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Chapters 298: The Orders of Europe
Chapters 298: The Orders of Europe:
With the rise of the eastern Teutonic Order/ Deutsche Order/ Teutsche Order/ Teutonic Order/Knights, German Order/Knight (49,000 members, made up by Germans, Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, mostly active soldiers and high ranking military leaders of the United Baltic Duchy) active in the German Provinces of Posen, West Prussia, East Prussia, the United Baltic Duchy and later northern parts of the Kingdom of Poland and parts of White Ruthenia similar groups soon emerged all over Europe. The Gothic Order had the same ideologies, but was Austrian dominated instead of purely German, operating in the Kingdom of Ukrainia, southern parts of the Kingdom of Poland and parts of White Ruthenia with it's 35,000 members (most of them Austrian Germans and Ukrainians, but also some Hungarians). In western Europe the Burgundian Order simulated their success and ideology to a lesser extent, by proclaiming the integration of the former regions of the Duchy of Burgundy and the Kingdom of Burgundy (in which they operated, even if the Empire of France outlawed them, the United Netherlands secretly supported them in hopes to grow between France and Germany from the Teutonic Sea all the way down to the Mediterrainean) as a state into the German Empire, just like the Teutonic Order hoped that the United Baltic Duchy would one day become a province of the German Empire. The Burgundian Order had French, Dutch, Flemish, Walloon and German members, numbering 62,000 members at it's high, mostly in the United Netherlands and Germany. In Austria-Hungary the AEIOU Order formed (operating in Austria-Hungary and the Balkan Peninsula), dreaming of a total Austria-Hungarian Balkan domination as a single state with 74,000 members, most Austrians, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Bosnian or even Serbian.
While these orders were at least partly successful in politics, military and archiving their ambitions in at least one state they operated in, other groups who followed that idea and ideology had less success and popularity. These groups included the Karl/ Charlemagne Order in France (numbering 9,000 French, Italian and Germans) that dreamed about reuniting France, Italian and Germany, or the Sun Order (named after Carl V's Empire in which the sun never set) that hoped to unify Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal with 3,800 members. More popular was the Hohenstaufen Order that hoped to reintegrate the Kingdom of Italy into a German Empire. In Scandinavia the Scandinavian Order formed with 28,000 members (German, Denes, Norwegian, Swedish and even some Finnish) hoping to realize a Scandinavian or Germanic-Scandinavian Union. All of this Orders had their own militias, recruitment and even regular army equipment in use that made some of them the Axis Central Powers most Elite forces. Some were used for anti-partisan work and were even used by some states as political commissars or even a secret police. Working as engineer groups or reconnaissance, these orders quickly gained immense power and influence in the regions they operated legally and successfully in, so they soon used the best and most modern equipment as a elite force of the Axis Central Powers, for their armored soldiers, including their very own mechanized, motorized and tank divisions. Similar political societies were the Latin Order that wished to unite the members of the Latin Union (Italy, Spain and later even France inside the Axis Central Powers, to counter the German dominated North and East of their alliance as a own internal power block) and other Latin states like Italy, Spain, Portugal, sometimes even Romania (just like the new Roman Empire dreamed to do) their colonial and former colonial regions and sometimes even Romania in a new powerfull Axis Central Power State.
With the rise of the eastern Teutonic Order/ Deutsche Order/ Teutsche Order/ Teutonic Order/Knights, German Order/Knight (49,000 members, made up by Germans, Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, mostly active soldiers and high ranking military leaders of the United Baltic Duchy) active in the German Provinces of Posen, West Prussia, East Prussia, the United Baltic Duchy and later northern parts of the Kingdom of Poland and parts of White Ruthenia similar groups soon emerged all over Europe. The Gothic Order had the same ideologies, but was Austrian dominated instead of purely German, operating in the Kingdom of Ukrainia, southern parts of the Kingdom of Poland and parts of White Ruthenia with it's 35,000 members (most of them Austrian Germans and Ukrainians, but also some Hungarians). In western Europe the Burgundian Order simulated their success and ideology to a lesser extent, by proclaiming the integration of the former regions of the Duchy of Burgundy and the Kingdom of Burgundy (in which they operated, even if the Empire of France outlawed them, the United Netherlands secretly supported them in hopes to grow between France and Germany from the Teutonic Sea all the way down to the Mediterrainean) as a state into the German Empire, just like the Teutonic Order hoped that the United Baltic Duchy would one day become a province of the German Empire. The Burgundian Order had French, Dutch, Flemish, Walloon and German members, numbering 62,000 members at it's high, mostly in the United Netherlands and Germany. In Austria-Hungary the AEIOU Order formed (operating in Austria-Hungary and the Balkan Peninsula), dreaming of a total Austria-Hungarian Balkan domination as a single state with 74,000 members, most Austrians, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Bosnian or even Serbian.
