Emperor of the Imperium

**The Emperor of The Imperium** ,also known as **The Emperor**, is the Incumbent Ruler of The Imperium. Not much is known about the Emperor and It is assumed he was born before The Great War. He Orchestrated The Imperiumist Takeover and swayed German Generals to his side and Own Ideology - Imperiumism during the War of Liberation. He commanded The Nazi Purges and Ordered his Imperial Military to destroy the Nazi Insurrections to destroy the sole threat to his regime.

After Convincing Several Generals to defy Hitler, The Emperor and his Private Army Linked up with Model and Rommel's 15 Divisions and Sieged and Captured Berlin. After the Death of Hitler and Imperial Victory, The Emperor proclaimed The Formation of The New Imperium and established himself as Imperial Emperor.

The Emperor is known for his Impressive Ability of Propaganda, Manipulation and Persuasion and has built a Cult of Personality around him called "The Will of The Emperor" where the citizens of The Imperium solely and 100% believe in the Emperor and his wisdom. He is an incredibly good Politician, Military Tactician and Leader.

## Biography

> He Can Manipulate, Command and Persuade? That's no Emperor, That's a Politician.
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> President Dwight D. Eisenhower, to General Omar Bradley during The War of Liberation

### **Early Life**

The Emperor's Origins are a Well-Hidden Secret. He intends on taking this Secret to his Grave. Many speculate he was Born in 1912 and His Father was a Great War Soldier or Officer who died in the Fighting. As far as The Public know, The Emperor has no surviving Family.

### **Imperiumism**

In 1939, The German Reich had launched head first into the War of Liberation with an incapable Adolf Hitler at the Helm. In the Years Leading up to the War, The Emperor had studied the Ideological Split in The Wehrmacht and the Split between the Wehrmacht and The Schutzstaffel. The Militarist Faction of the Wehrmacht opposes the Nazi Faction of the Wehrmacht. Erich Von Manstein is killed in Poland after the SS refuses to assist the OKW and the nearest OKW General was Alfred Jodl who refused to help a Militarist. It was during this time the Emperor contacts Walter Model who was a Militarist General and vocally disliked The Nazi Party. He Proposed a New Political Philosophy ,Imperiumism, which sought to unite mankind under one agenda , The Emperor's Will and Orders. Model liked this Idea and Joined the Newly Formed Imperiumist Movement.

#### **Persuasion of The Generals**

With Model now a Loyal Imperiumist, The Emperor realised he needed an Army. He began recruiting Civilians in Hamburg where he was based to rise up. However, He knew these Civilians were not Battle-Hardened and many of them had never held a rifle until now. The Emperor ordered Model to recruit and persuade German Generals who will be loyal to The Imperium. This was an easy task as Model had a network of Generals and Officers who opposed Hitler and The Nazis due to The Wehrmacht Split. These Generals were Heinz Guderian and Wilhelm Keitel among Colonel Von Stauffenberg. In late 1939, Walter Model informed The Emperor about Hitler's plan to Invade Belgium using 15 Infantry Divisions, 10 Panzer Divisions and 3 Waffen-SS Divisions. Model was to Command this Force and had Rommel, Guderian, Gerd Von Rundstedt and *SS-Obergruppenführer* Reinhard Heydrich who was acting SS Liaison. Model and Rommel had a previously close friendship before Rommel's Assignment to the Africa Corps and Model was able to recruit Rommel Easily. Reinhard Heydrich surprisingly approached Model and asked to Join. Von Rundstedt was a Nazi Faction Leader and The Emperor wanted him killed. Then in Early 1940, Hitler orders Model's Force to invade Belgium. At the Same time, The Emperor ordered The Imperiumist Takeover and rose up in Hamburg.

