Frontlines: The German Assault (OOC/Open)

by **Independent States of Tula** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 1:13 pm

Frontlines: The German Assault

Current Date: June 26, 1941

1st Campaign: Operation Barbarossa | Chapter One: Battle of Białystok–Minsk

Welcome to Frontlines: The German Assault! A real life tactics based RP centered on the German assault into the Soviet Union in an Alternate History that can vary either in small ways or large based largely on the actions of your characters! Experience the brutal realities of war from the boots of a German Officer commanding a platoon of the Wehrmacht's finest on the Eastern Front (and possibly beyond) where survival is far from guaranteed and the enemy will fight to the bitter end. Expect to be challenged by the Soviet Menace, and expect to make hard decisions that could result in anything from Character death to mass casualties for everyone involved. See and experience a new form of PvE RPing which will test your skills as a commander in the deadliest Front known to man and see if you have what it takes to reign victorious. Do not expect an easy victory though, this RP will require dedication, cool heads, and persistence in order to obtain new and unique scenarios that will change the history of WW2 as we know it.

How It Works And Gameplay

Order of Battle

2nd Panzer Group (Army Group Center)
Commander: Generaloberst Heinz Guderian
Location: East of Minsk, 321 km within the Soviet Union

1st Battalion/1st Motorized Infantry Regiment/29th Infantry Division (Make sure your men are from Thuringia, and remember that at this time Weimar was its capital.)

Attached 2nd Battalion/7th Regiment/17th Panzer Division]Attached 2nd Battalion/ 7th Regiment/ 17th Panzer Division
Standard Tanks- Light Tank: Panzer II Ausf. F Medium Tank: Panzer III Ausf. J (Version with 5 cm KwK 38 L/42) Tank Destroyer/Assault Gun: Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. D Heavy Tank: N/A
Superior Equipment- Light Tank: Panzer II Flamm Medium Tank: Panzer IV Ausf. F1 Tank Destroyer/Assault Gun: N/A Heavy Tank: N/A

Applications & Roster

Code: Select all: Character Application [b]Name:[/b] [b]Age:[/b] [b]Gender:[/b] [b]Ethnicity:[/b] [b]Rank:[/b] (Starting Rank is Leutnant for most. Better apps or game participation may warrant early promotions.) [b]Unit:[/b] [b]Skills:[/b] [b]Appearance (Picture, Description, or Both):[/b] [b]Personality:[/b] [b]History:[/b] [b]Equipment:[/b] [b]Vehicle:[/b] (For tank commanders) You may choose any tank available to the Wehrmacht by June 22, 1941 however, it is strongly recommended you use the Standar Pz. III Ausf. J for your tank if you don't have superior equipment, If you choose a poorly functioning vehicle model, it will reflect in the game. RP Example: (Those without an example will require to write at least one paragraph to showcase RP talent. I will deny apps based on lacking talent showcased in this example.)

Active Characters:
Leutnant Heinrich Gunther
Leutnant Fritz Stracke
Leutnant Werner Raus
Leutnant August Bomberg von Heiringen, Freiherr Ramsberg
Leutnant Andreas Klebs
Leutnant Josef Bastian Hartmann
Leutnant Johannes Cullmann
Leutnant Peter Schwann
Leutnant Kurt Richter
Leutnant Werner Von Heindoffen

MIA Characters:
Leutnant Dietrich Steinhäuser

KIA Characters:

Useful Links

Full 400km Map of Starting Area

German Squad Tactics of WW2

Although a video game, these stats are good for quick glossing over to see how your tank might realistically affect or be effected by other tanks

1 Hour of German Marching Songs with Translations for "Immersion"

Standard Infantry Platoon Template

by **Independent States of Tula** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 1:13 pm

Major History Points
Changes marked by bold.

