German Rite of the Templar Order

The German Rite of the Templar Order is the Rite of the Templar Order based in Germany. In operation since at least the Middle Ages, the branch was played a tremendous role in world affairs through the First and Second World Wars. Just prior to the latter conflict, the German Rite seized control of the entire nation through Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party, initiating the global war as part of a larger scheme to purge humanity in preparation for the Templars' New World Order, but Hitler would be killed by the Assassins in the war's closing stages.
==History==
===Middle Ages===
In 1348, the Templars traveled across Germany under the guise of the Brothers of the Cross, promising protection from the Black Death. The German Assassin Lukas Zurburg suspected that they were after the Ankh, a Piece of Eden said to be located somewhere in Central Europe. However, neither his theory or the Ankh's real location were ever proven, as both the Brothers of the Cross and Lukas mysteriously vanished in 1350 and were never seen again.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy
===Age of Enlightenment===
In 1748, Reginald Birch, the Grand Master of the British Rite, arranged for Johann Joachim Winckelmann, a German art historian, archaeologist and Templar, to be appointed the secretary of Count 's extensive library, containing some 40,000 volumes. While Winckelmann's official task was to assist Bünau in writing a book on the Holy Roman Empire, he would secretly search the volumes for information on First Civilization sites for Birch.Assassin's Creed: Rogue
===Age of imperialisim===
By the late 19th century, the German Templars controlled the telegraph lines in Europe, making use of the bribes to maintain and train the operators to keep under their control. They supported Otto von Bismarck's plans to unify the German states and provoke France into war, seeking to make use of the empire expansion to increase their control.Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot – Chapter 12
===World War I===
In 1914, during World War I, the German and British armies called a truce on Christmas. As the British and German troops fraternized, Erich Albert, a German General and Templar, took two medics, one German and one British, into his camp, hoping they could help one of his wounded soldiers. The German medic returned to the festivities after the successful operation, but the British medic remained behind. The medic noticed Albert's ring, which had a red cross on it. Albert offered to trade it with him, but when the medic raised his hands to show that he had no ring in return, Albert noticed, to his shock, the Assassin burn mark on the medic's ring finger. The medic immediately impaled Albert with his Hidden Blade, killing him.Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy - Holidays: Chapter 1 - Ghosts of Christmas Past
===Starting World War II===
In the late 1930s, Austrian born Adolf Hitler, an associate of the Templars, began to take over political control over Germany. After having assumed full control, Hitler used an Apple of Eden to form the Nazi regime and hypnotize the population to join his cause. With this new-found support, Hitler began to declare "war" on Germany's neighboring countries, quickly conquering them either through annexation, like the Anschluss with Austria, or invasion, like with France and Poland. A worldwide war - World War II - soon erupted, but the entire war was a Templar plot to keep the people under the Order's control.Assassin's Creed II
While the entire war was overseen by the Templars, the world was split between two forces. On one side of the war stood the Axis, primarily led by Adolf Hitler, and . On the other side stood the Allied forces, led by the Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin; the Big Three.
===Die Glocke===
By 1942, the German Templars had infiltrated the ranks of the Nazi paramilitary organizations such as the and the armed forces, the Wehrmacht. Heinz Müller, a and high-ranking Templar led a search for Pieces of Eden in northern France. He ordered the capture of French professor Lèo Dubois who specialized in medieval history to aid his research. Heinz's documented activity was sent to fellow but low-ranked Templar Wilhelm Schmidt, who kept the intel in Paris. However, the intel was recovered by the Assassins who infiltrated Schmidt's party with aide by Josephine Baker and Nancy Wake.Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game – Animus Training Program Quickstart: Lugers and Ballerinas
In the same year, the Templars started development of a device called Die Glocke, which they hid by using the German atomic project as a front. The development was overseen by the Templar Gero Kramer, the Nazi general in charge of the Uranprojekt, in Vemork, a Norwegian hydroelectric plant. That year, Eddie Gorm, a British spy who had infiltrated the SS by pretending to be a defector, blew his cover in an attempt to learn more about the project and had to flee.Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 1: Die Glocke
Within the next two years, the Templars abducted Nikola Tesla and forced him to work on Die Glocke. On 27 February 1943, Gorm, now a member of the British Assassins, was parachuted into Vemork and infiltrated the plant to stop the Templars from finishing their secret weapon. However, Kramer captured Eddie and put him into a very early prototype of the Animus, powered by an Apple of Eden. Luckily, the Templar device failed due to Tesla's sabotage while their work had to be halted, due to the Allied forces' infiltration of the facility and Julia Dusk coming to save Gorm from Templar hands.Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow
Around July 1943, Kramer and his troops held an auction at a Nazi gathering in Książ Castle in Poland. Holding the Apple on him, he was soon attacked and ultimately killed by Gorm and Dusk, who retrieved the Apple as they escaped German soldiers' grasp.
===End of the War===
On 30 April 1945, Hitler shot his own double inside his to make the people believe he had died, while the real Hitler planned to take the Apple of Eden and meet with Churchill. However, an Assassin had been biding his time outside the Führerbunker, and assassinated Hitler before the latter could make the meeting.
===Modern day===
By 2015 the Templars had an Abstergo office in Berlin and operated there.
==Members==
;18th Century
*Johann Joachim Winckelmann
;World War I
*Erich Albert
;World War II
*Gero Kramer
*Heinz Müller
*Wilhelm Schmidt
===Allies and puppets===
;Colonial Era
*Reginald Birch 
*William Johnson 
;19th Century
*Otto von Bismarck
;20th Century
*Adolf Hitler
*Josef Mengele
*Otto Hammerstein
*Nikola Tesla
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies 
*Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot 
*Assassin's Creed: Hexe
*Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game
==References==
Category:Templar Rites
Category:Abstergo Industries