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@Issac Wolfe: Agreed, the time will come to get the Latin Americans back under America's leadership, and bring down their authoritarian and syndicalist regimes.

@salidas16: With the Japanese, I plan on having some kind of confrontation with them, but not in the near future. Maybe after the syndicalist international is defeated, then the time will come to bring democracy to Tokyo, Harbin, Wellington, Sydney, Vladivostok, Urga, and more....

Germany too will soon learn that payback is a harsh mistress. The Kaiser will regret encroaching on South America and pushing the US out of the world economy.

@mad general: Well, the south can rise all it wants, but they will have to realize that America will always be one and indivisible.

@everyone else: Thanks for your continued comments and support!

Iceland is becoming a real point of tension between the Royalist British/Canadians on one side and the Syndicalist Union of Britain on the other. This situation is made worse when Canadian troops arrive in the country to help support the Icelandic government from domestic disturbances.
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In the far east, tensions mount between the resurgent Russia and the Japanese puppet state of Transamur, led by former Russian Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak. Despite intense Russian pressure, Kolchak refuses to allow the people of his little breakaway Russian state take part in a public plebiscite, that would question whether or not Transamur should reintegrate back into Russian territory. Kolchak, who is protected by the Japanese Empire, is able to force the Russian government to back off, raising tensions between both Russia and Japan over the issue of Transamur's sovereignty.
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Back in the US, the ships of the Pacific States Navy return to San Diego for reintegration with the United States Navy. With their return, the pre war US navy is finally rebuilt, and ready once again to defend the US on the high seas. For now, the former PSN ships are ordered to the east coast, for reorganization and rechristening.
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Tensions over Iceland are now flaring up even further, as the Union of Britain destabilizes the situation by sending warships to blockade the little island nation. This explosive situation now threatens to flare up into open conflict between the British republic and the Canadians/British Royalists, who respond by sending their own warships to the area.
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Union of Britain battleships and cruisers, en route to Icelandic waters.
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Syndicalism is also on the march in Southern Europe, as both the Republic of the Sicilies and the Commune of France invade the papal Italian federation from both sides. The pope immediately mobilizes his forces, and orders them to defend the country to the last man.
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In Eastern Europe, an interesting situation develops, as Lithuania and Poland initiate talks on the so called "Union of Lomza". Although initially proposing the full integration of Poland into Lithuania, the Lithuanians are talked down to simply taking political control of Poland, which now becomes a Lithuanian puppet state. (this also makes Poland part of the German Mitteleuropa Alliance)
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And then, things go out of control. Austria, which had been in previous control of the polish state after allowing Poland to annex Galicia, is infuriated after the Union of Lomza is signed without their consent. Lithuania, which is backed by Germany, refuses to back down. With things at a tipping point, the Austrian emperor, Otto the 1st of the Habsburgs, makes an unthinkable decision, declaring open war on both Poland and Lithuania and sending troops to Austria's small border with Poland in preparation for invasion. This brings an immediate response from Germany, who declares open support for both Poland and Lithuania, declaring war on the Austrians. Now, an unthinkable scenario is reality, as the former Weltkreig allies are at war with each other.
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(pretty crazy isnt it? I was like HOLY SH*T! when I saw THAT series of messages pop up!)

Back in the United States, President Garner orders the immediate reconstruction of many heavily damaged sections of the country. New factory and infrastructure projects are started in places like California and New England, with the goal of putting US industrial capability back over pre-war levels, and then some. Also note the building of my first HQ division, to help make command of large armies easier.
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In southern Asia, the Entente is on the march. Bengal is now almost completely overrun, and is expected to surrender almost any day now to Delhi's government.
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In central Europe, things are starting to go very wrong for the Austrians. German forces have taken Prague and most of the Sudetenland, and even marching into Austria itself, pushing Austrian forces out of Lech.
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To the south of the fighting raging in Austria, the Pope's Italian federation is in dire straits. Although successfully blunting Sicilian attacks from the south, in the north, French Commune forces have predictably broken through papal lines, taking Genoa and marching towards both Turin and Milan. With hundreds of thousands of French Commune troops pushing forward, things are looking bad for the papal Italians.
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Oh man. This is why I love Kaiserreich - so many different ways it can turn out. Although I've initiated Austrian-German wars before, I've never seen one happen this way naturally. That's pretty sweet. I hope there are surrender events coded. Looks like the Second Italian Unification is only a few weeks or months away...
 