1939:
1st September- The Reich invades Western Poland, the 29th Division takes part.
3rd September- Britain and France declare war on Germany.
7th September- France begins Saar Offensive, despite finding weak resistance the offensive is made half-heartedly and the French soon make an unforced retreat after taking 2000 casualties on the 16th.
8th September- The 15th Regiment of the 29th Division commits the Massacre in Ciepielów, murdering 300 Polish POWs after the Regiment's 11th Company Commander is killed by a sniper.
17th September- The Soviet Union invades Eastern Poland.
18th September- Britain and France declare war on the Soviet Union, honoring their commitment to defend Poland.
30th November- Soviet Union invades Finland

1940:
12th March- Finland and the Soviet Union sign a peace treaty that is weighted heavily in favor of the Soviet Union and involves territorial concessions on Finland's part.
9th April- Germany invades Denmark which capitulates that very day, Norway is also invaded.
10th May- The 24th Division takes part in the invasion of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France as Germany launches Case Yellow.
11th May- Luxembourg capitulates.
15th May- The Netherlands capitulates.
25th May- The British and French are surrounded at Dunkirk, the 29th Division is taken out of reserves and is pressed to attack.
26th May- Operation Dynamo begins as the British attempt to desperately save the trapped troops.
27th May- Operation Dynamo is called off after evacuating only a few thousand troops, as thousands more drown as the Luftwaffe strikes the ships at sea hard, hundreds of thousands more British and French troops are stuck fighting the advancing German 29th Division and other Divisions taking part in the attack.
28th May- Belgium capitulates.
30th May- Dunkirk Falls after five days of heavy fighting, the British lose over 95% of their expeditionary forces and almost all their heavy equipment as almost all of the 400,000 men stuck at Dunkirk are either killed or captured. The 29th Division suffers heavy loses and must be retired for reinforcement by new conscripts, leading to only a few low-level officers having combat experience. These survivors are known as the "Heroes of Dunkirk".
10th June- Norway capitulates. Italy declares war on Britain and France.
13th June- Paris falls.
15th June- In desperation France and the UK launch Operation Pike and bomb the Soviet oilfields at Baku and the rest of the Caucasus, the bombings are successful and cut off oil supply from the Soviets to Germany for the time being.
16th June- The Soviet Union begins its invasions of the Baltic States, delayed a day by the surprise of Operation Pike.
18th June- The Baltic States are annexed by the Soviet Union.
25th June- France surrenders. Western Europe is fully occupied by the Axis.
10th July- The Battle of Britain does not begin due to German oil shortage thanks to Operation Pike. Operation Sealion is canceled indefinitely.
2nd August- Soviet Union annexes Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina from Romania.
9th September- Italy begins invasion of Egypt.
27th September- Germany, Japan, Italy, and Finland sign the Axis Pact.
23rd October- Hitler meets with Franco and persuades him to join the Axis Pact, Franco's Spain declares war on Britain.
25th October- Spain begins the Battle of Gibraltar.
28th October- Italy invades Greece from Italian-controlled Albania, rumor circulates that Hitler is furious at this wasteful attack.
30th October- After five days of heavy fighting, Spain captures Gibraltar, leaving the Suez Canal as Britain's only viable option to enter and leave the Mediterranean Sea.
14th November- The Greeks counter-attack.
15th November- The Soviet Union is invited to join the Axis.
20th November- Hungary joins the Axis.
23rd November- Romania joins the Axis.
24th November- Slovakia joins the Axis.
25th November- The Soviets deliver their terms to join the Axis, these include major territorial concessions to the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, a prospect that Hitler finds impossible to accept. The Soviet's receive no reply to their offer.
6th-9th December- British and Indian troops of the Western Desert Force launch Operation Compass, an offensive against Italian forces in Egypt. The Italians have seven infantry divisions and the Maletti Group in fortified defensive positions. Initial attacks are launched against the five Italian camps around and south of Sidi Barrani. The camps are overrun, Italian General Pietro Maletti is killed, and the Maletti Group, the 1st Libyan Division, the 2nd Libyan Division, and the 4th Blackshirt Division are all but destroyed. The remaining Italian units in Egypt are forced to withdraw towards Libya.
18th December- Hitler, understanding Germany's desperation for oil will only get worse and unable to trust the Soviet supply which has still suffered from Operation Pike up to this point, orders the planning of Operation Barbarossa...the invasion of the Soviet Union.
28th December- The Greeks continue to advance against the Italians, by now recapturing all of Greece and taking a quarter of Albania. Mussolini, fearing defeat on this front, requests German military assistance.

