The blazing summer sun had just begun to dip below the horizon and herald the coming of the stars. The heat had dissipated but the anger of the crowd had not. Mayhem ran amok, fury overflowed and hatred boiled over. Groups of enraged youths hurled Molotov cocktails at assembled police, fully equipped in riot gear with baton, shield and helmets but it was clear that the constabulary were no match for thousands that ran amok with impunity. Cars had been upturned and set on fire, creating deadly fire traps that could turn into devastating fire balls when the petrol tanks ignited. Windows of shops were smashed in and people ran in and out carrying what they could, looting freely. The great market complex where people of all ages and creeds came to buy and sell was ablaze, the fire racing through the sprawling complex and burning all the stalls and sheds. No part of the city was immune to the violence. It had all begun with a large rally in the city center, closely monitored by authorites, demonstrating the increasingly desperate war against England.
Roughly 50,000 people crammed into the streets, disrupting traffic and business, earning the ire of the middle class citizens who had a habit of classing these protestors as unwashed hippies who were everywhere when war was declared or big environmental issues were on the table such as the pollution that seemingly crippled Germany in some cities. Protestors shouted out aloud and carried banners calling for an end to hostilities and to abandon the war mongering ways of the government. It was also a thinly veiled attack on the current administration, one which the officials kept a close eye on as of late, minor disturbances had been reported against the Wilhelms government. War veterans were the protestors ammunition who were called on to speak about their experiences and why war must be avoided at all costs.
War is an abhorrence, it is a CRIME against mankind. By committing ourselves to these grossly unjust actions, we rob ourselves of fathers, sons, brothers and uncles who contribute to the rich diversity of our every day lives. Young men cut down in their prime, never to have experienced what we all take for granted. Fathers who leave behind their women, children, who will never experience watching their children blossom into adults and become productive members of society like them. The suffering of innocents who have nothing to do with the petty politics that our hierarchy immerse themselves in, they must be protected. It is these people who suffer the most. These people who loose their homes to bombs or occupying troops, their worldly possessions and worst of all their lives.
"What will you do in these insane times? Will you sit back and say What can one man do?. That is the lazy mans way out, of course you can do something! You can lend your voice to others who feel the same way that YOU do! Dont sit there accept that what government tells you is gospel because they LIE! There needs to be a change in the fundamentals of our system and the way nations interact and they must strive to a better way. For war is not a better way. Let peace be the way!
The crowd cheered and applauded Klaus Burger who had seen all that war dished out. He was missing his left arm after a shelling in Italy and now had to suffer the agonies as a father with his son part of the army who was trapped in SCotland. He was the ideal spokesman for a disaffected generation of soldiers who had been caught in the juggernaut of Germanys imperialistic aims. The rally continued harmlessly enough with the build up in protestor numbers and police numbers. However, as happens with such a large gathering of people, unruly elements begun to disrupt proceedings, those who had extreme views and did not tolerate others points. Fighting broke out and police moved in to quell the trouble but here came the heavy handed nature of the police whose actions only further served to ignited troubles. Before long, it was on for young and old as law and order broke down totally. People begun to engage in pitch battles with the hopelessly outnumbered police who were inadequately equipped. They had to fall back and reassess the situation that had spiraled rapidly out of control.
Then along came elements of people who were looking for trouble and had no interest in the original intents of the rally. It quickly resembled a war zone, rubbish strewed the streets and footpaths with mobs running amok setting fire to anything that would burn. The beautiful city was gripped with disorder as the armed forces begun to arrive after the police admitted defeat. Martial law was imposed and through out the German empire, law and order broke down as more and more people vented their anger. The protests begun to enact a crippling toll. The police force set up barricades to try and contain the rioters and the presence of the German army was called in. The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing headquarters burned furiously as incendiary devices were hurled through the windows. Thankfully for its occupants, they had long been evacuated. The Hotel Aldorn was the sight of running battles between rioters and police, with their tactics been suspiciously co-ordinated. Then came the gunfire after several days of crippling protests, which had now become an excuse to create a dangerous battlefield. When RPGs were fired at armoured vehicles from unseen locations, the Special Operations Service, the elite amongst the elite of German commandoes were called in.
