina rumah untuk mereka. batch untuk berfungsi sebagai latihan kerja berpasukan.
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VOLKIST GERMANY AND BOSNIAN COLLABORATORS UNDERHANDEDLY CHALLENGE YUGOSLAV CONTROL OF SARAJEVO
[list][sup]DEATHÂ’S HEAD OVER SARAJEVO
YUGOSLAVIA—FEBRUARY 1944[/sup][/list]
[sub]After the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht’s (Upper Command of the Armed forces) strategic withdrawal of 75,000 men of the 90,000 strong Besondere Abteilung (Special Division) stationed in Yugoslavia to redeploy for the defence of Italy, the Committee of National Salvation and their associate Mohammed Amin al-Husseini Grand Mufti of Jerusalem in collusion with Reichsführer-Schutzstaffel Heinrich Himmler’s Kommandoamt der Waffen-Schutzstaffel (Command Office of the Waffen-Schutzstaffel) would establish the first muslim-centric fighting force, the Neunte Freiwilligen-Sonderkorps (IX Special Volunteer Corps), within the region of Bosnia, under Schutzstaffel-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig and Amin as their spiritual leader.[/sub]
[sub]The Neunte Freiwilligen-Sonderkorps, established in December of 1943, re-designated the Neunte Freiwilligen-Sondergebirgskorps (IX Special Volunteer Mountain Korps) in January of 1944, would brand itself as an anti-partisan unit created for Bandenbekämpfung or bandit-fighting to combat partisan raiding and the securing of the borders of historical Bosnia, attracting thousands of vehement Bosnian nationalists and absorbing experienced militias into their ranks. The Corps would be affectionately dubbed the Schutzstaffel-BOSNA (BOSnian National Army/BNA) by its members and supporters only attracting more eager recruits in the process.[/sub]
[sub]Despite Volkist Germany’s alliance with the ruling Yugoslav government the Himmler would show little respect for the integrity of the state, long cooperating with Bosnian separatist elements to undermine the monarchy. His Schutzstaffel would insist on locating the Höhere Schutzstaffel Polizei Kommandoamt Bosnien (Higher Schutzstaffel Police Command Office Bosnia) within the historic Sarajevo City Hall, the police command would be the senior commanding entity of all ethnic-Bosnian Schutzstaffel entities within the Drina and Vrbas Banovinas, headed by Schutzstaffel-Standartenführer und Höherer Polizeiführer Hermann Behrends. With the Hakenkreuz draping off the city hall and the collaborationist Committee for National Salvation’s domination over religion, Axis-backed nationalist movement would contest the local Yugoslav government for control over the most important city in all of Bosnia.[/sub]
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[list][list][list][pre]HASHIMI ARABIA
الهاشمي العربية
أشدو أن لا إله إلا الله ، وشدو أنا محمدان رسول الله[/pre][/list]
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KINGDOM OF ARABIA APPROVES PLAN FOR TOWED ARTILLERY SYSTEMS
[sub]KING FAISAL II ADMINISTRATION | BAGHDAD, APRIL 1944 [/sub][/list]
[sub]| With the establish the Military Industrialization Authority, the General Military Industries Corporation, and within the Ministry of Defense, the Department of Industry and Military Industrialization, large scale project proposals have flooded the Ministry of Defense and the defense liaison offices for the State Administrative Council. The first batch of projects to be approved are two towed artillery systems called the Amanullah. With confirmed assistance from the Soviet Union, the Amanullah would come in two variant sizes:[/sub]
[list]AMANULLAH-19 130 mm Field Gun System[/list]
[list][list]Operating Crew: 8
Length: 38.48 feet (11.73 meters)
Height: 8.37 feet (2.55 meters)
Operating Weight: 9 tons (8,450 kg; 18,629 lb)
Engagement Range: 17 miles (27 km)
1 x 130mm main gun[/list][/list]
[list]AMANULLAH-32 180 mm Towed Artillery System[/list]
[list][list]Operating Crew: 16
Length: 34.38 feet (10.48 meters)
Width: 9.81 feet (2.99 meters)
Height: 8.60 feet (2.62 meters)
Operating Weight: 24 tons (21,450 kg; 47,289 lb)
Engagement Range: 19 miles (30 km)
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[sub]The artillery systems are not scheduled for completion until 1948-1950; however, duration of completion shall be heavily determined on the size of funding put toward projects. With continual increases in the revenue projection from providing oil to partners and strategic allies, it is firmly believed that a certain percentage of oil revenue will be set aside toward advancing military project development.[/sub]
[list][list][pre]الهاشمي العربية!
حصن الاسلام[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][spoiler=[sub]EMBRACE ALLAH AND
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JAMES GOLDSTEIN MURDERED ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL!
April 12th 1944
Only a month away from the elections, head of "A Better Tomorrow" James Goldstein and his small but passionate group of campaign staff had consistently been on the campaign trail for almost 30 days straight touring the Nation. Since April 10th they had begun heading out to the many tribal areas to garner support among the Tribal populace and importantly many chiefs that were still on the fence about the federal project, answering questions and making many political promises. Unlike his right wing counterparts however Goldstein had insisted on not taking any armaments of any kind with them, and in a moment when two Interior Ministry Guards assigned to him were swamped by the crowd for just a moment three shots rang out as Goldstein and one of his aids were gunned down mercilessly by an African Nationalist claiming that if his People were to be free then all the white men must be crushed, even those claiming to support freedom.
It stands as a monumental blow not just to A Better Tomorrow but the entire left wing democratic movement as a wave of outrage has been sparked as a result of the bloody murder of this peaceful man. And while virtually every party was quick to rush to turn the affair into their own political tool A Better Tomorrow achieved no such thing, as Goldstein was the heart and soul of their movement. A English Born liberal Thomas Atkins took up the reigns from the murdered Goldstein however he had no hope of matching both his intelligence or charisma.
A quick investigation in cooperation with local Tribal Chiefs revealed the murderer to be part of a militant wing of one of the many African Nationalist movements in western Rhodesia, with even said movement distancing itself from the killing as "cold and calculated". Guerilla warfare was one thing for these movements, but even most of them opposed such barbaric actions against unarmed peoples, if not in practice then at the very least publicly.
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[sub]Post concerning the formation of the constituent countries, and overall reorganization of Azania forthcoming.. but I figured it'd be cool to release the FB early.[/sub]
[list][list]https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1746545[/list][/list]
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SUDAMÉRICA SECURES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH ZAIRE!
[list][list]May 1944[/list]
The last months were very busy for President Peron and his Foreign Minister, Mr. Juan Atilio Bramuglia. Indeed, the total change of the geopolitical paradigm of the nation needed an extra care in order to put in action a coherent diplomacy with the nationÂ’s reach to the world and the respect of the nationÂ’s sovereignty and exceptionalism.
One partnership that was sought early after Peron’s declarations was the one with Zaire. Indeed, both nations act as democratic leaders of their geographical realities and both nations were actively fighting the Axis, sharing similar ideals of freedom and prosperity. The recent Declaration of African Human Rights by the Zairean President, whom is also a woman, showed how progressive and modern the nation was or was trying to achieve. This modernism and progressivism were in unison with Sudamérica’s new leanings following Peron’s election. Thus, an agreement was reached rapidly between both nations:
[list][*] Economic Trade Cooperation - Zairian natural resources, manufactured and luxurious goods reaching the Federation of South America / South Americans manufactured goods and technologies reaching Zaire in addition to lowering of tariffs. Zairian market opening to South American business and investments and vice-versa
[*] Cultural Program - Zaire and the South American Federation create long lasting cultural ties through cultural exchanges, growth of radio stations and increase of tourism between the two states. Beginning of Student Exchange programs and the creation of “sister” Universities between both nations in order to better spread education and knowledge.
[*] Military Cooperation - Zaire becomes a client of the South American military equipment. Zaire and South American Federation cooperate in the South Atlantic Ocean for safety and security measures
[*] Both nations will work together for the creation of a Universal Human Rights Charter for the Post-War order to be applied through the United Nations, based on the Declaration of African Human Rights.
[*] Declaration of Friendship where both nations will seek relations, be it economic or diplomatic, based on Equality, respecting both nationÂ’s basic human rights and workersÂ’ rights.[/list]
This Treaty of Cooperation and Friendship with Zaire was surely the first of many to come, with Juan Peron seeking similar relations with Arabia, Azania, Greece and even the USSR, to name a few. The attention of the South American Federation was also attracted by recent events in Asia, like the recent historical building in Occupied Korea that got destroyed. Peron promised to Koreans and other occupied Asian nations that once the Volkists in Europe are defeated, the whole attention and military power of the Allies will defeat swiftly the crumbling Japanese Empire.
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SARAJEVO SLIPS AS TEUTO-BOSNIAN INFLUENCE GROWS
[list][sup]ONE CONCESSION AMONG MANY
YUGOSLAVIA—SPRING 1944[/sup][/list]
Though the German command in Yugoslavia was keen to aid Prince Paul’s assault on the communist-held city of Novi Sad, it was ultimately unbeholden to one side or another. Espousing anti-communism generally, its most recent mission has apparently been to back whichever faction seems most effective at being a bulwark against the red menace at any given time. As a consequence, though the German Special Division threw its weight behind Prince Paul when it came to fighting Josip Broz Tito’s partisans, it was perfectly willing to support elements against the regent if those elements proved to be stronger allies. In this case, they did. The Bosnian independence movement has collected passions far stronger than those existing in the Royal Army, and to capitalize on this, the German command spent the lull of winter forming the IX Special Volunteer Mountain Corps, or BNA: an Islamocentric anti-partisan unit in Bosnia. The German influence in the region robbed Prince Paul of the political capital to oppose Heinrich Himmler’s stationing of his SS Bosnia post in the Sarajevo City Hall—indeed, the city itself seemed nearly consumed by Teuto-Bosnian influence by spring 1944. In truth, it was as much of a concession as Novi Sad had been, but it slipped away much more quietly while the regent’s attention was absolutely enthralled by the war north of Belgrade.
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[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
FRENCH BUREAUCRACY
MINISTÈRE DE LA GUERRE[/pre][/list]
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MINISTRY OF WAR: DE GAULLE APPLAUDS ALLIED EFFORTS IN SOUTHERN EUROPE WHILE SCORNING ROOSEVELT FOR SEEKING TO INSTALL AN ALLIED MILITARY GOVERNMENT IN FORMER AXIS OCCUPIED TERRITORIES CITING YEARS OF DISAGREEMENT AND RIVALRY
[sub]FREE FRANCE | ALGIERS, MAY-JUNE 1944 [/sub][/list]
[sub]| HELM OF WARFARE, TROISIÈME RÉPUBLIQUE - | General Charles de Gaulle has expressed his admiration and gratitude to the Allied forces which have successfully liberated swaths of formerly Axis controlled territory in Southern Europe. With the Battle of Monte Cassino being a costly but assured Allied victory and the fall of Rome to the Allies, the complete liberation of Italy is in sight. As the Allies continue to prepare for their largest operation yet, in which the liberation of the entire European continent will be the hopeful outcome; Free French troops in Britain and North Africa stand at the ready. De Gaulle, being held in high regard by Allied commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower was given the assurance in person that a French force would liberate Paris and arranged that the army division of French General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque would be transferred from North Africa to Great Britain to carry out that liberation. Eisenhower was said to be impressed by the combativeness of units of the Free French Forces and "grateful for the part they had played in mopping up the remnants of German resistance"; he also detected how strongly devoted many were to de Gaulle and how ready they were to accept him as the national leader.[/sub]
[sub]De Gaulle's relationship with President Franklin D. Roosevelt is viewed separately in an altogether loathing manner when compared to that of de Gaulle and Eisenhower. This is greatly due to Roosevelt's refusal to acknowledge de Gaulle as the undisputed representative of France, insisting on negotiations with the Vichy government instead. Roosevelt in particular was hopeful that it would be possible to wean Pétain away from Germany. Roosevelt had even gone so far as to champion de Gaulle's primary rival General Henri Giraud, as he is seen to be more compliant with US interests than de Gaulle, as the leader of Free France. At the Casablanca Conference in 1943, Roosevelt had forced de Gaulle to cooperate with Giraud, but de Gaulle is still considered as the undisputed leader of the Resistance by the French people and Giraud was progressively deprived of his political and military roles. On April 21, 1943 de Gaulle was scheduled to fly in a Wellington bomber to Scotland to inspect the Free French Navy. On take-off, the bomber's tail dropped, and the plane nearly crashed into the airfield's embankment. Only the impressive skill of the pilot, who became aware of sabotage on takeoff saved them. On inspection, it was found that the aeroplane's separator rod had been sabotaged using acid. Britain's MI6 investigated the incident, but no one was ever apprehended. Publicly the blame for the incident was cast on German intelligence; however, behind closed doors de Gaulle blamed the Western Allies, and later told colleagues that he no longer had confidence in them.[/sub]
[sub]Working with the French Resistance and other supporters in France's colonial African possessions after Operation Torch in November 1942, de Gaulle had moved his headquarters to Algiers in May of 1943, leaving Britain to be on French territory. He became the first joint head and sole chairman of the French Committee of National Liberation. The less resolutely independent General Henri Giraud, being the candidate preferred by the US who had wrongly suspected de Gaulle of being a British puppet had been squeezed out of the competition by force of personality. When de Gaulle learned of Roosevelt's intention to install a provisional Allied military government in the former occupied territories pending elections; he went on a frenzy, even going so far as refusing to travel back to Britain upon Churchill's request for further D-Day preparations. Nevertheless, de Gaulle eventually gave in due to the importance of the operation and flew to Britain the following day. Upon his imminent arrival at RAF Northolt on June 4, 1944 he received an official welcome, and a letter reading "My dear general! Welcome to these shores, very great military events are about to take place!" Later, on his personal train, Churchill informed him that he wanted him to make a radio address, but when informed that the Americans continued to refuse to recognize his right to power in France, and after Churchill suggested he request a meeting with Roosevelt to improve his relationship with the president, de Gaulle became angry, demanding to know why he should "lodge my candidacy for power in France with Roosevelt; the French government exists". |[/sub]
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[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!
VIVE LA FRANCE!
VIVE LÂ’EMPIRE![/pre][/list][/list]
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| FIGHT FOR HEAD OF THE FINEST ASSEMBLY STARTS |
[sub]24th of May, 1944[/sub]
| The internal elections for the first elections for the Head of the Finest Assembly are bound to take place in November of this year. But, candidates for the position have already began their campaign. The current Head of the Zairean Finest Assembly of Experts is Fabian Nigoye who is running for the position again. The Head of the Assembly is elected by the National Congress of Zaire. Once the newly elected Head of the Finest Assembly takes charge of the Assembly, the First Representative will then decide which twenty experts sit within the Assembly for the next five years. The decision will be made in December of 1944. The Head of the Finest Assembly presides over the Assembly of Experts that make major decisions for the country, act as the governing body of the country and are the Head of the Finest Assembly is the second most powerful and important figure of the country.
The candidates that have placed themselves forward for the position are; the current Head of the Finest Assembly, Fabian Nigoye, Martin Nafazi the leading figure of the Christian-Democrat Wing, Celine Mezeri, the leading figure of the Central Wing and Celestine Kuzufi, the leading figure of the Nationalistic Wing. Currently, the National Congress is highly dominated by the Liberal Wing of the NLRM, with the wing holding 70 seats out of the 150; a wing from which Nigoye stems from.
FABIAN NIGOYE, is basing his campaign upon large accomplishments under his governing rule. The increase in foreign relations amidst of war, creation of the Nigoye Economic Plan which is seeing extremely favourable results so far for the country, increase of infrastructure and expansion of education for the people and his close economic and business reformation of the country which over the last four years meant the complete revolutionizing of Zairean economy and life. However, Nigoye has promised five major plans for the next five years should he be elected again.
[list] - Establishment of Major Social and Cultural Reforms of Zaire
- Placing Zaire into the Second Stage of NIGOYE PLAN
- Establishment of Healthcare System for Zaire
- Expansion of Economic and Military relations with the Europeans and South Africans[/list]
MARTIN NAFAZI, is basing is campaign upon Christian-Democratic values that Zaire should adopt. His campaign is based around the need for Zaire to remain true to it's Catholic roots whilst keeping Zaire fairly isolated from the rest of Africa, focusing largely on Catholic and Protestant Europe. Nafazi's wing, the Christian-Democrat wing currently holds 33 seats out of 150 within the Congress, making him a valuable player within this election. His five major ideas going forward, should he be elected, are as follows.
[list] - Increase the Catholic Church role in the political and economic life of Zaire.
- Active deployment of Zairean forces into the war against the Volkists.
- Active isolation from the rest of Africa, including South Africa.
- Expansion of Catholic education institutes around Zaire.
- Increase of Faith and Society Expert seats within the Assembly of Experts.[/list]
CELINE MEZERI, is the Central Wing candidate. Serving as the Expert to Education from 1940 to 1943, and as the Expert of Culture since 1943, Mrs Mezeri is the only other women politician within Zairean politics who holds any degree of power close to that of the First Representative, Mrs Gloria Banza. Mrs Mezeri represents the Central Wing that currently holds 20 seats within the National Congress, but she personally gained the largest amount of votes as a candidate in the 1943 Congress elections. Basing her campaign upon economic development and foreign policies, Mrs Mezeri is pushing forward five major ideas for the future.
[list] - Special Cooperation Package with South Africa and Egypt.
- Creation of special economic relations with the French and the British.
- Investments into Business Directives and Education to aid Zairians in creation of businesses.
- Creation of an active military partnership with the United States of America.
- Establishment of a major cultural and social reform.[/list]
CELESTINE KUZUFI, is the leading figure of the Nationalist Wing. The wing lost 24 seats in the 1943 elections after it's leader, Kapya was banished into Angola due to charges of corruption. However, Kuzufi nonetheless brought his name forward into the ring for the position. But instead of going into a more central direction, Kuzufi has tightened the views of the Nationalist wing, with his campaign heavily focusing on anti-colonial powers and onto tightening the position of the First Representative. He set out his five major reforms he'd like to pass if winning the election as follows.
[list] - Declaration of Anti-Colonialism and Imperialism within Africa.
- Establishing the National Liberal Revival Movement as the only legal movement of Zaire.
- Expansion of military within Zaire.
- Eradication of Tribal leaders within the country.