1941:
5th January- Australian troops capture Italian-held Bardia, along with 45,000 Italian POWs.
17th January- Molotov meets German Ambassador Schulenburg in Moscow. The Soviets are surprised that they have not received any answer from Germany to their offer to join the Axis (November 25, 1940). Schulenburg replies that it has to be first discussed with the other founding members of Italy, Japan, and Finland.
19th January- Hitler, Franco, and Mussolini meet at Berchtesgaden; Hitler agrees to aid Italy in North Africa as he sees it as a gateway to oil-rich Arabia. Franco agrees to aid as well in return for the promise of major territorial concessions in Africa of British Colonies.
21st January- The British take Tobruk.
3rd February- Rommel is appointed command of the newly christened Afrika Korps.
14th February- Rommel and his troops arrive in Tripoli, they are met by Spanish reinforcements as well, the combined group moves East towards British positions at El Agheila.
20th February- Rommel's forces meet the British at El Agheila.
1st March- Bulgaria joins the Axis.
4th March- Prince Regent Paul of Yugoslavia agrees to join the Axis pact.
9th March- The Italians begin a spring offensive in Albania.
12th March- German panzers finally arrive to provide armor for Rommel's troops.
20th March- The Italian offensive in Albania is called off after heavy losses and little to no success.
25th March- Yugoslavia officially joins the Axis.
27th March- A coup in Yugoslavia places Crown Prince Peter II of Yugoslavia at the head of the government after removing the pro-Axis Prince Regent Paul. Hitler orders plans for the invasion of Yugoslavia, the 29th Division is part of these plans.
31st March- The Afrika Korps offensive continues and Mersa Brega (north of El Agheila) is taken.
1st April- The British retreat from El Agheila, Rommel is surprised but continues the offensive. In Iraq, pro-German Rashid Ali and other members of the "Golden Square" stage a military coup d'état and overthrow the regime of the pro-British Regent 'Abd al-Ilah. Rashid Ali names himself Chief of a "National Defence Government."
2nd April- After taking Agedabia, Rommel decides to take all of Libya and moves his troops toward Benghazi. All of Cyrenaic (Libya) seems ready for the taking.
3rd April- A pro-Axis government is installed in Iraq, which petitions to join said Axis. Rommel takes Benghazi.
6th April- Forces of Germany, Hungary, and Italy, moving through Romania and Hungary, initiate the invasions of Yugoslavia and Greece. The 29th Division invades Yugoslavia. The northern wing of Rommel's forces take Derna, on the Libyan coast. The southern wing moves toward Mechili, and takes it on the 8th.
8th April- Germany take Salonika, Greece.
10th April- Tobruk falls to Rommel. Yugoslavia is split between Germany and Italy as it's being invaded, consequently it is removed from the Axis quietly.
17th April- Yugoslavia surrenders.
18th April- Iraq begins fighting British and Indian forces as they land at Basra. The Anglo-Iraqi war begins.
21st April- With their retreat cut off by the German advance, 223,000 Greek soldiers of the Greek army in Albania surrender.
25th April- Rommel wins an important victory at Halfaya Pass, close to the Egyptian border.
26th April- Rommel attacks the Gazala defence line and crosses into Egypt.
27th April- Greece surrenders. The British attempt to land Hurricane fighters on the besieged island of Malta, but are unable as the Italians intercept them.
30th April- Iraqi armed forces occupy the plateau to the south of the RAF Habbaniya air base and inform the base commander that all flying should cease immediately and surrender.
2nd May- Iraqi forces attack RAF Habbaniya and capture it after heavy fighting.
6th May- A small Luftwaffe detachment is sent to Iraq to aid their rebellion.
13th May- The bulk of the German "Flyer Command Iraq" (Fliegerführer Irak) arrives in Mosul to support the Iraqi government of Rashid Ali.
20th May- The German military mission to Iraq, Special Staff F (Sonderstab F), is created to support of "The Arab Freedom Movement in the Middle East. Sonderstab F is to include Fliegerführer Irak and other elements already in Iraq.
23rd May- Adolf Hitler issues "Führer Directive No. 30" in support of "The Arab Freedom Movement in the Middle East", his "natural ally against England." Iraq is accepted into the Axis.
27th May- The Bismarck is sunk.
31st May- After failure to advance out of the pocket at Basra, British forces are evacuated by ship, Iraq wins Anglo-Iraqi war.
4th June- Kaiser Wilhelm II dies, although Germany is not a monarchy there are those who now turn to his son Wilhelm, German Crown Prince as the head of the House of Hohenzollern.
22nd June- Operation Barbarossa begins, the 29th Division is once more held in reserves.
26th June- Beginning of RP. 29th Division is located at Slutsk after being rotated to the front.

