Socialist Fatherland Liberation War

Cause
 Result
  Doom Wolves
**Supporting Doom Wolves**
 Doom Squad
 Doombird Doomcave
 Dark Templar
**Defending USN**
 Union of Communist Republics
 Libertarian Socialist Federation
 Socialist Workers Front
 **Axis of Doom**
 Al Bundy
 Lord Hershey
 Terrence Krillins
 Starcraftmazter
 mrmarx
 Pile Butts
 Joesph Stalin
 shwampy
 Lev Trotsky
**Independents**
 Comrade Tiki

The **Socialist Fatherland Liberation War** was a conflict between RED ALERT and the Axis of Doom. The war began on April 24 when the Doom Wolves declared war on the United Socialist Nations, a protectorate of the Union of Communist Republics. The UCR recognized this action as an act of war against its sovereignty and deployed its troops in defense of the USN.

The next day, Doom Squad declared war on the UCR, falsely claiming that their defensive actions were a violation of the Doom-UCR peace treaty signed in November 2021. This provided justification for Dark Templar and Doombird Doomcave to join the anticommunist assault. Doom claims this conflict to be a continuation of the War to Resist Doom Aggression and Aid the Five Nations.

In the week that followed, RED ALERT signatories the Libertarian Socialist Federation and the Socialist Workers Front declared war against Doom for their aggression against the UCR.

## Controversy

To justify their assault against the UCR, Doom Squad leader Lord Hershey declared the UCR to be in violation of Section 4 of the Doom-UCR Peace Accords, claiming that is requires the UCR to consult with Doom before "acting in defense of nations that [the UCR] are not allied to." This is despite the fact that the UCR had been allied to the USN since December 2021. Additionally, the treaty makes no mention of this diplomatic obligation.

In their Declaration of War against UCR, Doom Squad also contested the validity of the UCR's protection of USN, as it had yet to be formally announced on the OWF. The UCR dismissed this stance as blatant hypocrisy, as the Doom Squad's protection of the Doom Wolves had also been unannounced prior to the War to Resist Doom Agression. The UCR also pointed to its historically recognized role as the vanguard of Planet Bob's socialist movement. Doom leader Lord Hershey accused Premier mrmarx of deceptively editing the UCR's in-game alliance description, which he denied. As with other points of controversy brought forth by Doom, the UCR considered it irrelevant to the conflict.

## Conflict Expands

While both sides of the war would receive assistance from outside supporters, Doom relied on its diplomatic connections to stifle the flow of aid to RED ALERT. Doom nations would receive significant assistance from CLAWS. UCR ally GATO, meanwhile, rebuked requests for aid, with Senator and Assembly Chairman Levon supporting Doom's position in the conflict. This act, along with similar incidents in the War to Resist Doom Aggression, would sour relations between the long term allies.

On May 8, Comrade Tiki of the International Coalition of Socialist Nations declared a raid against the Doom Wolves. After the first combat blitz, he sent a series of aid shipments and volunteers to several UCR nations as "reparations". This was a change from the ICSN's previous isolationist stance.

### Negotiations

Early attempts at peace failed quickly, with Doom demanding nothing less than an unconditional surrender from the UCR. The Foreign Affairs Commissariat, under Joesph Stalin JR's leadership, secured a guarantee for a peace summit to begin at the start of June. At this summit, Doom would drop their surrender demand, instead demanding the UCR accept responsibility for violating the earlier peace treaty and acknowledge defeat. MrMarx repeated the UCR's stance that it had not violated the treaty, stating "[The treaty] simply does not compel the action that your side has claimed." Doom promptly ended the negotiations, and would not resume talks before July.

### Growing Resistance

On June 25, The Freehold of the Wolves and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization recognized a state of war with the Doom Axis, in response to the open-ended declaration of war by Doombird Doomcave, as well as repeated acts of aggression by Doom forces. Inspired by the UCR's struggle, the declaration from FTW and NATO quickly ballooned into a global war. In the face of overwhelming global resistance, Doom returned to the negotiating table and agreed to a temporary ceasefire with RED ALERT.

### Negotiations Resume

As previously agreed upon, the Doom-RED ALERT peace summit resumed at the beginning of July. At this second summit, Doom would rescind all their previous demands, including admission of treaty violation and the acceptance of responsibility from UCR. Doom instead settled for an acknowledgement of "military defeat" from RED ALERT to reflect the disparity in NS damages. MrMarx drafted a proposal to actually codify procedures for the diplomatic resolution of future conflicts. The final treaty was jointly drafted by Premier MrMarx and Lord Hershey and ratified on July 20. The white peace went into effect upon the joint announcement of the treaty.

## Timeline

4/22/22 - Doom Wolves declares war on United Socialist Nations

4/24/22 - The Union of Communist Republics activates its protection of USN. Defensive forces deployed to assist Kanaria(USN)

4/25/22 - Doom Squad declares war on UCR

4/29/22 - Libertarian Socialist Federation declares war on the Doom Coalition in defense of the UCR

5/3/22 - Socialist Workers Front declares war on Doom Wolves in defense of the UCR, citing Doom Wolves' "raiding and slaughter of peasant alliances"

5/8/22 - Comrade Tiki, Commissar of the International Coalition of Socialist Nations, raids the Doom Wolves. The nation of Tikimana sends volunteers and financial assistance to UCR nations.

6/25/22 - NATO and Freehold of the Wolves recognize a state of war with Doom
6/29/22 - Doom and RED ALERT agree to a temporary ceasefire

7/20/22 - Peace treaty announced