Fascinating turn of events.
I think that the Austrians are utterly doomed!
 
Interesting chain of events! Polish-Lithuanian Union, Austro-German war... KR is full of suprises.
 
Ominous turn of events here as two of your main potential enemies are about to grow even stronger. It is interesting to see the various weird scenarios Kaiserreich can throw up though.
 
I think there are some events regarding the end of an Austro-German war in the files for Kaiserreich... can't remember how they deal with things though. Great stuff!
 
It does rahter sound like vreything is starting to fall apart.
 
Ominous turn of events here as two of your main potential enemies are about to grow even stronger.

Maybe, maybe not. After all, they will be turning on each other before too much longer. Which has a good chance of giving the US an opportunity to
inadvertently leave cutlery between the Syndies' vertebrae...
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@KaiserBenjamin:The second Italian unification is much closer then you might think.:D

And the inevitable war between imperialism and syndicalist will extend to much more than Italy and France.

@Karaiskandar & yourworstnightm: They never had a chance. It makes you wonder what Emperor Otto was smoking at the time of the Union of Lomza.

@Zhuge Liang:That is probably why KR is so much more interesting than vanilla HOI2. So many more players, and so many more possibilities for war.

@Meadow: I looked through KR's events, and could not find one dealing with an Austrian surrender to Germany, so I am going to have to find a manual solution, otherwise Austria will hold out forever in Bosnia (which has a VP in Sarajevo and surrounded by Hungarian Croatia, who gives Austria military access).

@Issac Wolfe: Not as big as you might think, but they will be getting some Austrian territory.

@everyone else:Thanks for your comments!

German and other Mitteleuropan forces completely overrun Bohemia, with the result of Germany gaining control over the Sudetenland region, which has a substantial German population. The Kaiser decides to directly annex the Sudetenland as a part of the German Reich.
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Back in America, the ships of the former rebel navies complete their rechristening, regaining their USS suffixes. The US navy is now back to full combat operational status.
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Delhi, as predicted, annexes Bengal, leaving Burma as the last hostile syndicalist state in southern Asia.
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The US army is gathered in Denver for reorganization and partial demobilization. The Army's volunteer militia divisions are disbanded, with their manpower being placed back in reserve. The end result is a peacetime US army of about 50 divisions, approximately 500,000 men without counting extra combat brigades, a huge increase from the pre 1936 US army.
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In southern Europe, the Pope's Italian federation is brought to its knees when French forces march into Rome, burning down large sections of the Vatican as a final symbol of their victory. Pope Pius the 12th and his government are soon forced to sign the total surrender of the Italian federation to the French government.
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France now redraws the map of Italy, allowing the Sicilian syndicalists to take control over the entire country. With this handover, the Sicilians declare the creation of the new Commune of Italy, to rule over the now reunited Italian peninsula.
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In Spain, the last remnants of the Carlist faction surrender to CNT-FAI forces. This defeat brings about the end of the Spanish civil war and the creation of the new Iberian Anarchist Federation, whose government soon relocates to Madrid in preparation for future operations, namely against Portugal.
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With Austria falling apart, the Greeks use the opportunity to occupy Kefalonia island, the site of a large Austrian naval and air base. Austria is powerless to stop them.
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With the 2nd US civil war now a thing of the past, and the US government back in full control of the country, the time has come to clear up some unfinished business. A large fleet of American battleships and support vessels leaves San Diego, followed by troop transports carrying about 3 divisions worth of US marines, who had recently finished training and are now fully combat ready. This large force of US military might sets course for the Hawaiian islands....
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Yes bring Hawaï back in the Union.
Down with the secessionists!
So now Spain and Italy are all red...scary! :(
 
Kaiserreich is amazing :D

Bring your own brand of freedom to those peace-hating Syndicalists/Fascists/non-Americans!
 