- Stopping Zairean aid to the Allies through natural resources.[/list]
The candidates are doing all they can to persuade the members of the National Congress as to why they gain the position of the Head of the Finest Assembly. However, from most recent events it seems that the most likely candidate to win, will be Fabian Nigoye. Unless members of the Liberal Wing turn towards Mrs Mezeri or Mr Nafazi, there is little likehood of that happening. However, in order to win, Nigoye would require a majority of the congress votes, meaning that he would require at least 15 extra votes. That raises a question of which wing will Nigoye appeal to? Recently, he has been balancing his appeal between the Central Wingers and the Christian-Democrats. Some suggest that Nigoye will most likely turn to Mezeri who's position on foreign affairs and social reforms are quite similar, but that would come with concessions most likely, such as Mrs Mezeri becoming the Expert to Foreign Affairs and therefore being allowed to push her foreign agenda. Should Nigoye turn to Mezeri, and win the elections, he would most likely have to contend with two major opposing groups to him from then on within his party; the Christian-Democrats and the Nationalists. Will Nigoye risk it and turn towards Mezeri or rather try to gain votes from all wings, is bound to be seen. |
[spoiler=If you'd like to give your vote, here's the link!]https://www.ferendum.com/en/PID1395963PSD698596273[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Whoever wins this election for the Head of the Finest Assembly will be co-leading a country that will be leading history in the making." - FABIAN NIGOYE, Head of the Finest Assembly]
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[list][list]UMHLABA WABANTU | IN ZULU
DIE BANTOEWERELD | IN AFRIKAANS
ILIZWE LABANTU | IN XHOSA
THE BANTU WORLD | IN ENGLISH[pre]
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[list][pre]Diversity in thought and view Strengthens the People[/pre][sub][pre]Dependable Source of News and Current Events from Across the Dominion[/pre][/sub][/list]
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[pre]BIRTH OF A “NEW AFRICA”: PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW CONSTITUTION ACT, REAFFIRMING DECLARATION ON THE UNIVERSAL RIGHTS OF AFRICANS;[/pre][pre] [/pre][/list][/list]
[list][sub]| CAPE TOWN — Nearly one year ago, the trajectory of southern Africa was forever altered. Prime Minister Jan Smuts was slain in cold blood by volkist sympathizers during a unity parade, and in the months since, the National Unity Government has engaged in an unprecedented campaign to root out the ideological allies of those who martyred Azania’s greatest general. In all, just under 1,000 citizens had been arrested in connection with violent racially motivated hate crimes conducted by white supremacists, Afrikaner nationalists, and responding Aboriginals. Following an intense interrogation of Smuts’ assassin, the secret fraternity known “Afrikaner Broederbond” was exposed and it’s leading figures were imprisoned in connection to their plan to impose a strict system of racial segregation upon Azania. It appeared to the general public that the sole focus of the nation’s first aboriginal Prime Minister was to pluck at the weeds of the intellectual and mainstream sources which led to civil violence and an unthinkable murder. However, in the wake of changing geopolitical realities around the Dominion, Prime Minister Xuma has shifted attention away from the DHCPA campaign and towards finishing the work of his predecessor in reshaping the face of southern Africa.[/sub]
[sub]In early January, the unsung power of the Second Great War, the Estado Novo collapsed into disarray to the shock of the world. What appeared to outsiders as a great sleeping giant who, in the last decade, rewrote the geopolitical calculus of the world turned out to be a paper tiger plagued by internal woes suppressed by a state and ideological security apparatus that acted not as an answer to the woes, but as wall putty that glossed over the cracks in the wall. The geostrategic order which was forming around the Estado Novo in the southern hemisphere, mostly peaceful while the rest of the world burned, collapsed instantaneously leaving a void that no power has yet filled. Instead, those who were supposed to be secondary powers, or pillars of support for the ENÂ’s order, found themselves without a contingency or plan to accommodate for their sudden disappearance from the world stage. Such a clear void was quickly taken advantage of by our northern neighbor Rhodesia, long desiring permanent access to the sea, who invaded Mozambique when it became clear that the ENÂ’s collapse was imminent. Deploying a force of ten (10) Mechanized Battalions alongside the entirety of their navy and paratroopers, Rhodesia launched a blitz of their own into the north of the territory to secure ports and, ultimately, install a puppet regime to administrate the area outside of the Port which would be directly controlled by Salisbury. The Xuma government was shocked, and angered by this act which many in the Cabinet reportedly viewed as opportunism and in contradiction to the principle of self-determination professed by the Allied powers. London was silent, Washington silent, Moscow silent - placing into a precarious position Pretoria, whose diplomatic and geostrategic apparatus was structured to filter itÂ’s policies through the great powers which led the alliance of United Nations. Such a reality, Azania muted by the unmoved great powers, and unwilling to send troops to stop Rhodesia for fear of upsetting their close relationship; was cause enough for members of Parliament to begin beating again the nationalistic drum with calls for a total separation from the British Empire and forging of a new path for Azania.[/sub]
[sub]Short of putting forth a motion to leave the Empire, the Xuma Government initiated negotiations for a new constitution act, which would establish a legal apparatus for Azania to become more independent in itÂ’s foreign outlook, and tie together the plethora of governmental reforms enacted under Smuts.[/sub]
[sub]From the first of February thru April, as negotiations for this constitution Act was underway, the Ministry of External Affairs engaged with the provisional authorities of Angola in courtship around the idea of them joining Azania. Initial apprehension evolved into curiosity, and then outright support as the rise of Imperial Brazil and the perceived threat of being absorbed by Rhodesia motivated leaders in Angola to hear our Azanian representatives. Thus, an agreement was signed which would see the territory join the new Azania which was to arise out of the negotiations in Parliament, to which Angolan representatives were welcomed as advisers in the process.[/sub]
[sub]The Azania Act of 1944 as it is known, was passed by Parliament by a margin of 144 - 6 in favor, and granted Royal Assent by the acting Governor-General of Azania, Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet. The Act was a total alteration of the governing system of Azania, which up until this point was a patchwork of legislation, and amendments since the founding of South Africa in 1909. The first Article of the Act established the official styling of the nation as the United Tribes of Azania, to be governed as a federal Dominion of His Britannic Majesty with four tiers of government as advocated for by proponents of Usaphism, authored by renowned philosopher, Dr. Charles Negele. The new government and organization of Azania could be summarized as detailed below;[/sub]
[list][sub][*] Sovereignty is derived from the Tribes/Peoples who have elected to freely associate themselves as members of several constituent countries.
[*] Constituent countries, formed as an expression of the sovereign will of the peoples, semi-autonomous entities who are joined together in a great civilization known hereafter as Azania.
[*] Municipalities and Local governments fall under the jurisdiction of the constituent countries, ruled either under a democratic Council-Mayor system, or Traditional Assembly system of direct democracy, as determined by referendum in each constituent country-recognized locality.
[*] Each Constituent Country is to be governed by a council of clan Elders who elect from among them a “First Minister” according to the traditions and customs of that particular Constituent Country. (Who may be the Paramount Chief of a given Tribe/People, chosen under the traditional customs, if that decision is ratified by the Council).
[*] The First Minister serves dually as Executive and head of the Judiciary within each Constituent Country, aided by the Council Secretary who fulfills other roles as assigned by the First Minister.
[*] Nationally, all political power is to be vested within a General Assembly who shall meet on a deccinial basis. The General Assembly shall be comprised of the Chiefs/Lords of Azania, Members of Parliament, Mayors, and the First Ministers.
[*] The General Assembly shall have the sole authority to enact constitutional reforms, settle disputes (without appeal), accept new Tribes/Clans into the Union, and otherwise ratify or revoke decisions enacted by the national institutions when the General Assembly was not in session.
[*] The National Institutions of Azania shall be the Parliament, Prime Minister, and Council of State.
[*] A national parliament shall be elected directly by the citizens of each Constituent Country. The role of Parliament shall be to facilitate, mediate, and coordinate the implementation of public policy across the United Tribes.
[*] The national Parliament shall be hereafter known as the Parliament of the United Tribes, and be comprised of 150 seats, divided among the constituent countries where each has 37 seats, and a further 2 seats are allocated for the “National District”.
[*] From Parliament, a Prime Minister is to be elected and by that person, a Cabinet appointed to head each of the Executive Departments.
[*] The Prime Minister shall be the Head of Government, exercise the role of Commander-In-Chief on behalf of the Head of State, direct policy initiatives, and otherwise carry out the will of Parliament.
[*] The Council of State shall be invested with the powers of the General Assembly (except constitutional amendment power) when it is not in session, and be comprised of the Prime Minister, First Ministers, and Cabinet. Decisions of the Council of State may be appealed and reviewed by the General Assembly, who may elect to ratify or repeal the decision. The Council of State cannot overturn decisions of the General Assembly.
[*] Concerning the Head of State, the current Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland shall be recognized as the Head of State of Azania, whose role it shall be to carry out ceremonial functions. However, upon the death of the current Monarch, a referendum will be held to determine if the personal Union with Great Britain is to continue. In the event that the public elects to break the personal Union, an elective monarchy shall come into effect automatically wherein the General Assembly shall elect a Monarch for Azania who shall serve for the remainder of their natural life, unless they chose to abdicate.[/sub]
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[sub]The Azania Act is slated to come into effect during the next general election scheduled for next Spring, at which point citizens may stand for election to the new available offices. Celebrated as a great triumph not just for aboriginal south Africans, but also for asiatics and whites, as it secures their position as an integral part of the fabric that makes up Azania. Attached to the Azania Act is an official recognition of four constituent countries: Cape, Ikhaya, Dongo and Bechuana; and the adoption of new flags for the United Tribes.[/sub]
[list][pre]”[...] Let this serve as a model for an infusion of democratic and traditional principals in the governance of a post-colonial Africa.”[/pre][sub]— AB Xuma, Prime Minister and Leader of the African National Congress[/sub][/list]
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[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Paramountica, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Ranponian, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance
WITH GREAT FANFARE, RHODESIAN ELECTIONS CONCLUDE ENDING IN COALITION GOVERNMENT
May 15th 1944
Three months of campaigning and the murder of James Goldstein made the elections seem for many Rhodesians to be the longest affair in Rhodesian history, but finally today it came to an end as those eligible and willing cast their votes onto who they believed was worthy of ruling the State for the future. And though its undeniable that most of the campaigns had immense amounts of effort and time put behind them, no single party took the majority in this election though there were some frontrunners. It was perhaps the only time since the war had started that the Government had placed a focus on an internal issue or event, as even during the initial stages of the chaos the Government believed it was not all that bad compared to the required effort of the war.
One Party sadly did not live up to its hype however as "A Better Tomorrow" failed to overcome the death of its candidate James Goldstein, his replacement Thomas Atkins was quickly picked apart by the opposition as unlike Goldstein he was not even born in Rhodesia nor has he lived here for a considerable time and thus was easily dismissed as a foreigner.
[list]RESULTS OF THE MAY 15th ELECTION (ranked by votes) :
29.13% (290,773) - United Rhodesia Party (Godfrey Huggins, Incumbent)
28.98% (289,275) - Rhodesia Forwards! (Ian Douglas Smith)
19.51% (194,747) - Communist Party of Rhodesia (George Ampleforth)
6.24% (62,287) - The Peoples Front (Alfred Blackwall)
5.92% (51,107) - Brotherly Front of Rhodesia (Maj. Gen. Charles Percy)
3.71% (37,032) - The Small Mans Party (Laurence Bailey)
2.98% (29,746) - A Better Tomorrow (Thomas Atkins)
----- Small Scale Parties -----
0.87% (8,684) - Zvishavane Farmers Movement (Dambudzo Mnangagwa)
0.76% (7,586) - Jewish Awareness Front (Moshe Silberhaft)
0.71% (7,087) - Anglo-African Supremacy Coalition (David Montgomery)
0.65% (6,488) - Afrikaner Representation Movement (André Brink)
0.54% (5,390) - Movement for an Imperial Federation (George Daniels)
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Achieving a slight plurality but not a majority the United Rhodesia Party was announced the winner, however it was now the task of Huggins to attempt to widen his voter share in order to prevent a hostile coalition from taking the spotlight. Moving quickly he achieved agreements with 'A Better Tomorrow' & the 'Movement for an Imperial Federation' who at this point had little hopes of achieving Government in any other way, and thus being able to achieve it with very little concessions made. He was not the only one however, as the Communist Party joined with the Peoples Party and Zvishavane Farmers Movement, managing to make them concede on some of their more extreme measures while in other areas their alignments were clear (Economy & Foreign Affairs). The Small Mans Party unsuccessfully attempted to form a coalition with "Anyone willing to put me in charge" as Bailey put it, achieving only a tiny coalition with the minor 'Anglo-African Supremacy Coalition'. Ian Smith however was able to trump all of these attempts with his Grand Coalition consisting of 'Rhodesia Forwards!' 'Brotherly Front of Rhodesia' and the 'Afrikaner Representation Movement'. The Brotherly Front would drop its "Rhodesian King" demand in favor of Smiths policy of refusing to host an English Queen, and the question of Nyasaland was ended with a decision to annex the territory in Office.
[list]RESULTS OF THE MAY 15th ELECTION (ranked by Coalition) :
35.55% (354,856) ----- The Grand Coalition (Led by Ian Smith) -----
28.98% (289,275) - Rhodesia Forwards! (Ian Douglas Smith)
5.92% (51,107) - Brotherly Front of Rhodesia (Maj. Gen. Charles Percy)
0.65% (6,488) - Afrikaner Representation Movement (André Brink)
32.65% (325,909) ----- Moderate Alliance (Led by Incumbent Godfrey Huggins) -----
29.13% (290,773) - United Rhodesia Party (Godfrey Huggins, Incumbent)
2.98% (29,746) - A Better Tomorrow (Thomas Atkins)
0.54% (5,390) - Movement for an Imperial Federation (George Daniels)
26.62% (265,718) ----- Socialist Front of Rhodesia (Led by George Ampleforth) -----
19.51% (194,747) - Communist Party of Rhodesia (George Ampleforth)
6.24% (62,287) - The Peoples Front (Alfred Blackwall)
0.87% (8,684) - Zvishavane Farmers Movement (Dambudzo Mnangagwa)
4.42% (44,120) ----- Alliance for a Stronger Rhodesia (Led by Laurence Bailey) -----
3.71% (37,032) - The Small Mans Party (Laurence Bailey)
0.71% (7,087) - Anglo-African Supremacy Coalition (David Montgomery)
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As a result of this upset in Rhodesian politics, and the first ever minority Government in its history, Ian Douglas Smith shall take office on May 28th of this month. It is surely to mark a great change in Rhodesian policy in the coming months and years, yet not without trials and struggles as even with his large Coalition he lacks more than half of the population on his side to support his proposals. In order to successfully achieve his goals he would no doubt have to play the Moderate Alliance against the Socialist Front, both fierce opponents and in the case of the Moderates deathly afraid of any form of Marxist theory infiltrating Government. One further tragedy for those close to Britain is that this effectively means that if King George VI is succeeded by a Woman, she shall not be recognized as the Monarch of Rhodesia.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Nonador, Amsterwald, Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Nileia, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, New Provenance
[list][list]NOVEMBER 1942
[sub]Operation Torch[/sub][/list]
[pre] B A T T L E O F N O R T H A F R I C A [/pre]
[list][list][sub][pre]
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Worship
Freedom from Want
Freedom from Fear—
The American people in their righteous
might will win through to absolute victory.[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
VICHY FRENCH MOROCCO — WARFRONTS
[sub]NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN, Metropolitan Francais[/sub]
| In the early hours of November 8, Algiers was a quiet, triangular wound against the dunes behind the harbor. Beyond its jetties, far out in the Mediterranean, Gibraltar stood in with a large naval concentration, including the British battleships H.M.S. Nelson and H.M.S. Rodney, the British aircraft carrier H.M.S. Argus, and numerous cruisers, destroyers, and transports carrying American troops. The first Allied bombers sent leaflets bearing the American flag and a declaration from Lieut. GEN. EISENHOWER to the town's 252,000 Frenchmen, Arabs, and Berbers. A warship sailed through the barges at the harbor's entrance, rushed up to one of the piers, and unloaded a small force of US Rangers, who dashed toward the large, white French Admiralty Building on the riverfront. When the docks were free, the destroyer fired a few shells at large fires before speeding out of the harbor. A Vichy French submarine launched beyond the barges was immediately engaged. The intruders were promptly driven out of the Admiralty Building, which served as the headquarters of visiting Admiral DARLAN on that day. They were captured, according to Vichy. • • • The Allied planes then returned and bombed the Admiralty. The docks were attacked by naval guns fired from ships offshore. However, the majority of the gunfire reported in Algiers came from the east and west. The Strategy. A strategy for the conquering of French North Africa was unfolding in Algiers that morning. It was thorough and straightforward. The first plan was to take over the major seaports of French North Africa, including the Mediterranean cities of Algiers and Oran, the Atlantic port of Casablanca, and the Moroccan capital of Rabat. These towns are more than just ports and naval bases; they are also vital to French North Africa's railways, highways, and airdrome system, as well as to French Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia's political control. |
