Socialist People's Army

### Country

Democratic Confederation of Bavaria (also known as Socialist Germany or South Germany)

## Strength

### Vehicles

2,300 Armored Vehicles

**The Socialist People's Army** or **Volksheer** is the antagonistic force of **Descendants of Calamity.** It served as the opposition against Otto Hollenfeuer's government. It originated from the violent influence of Karpakov Crime Families, the Nationalist influence of Adolf Hitler and the desire for power by Alice Erronzein. In politics, they are **Nationalist Socialists** but recognized as communist due to their totalitarian practices.

* Structure
* History
* Equipment

## **Structure**

### **Recruitment**

The general recruitment of Socialist Guerillas are through conscription or drafting. Citizens under the territories controlled by the Socialist People's Army are eligible for conscription or drafting. Thus, making their soldiers vary between disloyal and loyal, unhealthy and healthy and so on. Usually, recruiters often target those who are deemed *"rejected by society"* or generally people who are looked down upon, mostly younger and adolescent targets. Afterwards they will manipulate them into joining through propaganda techniques like bandwagon. Afterwards they will be trained and are expected to learn as they fight in the army. Their training methods vary and the most common one being reminiscent of a Basic Military Training or a Physical Training. Upon passing the training, you will be conscripted and assigned to a random unit without your choice and are expected to maintain loyalty, otherwise you will be killed or tortured.

### **Ranks**

Unlike the Mercenary Corps, the ranking system of Volksheer is easier and more simple to comprehend.

 **Unterfuhrer** | Advisor, assistant and politician overseeing and managing political, diplomatic and governmental involvement of the confederation
 **Der Sentinel** | Guards of the leaders, Field marshals and Commanders of their respective fields such as infantry, reconnaissance, armor and intelligence
 **Major** | Trusted and experienced officers of the army, usually acting as assistants to the Sentinels but are independent on their own accord
 **Lieutenant** | Considered as the most trustworthy comrades or men of the Majors. They provide protection and further benefit to Majors such as profit or information
 **Soldier** | Regular grunts used as their main force

### **The Red Sentinels**

The Red Sentinels are an organization of the strongest fighters in the Army. Only second in power and authority and must be rendered inferior toward Adolf Hitler due to his insecurity of a mutiny. They are extremely loyal and close towards the Unterfuhrer and have been trusted to provide guidance, care and security to them. All the while they are expected to treat their juniors fair, humane and equally although that is not the case in terms of Adolf Hitler's ideology. The Red Sentinels, much like the force itself, are a mix of good and bad. Some have morals, some are ruthless and megalomaniac.

These sentinels are also referred to as All-Stars by locals, in contradiction with the Mercenary Corps' All Stars. Sentinels themselves are highly powerful, protective and volatile. Under the influence of Kinetic arts, the Sentinels have taken oath in preserving and observing honor in their fields. They are widely recognized as terrible people. Most have committed notorious crimes and sins against humanity, such as mass murder, torture or mutilation. At some point, they ignore the orders of Omphious seeing him as a soft and unhonorable leader because of his empathy for humans.

### **Mission**

The Socialist People's army is an armed wing under the direct command of Adolf Hitler and under the political influence and representation of Omphious Erronzein. They aim to impose communist, nationalist and socialist ideologies upon Germany in order to make it a *"first world country"* despite the early evidences of their own corruption. During the presidency of Otto Hollenfeuer, most opponents or deniers of Otto were heavily resented and despised in the political world, including Omphious' family. Omphious desires to seek social unrest and equity, therefore he creates the Socialist Nationalist Party to rival Otto. Later, the Socialist People's Army volunteers to become their armed wing and immediately declares opposition against Otto Hollenfeuer. This introduces Adolf Hitler to Omphious Erronzein, thus creating a new rebellion to fight against Otto's favoritism

### **Totalitarianism and Democracy**

Under the mixed government of Omphious and Adolf, you are either treated like a king or a slave. Omphious had imposed laws to treat others respectfully however Adolf had imposed harsh conditions and punishments to small mistakes which made the governance of the Socialist People's Army to be mixed. However, if you show citizenship or a good support/following to the ideology, you will not be opposed but the degree of the punishment depends on how much you believe or support national communism-socialism. Oftenly, Adolf allows the torture of lower soldiers under his command, however some Majors like Vigor Tatkraft kept their oath and loyalty to the more heroic Omphious. The unique duality of the governance makes Socialist People's Army a morally ambiguous organization which makes it ambiguous and confusing to stand against or for.