### **Imperiumist Takeover**

The Imperiumist Takeover had begun. The Emperor used his 10,000 Strong Militia Army to Take Over Hamburg. In the Benelux, The 4 Men defied Hitler's Orders and refused to attack. Heydrich stayed on the border whilst Rommel, Guderian and Model linked up with Pro-Imperiumist Forces outside of Hamburg. Rundstedt attempted to alert the SS of the coup but was killed by Heydrich's Forces who had now sided with the New Imperial Army. Adolf Hitler learns of his General's Betrayal and orders Heydrich and Himmler to destroy the Wehrmacht Revolt, who was unaware of the Larger Picture. Model and Rommel had linked up with The Emperor and began a march on Berlin with The 15 Infantry Divisions and 5 Panzer Divisions under their command. The Emperor ordered a Siege of Berlin and called on the People of Berlin to fight back against the Nazis. He ordered the immediate surrender of The Waffen-SS Garrison who had kicked the Wehrmacht Forces out. The New Imperial Army began to attack Berlin in The Siege of Berlin. The Siege of Berlin was a bloody fight and took many attempts to kick the SS garrison out. The Siege finally ends and Hitler is killed with Nazi High Command either dead or in hiding. The Emperor marches into the Reichstag and Proclaimed a New Imperium and established Himself as The First Imperial Emperor of The Imperium.

#### **Ending The War**

With Berlin in Imperial Hands and The Nazis trying to organise an Effective Resistance, The Emperor saw this as a Perfect Opportunity to win the War of Liberation. The New Imperial Army under Model, Steiner and Rommel, invade Belgium and The Allies push into Belgium to meet them. However Rommel and Guderian's Tank Divisions sweep through Allied Lines during the 30 Day Offensive (10th May - 9th June) where Imperium Forces manage to completely overrun The Allied Defences in Belgium and trap The Main British and French Armies in Dunkirk. The Battle of Dunkirk begins on 8th June 1940 in a bid to evacuate The BEF from France. The Emperor notices this evacuation as a major threat to victory in The War and orders Guderian's Panzers to crush the Evacuation.

During The Battle of Dunkirk, out of 500,000 BEF Soldiers, only 15,000 make it back to Britain. This leads to an American Entry into the war as The USA becomes heavily Anti-Imperiumist despite The Emperor's appeal to Eisenhower to stay out of The War. With The Belgian, British and French Northern Armies gone, The Imperium began the drive to Paris but was stopped by The US Divisions who arrived in France. The Emperor ordered an immediate Halt of all Advances and decided to wait out until The end of Winter. He realised The United States was a crippled nation and Eisenhower only joined The War because of International Pressure. This meant The Imperium could wait the USA out. The Emperor expressed disappointment at The Italian Exit of The War in Late 1940 and saw The Nation as Weak and in need of Occupation. The Allied forces were all concentrated on The Imperium's Assault on France which had conquered from Normandy to Luxembourg and was nearing Paris. The Imperium successfully defended against a front-wide French and American offensive and dug in for The Winter.

During The Winter, The Emperor had been preparing a New Tank Force to Break the Allied Lines in a War-Ending Offensive. He had convened with leading Generals and Organised this Offensive Personally. In January of 1941, He had amassed several groups of His "Emperor's Fist" Tank Force in Key Points along the Frontline to take major Cities including Paris, Versailles and a drive toward Brittany and Cherbourg. On the 1st of February, He gave the order for Operation Valkyrie to begin. The Battle of Paris began on 5th February and was over by 21st March. Cherbourg and large swathes of Northern French Coastline had been seized by the 2nd of March. The Maginot Line had collapsed by the End of the March.

With the success of Valkyrie, The Allied Armies were in chaos as many high ranking Generals including George S Patton and Omar Bradley had been killed in the fighting. The French Public demanded a surrender and many French Soldiers began mutinying. The British and American Economies were in tatters and Britain was facing revolts in their Empire. The Emperor accepted a Formal Surrender of The French Government in May. The Allied Powers attempted a last ditch offensive on now Imperium-Occupied Paris but this resulted in a catastrophic allied failure and destroyed the Allied War Moral. Field Marshall Montgomery is forced to surrender to Field Marshall Erwin Rommel on the 1st of June 1941 after an order from the British Parliament to stop fighting.

