Prussian Imperial Conquests

The Prussian Imperial Wars were a series of conflicts in Europe in which the Prussian Imperial Empire, led by Emperor Albert I, launched a series of campaigns against its neighboring states in an attempt to take over Western Europe. The Prussian Army was met with the combined forces of Franco-Iberia, Swampoland, Greater Hungary, England, The Alpian Republic, Kingdom of Rome and Valhalla, forming the allied coalition aimed at remiving Albert I from power. The wars were stemmed from tensions happening in the late 21st century, and would erupt into an all out war in 2103. The Prussians would expand to almost thrice their size before being invaded by VlaRiSsiA in 2113. An upwards of 14 million people lost their lives in the war and the post war damage to Prussia would lead to the rise of Fuhrerquaad and Fascism as a whole.

The roots of the war trace all the way back to 2043, when the world faced an upheaval in political boundaries as WW3 caused many world powers to either collapse or merge with others. WW3, where Greater Russia invaded Europe, led to the formation of Vlarissia(which would eventually become the Shrekacratic Ogre’s Republic in the Great Ogrethrow). Some nations merged into amalgamations while others split into many empires. Spain, Portugal and France merged to form the powerful Franco-Iberian Union. Britain split into many different empires that would keep clashing with one another. Central Europe formed multiple unions such as Greater Hungary, The SwamPolish Confederation, Yugoslavia 2, and Vlarissia. Germany would become an imperial absolute monarchy that would merge with and annex Belgium, the Netherlands, Czechia and parts of Poland to form The Prussian Imperial Empire. These new states didn’t get along with each other, as WW3 tensions still remained. The biggest rivalry was between Franco-Iberia and Prussia, which would eventually cause the wars.

A Cold War that lasted between the 2040s and 90s occurred between Franco-Iberia and Prussia. Both countries used their vast manpower to create large armies and would fight proxy wars. This would go on until 2090, when a major event happened. The Bolshrekviks launched a revolution in Vlarissia to overthrow the oligarchy and establish a shrekist regime. This caused fear to spread in all of Europe, leading to them intervening. Despite support from both Franco-Iberia and Prussia, the Vlarissian government was overthrown after a long civil war. Strong anti-communist sentiment that would dwarf that of the Cold War took place. Though both countries disliked communism, Franco-Iberia saw VlaRiSsiA in a far better light than Prussia did. They saw the potential Shrek had and made a non-aggression pact to avoid an all-out war. Prussia saw them as a threat. A big one.

Dislike for VlaRiSsiA’s new communist state became universal in Prussia, which would partially allow for Albert I, a staunch nationalist, to gain power. In 2096, the previous emperor died and decided to place his third borne son Albert in power seeing the popularity and skill he had. Albert I was a powerful and skilled general who was so experienced that some compared him to Napoleon himself. Like Napoleon, Albert was an artillery general, and could use it in such a powerful way as to be able to annihilate almost any enemy army facing minimal casualties. His skill and radical military policies led the way for 7 years of militarization and industrialization. Mass conscription and militarism became even more indefinite, allowing for an enormous and well equipped to be swiftly created. The fear of a VlaRiSsiAn invasion made these policies favorable among the populace. Artillery and tanks were mass produced and a powerful airforce was established. After 7 years of mass industrialism and military spending, Albert was ready to expand. Millions of men would be mobilized and Europe would be under Albert’s grasp.

In May of 2103, an army of 1.5 million men were sent to invade the Alpian Republic. In under a month, all of Switzerland was occupied and an invasion of Franco-Iberia would now be easier. Upon this invasion, SwamPoland, Hungary, Rome, England and Franco-Iberia set up an alliance to take down the imperial war machine. Little did they know how strong the Prussians were. In the first year, the coalition faced horrible defeats at the hands of Albert I. The city of Vienna was occupied and Prussian troops were headed towards Warsaw. Millions of men were mobilized to fight the less trained Franco-Iberian army. An onslaught of 7 million Prussian troops used the 1,000+ mile front to invade France. In Eastern France, a separatist movement already took place, and with the help of Prussia, they would begin an insurgency.

By 2104, the coalition was on the defensive, being forced to retreat city after city. Even in a two-front war, the Prussian Army was doing far better than their enemies. Finally, Unified England sent hundreds of thousands of men, but they would be decimated by artillery. With a superior airforce, Prussia maintained air control over half of Europe, bombarding the capitals of numerous countries. Paris would face routine bombings, causing tens of thousands of civilian deaths. However, the Franco-Iberians still had a far superior navy and would prevent the Prussians from invading England, an issue Albert still had to deal with.

Despite being outnumbered in the seas, the land and air were the main priorities, allowing for the first years to be easy for Albert. To counter the naval powers of their rivals, the Prussians would have to shut them out of the sea. Albert I launched the invasion of Valhalla, securing control over all of the Jutland and being able to strangle the Baltic Sea. The invasion of North Swampoland would shut them from the ocean, eliminating an entire naval threat. By 1805, the Prussians bordered VlaRiSsiA for 100 miles. Meanwhile in France, the Prussians would start advancing incredibly quick, heading towards Paris. Air raids became more common and hundreds of thousands would be killed. Eventually, the Franco-Iberians slowed down the advance and for a year, the war was stagnant. Some call the period between June 2105 and April 2106 the “peaceful year” as there was little progress and the least amount of civilian casualties. There were even peace talks happening in that timeframe, but Albert I refused most of them. However, a Non-Aggression Pact was signed between Prussia and VlaRiSsiA, in order for Albert to ease the pressure against him.

