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| photo1a = De_forste_amerikanske_soldatene_som_tok_seg_over_sava.jpg{{!}}Vierz Panzer 80 in Mograč, | | photo1a = De_forste_amerikanske_soldatene_som_tok_seg_over_sava.jpg{{!}}Vierz Panzer 80 in Mograč, 1983 | ||
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| photo2a = | | photo2a = Luepolan Convoy 1981.jpeg{{!}}Luepolan convoy heading towards Prishek, 1984 | ||
| photo2b = | | photo2b = Luepolan Soldier 1983.jpg{{!}}Luepolan communist militant in Voitz, 1982 | ||
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* Treaty of Berbest signed | * [[Treaty of Berbest]] signed | ||
* Withdrawal of Vierzland from Luepola and Vorochia | * Withdrawal of Vierzland from Luepola and Vorochia | ||
* Vierz sphere of influence significantly weakened | * Vierz sphere of influence significantly weakened | ||
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| combatant1 ={{flag|Vierz Empire}} | | combatant1 ={{flag|Vierz Empire}}<br>{{flag|Vyzinia}}<br>{{flag|Zacotia}}<br>{{flag|Plosenia}} <small>(until 1984)</small><br>{{flag|Tanavia}} <small>(until 1983)</small> | ||
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|{{flag|Apelia}} | |{{flag|Apelia}} | ||
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| commander1 = {{flagicon|V_KRV}} '''[[Victor IV of Vierzland|Victor IV]]'''<br>{{flagicon|V_KRV}} '''[[Stefan Vogt]]'''<br>{{flagicon|V_KRV}} [[Jens Pohl]]<br>{{flagicon|V_KRV}} [[Philipp Lorenz]]<br>{{flagicon|V_KRV}} [[Uwe Scholz]] | | commander1 = {{flagicon|V_KRV}} '''[[Victor IV of Vierzland|Victor IV]]'''<br>{{flagicon|V_KRV}} '''[[Stefan Vogt]]'''<br>{{flagicon|V_KRV}} [[Jens Pohl]]<br>{{flagicon|V_KRV}} [[Philipp Lorenz]]<br>{{flagicon|V_KRV}} [[Uwe Scholz]]<br>{{flagicon|Plosenia}} '''Filip Rušil'''<br>{{flagicon|Plosenia}} Havel Dvořák<br>{{flagicon|Vyzinia}} '''Arnold Kedzierski'''<br>{{flagicon|Vyzinia}} Arkady Kuchta<br>{{flagicon|Zacotia}} '''Zoran Štern'''<br>{{flagicon|Zacotia}} Vladislav Kovać | ||
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Luepola}} '''[[Emil Ivanušić]]'''<br>{{flagicon|Luepola}} Ratimir Vuković<br>{{flagicon|Luepola}} Branimir Raganović<br>{{flagicon|People's Republic of Luepola}} Mladen Barišić †<br>{{flagicon|People's Republic of Luepola}} {{flagicon|Luepola}} Luka Marinković<br>{{flagicon|Vorochia}} '''Danylo Ruda'''<br>{{flagicon|Vorochia}} Leonid Tereshchenko | | commander2 = {{flagicon|Luepola}} '''[[Emil Ivanušić]]'''<br>{{flagicon|Luepola}} Ratimir Vuković<br>{{flagicon|Luepola}} Branimir Raganović<br>{{flagicon|People's Republic of Luepola}} Mladen Barišić †<br>{{flagicon|People's Republic of Luepola}} {{flagicon|Luepola}} Luka Marinković<br>{{flagicon|Vorochia}} '''Danylo Ruda'''<br>{{flagicon|Vorochia}} Leonid Tereshchenko | ||
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The '''Luepolan War''' ([[wikipedia:German language|Vierz]]: ''Lüpolenkrieg''), known in [[Luepola]] and [[Vorochia]] as the '''Liberation War''' ([[Luepolan language|Luepolan]]: ''Oslobodnočni rát''; {{wpl|Ukrainian language|Vorochian}}: ''Визвольна війна''; Romanized: ''Vyzvol'na vijna''), was a war from 1979 to 1985 in Luepola and Vorochia. The conflict was fought between the [[Central Patyrian Cooperation Association]] led by the [[Vierz Empire]], and Luepola and Vorochia, who had both withdrawn from the CPCA. | The '''Luepolan War''' ([[wikipedia:German language|Vierz]]: ''Lüpolenkrieg''), known in [[Luepola]] and [[Vorochia]] as the '''Liberation War''' ([[Luepolan language|Luepolan]]: ''Oslobodnočni rát''; {{wpl|Ukrainian language|Vorochian}}: ''Визвольна війна''; Romanized: ''Vyzvol'na vijna''), was a war from 1979 to 1985 in Luepola and Vorochia. The conflict was fought between the [[Central Patyrian Cooperation Association]] led by the [[Vierz Empire]], and Luepola and Vorochia, who had both withdrawn from the CPCA. | ||
The war was preceded by the [[March Uprising]], in which mass protests and riots led to the ousting of the pro-Vierz Luepolan leadership by sympathetic military officers and members of the [[Sliet]]. The new Luepolan government's decision to withdraw from the CPCA provoked the Vierz invasion itself, which began in the following August | The war was preceded by the [[March Uprising]], in which mass protests and riots led to the ousting of the pro-Vierz Luepolan leadership by sympathetic military officers and members of the [[Sliet]]. The new Luepolan government's decision to withdraw from the CPCA provoked the Vierz invasion itself, which began in the following August; the invasion was expanded during planning to also target Vorochia after its [[Vorochian Coup d'Etat|coup d'etat]]. The war lasted for six years, ending with the [[Treaty of Berbest]], wherein Vierzland and her recognized the new governments of Luepola and Vorochia and agreed to withdraw from the two countries. | ||
