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| caption    = Clockwise from top left: Nordhaganish ground attack aircraft over Uisdalle; Attancian heavy tanks during the Battle of Stoltenberg; West Floridian pilots fly Attancian-made dive bombers over Jansville; Attancian death squads murdering Nordians in Alvaria; Dominik Čedomir signing the Attancian Instrument of Surrender; Fluvannian troops outside of Agelivelle
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| date        = 1 March 1942 18 June 1948<br /><small>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=03|day1=01|year1=1942|month2=06|day2=18|year2=1948}})</small>
| date        = 15 March 1939 5 January 1946<br /><small>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=03|day1=15|year1=1939|month2=01|day2=05|year2=1946}})</small>
| place      = Straegos, Palvaria, Econis, Norland
| place      = [[Abos]], [[Galia]]  <small>([[Alaoyi]])</small>, [[Stratea]] <small>([[Gagium]], [[Gulf of Atily]])</small>
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| result      = Yedinburg Pact Victory
*Establishment of the Global Union of Nations<br>
* Yedinburg Pact victory in Galia, Stratea, and western Abos
*[[Post Great War Reforms]]<br>
* Stalemate in Gagium and Hrvada
*Fluvannian Mark adopted as global base currency<br>
*End of the Second Kingdom of Nordhagan<br>
*Attancian democratic reforms<br>
*Political instability in West Florida<br>
*Transfer of colonial holdings
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*{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[Ludvia]]
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*{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[Barta]]
| {{flagicon image|Niagaran Antarctica Flag.png}} [[Antarctic Circle States|Niagaran Antarctica]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[Novy Tasau]]
| {{flagicon image|Fort PP Niagara Flag.png}} [[Fort PP]]
| combatant2  = {{flagicon image|Attancia Flag.png}} [[Attancia]]<br>{{flagicon image|413C79B5-343C-496E-81F6-8C76E06E2C01.png}} [[West Florida]]<br>'''Supported By'''<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[Havel Group]] (Until 1945)
| {{flagicon image|Melayu Niagara Flag.png}} [[Niagaran Melayu]]
| commander1  = '''Nordhagan'''<br>{{flagicon image|New Nordhagen.png}} [[Paal II of Nordhagan|Paal II†]]<br />{{flagicon image|New Nordhagen.png}} [[Charles Macklemore|Charles Macklemore†]]<br />{{flagicon image|New Nordhagen.png}} [[Felix Kjontenberg|Felix Kjontenberg]]<br>{{flagicon image|New Nordhagen.png}} [[Torrence Gallagher|Torrence Gallagher]]<br>'''Fluvannia'''<br>{{flagicon image|Fluvannia.png}} [[Crown Prince Albert II|Albert II]]<br />{{flagicon image|Fluvannia.png}} [[Sir Arnold Jüngling]]<br />{{flagicon image|Fluvannia.png}} [[Sir Naokuni Shimada]]<br />{{flagicon image|Fluvannia.png}} [[Sir Simo Vinnekonnainen]]<br />{{flagicon image|Fluvannia.png}} [[Sir George Douglass]]<br />{{flagicon image|Fluvannia.png}} [[Sir Isoroku Nagano]]<br>'''New Waldensia'''<br>{{flagicon image|NWD flag.png}} [[TBD NW HOS|TBD NW HeadofState]]<br>{{flagicon image|NWD flag.png}} [[TBD NW HOG|TBD NW HeadofGovt]]<br>{{flagicon image|NWD flag.png}} [[TBD NWSecDef|TBD NW SecDef]]<br>'''Libervalley'''<br>{{flagicon image|Libervalley.png}} [[TBD LV HOS|TBD LV HeadofState]]<br>{{flagicon image|Libervalley.png}} [[TBD LV HOG|TBD LV HeadofGovt]]<br>{{flagicon image|Libervalley.png}} [[TBD LV SecDef|TBD LV SecDef]]<br>'''Havel Group'''<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[TBA|TBA_CEO]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[TBA|TBA_CHAIRMAN]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[TBA|TBA_GR]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[TBA|TBA_BR]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[TBA|TBA_JI]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[TBA|TBA_LU]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[TBA|TBA_BA]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[TBA|TBA_NT]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Furby Island.svg}} [[TBA|TBA_GENERAL]]
| {{flagicon image|Niagaran Persia Flag.png}} [[Niagaran Persia]]
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| {{flagicon image|Niagaran Polynesia Flag.png}} [[Niagaran Polynesia]]
| {{flagicon image|Nysnya Niagara Flag.png}} [[Niagaran Nysønya]]
| {{flagicon image|Niagaran Zarareland Flag.png}} [[Zarare|Niagaran Zarareland]]
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| commander1  = {{flagicon image|Alaoyian Confederacy Flag.png}} [[Chidi Anagonye]]<br>{{flagicon image|Alaoyian Confederacy Flag.png}} [[Ekene Azubuike]]<br>{{flagicon image|Alaoyian Confederacy Flag.png}} [[Kaziel Biddigonye]]<br>{{flagicon image|GN-1.png}} [[Vilhelm V of Niagara|Vilhelm V]]<br>{{flagicon image|GN-1.png}} [[Severin Løvenskiold]]<br>{{flagicon image|GN-1.png}} [[Jonas Collett, 1st Baron Collett|Baron Collett]]<br>{{flagicon image|GN-1.png}} [[Frederik Krag]]<br>{{flagicon|Gagium|1835}} [[TBD]]<br>{{flagicon|Gagium|1835}} [[TBD]]<br>{{flagicon image|Naossia Flag.png}} [[John Wood (Naossia)|John Wood]]<br>{{flagicon image|Naossia Flag.png}} [[Jefferson MacMann (Naossia)|Jefferson MacMann]]<br>{{flagicon image|Naossia Flag.png}} [[Alexander Lochs (Naossia)|Alexander Lochs]]
| commander2  = {{flagicon image|Modern Alanna Flag.png}} [[King Agoda II]]<br>{{flagicon image|Modern Alanna Flag.png}} [[Uzoma Kelani]]<br>{{flagicon image|Modern Alanna Flag.png}} [[Aguia Nalokok]]<br>{{flagicon image|Modern Alanna Flag.png}} [[Cloiba Chlo]]<br>{{flagicon image|Kompar Flag.png}} [[Arjen Vanhelst]]<br>{{flagicon image|Kompar Flag.png}} [[Quinten Souverijn]]<br>{{flagicon image|Kompar Flag.png}} [[Johannes Rhoody]]
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| casualties1 = '''Nordhagan'''<br>TBD<br>'''Fluvannia'''<br>-110,000 dead or missing<br>-300,000 wounded<br>-5,000 captured<br>-3,000 civilians killed
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<br>'''New Waldensia'''<br>TBD<br>'''Libervalley'''<br>TBD<br>'''Havel Group'''<br>TBD
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The '''Second Great War''', often abbreviated as '''GWII''' or '''GW2''', was a [[Great Wars|global war]] that lasted from 1939 to 1946, involving countries from all continents except [[Lohicamia]]. The war involved all of the world's {{wp|major powers}}.


