The Assassination of FDR

+ Vice President Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 33rd President of the United States.
	+ Presidential Security is massively increased
	+ ASB-Government tensions are at an all-time high
	+ The NUF spurs a National Uproar against the Communists
	+ Civil War in the United States becomes highly likely

Combatants| * The United States of America
	+ Secret Service
	+ Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
	+ District of Columbia National Guard
	+ American Redshirts - DC Division

### Civilian Casualties

19 Civilian Deaths 33 Injured

The **Assassination of FDR** was a major event in US History and was the height of the ASB-USGOV-NUF Conflict. The Assassination was carried out on July the 8th 1939 by 15 American Soviet Bloc Gunmen under the command of Alvin Wilder, the Leader of the Local ASB DC Division. The Central ASB Command was unaware of the Assassination and claimed it was solely the work of the DC Division.

Franklin D. Roosevelt would die on the scene before arriving to The George Washington University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Wilder and 7 of the 14 other Gunmen would be killed by MPDC Police Officers and National Guardsmen with 4 being apprehended. The remaining 3 Gunmen would manage to escape DC but would be arrested 4 Months Later.

## Prelude

In the 1935 Presidential Election which saw Hoover lose to Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Political Landscape of the United States would shift drastically. Prior to FDR, Hoover did not move to oppose the build up of various far-right and communist extremist groups with the Main two being The ASB and NUF. The failure of Hoover's Administration pushed many Americans to these groups. The ASB support focused heavily from the Great Lakes Region where the NUF found ground in the Southern States.

By the time of the 1935 Presidential Election, many Americans were angered that Hoover and the Republicans had failed to act upon the Political Division. Roosevelt ran on an Economy and Crackdown Policy. Many Americans felt Roosevelt would be able to stop the growth of the two groups and push them back. Roosevelt would do this and began a harsh crackdown policy on all Extremist Groups in the US including the ASB and NUF.

In 1937, the harsh crackdowns on the ASB would result in the Battle of Central Park where ASB Supporters started a March to New York to Protest the Crackdowns. The NUF would arrive and begin a counter protest where the NYPD would be caught in the middle of the two groups before pulling out and securing a perimeter with the National Guards. After two Government Offences, the Battle was put to an end but the Damage had been done.

The Way the US National Guard handled the situation was deemed to be too aggressive and the ASB saw a roar of support from the workers of New York as they saw the ASB protest as a peaceful protest that was attacked by the far-right and the US Government. Many New Yorkers openly joined the ASB and began establishing New York Communist Soviets and several New York communists began running for Senator and other positions.

The More Aggressive Para militants in the ASB wanted to strike back against the US Government and avenge the 65 Fallen Redshirts in the Battle of Central Park. The ASB Redshirt Division in Washington DC ,a very small group of 40 members headed by Alvin Wilder, decided it was up to them to take the fight to the Government by taking out the Head of State.

The ASB DC Division began planning for the Assassination in 1938 to take place on a Presidential Address scheduled on July 9th 1939. The Plan was to throw two Hand grenades either side of the President to wound or kill the Secret Service Agents around them and for Wilder to run and shoot The President, the other gunmen would be nearby to secure an exit and engage the Government Forces.

## Execution

Roosevelt's July 8th Presidential Address was due to start at 11:15am on the 8th where he was to speak to the people of DC about the successes of his administration in the dealing of The Great Depression and was a Campaign Speech for the upcoming election. However, at 9:58, Wilder and 3 of the Gunmen arrived at the location of the address, the Washington Monument, and saw the waves of Police and Army Personnel preparing Security. But it was not as much as they expected.

Wilder and the 3 Gunmen arrived at one of the ASB Strongholds where they had stashed 12 Colt 1911s ,these belonged to the 12 Gunmen who fought in The Great War including Wilder, and 2 Mark I hand grenades also acquired from those who had fought in the Great War. They then departed in 4 groups of 3 and one group of 2 to the Address. Wilder belonged to the Group of two with the other using the two grenades.

The 5 Groups arrived at 11:03 and the 4, 3 Man, groups took their positions near the exits of the address. They were to fight their way through Police, secure an exit and retreat as soon as Roosevelt had been hit by Wilder and the Grenadier. Wilder and the Grenadier took their place close to the Podium where Roosevelt would stand.

At 11:15, Roosevelt would stand in front of the cheering public and begin his Speech where he spoke about the success of the economy and was set to announce his campaign for a Second Term. At exactly 11:23, Wilder received the all clear sign from one of the groups who had secured an exit after incapacitating a MPDC Officer.

The Grenadier threw a grenade to the left of the podium and it detonated immediately, killing 3 Secret Service members, several Police Officers and wounding the President and Vice President Eisenhower with shrapnel. Wilder then stood up to fire his colt at the President and scored 3 hits on the President. One of the Bullets hit FDR in the chest , this bullet is believed to have killed the President. The Grenadier began cooking the grenade which exploded in his hand, killing himself and Wilder, 19 Civilians and wounding many more.

After seeing the explosion go off, The National Guards and Police began sweeping the Area and securing the President. The 4 Other Groups assumed the hitmen were dead and began fighting their way out of the chaos. 3 of the ASB Gunmen who had secured the exit managed to escape but the other 9 eventually fell after fighting the Government Forces. Roosevelt was immediately taken ,via secured transport, to The George Washington University Hospital while the other officials at the address were escorted to a safe location.

On the Transport to the location, Eisenhower was informed of FDR's condition (unaware he was dead) and swore the Oath to become the 34th President of the United States. At 11:53, after multiple attempts to resuscitate him, FDR was pronounced dead. By 12:54 the 8 ASB Gunmen were dead and those who were apprehended had waved the red flag of revolution whilst fighting, indicating that it was a communist group who performed the attack.

## Aftermath

The Immediate Aftermath was clear. The United States had suffered a terrorist attack from an American Group that had killed their head of state. The Presidential Security Standards were seen as weak and were massively increased after the event. However, Eisenhower became the President of the USA and brought the United States to a new age. He would enter the War of Liberation in 1941 and after their defeat, form The Free Atlantic States. He postponed the 1940 Election in order to memorialise FDR.

The ASB Attack was declared the worst Terror Attack the USA had ever had. Over 19 Americans were killed and many more were injured by another American. The ASB in Washington DC claimed the attack was of their doing and the Central ASB Command in Chicago were quick to denounce the attacks which caused John Reed alot of pressure and was almost arrested by Police for suspected involvement in the attack.

One of Eisenhower's first acts as President was to order the arrests of all ASB-DC Members and ordered a Nationwide Man hunt to find the 3 Gunmen who escaped. They were found and were later caught by National Union of Fascists' Blueshirts ,who ambushed the Police Van holding them and hung the 3 Redshirts upside down from trees, beat them and beheaded them.

The National Union of Fascists were outraged by the attacks ,as many NUF Members did not see the Government as their enemies and saw the men who served the United States as loyal American Citizens. Some disliked Roosevelt and his harsh policies on the Extremist Groups but all NUF Members hated the communists more than the Government. This saw a brief unofficial collaboration between the NUF and Government where the NUF stopped attacking Police and Military Members in their demonstrations and began to give Government Forces information on ASB locations and strongpoints. Eisenhower still maintained his Anti-Fascist Stance and refused to recognise a formal truce with the "Fascist Terrorists".

This Unofficial Truce was completely destroyed when John Smith nazifies the NUF in 1958 but by 1942, many NUF Supporters started attacking FAS Government Forces and Officials for "betraying the United States of America".