2019 Weichtal Offensive

2019 Weichtal Offensive
Part of War in Weichtal and the Aldinean Cold War
Soldiers of the Sjealandic XVI Brigade during combat
Date 3 November 2019 - Present Location Weichtal, Kreissau Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Kreissau Sjealand West Aldinean Defence Organisation	Weichtal Home Army Lingenburg (Unofficial)
Units involved
I VAFO Corps I Kreissauer Armored Division III Kreissauer Infantry Division Sjealandic XVI Brigade Mindrasi I Brigade	Weichtal Home Army Tobias Oliver Brigade Princely Volunteer Guard
Strength
32,000	36,000
Casualties and losses
72 killed 3 killed	145 killed

The 2019 Weichtal Offensive, code-named by the West Aldinean Defence Organisation as Operation Ivalde is an ongoing military offensive conducted by the West Aldinean Defence Organisation against the Weichtal Home Army, a Lingenburgish secessionist rebel group in eastern Kreissau.

The offensive was preceded by a large WADO military build-up in the Kreissauer canton of Andmark along with several warnings issued by the Kreissauer government towards the rebels in Weichtal. On the 3rd of November the offensive was started when the Royal Kreissau Air Force in conjunction with WADO support launched air-strikes on WHA positions in western Weichtal. This was followed by incursions by mechanized infantry of the I VAFO Corps at three points along the line of contact.

As of the 7th of november, WADO forces have captured 13 villages and heavy fighting is ongoing near the cities of Vargsburg and Fiehle. In retaliation the WHA has crossed the line of contact at 6 points in far western Kreissau as captured 5 villages with NFO forces from Valden preparing to move on them. The offensive has caused the displacement of around 9,000 people so far, with human rights watchers fearing more displacements in the future.

The offensive was condemned by the Golden Circle Pact, which is considered an unofficial ally of the WHA and the civilian administration in Weichtal. Additionally a resolution was put forth in the Council of States, which saught to condemn the offensive, but was vetoed by Sjealand.

Operation Timeline

3 November 2019

Kreissauer KF-25 Falken above Weicthal.

The operation began on 3 November 2019 with Kreissauer and allied airstrikes on rebel positions across the western part of Weichtal. According to local news sources WADO forces deliberately targeted infrastructure leading out of villages and towns known for large WHA contingents. WADO aistrikes and artillery especially targeted the towns of Frauendorf, Schronersitz, Lüthude and Trygenscheidt. According to Brigadier General Erik Scavenius of the Sjealandic XVI Brigade, shelling from his brigade along with Kreissauer airstrikes succesfully eliminated a WHA strongpoint near the KA-17 Highway.

WHA Commander, Lieutenant General Albert Dieschbourg encouraged his soldiers to stand fast and claimed he had initiated a troop surge to the border regions of Weichtal to combat what he called a Fascist invasion. The parliament of Weichtal, the Stadtraad passed a bill providing the framework for a possible universal male conscription should the crisis continue. It is expected about 120,000 total people in Weichtal are soldiers or tied to a local militia.

Ground invasion

In the evening Kreissauer tanks were reporte as crossing the line of contact at Frauendorf and Trygenscheidt, with WHA forces abandoning the towns after short fights. The flag of Kreissau was hoisted over the town hall in Frauendorf by First Lieutenant Jürgen Koch, who was later awarded the Order Silver Eagle for Bravery.