The '''Second Great War''' ('''2GW''' or '''SGW''') was a global war that lasted from 1942 to 1948. It involved the majority of the world's countries—including all but one of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the [[Democratic Alliance]] and the [[RCN Uunied Front|United Front]]. In a state of total war, directly involving more than 100 million personnel, the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. The Second Great War was the deadliest conflict in human history, resulting in 70 to 85 million fatalities, with more civilians than military personnel killed. Tens of millions of people died due to genocides (including the [[Budućnost]]). Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, including in strategic bombing of population centres, the development of nuclear weapons, and the only five uses of such weapons in war.
The [[Boston Peace Conference|Treaties of Boston]] which ended [[First Great War]] would become the cause of the Second Great War. The [[León Monarchy]] was split up into 22 countries which began a series of conflicts against each other, which were marked by ethnic cleansing campaigns and foreign interventions meant to stop them. Many countries were also dissatisfied with penalties they paid. Following the [[Economic crisis of 1928]], [[Pätschlàn]], [[Seocheon]], and [[Inglaterra]] were taken over by communist governments in 1932, 1935, and 1936 respectively, while [[Gryva]] was taken over by the fascist [[National Revival Party (Gryva)|National Revival Party]] in 1931. In 1934, the monarchy of [[Greater Niagara]] was overthrown, causing the government and Royal Family to flee to [[Zarare|Zarareland]], while the [[Niagaran Senatorial Republic]] was formed. In 1936 the [[Yedinburg Pact]] was formed between 8 countries including [[Alanna]], Senatorial Niagara, Gryva, Inglaterra, Pätschlàn, and Seocheon, with the goal of reclaiming land they lost from the Boston Treaties. The Second Coalition was formed several months later between [[Alaoyi]], [[Fluvannia]], [[Gagium]], [[Hrvada]], [[The Furbish Islands]], and the [[Niagaran government-in-exile]].
 