by **Independent States of Tula** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 1:19 pm

Character Application

Name: Heinrich Gunther

Age: 23 (Born June 22, 1918)

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: German

Rank: Leutnant

Unit: 1st Platoon/1st Company/1st Battalion/1st Motorized Infantry Regiment/29th Infantry Division/XLVII Panzer Corps/2nd Panzer Group

Skills: Superior Equipment: (+ .2 to Strength, Kar-98k's changed to Gewehr 41's) & Superior Officer (+ .3 to Strength)

Appearance (Picture, Description, or Both):

Buzzcut Brown Hair, Brown Eyes, 1.9m tall, athletic body.

Personality: Fun-Loving, Jokester, Cares for his men, Secretly worried about his relationship with a Polish Jew, likes to write his frustrations down in his journal.

History: Born to a middle-class family in the capital of Thuringia (Weimar) during the ending months of WWI. His father was a soldier in the trenches and he was devastated when Germany surrendered on November 11, 1918. He, like many others thought that they had been betrayed by leftists within the German government, and he became increasingly bitter as time went on. He made this clear to Heinrich and his younger sister (Hermine Gunther) as they grew up as well as instilled nationalistic pride in them. Then, when Heinrich was 16 and his sister 13, they moved to Warsaw to live with their uncle after Heinrich's parents died in a car crash.

Heinrich's uncle was an accountant for a bank in Warsaw during its time as "New East Prussia" in the German Empire. The bank was owned by the Warszawski family, a family of Jews who'd changed their last name to avoid anti-Semitic attacks on themselves and their business. Of the Warszawski family was Eliza, a 15 year old girl at the time who quickly took a liking to Heinrich, who promptly returned the favor. The relationship grew over time and Eliza's Parents were open to the two marrying, of which the young couple did desire. However before they could marry, Eliza's family could see the writing on the wall that many too had seen, Hitler's Germany would be coming for Poland much like it had Austria and Czechoslovakia.

In January 1938, the Warszawski family packed their things and moved to the British Colony of Palestine, Eliza and Heinrich vowed to stay in touch. Without a job in Warsaw anymore, Heinrich's uncle moved back to Weimar, Germany with Heinrich and Hermine. At age 19, with no job and a loan from his Uncle, and an old nationalist streak being brought back up by National Socialist propaganda, Heinrich joined an officer's school and began training. He was fast tracked through in January of 1940 in order to prepare him for the invasion of France. Serving with the 29th Infantry Division, Heinrich has been in the Wehrmacht since and he has seen combat serval times against British and French forces. After France Heinrich participated in the conflict in Yugoslavia as well.

Now, with Germany invading the Soviet Union, Heinrich and his men are prepared once more to face the enemy and win another Victory for the Fatherland.

Equipment:

Vehicle: N/A

RP Example: I am the OP

by **Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 1:51 pm

Am I correct in saying that this is a reboot?

by **Independent States of Tula** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 2:01 pm

Great Confederacy Of Commonwealth States wrote:Am I correct in saying that this is a reboot?

Yes, with major changes in the background mechanics of the game to make it a bit more challenging. As well as AH elements at the start of the RP which will be revealed in the reserved area.

by **Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 2:13 pm

Alright. I loved the last one. I will go to Warsaw for a week and a half on Monday, but I do want to get on board. I'll make an app soon.

by **Tayner** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 2:41 pm

by **Independent States of Tula** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:54 am

Great Confederacy Of Commonwealth States wrote:Alright. I loved the last one. I will go to Warsaw for a week and a half on Monday, but I do want to get on board. I'll make an app soon.

