uly 16 1927.
I´ve heard the most curious rumor at the officer´s lounge today. It seems that the engineers at Krupp have invented an accounting machine. I can't imagine why they would need to. Everyone is taught how to add and deduct in school.
July 20 1927.
The Ottomans are victorious in Arabia. They have recently acquired new territory.
The peninsula is now quiet, however the remaining nations have spoken their outrage and troop movements have been reported near the borders. Surely they cannot be as stupid as to declare war on the people who are in the process of reshaping our world?
July 28 1927
It seems that my thoughts have been proven right. Half a year ago I said that I'd expect Ceylon to declare independence from the Brits again.
They did.
It is as I assumed. The Brits have been scattered and much of their ports have been taken. The Royal Navy cannot protect the Empire anymore. It's still a long way but the signs are showing: The British Empire is falling apart.
August 1st 1927
I´ve been promoted! It seems that the Kaiser himself has allowed the cadre to promote promising privates and corporals to a suitable rank. Attrition and casualties have thinned the ranks of the non-commissioned officers and it seemed that the captain thinks I'm suitable to be a Sergeant. He even told me I could be more if I kept showing promise.
August 16 1927
There is a rumor going that the Army has invaded the mainland of Portugal. The rumor goes that this was done on request of the Kaiser, who has his eyes set on the Portuguese colonies around the world. He suspects that occupying their mainland holdings will coerce them into negotiations. It would also show the Entente that we are fully capable of expanding the war where we want. It remains to be hoped that it will not turn into a meatgrinder like the Korean front. Our forces there have been throwing themselves at the Japanese trenches for years now, without any breaktrough. The battle has costs us at least a million men so far. It's a bloody stalemate, with only the occasional assault.
August 20 1927
I have confirmation. We have invaded and occupied half of mainland Portugal In the last four days.
The rest of Portugal proper is expected to be under Imperial administration within the week.
August 26, 1927.
Once again I've obtained a map from the Afrika Korps.
It clearly shows that the campaign in East Afrika has been concluded. The enemy has few standing armies and is plagued by rebellion. Unfortunately the infrastructure is not as good as it was in Europe and it will take sever weeks or maybe months to finally eliminate all resistance and secure the gold coast.
I also managed to recover a “lost” map of our current campaign.
It shows what we all know. The advance has been ground to a halt, we've been stuck in Prince Rupert for quite a while. Luckily the advance across the frozen wastes of Canada is progressing steadily, albeit slowly.
September 15 1927
One of the perks of being a higer ranked person is that it allows me to get my hands on a few papers I'm not really supposed to have. I've obtained a more detailed map about the front in the east of afrika, the Liberian front to be more exact.
It shows that we have recently subdued Liberia and I suspect that negotiations are in progress at the moment. It, obviously, tells us what the 41st, 43rd, 45th and 23th Armeekorps are up to at this moment. The low organization rate is slightly worrying me, however, since they have a lot of ground to cover I can see why their commanders would want to keep them on the move. They need to cover a lot of ground as fast as possible.
Septemer 16th 1927.
It seems I was right. The negotiations with the Liberian government were taking place and have been concluded.
It appears the Reich has a new colony to maintain.
October 28th 1927.
Today is a slow day. The advance into the United States has been halted. We have dug in and have our lines probed by the Entente on several occasions per day. Things have calmed down. The Captain says we are awaiting replacements and reinforcements whilst the Oberkommando reassess the battle plans. We wait, but the men are getting bored.
January 1st 1927.
Happy New Year Maximilian! At this moment we still haven´t advanced into the USA. I´ve heard that the Afrika Campaign is progressing slowly. Reinforcements are arriving slowly, the Japanese are hunting for our convoys in the Bering Straight. I wonder how many men are now resting underneath the cold waves of the Bering Sea.
We've also received news that the Reich's engineers have developed a powerful engine which could be used to power our aircraft.
I must say I'm glad for the boys flying in the Jasta's, but I cannot keep from asking myself why they would allocate precious resources to the Fliegerkorps. They have seen perhaps one battle in the entire war, which they've won so devastatingly we haven't seen an allied aircraft in the air since that day!
I will leave the research budget to those that have studied it. I'm sure they know what they are doing and that I'm overlooking something.
Now that were talking about overlooking something, let's take a look at the state of the world today.
This map clearly shows the greatness of the Empire of Germany. Lest one minor uprising in the Crimea, we are in full control of our newly acquired lands. When you are done being silenced by the might of Germany, you can see that the British are almost defeated. With the notable exception of their African holdings and the British Raj, their provinces are rebelling, and will be lost to them.
Mainland Portugal is nearly taken, the defenders standing tall in Porto, which has proven difficult to take. We will starve them out if necessary. Their holdings in Africa need to be taken as well.
Canada is still standing, and the USA is untouched, they even expanded. With a new year ahead of us I'm sure we will bring the Americans to their knees.
Japan. Well Japan is being Japanese. They've dug in in Korea in great numbers and after years of battle with over a million lives lost, we have decided to enter a staring contest along that border. An invasion of Japan is out of the question, their fleet has to many ships to make an invasion successful, on the other hand, we have too much men to make an invasion of them successful. The blissful joy of a stalemate.
January 11 1928
Another enemy has been subdued. And an arrogant enemy for that matter. The story goes that the Kaiser would allow them independence in the immediate area around their capital, but not their other gains.
They refused that most generous offer!
The Kaiser was not impressed, and Upper Volta has been annexed accordingly.
January 17 1928
Another enemy to fall. With a most generous peace offer I must say.
Ivory Coast at least had the common sense to accept our generous terms!
January 28 1928
Well, I can't say if this is good or bad news.
It takes away a sort of ally against the Entente, but then again, they haven't put up much of a fight and it leaves more colonies to us.
It also means that the troops committed to the subjugation of Rhodesia can now take arms against my brothers in arms.
I say it's a bad thing, for now.
March 1 1928.
I saw the most curious of things today. The supply officers had a new way of redistributing the supplies and also a new type of truck. They told me it was because of the new supply system that was called Interbellum Supply, and it is said to be years ahead of it's time.
The only thing that keeps bothering me is the fact they call it Interbellum Supply. The war is still going, and the name suggest it is for in between wars. Wich makes no sense, after all, this is The War to end all Wars, isn't it?
March 4 1928
Another country out of the war.
Niger made a wise choice.
March 21 1928.
Today is a glorious day for the Imperial Air Force! They have received new fighters.
They've also placed a photograph with the article, but now that I've seen it I can't help myself thinking that it looks kind of outdated.
March 30th 1928
Happy Birthday my son! Already six years old now! I am still wondering if you have received the gift I have sent you. Postal services are a nightmare, and quite a large amount gets sunk by the Japanese. I do have received the photo´s your mother has sent me. You are looking like quite the soldier in your tailored Army uniform. I´m proud of you!