| Possessing or enclosing them would allow the U.S. to focus on the bigger goals of its invasion into North Africa, including the annihilation of the Afrika Korps, the restoration of Allied control of the southern Mediterranean, and the assault on southern Europe. Dakar, to the south of Casablanca, would be safe to leave for later disposal. The plan of local attack, which the US soldiers carried out everywhere they landed, was exemplified in Algiers. The majority of the convoys' armored, snub-nosed barges arrived not at the port, but on the sandy beaches a few kilometers away. They unloaded Rangers (U.S. commandos) for the initial landings, as well as troops, artillery, and tanks to consolidate and broaden the landings. Their goals were to encircle the city and seize Algiers' two main airports, Blida and Maison-Blanche. • • • Maison-Blanche surrendered without a fight, and US paratroopers seized the Blida airfield. The United States troops moved quickly inland to cut the Algiers-Oran railway line. Fighters and light bombers from the United States and the United Kingdom and her Commonwealth comprising of Canada Leaf, Nonador, and Ranponian flew into the captured airfields from carriers; more bombers arrived, most likely from Gibraltar. The attackers soon took command of the rail, highway, and air approaches to Algiers from the east and west on land, and from Sardinia or Sicily by air. Vichy's military commander in North Africa, General JUIN, reported to Vichy that gunfire was approaching the town, but there was no clear proof that his native troops and French commanders put up more than a token opposition. He and Admiral DARLAN agreed to surrender Algiers at 7 p.m. on Sunday, 16 hours after US soldiers arrived. The flames and smoke were still rising above the docks. A single British destroyer was the first to enter the city's anchorage, followed by larger fleet forces. The first Allied flag to fly over Algiers' docks was the Union Jack [sup]Great Britain Gb[/sup]. (Initially, the Tricolor flew over Governor YVES CHARLES CHATEL's home. • • • The warships did not have the harbor to themselves for long: German STUKAS (probably from Sicily or Sardinia) attacked the afternoon after Algiers' surrender. Twelve miles offshore — Axis, British, and American planes collided in the first of many encounters that will be fought before the Allies had complete control of the Mediterranean airspace. Oran and Mers-el-Kebir, a nearby naval port from which the British assaulted parts of the French fleet in 1940, were also surrounded. The primary landings took place at Arzew, a rocky outcrop 25 miles northeast of Oran. Western suburbs Bou Sfer and Cap Signale were taken by other troops because to their convenient location on the narrow coastline between the hills and the sea. |
[list][pre]ONTO FROM THE COAST[/pre] [sup] 1) the four airdromes at Oran;
2) the parallel railway and roadway that runs down the coastal plain. [/sup] [/list]
| The encirclement was rapid and completely effective by land, on the flanks and in the rear of the medieval city. Mers-el-Kebir and Oran's own harbor were different, however, as DARLAN's Navy only possessed a handful of small ships but nevertheless manned the coastal guns around the naval base, the docks, and the hills — Some pre-invasion accounts claimed that Germans had also manned coastal fortifications in North Africa — Vichy claimed that two Allied corvettes had been sunk, while two French torpedo boats and a sloop had been damaged, perhaps by planes from La Senia, Tafaraoui, and another occupied airfield. Mers-el-airfield Kebir's was the last to go. Rabat, 475 miles from Oran on the Atlantic coast, was an unintended target in a larger assault on Morocco. Landings were made north of the city at coastal Mehdia, and to the south on the narrow shores of Fedhala and Bouznika, followed by immediate marches on Rabat's own airdrome, which was quickly evacuated by the Vichy-French, and another at Salé, eight miles northeast of the capital. • • • Casablanca was sandwiched between the landings near Rabat and those further south, beyond the high, rocky shore immediately below the harbor. The first and most significant of these southerly raids took place at Safi, a port and airdrome 140 miles southwest of Casablanca. More troops arrived the next day, further south of Safi, in Agadir and Mogodor. Then the United States' land and air strategy in Morocco became clear: advance by land up a superb route toward Casablanca while fanning out farther inland toward the Moroccan army's main base at Marrakech, 100 miles from the Mediterranean in the high Atlas Mountains. Army units loyal to Vichy would most likely make their stand in Marrakech, if not elsewhere. However, with Marrakech in possession, US troops would also control the southern terminus of Morocco's railway system as well as a rail connection to Casablanca. • • • By the second night, US troops from the northeast had arrived within four miles of Casablanca, despite encountering the stiffest resistance they had ever encountered on land. The most impressive attacks, however, were on the port's large, artificial anchorage and the Vichy warships there: the unfinished battleship JEAN BART, now a fixed fortress with its 15-inch guns; and many cruisers, destroyers, and gunboats. Bombers repeatedly attacked the JEAN BART, setting her on fire. Other Vichy vessels raced out to meet an Allied fleet and were heavily damaged, according to Vichy. Torpedo boats from the United States charged into the harbor. According to Vichy, many were sunk by harbor anti-aircraft guns lowered to fire into the sea. The US forces were closing in on Casablanca and its airdromes, fighting for Vichy's second-best Atlantic naval harbour (the best: Dakar), a substantial portion of Vichy's Navy, Vichy Africa's main Atlantic railhead, and a modern metropolis (pop. 257,000) that was the pride of colonial France. Following the capture of the three vital towns of Casablanca, Oran, and Algiers, the rest of French North Africa could be taken by the Allies. |
| Tunisia, a clear strategy for US entry into Libya — Where British and Egyptian [sup]Kotakuan Ii[/sup] are expected to link with, was now at the eastern end of French rail and highway routes already occupied by US soldiers. More significant engagements in Tunisia were likely to take place between Brigadier General JIMMY DOLITTLE's American planes and Axis planes from Sicily, which was only 140 miles away. When a bomber carrying GEN. DOLITTLE was hit this week, he took over the controls from his injured co-pilot and resumed his flight. On day two, American troops had advanced 60 miles toward the Tunisian border after landing at the pristine Philippeville port, 210 miles east of Algiers. Once ready to deploy east, US ground forces had direct rail and road access to southeastern Tunisia, and its "Little Maginot Line" of desert forts and pillboxes pointed the opposite way—toward Libya. The task was far from simple. • • • Vichy France had approximately 120,000 troops in North and West Africa (Dakar), predominantly Arab, Berber, and Senegalese enlisted men and noncoms with French commanders, and the highly Germanized Foreign Legion. The invaders could only hope for nominal resistance from many of Vichy's forces, thanks in part to many a Frenchman's and colonial's inherent loathing of the Volks, and in part to the assiduous labors of De Gaullists and US State Department agents. The colonial air force had some 700 planes, many of which were obsolete, and many of these were based at Dakar. However, the British's six-month experience in Madagascar, where opposition ended only last week, warned that resistance may persist longer. Lieutenant GEN. EISENHOWER took more than enough forces (Vichy estimated 140,000) to fight it out on land and in the air if necessary. • • • The Navy of Vichy was similarly an unknown quantity. Unfortunately for Vichy, the majority of its Navy was stationed at: The first is Dakar, which is located 1,500 kilometers southwest of Casablanca, and the second is Toulon, the French base located 400 kilometers north of Algiers. The battleship Richelieu, three light cruisers, numerous destroyers, and a few submarines were not present in the first defense. There were possibly seven cruisers, 25 destroyers, 27 submarines, and one seaplane carrier in Toulon, as well as the battleships Strasbourg, Dunkerque — repaired after being shelled by the British in 1940, and Provence (also damaged but repaired) (the Commandant Teste). According to Axis information, Toulon naval battalions had sailed. At least portion of the Navy was willing, and the North African Army was large enough, to accept Marshal Petain's order from Vichy: |
[list] [pre]ORDER FROM MARSHAL PETAIN AT VICHY'S:[/pre]
[sub] "France and her honor are on the line. We were assaulted. We are prepared to protect ourselves. That is the order I issue." [/sub] [/list]
Paseo, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Ranponian, Nileia, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, New Provenance, Canada Leaf, La Tejas
[list]May 8, 1944
[sub]The Return of the Bey: The restoration of Muhammad VII al-Munsif (Moncef Bey) to the Tunisian throne as the rightful Bey of Tunis by General Charles de Gallue.[/sub][/list]
[sub]The Beylik of Tunis, once an independent nation in the early to late 19th century, now is a protectorate of France since the signing of the Treaty of Bardo in 1881. While the French Republic told the Tunisians that they would control their internal affairs and maintain their autonomy, in reality, the power to approve and allow laws to pass resided in the Resident General. The Bey of Tunis, who is supposed to be the actual ruler of his nation, is rendered into a figurehead who needs the approval of the Resident General to pass any laws and decrees he and his cabinet made. During the course of the protectorate, there has been a succession of Beys who are either pro-French or pro-Tunisian. In 1942 a new Bey ascended to the throne. The new Bey was Muhammad VII al-Munsif, commonly known as Moncef Bey. Unlike his predecessor, Moncef Bey was a supporter of Tunisian nationalists, critical of the Axis, and is beloved by the people for many of his reforms. Moncef Bey even stood up against Vichy French and Volkist authorities in protecting the Tunisian Jewish community from them, earning him the nickname among the Tunisian Jews as ‘the Protector of the Jews.’ However, his actions would cost him the throne when, in May 1943, shortly after the liberation of Tunis by the Allied, the Free French authorities, under the command of General Henri Giraud, ordered him to abdicate the throne. General Giraud’s reason for this is Moncef Bey’s alleged collaboration with the Axis forces during the occupation and his popularity among the Tunisians for his support of nationalism and reforms. Moncef Bey was forced into exile along with his family to Algeria. His cousin Muhammad VIII al-Amin, commonly known as Lamine Bey, was installed by Giraud as the new Bey of Tunis on May 15, 1943.[/sub]
[sub]Most Tunisians rejected Lamine Bey for being a 'Bey of the French' and considered him a usurper. Most Tunisian spend a year demanding and praying for the return of their rightful Bey back to the throne, and soon their prayer would be answered by someone unexpected. On the morning of May 7, 1944, Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French Force and rival of Henri Giraud, arrived in Tunis on the first anniversary of its liberation from the Axis. As he was getting off the plane, to everyone's surprise, Moncef Bey, along with his family, was getting off the plane as well. The news of Moncef Bey's returning quickly spread, and everyone tried to get to the location to see their rightful Bey again. Charles de Gaulle and Moncef Bey came to the central plaza, where Gaulle delivered his announcement to everyone in Tunis and throughout the Beylik.[/sub]
[list][B]CHARLES DE GAULLE, FREE FRENCH LEADER:[/B] [sub]”I have come with great news for all of you Tunisian people. I have heard the grave injustice that Henri Giraud has done to this man here to remove him from his throne and accuse him of working with the enemies. I have investigated and researched and found no evidence of him working with the Axis. On the contrary, I found much evidence of him not only refusing to obey them but also risking his life to save many Jews from being sent off to Germany, where they may be killed or forced into harsh labor. For what he has done, I hereby decided to reverse the decision made by General Giraud and restore Mohammad VII al-Munsif, also known as Moncef Bey, to the throne as Bey of Tunis. I shall also demand that his cousin Lamine Bey immediately abdicate the throne back to him by the time I reach the palace. I hope this decision will create a better relationship between our two people. I also shall proudly award Moncef Bey both the Legion of Honour and the order of Liberation (Cross of Lorraine) for his bravery and courage in standing up against the occupying force of the Axis.“[/sub][/list]
[sub]Charles de Gaulle then walked toward Moncef Bey, awarded the Legion of Honour and the order of Liberation (Cross of Lorraine) to him, and placed them on his uniform.[/sub]
[list][B]CHARLES DE GAULLE, FREE FRENCH LEADER:[/B] [sub]”People of Tunis, I give back to you your Rightful Bey.”[/sub][/list]
[sub]Soon the news of Moncef Bey returning to the throne spread quickly throughout the Beylik, and every Tunisian give praises to both Allah and Gaulle for returning their Rightful Bey to the throne. At the Beyical Palace of Carthage, Lamine Bey, hearing the news of the decision to return his cousin to the throne and seeing the angry mob outside, decided to announce that he accepted the decision and abdicated the throne back to his cousin. By the end of the day, Moncef Bey was restored back to the throne as Bey of Tunis, along with his wife and children. As for Lamine Bey, he was ordered by Gaulle to be sent into exile to Algeria along with his wife and children. Charles de Gaulle then entered the plane and planned to go to London, where the planning of the biggest offenses by the allies against Germany would be taking place. Gaulle knows that his decision to restore Moncef Bey to the throne will upset and enrage Henri Giraud and his supporters. He also knew that Moncef Bey might give his support to the Tunisian nationalist groups but still decided to restore him anyway. His reason is that having a Bey who is popular with the Tunisian people and the nationalist groups will benefit France in the long run rather than having a Bey who was imposed on the people and despised and hated by them.[/sub]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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[list][sub]MAY 1944[/sub]
[sub]A Traitor, a Hero in Our Midst[/sub][/list]
[list]| [sub]DAS KOMPLOTT VOM 25. MÄRZ SCHEITERT, ABER DIE WEHRMACHTSFÜHRUNG WIRD DURCH DEN TOD PROMINENTER GENERÄLE ERSCHÜTTERT[/sub]
[sub]| 25 MARCH PLOT FAILS, BUT WEHRMACHT COMMAND SHAKEN TO THE CORE WITH THE DEATHS OF PROMINENT GENERALS[/sub][/list]
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[sub]| ADLERNEST, EAST PRUSSIA | It had come to be known as the 25 March Plot. At a special strategic meeting of top Wehrmacht commanders with the Chancellor and other Defense and Interior Ministry officials, an attempt to assassinate the German Chancellor was staged. This attempt failed as the Chancellor had stood up from his seat, close to where the explosive had been planted, to shake hands with Foreign Minister Konstantin von Fischer, who had just arrived in the room with the delegation from the Foreign Ministry. The explosion had torn up the table and destroyed the wall of glass that stood behind it. The Chancellor had been thrown into the hallway but had only been mildly injured. The soldiers on the defense fired indiscriminately, causing resistance partisans positioned outside the Adlernest to open fire as well. Realizing something had gone wrong, they fled the scene moments after.[/sub]
[list][list][sub]"The deafening silence that followed the shushing of the gunfire was what scared me. To lay there on the ground, unable to move, feeling unbearable pain, was a whole experience entirely. And to think the world had been going on like this for five years."
[list]— FEDOR VON BOCK, German General and Commander of Kommando Nord[/sub][/list][/list][/list]
[sub]Erich Von Manstein, the Chief of Staff of the German Wehrmacht and a commander on the Eastern Front, was heavily injured in the attack and was prescribed three months' bedrest. Von Bock, commander of Northern Command sector, sustained heavy injuries and remained confined in hospital for three weeks before succumbing to his injuries. Two other Army generals and a vice-admiral also passed away in the weeks after. Admiral Erich Raeder, Chief of Staff of the Navy, and Generals Erwin Rommel and Albert Kesselring survived the attack as they had been meeting with General Maurice Stellenberg in a different part of the Adlernest at the time of the attack. Rommel and Kesselring had their power and roster of armies under their command expanded in the wake of the devastating attack, that visibly shook the Wehrmacht to its core with the deaths of multiple prominent generals.[/sub]
[sub]The 25 March plot had largely failed in its objectives, but it wasn't classified as a total failure. Rommel and Kesselring became prominent members of the Wehrmacht's chain of command and, during the time of Manstein's bedrest, Rommel served as Interim Chief of Staff of the German Armed Forces. This heightened position of status in the German military command structure allowed for the subtle spreading of anti-government rhetoric and rumors among the German military men, who served as the backbone to the ironfist-enforced stability of the German Staat. The attack was suppressed in German media but was circulated rapidly in underground circles, leading to rumors spreading out into the public. That a top military headquarters in East Prussia had been bombed, in another blow to the German military. It was already a given that Germany was losing the war, but not many Germans expected it to end for some years from the present.[/sub]
[sub]The attack would in the succeeding months destabilize the German military, raising concern, dissatisfaction and paranoia over security and safety, as the country's military was progressively pushed backward in the East and the South. German forces had slowed the Soviet advance in the East but was still being trampled upon by the Red Army. In the south, Allied forces with American support was slowly but surely pushing up the peninsula. 20,000 German troops were still in Yugoslavia under the Special Division, supporting regional operations by pro-Axis Bosnians. Germany was mobilizing to prepare to deploy reinforcements numbering between 80,000 and 100,000 to the European South, around 40,000 of whom would likely be diverted to hold ground in Yugoslavia, but these forces would have to be pulled from Occupied France and thus would take several weeks to be rotated to the south.[/sub]
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Zahir Shah asks the Afghan people whether they will support war
[list]May 1944[/list]
Following the attempted coup in Germany, it seemed clear that their struggle could not go on for much longer. Therefore, Zahir Shah decided to act. Entering the war now, rather than later, would increase Afghanistan's popularity and legitimacy among the nations of Western Europe and North America. And since there was little danger of Afghanistan actually being invaded by any Axis power, the declaration would be more of a symbolic move than anything else. The Afghans had nothing to lose and everything to gain by joining forces with the Allies.
But the Shah still had to gain support of the Afghan people first. Therefore, he gave a speech which was the first speech broadcast on radio nationwide in the history of Afghanistan. The important part of the speech read as follows:
"Good people of Afghanistan, the time is now at hand. I believe that it would be in our country's best interest to declare war now on Germany and their alliance of evil. It will gain us respect among other nations of this great world. Our troops need not do any fighting, rather they must be prepared at all times for an enemy attack which will not come.
"We dared not oppose the Germans whilst they were winning the war, but their day of victory has been procrastinated again and again and now it seems to be out of reach altogether. The Germans are losing badly to the Russians. There is no longer any danger that a German army will ever reach us here in Afghanistan. I ask you now, do you support war? Let your voices be heard!"
The speech was received positively by most Afghans, especially among the Pashtuns who are a mighty fighting people. The Shah met with tribal leaders and found that most were indeed in support of war. Therefore, on May 10, 1944, the Shah signed a declaration of war against Germany and the Axis. Making Afghanistan an Allied power in the global struggle for peace.
