Occupation of New York

* The Vietnam War

* Erwin Rommel establishes a Provisional Government in the Free Atlantic States
* The FAS stays in the Last Great War
* The NUF is defeated and forced into hiding
* Rommel gains favour with the Atlantean People

Combatants| * The Imperium

Commanders| * Erwin Rommel

Forces| * 20,000 Imperial Guardsmen
* 6,589 Police Officers

Casualties| * 358 Soldiers
* 15 Police Officers

**The Occupation of New York** ,known as **Operation Full Swing**, was a military action conducted by forces of the Imperium in the wake of President Kennedy's Assassination. It saw Imperial Soldiers led by Erwin Rommel under orders of The Emperor occupy New York and fight both FAS and NUF Forces in order to prevent a civil war and the FAS dropping out of the War.

It was fought from the 2nd to the 10th of June 1965 after Kennedy's death on the 30th May. At the end of the fighting, Rommel was able to defeat the NUF Forces who were forced into hiding and essentially collapsed and establish a Provisional Government. After the surrender of the FAS Garrisons on the 4th who were unwittingly fighting the Imperial Soldiers and de facto leader ,Margaret Thatcher's, meeting with Rommel to discuss the Provisional Government, the two sides turned on and defeated the NUF.

## History

### Background

Following President Kennedy's Assassination by an NUF Terrorist on the 30th May 1965 , Erwin Rommel who was stationed in New York, was ordered to control the situation. In New York and the wider FAS, cracks were beginning to form as local politicians and groups began squabbling to gain power. In New York however, Margaret Thatcher who was Vice President took charge as a de facto leader but due to a growing NUF uprising in New York, was unable to do much.

On the 1st of June, Rommel received orders to use his 20,000 Imperial Guardsmen to take control of New York and the FAS Assembly to restore order and install a Provisional Government due to fears that the FAS would drop out of the war. During the morning of the 2nd, Imperial Troops began Operation Full Swing.

### The Occupation

The Imperial Forces immediately took control of the Imperial Embassy building and began a move toward the FAS Military Command Base. They also sent a contingent of Guardsmen ,and allegedly Special Forces, to surround the NUF held areas. At dawn break, the Imperial Forces and the FAS Soldiers began firing on each other outside the HQ. The Atlantean Soldiers were incredibly confused as to why the Imperial Soldiers had turned on them and in the confusion they opted to fight the Imperials.

A desperate distress call was sent to Margaret Thatcher stating the Imperial Soldiers had turned and she immediately attempted to contact Rommel and Imperial Officials in New York. The Imperial Contingent alongside FAS Police began engaging the NUF Fighters at 1 pm. On the 3rd, Imperial Forces began breaking into the FAS HQ and the Atlanteans began retreating further in. Across the city, NUF Cells began springing up to counter the Imperial Invasion but the FAS Forces were split in half; those fighting against and those fighting alongside the Imperium.

Luckily on the 4th, Thatcher and Rommel met and Rommel explained the situation and expressed apologies for the violence between the two sides. They both ordered the troops at the FAS HQ to stop fighting and to secure the HQ against NUF Threats together. Half of the Imperial Forces moved to the FAS Assembly building but faced heavy NUF resistance along the way.

On the 5th, Rommel announced to the FAS Assembly the Imperial Occupation was a cause to establish order and not to take over the FAS. He even expressed interest in personally assisting the Provisional and the FAS Assembly elected him as Provisional Governor. Some of the more hardline FAS Soldiers turned on the new government and some even joined the NUF ranks but at this point across New York, the NUF were being pushed back.

By the 10th, the Battle had ended and Rommel declared the NUF in New York as defeated and began to re-establish order across the FAS and to continue the war effort. He selected Thatcher as Deputy Minister to assist in keeping Britain under control.