The Occitan War - A /gsg/ Germany AAR - COMPLETE [Picture Heavy]

The Reichstag was abuzz with energy. The news had reached Berlin quickly, sending the city into a rage. The Germanian Union had grown considerably over the past decade since the War of Austrian Unification. Although the governments in the Netherlands and Denmark paved the way for the model of political systems heavily dependent on Germany itself, the addition of Occitania to the German-administered regions was a massive shift in European politics. Following France's audacity to challenge Germany's rightful claims to Western Switzerland, the nation was cleaved in two, with the southern half becoming the constitutional monarchy of Occitania. They, Switzerland, Savoy, and Wallonia (Until Flanders elected to reunite with Wallonia under Germanian Union administration, becoming Belgium once again) joined the puppet governments of Denmark and the Netherlands in being part of the massive Germanian Union, the most powerful political entity in Europe.

After nearly a decade of administration by a German appointed government, Occitania graduated from being an Administered State member of the Union and joined Sweden and Spain as Allied State members of the Union. It had risen to enough prominence in international affairs that Germany could no longer properly maintain their administration over the state. There were concerns that the parting could lead to tension, but Germany considered the Occitans like children growing up and leaving the home, maintaining positive relations between the two.

Even still, the German Empire considered itself strong enough to deter an attack against either itself or Occitania from France, especially considering its weakened state. That's why, in early April, 1874, it was a shock to the German public that France declared war on Occitania in order to restore those provinces to French administration. Not only that, but they were also joined by Germany's two other great enemies, Russia and Hungary. Over the past decade, the Union had fought both multiple times, advancing it's empire, but never both at the same time, and certainly not with France coming from the west. Neither Hungary or Russia would be able to reasonably assist in the subjugation of Occitania, they were much too geographically disparate for that. Rather, they were a clear challenge to Germany, meant to either overwhelm the Union or draw enough of its attention to allow France a successful invasion.

The Reichstag knew that this was a challenge they would eagerly meet. They gathered in Berlin a few days after the news from Occitania arrived, and after the troops had begun moving towards the borders with the belligerents. War was an inevitability, but this speech was just a formality...


Welcome to my first AAR! I am EGAchilles, and the following is "The Occitan War," a story I wrote about my playthrough of Germany in the /gsg/ mod for Victoria 2. It is heavily inspired by The B's Greatest Germany AAR, but don't worry, this isn't just another Germanyblob AAR. I chose to focus on a single event in my game, the French Restoration of Order to the Occitan Provinces, or as I call it in my game, the Occitan War. The entire AAR covers less than a year, just under seven months (A bit more if you count the epilogue, but it's still entirely contained within 1874).

This is a historical AAR, with glimpes into certain events throughout the war. At times it reads like a history book, at others like a scene from an alternate history novel. I do a bit of minor cheating, mostly towards the end, but I try to keep it all believable.

And you can read the whole thing right now! The entire AAR is finished, and is published in an imgur album. It's not the usual way people publish AARs here, but I found it a good way to put it all together, so that's that. Beware, because it's pretty big, and thus may take a while to load all the way.

It's my first try, and I know I've got a bit to work on, but I'm still pretty proud of it, and I hope you all enjoy! So without further ado, The Occitan War!