Awesome, I have always wanted to see Warsaw. Anyway, enjoy your trip and I hope to see your app soon.

by **Tayner** » Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:29 am

Character Application
Name: Peter Schwann
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: German
Rank: Lieutenant
Unit: First Platoon, First Company, Second Battalion, Seventh Regiment, Seventeenth Panzer Division
Skills: Superior Equipment, Skilled Soldiers
Appearance: Black short cropped hair, fair skin, blue eyes, 5'11, 175 lbs
Personality: Peter is defined by his cunning and wits, although he has a sense of honor and even a little pride. He cares for his soldiers, and his very nationalistic, however he will follow his orders and put his men in danger if his superiors or even other commanders need him to do so. However, he will not waste the lives of his men, and even has reservations about ordering young soldiers to their deaths.
History: Born to the son of a WWI veteran who had become a politician, Peter did not have many options. Either become a member and aspiring politician in the Nazi party, or commission as a junior officer in the Wehrmacht. He lived a normal childhood, and never really cared for the politics of Berlin, so he gained a commission as a Lieutenant after finishing his studies in psychology at the University of Freiburg. He would train in every position of the tank, and learn ways to lead soldiers and tanks into battle.
Equipment:
Platoon Vehicles
5x Panzer IV Ausf. F1 - 25 Crewmen

Platoon Crew Equipment
5x Bracket-mounted MP40s (Tank commanders)
25x Walther P38 (Crew sidearm)

Vehicle: Panzer IV Ausf. F1

RP Example: viewtopic.php?p=34487557#p34487557

by **Independent States of Tula** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:16 pm

So, we only have the two takers so far, this post will act as both a bump to revive interest and a request that if you have any friends who might be interested then feel free to invite them. Otherwise I really won't be able to go forward with this RP since we need at least another few people, two at least.

by **ApplePieistan** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:49 am

I would like to be a tank commander, since infantry seems too complicated. I just need to decide if I want to get the mechanic school skill or double down on influential.

by **The Frozen Forest** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:01 am

Character Application
Name: Fritz Stracke
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: German
Rank: Leutnant
Unit: 2nd Platoon/1st Company/1st Battalion/1st Motorized Infantry Regiment/29th Infantry Division/XLVII Panzer Corps/2nd Panzer Group
Skills:
*Inspiring Presence: Base morale increases by .3 (Morale now becomes 1.3 which equals 130%)
*Close Quarters Doctrine: You excel at leading close quarters fighting against your enemies. (Adds 10% bonus to CQB actions)
Appearance:

Personality: Fritz couldn't care less about politics or the Nazi Party. Though he is a member, the only think that he really cares about is his family and his men. He is motivated to fight only because he wants his children to grow up in a world where they have the best opportunities, and though he doesn't care who the enemy is, he understands that if Germany is invaded, it could have repercussions much like the Treaty of Versailles. He will do what it takes to secure victory and to live to see another day.
History: Fritz was born on March 5th, 1909 as the fifth child of a carpenter in Leipzig, The German Empire. His early years were rather simple, seeing the unfortunate death of two younger siblings as well as an uncle and a grandfather. When the Great War broke out in 1914, his father was pressured to enlist and did so with some hesitation. He was transferred to the Front line almost immediately. More through dumb luck and the good graces of his officers did he survive the first three brutal years of the war, eventually dying in August 18th of 1917, the victim of an English sharpshooter. In the end The War claimed nearly all adult males of the Stracke family, leaving only the kids to carry the family name.

His mother never remarried, but did work hard enough to be able to afford to send Fritz to school. He did not excel, nor did he flunk out. His grades were all around average. Growing up in the Interwar years he was forced to work several jobs just to get his family by. When the Nazi's began their rise to power, he was not involved. He had become apart of the German Military early in the Wiemar Republic. He made the easy transfer when the Wehrmacht was formed and soon came to be the head of a Platoon. He also joined the Nazi Party (because of social pressure) and married a young woman called Helga Kolz. Helga would give him three children, two sons and a daughter. When the time came he participated in the Invasion of Poland, again he was pressured by colleagues and committed several killings of Polish POW's.

