Martian World War Two (War)

**Background**

The cause of World War Two, (known to the Hanheri confusingly as the War of National Preservation) was the Treaty of Artewanha (957YPG) and the Treaty of Kueon (957YPG), which ended The Great War. The humiliation of the Octuple alliance led to many Octuple Alliance members, spurred on by the economic troubles following the end of The Great War, adopted a radical ideology, Unionism, and Meuism. Following many nations of Marte adopted Unionism, notably: Twati, Devin, Csil'Ebô, Volhy'ska, Paladihan, Vanphibia, Palaer, and Arakei, joined in an alliance with the Meuist country of Telwe, called the Revolutionary International.

**Prelude**

Following the creation of a Revolutionary International, the non-radical nations of Marte saw a need to stop the growth of these radical ideologies, which threatened the freedom of all. To this, they created the Axis of Freedom, with members being: Ereban, Eleria, Hoterahan, Keuhanheri, Mitheril, Souioria, Nie Biestani, Brielle, Palatãn, Tkethãn, and Helsûr. As both factions began to build up, until the Axis of Freedom, deciding to strike pre-emptively, attack the Twati fleet, which were in port at the time.

**The Opening**

November 26th, 970YPG, a combined Mitheril-Souiorian force of 730 planes attacked the Twati fleet, which was in port. The following raid, occurring only 30 minutes after the official declaration of the war, which was cited as, "[Stopping] Forced Labor and intended Genocide of Ethnic Mitherilians, Erebani, Hanheri, etc in Twati, and the Contain of the spread of the Dangerous Unionist Ideology". The raid was a success, and early on the Twati fleet was practically entirely destroyed, which handed the Axis of Freedom total control of the Belerian sea. After this, yet another strike, this time by 300 Nie Bieastani planes, crippled the western fleet of Twati, completely destroying their abilities on sea.

**The Blitzkrieg of Vanphibia**

Early in the war, the Vanphib-Keuhanheri theater was the main and most mobile front in the war. The Keuhanherins employed an advance deep battle doctrine to rapidly and successfully encircle Vanphibia at multiple areas, with notable examples being the "2nd Bulge", a huge gap created in Vanphibian frontlines by Keuhanheri Armored and Mechanized divisions, and which led to the encirclement of 300,000 Vanphibians. The final nail in the coffin of Vanphiba was the entry of Geniri into the war, in which they nearly doubled the front line length, making Vanphibia and their allies' expeditionary forces stretched out. Following this, Operation Silius began.

**Operation Silius**

Operation Silius was the final act in the Vanphibian front. 2,400,000 Axis of Freedom troops led a total of 4 seperate battles along the Vanphibian front, against 2,000,000 Revolutionary International troops. In the end, the deep battle doctrine and shock and awe doctrine managed to completely freeze the Vanphibian High Command, and nearly half the Vanphibian army was destroyed, with 800,000 Vanphibians captured. Following Operation Silius, and after a brief bombing run period, the Revolutionary International abandoned Vanphibia, retreating their expeditionary forces out, but leaving all their heavy equipment. Following this, the Vanphibians surrendered, and the Keuhanheri-Friendly Provisional Vanphibian Democratic Republic replaced the previous government, and Keuhanheri troops flooded into Hoterahan.