World War III

Incognitoland at its height at the start of the war, when it was the largest country in the world (8/9/2022)

### Date

8 September 2022 - 18 September 2022
(10 days)

### Result

Allied victory
• Collapse of Incognitoland
• Fall of Stacksland
• Most countries invaded liberated
• Beginning of Pax Euronia

## Paticipants

Allies (Stacksland, Norway, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, Türkiye, Cyprus, Italy, Eurono, Brittany, Paris, Fleur, Sunsman, Catalonia, Spain, Portugal, Mongolia, Japan, East Turkestan, United Stans, Iran, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Oceanic Union, Wales, Mxgentaland, Greenedland, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Kurdistan, France, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Russia, Kekistan, Purpland, Tibet & Bhutan)

Incognitoland

## Commanders and leaders

Various (main: Steven Hawkeye, GyroGamer, Stack Stackerton, PugMaster, Mxgenta and more)

Artist Incognito

## Casualties and losses

28,000,000 military deaths
47,250,000 civilian deaths
75,250,000 total deaths
(2022)

15,500,000 military deaths
34,000,000 civilian deaths
49,500,000 total deaths
(2022)

**World War III** or the **Third World War**, often abbreviated to **WWIII** or **WW3**, was a global conflict that took place in 2022. Almost every country in the world took place in it, including all the great powers but Republic of National Objects. It was faced by Incognitoland against almost all of the world's nations. The Allies enjoyed a moral high ground, with invasions being classed as 'liberations', due to Incognitan soldiers being the first to invade and start the violence.

World War III was the most deadliest conflict in human history, being millions of deaths ahead of World War II (1939-1945). In total, there were 124.75 million deaths, with innocent civilians paying the highest price. After the defeat of Incognitoland, no one was occupied, although it was kicked by the former United Nations and lost all of its land, only to be remade after the collapse of the Republic of Russia (not to be confused with the *Russian Federation*).

## Causes

The causes of the war are not too debated, with it being widely agreed-upon that it started with Incognitoland invading Stacksland. This decision was made due to the sinking of South America, which happened due to unknown reasons. Only 30 minutes prior to the first attacks, news around the world reported that Artist Incognito was thinking about invading Stacksland. This lead Stack Stackerton, leader of Stacksland and the time, to flee to Eurono.

## Course of the war

### Initial invasions

Half an hour after it was reported he was considering it, Artist Incognito invaded Stacksland, and managed to invade most of Eurasia, with the exception of Wales, Mxgentaland, Cyprus, Kurdistan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE, Oman, Yemen, Purpland and Timor-Leste. Some countries were invaded partly but didn't completely fall, such as Japan, which lost its Chinese territories, and Eurono, which lost European Eurono.

### Breakaways and subsequent invasions

Alarmed, Wales, Eurono and Greenedland start to build-up armies to liberate the continents. However, without the help of outsiders, Norway, Spain and Portugal gained their independence. In response to this loss, Incognitoland invaded the Middle East, annexing Kurdistan, Syria, Iraq and Kuwait, and also managed to invade Wales' colony of the Philippines. Mxgentaland then joined in on the army build-up, with the three other powers. At this point also, Wales started to fund rebellions, army build-ups and riots within Incognitoland, to shatter the nation from the inside. After hearing of this, the Incognitan army invaded Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Jordan, giving them a border with Eurono.

### Euronian declaration of war

On 7th September, according to *the Daily Eurono*, a Euronian tabloid newspaper company based in Kinshasa,

> Artist Incognito relocated the capital of Incognitoland from Kyiv to Jerusalem, but as the inauguration for the new capital is happening, Incognito heard the Euronian national anthem, Light The Lanterns, from afar. He is shocked to discover a large amount of Euronian tanks and troops at the border. He ordered Incognitan troops to the border and is driven to the border by secretaries, where he warned the Euronian government, proclaiming "Don't even think about it, Mr. Hawkeye.". Hawkeye, who is not present at the buildup himself, but instead watching the entire thing from a special TV back in Kinshasa broadcasting the point of view in one of the tanks, ignored Incognito's warning, and yelled "Fire!", beginning the invasion (Artist Incognito is uninjured in the attack). Eurono has become the first country to invade Incognitoland.
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An unidentified Euronian tank managed to record a 22 second clip of the invasion. This marked the first country to declare war on Incognitoland and directly resist. However, some question the ethics of this invasion. Even though it was suspected and rumoured that Artist Incognito was planning to invade the country, he hadn't made any attempts yet. Nevertheless, most praise Hawkeye for making the vital decision to invade Incognitoland. Eurono managed to liberate Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan. France also declares their independence.

### Middle of the war & Greenedian and Mxgentian entry

Incognito ordered an invasion of Wales, however the country managed to deflect it easily, with the English Channel being on of the main defences against the attackers. Meanwhile, in the Middle East, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, and Kurdistan were liberated by Eurono, with them managing to occupy some of what was originally the areas of Türkiye, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Greece, in which it took several days to find the right leaders to rule the new liberated regions. Wales managed to liberate the Benelux and Italy, and try to colonise the Philippines, Taiwan, Iceland and Svalbard, however all but Iceland and Taiwan (which later is completely bombed) fails. Japan also got back the Sakhalin and Korean peninsulas. Yugoslavia was liberated and a leader was found for both Türkiye and Greece. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia all declare their unilateral independences on the same day as well. Corsica was invaded by Eurono and given to France.

Greenedland, on 17th September 2022, invaded Denmark, however later gave it back to Norway. On the same day, India declared independence and Mxgentaland invaded the north of the country, which is later proclaimed as the Republic of Russia, with the old Russian Federation's borders. This splits Incognitoland in two. On 18th September, Kekistan is made in the European Incognitan exclave and Bangladesh was liberated by Euronian forces, which also reacquired European Eurono.

### End of the war & the fall of Incognitoland

In desperation, Incognitoland took Borneo and Sumatra from Purpland, almost Java as well. However, back in the mainland, Mongolia, Xinjiang and Tibet declared independence, with Japan also regaining Manchuria. On 18th September, the UN kicked out Incognitoland from the organisation, and proceeded to sanction it more than any other country in history. On the exact same day, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the United Stans broke-away. In a shocking turn of events, on that day, Incognito surrendered to Euronian troops, with the Oceanic Union taking its place and Purpland's land being returned back to it.

## Aftermath

After Incognito's surrender, he was flown to Kinshasa, Eurono. On the same day he surrendered, a DNA test surprised everyone by showing that he was the brother of Stack Stackerton, the new Prime Minister of Eurono. When he was question on why he invaded, he stated that he was devastated that South America sank and still wanted some territory. To prevent this in the future, Hawkeye appointed Incognito as the new President, with Stackerton being promoted to the newly-created position of Vice President of Eurono.

### Third incarnation of Incognitoland

On 29th September, the leader of Russia, Vitaliy Gotrovsky, and his entire cabinet, were assassinated by two former Incognitan soldiers. They demanded the return of Incognito to the throne, and with no heir apparent to the throne, Incognito accepted and was reinstated as King of Incognitoland, whilst remaining as PM of Eurono. After this, Incognito promised to the UN not to invade Eurasia again in the Treaty of Kinshasa, however this agreement is still yet to be renewed with the World Peace Organisation.