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[list][list]The Kingdom of Greece, Successful Liberation of the Aegean Islands and Rhodes! EKKA Dissolves due to Lack of Support and Supplies!, April - May 1944
Το Βασίλειο της Ελλάδος, Επιτυχής Απελευθέρωση των Νήσων του Αιγαίου και της Ρόδου! Η ΕΚΚΑ διαλύεται λόγω έλλειψης υποστήριξης και προμηθειών!, Απρίλιος - Μάιος 1944
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[list][list][list]Adriatican Islands - Greek Armed Forces, Greek Resistance Fighters, - Ελληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις, Ελληνικοί Αντίστασης [/list][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]| SOUTHERN AEGEAN AND DODECANESE ISLANDS, SOUTHERN BALKANS: | ΝΗΣΙΑ ΝΟΤΙΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΔΩΔΕΚΑΝΗΣΩΝ, ΝΟΤΙΩΝ ΒΑΛΚΑΝΩΝ: | [/pre][/list][/list]
[list]| As the sun rose, and the calm seas with a slight chop crashed onto the beaches of Rhodes, a garrison of around 2000 Italian and Axis troops stationed here to perform their morning patrols. In the distance was the Turkish coast, and something else that seemed rather out of place. The garrison could hear the roar of aircraft engines and the unmistakable sound of gunfire. Greek, Sudamérican, and Egyptian troops storm the beaches, with GMT-35 and GMT-44 Medium Tanks rolling out of the landing craft. The fight was fierce yet short, with the garrison surrendering just days later on the 19th of March. This was the scene all over the Southern Aegean Sea, with thousands of liberating troops taking back Greek land occupied by the Axis. The liberation of the Naxos, Paros, Thera, and Dodecanese Island chains only took a little more than a week, likely due to the Axis now removing most of their forces from the Balkans. Overall the operation was a success, with only minimal losses, most of these losses due to their landing crafts being sunk and not on the actual shore. This great yet rather minimal victory in getting back these islands was certainly a morale boost for Greek troops, and further fueled the spirit and will of the Greek people for their liberation and their chains broken free from the tyranny that was the Axis occupation. | [/list]
[list][list][pre]"With the liberation of these island groups, I can now clearly and confidently say that the Liberation of Greece is now certain, and our people shall suffer no more under the jackboot of the Axis. I applaud our brave troops, along with the contributions and efforts of the armies of Egypt and Sudamérica to liberate Greece."[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][list][pre]- King George II of Greece[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
[list]| The Greek flag was raised on the liberated islands, and by April they were officially proclaimed as Greek land. The naval base at Rhodes was now used as a preparation hub for the eventual liberation of Greece, and large amounts of ships, planes, tanks, and troops were stationed all across the liberated lands. The next time another large deployment like this occurs, it will be Greece's full liberation[/list]
[list][list][pre]| AXIS-OCCUPIED GREECE, SOUTHERN BALKANS: | ΚΑΤΟΧΗ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΑΞΟΝΑ, ΝΟΤΙΑ ΒΑΛΚΑΝΙΑ: |[/pre][/list][/list]
[list]| On the occupied mainland, another major event is in progress. Over a few months, the National and Social Liberation Group, or EKKA, has been slowly falling out as one of Greece's "big three" resistance groups. Increasing internal conflicts between the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the National Republican Greek League (EDES) have put EKKA in an awkward position. By March 1944 most funding coming from the Kingdom to EKKA had been halted, with most funding now going toward the more monarchist supportive EDES, the existence of EKKA as a group was being questioned, as now more members were leaving to join the EDES, and even more members joining the KKE. With members now at an all-time low (550) compared to its extent of 2,000, it seemed that the group was causing more chaos than assistance, with most members now clashing even against its former allies the EDES. On the 5th of May, 1944, the leaders of EKKA, Politician Georgios Karalis, and Officer Dimitrios Psarros resigned from their positions, and with no one willing to succeed them, the unofficial end of the National and Social Liberation Group had been signed. Despite the group disbanding, however, the fight was not over yet for the other two major resistance groups it was only getting started. |[/list]
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[list][sub]JUNE 1944[/sub]
[sub]Exposing the Kreisau Trials[/sub][/list]
[list]| [sub]DIE SILESIA-EXPEDITION: DIE KREISAU-PROZESSE FÜR DAS LAND UND DIE WELT SICHTBAR MACHEN[/sub]
[sub]| THE SILESIA EXPEDITION: EXPOSING THE KREISAU TRIALS TO THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD[/sub][/list]
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[sub]| KREISAU, GERMANY | In the German underworld of resistance to the DVP government, it was well-known that the Blue Flower Movement (Blaue-Blumen-Bewegung) was the largest among them all, with a rumored 15,000-20,000 members nationally and across the various occupied nations of Europe, from Denmark to Poland to Holland to Austria to Czechoslovakia, however it was certainly not the only resistance group. One of the more deeper groups was the KREISAU GROUP, run by Helmuth James von Moltke, an intelligence captain in the Abwehr, the German military intelligence and counterintelligence service, who helped leak classified Foreign Ministry documents to the Blue Flower Movement in 1942 and 1943. The Kreisau Group was organized by around 45 intelligence officers and low-level military commanders who were dissatisfied in the current regime and interested in seeing a democratic and 'moral' Germany, and was headquarted out of von Moltke's home in Kreisau, in Silesia.[/sub]
[list][list][sub]"We may be small, but we are fierce. We may not have many arms and we do not have high kill counts, but we have the brains. Any and all of our small efforts towards sabotaging the regime and ushering in a democratic and moral-driven Germany is a major effort already."
[list]— HELMUTH JAMES VON MOLTKE, Leader of the Kreisau Group[/sub][/list][/list][/list]
[sub]In February 1944, German intelligence gathered sufficient information to implicate von Moltke and several leading members of the Kreisau Group and have them arrested. Their group meeting was raided in late February in Kreisau by special military police forces, and they were all taken into custody and interrogated for several weeks. By this time, however, the larger Blue Flower Movement had received intelligence regarding the whereabouts of von Moltke and his 'accomplices' and the location of their supposed 'free' trial, which would take place in Munich on 15 March 1944, to be held by a military court.[/sub]
[sub]As the Blue Flower Movement had developed over the years, it transitioned from being a primarily peace-focused, pamphlet and newspaper-distributing newspaper organization to a full-on, strongly armed resistance movement. It now sabotaged trains, tank convoys, and military supply lines to disrupt anything and everything that was sufficiently within their reach. The Movement, seeking to do major political damage to the regime, and expand their reach by exposing the Government to the public, received the information on von Moltke and Co.'s arrest with keen interest. It was more likely than not that the trial would be a sham, as it had been for Sophie Scholl's trial prior to her attempted execution and eventual escape. It was decided that the BFM would seek to expose the trial and, hopefully, establish a 'full-on' resistance against Germany in Poland, Holland, and more sympathetic and anti-government regions, with the support of the Allies and partners within the German military, predominantly General Erwin Rommel, the Interim Chief of Staff of the German Armed Forces and a supporter of the German resistance.[/sub]
[sub]With help from friends within the Abwehr and the Special Police (SP), Blue Flower members successfully penetrated the trial and the security detail assigned to it, and evidence was gathered on the prosecution's falsified information under a special operation name known as the Silesia Expedition. The expedition's chief mission was to secure incriminating evidence that proved that the German courts were lying and thus the justice system of the state could no longer be trusted in any way or form. Von Moltke had been charged with four counts of first degree murder and seven counts of high treason and twelve counts of illegally possessing classified documents. It was clear that the trial was false from the start, according to the cameramen present (who were covertly allied with the German resistance, and subsequently handed over footage of the trial). Documents from 'court officials' were also retrieved that proved the government's intention to 'eliminate' the resistance leaders, Von Moltke included, whether or not they were found guilty or not.[/sub]
[sub]Von Moltke and his company would be liberated from German hands in May of 1944 shortly before they were due to be executed, while en route from Hamburg to a secure holding facility to the north. Plans to release the new information on 'the hollowness of the German justice system and the lies of the German state' were made, but were halted in early June to the news of the opening of a new front by a joint Anglo-Canadian-American force . . . [/sub]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
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AZANIA & RHODESIA INTRODUCE A 1 FOR 1 RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM
June 7th 1944
Rhodesia and Azania share similar racial problems but for slightly different reasons, with their growing majority powers and Rhodesia's maintained minority rule the problem seemed to be polar opposites of each other, and yet the solution is quite simple and is being rolled out between the two States in as short a term as possible. Under the plan over 200,000 could ultimately be resettled from either side over the coming years, but while it may sound unfair huge steps are being taken to ensure its done as fairly as possible for the two Regimes. Rollout of the plan shall go as follows :
[list]Phase I - Lits of all undesirables shall be compiled and vetted by both Governments (For Azania these are hardline Afrikaner Nationalists who do not wish reform, for Rhodesia these are the hostile tribal rebels who attack their neighbors and refuse to accept reform). Complete lists shall be made of their properties and owned assets and then added to their overall status.
Phase II - Those willing or assigned by the Government to take part in the resettlement program shall have their property value reported to the counter-party (either States Government) in order to ascertain how much land and assets these individuals owned prior to joining the Program
Phase III - Individuals shall receive Property as close to their original value as possible (Both Countries shall use the same valuation standards to harmonize the dealings), and where not possible the difference shall be paid out by the respective Government parties to said individuals. (This will lead to higher costs for Rhodesia given the Afrikaners own more land in Azania and more stock, however the Smith Government is eager to complete the program)
Phase IV - Individuals will be transferred across borders on a 1 for 1 regime (For every Rhodesian Native shipped to Azania, an Afrikaner shall be shipped to Rhodesia) and done on an incremental basis in order to where possible minimize damages to local economies and overall demographics.
Phase V - Upon having completed their resettlement the respective Governments will void the Citizenship of those transferred, and they shall receive new Citizenship in the Country of arrival.
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The Program is considered vital for the long term stability of both Nations, both by shoring up the Rhodesian minority Government and by reinforcing the newly found majority rule in Azania by increasing their native voting and thus influence pool. There will of course be dynamics between Rhodesian and Afrikaner, between Rhodesian Native and Azanian Native, however both Governments believe that squabbles on that particular basis are preferred to the alternative which is to have competing or conflicting Whites and Blacks.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
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| LIBERALISATION OF POLITICS PASSED BY GLORIA BANZA |
[sub]15th of June, 1944[/sub]
| As the Declaration of the Universal Rights of Africans, signed by the First Representative Banza and the South African Prime Minister Xuma, had been passed through the National Congress and the Finest Assembly, Mrs Gloria Banza had drawn up the Liberalisation of Politics Act which brings more liberty into the new system of Zaire. The LPA had been created and signed as a way to adhere to the articles of the Declaration, and therefore, make it clear that a new dawn of Africa is arising.
The LPA brings down many restrictions upon formation of political groups, decriminalises certain groups and individuals and increases the voting pool. The LPA's main points of change are;
[list] - Communist formations, political movements and individuals are free to organise themselves, create political parties and movements and are free to preach their views.
- ALL Zairians above the age of 21 are given the right to vote, despite their sex, faith, education status, social status and tribal affiliation.
- The Zairean Finest Assembly, National Congress nor the First Representative are in freedom of oppressing, repressing or/and forbidding the freedom of speech.
- The Zairean First Representative is effectively the defender of Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Political Rights and Freedom of Civil Liberties.
- ALL European born in Zaire above the age of 21 are given the right to vote, despite their sex, faith, education status, social status.[/list]
The LPA has effectively allowed the Communist Freedom Movement to form in Zaire, expanded voting rights to all in Zaire and is the principle act that prevents an abuse of power against the freedoms of the people. However, the LPA did not pass through National Congress without controversies. Out of 150 Congress members only 85 voted in FAVOUR of the act, whilst 65 voted AGAINST the LPA. Out of the Liberal Wing, 50 voted in FAVOUR whilst 20 voted AGAINST. Central Wing fully voted in FAVOUR. Out of the Christian-Democrats only 10 voted in FAVOUR, whilst 13 AGAINST. Out of the Nationalist Wing only 5 voted in FAVOUR and 22 voted AGAINST. The biggest surprise, however, is the split within the Liberal Wing led by Nigoye.
The biggest concern for those voting against the LPA was the allowance for the Communist parties to form, and for the expansion of vote to the low-educated Zairians. More dangerously, Nigoye voted AGAINST the act within the Finest Assembly but was ultimately outvoted. Out of 20 Finest Assembly Members, 12 voted in FAVOUR whilst 8 voted AGAINST, including Nigoye. The split between Banza and Nigoye is the first of its kind in the four years of their cooperation. Some suggest that Nigoye did it to appease the Nationalistic and Christian-Democratic Wings, but others think that Banza and Nigoye are starting to differ on their beliefs within the political running of the country and its foreign affairs.
Nonetheless, the LPA was passed on 15th of June, and on 25th of June, the Communist Freedom Movement was formed. The CFM has been formed by Phillipe Ibara and his wife Juliette Ibara. The Communist Freedom Movement seeks the establishment of a workers communist state in Zaire, full nationalisation of all businesses and resources and expulsion of all Belgians and other Europeans from the country and establishment of links with Moscow. Both Mr and Mrs Ibara stated during their radio interview that "...what Zaire needs, what Africa needs, is a true revolution of its kind...once our white brothers and sisters in the USSR finish their fight for the freedoms of the world, we shall see a new dawn upon the world...a dawn which we want to bring forth for Africa...".
The First Representative, Mrs Gloria Banza, explained why Zaire needs LPA during her interview for the American and Zairian press.
[list][ First Representative of Zaire, GLORIA BANZA ]: "Messieurs, le Zaïre a signé et co-créé la Déclaration des droits universels des Africains. Comment puis-je regarder dans les yeux de mes compatriotes et leur interdire de croire ce qu'ils considèrent comme nécessaire pour rendre leur pays meilleur ? Suis-je Dieu pour faire un tel choix ? Non. Je viens d'un milieu modeste, j'ai été femme de ménage avant de devenir dirigeante. Mais j'ai vu ce que la tyrannie et l'oppression apportent aux peuples d'Afrique. La loi sur la libéralisation de la politique est un outil nécessaire pour apporter la liberté de choix ultime au Zaïre. Si les gens de mon pays veulent un communiste au pouvoir, c'est leur droit. S'ils me veulent, c'est en leur pouvoir, s'ils veulent qui ils veulent, ce sera et ce doit être en leur pouvoir. Le monde se bat pour la liberté, pour la démocratie et les principes dont dépendent les vies de millions de personnes. Je leur cracherais au visage si je ne défendais pas les valeurs démocratiques du banzanisme dans mon pays." | [/list]
[spoiler="Should the people of my country want a Communist in power, it's within their power. Should they want me, it's within their power, should they want whoever they see fit, it will be and has to be within their power." - First Representative, Gloria Banza]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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[list]June 1944
[sub]Your Responsibility[/sub][/list]
[pre]Y O U R R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y[/pre]
SARANAC LAKE, NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK, Paramountica — MORNING
[sub]MANUEL L. QUEZON's SARANAC LAKEHOUSE, SARANAC LAKE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA[/sub]
| The calm lake breeze whisked across the lake house's balcony as an old man, 65-years-old precisely, sat on the porch, taking several deep breaths. Inside, just visible through the window behind him, a nurse moved about, preparing food along with the man's wife. Leaning back onto the railing, his back to the lake, was vice president SERGIO OSMENA, the deputy-in-command to the man before him, MANUEL L. QUEZON. From 1935 to 1942, he had been the head of state of his nation, the Philippine Islands. He had been a man of great stature and was revered across the country for his stable and progressive leadership. When the Japanese invaded, all changed, and he fled to the United States to remain safe. However, the president was now sick, with tuberculosis specifically. He was recovering at Saranac Lake at this moment, but deep down he felt already what was bound to happen. |
[list]| [sub]SERGIO OSMENA, Philippine Vice President[/sub] | "Mr. President." [/list]
[list]| [sub]MANUEL L. QUEZON, Philippine President[/sub] | "What is it? [sub](Absentmindedly)[/sub]" [/list]
[list]| [sub]SERGIO OSMENA, Philippine Vice President[/sub] | "You keep drifting off. Are you sure you're alright?" [/list]
| QUEZON smiled lightly. |
[list]| [sub]MANUEL L. QUEZON, Philippine President[/sub] | "Psychologically, yes I am alright. Physically? Not so much." [/list]
[list]| [sub]SERGIO OSMENA, Philippine Vice President[/sub] | "I thought you were here to rest?" [/list]
[list]| [sub]MANUEL L. QUEZON, Philippine President[/sub] | "I am. And nothing is changing. [sub](Sighing)[/sub]" [/list]
| OSMENA nodded solemnly. |
[list]| [sub]SERGIO OSMENA, Philippine Vice President[/sub] | "But sir- I've already heard from the Americans. They intend to liberate the islands by winter. Please, you have to hold on, at least until then. You have to return with MacArthur." [/list]
[list]| [sub]MANUEL L. QUEZON, Philippine President[/sub] | "I can't say I can do that, not anymore. I will try, but I cannot provide any guarantee and I cannot make any promises. Lord knows what will happen next, in all honesty." [/list]
[list]| [sub]SERGIO OSMENA, Philippine Vice President[/sub] | "But then who shall lead the country? We are rapidly approaching the end of this war, and we will need to rebuild." [/list]
[list]| [sub]MANUEL L. QUEZON, Philippine President[/sub] | "You shall, Sergio. It shall be your responsibility." [/list]
[list]| [sub]SERGIO OSMENA, Philippine Vice President[/sub] | "You're not going to resign, are you?" [/list]
[list]| [sub]MANUEL L. QUEZON, Philippine President[/sub] | "No, no, of course not. I intend to...go naturally." [/list]
| OSMENA had turned his back to Quezon and started lamenting with his eyes to the lake. |
[list]| [sub]MANUEL L. QUEZON, Philippine President[/sub] | "You'll do your job well, I'm sure of it." [/list]
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Afghanistan lifts censors on "promoting Sharia ideology"
[list]June 1944[/list]
In the aftermath of the 1929 rebellions, 15 years ago, various things were banned in Afghanistan. Including "speech promoting a violent or fundamentalist system of law". This led to some acts of censorship against Sharia Law over the years, including an incident in 1935 where an Islamic scholar was fined after an intellectual debate with another scholar. However, it has been indicated that Sharia sentiment and the Sharia Courts have been driven underground by the ban. During the 1930s, the supposed natural supremacy of Sharia became deeply rooted in the pathology of poor, rural Afghans. Therefore, the government has lifted its restriction on advocating a Sharia form of law to be established in Afghanistan. With the hopes of bringing the issue back into public debate and thereby allowing it to be discredited.
Sharia is an extreme form of Islamic law where justice is dictated by the Hadiths and by Sharia Courts. It used to be a normal thing in Afghanistan before the government began a process of modernization in the aftermath of 1929.
Zahir Shah refuses to send troops to fight in Burma
[list]June 1944[/list]
An unconfirmed rumor last month stated that the Shah was working on a deal with British India, whereby Afghan troops could be shipped to Burma to fight the Japanese, but as of yet nothing has actually happened to bolster these rumors. Also, the Shah specifically stated last month that he would not send troops to fight anywhere, making all of this speculation pointless to begin with.
As for the lack of troops being sent to the Soviet Union, the obvious, unspoken reason for this is not a fear of fighting, rather a fear of indoctrination. According to these sentiments, Afghan troops, prior to returning home from the communist Soviet Union, could be easily indoctrinated into communism by Soviet officials or even fellow Soviet soldiers. This fear might seem irrational, but the government has made its decision.
Central Arstotzka, Paseo, Amsterwald, Osivoii, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Russian Kongo, Canada Leaf, La Tejas
Post self-deleted by Puerto Somoza.
So how long does it take to get processed?