The Second Great War is generally considered to have begun on 1 March 1942, with the invasion of Libervalley by Attancia and subsequent declarations of war on Attancia by Nordhagan and Fluvannia on the 3rd. From mid 1942 to early 1944, in a series of campaigns and massacres, Attancia conquered or controlled much of northern Nordhagan and Libervalley, and formed the United Front with West Florida. With the establishment of a Nordhaganish puppet in the northern half of the country, Attancia began to claim the land. Following the onset of campaigns in Northeastern Nordhagan, and the fall of Libervalley, the war continued primarily between Attancia and the remaining Nordhaganish and Fluvannian forces, with the aerial Battle of Nordhagan, the [[First Invasion of Četvrti]], and the [[Battle of the Palaven]]. On 19 June 1945, Nordhagan, supported by Fluvannia, began an invasion to retake Nordhagan, Libervalley, and eliminate Attancia, opening the [[RCN Western Front|Western Front]], the largest land theatre of war in history.
 
West Florida, which aimed to dominate northern Straegos and the Polar Ocean, sought to eliminate New Waldensia. In December 1942, West Florida attacked New Waldensian territory with near-simultaneous offensives against the southern half of the country including an [[Port Carlos Attack|attack on the NW fleet at Port Carlos]]. Following a NW declaration of war against West Florida, which followed one from Nordhagan and Fluvannia, Attancia declared war on New Waldensia in solidarity with its ally. West Florida soon conquered most of Venalda and Hussia, but its advances were halted in 1945 after losing the critical [[Battle of Gramsby and Luberon]]; Key setbacks in 1945—including a series of Attancia defeats on the Western Front, the Nordhagan counter invasions of Četvrti and Libervalley, and Fluvannian offensives in Northeastern Nordhagan—cost Attancia its initiative and forced it into strategic retreat on all fronts. In addition, the [[Bombing of HAVEL CITY]] by Attancia pushed the Havel Group and its considerable economic might over to the side of the Democratic Alliance. In 1947, Nordhagan and Fluvannia had successfully reclaimed Nordhagan territory, while New Waldensia regained its territorial losses and turned towards the West Floridian mainland. During 1947 and 1948, West Florida suffered reversals in mainland Straegos, while the New Waldensian air and naval forces crippled the West Floridian Navy and captured key Ardat Sea ports.
 
The war in Straegos-Econis concluded with the liberation of Attancian-occupied territories, and the invasion of Attancia itself by Nordhagan and Fluvannia, culminating in the fall of Agelivelle to Nordhaganish troops, the nuclear bombings of [[Atomic Bombing of XX and YY|on '''TWO ATTANCIAN CITIES''']] on November 29 1947 and December 3, the [[Atomic Bombing of Edenboro|nuclear bombing of Edenboro]] on December 14, the surrender of Dominik Čedomir, and the Attancian unconditional surrender on 18 January 1948. Following the surrender of Attancia, Nordhagan and Fluvannia faced towards West Florida while New Waldensia used an atomic bomb on [[Atomic Bombing of FT|on '''FLORIDIAN TOWN''']] on March 3 1948. Faced with an ongoing [[Invasion of West Florida|invasion of the West Floridian heartland]], the possibility of additional atomic bombings, and having used its only atomic bomb [[Atomic Bombing of WT|on '''WALDENSIAN TOWN''']] on 8 May, West Florida announced its intention to surrender on 10 June, cementing total victory in northern Straegos for the Democratic Alliance. In the wake of the war, Attancia and West Florida were briefly occupied, and war crimes tribunals were conducted against their leaders. However, such occupations lasted no more than a year due to weariness of war among the Nordhaganish, Fluvannian, and New Waldensian public.
 