## **History**

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### **Post-WWI**

Immediately after the declaration of the Weimar Republic after the end of World War I, Otto Hollenfeuer takes the presidential seat without an election. Because of Otto Hollenfeuer's representation of the Nationalist Party, several politicians including Omphious opposed the government. However, anti-peace factions who refuse to stay as losers of the first World War start to surge. The first anti-peace faction would be recognized as a guerilla fighting force, but would easily be suppressed by local law enforcement and military. However, a Russian influenced crime organization manages to find their way into Munich and would start their base of operations there. Later to be known as the Karpakov Crime Families, they would continually grow notorious around Munich. Long before they are caught and investigated by Omphious Erronzein, to which they heavily oppose and start a small gang war. Eventually, the small fight would be stoped by the anti-peace faction and all three parties will talk peacefully to try and find a collectivist outcome.

### **Otto Presidency**

Karpakov Crime Families and the anti-peace faction would eventually create a political party under the political influence of Erronzein and an armed wing under the influence of the anti-peace faction. Eventually, they will create a cartel to boost their reputation and income, thus making them more popular around Munich. From here, the Socialist Nationalist Party and the Socialist People's Army was created. During this period, after the failed coup d'etat of Adolf Hitler in Munich, Omphious Erronzein decides to meet with him in order to help him rise out of sympathy. Eventually, Adolf Hitler would join the movement, further popularizing the influence of the party. Despite Omphious' strict rules on humanity and treatment, Adolf decides to use his power to an extent wherein he used action and megalomania to fulfill his wants. Eventually, conducting attacks and multiple anti-governmental acts on behalf of the Socialist People's Army. Because of these actions, Martial Law was declared, therefore slowing their progress down and hindering the income of Karpakov Crime Families.

### **Martial Law**

During Martial Law, the Volksheer decided to pursue and continue growing influence. They imposed black propaganda campaigns against Otto in order to antagonize him and publicize the torture methods the government uses against their own people. Eventually the faction would continue opposing the government and turning the public against it. However, Adolf Hitler stages an assassination against Benigno Erronzein whom is the brother of Omphious in order to boost their standing. This act severely affected Omphious, however almost all of the public is opposing the government. Later, Alice Erronzein and Omphious would work together and start a revolution to oust the Hollenfeuer family, which was successful, in turn giving presidency toward Alice and she profited millions and billions of euros. Meanwhile Omphious stays behind to help his comrades rise as the Karpakov Crime Families reawaken and continue gaining income.

### **Return of the Hollenfeuers**

2 years after the oust, Otto Hollenfeuer was announced dead. Alice eventually greenlit the return of Ezekiel and Erwin. By this time, the Karpakov Crime Families was widely notorious and popular, even having "Wasserspulung" and Gomer Rosenberg as their members. It seemed like the political rise of Omphious and all he had to do was to succeed Alice. However, Ezekiel's regiment launched a governmental investigation and had found out, revealed and popularized the false heroism of the Erronzeins and Socialists. Following a damaging attack which ended up in the disbandment of the Karpakov Crime Families. As a result, Socialist People's Army became independent and branched out from the KPF and managed to escape with only Adolf and Hitler left. Because of this, the public turns against Erronzein, however some supporters stayed with him. To make it worse, a few months later, Ezekiel and "Wassersaule" carry out the April fools incident which led to Adolf Hitler declaring independence of a confederation alongside a war.

## **Equipment**

### **Uniform**

The Socialist People's Army uses modified long sleeve shirts colored gray. They have service tabs on their collar to serve as confederate identification. They have backpacks or haversacks to serve as their equipment carrier, they also have sleeping bags most of the time. They have webbing belts to hang their reserve magazine compartments on, to hang their canteens, FAK's and other utilities. They have combat trousers of the same color as their long sleeve combat shirts. They have boots to use as footwear.

However, higher ranks like Lieutenants are also permitted to use overcoats or jackets in order to identify their authority. In some cases, some also do not have to follow the dress code if they are trusted by higher ranks. For example, Vigor Tatkraft doesn't wear a shirt but is needed to wear a cape to represent his authority and position.

In some cases, commandos from the Volksheer are permitted to go under free style during reconnaissance and intelligence missions.

### **Weaponry**

The Socialist People's Army uses fictional prototype weapons. They are semi-automatic and can fire accurately given the correct circumstances, most are intermediate range other than the sniper rifles. These are all looted from and produced by the same producers of the Federalist forces, thus both sides operating the same weaponry.