Looks can be deceiving. Germany was far from completely occupied, and resistance groups - no matter how disorganized - still threatened the regime from Spain to the Netherlands. Russia was preparing for a massive confrontation - the Marxists were raiding East Prussia, and that could never be allowed to stand for any significant period of time.
The decisive battle came at Kaliningrad. The Westerners had let out some of their rage upon the Russian citizens in the area, and that angered the Russian inhabitants of Prussia, just as the Tsar knew it would. Aided by their righteous fury, Russian tanks attacked the Marxist ones, and individual soldiers commandeered enemy tanks and used them to sow confusion and chaos in the Marxist ranks. The cannons were left unused, as there was too much of a risk of friendly fire.
Even with that, the Battle of Kaliningrad lasted less than a month - and changed the war irrevocably. The Marxist tanks were forced to attempt a retreat, but the Russians pursued them - both in tanks and on foot. Only a few of the Marxist soldiers ever reached the Elbe, where they met a small fleet of their allies and escaped back to the Netherlands. The vast majority of the attackers were either captured or killed.
Germany quickly took advantage of their new advantage. They occupied Bavaria and installed a friendly regime that renewed their allegiance to the Kaiser, and they recaptured and outright annexed Mecklenburg. From there, they moved to recapture their lost territory in the north and had reached the Rhine by the beginning of 1940.
For his part, Tsar Nicholas interrogated his prisoners. He found out that many were not loyal to the United Marxist Republics of Europe, and a few were even spies from resistance groups. He played on their nationalism and organized the first official resistance movements to the Marxists - this event was the beginning of the Renewed French Republic, the Italian Resistance, and the Alliance of Free Dutch. All three of these new groups formally allied with Russia and began to recruit.
Tsar Nicholas also allied with the Spanish government-in-exile and the United States. The United States even joined the war on the Alliance’s side in April 1940. Their initial contributions were not men but something even more important - money. This money allowed the creation of a small Russian fleet.
This fleet united with the Swedish fleet in the Baltic and escorted a large Russian army, led by Nicholas Yegorov, the descendant of the famous Anton Yegorov, to the Netherlands. This army quickly seized control of the Hague and moved across the Low Countries. They encountered next to no resistance until they finally reached Brussels. There, they encountered a massive Marxist army.
The Battle of Brussels drastically shortened the war. Yegorov the Younger, as he is often known, led his men in a glorious battle. At first, the two sides were almost evenly matched, but the great commander lured his foes to the Senne River with a small portion of his force and instructed the majority of his men - including all of his cannons - to meet him from the other side. This turned a relatively even contest into a repeat of the Battle of the Elbe with an even greater advantage for Russia.
By dawn, the Marxists had fled. The Russian army stood victorious and stole the last of their enemy’s tanks and artillery. For all intents and purposes, the war’s conclusion was at hand. Still, a lot of ground needed to be conquered before the UMRE was completely destroyed. This would prove to be a massive issue before the war ended.
The decisive battle came at Kaliningrad. The Westerners had let out some of their rage upon the Russian citizens in the area, and that angered the Russian inhabitants of Prussia, just as the Tsar knew it would. Aided by their righteous fury, Russian tanks attacked the Marxist ones, and individual soldiers commandeered enemy tanks and used them to sow confusion and chaos in the Marxist ranks. The cannons were left unused, as there was too much of a risk of friendly fire.
Even with that, the Battle of Kaliningrad lasted less than a month - and changed the war irrevocably. The Marxist tanks were forced to attempt a retreat, but the Russians pursued them - both in tanks and on foot. Only a few of the Marxist soldiers ever reached the Elbe, where they met a small fleet of their allies and escaped back to the Netherlands. The vast majority of the attackers were either captured or killed.
Germany quickly took advantage of their new advantage. They occupied Bavaria and installed a friendly regime that renewed their allegiance to the Kaiser, and they recaptured and outright annexed Mecklenburg. From there, they moved to recapture their lost territory in the north and had reached the Rhine by the beginning of 1940.
For his part, Tsar Nicholas interrogated his prisoners. He found out that many were not loyal to the United Marxist Republics of Europe, and a few were even spies from resistance groups. He played on their nationalism and organized the first official resistance movements to the Marxists - this event was the beginning of the Renewed French Republic, the Italian Resistance, and the Alliance of Free Dutch. All three of these new groups formally allied with Russia and began to recruit.
Tsar Nicholas also allied with the Spanish government-in-exile and the United States. The United States even joined the war on the Alliance’s side in April 1940. Their initial contributions were not men but something even more important - money. This money allowed the creation of a small Russian fleet.
This fleet united with the Swedish fleet in the Baltic and escorted a large Russian army, led by Nicholas Yegorov, the descendant of the famous Anton Yegorov, to the Netherlands. This army quickly seized control of the Hague and moved across the Low Countries. They encountered next to no resistance until they finally reached Brussels. There, they encountered a massive Marxist army.
The Battle of Brussels drastically shortened the war. Yegorov the Younger, as he is often known, led his men in a glorious battle. At first, the two sides were almost evenly matched, but the great commander lured his foes to the Senne River with a small portion of his force and instructed the majority of his men - including all of his cannons - to meet him from the other side. This turned a relatively even contest into a repeat of the Battle of the Elbe with an even greater advantage for Russia.
By dawn, the Marxists had fled. The Russian army stood victorious and stole the last of their enemy’s tanks and artillery. For all intents and purposes, the war’s conclusion was at hand. Still, a lot of ground needed to be conquered before the UMRE was completely destroyed. This would prove to be a massive issue before the war ended.
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