The fall of Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, Norway and France, he participated in it all before being transferred to rather boring duties on the border with the USSR. In 1941, after two years of not being able to knock Britain out of the war the Fuhrer invaded its neighbor and he was among the invasion. As long as he can remain in contact with his family, he has no issues with carrying out his orders. His men love him, just as he loves them.
Equipment:

Vehicle: N/A

RP Example: I can provide numerous examples, but i have three in my signature.

by **Independent States of Tula** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:35 am

The Frozen Forest wrote:-snip-

Welcome to the Battalion! ACCEPTED!

by **Grand Indochina** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:23 pm

Independent States of Tula

Can I took part in this battle as a Soviet commander ?

by **Independent States of Tula** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:25 pm

Grand Indochina wrote:Independent States of Tula

Can I took part in this battle as a Soviet commander ?

No, Germans only.

by **Woem** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 1:54 pm

I think I might finally stop lurking just to take part in this fabulous sounding RP.

Character Application
Name: Dietrich Steinhäuser
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: German
Rank: Leutnant
Unit: 2nd Platoon/1st Company/Second Battalion/Seventh Regiment/Seventeenth Panzer Division
Skills:
- Offensive Doctrine (Adds 10% to offensive actions)
- Skilled Soldiers (+.2 Strength and Morale)
Appearance:

Personality: For lack of a better term, Dietrich lives for battle. A tenacious and ruthless officer, he was quietly eager when the Wermacht crossed into Poland and has fully embraced the chaotic state of global warfare. Not necessarily patriotic, he cares little for the aims and objectives of the Nazi regime and his only concern is his next battle. Despite coldly exhibiting typical sociopathic traits, Dietrich is not fanatical. He simply sees the Soviets as those to be engaged and destroyed, and at a push, worthy opponents. As such, he is an aggressive commander who prefers being on the offensive and advancing into enemy territory. To his men, he is slightly firm and overbearing, demanding high standards of training and preparation. For all their groaning, this has made them more skilled than the average tank crewman.

History:
Dietrich was born in 1910 in the town of Memmingen, Bavaria to a single mother. Too young and mentally fragile to handle the birth on her own, custody of the young boy soon passed into the care of her elder brother, Tomas and his wife, who resided not far from Königsbrunn. The two never really cared much for the boy compared to their own young daughter, Lena, and adopted him out of duty and obligation to the family name rather than genuine love. As such, he lived an odd childhood, never fully connecting with his adoptive parents. When Tomas, like so many other young German men, was called to the Western Front in 1914, he wasn't necessarily missed.

By the time Tomas returned, shell-shocked and guilt-ridden, to a broken Germany, Dietrich had grown into a sheltered yet aggressive young boy. He quietly persevered in his school work and troubles at home, but was at times viciously cruel to Lena. He sensed the distance between the family and himself and was angered by what he saw as his treatment as a second-class child. Over the years, this resent grew and grew. Ultimately, when they turned down his requests to track down his birth mother, a teen-aged Dietrich had no choice but to leave.

Jobless and homeless, Dietrich turned to one of the few avenues left, the Reichswehr, in 1928. Now a member of the 3rd Cavalry Division stationed in Wiemar, he was slowly promoted through the ranks as an NCO. Through his 7 years of exercise and training, his strict disciplinary record and demeanour helped catch the eyes of the officers above. By now though, times were changing. The new Nazi regime began to develop Germany's armoured forces and Dietrich was eagerly transferred to the newly formed 2nd Panzer Division in Würzburg, gaining new experiences with their Panzers.

Taking part in the Anschluss, the invasion of Poland and the invasion of France as a tank commander, Dietrich quickly found his passion in warfare and tank commanding and was finally given the command of his own platoon during the 2nd's occupation duties of Poland after the Battle of France. Truth be told, he disliked what he saw as a "dull and uninteresting posting", secretly desiring to fight in combat again. As it seemed, his wish was about to be answered. Personnel were needed for a new division, the 17th, which was being drawn from the Bavarian and Austrian troops of the 2nd. Now part of this formation, the chance to command his platoon in combat fills Dietrich with an eager yet serene joy.

Equipment:
Platoon Vehicles
5x Panzer III Ausf. J - 25 Crewmen

Platoon Crew Equipment
5x Bracket-mounted MP40s (Tank commanders)
25x Walther P38 (Crew sidearm)

Vehicle: Panzer III Ausf. J

RP Example:

To the tired and weary troops watching on the frontlines that afternoon, it felt like the war was never ending. Hundreds of thousands of lives had been lost, damage to economies and cities was severe and a whole generation was changed forever. But today, the guns went finally silent. There was no more futile offensives and no more desperate defenses. The second war between the states was finally over.