[list][list]JULY 1944
[sub]Diaper Dole[/sub][/list][/list]
[pre] N A T I O N W I D E B O N A N Z A [/pre]
[list][list][sub][pre]This morning, the king, speaking
to his peoples at home and across
the seas, appealed to all, to make
their own, the cause of freedom —
I appeal to my fellow Canadians to
unite in a national effort to save
from destruction all that makes
life itself worth living.[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — NOON
[sub]ONTARIO PROVINCE, Canada Leaf[/sub]
| In Ottawa, the Government proposed establishing a monthly financial aid for Canadian children under the age of 16. This national bonanza would begin on July 1, 1945. It would be added to Canada’s social security program. The new payments, called family allowances, would likely be delivered by check to the children's parents and guardians. Basic monthly allowances: $5 for children age five and under; $6 for six to ten year olds; $7 for children ages 10 to 13; $8 for children ages 13 to 16. To avoid accusations that the Government was directly subsidizing procreation, limits were imposed. Families with more than four children would receive slightly less than the basic allowances. For the fifth child, it would be $1 less than the basic allowance, $2 less for the sixth and seventh children, $3 less for the eighth. On July 1, 1946, Oliva Édouard Dionne and Elzire Dionne would withdraw $420 for the quintuplets alone. |
| For most Canadians whose median income is $665 (1942), these allowances would literally be money from heaven, a huge increase in household income. For example, a Canadian farming family with four children and a net income of $50 a month would have 50% more to spend. But for Canadians who pay $2,000,000 in income taxes, the new allowances would mean little or no gain. They will lose all or part of the net tax breaks they now receive for each child. The Government expects to raise $50,000,000 in increased tax revenue, keeping the net cost of the plan to $200,000,000 a year. Even so, for the national treasury this would be very expensive. Does this money come from taxpayers? Where did this money come from? The Government did not respond. The closest to an answer that was given was by Prime Minister’s parliamentary assistant, BROOKE CLAXTON, who spoke of increasing “the consuming and purchasing power,” presumably by increasing tax revenues without raising taxes. |
[list]| BROOKE CLAXTON, [sub]Liberal M.P.[/sub] | “This is a huge advance in the equal distribution of income . . . one of the biggest and boldest . . . economic measures already presented.”[/list]
| The Mackenzie King Government didnÂ’t believe the financial deficit, which is defraying much of CanadaÂ’s war costs through taxes. If the Government is consistent, the new allowances will come out of current taxes. Money for political purposes? This plan was a bait, made by a government whose electoral prospects were diminished by the rise of the socialist C.C.F. Socialists were slow to take a stand on this. But Tory Leader JONH BRACKEN commented. |
[list]| JONH BRACKEN, [sub]Tory Leader[/sub] | “All the earmarks of a political bribe.”[/list]
| Union leaders suspected a move to substitute a dole for higher wages. In Catholic Quebec, where wages were low, the Government hoped to have more success there, but there were complaints that this plan discouraged large families. Across Canada, the conservative press caused an almost unanimous uproar. The Calgary Herald called the plan a “diaper dole.” |
Paramountica, Paseo, Pontianus, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Great Britain Gb, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, New Provenance, Russian Kongo, Qorasan
Hey everyone! Here's my video covering the events for this year's first quarter! I put a lot of effort into this and I hope you'll all like it, along with leaving a like and subscription. Thanks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46v4dP8x470
[list][list][spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Paramountica, Central Arstotzka, Arcanda, Pontianus, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Great Britain Gb, New Provenance, Russian Kongo, Qorasan, Canada Leaf
Extremely well made! 10/10
First Western-style restaurant opens up in Kabul
[list]July 1944[/list]
In a bid to encourage Western visitors and increase Afghanistan's "modernity", the local Afghan government has sponsored the opening of "18th Street Café" in downtown Kabul. (There is no "18th Street" in Kabul, but the name can be explained easily enough: surprisingly, the choice was made to have an American-style restaurant rather than a French one. This is because the chefs qualified to create authentic French dishes do not exist in Afghanistan).
Dishes served include hamburgers, steak, fried chicken, ice cream, and some traditional Afghan dishes as well. American-style music (but only the kind which aligns with the teachings of the Prophet) is played at the restaurant.
Afghanistan already had Western clothes, Western libraries and even a Western cinema, but this is the first true restaurant in Afghan history aside from the world-famous street vendors of Kabul, Kandahar, and Herat.
All meals still must be halal in the new restaurant, so no pork or alcohol is served. All beef and chicken meats are prepared in accordance with Islamic teachings.
Paramountica, Central Arstotzka, Paseo, Amsterwald, Osivoii, Ranponian, Great Britain Gb, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, New Provenance, Russian Kongo
[list]March 17, 1944
[sub]The Empire of Brazil leaves the Catholic League out of suspicion of Portuguese imperialists, reactionary agenda being pushed by the organization and the remnants of the of the pro-Vargas Brazilian elitists. Brazil now join the OAS.[/sub][/list]
[sub]HIM Emperor Dom Pedro III announce that Brazil will leave the Catholic League. Despite being a founding member, as part of the union with Portugal, along with Gran Colombia and Argentina (now known as Sudamérica). The emperor now sees the league as a remnant of Portuguese imperialism and some of its members being the exiled Brazilian elites who supported Vargas and the Portuguese occupation of Brazil. The emperor does not want the Empire to stay in an organization that might push the elitist values and inequality on his people again, so he decided to have Brazil leaves the Catholic League before they have the chance to do it.[/sub]
[sub]Now that Brazil left the Catholic League, Emperor Dom Pedro III announce that the Empire of Brazil will now seek to join and found a new organization called the Organization of American States (OAS), along with other American States. The OAS will be a decentralized organization that will not only act as a forum of all the nations in the Americas, disregarding their internal constitution or political philosophy, but also will establish a new kind of order that will be based on peace and understanding taking place in the Americas.[/sub]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Long Live the Emperor, Long Live Brazil![/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Paramountica, Paseo, Nevbrejnovitz, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Crazybloxian Empire, Ranponian, Great Britain Gb, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Russian Kongo, Qorasan, La Tejas
| POLISH TIMELINE OF EVENTS 1943 (PART 1/2) |
[list]Summer 1943 (June-August)[/list]
[list][list]In June, Commander of Operations of the Polish Underground Network, General Kazimierz Dobkowski, died to a heart attack while discreetly visiting officers in Gdansk. His death prompted the Polish government in the United States to allow the Underground Network's cells in the home country to elect their next commander. This was move was a mistake, as unbeknownst to them the presence of communist and socialist sympathies in the network was higher than they had perceived. General Witold Pilecki, presumed leader of the communist bloc in the network, was elected to be the next Commander of Operations for the Underground Network. His first directive was to begin a process of organizing into a separate body from the exiled government in North America. Henceforth the network was renamed The Slavic Worker's Union, and its goals were changed from not just the liberation of Polish lands, but sought it's sights on unifying with their efforts with their Czechoslovakian neighbors to the south.
This betrayal from the home country left the exiled Polish Government in disbelief. Not only had they lost control of their operations in Poland, they effectively have begun to lose their legitimacy amongst the population. Being too far away, so many officials who fled have begun to lose hope and confidence in the government. By August, half of the government resigned, including the Prime Minister, this led to doubts even among President Władysław Raczkiewicz. He wrote not the long after Prime Minister Sikorski left that, "It has become increasing difficult to believe in the mission of restoring our republic in Poland. While I still believe in the cause and its impact, I do not know of our ability to carry it out at this time."[/list][/list]
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[list][pre]"Poland is not lost, do not let them fool you. We are transformed and rising."[/pre][/list]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Paramountica, Central Arstotzka, Paseo, Amsterwald, Osivoii, Pontianus, Crazybloxian Empire, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Great Britain Gb, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Russian Kongo
IÂ’d suggest joining the discord
Crazybloxian Empire, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Qorasan, La Tejas
(OOC) I'm not part of the roleplay in any manner
I recently decided to check this account randomly. I remember making so many memories here. Hello everyone, my activity was at its peak in 2021. I think I'll go read my old roleplays while I'm here.
Still unsure if I want to rejoin the RP though.
EDIT 1: I'm curious about what's changed about the CoL since I relinquished my Thailand spot a few years ago.
Ranponian, Kyntos, Russian Kongo, Augande
[pre]| September, 1943 - July, 1944 |[/pre]
[list][list][list][pre]USSR ★ UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Союз Советских Социалистических Республик CCCP |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
OPERATION SNAKE NOOSE:
THE 1ST POVSNET BRIGADE STRIKES INTO RECENTLY LIBERATED PARTS OF THE MALORUSSIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC!
ОПЕРАЦИЯ Â«ЗМЕИНАЯ ПЕТЛЯ»:
1-Я ПОВСНЕТСКАЯ БРИГАДА НАНЕСАЕТ УДАР ПО НЕДАВНО ОСВОБОЖДЕННЫМ ЧАСТЯМ МАЛОРОССИЙСКОЙ СОВЕТСКОЙ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ!
[pre]The Malorussian SSR headed at the start of the war by General Secretary of the Malorussian Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev has now become the heartland for Ukrainian Ultranationalism and Axis collaboration tendencies that needed to be crushed swiftly and justly in the fight against the Axis and Counter-Revolutionary thought in general. The Povsnet Brigades would be tasked with the systematic destruction of Malorussian Nationalists/Volkists in Malorussia.[/pre]
-Active Units in Operation Snake Noose and equipment-
[pre]- 1st Povsnet Brigade [2,000 Men][/pre]
[pre]- 3rd Povsnet Brigade [2,000 Men][/pre]
[pre]- 5th Povsnet Brigade [2,000 Men][/pre]
[pre]- 6th Guards Tank Brigade [7 KV-1, 22 T-34, 32 T-40, and 1,800 Men][/pre]
[pre]- Small detachments of the 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment[/pre]
[pre]- Small arms: TT-33 Handgun, Mosin–Nagant, SVT-40, PPS, PPSH-41, Thompson Machine guns, DP-27, DS-39, DShK[/pre]
[pre]- Artillery: RM-38 and 20-K Tank gun[/pre]
[pre]Alongside NKVD operations in the cities Povsnet Units would target Rural Insurgent camps while the NKVD dealt with Counter-Revolutionary thought in Urban communities. Search-Destroy missions would target heavily around Kyiv in the Polesia region of western Malorussia. The Main target of the Povsnet would be the leadership of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army [UPA] who the Soviet estimates arms and controls 100,000 poorly trained and disciplined Counter-Revolutionary Insurgents. The goals of the Povsnet was made clear to the former partisans, out guerrilla the UPA.[/pre]
[pre] The largest engagement of this guerrilla operation would be led by the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Povsnet Brigade on the seizing of a large UPA Armory along the Uzh River, 6 miles from the town of KorostenÂ’. The forest between the villages of Rudnya and Veselivka was reported to 1,000 UPA Insurgents were waiting and training for the taking of the nearby town of KorostenÂ’ which the 3rd Battalion of 500 men was garrisoned at the moment. The Battle of Rudnya-Uzh would entail the complete encirclement of the UPA forces in the forest and the engagement of 300 Povsnet against 1,000 Insurgents. The Povsnet heavily mortared the forest once they were first fired upon and confirmed the large force in the region. The UPA was left trapped and surprised in a area of only 3.5 Square Miles, as unbeknownst to them local Ukrainian Communists had leaked their plans to a patrolling Povsnet Squad led by a Rhodesian Exile when the squad was near PolisÂ’ke. The battle of Rudnya-Uzh lasted a grueling 39 hours and the brutality and effectiveness of the Povsnet was put on full display as they were able to continually out maneuver and surprise UPA units in the forest. In the battle of Rudnya-Uzh 650 UPA Insurgents were reported KIA, 300 were captured and the rest were reported as unaccounted for. Battles against the UPA changed after this engagement as the UPA began to fear encountering Povsnet troops and would rather commit terrorist acts and small unit combat than attempt to hold territory in Polesia.[/pre]
-Aftermath and success of Operation Snake Noose-
[pre]- 500 KIA, 200 wounded Povsnet Soldiers [/pre]
[pre]- 5,000 KIA, 2,000 Captured UPA Insurgents [/pre]
[pre]- Commander Dmytro Klyachkivsky of the UPA killed in the Battle of Polyana[/pre]
[list][list][pre]WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE![/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]ТРУДЯЩИЕСЯ МИРА ОБЪЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ![/pre][/list][/list]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Paramountica, Paseo, Pontianus, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Russian Kongo, Qorasan, La Tejas
[list]SHŌWA 19 | JUNE 1944[/list]
[list][list]東京は待たせて
[pre]LET TOKYO WAIT[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre]L E A V E T H E G A R D E N S[/pre]
TOKYO, TOKYO BAY — NOON
[sub]THE EMPIRE OF THE RISING SUN, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]
| In Tokyo, citizens face a difficult life in WARTIMES. German journalists wrote for their newspapers about things that were not for U.S.A. eyes. After the Government closed all theaters, Tokyo newspapers complained, “Japanese citizens cannot live on PATRIOTIC SPEECHES and MORAL SERMONS alone.” With that, the Government reneged. But before where citizens used to go to theaters, now theaters are empty. The Japanese people were tired, the trolleybuses were full. Like other cities, Tokyo was being evacuated. This was problematic, many people insisted on taking their beautiful gardens (including rocks and trees) and their furniture with them. The Government finally had to order: LEAVE THE GARDENS. |
[list]| TOKYO PRESS, [sub]TOKYO[/sub] | “It was time for the sirens to sound once more, as the majority of Tokyo’s population was ignoring the danger of aerial bombardment and neglecting it . . . Some of our citizens still seem to have rather thick skins. Let them wait until . . . they have to crawl in ditches filled with water; they will drain them quickly . . ."[/list]
[list][list]東京の人口の大部分が空爆の危険を無視し、それを無視していたので、再びサイレンが鳴る時が来ました... 私たちの市民の何人かはまだかなり厚い皮膚を持っているようです. 彼らが水で満たされた溝を這わなければならないまで待ちましょう。 彼らはすぐにそれらを排出します...[/list][/list]
| Announced by Radio Tokyo, many Japanese Government offices are being evacuated from the capital to prefectures (provinces). |
Paramountica, Paseo, Osivoii, Pontianus, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Russian Kongo, Qorasan
[pre]| July 1944 |[/pre]
[list][list][list][pre]USSR ★ UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Союз Советских Социалистических Республик CCCP |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
THE AMED AGREEMENT, “THE KURDISH STATE MUST EXIST”:
GENERAL SECRETARY JOSEPH STALIN CONFIRMS SOVIET FEELINGS TOWARDS THE NEW STATE BORN OUT OF THE TURKISH CIVIL WAR!
ДЬЯРБАКИРСКОЕ СОГЛАШЕНИЕ, “КУРДСКОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВО ДОЛЖНО СУЩЕСТВОВАТЬ”:
ГЕНЕРАЛЬНЫЙ СЕКРЕТАРЬ ИОСИФ СТАЛИН ПОДТВЕРЖДАЕТ СОВЕТСКИЕ ПОЗИЦИИ К НОВОМУ ГОСУДАРСТВУ, РОЖДЕННОМУ В РЕЗУЛЬТАТЕ ГРАЖДАНСКОЙ ВОЙНЫ В ТУРЦИИ!
[pre]As the Volkist threat continues to be pushed back on the front Soviet officials have begun to check the periphery of the state for future security issues Post-War. The Republic Of Kurdistan stood as an accidental consequence of the Turkish Civil War which liberated Armenian Regions in eastern Turkey but also led to the Kurds finally realizing the dream of independence from Turkish domination. At once an enemy of the Soviet supported faction of the conflict became an unofficial ally in the destruction of Turkish capitalism which proved ultimately unsuccessful. The Kurdish Victory provided a possible partner in the region to disrupting any Turk attempt at imperialism in the future leading to Soviet Diplomats being sent to the newborn republic this month to secure the Soviet-Kurd Relationship.[/pre]
[pre]The Amed Agreement would be secured with the efforts of Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav Molotov and Kurdish Foreign Affairs Minister Ibrahim Ahmed. This agreement would confirm Soviet intentions to ensure the territorial integrity and Political independence of Kurdistan from all external influence This sentiment would be confirmed by Comrade Stalin himself to President Barzani in a short letter in which Comrade Stalin says simply “The Kurdish State must exist…”. The Soviet Red Army would also begin the process of offering surplus weapons to the Kurdish Armed Forces.[/pre]
[list][list][pre]WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE![/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]ТРУДЯЩИЕСЯ МИРА ОБЪЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ![/pre][/list][/list]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Paramountica, Paseo, Victoria Harbor, Israelli, Pontianus, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Qorasan, La Tejas
Post self-deleted by Qorasan.
[list]July 1944
[sub]Germany in Yugoslavia[/sub][/list]
[pre]GERMAN FORCES IN YUGOSLAVIA: A VICTORY LOST TO MISCALCULATION?[/pre]
| In December of 1943, Germany withdrew 75,000 troops from the Special Division (Besondere Abteilung) deployed to Yugoslavia, drawing its numbers down to only 20,000 men. Raging battles across the Continent, from Italy to Greece to the Eastern Front, and now to Northern France, required that the German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) redeploy its vital military assets elsewhere. With the country's resources being stretched to its limits, and its manpower reserves dwindle down rapidly as losses on all fronts become more and more significant, the Government had to resort to strategically deploying military forces while pulling resources and assets from already-strained locations, such as the German forces in Yugoslavia. For the Besondere Abteilung in Yugoslavia, not all was lost as the Germans organized for the formation of special Bosnian volunteer divisions to support local allies of the Germans and the Axis. These forces would work together closely, naturally, but questions still remained. |
| Many within Germany were wondering whether Yugoslavia was a victory lost to miscalculation, or a victory that could've been won had things turned out differently. Yugoslavia was currently embroiled in a multi-way civil war with a variety of different factions fighting for domination, one of whom are far-right nationalists that appealed to the Axis for support. Germany provided in the form of the Besondere Abteilung and later the special volunteer divisions, but promptly scaled down the former. Considering the strategic position of Yugoslavia in blocking the Greek advances from the south and the Soviet advances from the east, some protested the move to scale down German forces in the country, calling it a 'great strategic blunder'. Yugoslavia was a potentially key state in the conflict on the European continent. Should a pro-Allied government take power post-civil war, Germany's southern flank would be seriously compromised and it would be forced to withdraw from Italy entirely, where Germany was fighting hard to keep the Allies from advancing any further north. |
| Should a pro-Axis government take power post-civil war, however, many wonder if things could be different. With Yugoslavia behind the Axis, this time firmly due to the 'threat to the Alliance post by the Allied Powers to the south in Greece', Germany might've been able to hold its ground in Greece and Italy, where Allied forces were advancing in sync respectively. The boost in manpower by Yugoslavia, strengthening and supplementing the Axis forces thanks to their experience gained from fighting in the civil war, would be able to help on the Eastern Front, but most agreed this would not have any significant effect on halting the Soviet advance. Nonetheless, it was considered that Yugoslavia was a victory lost to miscalculation; a potential win for Germany in this time of loss after loss after loss. |
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Paseo, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, Russian Kongo, Qorasan
[list]July 1944
[sub]Our Hope Lies with the America[/sub][/list]
[pre]OUR HOPE LIES WITH AMERICA — A LETTER BY WERNHER VON BRAUN TO HIS ASSOCIATES[/pre]
[pre]12 July 1944
To be received by MAGNUS VON BRAUN, FRITZ MUELLER, HERMANN WEIDNER, ERNST STUHLINGER, HERMANN OBERTH, et al.