With this, The Emperor appeared at the Peace Treaty of Paris to accept the Allied Surrender in the War in June 1941, The Emperor's Grip over Europe was now cemented over Europe and now Africa. He returned to Imperia City and announced The Imperium's Victory in the War.

> We have done The Impossible. Alone, We Braved The Siege of Berlin, and we Triumphed. Alone, We marched into Belgium and Northern France and we Triumphed. And then We Broke the Allied Armies and Secured our Imperium. France, Poland and Africa are now united under The Imperium. The War of Liberation is Over. But The War against Nazism is not over yet.
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> The Emperor, to Field Marshall Erwin Rommel after The War of Liberation Ends

### **Nazi Insurrections**

With the Death of Hitler and Proclamation of The Imperium, SS Garrisons across Germany and Occupied Poland took up arms and started an Uprising called The Nazi Insurrections. The Emperor was heavily invested in destroying these uprisings as they had potential to unseat him from Power. He tasked his best Generals to combat the Nazis on his Behalf as he was involved in other Campaigns in Russia and Italy. In the Last Months of The War, he signed off the Nuclear Bombing of Warsaw which would end the War. He would call the Nuclear Bombing "a Worthy Sacrifice to Destroy the Nazis". Other than the end of The War and Various attacks on Imperia, he wouldn't be that involved in the war as his priorities laid with the Imperian People and With His Expansionist Ambitions.

### **Italian War of Conquest**

The Emperor wanted Italy to be under the control of The Imperium. He saw the Strategic Importance of Italy for Mediterranean Dominance and knew Italy needed to be subjugated for his Ambitions of an Imperium spanning Europe and Africa to be realised. In Early 1941 in the War of Liberation, The Emperor met with the Greek King, King George II to discuss a potential Imperian-Greek Invasion of The Balkans and Italian Territory after The Imperian Victory in the War of Liberation. The Emperor personally wanted to Invade Italy because of The Fascist Government in Italy posing a threat to The Imperium. He Believed the Italians could supply and Harbour Nazi Exiles and The Nazi Underground Fighters. The Emperor also felt betrayed by the Italian Exit in The War of Liberation essentially prolonging The War and Causing 100,000s of Imperian Casualties. Once the War of Liberation had ended, he organised a War Council consisting of some of the Best Generals of The Time. With Model temporarily commanding Imperial Forces fighting the Nazis, HFM Rommel could Lead the War in Italy. General Steiner, General Olbricht and General Stauffenberg were tasked with Invading Italy and The Balkans under Rommel's Orders. The Emperor was heavily involved in the War and would frequently drop in on Briefings.

With the Italian Alpine Lines and The Balkans finally subjugated by General Steiner, The Battle for Berlin could begin. Over 30,000 Italian Soldiers were killed in the retreat and The Emperor believed Italy would surrender. On the 30th September, The Imperium invaded Sicily via Naval Invasion and Pushed through the South. Imperian Marine Divisions flooded the Eastern Coast and All Remaining Italian Soldiers fell back to a defensive line around Rome. The Italians formed a flimsy defence around Rome which they thought would fail. Then on the 5th November, the attack began. The Imperians had severely overestimated the determination of The Italian Defenders and they were beaten back on the 7th after a 3 day attack. The Imperium and The Emperor was surprised by this as they thought The Italians were at breaking point.