The Second Great War changed the political alignment and social structure of the globe. The Democratic Alliance was transformed into the Global Union of Nations established to foster international co-operation and prevent future conflicts. Despite heavy casualties, Nordhagan and Attancia emerged as rival superpowers, setting the stage for the nearly eight decade long [[Soft War]].
 
== Timeline ==
=== 1942 ===
==== March ====
*1: The [[Invasion of Libervalley]] begins at 3:33 AM when Attancian dive bombers begin attacks on key defensive positions on the Libervalley border. Attancian armor and infantry units cross over the border at roughly 5:30 AM.
*2: President Macklemore and Crown Prince Albert II condemn the invasion and ask their respective legislatures to declare war.
*3: The Nordhaganish Nasjonalforsamling and Fluvannian Legislature vote to declare war on Attancia, and both countries begin their mobilization. The government of New Waldensia also vocally condemns the Attancian invasion, but takes no action.
*4: Nordhaganish militia units from the Alvaria Cantonal Militia arrive in Libervalley under orders to hold out for as long as possible until reinforcements arrive.
*5: The Conscription Act requires the immediate conscription of all Nordhaganish adult males aged 18 to 41. A bill is introduced in the Fluvannian Legislature to begin conscription. Lance Corporal Atkinson of Nordhagan is killed by a sniper, representing the first Nordhaganish casualty of the war.
*6: West Phoenicia declares neutrality.
*7: The AUS declares neutrality.
*8: Unknown to either side, Havel Group merchants approach the governments of the warring powers for immediate sale of arms and supplies.
*9: Titor, Estobarica, and Annixe Christos declare neutrality.
*10: Pax City, the capital of Libervalley, is hit by bombing raids for the first time. On a single day, nearly eight raids are conducted.
*11: The Nordhaganish Nasjonalforsamling unites under a Coalition of National Unity and a war cabinet is formed, with representatives from every party.
*12: General Charlesman of Nordhagan orders an offensive into Attancia itself. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd companies capture a few villages but are repulsed.
*13: The Nordhaganish naval vessel NNV Peabody, a submarine, hits a mine. All 75 crew are killed, the first naval casualties of the war.
*14: Nordhaganish destroyer NNV Coleman sinks an unknown Attancian submarine.
*15: The Libervalleyian Army is ordered to hold out outside of Pax City until reinforcements arrive.
*16: An Attancian armor assualt forces the Libervalleyian Army into a full fledged retreat. Pax City is encircled, and an artillery bombardment begins.
*17: The Nordhaganish Army completes mobilization.
*18: The Fluvannian Army completes mobilization. The Nordhaganish aircraft carrier NNV Koltenberg is sunk with 512 crew lost, representing the first major naval vessel to sink.
*19: The Attancian Navy breaks through and blockades Freiheit, the largest city in Libervalley.
*20: Poison gas is deployed by Attancian troops against Pax City defenses. The attack is successful, and Attancian troops advance into the outskirts of Pax City.
*21: A bombing raid hits the capital of Tolt canton, also named Tolt. This represents the first attack on Nordhaganish territory.
*23: Attancian troops advance to just outside of Freiheit.
*24: Attancia and Nordhagan begin homefront rationing.
*25: Nordhaganish milita units in Libervalley are cut off from the Libervallyian defenders, most of the Nordhaganish forces are killed.
*26: Following a massive artillery and air bombardment, an Attancian infantry assault advances into the center of Pax City. Air raids over Nordhagan hit a high, with nearly 50 civilians killed in twelve raids.
*27: Attancian forces cross the border into Nordhagan.
*28: The remaining defenders of Pax City capitulate to Attancian forces. An infantry assault begins on the city center of Freiheit.
*29: The border town of Saxton is bombarded and falls to the Attancians.
*31: Nordhaganish forces fall back nearly eight miles.
 