Of the greatest secrecy, deliver and read with extreme caution.
GENTLEMEN,
The time appears to be finally upon us.
I have recently read of a newspaper article detailing military landings by the Allied Powers in Northern France. The Western Front has been successfully opened, it seems, and the Americans will be coming onto the European Continent.
We have known for many months now that Germany is doomed to lose this war. Despite the propaganda, the massive progressions our nation has made in all areas of technology, from armored vehicles to ballistic missiles, our nation is still fated to lose to the Allied Powers, whose production potential greatly outweighs that of the entirety of Europe combined. It is likely that this war will be over within three or four years.
My primary concern with that is that we as distinguished scientists who will likely be sought after will fall into the hands of undesirable groups. The French and British will likely punish us for our participation in the war effort and the development of weapons of great destruction, and it is doubtful the Soviets even have the resources to support a massive manned civilian spaceflight endeavor.
Mein Herren, I believe our hope lies with the West, with the United States of America.
They are the land of the free. They are economically prosperous and progressive-minded. They would most likely be more than happy to receive us to support their operations to reach higher into the heavens than ever before, this time with man in the pilot seat.
Should the war end with Germany's defeat, I firmly believe that should we wish to continue in our fields of interest developing civilian spaceflight for the advancement of science and humanity, rather than the advancement of war and death, the United States is our best option.
Now, all we can hope for is that the Americans reach us first.
Yours sincerely,
WERNHER VON BRAUN
Director of Flight Operations, Peenemunde Flight Test Facility
-[/pre]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Paseo, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, Russian Kongo, Qorasan
THE EVE OF THE SLOVENE NATION
[list][sup]INDEPENDENCE SOON AT HAND
LONDON—SUMMER 1944[/sup][/list]
“For many years we have labored here together. For what purpose?” Professor Boris Furlan asked the room, a bottle of champagne in hand. Dozens of his colleagues—men and women of all ages, each dressed in a panorama of gold and black—looked back at him, expectant. “To what end? What have we gained?” their bespectacled chairman continued. “I will tell you: in truth, we have gained a nation!” he proclaimed, face aglow as he set loose the bottle’s cork to raucous cheers. In their wood-paneled London office, the Committee for an Independent Slovenia shone forth for a glorious evening. Earlier on that July day, the American State Department had—in tandem with British officials—at last given an unequivocal endorsement of Furlan’s vision of a Slovene nation. Independent Slovenia was set to stretch from the Adriatic to the Alps, crowned by currently Italian Trieste (Slovene: Trst), currently Yugoslav Ljubljana, and currently Austrian Graz (Slovene: Gradec). The slovenstvo—“Sloveneness”, or “Slovenianism”—that they had so long fought to save would breathe anew. From the windows hung the deep blue flag of their movement, spangled by three six-pointed golden stars and a white crescent moon. Those very symbols could be found on a shield-shaped pin on each Committee member’s jacket or dress—they epitomized decades of struggle against an authoritarian regime that threatened the erasure of their culture.
“How many of you studied in Gradec?” Furlan called to the crowd, hushing it ever so slightly. “Our proud Friderik Pregelj¹, winner of the Nobel Prize, did! It is a place where Slovenes are educated, where Slovenes thrive—and the Americans say that it is ours!” he declared, smiling widely and allowing more cheers to flourish around him. “Trst—my home!” he called again—“It has some of Europe’s largest shipyards, but at the turn of the century had more Slovenes than Ljubljana! It, too, will join our nation in name and banner! Can you believe it?” he cried, visibly overjoyed. Indeed, Furlan was aware of the British and American promise and obviously rejoiced in it—his whole office would stay for their latest night yet. For a conscientious group that had lived dreading their culture being stifled out of existence, the promise of a nation—and an enlarged one, no less—was euphoric. Even still, nobody in the office knew of the full plans of the British and Americans. Called Operation Goldhorn, named after the Slovene mythical Zlatorog, it formed a new angle for the Allied attack on Germany. Allied troops were to penetrate the collapsing Yugoslavia in the spring of the coming year, securing the nascent Slovene nation for Furlan’s Committee and their allies but also ripping away the Yugoslav barrier between the Allies and the Teutonic behemoth. Whatever the Americans’ aim, though, the Slovenes could not be more triumphant—this was their golden moment in modern history.
[list][sup]¹ Fritz Pregl, a Nobel prize-winning Slovenian-German chemist.[/sup][/list]
Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, New Provenance, Russian Kongo, Qorasan
Hello everone. I used to be in this region way back in 2018 and I am wondering if you'd be willing to support the Uganda scheme and what the WA requirement are for it.
| POLISH TIMELINE OF EVENTS 1943 (PART 2/2) |
[list]Fall - Winter 1943 (October - December)[/list]
[list][list]In early October 1943, the Slavic WorkerÂ’s Union was running into a major hurdle. During the split from the exiled government, the Red Bloc failed to fully secure support amongst Republican sympathizers in the network. This has led to cells in the south disobeying reorganization directives, if not flat out refusing to work at all. This resistance amongst the resistance is actually relatively small in comparison to underground operations as a whole, but it has created a rift in the Red Bloc on how to handle the situation. Some sought to outright get rid of the cells by force, but such would risk exposing the network. While others believed further negotiations would suffice. But a small collective of officers gathered Commander Pilecki and together formed another alternative.
On Halloween, packages were delivered by messengers to the homes of five commanding officers of the Republican aligned-militias. Letters taped to the tops of each package read:
“Do not heed the rebellion in its mission to liberate our people from their oppressors, we shall vanquish you too if we must.”
That night three of those packages exploded, killing two officers and gravely injuring another. Though not a complete success in the eyes of those who approved it in the Red Bloc, the message did get through. Republican militias in Southern Poland pledged complete solidarity with the UnionÂ’s resistance movement. Though this attack on oneÂ’s own has sent another strong message, that nothing is off limits.[/list][/list]
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[list][list]Late November saw an uptick in resistance activity in the countryside. Farmers whoÂ’ve been bothered, if not outright assaulted by Volkist forces, have committed to the resistance movement and begun allowing members to construct underground hideouts and stashes underneath barns and homes, or even both. This has allowed the Union to more effectively prepare themselves for their grand plan.
As the Soviets begin to strike back and push German forces in retreat back towards Poland, the Slavic WorkerÂ’s Union has begun to devise plans to launch a full scale armed rebellion in the capitol and Krakow. The goal being to take Volkist forces by surprise, and grant the Red Army a breakthrough opportunity. Acquiring hideouts and stashes not far from both cities has brought the resistance one step closer to that goal, but the next step is much trickier. Moving the manpower for such an operation wonÂ’t be easy, as the bulk of the UnionÂ’s resistance cells lie to the north, some 6,000 Poles.[/list][/list]
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[list][list]In the cold winter of December, the occupation hits hard for many. Crackdowns led to 230 resistance members killed in detainment attempts, none sought to go easy. Another 500 were lost to famine, disease, or exposure, along with 32,000 other Poles across the country. Winters have never been easy since the occupation began; food still gets redirected west and the lack of housing makes death by exposure common.
But this hasnÂ’t come close to breaking the spirit of the resistance. In fact, winter and spring are ripe for recruitment. So many Poles break after so long, ready to fight rather than continue to waste away being worked like slaves and treated like animals. Now leadership is confident more than ever, with Operation Purple gaining logistical traction supply wise, all that is needed now is to push the populace further.[/list][/list]
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[list][pre]"Soon we will have the numbers needed to rebel against our oppressors. Sadly our people must suffer in order for them to see they need to stand up."[/pre][/list]
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[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Arcanda, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Great Britain Gb, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, New Provenance, Adriatican Islands, Russian Kongo, Sarragoza, Qorasan, Canada Leaf, Augande
We have an Israel already tbh
[list]WHITE REVOLUTION[/list]
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[pre]SUMMER 1944[/pre]
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[list]Niavaran Palace Complex, Tehran, Imperial State of Iran[/list]
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| It had been 3 years since Reza Shah Pahlavi had abdicated the throne and his son Muhammad Reza Shah had become the second Pahlavi Shah of Iran. The abdication came at the demands of the United Kingdom, America, and Soviet Union; the Allies wishing to end the countryÂ’s favorable relations with the German Reich. The new Shah sat at the helm of Iran, atop an autocratic regime founded by his father. It was this regime which provided him with sweeping powers in domestic, foreign, and military affairs. His father Reza Pahlavi had sought to create a secular, nationalist, and progressive regime; one of the first of its kind anywhere in the Middle Eastern region. Hijab was banned for women in government employ, Western education reforms were implemented, traditional Islamic segregation of sexes was significantly curtailed, more than 700 industrial plants built, 10,000 km of new highways built, an income tax implemented along with a formal tax collection bureau, Sharia law abolished and a secular legal code came in its place, over 120 hospitals and clinics were built, 4 universities built under a state-run higher education system, more than 6,000 primary schools constructed, formed the professional urban police (Sharbani) and professional highway and rural gendarmerie (Zandarmiri), electrified cities like Shiraz, Tehran, Ahwaz, and Bandar Abbas, and oversaw the completion of the Trans Iranian Railway. By the time of his abdication, Reza Shah Pahlavi had become the most celebrated Iranian Emperor since Cyrus the Great. His base of support was concentrated in the urban upper and middle classes. It was the clerics, merchants, bedouins, and communists saw Reza Shah as a Western-minded tyrant enforcing shirk and exploitation over Iran in the vein of Ataturk. He was often referred to as Yezid by the Shia clergy, a reference to the Umayyad Caliph responsible for the deaths of the Shia martyr and leader Hussein ibn Ali. On the left, the pro-Soviet anti-monarchist Tudeh Party sought the deposition of Shah and the creation of a socialist workerÂ’s state. The farming and urban working classes were the main base of support for the Communists, the merchants and religious conservatives for the Islamists, and the military and urbanites for the Monarchists.
Mohammad Reza Shah aimed to ward off threats to his power from both the left and right, and strengthen Iran to ward off foreign enemies who would see Iran subjugated. Looking to the British Empire, the United States, the Soviet Union, the Japanese Empire, the German Reich, and IranÂ’s own 2,000 year history and civilisation; the Shah developed a series of policies to bring Iran kicking and screaming to the forefront of the 20th century. Not overnight, but through careful and calculated planning, Iran would borrow from the greatest models of success the world over and synthesise them to form a great Iran once again. All political parties would henceforth be banned in Iran; namely the communist Tudeh Party, the islamist Fadayan-e Islam, and the progressive National Front. In their place was the Party for the Resurrection of the Iranian Empire, colloquially the Rastakiz Party, to be the single ruling party of the Imperial State of Iran. The partyÂ’s official ideology was corporatism, progressivism, social nationalism, multiculturalism, monarchism, and pan-Aryanism, but itÂ’s de-facto ideology was absolute monarchism and served as a vehicle for the ShahÂ’s personal agenda. It was officially defined as "the sole vanguard party for the resurrection of the Iranian peoples, organised under the principles of democratic centralism and vanguardism." The partyÂ’s First Secretary is Fazlollah Zahedi, the Chief Inspector of the Imperial Law Enforcement Command (the united supervisory body for the urban and rural security forces) and former long-time Governor of the Khuzestan Province. Membership in the party is mandatory for military personnel, civil servicemen, teachers and professors, all political candidates and legislators, and all government ministers. The partyÂ’s workers wing, the Workers House, is now the sole workerÂ’s union in Iran and functions as the national trade union center for all professions in Iran. All jobs are mandatorily unionised under the Workers House, which is subject to the will of the party and by extension the Shah.
The Shah uses the party as a vehicle for his own social engineering agenda, one inspired by and hoping to build on the legacy of his father. He termed his agenda: the Shah and Peoples Revolution. The Shah and Peoples Revolution consists of an 18-point plan to bring Iran to the forefront of the international order:
1. Land reform; redistributing lands from the Iranian landlord class to more than 6 million sharecroppers through 25-year mortgages, more than 40% of IranÂ’s population liberated from serfdom.
2. Nationalisation of Forests and Pastures; establishing a national park directory to protect forests and other lands from deforestation, desertification, and pollution enforced by an Imperial Forestry and Environmental Service. The formation of green belts within and surrounding urban areas to help decrease average temperatures.
3. Iranian Empire of Many Peoples; reversing the Farsifisation policies of Reza Shah and opting for a multicultural state policy to enshrine Turkish, Kurdish, Tabari, Luri, Arabic, Balochi as co-official languages within respective regions to be learned alongside the Farsi language. Farsi will remain the lingua franca and be mandatory in education for all Iranians.
4. Profit sharing; providing private industrial workers a 20% share of the net profits of the place of work and guaranteeing incentives for employees based on increasing productivity.
5. Women are People; expanding rights for women by guaranteeing women the right to vote given they meet the same income and property requirements as men.
6. Formation of the Literacy Corps; literate conscripts with a high school diploma may serve in the Imperial Iranian Army Literacy Corps and teach literacy classes rural schools to combat IranÂ’s high rural illiteracy.
7. Formation of the Health Corps; doctors who received government-paid education must serve periodic conscription in the Imperial Iranian Army Health Corps in rural and village health clinics to provide healthcare to all Iranians.
8. Formation of the Farming Development Corps; dispatching soldiers trained in agriculture to improve rural farmers with training in mechanisation and botany, teach newly landed villagers to maintain their lands and livestock according to modern Western and Soviet methods
9. Formation of the Houses of Equity; creating a local court system for rural villages to handle low level interpersonal disputes, magistrates of the Houses of Equity will be the only universally elected office in the country with no qualifications needed to vote in HoE magistrate elections.
10. Nationalisation of Water Resources; introducing policies to protect and projects to expand and conserve IranÂ’s limited water resources. Several dams are to be constructed to more than double the number of irrigated lands by 1964.
11. Urban and Rural Modernization and Reconstruction; creating the Modernisation Corps to aid in the building of public baths, schools and libraries, water pumps, power plants, water lines, and electrical lines.
12. Didactic Reforms; improving the quality of education by diversifying the curriculum and shifting to a more Western-style educational system to prepare Iranian students for the demands of the modern world.
13. Workers' Right to Own Shares in the Industrial Complexes; industrial workers may acquire shares in their places by turning private industrial units, with 5 years history and over, into public companies, where up to 75% of the shares in the state-owned enterprises and 35% of the shares of the private companies would be offered for sale to the workers of the establishment at first and then to the general public.
14. Free and Compulsory Education; all children from ages 5 to 14 are entitled to a free and quality education and a daily free meal, with truant attendance punishable by 1-year imprisonment
15. Protect Iranian Mothers; Iranian mothers are entitled to free basic food stuffs for them and their children up from the time of birth until their 3rd year.
16. Social Security and National Insurance; creating several government insurance policies such as an old-age pension, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and life insurance for spouses and children.
17. Introduction of Measures to Fight against Corruption; creating the Imperial Inspection Commission, consisting of representatives from administrative bodies and people of proven integrity to investigate and prosecute instances of corruption.
18. Defend the Empire; requesting American, British, Soviet and Nordic military advisors and military aid to help develop the Imperial Armed Forces of Iran into a first rate military, to defend the Empire from those who have its destruction in their hearts.
A referendum is held in August 1944 to approve the agenda. Though results of this referendum are rigged in favor of the Shah, they are exceedingly popular with urbanites and with the masses of sharecroppers who stand to gain new land. By Imperial decree, it is the first election in which women are able to vote. Viewing the Shah as the guarantor of their rights, Iranian women vote overwhelmingly in-favor of the agenda. All in all the official vote tally shows 96.7% of Iranians polled in favor of the Shah-Peoples Revolution agenda.
With that, the Shah sets to work on his dream of creating a modern, Western, secular, progressive Iran. His Minister of the Royal Court, the position equivalent to a Prime Minister or Premier, is Rastakiz Party leader Gen. Fazlollah Zahedi. Virtually every cabinet positions in the Royal Court, the equivalent to a council of ministers or ministerial cabinet, is filled by members of the Imperial Iranian Armed Forces with membership in the Rastakiz Party. The Shah will act almost as a President, overseeing the government and setting government initiatives and overarching policy, but leaving the minute details and day to day administration to his ministers and their underlings. As the Second World War seemed ever closer to its end, Iran was positioning itself to be a nation that international powers could rely on and could trust. Something of great importance after rogue states like Germany and Japan have just brought the world to the brink of destruction. |
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
[/spoiler]
Central Arstotzka, Arcanda, Paseo, Amsterwald, Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Ranponian, Great Britain Gb, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, New Provenance, Sarragoza, Qorasan, Canada Leaf, La Tejas
In 1944? Woah... history did change a bit. Well, thats all I was wondering.
[list]SHŌWA 19 | JULY 1944[/list]
[list][list]東條が辞任
[pre]TOJO RESIGNS[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre]T H E T O J O F A I L U R E S[/pre]
TOKYO, IMPERIAL PALACE — SUNSET
[sub]THE EMPIRE OF THE RISING SUN, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]
| A political change shook Japan’s war structure. Tokyo now had a new Cabinet, prepared to continue fighting the war — or to call for a negotiated peace. Respectfully, GENERAL HIDEKI TOJO bowed before the Emperor and confessed his failures. As Prime Minister, Tojo held most military positions in the Cabinet, supported the wrong side in Europe, led Japan to war. As MINISTER OF WAR and recently CHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF, he had lost the Battle of Saipan to the U.S.A., was still bogged down in China. As MUNITIONS MINISTER, he was not able to achieve sufficient war production in Japan. TOJO RESIGNED with his whole Cabinet. |
[list]| HIDEKI TOJO, [sub]IMPERIAL MINISTER FOR WAR[/sub] | “I address myself to Your Majesty, to present my resignation as Prime Minister and to confess my numerous mistakes that I have made."[/list]
[list][list]私は陛下に辞表を提出し、首相としての辞任を表明し、私が犯した多くの過ちを告白します.[/list][/list]
| Now, the new man chosen to take on the task of leading the nation, the military man, GENERAL KUNIAKI KOISO, 64. Koiso has two nicknames. He prefers people to call him “Singing Frog” — something related to the way he sings old folk songs when he drinks too much sake. As for the other nickname, he is known as the “Korean Tiger” because of his time as Governor of Korea. Like Tojo, Koiso was also in the Kwantung Army, a member of the same group of Young Officers that began pulling the strings behind Japan’s aggressive policies. Following the Emperor’s orders, Yonai and Koiso were responsible for organizing the new Cabinet. The Navy can now expect to be kicked less by the Army. Yonai resisted the Axis formation, delayed it for a year, insisting, “The Imperial Navy belongs to the Emperor; it is not for hire, by Herr Heidler or anyone else.” The new strong Cabinet does not mean peace, but a sharp sword. The only objective is victory, Japanese style. |
[list]| KUNIAKI KOISO, [sub]IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY GENERAL[/sub] | “I hope to achieve our goal in collaboration with our allies."[/list]
[list][list]同盟国と協力して目標を達成したいと考えています。[/list][/list]
| As Fascist Italy is already a ruin and Volk Germany is starting to crack, skeptics wonder, “Who are Japan’s allies?” |
Rutannia, Arcanda, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Ranponian, Great Britain Gb, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, New Provenance, Russian Kongo, Sarragoza, Qorasan, Canada Leaf, La Tejas
So I was looking at the map and it seems out of date? If it is, could someone tell what's open?
