Dauk Theatre

The **Dauk Theatre**, **Dauk Front**, or the **Eastern Front** was a major theatre of World War II fought between Dauk members of the East-West alliance and the Anthropian-Columbian alliance and allies. The main goal of the Anthropian-Columbian alliance here was to destroy the SCP Foundation, bringing Diveterra down with it, and sending all forces to Occidentalis if not yet capitulated.

Site Anvil aswell as other cities became the sites of the largest-scale battles of the war, making the front the largest military confrontation in history. The actions taken during the battles were decisive in deciding the outcome of the war.

## Dauk Theatre

The Dauk Theatre, with sites of major battle highlighted by crossed swords, and Site Anvil with the large crossed swords

### Date

August 1st, 1846 BCS - October 30th, 1846 BCS

### Result

Inconclusive
Paloscka still occupied by the Halloween Armistice

## Participants

 Anthropia
 Columbia
 Beringia
 Alanta

 SCP Foundation
 Diveterra
 Paloscka
*Participation to a lesser extent:*
 Occidentalis

## Commanders and leaders

 Danieer
 Normandio
 Brazilian
 Golden
 Sudeste
 Rusty

 Mixed
 Scotrian
 Bean
 Pickle
 Jurolssino
 CiaoMoro
 Alphastar
 AceAcery

## The Participants

### The East-West Coalition

The participants of the coalition included, in the theatre's namesake, all of the Dauk nations part of the alliance, including the SCP Foundation, Diveterra, and Paloscka. The SCP Foundation had previously gained the name the Dark Horse of the Cold War, playing both sides heavily until they could prove to be a powerful third party, especially after subjugating Diveterra. The decision to declare war on Columbia was made after years of threats and the Rattzen incident, involving theft of Foundation items. The highly trained Foundation troops struggled against the firearm technology, experiencing more casualties than ever.

The Diveterran leadership was heavily against joining the war, yet was forced in as a result of the Foundation's overlordship. A large majority of the civilian populous saw the war as a way to take back Yuzhanya once again, and many patriots volunteered as a result. The Diveterran economy and technology was able to rapidly improve even after the Third Beringian War. The Diveterran military achieved a breakthrough in the arms race, being the second country to crack the secret of guns, after Anthropia. Diveterran industry was able to make firearms for their allies, the Foundation and Occidentalis, evening the playing field on all fronts.

Paloscka, a normally neutral state, owed both Anthropia and the Foundation for their aid against Pigside, however, tensions with Columbia resulted in fighting against Anthropia. The very small Palosckan army was unprepared to defend against such a large force, leading to a defensive stance very soon in the war.

Occidentalis dispatched garrisons aswell as expeditionary forces towards the front, however remaining minimal in size compared to the militaries of the Dauks. The pure numbers would lead to massive engagements with massive losses.

### The Anthro-Columbian Alliance

Anthropia, after winning the Third Beringian War had imposed a treaty that left Diveterra vulnerable to the Foundation, backfiring in the long run. Yuzhanya remained a point of tension for the northern Dauks and the Afontovan groups, and remained no different during WWII. Initally, Anthropia focused most of its forces on Occidentalis, but as the Dauk Theatre spread, Anthropia threw more and more men at the front, trying to force the Foundation's surrender as quick as possible.

Columbia heavily concentrated on Paloscka, hoping to blitz through and move on towards Diveterra. Columbia had been at odds with Diveterra's predecessor, Rhodoa, for years, and hoped to finally crush it beyond repair. Beringia had little time to revel in the reconquest of Yuzhanya before fighting to defend it again. The little conscripts they had were sent to Site Anvil and suffered the largest percent of troops killed or injured.

Alanta, although having fought with Occidentalis for most of the Cold War, ended up on the opposite side. They had been created for the sole purpose of destroying the SCP Foundation, especially their leader, Mixed. Almost all Alantan troops were sent to the Foundation, also suffering large firearm losses.

## The Eastern Front

### The Anthropian March on Diveterra

> "*The great wall towered higher as we approached, its cannons armed and aimed at us. I was determined to tear down those walls and destroy our enemies, for my homeland!*"
> ― Diary of an Anthropian soldier describing the moments before battle
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Anthropia's war plan for Diveterra was to capitulate them as soon as possible to focus on the Foundation, and end the war in the Dauk Theatre quickly. By forcing the surrender of the Foundation, it would take skilled commanders like Mixed out of the war. On August 1st Anthropian forces lead an assault on Diveterra, capturing Strasbourg without resistance. The Anthropian forces led by Normandio were soon joined by Rusty of Alanta, and they continued to march south, reaching the walls of Chrysanthemum and engaging against the Diveterran garrison led by Bean. However, the Anthropian assault failed, with all forces established on Diveterra having to return to defend their homeland after East-West forces opened the Afontovan Front. Despite this, a garrison from Alanta continued to march south, reaching the heartland of the Foundation.

### The Siege of Prakta

> "*The Palosckan people have chosen to go to war.*
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> Paloscka here and now will be declaring a formal state of war between the Columbian Federation and the Second Diarchy of Paloscka, from now on, all of our bonds and diplomacy are hereby cut.
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> GOD SAVE THE UNION, GOD SAVE US ALL!*"*
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> ― King Jurolssino of Hilsjecka and co-leader of Paloscka announcing war against Columbia
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As Anthropia pushed into Diveterra, Columbia had heavily militarized the Palosckan border, hoping to capitulate them as soon as possible and focus forces on the Foundation. Paloscka, being heavily outnumbered, resorted to guerilla tactics to attempt and bog down forces committed them as much as possible to relieve other areas of battle. This strategy would result in resounding success. The Twin Sieges of Folana and Prakta had the majority of the Columbian Armed Forces struggle to capture cities held only by CiaoMoro himself and a combined force of Hilsjeckan, SCP, and later Diveterran troops in Folana and Prakta respectively. Folana finally fell on August 4th, and the Praktan defense only fell on August 24th, making Prakta one of the longest sieges of Orbis history, at 23 days.

### The Fortress - Site Anvil

> "*It was like nothing I've ever seen before, a seemingly quaint village cast by a shadow of the floating monstrosity we had to capture.*"
> ― Alantan soldier accounting the sight of Site Anvil
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The Alantan division that slipped past Diveterran defenses after the invasion was able to march all the way towards Site Anvil unopposed. This allowed the Alantans to be reinforced by Anthropian forces as they approached Site Anvil, a massive floating complex above a natural village. Diveterran and Occidentalian troops were stationed as garrisons, and quickly sounded the alarm as the Afontovans approached. The Anthropians split off temporarily to capture Site 60. The Alantans were able to scale the fortress, calling in Beringian forces and engaging in battle. The battle continued escalating as each side called in more and more reinforcements, causing more destruction to the platform.