La quarta Alba

La quarta Alba (in italian, The Fourth Dawn) was an RP round created by Falco and held by the ASR on february of 2022.

## **Lore**

It is July 20, 1944. Adolf Hitler is sitting at a table with his generals, together with whom he is planning a new offensive in southern Russia, when all of a sudden a bomb explodes. The Führer's body, now in tatters, is thrown violently against a wall: there will be no hope for him. Adolf Hitler is dead; Germany has lost its Führer. Operation Valkyrie is accomplished.

After a few hours Heinrich Himmler is also found dead, leaving the SS without a leader who can redeem orders.

The news of Hitler's death is not announced on the radio until later in the evening. The perpetrators of the assassination attempt to reassure the German population. Shortly thereafter, Prince Whilelm III of Prussia will make a warm public appearance, declaring that ""the situation is all under control, and that the fate of the Reich is tightly in his hands.""

The Germans then begin to negotiate terms of surrender with Roosevelt and Churchill, but receive no other answer: ""Germany must be annihilated.""

France is liberated by Charles de Gaulle in the same year. The Gothic Line separating the Italian Social Republic from the Anglo-Americans begins to creak. In short, our timeline remains unchanged up to this point, but in October 1944 the Soviets conquer Budapest, and begin to penetrate Europe. Churchill, alarmed by the rapid Russian expansion, summons Eisenhower, who agrees an armistice with Germany.

The last American bomber will leave Dresden on February 13. Only the eastern front remains open, where Germans and Russians fight hand-to-hand.

Meanwhile, with the mediation of King Michael, Romania will emerge unscathed from the War.

In the summer of 1945, the two nuclear bombs will fall over Japan, now reduced to occupied territory.

In the same year, the Soviet Union will also make peace with Germany, and in November the "Treaty of Saint-Germain en Laye" will be signed, which in summary recognizes:

The establishment of the Fourth Polish Republic, Israel and the re-foundation of Czechoslovakia, the independence of Croatia from Serbia. The restoration of the 1919 borders in the Balkan area between Greece and Romania. The annexation of the Gulf of Finland, Bessarabia (Moldavia) and Carpathia (Lviv) to the Soviet Union. The restitution of Alsace-Lorraine to France. Germany is granted authority over Danzig, and annexation with Austria, but a federal form is imposed.

The treaty provides for the expulsion of 16 million ethnic Germans from the regions of Poland, Alsace, Slovenia, Transylvania, Volga, and Sudetenland.

Reparations of $50,000 to France, UK and US are imposed on Germany and Italy. $100,000 to the Soviet Union, Serbia and Poland. In addition 6,000,000 German prisoners of war will be held at hard labor in the Soviet Union as compensation until the year 1950. Similarly, the remaining 4,000,000 will be held in Warsaw and France for up to 5 years. (Demining and reconstruction of destroyed cities.)

Italy loses all colonies. It cedes Ljubljana and part of Friuli Venezia Giulia to Croatia, with the expulsion of 350,000 Italians (the foibe this time will be the work of Croatian "ustascia" nationalists, and France will be silent). Trieste will be divided into two zones separated by barbed wire, Trieste Porto Vecchio (Italy), Trieste Porto Nuovo (Croatia).

Mussolini (who was never hung at Piazzale Loreto), will be exiled for life in Switzerland, and will not be allowed to return home.

Italy and Germany are prohibited from owning armored ships, building more than 4 guns, and more than 2 bombers. They are also prohibited from producing any weapons of mass destruction.

Any violation would be assessed at the UN.

But it happens that Stalin, in 1946, accidentally slipped, hitting his head against the floor. Fall, which left him paralyzed for life, and unable to lead. In the same year the Politburo would appoint President, Zhukov, the charismatic Red Army leader, at the time far more popular than Stalin.

It's 1948.

Russia and the United States have less influence in Europe than in real history, but they are still the two major superpowers.

It means that Hollywood will have to face competition from German "Universum" cinema.

Another difference is that German scientists have never been forced to emigrate. This means that Americans are far behind in military research.

While Italy was preparing for a referendum (monarchy or republic), there was the same turmoil in Germany.