Most of Africa and Asia are still colonized and China seems broken up. I might like do something there.
| BANZA'S DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE SEES ITS REBIRTH |
[sub]24th of July, 1944[/sub]
| The diplomatic offensive of First Representative, Gloria Banza, rebirths itself as the tides of war begin to change rapidly with the allied forces, supported by Zaire, land in mainland Europe and the Russian offensive presses on against the Volkists. Mrs Banza made her first foreign visit since 1939, as spent three days in Egypt, in Cairo between 19th of July and 21st of July. The First Representative had met with the King of Egypt, and His Majesty's government. Mrs Banza had also had a chance to tour the city of Cairo. The King and Banza found themselves in mutual respect and fondness, understanding their importance to Africa and the world at large. The people of Egypt, despite certain reservations due to Mrs Banza's sex, were kind enough to wave and smile as she passed them.
During the visit, Zaire and Egypt have come to many agreements which will push the two countries forward for years to come and have ultimately brought the two rising powers of Africa into a friendly and growing relationship with each other. The July Agreement, as it has been called, ranges from economic relations to those of infrastructural and political relations. The July Agreement entails the following main points;
[list] - Establishment of Major Trade Relations between Zaire and Egypt.
- Establishment of Major Infrastructure Routes between Zaire and Egypt in relation to trade and civilian matters.
- Establishment of the Inter-African Railway System between Zairean Cities and Egyptian cities.
- Establishment of the Inter-African Port System between Zairean industrial cities and Egyptian ports, and Egyptian industrial cities and Zairean ports.
- Establishment of the Zairean-Egyptian Friendship Pact which outlines support for each other, and establishment of friendly relations.[/list]
The establishment of such vast and expanded relations with Egypt has been seen as great success, but only part of the larger success that Mrs Banza has been able to garner recently. Just this year, a series of relations had been either expanded or established. Her return to Zaire was met with fanfare, as Mrs Banza is starting to be painted as the Face of Free Africa. Always ready to fight for the new independence, and with a friendly and open smile. However, it is her expansion of relations with Egypt is seen as ground breaking for the new upcoming free Africa movement. Seen to par of power with South Africa, Egypt is a very important partner to Zaire. Her new relations are also expanded to SudaAmerica, Arabia and Rhodesia.
The April Agreement with the Arabian Kingdom will bring forth increase of oil to Zaire, which is heavily needed as major expansion of the industries within Zaire is seen. On a scale, never seen before. The industrial heart of Zaire is building, and doing so in a fast pace and larger amounts of oil are necessary. But, Zairean rich resources are going to make their way to Arabia, allowing the Arabian people to develop their own needs and projects.
The May Agreement with SudaAmerica is one that not only stands upon solid economic principles, but also political ones. Banzaism, the ideology to which Zaire adheres under Mrs Banza, is very similar to the believes of President Peron, and a new solid friendship has occurred. Large Economic Trade Agreement had been signed, allowing for expansion of trade and opening of markets, a cultural exchange had occurred in which the two countries will meet each other closely. A military agreement had been established in defence of the security and safety of South Atlantic, and a Declaration of Friendship had been signed based on Equality, Human Rights and Worker Rights.
The June Agreement with Rhodesia is one that stirred controversy in the National Congress, but nonetheless was pushed through and brought into effect. Establishment of trade relations between the two states had been signed. Establishment of the Central African Security Pact had been signed, as a way of protecting the shared region from any internal and external threats. Establishment and expansion of infrastructure between Zaire and Rhodesia had begun. Establishment of a Non-Aggression Pact between Zaire and Rhodesia. And both states have signed the Inter-African Port System linking Rhodesian industrial cities to Zairean ports and Zairean industrial cities to Rhodesian ports. The establishment of such good relations with Rhodesia had been mainly pushed by Fabian Nigoye, to which Mrs Gloria Banza agreed, seeing Rhodesia as a partner for the future, despite ideological differences.
The active diplomatic offensive of Mrs Banza is a sign that Zaire is starting to find its place in a world that might soon find itself in a new reality, a reality of post-war situation. Industralisation on mass scale, growth of need for natural resources and Mrs Banza's ideological politics are forming a unique opportunity for Zaire to find itself at the core of economic business for decades to come, not just in Africa but in the world. Mrs Banza has stated that she is ready to meet her British counterparts and her French counterparts once they find the time for her. The recent deals with Americans is also a sign that Mrs Banza looks out to the United States as a potential friend and ally in the post-war world that might soon come about.
[list][ First Representative of Zaire, GLORIA BANZA ]: "Le monde est en train d'atteindre un silence à couper le souffle, alors que nous regardons les événements se dérouler en Europe et dans le Pacifique. Cependant, je n'ai aucun doute que les alliés détruiront les forces qui veulent tant que le monde s'enflamme dans le chaos. Cependant, cela signifie que nous devons penser à un monde d'après, un monde qui sera largement changé, un monde qui doit être préparé à des changements sur la façon dont nous nous voyons les uns les autres, dont nous agissons les uns avec les autres. Je veux que le Zaïre soit le centre de l'Afrique, dans lequel tous sont accueillis, dans lequel tous peuvent trouver un ami. Je veux que le Zaïre soit la nouvelle force de changement dans ce nouveau monde qui naîtra bientôt des cendres des Volkistes et des Fascistes ! Le Zaïre s'ouvre, mesdames et messieurs, et vous êtes les bienvenus pour nous rejoindre." |[/list]
[spoiler="Ideological differences cannot stand between good will and relations for the sake of the people that we all represent and want the best for." - First Representative, Gloria Banza]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
[/spoiler]
Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Great Britain Gb, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Russian Kongo, Sarragoza, Qorasan, Canada Leaf, Augande
[list][list][list][pre]HASHIMI ARABIA
الهاشمي العربية
أشدو أن لا إله إلا الله ، وشدو أنا محمدان رسول الله[/pre][/list]
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KINGDOM OF ARABIA SIGNS CRITICAL AGREEMENTS WITH SOUTH AMERICA FEDERATION, GREECE, AND SCANDINAVIA
[sub]KING FAISAL II ADMINISTRATION | BAGHDAD, JULY 1944 [/sub][/list]
[sub]| The months of June and July have been significantly busy for Prime Minister as-Said as the gradual attraction among Allied nations grew toward Baghdad. Upon negotiations with the United States, Zaire, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union having completed in the first half of the year, three more countries have approached Baghdad with intrigue and openness to agreements toward development and industrialization on the Peninsula.[/sub]
SOUTH AMERICAN FEDERATION - ARABIA STRATEGIC INDUSTRIALIZATION AGREEMENT
[list]APPROVED - Industry-specific foreign direct investments and economic partnerships
APPROVED - Cultural exchanges, including education exchanges and study abroad opportunities
APPROVED - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Technology (STEM) partnership
APPROVED - Militaro-Industrial Cooperation coordination is acceptable within guidelines
APPROVED - Diplomatic communication and transparency[/list]
GRECO - ARABIA JOINT ECONOMIC & SECURITY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
[list]APPROVED - Greece to invest $75,000 toward Arabian education and housing industries
APPROVED - Greece to send engineers to Baghdad to begin joint development programs on tanks and ship designs
APPROVED - Arabia to provide a discount to oil supply to Greece[/list]
SCANDINAVIAN - ARABIAN EDUCATION & INDUSTRIALIZATION AGREEMENT
[list]APPROVED - Scandinavia to send teachers and advisors to Baghdad to ensure modernization and efficiency of Arabian Ministry of Education and overall school system to raise standards and expertise for students and professionals[/list]
[sub]In addition to the three major agreements, Zaire has agreed to increase mineral resource exports to Arabia while in exchange Arabia will increase oil exports to Zaire, prompting the growth of a promising energy-industrial partnership between the two nations. Furthermore, Prime Minister as-Said was able to successfully negotiate with the United States on establishing a Middle Eastern regional headquarters for Ford in Arabia. The as-Said government firmly believes the arrival of American automobile factories and engineers from the United States will prompt further pressure to professionalize the Arabian automobile industry and foster meaningful market competition to propel economic activity and market diversity. Finally, Arabia was able to negotiate a successful deal with the United Kingdom regarding the development of Gwadar. The projects include new ports for expanded trade and cargo handling, new drydocks for construction and naval ship storage, oil refineries and storage facilities, oil processing plants, and the foundation for the development of a new business district to govern Gwadar. The Hashemites consider Gwadar a hidden jewel that has significant potential to further develop the Peninsula but also extend the reach of Arabia's economic and energy footprint into the Indian Ocean.[/sub]
[list][list][pre]الهاشمي العربية!
حصن الاسلام[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][spoiler=[sub]EMBRACE ALLAH AND
ARABIA[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nevbrejnovitz, Nosautempopulus, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, East Germany Ddr, Great Britain Gb, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Russian Kongo, Sarragoza, Qorasan, Canada Leaf
[list]1944년 07월 | 1944 July
[list][sup]Hanseong | 한성[/sup]
Empire of Joseon | Japanese Occupied Korea[list]
[sup]Changdeok Faction Declares KoreaÂ’s Independence[/sup][/list]
| [sub]The days following the bombing of the Japanese Government Building had brought chaos to the capital as the Japanese occupiers and collaborators struggled to keep chaos at bay. Despite extensive efforts made by Emperor GeonÂ’s inner circle; his younger brother, Prince U, had remained elusive as Changdeok Palace appeared deserted. Several protests had been broken up by the military police as Koreans took to the streets demanding their freedom.[/sub] |
| [sub]The Changdeok Plot, as it was increasingly referred to as, had come at the perfect moment for Korean nationalists. Japan was falling back quickly as it became bogged down in China and the AmericanÂ’s made quick advancements across the Pacific. The disappearance of Prince U was not known to the public at large, kept hidden over the past few months, it was feared he was preparing to publicly announce his pro-Korean sentiment and spark a new series of major protests. In the north the joint military venture by Kim Il-sung and Lee Beom-seok was considered a great success, joining up with other pockets of resistance to destroy Japanese infrastructure, and weaken the occupying forces through raids.[/sub] |
| [sub]On July 22nd Hideki Tojo announced his resignation as Japanese Prime Minister, followed by the appointment of Kuniaki Koiso as his replacement. Koiso had been a high ranking official in Korea's occupational government and very much resented by the population. JapanÂ’s perceived weakness with Tojo gone presented Prince U with the perfect opportunity for a call to arms. So on July 24th Prince U gave a public speech in Gwangju, joined by others from the Changdeok Faction, Gwanju was a city that had been the centre of early protests, the speech would later be printed and distributed amongst KoreaÂ’s populace.[/sub] |[list]
[sub]Prince U: “On April 17th a bomb was detonated in the Government-General building used by the Japanese occupiers. That plot was organised by myself and several other prominent independence activists including Kim Il-sung, Yeom Dong-jin and many of those in the Provisional Government in China. I am telling you this because since my brother's return as Emperor of Korea under the guiding hand of Japan I have along with others been working against him to secure Korea’s total freedom from the tyrannical rule of the Japanese. We have worked alongside anarchists, communists, capitalists and those who affiliated to no ideology, working towards this moment. I, Prince Yi U of Korea, do give the proclamation of the independence of Korea from the Japanese Empire and the removal of Emperor Geon and his government from office. Manse!”[/sub][/list]
| [sub]As the Prince yelled out Manse, the crowd that gathered would shout Manse back at him with their arms in the air. The declaration was ambitious, such a declaration made almost two decades ago that led to the death of many Koreans and a greater tightening of restrictions by JapanÂ’s government. This however felt different, this to many felt like the true beginning of KoreaÂ’s march to freedom.[/sub] |
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Afghan military deployed against bandits
[list]August 1944[/list]
The Afghan military, readied for war over the summer of 1944, has been ordered against a different kind of enemy: the bandits and robbers who infest the mountains of Central Afghanistan. These bandits are notorious for preying on travelers and villagers in the mountain passes, stealing all of their valuables and leaving them with a bullet through the head or with their throats cut.
Following several bandit attacks over the summer, the government approved the use of military force against the bandits. Many bandit camps are being located and raided right now, with confirmed murderers being taken prisoner and the other bandits taken in for questioning before release. The military is making a sincere effort to return stolen goods and compensate damages suffered by victims, but in reality a large number of the goods will end up in government possession.
Most of the bandits have been found to be young to middle aged men, with very few being over 70 years old. Some have lives in their former villages still, others do not. A common theme of youthful poverty was found among most bandits who were taken into custody and questioned. This stands in stark contrast to the young criminals of cities, some of whom are street urchins but many of whom also come from wealthy backgrounds.
The bandits are mostly the descendants of the last tribes conquered by Dost Muhammad Khan Barakzai, Emir of Afghanistan, who fully united the country and defeated the British in the First Anglo-Afghan War. They come from the Pashtun and Hazara ethnic groups and are usually from very poor villages. They hide out mostly in caves and old ruins in the wilderness. Some tribal leaders used to guarantee protection from these bandits for a fee.
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A MEETING BETWEEN GIANTS
RADISSAN BATH HOUSE, AMED, KURDISTAN
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| Iranian Minister of Royal Court Fazlollah Zahedi sat on a marble bench in one of many saunas in the Radissan Bath House, a elite bath house in Kurdistan’s capital city. Zahedi chose the location for a number of reasons: Kurdistan was a neutral ground for both parties, the bath house was a private location where both parties could talk without the presence of media or other spectators, their nakedness would show As-Said that Zahedi was completely unarmed. Zahedi was an older man, aged 52 and showing signs of his age. His hair was greying, and he now wore a pair of thick-framed circular glasses. His skin was wrinkled, his face clean shaven but his body was covered in patches of black and white hair blended by streaks of grey. He was pallor, partially due to his age. He sat with his waist wrapped in a towel, beads of sweat from the sauna started at his forehead and traveled down. His body was used to heat, he had served in the Iranian Army since the days of the Qajar Shahs, becoming a loyal subordinate to Reza Pahlavi prior to his 1925 coup. The 1925 coup d’état saw Zahedi, who as a nobleman would have had a rewarding but otherwise uneventful career, propelled to national politics as a member of Reza Shah’s inner circle. Serving as the commander of the Imperial Iranian Law Enforcement and as Governor of Khuzestan, he had acquired masses of wealth for himself and demonstrated his loyalty to Reza Shah and to Mohammad Reza Shah. Now he was the Minister of the Royal Court, the highest position one could attain in Iran without removing the Shah.
He now awaited Prime Minister As-Said, his Arabian counterpart. He knew rather little of As-Said but he nonetheless was eager to meet the man. He sat in the dimly lit sauna, smoking a cigarette; he was partial to French Gauloise cigarettes and was almost never seen without one. Despite his lack of clothing, he sported a 1924 gold Breitling wristwatch with an ostrich leather band. He occasionally checked his wrist watch, checking to see how long he should expect the rival of his regional colleague. |
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[list]August 1944
[sub]Germany in Greece[/sub][/list]
[pre]GERMANY IN GREECE: AT RISK AND STRATEGICALLY UNIMPORTANT TO THE WAR EFFORT[/pre]
| Earlier in the Second World War, Italian forces had crossed into Greece. German forces were eventually deployed into Greece to support the Italian advance. This began years of occupation of Greece that peaked with the attempted airborne invasion of Crete, which failed miserably and taught Germany of the risks that came with paratrooper deployments. They would never be used by the Wehrmacht again especially if unnecessary, which on the Eastern Front they were. However, as early as early 1944, efforts by Greece and her allies in the Wider Mediterranean had already been undertaken to prepare for or execute the liberation of the Greek mainland. An island hopping campaign that would work its way through the Aegean Islands would be undertaken, similar to the island hopping campaign by the U.S. Navy and the American Marine Corps in the Pacific Theatre. |
| Strategically, Greece was strategically unimportant especially compared to northern Italy or Yugoslavia in this stage of the war. Indeed, earlier in the war Germany would have been able to use Greece to subdue Crete, shut down the Tobruk holdouts and attack the Suez Canal, disrupting the British Empire and its mighty Royal Navy, but now, with Italy more than partially liberated, the North African Front long gone, and German forces retreating out of Ukraine and Byeloruthenia at this stage of the war, the use for Greece as a strategic deployment point for greater German operations primarily in the Mediterranean was, additionally, long gone. The country was also a major risk. With Soviet forces advancing through former Romania and Bulgaria, the cutting off of German and Axis forces in Greece was now considered highly possible, especially considering the volatility of the Yugoslav state. |
| As a result of the aforementioned factors, German troop presence in Greece had been drawn down over the past few years, from 130,000 in 1940, to 105,000 in 1942, to 80,000 in 1943, to 70,000 in early 1942, and now down to 63,000 at the present. This comprises the Griechische Sonderabteilung, or the Special Greek Division, of the Wehrmacht's Balkan Command (Balkan-Kommando). Emphasis by Berlin on fending off the Aegean campaign was nearly non-existent, as a majority of new resources for the Wehrmacht were being divided between the Allied advance in Northern France and the Soviet advance in Eastern Europe. Greece was merely a husk of importance; something Germany no longer required to win the war. It was at risk and strategically unimportant to the war effort. |
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The Fall of a Dictator, July 13, 1944
By 1944, it was evident that the Japanese were going to lose the war. As a result, Phibun found himself increasingly isolated in government. The Thai resistance, which before focused on espionage and sabotage operations, was already taking an increasingly active position, several of its members had already convinced or infiltrated the National Assembly. The economic crisis, generated by the excessive spending of the Phibun government and by the exports to Japan also served as fuel for the lack of popular support.