==== April ====
*3: Fluvannian elite troops arrive on the Nordhagan front.
*4: With the cantonal capitol of Glyphidia under siege, Nordhaganish forces fall back.
*8: The last major towns in Libervalley fall to Attancian forces. Novak Moreno proclaims Libervalley as the new territory of Attancia.
*9: Novak Moreno speaks to the '''ATTANCIAN LEGISLATURE''' and calls for a formal peace conference.
*10: The last of Libervalley's military surrenders to the Attancians. Attancian generals suggest to Moreno that further assaults on the Nordhaganish borders may be needed, but that a peace conference may seem palatable to the Nordhaganish public.
*11: An estimated 50,000 Fluvannian troops are now in Nordhagan.
*12: A [[The Anonymous Witness|local commander]], who has remained anonymous due to his testifying in a war crimes tribunal, is ordered to execute Nordhaganish and Libervalleyian Protestants. The anonymous commander estimates that nearly 500 Nordhaganish civilians and 1,500 Libervalleyian civilians are killed by his unit.
*13: In the middle of the night, an Attancian commando unit places mines in Rikhavn harbor. Four different naval vessels hit mines, and nearly 1,800 sailors are killed.
*16: The beginning of the [[Battle of Nordhagan]], as the first of dozens of daily raids occurs over Rikhavn. 400 civilians are killed by firebombs from Attancian bombers.
*17: A long range Attancian bombing run from carrier based bombers hits Oshkosh, killing 12 civilians and wounding dozens more.
*21: All able-bodied males 18-23 are ordered to join the Nordhaganish Armed Forces. President Macklemore formally rejects the Attancian offer.
*23: An Attancian submarine allegedly captures a NW Navy cargoship carrying supplies to Libervalleyian resistance fighters. New Waldensia denies the allegation.
*26: Attancian naval vessels achieve superiority on the high seas, outnumbering Nordhaganish and Fluvannian vessels.
*27: A Nordhaganish government report calls attention to Attancian death squads, but the report is considered propaganda by most, including Nordhagan's ally of Fluvannia. The report would later be determined to not only be accurate, but in fact underestimates the massacres.
*29: Development of a "bunker buster" bomb for use on Nordhagan government buildings, many of which are now equipped with bomb shelters, begins as prototypes begin undergoing tests. Prototype D would later inspire the model used on the [[New Year's Eve Raid]] on Jøen.
*30: The Attancian government purchases two hundred tanks from the Havel Group.
 
==== May ====
*1: The Annixe Christos government issues a statement calling for an end to immediate air raids on civilian targets.
*5: A New Waldensian cargo ship, ''CS-191'' is interned by Attancian naval forces. The cargo is determined to be rations and ammunition.
*6: Moreno demands an apology from New Waldensia and demands a full investigation.
*7: New Waldensia denies Moreno's request for an investigation.
*8: Macklemore narrowly escapes assassination when an Attancian immigrants attempts to shoot him as his car passes by. The attack leads to increases in the Presidential Security Division's budget.
*13: Attancia experiences its first civilian casualties when a Nordhaganish air campaign hits border towns, killing 26 civilians.
*16: Attancia announces the capture of Glyphidia, after a month of siege. Over 10,000 Nordhaganish soldiers and civilians, 5,000 Fluvannian soldiers, and 12,000 Attancians are killed in the month and a half old battle.
*17: Haganish terror groups are blamed for bombs set off in Jøen.
*21: Attancian naval vessels begin mining major harbors of Nordhagan.
*23: The first major sinking of a Nordhaganish ship to Attancian torpedos kills 32 crewmen on the cargo ship ''Abundance''.
*24: Attancia announces the capture of Sanderson, cutting off the North-South railroad in Nordhagan.
*27: New Waldensia announces the end of diplomatic relations with Attancia.
*28: Attancia approaches West Florida over the signing of a mutual defensive pact.
*29: Nordhaganish soldiers reach the 70 mile point of retret.
*30: General Steven Foxboro of the Nordhaganish Army is killed by an Attancian artillery strike.
 
