The War Of Liberation

* Invasion of The Soviet Union (1943)
* Nazi Insurrections (1944-1954)
* War of The Pacific (1950-1955)

10th January 1940

* Imperiumist Takeover

### Result

Imperium Victory* Signing of The Peace Treaty of Paris and establishment of The Imperium as the dominant power on Continental Europe and dominating Africa. It also saw the annexation of The French Republic and The Union of South Africa, establishment of Spheres of Influences and trade.
* Territorial Changes
	+ Africa becomes under joint Italian and Imperium Rule with The Allies having to withdrawal.
	+ France is annexed by The Imperium including occupied Piedmont.
	+ The Imperium annexes Poland fully and respects the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed by The German Reich
	+ The United States withdraws from most Pacific Territories (except Midway and Hawaii) after threats from The UEAS.
* Political Changes
	+ Imperiumism becomes the dominant ideology in Europe and Africa with all Imperium Puppet States adopting it.
	+ The USA and remaining Commonwealth Countries unify into The Free Atlantic States.
	+ The Imperial African Territories in Southern Africa is formed.
	+ The Treaty of Imperia is signed by The Imperium and UEAS to invade the USSR and establish a Buffer State and respected Spheres of Influence.

Combatants| **1939*** The German Reich
* Fascist Italy

Supported By* Hungary
* Soviet Union (In Invasion of Poland)

**1940 - 1941*** The Imperium
* The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
* The Dominion of Australia
* The Dominion of New Zealand
* The Dominion of Canada
* The British Raj
* Union of South Africa
* The Second Polish Republic

**1940 - 1941*** The French Republic
* The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
* The Dominion of Australia
* The Dominion of New Zealand
* The Dominion of Canada
* The British Raj
* Union of South Africa
* The Second Polish Republic
* The United States of America

Commanders| **1939*** Adolf Hitler †
* Benito Mussolini (1939-Late 1940)

* Joseph Stalin (In Invasion of Poland, Not At War with The Allies)

**1940 - 1941*** Emperor of The Imperium
* Benito Mussolini (1939-Late 1940)(Not Allies but fought same enemy)
* Neville Chamberlain
* Robert Menzies
* Michael Joseph Savage
* William Lyon Mackenzie King
* John Linlithgow
* Jan Smuts
* Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski

**1940 - 1941*** Dwight D. Eisenhower
* Édouard Daladier (POW)
* Winston Churchill
* John Curtin
* Peter Fraser
* William Lyon Mackenzie King
* John Linlithgow
* Jan Smuts

The War of Liberation ,as it's called in The Imperium, or The Second Great War ,was a major global war lasting from The 1st of September 1939 and ending on The 3rd of June 1941. The War of Liberation is considered as the Birth of The Imperium and the start of the Imperian Era. It saw the collapse of The Allied Powers, removal of Nazism from mainstream politics and the rise of The Imperium. The War began in 1939 after Nazi Germany invaded Poland after The Gleitwitz Incident staged by the German SS. The Pre-War agreement made by The United Kingdom and France to Poland, caused the Allied Powers to join in the war. Poland collapsed by 25th of October 1939 and The Two Sides faced off on the Franco-German Border until 1940.

## History

The Great War had ended in 1918. The war had caused massive losses in young men for all nations involved and The Treaty of Versailles had crippled Germany in Pride and Economical prowess. Following The Great War, The Great Depression hit the globe and grounded all economies of the World. The USA was in Pollical turmoil with extremist groups fighting for control and they were unable to recover. Germany's Weimar Government collapsed and Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party took over in 1932 and immediately renounces the Treaty of Versailles due to a lack of allied unity to stop them. The German , Wehrmacht, increased in size and Panzer Divisions were set up. The German Army remilitarised the Rhineland in December 1932.