The Luepolan War remains the deadliest and most destructive war fought in [[Patyria]] since the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]]. The war is also considered the climax of the [[Silent War]], as the weakening of Vierzland's economy and military over the course of the war ultimately led to the breakdown of the CPCA and later the [[Vierz Revolution]], which saw the end of the Silent War and the Vierz monarchy. | The Luepolan War remains the deadliest and most destructive war fought in [[Patyria]] since the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]]. The war is also considered the climax of the [[Silent War]], as the weakening of Vierzland's economy and military over the course of the war ultimately led to the breakdown of the CPCA and later the [[Vierz Revolution]], which saw the end of the Silent War and the Vierz monarchy. | ||
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==Course of the war== | ==Course of the war== | ||
=== | ===1979: Vierz Invasion=== | ||
{{main|Unternehmen Modi}} | |||
=== | ===1980: Halting of the Vierz offensive=== | ||
=== | ===1981-82: Stalemate and increased foreign involvement=== | ||
=== | ===1982-83: Luepolan Insurgency intesifies=== | ||
===1984 | ===1984: Luepolan Counteroffensive=== | ||
{{main|Operation Hurricane}} | |||
===1985: Second Stalemate and Peace Negotiations=== | |||
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===Supporting Vierzland=== | ===Supporting Vierzland=== | ||
While ''Unternehmen Juste'' was undertaken primarily by Vierzland, most of the CPCA's key members also participated in various capacities, with the notable exception of [[North Granzery]], which was then in talks with its [[South Granzery|southern counterpart]] concerning their [[Granzerian Reunification|reunification]]. [[Vyzinia]], [[Zacotia]], [[Plosenia]], and [[Tanavia]] each contributed military forces, while [[Borland]] and [[Lairea]] supported the war diplomatically. Vierzland's key non-CPCA ally [[Savland]] did not contribute to the Vierz effort. | |||
===Supporting Luepola and Vorochia=== | ===Supporting Luepola and Vorochia=== | ||
The [[Aitic Union]], despite facing social unrest of its own against the communist government, became the primary foreign military supplier of Luepola and Vorochia during the war until its dissolution in 1984. The Aitic Union's aid consisted firstly of small arms smuggled across the Vorochian border and with humanitarian shipments to Bosunija, but later grew to include tanks and aircraft, broken down and shipped to Luepola and Vorochia, along with military advisors. In 2006, it was revealed in a series of interviews with former partisan and other insurgent commanders that they were supplied with weapons and training from Aitic military personnel operating in Vierz-controlled territory. | |||
The [[Continental Security Organization]], with the exception of [[South Granzery]], also supplied Luepolan and Vorochian forces with weapons, ammunition, and advisors deployed to Bosunija. In addition, the TBN Military Exercise hosted in [[Apelia]] in 1983, which brought the CSO and CPCA to the brink of war, forced Vierzland to withdraw units from Luepola to deploy to the Apelian border in anticipation of a possible war, relieving pressure on Luepolan and Vorochian forces and enabling them to mount a sweeping counteroffensive. Though never officially acknowledged as such, the timing of the exercise is widely recognized to have been a deliberately calculated geopolitical maneuver by the CSO. | |||
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[[Category:Vasarden]] | [[Category:Vasarden]] | ||
[[Category:Silent War]] | |||
[[Category:Luepola]] | [[Category:Luepola]] | ||
[[Category:Vierzland]] | [[Category:Vierzland]] | ||
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 Victor IV Stefan Vogt Jens Pohl Philipp Lorenz Uwe Scholz Filip Rušil Havel Dvořák Arnold Kedzierski Arkady Kuchta Zoran Štern Vladislav Kovać |
