Arstotzkan - Confederate War

The **Arstotzkan - Confederate War** (Russian: *Арстоцкан - Конфедеративная война*, Dutch: *Arstotzkan - Verbonden Oorlog*) was an international conflict between the Independent Federal Republic of the Arstotzkan Union and the Confederate Democracy of Gamers. War broke out following the first Unity Day celebrations by the Arstotzkan Union. The war saw to the end of the Brinkman - Gedye Administration and brought in the Ormsby - Gedye Administration leading to the end of the war with the help of the State Governor of the State of Arstotzka.

On April 15th 2021 Marines of the 1st Regiment of the Arstotzkan Union Marine Corps along with command from Field Marshal Zion Orsmby and Kommondant Ethan Brinkman, moved into capitulate the CDG capital of Johnston DT and remove it from Arstotzkan Territory.

## Arstotzkan - Confederate War

### Date

Nov 26 2020 - Feb 10 2021(2 Months, 15 Days)

### Location

Arstotzka, Independent Federal Republic of the Arstotzkan Union & Johnston DT, Confederate Democracy of Gamers

### Result

Arstotzkan Victory and capitulation of the CDG following the conclusion of Operation: Foreign Destruction.

## Belligerants

Independent Federal Republic of the Arstotzkan Union

Confederate Democracy of Gamers

## Commanders and Leaders

Ethan Brinkman, Peter Gedye, Zion Ormsby

Elijah Tibbits, Dominic Williams, Grayson Moore, Colby Butler

## Strength

Arstotzkan Marine Corps 2nd Regiment, 1st & 2nd Divisions (9 total but can conscript more)

Data Unknown

## Background

The war began after heating tensions between the Arstotzkan Union and the CDG after the CDG announced where it held its territory. The nations Capital, Johnston DT, which occupied the Arstotzkan City of Bethlehem. Following this announcement the former 1st President ruled that the nation was in violation of several pieces of Arstotzkan Legislation including Articles of the Constitution of the Arstotzkan Union. The 1st President then updated the Foreign Policy of standoff for the CDG on November 10th.

In the final lines of the Foreign Policy of November 10th, President Ethan says *"A fragile state of peace shall reign between the two nations."*

The Arstotzkan Federal Government and Arstotzkan High Command was never contacted by 1st President, Ethan Brinkman over the matter and later stated following the inuguration of Vice President Zion Orsmby, that *"Disciplinary will be taken into account, and shall follow all proper procedures incompliance with Arstotzkan Law and the Articles of the Constitution of the Arstotzkan Union."*

## War

*This article was written by members of the Arstotzkan Union and not much information is known about the Activities of members of the CDG during this time.*

### 2020

On November 26th 2020, the 1st President authoried and approved Operation: Foreign Destruction. This would deploy members of the Arstotzkan Marine Corps to take the CDG capital and force it into surrender. This became a formal declartion of war with the CDG, after President Ethan annouced it on AUNNN later that day. After a few days many in the Arstotzkan Federal Government, including the First President all felt that the war may not be a victory for the Arstotzkan Union and on November 28th, the AUNNN announced the Arstotzkan High Command and held an emergency meeting to discuss ending the war. However this detail was overlooked and the meeting had no resolve on the end of the war. On November 30th, the War Division of Arstotzkan High Command met with the First President in an effort to once again end the war, however the war once again continued.

By December 4th it was clear the war would not be ending anytime soon and so the Arstotzkan Federal Government passed Emergency Resolution 212. This was done in an effort to classify all important government documents for matters of National Security. Documents like the Constitution and peices of Legislation were all classified only to the Presidents and no one else would be able to access them. This would remain in place until February 12th 2021.

On December 6th 2020, the National Assembly of the Arstotzkan Union dissolved for the 2020/2021 Holidays. This meant that the Office of the Presidency was left in major control of the Arstotzkan Union. Eleven days later the AUNNN announced that the Arstotzkan Marine Corps would be adopting a "No Surrender Doctrine", which meant that no Marine was allowed to surrender to the CDG.

### 2021

On the afternoon of January 5th 2021, Ethan Brinkman announced his resignation to the people of the Arstotzkan Union and also announced that he would resign from being the Kommondant of the Arstotzkan Union National Defense Forces. Both of these would be temporary and by February 28th, Ethan would regain his standing in the AUNDF. Ethan used this speech to advocate to the Arstotzkan Union and their allies that Democracry is a strong principle of the Republic.

On the evening of January 11th 2021, the AUNNN announced that the Acting First President had achieved peace talks between the CDG and Arstotzkan Union. On January 13th the Acting First President ordered a temporary cease-fire and this became known as the January Ceasefire. From this Arstotzkan High Command began to work towards ending the war again.

By February the war was quickly coming to a close. On February 4th, former Vice President Zion Orsmby became the First President of the Arstotzkan Union, beginning the Orsmby - Gedye Administration. Five days later, on the 9th the First President and State Governor (Prime Minister at the time) authoried the First Declaration of Peace, which would end the war with the CDG on February 10th. This ultimately ended the longest war every fought by the Arstotzkan Union.

## Fall of the CDG

On the afternoon of April 15th 2021, Marines of the Arstotzkan Marine Corps 1st Division, led by the Kommondant of the AUNDF, Lt. Gen. Zion Ormsby (now Vice General) and Supreme Commanding General of the Arstotzkan Marine Corps, Mjr. Gen. Ethan Brinkman (now Kommondant of the AUDF) marched into the CDG capital of Johnston DT and reclaimed it as a part of the Arstotzkan Union. The city fell to the Arstotzkan forces in a matter of seconds and the First Presidnet claimed it as a major victory. In a statement to the Arstotzkan Union National News Network, First President Zion Ormsby said "*Yesterday me and my comrades took back what was rightfully ours to begin with, for 6 long months the CDG has reigned terror over Arstotzkan land and has done nothing to better Arstotzka and her future so I saw it fit to take back what's ours, with the Lord as my witness I take this land back in the name of Arstotzka and her people Amen*."

On April 16th the CDG was allowed to gain the status of city-state under the protection of the Arstotzkan Union and the State Government of Arstotzka. Elijah Tibbits was announced to remain in power however would not be allowed to cause any uprising that could lead to hostile intent against the Federal Government. As of today, the CDG is a city under the command of the Arstotzkan Site Protection Authority and has limited power with much of its original power dying out under the new rule.

Following the introduction of the June Foreign Policy, when Ethan Brinkman returned as the First President of the Arstotzkan Union, it established the Policy which reliqensed all authoritive powers of the CDG, and also denied the CDG from ever restoring their power in the Arstotzkan Union. The June 2021 Foreign Policy overruled the November 2020 Foreign Policy and allowed the Arstotzkan Federal Government to implement these policies.

## Legacy

The Arstotzkan - Confederate War is remembered as the longest wars in Arstotzkan History. It is eight days longer than the second longest, of which was the First Civil Conflict. Unlike the First and Second Civil Conflicts, the Arstotzkan - Confederate War has not been remebered with dates of when the war began nor finished. Under a proposed bill, the dates of November 26th and February 10th are not to be national holidays, however this is subject to change.