In mid 1806, the Prussians launched an operation to reduce the war to one-front. They would launch a semi-blitzkrieg against Hungary and Swampoland to get them out of the war. With a concentrated force approaching 4 million strong, Prussia pushes deep into both countries, escalating the speed and dynamics of the wars. By 2107, Swampoland and Hungary were no longer bordering each other as the Slovak region was invaded to surround both countries. Hundreds of thousands of casualties took place in this campaign, but it would be slowed as more troops were called elsewhere. The million strong army in the Alps launched an invasion of Slovenia to separate the Alpian Republic between its Italian and Slovenian regions, effectively rendering the country useless. Now 3 of the 7 coalition members were surrounded and nearly annexed. As significant portions of their armies were killed, the Alps, Swampoland and Hungary tried to call for peace, even asking to aid the Prussians. Albert I refused and wanted them gone. The Swampolish, now resorting to guerilla warfare, would create strong resistance against the Prussians. From then, the war was stagnant in the east front.

In the western front, almost all of north Italy was occupied, and a full scale invasion of France would be possible. In late 2108, Albert authorized a full invasion of Franco-Iberia, encouraging his troops to commit war crimes. Over the next year, Eastern France would be bulldozed and millions would be killed. The eastern front, still stagnant, would become bloodier. Coalition forces resorted to pillaging and biological warfare to fend off the invaders. War crimes committed by both sides became common and hundreds of thousands of civilians perished. In the Alpian Republic, all hope was lost. Half the army either were killed, injured, captured or deserted. Being outnumbered 3 to one, guerilla warfare and pillaging became the last bastion of hope. By then, Albert had a new strategy: indefinete bombardment. Carpet bombing and artillery bombardment would be used on urban areas, killing many civilians and guerilla fighters alike. Mass destruction would be a tool of the Prussians to destroy their enemies. Some progress would be made, slowly but surely. On the western front, almost half of France was occupied by 2110 and 2.5 million Franco-Iberian civilians were killed either from war atrocities, bombardment or starvation in. Another 2 million soldiers would be dead in this region alone. Some cities were completely destroyed and mass graves of soldiers and civilians could be found anywhere.

Bombing runs over Paris continued, and the government fled to Madrid to avoid annihilation. Unfortunately, the supreme Air Force of Prussia would reach Madrid and start killing people there. Franco-Iberia with the help of Rome and England, enacted a massive blockade against the Prussian Empire. A famine that killed half a million raged over Prussia, but they still retained land and air superiority. The Alpian Republic would be able to give some naval support, but they were being pushed so far back that they could only give minimal aide. By 2111, half of the coalition forces were fully surrounded, with Swampoland and Hungary being completely cut off from their allies. The Prussian forces in Valhalla advanced upwards to take Stockholm. They would maintain a blockade of the Baltic Sea, which would be a mistake later on. The Prussian Empire reached its peak in 2112, stretching from the outskirts of Paris to the borders of Kaliningrad. In only a few months, they could take over all of Hungary, The Alpian Republic and Swampoland, but one mistake would ruin it all.

In July of 2112, as Prussian Vehicles overran Eastern Europe, Albert I made the idiotic move of attacking a VlaRiSsiAn ship leaving the Baltic Sea. He ordered artillery to bombard all VlaRiSsiAn trade in order to weaken it. This would be a mistake and later that year, VlaRiSsiA, with its enormous manpower, declared war on the Prussian Empire. Albert I ordered millions of men to be diverted to the border of VlaRiSsiA and launched an invasion in December, with an onslaught of 7 million men. The soldiers would march straight to riga, aiming to taking over the Baltic states and surrounding Shrekingrad. This would be a horrible miscalculation as VlaRiSsiA would immediately mobilize 15 million troops by the dawn of 2113. The Prussian Advance would be pushed back and millions more VlaRiSsiAn personnel swarm the Prussians. By mid 2113, 30 million VlaRiSsiAn soldiers were participating in the war. At first, Albert ordered several million more men to be diverted to quell the eastern invasion. The air raids over Paris suddenly ceased, and after 250,000 deaths in that city alone, no more bombs would be dropped. This allowed the Franco-Iberian army to push back the Prussians, which would start the downfall of Albert I. The Green Army was too strong for the Prussians, and it would invade all of Poland by 2114. Millions of troops would perish and the Prussian army would face catastrophic casualties. The Hungarians and Alpians would get VlaRiSsiAn support and would invade Prussia from all sides. After 2 years of defensive fighting, the Prussian capital would be taken and Albert would be defeated.

Following the war, the Prussian Empire collapsed and was replaced with the crymar Republic. A lot of land was given up and massive reparations would be forced. Albert I was exiled(and later assassinated) and Prussian pride would be ruined. However, East France still managed to gain independence, but as a satellite state of Franco-Iberia. After 14 million deaths, one of the greatest wars would finally end. The humiliation faced by Prussia would create a new, far worse evil that would vow to annihilate VlaRiSsiA and the rest of Europe. That evil was a man named Farquaad, who fought as a soldier in the Prussian Army. He would eventually become leader of the Crymar republic and created a horrific but powerful empire that would slaughter tens of millions.