The PRC-JCR War in 1933 begins during the Chinese Civil War. The Japanese Communist Republic , who had previously supported The PRC, invades the PRC after they lose large amounts of land to the Nationalists who are largely supported by Nazi Germany. The Nationalists and JCR temporarily ally against The PRC and The Wehrmacht Advisors assist the Nationalist Chinese in fighting The PCR and cooperate with The JCR. The War allows several German Generals including Walter Model to gain experience in fighting in a war and allows them to see the flaws of The JCR.

In 1934, The Wehrmacht has grown to a sizable force with other 1 Million Active Soldiers. The Reich uses this to pressure neighbouring nations into joining them. By 1935, The PRC-JCR war had ended and The JCR and Nationalist China settles on a peace. The Second Chinese Civil War breaks out which is put down by The Nationalists and Nazi Forces. Following the 2nd Civil War, The JCR annexes the Beijing Region which nearly starts a war which is put down by Germany and The USSR.

The German Army invades the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia in 1937, which causes The UK and France to appease them and allow the Germans to occupy the lands. This Prompts Neville Chamberlain to ask the newly elected US President , Franklin D Roosevelt, for support in a war against Germany. FDR declines an open war but permits a Lend-Lease Program. This causes Riots and clashes between The American Soviet Bloc, National Union of Fascists and The New York National Guard. FDR is the assassinated in 1939 by an ASB Terrorist. Nazi Germany Declares War on Poland and Eisenhower takes over as US President. Italy allies with Nazi Germany but there is no movement on the Western Front

## 1939

The German SS stages the Gleitwitz Incident and declares war on Poland. The Pre-War treaties bring The UK and France into the war. Italy joins the war on the side of The Axis. Italian-German communications are slightly hindered because of racial issues with the Germans believing they are racially superior but also the Italians believing Germany will help defend the Franco-Italian Border. The Italians attempt a small offensive in the south but are completely repelled by The French defenders and are even pushed back slightly. Germany looks at the Italian Failure in France and loss of Land in Libya and considers an occupation of Italy. Erich Von Manstein leads an Assault in Poland and is killed by a British Infantry Division which halts the offensive for several days.

By October, Poland has fallen and The Allies and Axis oppose each other in Europe but no offensives are conducted for a while. The main fighting occurs in the North African Campaign where Germany has to send Erwin Rommel to assist the Italian Army there who are significantly weaker. The First Battle of El-Alamein sees The British hold off The Italian and German Army in Africa and hinders the North African Campaign.

The Italian Failure in North Africa leads Rommel to order an invasion of Tunisia and French Algeria. This goes well and The Italian Army now lead by Rommel capture Tunis. Adolf Hitler in Berlin sees Rommel's successes and usage of Panzer tactics. He orders Guderian, Rommel and Model to launch an offensive using these tactics in Belgium and Northern France. Rommel and Model during this time begin to realise that Hitler is going to lose the war and instead support a new Political Figure , The Emperor of The Imperium. Hitler Stages 10 Panzer Divisions and 15 Wehrmacht Infantry Divisions supported by 3 Waffen SS Divisions along the Belgian Border.

## 1940

On the 6th January of 1940, Hitler gave the order to Model and his subordinate Generals (Rundstedt, Guderian, Rommel and Reinhard Heydrich) to attack Belgium and invade France. Model however defied the order to attack and Rommel followed. Rundstedt attempted to inform the SS about the betrayal but was killed under Model's orders. Heydrich also sided with Model and instead stayed on the border with the SS to keep control.

The British and French noticed that something in Germany had changed and retook the captured lands in French Africa. They began preparing along the Belgian Border in France to charge in should Hitler regain control.

Adolf Hitler learns of his General's Betrayal and orders Heydrich and Himmler to destroy the Wehrmacht Revolt. However, Model and Rommel had linked up with The Emperor and began a march on Berlin with The 15 Infantry Divisions under their command. Upon reaching Berlin, The Emperor ordered the surrender of The Waffen-SS Garrison who had kicked the Wehrmacht out. The New Imperial Army began to attack Berlin in The Siege of Berlin.

