Engel Haas

Engel Haas was the commander of the Ukrainian Detachment of the Eurasian Liberation Army. After the Liberation he remained a central figure in the Eurasian Movement and was a founder of the Transitory People's Congress. A divisive figure, Engel Haas's methods prior to L-Day were often thorough and unforgiving. The treatment of former loyalists within the Russochinese territories can be seen as a by-product of Haas' leadership in the movement.

## Biography

### Blue Armee Faction

The origins of Engel Haas are hotly disputed in the post-liberation era. Due to the destruction of the Citizens Database in Geneva and Kyiv, the exact details of Haas' citizenship can no longer be ascertained. However, it is known that the creation of the Blue Armee Faction (BAF) was the work of Haas and other dissidents. The BAF were responsible for several bombings as well as assassinations of key Union administrators in Ukraine.

Due to the threat the BAF posed to the administration of City 17, various security experts were brought into the city Duma to aid in "counter-terrorist" operations and intelligence gathering. As a result, several members of the BAF were killed in raids conducted by local cops, transhumans and paid informants. Of note, the death of Ishmael Harker, the main ideologue of the group, led to Haas and the group eulogizing his actions through the creation of the *Harker*, a form of currency in the late occupation period.

With the death of Harker and many key figures in the movement, a formal ceasefire was announced with the group going underground. The notorious paramilitary wing of the BAF, the Provisionals, were disbanded following the ceasefire.

Haas' took up the name Albrecht Reitz and remained underground for several months. After a relocation to Japan with several BAF veterans, an attempt was made to make contact with the burgeoning 'Eurasian Liberation Army', a collection of former PLA soldiers and dissidents from across Asia. Accepting them with open arms, the BAF were restyled and given a more formal place in the Liberation Army. Forming the main resistance bulwark in Japan until their subsequent removal by the business tycoons in 2020.

After the group's removal from the Japanese mainland, they were dispatched once again to the Ukrainian-Don region, where they remained until 2020 and L-Day. Fighting in many conflicts between then and 2020, the Ukrainian Detachment became skilled and equipped and were instrumental in the fall of Kyiv.

### Post L-Day

After the subsequent liberation of Europe and Asia, Engel Haas filled a key role in the ELA's conversion into the state of Russochina. Arguing for the creation of the Transitory People's Congresses before the Eurasian Army Council, he became a key figure in the political and social structure of the new state. The Russochinese pogroms against 'Loyalists, Collaborators and Traitors' are attributed to Haas' leadership.

### Conflict with UTCE and Death

In 10 AL, Jonathan Seyler and a delegation from the UCTE arrived in Moscow to discuss de-escalation and firming boundaries along the states borders. After Seyler displayed erratic behavior, he was reported to the security services of Russochina and arrested. Haas, speaking to the TPC, declared Seyler a traitor and saboteur, and was to be extradited to the UCTE in due time. While being moved out of the country, Seyler was killed by a mob.

Seeking justice for their husband, Lyall Seyler, the leader of the UCTE, arranged for a private meeting with Haas. After an argument, Haas was severely beaten by Seyler and fell into coma, dying the next morning.