July 20th 1944: Adolph Hitler is killed in a bombing perpetrated by his highest generals.
August 10th 1944: Karl Doenitz, having been delegated by the military leadership as ambassador, meets with Allied representatives in Geneva, Switzerland. They arrange a cease-fire and the structured withdrawal of German forces from all occupied nations until a formal conference can be arranged.
August 11th - 20th 1944: All prisoners in concentration camps are cleaned and fed, given decent clothing and enough capital to survive for three months, and are released as part of the cease-fire agreement.
August 15th - 27th 1944: The official surrender hearings commence in Paris. Doenitz persuades Allied representatives to spare Germany from massive reparations by agreeing to withdraw German forces from all remaining occupied territories. Russia demands that all countries formally under Russian control be returned to the Soviet empire, such as Poland and the Baltic states, as well as Mongolia.The Russian representatives leave the conference when the European nations form an unofficial pact to prevent the USSR from receiving any territory. Doenitz and the other German representatives agree to self- determination in a new, democratic government. The Nazi and Communist parties are deemed illegal and members are hunted down and arrested, or worse.
August 20th - September 9th 1944: Russian forces advance to match retreating Germans, annexing Poland, Austria and the Baltic states, but stop at the German border. Stalin declares that the eastern European nations "need support to rebuild" and the armed forces of the USSR would "oversee" the restoration of law and order. Former members of the wartime German propaganda machine form a 'press affiliate' and publish leaflets and posters that openly attack the USSR and the evil of Communism. Tension mounts in Europe.
September 25th 1944 - February 13th 1945: Russian forces bypass Japanese occupied territories and mount a surprise airborne campaign on the Japanese mainland. After seizing several airports, the Russians use all available air power to defeat the Japanese fleet and supply their troops. Although Stalin has replenished his armies with supplies re- routed from the Western Front, both the Japanese People's Militias and the Red Army are poorly equipped, but stubborn. Both sides receive massive casualties. The Russians eventually prevail. On February 10th, 1945, the remaining Japanese occupied territories surrender when Emperor Hirohito is captured attempting to flee Tokyo by air. Victory celebrations are held in many countries, as the Second World War is officially over. However, the future of the World is uncertain. something worse looms on the horizon like a heavy red shadow.
December 5th 1945: Continued negotiations with the Soviet Union over the fate of Eastern European nations make no progress. The Soviet Union makes Finland its next target, overwhelming the Finns in a matter of weeks. Although the war is over, the USSR continues to exponentially increase their military spending. Under the threat of communist expansion, the United States and Western European nations form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO. The nations of NATO are much more close-knit than they ever were, to the point of standardizing not only ammunition calibers, but many varieties of infantry weapons and tactics as well.
January 10th 1946 - August 12th 1948: NATO nations decide to centralize weapons research, taking over the Manhattan Project and German missile and jet experiments, moving them to a newly constructed facility at Cambridge, Alaska. Russian agents infiltrate the facility and both sides continue research.
Mid 1948 - Early 1949: Russia begins constructing forward depots, airfields, rail lines, and command bunkers in Poland and Austria. The Red Army steps up its training schedule, with abundant live fire exercises. German troops, under the command of Erwin Rommel, begin deploying to the area. American units, including Third Army, are moved to Germany. NATO countries increase military spending.
Late 1949 - Late 1952: Soviet intentions become clear as the situation unfolds. In a speech, Stalin declares the birthright of the USSR to reclaim the entirety of the old 'Russian Empire'. Soviet supported Communist revolutions occur in a number of small countries bordering the USSR in Asia and the Middle East. Small numbers of elite NATO advisors train and equip the defenders.