### Siege of Berlin (Imperiumist Takeover)

The New Imperial Army began the assault on Berlin but was initially repelled by The SS divisions within the city. Hitler refused to evacuate the city. In other areas within Germany, The Wehrmacht began pledging allegiance to The Imperium and The Emperor. The Main Wehrmacht resistance faced was in battle hardened units from Africa not under the command of Rommel and other SS divisions around Germany and in Occupied Poland which had to be forcefully destroyed during The Nazi Purges. Internationally, The Allies and USA didn't know what to do about the Civil War within Germany. Imperial Guard Troops (Renamed Wehrmacht Infantry) still manned the Border with France. The Allies attempted to bomb targets within Germany. In Berlin, Felix Steiner betrays the Nazis and allows the Imperial Army access into Berlin's defences. The Imperial Forces sweep through the city and Waffen-SS Forces fight hard and to the death. The Imperial Army seize the Reichstag and Hitler is killed. The Emperor proclaims a New Imperium and denounces Germanism and Nazism (causing resistance from Far-Right Germans and remaining Nazis who have gone into hiding). The Emperor names Model, Steiner and Rommel as Field Marshalls and sends them to invade France using Lightening Warfare

### Invasion of France

With The Imperium firmly in control, 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. 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.

### Battle of France

The Imperium realised France was now defended by The Americans and a swift offensive couldn't be achieved. They instead opted for a process of defensive attacks. 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. With The Italian exit of the war in August , gaining Sudan and other parts of British North Africa in exchange for Piedmont and Peace, The Allied forces were all concentrated on The Imperium's Assault on France which had conquered from Normandy to Luxembourg and was nearing Paris. General Patton and General Chaffee led an Armoured assault into Piedmont and broke the Italian defenders bringing a moral boost to the Allied Powers who were on the Backfoot. The Imperium successfully defended against a front-wide French and American offensive and dug in for The Winter.

## 1941

In January of 1941, The Imperium had amassed several groups of Tank Divisions in Key Points along the Frontline to take major Cities including Paris, Versailles and a drive toward Brittany and Cherbourg. This offensive was believed to break the Allied Powers and cause them to sue for peace. After a month of final preparations, The Imperium Launched , Operation Valkyrie on The 1st of February. 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.

The Allied Armies were in complete disarray as many high ranking Generals including George S Patton and Omar Bradley had been killed in the fighting. The French Public , who had been suffering under Allied and Imperium Air Raids, 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 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.

The Allies had no choice but to surrender to The Imperium. The Peace Treaty of Paris (Also called The Humiliation Accord by Anglo-American Propaganda) in June 1941. This would end The War of Liberation. The Peace Agreement was dominated by The Imperium who demanded complete Allied withdrawal from Africa and organised Spheres of Influence in Europe.

## Aftermath

The War of Liberation had caused mass infrastructural damage in Northern Europe. The War was also a victory for The Imperium who went onto invade The Balkan Nations and coerced and invaded Italy , forming the Italian Empire. This lead to great Imperian Infrastructural Developments in Europe. The Borders of Europe were completely redrawn. The Nordic Countries saw the threat The Imperium posed and united to form The Kingdom of Scandinavia.

The remaining Allied Powers were beginning to lose ground to The Union of East Asian Soviets and instead banded together to form The Free Atlantic States. India was released as a Puppet Government under The FAS. The End of The War allowed The Imperium to invade The USSR with the help of The UEAS which causes The Cold War between the two to emerge.

The Outcome of The War secured Imperian dominance in Europe and Africa with territory in Asia also being secured following The Collapse of The USSR and The Treaty of Imperia. The War remained in the minds of The Free Atlantic States and partly used The War of The Pacific to cover up for the defeat. France had been completely wiped from the map, as had Poland, South Africa and British Africa. It was bitter reminder of a bad time for the Allied Powers.