Operation Intensify

## Overview

Operation Intensify is the war started by the German Imperials against the Templar Order. This was started for two main reasons, with the first being the large amount of Germanic tribes contained in their lands, and the second being that they're the main reason for trade route danger between Iberia and the rest of the Imperials, stating that "without the Templar buffer state, our merchants would be able to reach their destinations on land, away from the potential dangers of the northern sea routes."

## Timeline

July 18th, 1141, 19:05 PST - Garrisons from Bundesländer neighboring Templar territories, with Monaco being fortified as much as possible, becoming more fortified as more time passes. Active forces are called into the battle, some participating in joint attacks with the navy (although these are being prepared, not executed), with others in Spain, Belgium, and Imperial France prepare Geschwindigkeitsschlacht's to limit the Templar navy to the Mediterranean. The Gibraltar Strait is blockaded to prevent any Templar ships from the Mediterranean from leaving and reinforcing the troops near the Bay of Biscay, reinforcing troops near the English Channel, or performing naval invasions on German territories.

July 19th, 1141, 14:41 PST - The Geschwindigkeitsschlacht's are prepared, being executed about thirty minutes afterwards into the provinces of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, expected to fall in a day, and Hauts-de-France, expected to fall in sixteen hours. Naval joint attacks are prepared and set in motion, with ships from Sardinia and Corsica setting out, with the Corsican ships expected to arrive in four hours and Sardinian ships expected to arrive in five hours. Meanwhile, German forces in Sicily grow impatient, and begin an advance into Calabria, invading it from all sides using a newly constructed bridge and boats stationed at Sicilian ports. Calabria is expected to fall within the next six hours.

July 19th, 1141, 18:41 PST - The Corsican ships arrive at their destination of Liguria, beginning their naval invasions. Due to Liguria's size, it is expected to fall in two and a half hours.

July 19th, 1141, 19:41 PST - The Sardinian ships arrive at their destination of Campania, beginning their naval invasions. Due to Campania's size, it is expected to fall in four hours.

July 19th, 1141, 20:45 PST - Calabria is captured, allowing the Sicilian garrison to lay down their arms and go home, as well as placing Calabria under German occupation. Even though the soldiers were acting out of order, they are not punished, as they assisted the war effort. Plans to Geschwindigkeitsschlacht both Lichtenstein and Schaffhausen are put in place, with preparations beginning as soon as word was gotten.

July 19th, 1141, 23:12 PST - Liguria is successfully captured by the Germans, although it took longer than expected due to soldiers getting lost. Seeing the new development, troops in Grand Est move into Bourgogne while troops in mainland Germany finish preparing and executing a Geschwindigkeitsschlacht into Schaffhausen, placing it under German occupation, while other German troops move into Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Aargau, Zürich, and Thurgau, while Austrian troops finish preparing and executing a Geschwindigkeitsschlacht into Lichtenstein, placing it under German occupation, as well as moving into Sankt Gallen, Graubünden, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, being assisted by Slovenian troops with Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

July 20th, 1141, 1:06 PST - Campania is captured, with the reason for delay being the same as Liguria. Seeing an opportunity, messages are relayed to and from the forces in Calabria for a joint attack on Basilicata. Meanwhile, Basel-Stadt and is captured by the Germans, while more troops from Grand Est invade Solothurn and Jura.

July 20th, 1141, 13:45 PST - The first two Geschwindigkeitsschlacht's are going swimmingly, although both Hauts-de-France and Nouvelle-Aquitaine were bigger than anticipated. When the borders of these two regions were reached, both forces did not stop, and continued their Geschwindigkeitsschlacht into Normandy and Pays de la Loire. The joint attack on Basilicata is fully coordinated, being executed just an hour after the final letter was sent. Basel-Landschaft, Aargau, Zürich, Thurgau, Solothurn, Jura, Sankt Gallen, and Graubünden are captured by the Germans, encircling both Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden, which are advanced into. German forces occupying Switzerland advance into Glarus, Ticino, Uri, Schwyz, Zug, Lucerne, Bern, Neuchâtel, and Lombardia. Bourgogne is almost completely captured, with some small pockets unoccupied. With this, some of the force in Bourgogne advances west into Île-de-France. Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia are captured by the Germans as well, with the occupying forces then moving into Lombardia and Emilia-Romagna. The landing force in Liguria begins advancing into Piemonte in an attempt to meet up with the Swiss occupation forces as well as the Lombardian occupation forces. The Garrisons in West Flanders, Hainaut, País Vasco, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Slovenia, Austria, and Germany lay down their arms and go home as there are no threats on their borders.

July 21st, 1141, 21:07 PST - Normandy and Pays de la Loire are captured by the two Geschwindigkeitsschlacht fronts, who then coordinate one final Geschwindigkeitsschlacht into Brittany. If successful, Templar naval forces will be limited entirely to the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, Bourgogne is captured, along with île-de-France being captured as well. Glarus, Ticino, Uri, Schwyz, Zug, Lucerne, Bern, Neuchâtel, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna, Piemonte, and Basilicata are captured, linking the Liguria landing force with the rest of the northern advancement front, as well as linking the Basilicata attack force while also encircling Obwalden and Nidwalden, which are quickly advanced into. The southern Italian attack force moves into Apulia and Molise, while the northern attack front moves into Toscana, Marche, San Marino, Valle d'Aosta, Valais, Fribourg, Vaud, Provence-Alps-Côte-d'Azur, Occitanie, Centre-Val de Loire, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. If successful, France will be completely captured, while Switzerland will have one province left uncaptured, leaving Italy with three provinces uncaptured, as well as the Vatican becoming more vulnerable. The garrison in Grand Est lay down their weapons and go home due to no current threats on their border.

July 22nd, 1141, 23:55 PST - Brittany falls to the Geschwindigkeitsschalcht forces, limiting Templar naval activity to the Mediterranean. Centre-Val de Loire, Occitanie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur fall under German occupation, leaving all of France German-occupied, also allowing the remaining garrisons in Monaco, Andorra, Cataluña, and Aragón to lay down their arms and go home, as there are no more threats on their borders. On the Swiss front, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Fribourg, Vaud, and Valais fall under German occupation, encircling Genève, which is quickly advanced into. As for Italy, Valle d'Aosta, Toscana, San Marino, Marche, Molise, and Apulia fall under German occupation. While the northern force invades Umbria and Lazio (including the Vatican), the southern force invades Abruzzo and Lazio, resulting in an accidental joint attack.

July 24th, 1141, 0:03 PST - Genève, Abruzzo, Umbria, Lazio, and the Vatican fall to German forces, ending Templar rule of any possible territories. This would force a surrender from the Templars, who are subjugated under German rule, ending Operation Intensify.