Rumours of the war's end found it's way through the lines. Exhausted troops who had spent the last 24 hours in almost non-stop combat to repel Southern attacks could hardly believe their ears. Cheers sounded out along the trenches and helmets thrown far into the air as a sign of peace. The many wounded rejoiced in the field hospitals, glad that no more fellow soldiers would join them.

Later that day, the first groups of Southern soldiers appeared and unlike the brutal previous days, they were not met with a torrent of gunfire. Instead, Central American troops left their trenches and defensive positions and met their counterparts not as enemies but as friends. Along the frontline, Central and Southern troops gathered to celebrate the end of the war. Photos and stories were swapped and silent moments were held to remember lost friends. These men weren't just fellow humans but fellow Americans and they were united together as one nation again.

As street parties broke out in neighbourhoods across America, The President made his official announcement from Washingto, stepping forward to the podium. His tired eyes were now relaxed and relieved after a sleepless night of negotiations in the next room. "My fellow Americans, today my signature and that of my counterpart, President Clare, was written upon a treaty. A treaty that sought an end to this conflict. An end to the bloodshed that has stained our great nation."

"Therefore, I am here to announce that the Central States will be reunified with the Southern States, bringing this great country together once more. The impending arrival of Canadian forces in the north forced the signing of this treaty and for that I have no regrets. The war needed a conclusion at any costs and I am glad it eventually came."

"I will not deny that there is a hard road ahead. The war has almost completely devastated the economy of both our region and the South and the rebuilding process will take sometime. But most of all, I want to pay tribute to all those who perished, regardless of side as they will be the most sorely missed."

"So, through cooperation with local volunteers and the families of those who gave their lives, I have put in place plans to gather the remains of the many thousands who were killed in the fierce fighting during the "Battle of the Roanoke Line", where mass casualties and poor conditions meant that many of the dead were not recovered or simply buried on the battlefield. I further propose the construction of two memorials, one on each side of the former "border" with accompanying cemeteries to honour the dead. I hope to be able to discuss with President Clare further in order to also encourage similar action in the South and to return the wounded and captured Southern soldiers currently still in Central America."

(From another RP site).

by **Independent States of Tula** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:29 pm

Woem wrote:-snip-

Welcome! ACCEPTED!

by **Grand Indochina** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 4:19 am

The Independent States of Tula

Can I have a list of standard infantry armament ?

by **Independent States of Tula** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:21 am

Grand Indochina wrote:The Independent States of Tula

Can I have a list of standard infantry armament ?

It’s on the OP at the bottom, the standard platoon template.

by **Woem** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:32 pm

Oh, I noticed a little mistake in the OP. It says "Battle of Battle of Białystok–Minsk".

by **Helghon** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 11:22 am

How fascinating, let's see where this goes, if indeed it goes anywhere.

Character Application
Name: Werner Raus
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: German
Rank: Leutnant
Unit: 1st Bttn/1st Inf Rgt (Mot)/29th Inf Div - 3rd Plt/1st Coy
Skills:

Rapid Attacker - Via a mix of good radios and intelligent runners, Werner's platoon has forged a methodology of synchronised attack enabling them to come out of the gates much quicker than other formations.
Skilled Soldiers - Veteran? No. Trained? Certainly. Extensive pre-war training exercises have provisioned Werner's platoon with the discipline and skills necessary to function as a well-oiled machine of destructive force.

Personality: The typical qualities one might find in a professional soldier have been present in Werner Raus since he was but a little boy - discipline, courage, intelligence, modesty, attention to detail, a self-sacrificial attitude. All these and more gave him a decent head-start amongst the trainees at his home Wehrkreis. Werner is generally a quiet type, awful at small talk and typically speaking only when spoken to or when outright forced to do so by circumstances. Not at all charismatic, he finds social situations to be more difficult than professional moments, perhaps due in great part to the early life trauma he suffered with the death of his parents. Imbibing copious quantities of alcohol has an interesting "loosening" effect, however. A great deal of reading, as a hobby, has bestowed him with a certain intellect as well as an eye for decent literature, and he can often be found flicking through his campaign books such as Vom Kriege and Kunst Des Krieges. While he is not particularly athletic, Werner enjoys a spot of football (soccer) as much as his Britannic enemy across the Channel.