Contrary to our timeline, Germany was never occupied or divided; Nazi crimes were punished by a German military tribunal. The SS is known only for ordinary massacres, squadrism, and forced labor camps (which, in addition to Jews, saw the deaths of Serbs, Russians, and Poles; Poland is estimated to have lost 1 in 5 inhabitants and 80% of its infrastructure).

The Jewish Holocaust, some of which will be covered up, will never have the same resonance as it did in real history.

Hitler will be remembered as "the man who dreamed of Greater Germany," and celebrated in German history books on par with Napoleon Bonaparte in France.

It is a common belief, that if the Führer had not been betrayed, Germany would have won World War II.

But the German population, though still imbued with the Nazi mentality, is now disillusioned with military rhetoric.

What was the point of defeating France in two weeks, if cities like Berlin and Dresden are reduced to a pile of rubble, and 500,000 Germans have died of starvation and cold in the months since the surrender? What is the kaiser: a cowardly traitor, or a wise man?

Monarchy, or second Weimar republic?

### **Nations List**

Great Britain - Prime Minister Clement Attlee

United States of America (Central USA) - President Harry S. Truman

Soviet Union - President Georgy Kostantinovich Zhukov

Germany and Austria - Reichspresident pro tempore Whilelm III of Prussia

Italy - King pro tempore Umberto II of Savoy

Fourth French Republic - President of the Republic Vincent Auriol

Kingdom of Spain - King in exile John of Bourbon-Spain

### **Mechanics**

#### **The Nuclear Card**

In this game that useless resource called "Gas" will represent "Uranium."

Anyone who can accumulate at least 150k tons of radiative uranium can be considered a nuclear power and will have to declare it with 96h notice, to give the whole world a chance to prepare. [and prove to the admin that it possesses them, otherwise it will be declared a false alarm].

Nuclear weapons are weapons of deterrence. But how are Atomic Bombs used? Let's look at three cases:

Smurfland announces, ""We have the bomb! We tested it in Fiji!"" Other nations to the UN: ""Let's make it quick!""

96 hours pass.

1. Italy does not have the bomb, Puffolandia does. Puffolandia can intimidate Italy with the use of the bomb, to obtain diplomatic resolutions in its favor.

2. "Puffolandia" and "Gargamel" both have the bomb. "Gargamel" vouches for Italy.

3. "Puffolandia" and "Gargamella" both have the bomb and are at war. Gargamel realizes that defeat is near and decides to play his last card: drag the world into oblivion. He will roll a die, and it is the die that will choose the winner of the atomic war. The loser will have to surrender unconditionally.

Attention: after using the bomb, the criteria for atomic possession will be changed by the admin.

#### **The Politics of Tension**

USA (UK) and USSR will have the power to influence the course of European democracies, let's see how:

U.S. (UK) will have control over extreme right-wing parties (and to a lesser extent moderate center and right-wing parties) through the British "CIA" or "MI6."

USSR will have control over communist parties (and to a lesser extent social democratic parties) through the KGB.

CIA, MI6, KGB will be able to send "directives" to their respective parties, such as:

- the politically motivated assassination of an inconvenient person: with a single "/roll 3d6" dice attempt (three even numbers, if the hit succeeds, there will never be certainty as to who may be the instigator)

- the kidnapping of a politician: with a single dice attempt "/roll 2d6"

- directions such as: protest in parliament for this reason, go on strike for that other reason, make your opinion heard in the newspapers, etc.

As you can see, the possibilities are almost endless, and depend on your imagination, for the rest you should agree with the player in question on the modalities (dice, resource rewards, and so on)

Clearly here, too, everything will have to be ruminated in ON RPG. CIA directives will come in diplomacy in message form.

The actions of the CIA, MI6, or KGB will influence the political course of the country, and again it is up to the imagination of the players. (The murder of a politician can mean the defeat of a party, or give rise to a scandal that will make the very opposition win!)

One thing that is necessary is that in their articles, players of democracies describe what parties, what percentages, and what their votes are.

Warning: This is an attempt, a novelty. The admin will evaluate in progress if any problems arise.