 Emil Ivanušić Ratimir Vuković Branimir Raganović Mladen Barišić † Luka Marinković Danylo Ruda Leonid Tereshchenko | ||||||
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VKH: 850,000 men 4,500 AFVs 5,000 artillery pieces 3,000 tanks 2,000 aircraft Others: 230,000 men 2,500 AFVs 1,200 artillery pieces 700 tanks 800 aircraft |
LOV: 735,000 men 3,200 AFVs 2,500 artillery pieces 1,500 tanks 450 aircraft SNVL:320,000 men 1,800 AFVs 2,800 artillery pieces 1,000 tanks 250 aircraft VSV:235,000 men 1,500 AFVs 2,300 artillery pieces 800 tanks 530 aircraft | ||||||
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Total dead: 120,000 Total wounded: 400,000 |
Total dead: 275,000 Total wounded: 620,490 | ||||||
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The Luepolan War (Vierz: Lüpolenkrieg), known in Luepola and Vorochia as the Liberation War (Luepolan: Oslobodnočni rát; Vorochian: Визвольна війна; Romanized: Vyzvol'na vijna), was a war from 1979 to 1985 in Luepola and Vorochia. The conflict was fought between the Central Patyrian Cooperation Association led by the Vierz Empire, and Luepola and Vorochia, who had both withdrawn from the CPCA.
The war was preceded by the March Uprising, in which mass protests and riots led to the ousting of the pro-Vierz Luepolan leadership by sympathetic military officers and members of the Sliet. The new Luepolan government's decision to withdraw from the CPCA provoked the Vierz invasion itself, which began in the following August; the invasion was expanded during planning to also target Vorochia after its coup d'etat. The war lasted for six years, ending with the Treaty of Berbest, wherein Vierzland and her recognized the new governments of Luepola and Vorochia and agreed to withdraw from the two countries.
The Luepolan War remains the deadliest and most destructive war fought in Patyria since the Great War. The war is also considered the climax of the Silent War, as the weakening of Vierzland's economy and military over the course of the war ultimately led to the breakdown of the CPCA and later the Vierz Revolution, which saw the end of the Silent War and the Vierz monarchy.
Background
Course of the war
1979: Vierz Invasion
1980: Halting of the Vierz offensive
1981-82: Stalemate and increased foreign involvement
1982-83: Luepolan Insurgency intesifies
1984: Luepolan Counteroffensive
1985: Second Stalemate and Peace Negotiations
Aftermath
Foreign Involvement
Supporting Vierzland
While Unternehmen Juste was undertaken primarily by Vierzland, most of the CPCA's key members also participated in various capacities, with the notable exception of North Granzery, which was then in talks with its southern counterpart concerning their reunification. Vyzinia, Zacotia, Plosenia, and Tanavia each contributed military forces, while Borland and Lairea supported the war diplomatically. Vierzland's key non-CPCA ally Savland did not contribute to the Vierz effort.
Supporting Luepola and Vorochia
The Aitic Union, despite facing social unrest of its own against the communist government, became the primary foreign military supplier of Luepola and Vorochia during the war until its dissolution in 1984. The Aitic Union's aid consisted firstly of small arms smuggled across the Vorochian border and with humanitarian shipments to Bosunija, but later grew to include tanks and aircraft, broken down and shipped to Luepola and Vorochia, along with military advisors. In 2006, it was revealed in a series of interviews with former partisan and other insurgent commanders that they were supplied with weapons and training from Aitic military personnel operating in Vierz-controlled territory.
The Continental Security Organization, with the exception of South Granzery, also supplied Luepolan and Vorochian forces with weapons, ammunition, and advisors deployed to Bosunija. In addition, the TBN Military Exercise hosted in Apelia in 1983, which brought the CSO and CPCA to the brink of war, forced Vierzland to withdraw units from Luepola to deploy to the Apelian border in anticipation of a possible war, relieving pressure on Luepolan and Vorochian forces and enabling them to mount a sweeping counteroffensive. Though never officially acknowledged as such, the timing of the exercise is widely recognized to have been a deliberately calculated geopolitical maneuver by the CSO.