The Special Ops were a highly adaptable rapid response force capable of quick inserts to break hostage situations or highly covert raids on terrorist camps or more conventional maneuvers suited to a traditional battlefield. Unrelenting, utterly brutal and without any fear, many rumours abounded about their practices in the field. They were the last resort were all other measures had failed. Whilst they managed to establish a presence and arrest some of the hard core trouble makers, the ring leaders escaped and trouble flared up across the city and indeed across the nation, from the homeland, to Turkey, through Serbia and Romania. The nation of Germany faced a crisis not seen since the nuclear weapons disaster.
Roughly 50,000 people crammed into the streets, disrupting traffic and business, earning the ire of the middle class citizens who had a habit of classing these protestors as unwashed hippies who were everywhere when war was declared or big environmental issues were on the table such as the pollution that seemingly crippled Germany in some cities. Protestors shouted out aloud and carried banners calling for an end to hostilities and to abandon the war mongering ways of the government. It was also a thinly veiled attack on the current administration, one which the officials kept a close eye on as of late, minor disturbances had been reported against the Wilhelms government. War veterans were the protestors ammunition who were called on to speak about their experiences and why war must be avoided at all costs.
War is an abhorrence, it is a CRIME against mankind. By committing ourselves to these grossly unjust actions, we rob ourselves of fathers, sons, brothers and uncles who contribute to the rich diversity of our every day lives. Young men cut down in their prime, never to have experienced what we all take for granted. Fathers who leave behind their women, children, who will never experience watching their children blossom into adults and become productive members of society like them. The suffering of innocents who have nothing to do with the petty politics that our hierarchy immerse themselves in, they must be protected. It is these people who suffer the most. These people who loose their homes to bombs or occupying troops, their worldly possessions and worst of all their lives.
"What will you do in these insane times? Will you sit back and say What can one man do?. That is the lazy mans way out, of course you can do something! You can lend your voice to others who feel the same way that YOU do! Dont sit there accept that what government tells you is gospel because they LIE! There needs to be a change in the fundamentals of our system and the way nations interact and they must strive to a better way. For war is not a better way. Let peace be the way!
The crowd cheered and applauded Klaus Burger who had seen all that war dished out. He was missing his left arm after a shelling in Italy and now had to suffer the agonies as a father with his son part of the army who was trapped in SCotland. He was the ideal spokesman for a disaffected generation of soldiers who had been caught in the juggernaut of Germanys imperialistic aims. The rally continued harmlessly enough with the build up in protestor numbers and police numbers. However, as happens with such a large gathering of people, unruly elements begun to disrupt proceedings, those who had extreme views and did not tolerate others points. Fighting broke out and police moved in to quell the trouble but here came the heavy handed nature of the police whose actions only further served to ignited troubles. Before long, it was on for young and old as law and order broke down totally. People begun to engage in pitch battles with the hopelessly outnumbered police who were inadequately equipped. They had to fall back and reassess the situation that had spiraled rapidly out of control.
Then along came elements of people who were looking for trouble and had no interest in the original intents of the rally. It quickly resembled a war zone, rubbish strewed the streets and footpaths with mobs running amok setting fire to anything that would burn. The beautiful city was gripped with disorder as the armed forces begun to arrive after the police admitted defeat. Martial law was imposed and through out the German empire, law and order broke down as more and more people vented their anger. The protests begun to enact a crippling toll. The police force set up barricades to try and contain the rioters and the presence of the German army was called in. The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing headquarters burned furiously as incendiary devices were hurled through the windows. Thankfully for its occupants, they had long been evacuated. The Hotel Aldorn was the sight of running battles between rioters and police, with their tactics been suspiciously co-ordinated. Then came the gunfire after several days of crippling protests, which had now become an excuse to create a dangerous battlefield. When RPGs were fired at armoured vehicles from unseen locations, the Special Operations Service, the elite amongst the elite of German commandoes were called in.
The Special Ops were a highly adaptable rapid response force capable of quick inserts to break hostage situations or highly covert raids on terrorist camps or more conventional maneuvers suited to a traditional battlefield. Unrelenting, utterly brutal and without any fear, many rumours abounded about their practices in the field. They were the last resort were all other measures had failed. Whilst they managed to establish a presence and arrest some of the hard core trouble makers, the ring leaders escaped and trouble flared up across the city and indeed across the nation, from the homeland, to Turkey, through Serbia and Romania. The nation of Germany faced a crisis not seen since the nuclear weapons disaster.