In July, taking advantage of Phibun's visit to the Navy High Command the Seri Thai started it movements. Supporters of the resistance among naval officers organize a rorce to detain Phibun, while at the same moment the Seri Thai infiltrated members at the national assembly reunites and approves the removal of the dictator from power, appointing the liberal lawyer Khuang Aphaiwong as prime minister. The new government surreptitiously aided the Seri Thai movement, while at the same time maintaining ostensibly friendly relations with the Japanese. In the end, thanks to Pridi's leadership and the strength of Seri Thai, the dictator was deposed without even the shedding of a drop of Thai blood.
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Afghanistan recognizes the Republic of Korea
[list]August 1944[/list]
After the Republic of Korea declared independence from Japan on July 24th, Afghanistan acted swiftly to establish relations. An official declaration was released, and Muhammad Zahir Shah delivered some remarks on the matter:
"The Koreans have been living under Japanese slavery, but they have broken their chains. It is time to celebrate the liberation of this country, which is old and as rich in ancient wisdom as the Earth itself.
"Afghanistan is always a friend to the oppressed and the downtrodden. We are committed to keeping peace and freedom alive through all of Asia. Today we celebrate the independence of Korea. Afghanistan will be recognizing this new republic in the coming weeks.
"Much like our own eighty-year heroic struggle against the British, the Koreans are fighting against a foreign occupier to save their very way of life. I call upon our Allies to assist the Korean people in whatever way they can during this difficult time."
According to the declaration, Afghanistan would send a diplomatic mission to Korea as soon as circumstances would permit it to be done safely. On August 13, 1944, Afghanistan extended formal recognition to the fledgling republic.
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Official Statement by the Imperial State of Iran Foreign Ministry
| His Imperial Highness, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, extends his congratulations to the Korean people who for too long have been subjugated under the violent yoke of the Japanese Empire. Shah Mohammed Reza wishes to immediately form relations with the Republic of Korea, and find places for collaboration and growth between the two nations. Glory to Korea! Long Live the Republic of Korea! |
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[list][list]UMHLABA WABANTU | IN ZULU
DIE BANTOEWERELD | IN AFRIKAANS
ILIZWE LABANTU | IN XHOSA
THE BANTU WORLD | IN ENGLISH[pre]
14 July — 1944[/pre]
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[list][pre]Diversity in thought and view Strengthens the People[/pre][sub][pre]Dependable Source of News and Current Events from Across the Dominion[/pre][/sub][/list]
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[pre]AZANIA HOSTS SECOND “NEW AFRICA” CONFERENCE: FOCUS ON POST-WAR ECONOMICS OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT;[/pre][pre] [/pre][/list][/list]
[list][sub]| LUANDA — On the first of March 1944, First Representative Gloria Banza met with Prime Minister AB Xuma, and other diplomats and activists from across the continent and diaspora to craft what became known as the Declaration on the Universal Rights of Africans. In what will surely become a landmark document to govern the discourse and interaction of post-war and post-colonial Africa, the two leaders outlined the cause for which the people of Africa were giving their lives in the on-going Second Great War. For the two leaders, and indeed many spokespersons for the diverse peoples of Africa, the end of the Volkist menace was not enough to garner such support as needed to justify personal sacrifice in a conflict fought beyond Africa’s shores since 1942. It was a declaration of principles of ideals, not binding as other international treaties, but as a framework from which the nations, present and future, can endeavor to codify civil rights for their citizens. Beyond the contents of the Declaration, the act of meeting to create it, was the first such diplomatic conference held on the continent of Africa by duly elected, and native, Heads of Governments concerning the continent. It was a symbol - a foreshadowing event which presented an image of what observers are coming to call a “New Africa”. In this same vein, another series of meetings were held between Banza, Xuma, and their Ambassadors during the months of May and June, during which time another Declaration was pinned.[/sub]
[sub]The Declaration of a Framework for Economic Integration and Development, this second accord differs from the declaration on rights, in that it presents a set of recommended policies for states in Africa to implement, not just for their benefit at face value, but also as conditions for economic integration. It establishes a frame of thinking about the future of economic on the continent, which breaks from the Imperial Model of colonialism, and introduces an economic system wherein the nations of Africa can regain their independence and start to leverage their natural resources to make serious gains.[/sub]
[list][pre]”We the signatories affirm to each other, by the grace of providence, a commitment to pursue such policies that will lay the foundations for an integrated Africa; to ensure social and economic progress for its many peoples; concurring that the essential objective of continental cooperation shall be the perpetual improvement of living and working conditions for the African people; recognizing that the removal of present obstacles calls for intentional action to guarantee steady expansion, balanced trade and fair competition; affirming further that cooperation should progress towards the establishment of a harmonious economic development apparatus for the continent; desiring to pool resources, and pursue common commercial policies; to preserve, strengthen, and expand the peace of Africa; resolved that our shared geography binds together our destiny, and should garner universal support from the states and peoples of Africa.”[/pre][sub]— ARTICLE I - Statement of Commitment, Declaration of a Framework for Economic Integration and Development[/sub][/list]
[sub]Divided into seven articles, the greatest emphasis of the document is on the trade relationship between independent states in Africa, and the area of finances. With a series of tax and budgetary recommendations, the Declaration advocates for a more conservative approach to budgeting with measures such as avoiding overspending, and paying debts as quickly as possible. However, the application of budget line items encourages nations in Africa to focus on development rather than on runaway military spending. In this, national education systems, public infrastructure, and investments into the sciences are elevated to a level of premacy. In this, a synchronization of commercial development on a macroeconomic level aims to have an affect where citizens across the continent are not engaged in negative competition against each other, but work together to maximize competition with the world at-large.[/sub]
[sub]Towards the end of creating a single African market, the Financial and Trade Consensus’, colloquially known as the “Luanda Consensus”, calls for the nations of Africa to move towards pooling natural resources and coordinating the establishment of prices for key minerals and metals to which the continent has an unparalleled advantage in the percentage of ownership when compared to the rest of the world. Likewise, it advocates for an “Africa First” economic principal in all areas of trade, from the acquisition of state loans, to a preferential trading system which would see the regulatory and tariff hurdles that divide the continent lowered overtime.[/sub]
[sub]This declaration has already been celebrated as a great leap forward, and ambitious plan to assist the peoples of the continent in building wealth, especially as the world looks to an era when the fighting has ceased, and normal relations can resume.[/sub]
[list]https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1748633[/list]
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this hard
[list]August 1944
[sub]Lawrence Berkeley, Where Eyes Look Skyward[/sub][/list]
[pre]W H E R E E Y E S L O O K S K Y W A R D[/pre]
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY: STRETCHING THE BOUNDS OF SCIENCE AND FLYING HIGHER AND FARTHER
[sub]TENURE of GOV. EARL WARREN (R)[/sub]
| LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY, better abbreviated as LBNL, is the current headquarters of California's scientific research and advancement quadrant. Run as an official national laboratory under the Department of Energy (DOE)'s Office of Science and operated primarily by the University of California (U.C.) system, the laboratory was established in 1931 to carry out experiments and projects on behalf of the Department of Energy for the purpose of expanding the scientific and engineering knowledge of humanity and securing for the country and the world a better, brighter future through the process of innovating in various fields, primarily in nascent computer technology and aircraft design. Located in Berkeley, California, overlooking the U.C. Berkeley campus, the laboratory is led by ERNEST LAWRENCE, inventor of the cyclotron. |
| At Lawrence Berkeley several major projects are being currently carried out, from expanding aircraft design and developing cheap and reliable jet engines to power the aircraft of the future, to developing better and more smooth airframes with which to construct airplanes, civilian, scientific and military. There is also a small rocketry division present who dabbles in rocket fuels, but this division is shadowed greatly by WHITE SANDS, a U.S. military proving ground where nascent local rocketry development was taking place. More prominently however was the work on computer technology. The concept of a computer was invented only extremely recently, and the technology barely existed due to the complications that came with building a behemoth. Its potential had already been tested, however, with Alan Turing of Britain making great strives in its development. |
| However, the laboratory plays a key role in the top secret MANHATTAN PROJECT, the American program to develop nuclear weapons. Electromagnetic enrichment of uranium was developed here at Lawrence Berkeley thanks to their teams' experience with the cyclotron, a type of particle accelerator. The CAULTRON, a mass spectrometer named after the University of California that ran the laboratory, was also developed here, a crucial part of plans for further developments at OAK RIDGE'S Y-12 facility. The cyclotron, however, despite being the crowning achievement of the laboratory, has yet to be fully completed. |
| It is here that the future of humanity is made and molded! |
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RADISSAN BATH HOUSE
AMED, KURDISTAN
The meeting with the Persians was understood to be a necessity and important next phase in the development of the Kingdom of Arabia. Prime Minister as-Said, a growing veteran bureaucrat and loyal to the Hashemite Court, was a stern, older man that is a self professed Arab Nationalist. The recent string of successful diplomatic negotiations with Western nations by as-Said surely increased the stature of as-Said domestically as the Hashemite Court has taken a slight step back to allow as-Said to govern more to his liking so long as success continues to be secured and development achieved. Meeting with the Persian Minister of the Royal Court would be as-Said's greatest challenge but potentially greatest accomplishment if able to correctly promote the interests and determination of the Arabian Kingdom. Being the Prime Minister of the largest Arab nation by square miles and holder of the major holiest Muslim cities for Sunnis and Shias, as-Said could not mess up this meeting. His career as a Prime Minister and servant to the Arab Crown was truly at stake.
Arriving at the Raddisan Bath House, Prime Minister as-Said was wearing a tan suit with a lapel pin representing the الائتلاف الوطني لدولة القانون (National State of Law Coalition) and accompanied by members of the Hashemite's Hamza Ibn Abd Al-Muttalib (Sayed Al-Shuhada) Royal Guard Brigade and personnel from the Baghdad 10th Special Mission Circassian Brigade. Prime Minister as-Said's diplomatic entourage included translators, media journalists and photographers, and additional representatives of the as-Said government and the Crown. Changing into a robe, Prime Minister as-Said would enter into the sauna with a tobacco pipe. Seeing Fazlollah Zahedi, Prime Minister as-Said, with his balding head, would give a nod of recognition and flashed a smile to officially begin the meeting while as-Said's security detail remained outside of the sauna.
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[list]15th August 1944
[sub]The University of Cairo Expands Its Pathways Program To New Scientific Subjects![/sub][/list]
[pre]A F R I C A N E N L I G H T E N M E N T[/pre]
HELIOPOLIS PALACE, CAIRO
[sub]CAIRO GOVERNATE, Kotakuan Ii — EVENING[/sub]
| A multiethnic network of educational institutions spread across Africa known as the "Pathways Program'' is financed by South Africa and other host nations, such as Egypt. Specifically, the University of Cairo (UoC) has provided a speciality within the School of Law for the Pathways Program. This has been especially successful with students wishing to graduate with an esteemed Bachelor LLB (Hons) Law degree, or even more advanced PhD Law Postgraduate doctoral research degree programmes. The success of such subjects has encouraged the University to recruit lecturers, experts and staff who will be able to accommodate further subjects allowing for increasing diversity within the University of Cairo. One example of this is the creation of the University of Cairo School of Science (specifically physics with a smaller focal point on biology and chemistry), with a particularly magnified focus on practical experimental science in regards to the future of African and Egyptian Energy, Car Industries, Public Transport and so forth. One interesting topic for research, especially within the proposed Postgraduate doctoral research degree programmes, is the potential to research in further detail the work of Ernest Rutherford who became the first person to split the atom. James Chadwick, Rutherford's student, then became the first person to discover the Neutron in 1932 and with further students, there is indeed the potential to always discover more. In his 1914 novel, The World Set Free, British author H.G. Wells described atomic energy as “a source of power so potent that a man might carry in his hand the energy to light a city for a year, fight a fleet of battleships, or drive one of our giant liners across the Atlantic.”. This curiosity about the practicality of this unknown form of energy has led the UoC to promote theses from future students on the topic to find a greater understanding within the field for the betterment of Africa in medicine, energy and humanitarian benefits. |
| تمول جنوب إفريقيا والدول المضيفة الأخرى ، مثل مصر ، شبكة متعددة الأعراق من المؤسسات التعليمية المنتشرة في جميع أنحاء إفريقيا والمعروفة باسم "برنامج المسارات". القانون الخاص بالبرنامج: لقد كان هذا ناجحًا بشكل خاص مع الطلاب الراغبين في التخرج بدرجة بكالوريوس محترمة في القانون (مع مرتبة الشرف) ، أو حتى برامج درجة الدكتوراه في القانون المتقدمة للدراسات العليا.شجع نجاح مثل هذه الموضوعات الجامعة على تعيين محاضرين وخبراء وموظفين سيكونون قادرين على استيعاب المزيد من الموضوعات مما يسمح بزيادة التنوع داخل جامعة القاهرة. أحد الأمثلة على ذلك هو إنشاء كلية العلوم بجامعة القاهرة (على وجه التحديد الفيزياء مع نقطة محورية أصغر في البيولوجيا والكيمياء) ، مع التركيز بشكل كبير على العلوم التجريبية العملية فيما يتعلق بمستقبل الطاقة الأفريقية والمصرية ، السيارات الصناعات والنقل العام وما إلى ذلك. أحد الموضوعات المثيرة للاهتمام للبحث ، لا سيما ضمن برامج درجة الدكتوراه لبحوث الدراسات العليا المقترحة ، هو إمكانية البحث في مزيد من التفاصيل حول عمل إرينست رذرفورد الذي أصبح أول شخص يقوم بتقسيم الذرة. أصبح جيمس تشادويك ، تلميذ رذرفورد ، أول شخص يكتشف النيوترون. وصف المؤلف البريطاني هـ.ج.ويلز في روايته ، العالم أطلق سراحه ، الطاقة الذرية بأنها "مصدر طاقة قوي لدرجة أن الرجل قد يحمل في يده الطاقة لإضاءة مدينة لمدة عام ، أو قتال أسطول من البوارج ، أو القيادة. إحدى سفننا العملاقة عبر المحيط الأطلسي ". أدى هذا الفضول في التطبيق العملي لهذا الشكل غير المعروف من الطاقة إلى قيام جامعة كاليفورنيا بالترويج لأطروحات من طلاب المستقبل حول هذا الموضوع على أمل إيجاد فهم أكبر في هذا المجال. |
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BRITISH-RHODESIAN APC TO ENTER SERVICE IN JUNE 1945
August 1944
Delegating responsibility for replacing the Universal Carrier in both British and Rhodesian Service, the Rhodesian design bureau has worked tirelessly since February of 1944 to design a Vehicle that is not just up to the task of carrying more than double the men of the Universal Carrier but at much higher speeds. Using many of the parts of the Cromwell medium Tank such as its Roadwheels and suspension both development time and cost were able to be cut down on until the current production model coined the "Greyhound" (due to sharing the same maximum speed as a greyhound) came into being. Capable of speeds up to 43mph on-road its one of the fastest Allied Vehicles to enter service, and importantly 13mph faster than its Universal Carrier counterpart which it shall replace. Further it has perhaps the longest fuel range of any Allied Vehicle, possessing an internal rear 500 liter Fuel Tank its able to travel an average of 600km between refueling (an average of 1.2km per liter). Usually this large amount of fuel would be a large hazard however due to its placement (two twin tanks at the rear wings) and the fact that the thickest armor on the vehicle envelops said fuel tank much thought went into the survivability of both vehicle and crew.
Its standard 84mm frontal armor which permits it up to 200mm of effective armor when the sloping is taking into account will grant it the highest survivability of any known allied personnel carrier to date, while at the same time not compromising on its top speed nor maneuverability.
While designed for and funded by the British Government, Rhodesia has been granted a full license due both to its own requirements and the efforts involved in effectively designing the Vehicle. One large benefit for the British was that the Vehicle is being tested in Rhodesian terrain which is generally more rough than over in Europe, meaning it is being tested for ruggedness in a more difficult environment than the one it is to be mainly operated within. Unlike many other Rhodesian-designed Vehicles, agreements with the British Government prevent the selling of this Vehicle or its associated Licenses to any foreign power, thus it is to become a solely British and Rhodesian operated APC.
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[spoiler= Specifications of the Greyhound]
Mass : 26.82 tons
Length : 5.87 meters
Width : 2.40 meters
Height : 1.40 meters
Crew : 1 (Driver) standard, 3 in practice (2 Passengers serving as Gunners)
Passengers : 7
Armor (indicated is only thickness and not effective armor due to degree variation) : 20-84mm Hull
Main armament : two anti-air .50 cal Browning M2HB machine gun with 800 rounds
Engine : 30 liter variant of the V-12 Rolls-Royce Meteor developing 987 horsepower at 3,000 rpm
Power/weight : 34.9 hp / tonne
Transmission : Hydramatic with 3 speeds forward and 3 in reverse
Suspension : Reinforced Torsion bar
Ground clearance : 0.38 meters
Fuel capacity : Singular 500 liter internal fuel tank
Operational range : 340 Kilometers
Maximum speed : 43mph on-road, 36mph off-road
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Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Otsla, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Russian Kongo, Qorasan
| Zahedi holds his cigarette in his mouth and extends a hand to As-Said. He takes his counterpartÂ’s hand in a firm handshake, and nods his head to acknowledge the man. |
Fazlollah Zahedi, Minister of Court:
"My friend, thank you for meeting with me. I hope your trip was uneventful. I appreciate you meeting with me under casual circumstances. I find that when meetings between heads of government are so publicised, they come under the pressure of prying eyes and monied individuals seeking to sway the tides of politics in their direction. Here, however, itÂ’s just two men of repute who may speak frankly without the whispers of ideologist advisors."
Alzarikstan, Qorasan
Slowly sitting down and taking a puff from his pipe, Prime Minister as-Said would nod in agreement to what Zahedi had to say. The clear gray hairs on his head seemingly disappeared as it camouflaged with the subtle steam of the sauna.
Prime Minister as-Said:
[list][sub]"You are very much correct my friend. While the world is too focused on the wars in Europe and Asia, the regional powers at be surely have high stakes in this meeting. In my 25 years of service to the Hashemite Crown, I come to understand that the most important meetings that define policy and even relations among great nations surely occur behind closed doors....and I suppose in this case, bath house saunas. I can assure you, I speak with nothing but honesty and frankness. There are no secrets nor hidden motives with me and my agenda for my people as I am sure that is the way you and your Shah conduct business. I am sure we have much to discuss."[/sub][/list]
Prime Minister as-Said would give a subtle smile as he sat back on the marble bench.
Russian Kongo, Qorasan
Assembled with Dot's Region Saver.
Written by Refuge Isle.