Red Storm
0700 April 1st 1946
Seville, Spain
The stubborn Allies tried once again to assault the more stubborn defense of Seville in Spain.
One week of fighting was enough to dissuade the attackers once more.
0000 April 6th 1946
Intelligence Dept., Berlin, Germany
Erich Raeder was not a busy man in the Third Reich. As Germany renounced all her pretentions of being a maritime power, he really had a lot of free time at his disposal.
This would change over time, however, as he and his staff were devising a brand new German doctrine for their Kriegsmarine. It would be a hard task, though, since someone explained them that 'armored breakthrough' and 'Schwerpunkt' really aren't concepts suited for Battleships.
0600 April 10, 1946
Leningrad Garrison, Soviet Union
"What do you see from there, Obergefreiter?"
A young soldier assigned to the German garrison in Leningrad was watching through a pair of binoculars, and his Lieutenant was curious to know what he was doing with them. The closest enemy presence was at three hundred kilometers from Leningrad, so there was little sense in using binoculars.
"Ah... herr Leutnant, I was just looking over there. Snow is melting, and now it's all full of mud."
"Exactly. You know what it means?"
"That we're soon going to fight the Russians once again?"
"Correct."
"And... are we going to join our comrades in the front lines too?"
The Lieutenant smirked, reading a worried state on the face of his subordinate "Don't worry young boy, you're not being sent to Hell at the moment. We're staying here to keep this city quiet."
He timidly nodded.
"You're young" the lieutenant added, after a moment of silence "and rather decorated already. Where are you from?"
"Braunau am Inn, herr Leutnant."
"Curious... Hitler's birthplace" he thought, as he lit up a cigarette. "Want one?"
"I... I don't smoke, herr Leutnant."
The lieutenant bursted into a laugh.
0000 April 12th 1946
Karlstad, Sweden
A small rebellion questioned the rightful command of Germany over Sweden. Ten thousand Pair O' Ducks* programmers denounced the gruesome working conditions they were subjected to in order to contribute to Germany's scientific progress, and in doing so they interrupted development of the third installment of Lungs of Titanium.
A brief discussion with a squadron of Close Air Support, four days and nine hours long, persuaded them that their work was more important than their lives.
0100 April 15th 1946
LXX. Korps, Volkhov, Soviet Union
All was ready for the 1946 Summer campaign against the Soviet Union. All the Germans needed was a propitious occasion.
They had got it. Some vengeful Soviets uncarefully entered the new borders of Finland. Lt. General Thomaschki would inaugurate the 1946 Hunting season, with red bears being the preferred target.
After months of rest, the Luftwaffe resumed its daily routine in hunting down enemy divisions.
0000 April 17th 1946
Foreign Offices, Berlin, Germany
An orange dressed man entered von Ribbentrop's office.
"Greetings, ambassador. What can I do for you today?"
"I'd like to apply for a job. I've recently lost mine."
Chinese claims over Tibet were millennia old, so they said, but it was curious that they took until 1946 to climb Mt. Everest and defeat the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Army composed by six yaks.
0800 April 17th 1946
Vytegra, Soviet Union
Elsewhere in the world people were less interested in Tibetan affairs. Soviet troops, in particular, were much more interested in discovering the taste of German-delivered bombs.
Too bad for ten thousand of them it would be a once-in-a-life experience.
0800 April 19th 1946
LXX. Korps, Vytegra, Soviet Union
"Do you see anything there, Leutnant?"
"Nein herr Oberst, nothing except miles of land."
"Then the Luftwaffe has done its job. Let's take another useless piece of land!"
"Ja, herr Oberst."
1600 April 19th 1946
Tikhvin, Soviet Union
Elsewhere, German troops were not so successful. Soviet troops had time and material to dug in, and the mud denied any technical advantage to the attackers.
The attack was swiftly aborted.
*original reference: the most excellent Rustican's RISK AAR