==== June ====
*1: The replacement general, General Alecander Mannerheim begins to fight a defensive war, forming the Mannerheim Line roughly 85 miles deep into Nordhagan.
*2: Attancian forces capture Stoltenberg.
*3: Attancian battleship ''Corpus Christi'' is sunk by a Nordhaganish submarine.
*5: Attancian forces reach the Mannerheim Line, while several positions retreat, the main Nordhaganish-Fluvannian line holds.
*7: New Waldensia voices support for conference and negotiation, but affirms its neutrality.
*11: Nordhaganish bombers bomb Nordhaganish towns held by Attancia.
*14: In response to another Attancian air raid that killed more than 500 civilians, countries around the world sanction Attancia.
*15: Attancian military forces break the Mannerheim Line with heavy casualties, and push
*19: Nordhaganish authorities institute stricter rationing.
*25: Attancia propaganda proclaims the war's end is near.
*28: Attancia institutes combined arms and quickly pushes back Nordhaganish and Fluvannian resistance.
*29: A monsoon hits Nordhagan, killing dozens and shattering the Nordhaganish lines.
 
==== July ====
*1: The [[July 1st Offensive]] begins. Over 250,000 Attancian soldiers advanced on 210,000 Nordhaganish and Fluvannian troops across the front.
*5: The Libervallyian government-in-exile officially requests asylum in Jøen.
*8: A motion of no confidence in the Macklemore administration fails short of the two thirds majority. However, it is clear that one third of the Conservative Party's legislative delegation no longer approves of Macklemore's government.
*11: The [[Black Castle]] fortress [[Fall of Black Castle|falls]] to Attancian forces. The Nordhaganish line is forced back.
*15: Faced with near daily air raids, the city of Jøen establishs the Jøen Civil Defense Organization.
*16: Mannsoleder Kjontenberg enters the public sphere while filling in for President Macklemore at the [[President's Questions]] for the week of July 16. Many Nordhaganish are impressed with his oratory skills.
*17: The [[Nordhagan Blitz]] is in full swing. 10,000 Fluvannians and nearly 40,000 Nordhaganish soldiers have been killed in combat.
*18: The city of Tweran, a major river city, represents a logistical blow to Nordhagan when an Attancian paratrooper attack takes the city and holds it for nine days.
*21: Facing being surrounded, Nordhaganish and Fluvannian forces retreat further east.
*27: After nine days of fighting, the Attancian paratrooper division is killed or captured by Nordhaganish forces, but the break down in logistics leads to battlefield disasters.
*28: 86 civilians are executed by Attancian police in Stoltenberg.
 
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After a series of blatant violations of the Boston Treaties that were ignored by the Second Coalition, the Yedinburg Pact made a joint declaration of war against the Second Coalition on 15 March 1939. With support from Alanna, Inglaterra invaded the Niagaran colonies of Zarare and the Antarctic Circle State, beginning the [[Frigo Front (Second Great War)|Frigo Front]], and Alaoyi, beginning the bloody [[Western Alaoyian Front (Second Great War)|Western Alaoyian Front]]. At the same time, Gryva and Senatorial Niagara invaded Hrvada and neutral [[Sol'Vin]]. In Stratea, Pätschlàn invaded Gagium and were joined by XXX and XXX, while Coalition forces were joined by XXX and XXX. In all fronts, new tactics were employed that allowed Yedinburg Pact forces to gain land rapidly. Within a month, several countries fell to Yedinburg Pact forces, including XXX and XXX, and rapid advances continued throughout the summer and autumn.
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In the Stratean front, Yedinburg Pact forces except for Pätschlàn were plagued by incompetent leadership, which resulted in their advances being halted by summer 1939. The harsh geography in Frigo and Galia also resulted in Inglaterran advances being halted around the same time. insert more information about different fronts here
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*1: Nordhaganish forces land on the eastern shore of Četvrti the First Invasion of Četvrti.