Finally, Rome Fell and along with it Fascist Italy. Benito Mussolini was Captured and transported to Imperia City. The Emperor actually congratulated Mussolini for the Italian Defiance. He proposed that Italy surrenders to The Imperium but remains as an Imperium Governed Puppet State only losing some Northern Lands but The Italians keep their Empire and pride. The deal included a resignation of Mussolini and return of Victor Emmanuel III to Power. He accepted and the Greeks accepted their deal and on the 30th of November 1941, the war ended. The Emperor was surprised the Italians fought so bravely and valiantly when they were fighting a losing battle so allowed Italy to exist. The War was a Victory for The Imperium. The Emperor would also gain his most Elite Unit during The War, The 1st Imperial Storm Division formed from The German Exile Army, who would get the Nickname "Rome" in homage to the Valiant Efforts of The German Soldiers in the Defence of Rome. The Emperor also gained a Close Ally in Greece which would last until George II's Death in 1947. The Emperor was visibly sad when he received word that George had died and The Emperor announced a Radio Broadcast in Memory of The Greek King. The Title of King of Greece would then be passed to George's Cousin Philip Mountbatten who would take Greece into a Period of Neutrality.

### **Invasion of The Soviet Union**

Since The War of Liberation's Peace Treaty ,The Peace Treaty of Paris, declared that the Imperium must follow The German and Soviet "Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact", this meant there was a Non-Aggression Pact between The Imperium and USSR. In 1943, The Emperor believed The Soviets were planning to invade The Rest of Poland. He decided The Imperium should make the first move and invade Russia. Every Army that had Invaded Russia in the Past had failed to take Moscow and capitulate The Russia State. The Emperor desired to be the First and Only Military Leader to Capture Moscow and Destroy Russia. So in 1943, He met with Kyuichi Tokuda, the leader of The Union of East Asian Soviets (1930 - 1953) to discuss a joint Invasion of The USSR ,setting up a buffer state, annexing land and keeping good foreign relations.. They drew up the Treaty of Imperia. They also added respected spheres of influence in Asia, Europe and Africa and a pledge by Both Leaders to not intervene in any wars The other Nation was Involved in e.g. If the UEAS and FAS went to War, The Imperium had to stay neutral.

On the 3rd of April, The Imperium and UEAS invade The Soviet Union. Despite some victories against The UEAS in the East, The Red Army was no match for The Imperium and The USSR collapsed by late December. Stalin would be executed in Moscow on 28th December 1943 on The Emperor's Orders, which would end The Invasion of The Soviet Union within a few months. The failure of The UEAS in the war showed The Emperor and The Imperial Military that the UEAS was not a viable ally and also showed The UEAS the superiority of The Imperium over The Union. The Russian Neutral Zone is established along The Ural Mountains and down through Central Asia stopping at The Russo-Iranian Border.

The Emperor breaks the Peace Treaty of Paris in 1944 after he orders an Invasion of Oman, Turkey , Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Free Atlantic States issues a diplomatic response and tries to broker a peace but fails and all of Arabia and Iraq are annexed into The Imperium. The Emperor gifts parts of Turkey to Greece as thanks for their assistance in the Invasion of Italy.

### **War of The Pacific**

Despite The Emperor's Wishes to join the War of The Pacific Against the UEAS, The Treaty of Imperia signed in 1943 and The Nazi Insurrections still posing a Threat forced him to stay neutral in the War. However he met with Eisenhower multiple times and gave The Free Atlantic States vital Training, Weapons and Volunteers such as The 2nd Imperial Storm Division who fought in the Invasion of Hawaii. By 1954, The Nazi Insurrections had ended and The Imperium could now support the Free Atlantic States in the War. By the End of 1954, The Roughly 10,000 Force of Volunteers Training FAS Soldiers had risen to 30,000 with 2 Imperial Guards Divisions being deployed. The Imperial Military's Cooperation with the Armed Forces of The Free Atlantic States had increased FAS-Imperian Relations greatly. The Emperor had grown fond of The Free Atlantic States and decided the Free Atlantic States were no longer a threat.

### **Post-War of The Pacific**

With the Imperium now no longer involved in any major wars, The Emperor begins to further consolidate his power and builds up the Industrial Might of The Imperium. He knows a War is Just around the corner and begins planning to break The Treaty of Imperia, looking at ways they can potentially invade The Russian Neutral Zone, invade The UEAS and take over their sphere in East Asia. His Ambition for Domination are Far From Over.