While these orders were at least partly successful in politics, military and archiving their ambitions in at least one state they operated in, other groups who followed that idea and ideology had less success and popularity. These groups included the Karl/ Charlemagne Order in France (numbering 9,000 French, Italian and Germans) that dreamed about reuniting France, Italian and Germany, or the Sun Order (named after Carl V's Empire in which the sun never set) that hoped to unify Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal with 3,800 members. More popular was the Hohenstaufen Order that hoped to reintegrate the Kingdom of Italy into a German Empire. In Scandinavia the Scandinavian Order formed with 28,000 members (German, Denes, Norwegian, Swedish and even some Finnish) hoping to realize a Scandinavian or Germanic-Scandinavian Union. All of this Orders had their own militias, recruitment and even regular army equipment in use that made some of them the Axis Central Powers most Elite forces. Some were used for anti-partisan work and were even used by some states as political commissars or even a secret police. Working as engineer groups or reconnaissance, these orders quickly gained immense power and influence in the regions they operated legally and successfully in, so they soon used the best and most modern equipment as a elite force of the Axis Central Powers, for their armored soldiers, including their very own mechanized, motorized and tank divisions. Similar political societies were the Latin Order that wished to unite the members of the Latin Union (Italy, Spain and later even France inside the Axis Central Powers, to counter the German dominated North and East of their alliance as a own internal power block) and other Latin states like Italy, Spain, Portugal, sometimes even Romania (just like the new Roman Empire dreamed to do) their colonial and former colonial regions and sometimes even Romania in a new powerfull Axis Central Power State.
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How is the Empire of France tolerating even the existence of Burgundian Order, let alone annexation proclamations ?
They are not, but the Netherlands (and secretly the Germans too) supports them to grow between Germany and France, will clerify that more.
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Hmm...saw the Midway update...looks like from the sound of things, victory in the Pacific for the Axis is likely victory in the same sense as the Entente won WWI. Bled white, their economies in tatters, and their military completely exhausted. And many good lessons for the Pacific Axis to learn...
Gaining one island and loosing so much carriers and other fleet unit's is hardly even a Phyrric Victory.
It's incredibly stupid, as it is grounds for France switching sides again. Which Germany can't afford to risk. Also, if Germany gets caught plotting to steal territory from an ally, any trust from other allies like Italy will be destroyed.
Most of these order end goals are secret behind closed doors, even the Teutonic Order that nearly openly runs the United Baltic Duchy by now, the Orders have some military and political influence, but most of their plans are just like the Nazi ones OTL, based more in fantasy wishes then reality.
The book Shattered Sword about Midway says the actual infantry invasion of the island would have failed. I assume in this timeline the greater cooperation between Japan and her allies helped at least tangentially with her amphibious doctrine?
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Will japan get crushed under the massive economic wieght of america? Find out on the next episode of dragon ball z.
I'm still calling it. Three way cold war: Free Oceania (US/Latin America/British commonwealth) v. Monarchial Axis v. GEACPS
Yes it helped, but Japanese losses are still quit big 2,365 japanese died taking the island meaning the initial invasion force of 1,500 Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF) elite unit's was whiped out, only when the American Fleet was forced east the capture could be acomplished with more troops and heavy bombardment by sea.
While Japan is doing much better, they really need to secure New Guinea. Since the US doesn't have enough carriers to invade Guadalcanal, I expect Japan will send the forces that were historically used in the battles of the Tenaru and Edson's Ridge to the Kokoda Track offensive.
Chapter 299: Suriname occupied
Chapter 299: Suriname occupied:
In the 20th century, the natural resources of Suriname, rubber, gold and bauxite, were exploited. The US company Alcoa had a claim on a large area in Suriname where bauxite, from which aluminum can be made, was found. Given that the peace treaties with the Maroon people granted them title to the lands, there have been international court cases that negated the right of the Dutch Surinam government to grant these claims (meaning the right to take the land for themselves). On November 23, 1941, under an agreement with the Netherlands government-in-exile, the United States occupied Dutch Guiana to protect the bauxite mines from any possible the Axis Central Powers intervention.
In the 20th century, the natural resources of Suriname, rubber, gold and bauxite, were exploited. The US company Alcoa had a claim on a large area in Suriname where bauxite, from which aluminum can be made, was found. Given that the peace treaties with the Maroon people granted them title to the lands, there have been international court cases that negated the right of the Dutch Surinam government to grant these claims (meaning the right to take the land for themselves). On November 23, 1941, under an agreement with the Netherlands government-in-exile, the United States occupied Dutch Guiana to protect the bauxite mines from any possible the Axis Central Powers intervention.
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Yes, but only part of the island (half by now) is occupied right now.