March 28th 1953 - October 12th 1957: In response to Soviet infiltration and terror efforts in third-world countries, capitalist-backed anti-Soviet 'volunteer' groups are formed. These half-vigilante, half-terror cell organizations, backed by companies such as the 'Big 3' in Detroit and General Electric, enter the Soviet Union through the Middle East and harass the Red Army and the Soviet Regime. Terror attacks occur frequently in Russia itself, prompting furious responses from Stalin and the Politburo. Massacre after massacre occurs in countries all over the world. some perpetrated by the volunteers, some by the Reds. The Soviet Army invades the Middle East to stop the flow of Terrorists from Allied nations. Further inflaming the issue is an incident in Europe itself. Herman Schtoffer, an ardently patriotic commander in the new Luftwaffe (who many claim was a Soviet agent), is 'not informed' of a Soviet live- fire exercise at night and is fired upon. Before he can be advised of his error, he and his entire 12 plane squadron of Arado AR 234 jet bombers dive in for the attack. The bombers drop their patrol loads of napalm on the Russian camp, killing or injuring three companies of Soviet troops who were in parade formation, listening to a speech by the Battalion Commander.
Stalin is woken from his sleep to reports from his front-line commanders that a war has broken out. Angry, frustrated, and tired, he immediately gives the order for the complete invasion of Germany without consulting the Politburo. The world is, once again, at war. The next morning, the Red Air Force is out in full force. Russian air strikes on NATO forces in Germany precede a massive tank assault, known as Plan Red Three. Conceived by Marshal Georgi Zhukov as early as 1944, it pushes the NATO forces under Rommel and Patton to the Maginot Line (still intact from WW2) after a two-month campaign. The USSR invades the remaining independent nations of the Middle East. Russian airships launched from occupied Norway bombard London while fierce naval battles are fought through the English Channel and North and Baltic seas. Immense Russian transport subs launched from occupied Japan carrying stolen V2 missile technology and shock troops depart for Pacific islands, Australia, and Alaska, while Soviet hunter subs move out into both oceans to disrupt convoys.
On December 12th 1953, the Soviets break through the Maginot Line and the fighting moves to the northern provinces of France, but the battle stops at Paris, which becomes a hellish-urban combat zone the likes of which has not been seen since Stalingrad. French, British, and American NATO forces in the south and west of France supplied from ports in Spain and bases in Italy, hold back the Soviet army, while large-scale armor battles are fought in the Middle East and Egypt for control of the Suez Canal. The Australian army, supported by the Americans and Canadians in the far east, fight to a standstill in running battles with the Soviet and Chinese Armies, pushing back massive assaults almost nightly in 2 or 3 countries. The American Navy in the Pacific concentrate on anti- submarine warfare and guarding convoys to Australia while the marines attempt to track down and destroy hidden Soviet sub pens in the Aleutians and other secluded island chains.
Late 1957 - current: The bloody stalemate continues, although there is hope. The NATO war machine is quickly getting to its feet. Infantry and armored units have been collecting in the south of France. Norwegian resistance fighters number over 300,000, and report being ready to fight in case of a campaign in their country. Troop ships have been moving out from the east coast of America and Canada as well as the UK. The R.A.F. has increased patrols of their coast and every warship has been brought out of retirement. NATO Command has been running exercises and war-games nonstop for weeks. Across this vast planet, in burnt-out hovels, in dry canals and drainage ditches, buried under rubble and covered in mud, sitting misty-eyed in the trenches or burrowed underground, scurrying like ants, there can be found the oppressed, the tired and hungry, the fallen peoples of the world crushed under the heel of Communist Aggression. Their dreary whispers are drowned out by the loudspeakers of a new order, their homes are no longer sunny villas or fine brick cottages, but dirty, godforsaken stinking holes. They have lost much, and stand to lose much more. But now, finally, they can raise their bloodstained brows and breath a sigh of relief. Across oceans and mountains, from distant lands they come willing to put their lives on the line to preserve the ideals of freedom. Riding on the wings of technology, they speed forward on jet-transports and massive troop ships. Every soldier makes a difference! Even you! Enlist today, young man, and know that you have dedicated yourself to the preservation of freedom from tyranny, the preservation of personal property, and yes, even the preservation of life from death at the hands of the Soviet Juggernaut. Strike a blow for Freedom! And remember...
THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE UPON YOU!
Your thoughts? I did not write this
August 10th 1944: Karl Doenitz, having been delegated by the military leadership as ambassador, meets with Allied representatives in Geneva, Switzerland. They arrange a cease-fire and the structured withdrawal of German forces from all occupied nations until a formal conference can be arranged.
August 11th - 20th 1944: All prisoners in concentration camps are cleaned and fed, given decent clothing and enough capital to survive for three months, and are released as part of the cease-fire agreement.
August 15th - 27th 1944: The official surrender hearings commence in Paris. Doenitz persuades Allied representatives to spare Germany from massive reparations by agreeing to withdraw German forces from all remaining occupied territories. Russia demands that all countries formally under Russian control be returned to the Soviet empire, such as Poland and the Baltic states, as well as Mongolia.The Russian representatives leave the conference when the European nations form an unofficial pact to prevent the USSR from receiving any territory. Doenitz and the other German representatives agree to self- determination in a new, democratic government. The Nazi and Communist parties are deemed illegal and members are hunted down and arrested, or worse.
August 20th - September 9th 1944: Russian forces advance to match retreating Germans, annexing Poland, Austria and the Baltic states, but stop at the German border. Stalin declares that the eastern European nations "need support to rebuild" and the armed forces of the USSR would "oversee" the restoration of law and order. Former members of the wartime German propaganda machine form a 'press affiliate' and publish leaflets and posters that openly attack the USSR and the evil of Communism. Tension mounts in Europe.
September 25th 1944 - February 13th 1945: Russian forces bypass Japanese occupied territories and mount a surprise airborne campaign on the Japanese mainland. After seizing several airports, the Russians use all available air power to defeat the Japanese fleet and supply their troops. Although Stalin has replenished his armies with supplies re- routed from the Western Front, both the Japanese People's Militias and the Red Army are poorly equipped, but stubborn. Both sides receive massive casualties. The Russians eventually prevail. On February 10th, 1945, the remaining Japanese occupied territories surrender when Emperor Hirohito is captured attempting to flee Tokyo by air. Victory celebrations are held in many countries, as the Second World War is officially over. However, the future of the World is uncertain. something worse looms on the horizon like a heavy red shadow.
December 5th 1945: Continued negotiations with the Soviet Union over the fate of Eastern European nations make no progress. The Soviet Union makes Finland its next target, overwhelming the Finns in a matter of weeks. Although the war is over, the USSR continues to exponentially increase their military spending. Under the threat of communist expansion, the United States and Western European nations form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO. The nations of NATO are much more close-knit than they ever were, to the point of standardizing not only ammunition calibers, but many varieties of infantry weapons and tactics as well.
January 10th 1946 - August 12th 1948: NATO nations decide to centralize weapons research, taking over the Manhattan Project and German missile and jet experiments, moving them to a newly constructed facility at Cambridge, Alaska. Russian agents infiltrate the facility and both sides continue research.
Mid 1948 - Early 1949: Russia begins constructing forward depots, airfields, rail lines, and command bunkers in Poland and Austria. The Red Army steps up its training schedule, with abundant live fire exercises. German troops, under the command of Erwin Rommel, begin deploying to the area. American units, including Third Army, are moved to Germany. NATO countries increase military spending.
Late 1949 - Late 1952: Soviet intentions become clear as the situation unfolds. In a speech, Stalin declares the birthright of the USSR to reclaim the entirety of the old 'Russian Empire'. Soviet supported Communist revolutions occur in a number of small countries bordering the USSR in Asia and the Middle East. Small numbers of elite NATO advisors train and equip the defenders.