History: Born in 1916 to a librarian and history teacher in a rather ram-shack little maternity wing of a Weimar hospital, Werner became knowledgeable in the military arts almost from his first moments in the world. Fate was to be cruel towards him; he was orphaned six years into his life as his parents were fatally wounded by an anarchist bombing in the chaotic post-war revolutionary troubles. He was thence taken into the care of an uncle who had survived the First World War only due to an amputation to remove a gangrene-afflicted limb (and thereafter been honourably discharged). Though he had some sympathy for the boy, Uncle Max was hard on Werner, impressing upon him lesson after lesson in discipline and responsibility, forcing him to work even in the long summer days and nights while what few friends he had enjoyed their holidays to the north-west coast and metropolitan Berlin.

Werner attended a technical college when he was 16, taking classes in electrical engineering with the intention of being an electrician, only for Uncle Max to intervene after passing his final examinations, shortly after his eighteenth birthday, and proclaim an ultimatum: he would sign up to the Reichsheer immediately or he would be disowned and given no money to start his own electronic repair business. Werner, incensed, intially refused. He was soon talked into it by one of his parents' old friends, who had since become something of a mentor, and figured he'd do one short tour of duty then be back home before he knew it. It was, like most things for most people, not how he imagined it was going to be.

Mere months after passing the infantry school at Wehrkreis IX in Kassel, the entire Germany Army was transformed by a group of new politicians who styled themselves the Nazi Party, led by one Adolf Hitler. Werner had never been interested in politics, and he gave not so much as a passing thought to the many Sturmabteilung recruitment posters prominently dotted around the Wehrkreis, however the transformation instilled some bizarre nationalistic belief in him that threatened to annihilate the emotional confusion he'd felt ever since the loss of his parents. The Germany Army was rebuilt in a matter of weeks and, under new guidance, re-learned the offensive art of war. Unfortunately his lack of enthusiasm for the Nazis (and indeed his outright contempt at Nazi interference in army affairs) meant he would inevitably end up crossing someone on the opposite end of the scale, and that someone ensured Werner would not be promoted or given a command until many years later, after the invasion of France.

Even after finally obtaining a platoon command, the newly-minted Leutnant would remain relegated to garrison duty on the coast of France. This only changed with the beginning of planning for Case Barbarossa, when he was transferred to another platoon in the 29th Infanterie-Division and undertook extensive platoon training, including rapid assault combat and live-fire exercises, before finally seeing action upon the initiation of the war against the Soviet Union, whereupon all notions of his civilian dreams were forgotten amidst the raw thrill of combat.

RP Example: Ein, zwei, drei. It's rather old rubbish, no doubt. Fortunately I've improved since.

by **Independent States of Tula** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:51 pm

Helghon wrote:-snip-

Great App, ACCEPTED!

IC will be up this week, and extra history will be made available on the reserved post on the front page.

by **Woem** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:54 pm

Independent States of Tula wrote:
Helghon wrote:-snip-

Great App, ACCEPTED!

IC will be up this week, and extra history will be made available on the reserved post on the front page.

Will we be getting our objectives and launching right in, or will there be a build-up/briefing section before?

by **Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 4:04 pm

A work in progress!

Character Application
Name: August Bomberg von Heiringen, Freiherr Ramsberg
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Thuringian-German
Rank: Leutnant
Unit: 1st Battalion/1st Motorized Infantry Regiment/29th Infantry Division/2nd Company/1st Platoon
Skills:
Close Quarters Doctrine (+10% CQC)
Influential (+10 support points)
Appearance:

Personality: Haughty, arrogant, intelligent, supreme idealist (Social Darwinist)
History:
Equipment:

RP Example:

by **The Frozen Forest** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:35 pm

So i made a Company Composition, just for kicks. I'm pumped for this to start~

Frontlines: The German Assault (OOC/Open)

Frontlines: The German Assault (OOC/Open)

WIP

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