After you've defeated the CSA, AUS and PSA it does seem rather futile for Hawaii to make a stand against you but if you have to use force I doubt you'll be the one regretting it.

How's the war between the Germans and Japs going btw?
 
Marvelous, I have never seen the Germans go to war with Austria before.

Also good job rebuilding the US... 50 divisions sure is a nice force. When will you use them to spread democracy outside the traditional US territory? :D
 
@Karaiskandar: Yup, Spain and Italy are now fully under the syndicalist yoke, and it will not stop there.

@Alexus: Will do, and great to have you on board!

@Zhuge Liang:well there are no events that would reintegrate the islands back into the US, so I am going to have to use force.

Also, you will see the status of the German-Japanese war in this update.

@Leviathan07: Very soon....

@The_Frozen_1: That would be great, except that my ships can barely get to Hawaii from San Diego, let alone all the may to the eastern Mediterranean, which is surrounded by hostile states.

President Garner issues an immediate referendum to the Hawaiian government, declaring their civil war secession from the Union to be illegal according to the constitution, and demanding their peaceful surrender and reintegration into the United States. Despite the presence of 6 American battleships and US marines off the coast of Oahu island, the government in Honolulu sends no response. After 24 hours of waiting, President Garner sends the order to begin the immediate invasion of Hawaii.
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30,000 US marines storm the beaches of Oahu, defended by only a single division of local Hawaiian volunteers and conscripts. Compared to the way that separatists fought on the mainland, the Hawaiians offer only sporadic resistance, with some units just surrendering as soon as they encounter the first Marines they run into. The last Hawaiian diehards make their final stand in Honolulu, but they prove to be no match for the well trained and equipped US marines, who soon raise the US flag over Honolulu's city center.
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The Hawaiian government surrenders completely to the United States. This surrender also brings about the return of US control over many of its pre-war pacific island possessions, such as Wake Island and Midway. This now leaves only the Panama Canal, Guam, and Alaska still not in US hands.
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Back in the US, thousands of US troops begin moving into positions along the US/Mexico border, with about 6 divisions being sent to Miami, just opposite of Cuba.
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In Europe, Austria is completely overrun by German and Mitteleuropan troops. Whats left of the Austrian army makes its final stand in Slovenia before moving through Croatian territory on their way to Bosnia, where the Austrian Emperor is hiding.
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The status of the German-Japanese war by June 17th, 1939. Japanese and Australasian forces have swept throughout the Pacific ocean, throwing back German forces almost everywhere they have gone. Whats left of Germany's forces in this region have been pushed back to German Indochina and some isolated island strongholds, such as Rabaul. Despite Japan's success in this war, the Germans still refuse to sue for peace, instead vowing to fight on until the very end.
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The first of the US army's headquarters units is completed and ready for action, coming under the command of General MacArthur, one of the United States Army's best commanders.
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The Union of Britain's blockade of Iceland seems to have completely backfired. Intending to force the Icelanders to back away from the Canadians/Royalists, the massive show of force has instead forced the Icelanders right into the Entente's camp, with Iceland joining in a full military alliance with the Canadians and giving them full military basing rights. With the blockade having completely failed, the British Republican Navy changes course and heads home.
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In Europe, the Syndicalist nations begin to band together. The Iberian Anarchist Federation is the newest full member of the Internationale, joining the French and Italians in a full military alliance.
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In a very alarming development, the government of La Plata, seeking protection from the syndicalist states of Brazil and Bolivia, enters into a full military alliance with the Germans and their allies in Mitteleuropa. German influence has now spread fully into South America.
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An interesting development in Central America, as the Honduran/Centroamerican war ends in complete stalemate. It seems that Honduras was able to mobilize enough soldiers and volunteers to completely blunt every attack launched by the Centroamericans, leading to the signing of peace between the two countries.
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The lines are starting to be drawn in Eastern Europe, as Khruschev's Ukraine joins into a full alliance with the Western European Syndicalist nations. It would seem that the Internationale is trying to surround Mitteleuropa, in preparation for another great war. (BTW, I think I will try and find a new flag for the Ukrainians, one that fits their Syndicalist ideology a bit better than their current, more royal looking one).
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