March 28th 1953 - October 12th 1957: In response to Soviet infiltration and terror efforts in third-world countries, capitalist-backed anti-Soviet 'volunteer' groups are formed. These half-vigilante, half-terror cell organizations, backed by companies such as the 'Big 3' in Detroit and General Electric, enter the Soviet Union through the Middle East and harass the Red Army and the Soviet Regime. Terror attacks occur frequently in Russia itself, prompting furious responses from Stalin and the Politburo. Massacre after massacre occurs in countries all over the world. some perpetrated by the volunteers, some by the Reds. The Soviet Army invades the Middle East to stop the flow of Terrorists from Allied nations. Further inflaming the issue is an incident in Europe itself. Herman Schtoffer, an ardently patriotic commander in the new Luftwaffe (who many claim was a Soviet agent), is 'not informed' of a Soviet live- fire exercise at night and is fired upon. Before he can be advised of his error, he and his entire 12 plane squadron of Arado AR 234 jet bombers dive in for the attack. The bombers drop their patrol loads of napalm on the Russian camp, killing or injuring three companies of Soviet troops who were in parade formation, listening to a speech by the Battalion Commander.
Stalin is woken from his sleep to reports from his front-line commanders that a war has broken out. Angry, frustrated, and tired, he immediately gives the order for the complete invasion of Germany without consulting the Politburo. The world is, once again, at war. The next morning, the Red Air Force is out in full force. Russian air strikes on NATO forces in Germany precede a massive tank assault, known as Plan Red Three. Conceived by Marshal Georgi Zhukov as early as 1944, it pushes the NATO forces under Rommel and Patton to the Maginot Line (still intact from WW2) after a two-month campaign. The USSR invades the remaining independent nations of the Middle East. Russian airships launched from occupied Norway bombard London while fierce naval battles are fought through the English Channel and North and Baltic seas. Immense Russian transport subs launched from occupied Japan carrying stolen V2 missile technology and shock troops depart for Pacific islands, Australia, and Alaska, while Soviet hunter subs move out into both oceans to disrupt convoys.
On December 12th 1953, the Soviets break through the Maginot Line and the fighting moves to the northern provinces of France, but the battle stops at Paris, which becomes a hellish-urban combat zone the likes of which has not been seen since Stalingrad. French, British, and American NATO forces in the south and west of France supplied from ports in Spain and bases in Italy, hold back the Soviet army, while large-scale armor battles are fought in the Middle East and Egypt for control of the Suez Canal. The Australian army, supported by the Americans and Canadians in the far east, fight to a standstill in running battles with the Soviet and Chinese Armies, pushing back massive assaults almost nightly in 2 or 3 countries. The American Navy in the Pacific concentrate on anti- submarine warfare and guarding convoys to Australia while the marines attempt to track down and destroy hidden Soviet sub pens in the Aleutians and other secluded island chains.
Late 1957 - current: The bloody stalemate continues, although there is hope. The NATO war machine is quickly getting to its feet. Infantry and armored units have been collecting in the south of France. Norwegian resistance fighters number over 300,000, and report being ready to fight in case of a campaign in their country. Troop ships have been moving out from the east coast of America and Canada as well as the UK. The R.A.F. has increased patrols of their coast and every warship has been brought out of retirement. NATO Command has been running exercises and war-games nonstop for weeks. Across this vast planet, in burnt-out hovels, in dry canals and drainage ditches, buried under rubble and covered in mud, sitting misty-eyed in the trenches or burrowed underground, scurrying like ants, there can be found the oppressed, the tired and hungry, the fallen peoples of the world crushed under the heel of Communist Aggression. Their dreary whispers are drowned out by the loudspeakers of a new order, their homes are no longer sunny villas or fine brick cottages, but dirty, godforsaken stinking holes. They have lost much, and stand to lose much more. But now, finally, they can raise their bloodstained brows and breath a sigh of relief. Across oceans and mountains, from distant lands they come willing to put their lives on the line to preserve the ideals of freedom. Riding on the wings of technology, they speed forward on jet-transports and massive troop ships. Every soldier makes a difference! Even you! Enlist today, young man, and know that you have dedicated yourself to the preservation of freedom from tyranny, the preservation of personal property, and yes, even the preservation of life from death at the hands of the Soviet Juggernaut. Strike a blow for Freedom! And remember...
THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE UPON YOU!
Your thoughts? I did not write this