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The next five years saw a stalemate, though the war was much more mobile than the First Great War. Some cities changed hands five or six times during the war. By 1944 Yedinburg Pact have solidified their position in the former León Monarchy, though Agnia and Gagium managed to fight off invasions of their territory. Soldiers from Stratea were freed to fight in other fronts, and soon mounting pressure forced Coalition soldiers back in Abos and Galia. Believing a breakthrough in Agnia, Gagium, and Hrvada was only a matter of time, Coalition forces agreed to a truce on 5 January 1946.
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The Second Great War resulted in the change of the world order. Despite being defeated, the economies of Fluvannia, Gagium, and The Furbish Islands were much quicker to recover. The new world order established became very fragile, as [[Frozen War|conflicts began]] between the winning powers even before the end of the war. The Niagaran government-in-exile would peacefully [[Reunification (Greater Niagara)|return]] in 1963, ending the Senatorial Republic. The conflict between different colonies of Greater Niagara during the war would eventually lead to decolonization over the next four decades, this became one of the factors that led to Fluvan replacing Niagaran as the {{wp|world language}}.


*8: President Glen Trevor of Annixe Christos loses [[Annixe Christos 1943 Election|the election]] and is forced to resign from party leadership over losing safe seats to moderate Ray Thomas, who ran on a "Stay neutral policy". President-Elect Thomas declares Annixe Christos will remain neutral, but that Annixe Christos diplomats will work to achieve peace.
==Background==


==== June ====
==Prelude==


• 30: West Phoenician King Jarius Bush III, sympathetic to the Democratic Alliance, dies in a terrorist bomb blast.
==Course of the war==
{{Main|Timeline of the Second Great War}}


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==Aftermath==


• 3: Pro-United Front Queen Consort Dorthea Maidstone-Bush, upsurps throne from right heir, son Demetrios, I Bush Philopator. Actions spark the [[4th West Phoenician Civil War]] (1943-1950). The Queen's new government vows to stay neutral in global conflict. West Phoenicia  grants both factions rights to West Phoenician waters and docks to repair damaged ships, on condition of no conflicts in West Phoenician territories and waters.
==Impact==


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*31: [[New Year's Raid]] occurs over Jøen. Nearly 150 Attancian bombers target the capital city. Divebombers with bunker-buster tips penetrate the bomb shelter underneath the convention hall where the Nasjonalforsamling is meeting. The entire executive government and most of the legislature are killed, leaving Mannsoleder Felix Kjontenberg, Leas Labhraiche Torrence Gallagher, and seventeen members of the Nasjonalforsamling alive.


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*1: Mannsoleder Kjontenberg takes control of the government.
*4: Kjontenberg announces the formation of a war cabinet, and appoints Gallagher as his Sjefset. While some doubt he holds this power, most simply ignore any concerns.


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Latest revision as of 22:45, 10 October 2023

Second Great War
Part of the Great Wars
EasternFrontWWIIcolage.png
Date15 March 1939 – 5 January 1946
(6 years, 9 months and 3 weeks)
Location
Result

