Third Great War

Third Great War
Part of the Great Wars
Clockwise from top left: Antarctic tanks advance through southwestern Inglaterra Alannan troops outside of Ebhayi Niagaran carrier fighters fly over Gagium during the Invasion of Gagium Inglaterran troops occupy a town in western Alaoyi Niagaran destroyers patrol the coast off of Antarctica A Gagian fighter on air superiority duty Alaoyian troops wear gasmasks during chemical attacks during the Battle of Bylobar Furbish artillerymen during the Battle of Sexdick, Gagium
Date 12 March 1976 – 2 May 1983 (7 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days) Location Abos, Galia (Alaoyi), Stratea (Gagium, Gulf of Atily) Result Third Coalition Victory Occupation of Gagium Niagaran Rule in Perlsienne
Belligerents
Third Coalition The Furbish Islands Greater Niagara Antarctica Fort PP Zarareland Hrvada Fluvannia Alaoyi Khakmadoy government Naossia Perlsienne (After 1977) Saint Sienia (Until 1980)	Communist Ascendancy Gryva Gagium Alanna Inglaterra Pätschlàn Seocheon Santa Bárbara government Perlsienne (Until 1977) Saint Sienia (Until 1980) Supported By N/A
Commanders and leaders
TBDCOMMANDERLIST	Ulysse Cohen Thibault Cottin
Casualties and losses
Military Dead: TBD Civilians Dead: TBD Total Dead: TBD	Military Dead: TBD Civilians Dead: TBD Total Dead: TBD
Total Dead: TBD

The Third Great War, often abbreviated as GWIII or GW3, was a global war that lasted from 1976 to 1983, involving countries from all continents except Lohicamia. The Third Great War involved all of the world's major powers, united into two opposing alliances: the Third Coalition led by The Furbish Islands, Fluvannia, Greater Niagara, and Alaoyi; and the Communist Ascendancy led by Gagium, Gryva, Alanna, Pätschlàn, Inglaterra, and Seocheon. The participants threw the whole of their economies, industries, and sciences into a total war that blurred the line between civilian and military targets. Strategic bombing, indiscriminate artillery and missile bombardment, and chemical weapons inflicted millions of civilian casualities. The Third Great War was the first global conflict that saw the widespread use of ballistic missiles to strike at targets thousands of kilometers away.

The Third Great War was the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in over TBD million fatalities between military and civilian deaths. Tens of millions were killed due to starvation, genocide, and disease. As a result, tribunals of war criminals were conducted against Gagian, Inglaterran, and Alannan leaders. Gagium, Gryva, and parts of Inglaterra and Alanna were occupied by Third Coalition forces.

The causes of the Third Great War are debated, but most historians agree that the unresolved conflict in the León Monarchy, tensions between Alaoyi and Inglaerra, the ineffectiveness of the Forum and Council of Nations, and the rise of hardline communist governments in many countries contributed to causing the war. The Third Great War is generally considered to have started when Inglaterra and Alanna invaded Alaoyi and Niagaran Antarctica and the Niagaran-owned Trans-Frigo canal. on 12 March 1976. The invasion of Alaoyi opened one of the largest land theaters of war in history. From early 1976 to mid 1977, Inglaterran and Alannan troops advanced deep into Alaoyian territory. However, the winter of 1976 provided Alaoyian troops with time to build up their defenses in the Diash mountains. Following a series of failed attacks by Ascendancy troops, including the Battle of Merileach (one of the bloodiest battles in history), turned the tide of the conflict. With Naossia joining the war and the arrival of Commonwealth reinforcements, Coalition forces in Galia managed to begin pushing the Ascendancy back. By the start of 1979, Coalition troops had begun advancing into Inglaterran territory and the capture of key ports in southern Alanna meant that Alannan troops could not resupply Ascendancy forces as easily. The Galian front turned towards solely Alanna when Inglaterra capitulated in 1981.

While the invasion of the Niagaran Canal Colony brought Fluvannia, Niagara, and The Furbish Islands into the war, Gagium, Pätschlàn, and Seocheon declared war on the Third Coalition. Conflict between these powers had already been going on as the two sides funded proxy wars and small interventions in the Gulf of Atily and León Monarchy, with the Third Coalition supporting the Khakmadoy government and the Ascendancy supporting the Santa Bárbara government. In April 1976, Gagian aircraft attacked Furbish and Niagaran military bases in Stratea and the Tenific Ocean. Aircraft, ships, and submarines based in the Perlsienne attacked Furbish and Niagaran shipping. The Coalition nations of Galia declared war on the Stratean powers in solidarity, though they would have little effect on the outcome of the war in Stratea. Ascendancy forces captured the Tresulan Islands and pushed deep into territory held by the Khakmadoy government. However, the advantage turned towards the Coalition when a joint Furbish-Niagaran invasion captured the Perlsienne Islands, restricting the ability of Ascendancy forces to attack shipping across the Tenific. Further naval defeats cost the Ascendancy powers their initiative and forced them into strategic retreat on some fronts by 1979, though Santa Bárbara firmly held other fronts. In 1980, a rebellion in Gagium caused Coalition forces in the León Monarchy to invade Gagium, focusing attention away from Pätschlàn and the Santa Bárbara government. The threat of Third Coalition invasion prompted Saint Sienia to withdraw support from the Communist Ascendancy following the attack on Gagium. Coalition forces landed in Alanna for the first time in 1981.

The war in Galia concluded with the final liberation of all captured Alaoyian territories and Coalition forces pushing into Inglaterra itself. After the capitulation of Inglaterra, Alaoyi and Naossia turned their attention towards Alanna. With the fall of Obodokohia and the overthrow of the Zurokist government, Alanna surrendered as well in late 1982. In Stratea, the push into Gagium successfully led to the collapse of the Ascendancy alliance, with a final surrender document signed on 20 June 1983, but due to exhaustion on all sides the Santa Bárbara government was able to keep land they still held while Pätschlàn was relatively little losses.

The Third Great War changed the political alignment and social structure of Manala. The former Forum and Council of Nations was reformed into the Global Community, with the reforms intended to sponsor global cooperation and prevent any future great conflicts. The Furbish Islands and Niagara emerged as global superpowers. In the wake of the devastation, the Global Monetary Fund and International Bank were established to provide loans to rebuilding. Most countries whose industries had been damaged moved towards economic recovery and expansion. Political and economic integration, especially among the former Coalition states, began as an effort to forestall future hostilities and put an end to the tensions that had caused war on two occasions.

Course of the war

Main article: Timeline of the Third Great War