Hanseatic Civil War (1934-1954)
| Hanseatic Civil War | ||||||||
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| Part of Great War | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
| The Hanseatic Empire | Second Hansan Republic | Peoples Republic of Hansa | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
| Arthur MacHeath |
Johannes Stelford Paul Quenten | |||||||
The Hanseatic Civil War was a multi-party civil war in the former Hanseatic Empire, sparked by the coup of the Regnochtfolger dynasty by Arthur MacHeath in summer 1936. In the wake of the great war, the overthrowing of the Regnoctfolger dynasty, many factions fought in the Hanseatic civil war. The civil war is divided into two sections, the MacHeath section (1936-1944) and the Federation section (1947-1949).
The Hanseatic monarchy was secretly ended during the Great War with the "secret coup" of Arthur MacHeath in July 1934. However this was kept a secret for 2 years until the last monarch Frederick II escaped house arrest and exposed MacHeath to the world. Various factions quickly rose up and after the Treaty of Shuto and full scale war started with the secession of Wustiech in October 1939.
Background
The Great War
The Hanseatic Empire fought in the Great War from 1923 and fought with SBR and Tussia but primarily fought most fronts alone with its many colonies. In the Hanseatic monarchy opinion on the war was mixed with King Frederick commonly fighting his own generals and colonial administrators. After several years of stalemate and slow pushback the Hanseatic generals requested more material and men for the war effort however Relykstrana was a rising industrial power and were starting to beat the Hansans navally. The great recall was called in 1932 to defend the mainland and push Relykstrana out of the war and bring Tanistoia fighting on their own. This was a deeply unpopular move within the military hierarchy however it was largely sucessful.
The Secret Coup
Because of increased Relyk bombing raids by 1930, a rising commander named Arthur MacHeath was granted command of the defense of Hansa and eventually became the war minister in 1927. As general of the North Amnis front MacHeath was deeply unsatisfied and believed that the only way to stop their enemies were to fully exterminate all of them. As war minister MacHeath greenlit various atrocities such as the mass arrest of Relyk and pontifical citizens and the Hoosier genocide. Eventually in 1936 with help of senators Duran Williams and George Miller, he orchestrated the secret arrest of King Frederick which is what is commonly cited as the start of the civil war.
The War
The Great Exposition
As the Great War went on into the 1930s, the war was going okay in North amnis, but poorly in just about every other region of the world. However MacHeath refused to back down. Back in Hansa, a growing number of people were getting concerned with MacHeath's hawkish attitude and the confusing absence of the King. Senators that did not agree with MacHeath were routinley dissapeared and never heard from again. Senators that did not support MacHeath also went into hiding. The most notable was senator from Tollerland Johannes Stelford. Stelford was deeply concerned about the state of the nation and held a conference with the Treasonous 12, a group of senators who were very anti MacHeath. This was called near Cabinesshanse national park deep in the Great Amnis Desert to avoid being found.
In summer 1939 Stelford returned to Konlichburg and used his ties in the department of Internal Security to uncover the truth about King Frederick and nearly failed if it were not for a Relyk bombing raid on Konlichburg. The July 20th bombing raid allowed members of the Treasonous 12's militia (also called the treansous twelve) to rescue King Frederick however Johannes Stelford was captured and famously shot while escaping the city. However Frederick disappeared into the countryside. However the fate of the nation was very unclear.