Yedinburg Pact Victory

  • Yedinburg Pact victory in Galia, Stratea, and western Abos
  • Stalemate in Gagium and Hrvada
Belligerents
 Alaoyi
 Fluvannia
 The Furbish Islands
 Hrvada
 Gagium
Naossia
Alanna[a]
 Niagaran Senatorial Republic
 Inglaterra
 Pätschlàn
 Seocheon
Commanders and leaders
Chidi Anagonye
Ekene Azubuike
Kaziel Biddigonye
Vilhelm V
Severin Løvenskiold
Baron Collett
Frederik Krag
Gagium TBD
Gagium TBD
John Wood
Jefferson MacMann
Alexander Lochs
King Agoda II
Uzoma Kelani
Aguia Nalokok
Cloiba Chlo
Arjen Vanhelst
Quinten Souverijn
Johannes Rhoody
Casualties and losses
Military Dead:
TBD
Civilians Dead:
TBD
Total Dead:
TBD
Military Dead:
TBD
Civilians Dead:
TBD
Total Dead:
TBD
Total Dead:
TBD
  1. The Alannan Civil War of 1944-1948 would begin in 1944, effectively having Alanna exit the war. For the rest of the war, some Alannan port cities and islands would be occupied but otherwise Alannan troops became preocuppied with the civil war at home.

The Second Great War, often abbreviated as GWII or GW2, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1946, involving countries from all continents except Lohicamia. The war involved all of the world's major powers.

The Treaties of Boston which ended First Great War would become the cause of the Second Great War. The León Monarchy was split up into 22 countries which began a series of conflicts against each other, which were marked by ethnic cleansing campaigns and foreign interventions meant to stop them. Many countries were also dissatisfied with penalties they paid. Following the Economic crisis of 1928, Pätschlàn, Seocheon, and Inglaterra were taken over by communist governments in 1932, 1935, and 1936 respectively, while Gryva was taken over by the fascist National Revival Party in 1931. In 1934, the monarchy of Greater Niagara was overthrown, causing the government and Royal Family to flee to Zarareland, while the Niagaran Senatorial Republic was formed. In 1936 the Yedinburg Pact was formed between 8 countries including Alanna, Senatorial Niagara, Gryva, Inglaterra, Pätschlàn, and Seocheon, with the goal of reclaiming land they lost from the Boston Treaties. The Second Coalition was formed several months later between Alaoyi, Fluvannia, Gagium, Hrvada, The Furbish Islands, and the Niagaran government-in-exile.

After a series of blatant violations of the Boston Treaties that were ignored by the Second Coalition, the Yedinburg Pact made a joint declaration of war against the Second Coalition on 15 March 1939. With support from Alanna, Inglaterra invaded the Niagaran colonies of Zarare and the Antarctic Circle State, beginning the Frigo Front, and Alaoyi, beginning the bloody Western Alaoyian Front. At the same time, Gryva and Senatorial Niagara invaded Hrvada and neutral Sol'Vin. In Stratea, Pätschlàn invaded Gagium and were joined by XXX and XXX, while Coalition forces were joined by XXX and XXX. In all fronts, new tactics were employed that allowed Yedinburg Pact forces to gain land rapidly. Within a month, several countries fell to Yedinburg Pact forces, including XXX and XXX, and rapid advances continued throughout the summer and autumn.

In the Stratean front, Yedinburg Pact forces except for Pätschlàn were plagued by incompetent leadership, which resulted in their advances being halted by summer 1939. The harsh geography in Frigo and Galia also resulted in Inglaterran advances being halted around the same time. insert more information about different fronts here

The next five years saw a stalemate, though the war was much more mobile than the First Great War. Some cities changed hands five or six times during the war. By 1944 Yedinburg Pact have solidified their position in the former León Monarchy, though Agnia and Gagium managed to fight off invasions of their territory. Soldiers from Stratea were freed to fight in other fronts, and soon mounting pressure forced Coalition soldiers back in Abos and Galia. Believing a breakthrough in Agnia, Gagium, and Hrvada was only a matter of time, Coalition forces agreed to a truce on 5 January 1946.

The Second Great War resulted in the change of the world order. Despite being defeated, the economies of Fluvannia, Gagium, and The Furbish Islands were much quicker to recover. The new world order established became very fragile, as conflicts began between the winning powers even before the end of the war. The Niagaran government-in-exile would peacefully return in 1963, ending the Senatorial Republic. The conflict between different colonies of Greater Niagara during the war would eventually lead to decolonization over the next four decades, this became one of the factors that led to Fluvan replacing Niagaran as the world language.

Background

Prelude

Course of the war

Aftermath

Impact