Shadowbound
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Mere imitation and repetition does not a sovereign power make.
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Shadowbound
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That's really all we want.
Well, that and an end to global oppression and the marginalization of the workers of the world.
Well, that and an end to global oppression and the marginalization of the workers of the world.
ZeletDude
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From: The Kingdom of Italy
To: The International Community
After further consultation, we are willing to revise our earlier ultimatum presented to the rouge Turkish state. We will demand their complete withdrawal from Bulgaria, and that they present 500 [EP] as reparations for the damages they have caused.
To: The International Community
After further consultation, we are willing to revise our earlier ultimatum presented to the rouge Turkish state. We will demand their complete withdrawal from Bulgaria, and that they present 500 [EP] as reparations for the damages they have caused.
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
Is it really a good idea to alienate any possible allies we might have while we're ending the global oppression of the workers of the world?
Shadowbound
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Alienate? Never. Look how successful we are at diplomacy.
France throws it's full diplomatic support behind Italy. If Turkey does not withdraw then we will join them in punitive measures to compel a Turkish withdrawal.
France throws it's full diplomatic support behind Italy. If Turkey does not withdraw then we will join them in punitive measures to compel a Turkish withdrawal.
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
To: Italy
From: Bavarian Statistical Committee
We can't help but notice that at the moment Turkey does not have the current amount of income per year to pay out the reparations in one turn. Would that mean they would be delayed in time?
From: Bavarian Statistical Committee
We can't help but notice that at the moment Turkey does not have the current amount of income per year to pay out the reparations in one turn. Would that mean they would be delayed in time?
tobiisagoodboy
Prince
Romania supports all italian demands and reminds Turkey that the ultimatum is still activ.
tobiisagoodboy
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From : Romania
To : Turkey
The Kingdom of Romania hereby declares war on Turkey, since they did not end their unrightful occupation of Bulgaria.
The Romanian Army and the people of Romania will fight until the turkisch threat is no more.
To : Turkey
The Kingdom of Romania hereby declares war on Turkey, since they did not end their unrightful occupation of Bulgaria.
The Romanian Army and the people of Romania will fight until the turkisch threat is no more.
Traveller76
Prince
To: Romania
From: Sublime State of Turkey
We shall defend ourselves from all enemies foreign and domestic.
From: Sublime State of Turkey
We shall defend ourselves from all enemies foreign and domestic.
christos200
Never tell me the odds
From: Russia
To: Turkey
You have 48 hours to get out of Bulgaria. If not, Russia will be declaring war. And just to assure the rest of the world of our motives, we will not annex any part of Turkey if we win the war.
To: Turkey
You have 48 hours to get out of Bulgaria. If not, Russia will be declaring war. And just to assure the rest of the world of our motives, we will not annex any part of Turkey if we win the war.
Civ'ed
I ain't gotta explain a thing
We weren't expecting this to come out of that powderkeg, that's for sure...
christos200
Never tell me the odds
From: Russia
To: Turkey
Russia hereby declares war on Turkey.
Mobilization to 20%
To: Turkey
Russia hereby declares war on Turkey.
Mobilization to 20%
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France also declares war on Turkey.
We increase our mobilization by 5%.
We increase our mobilization by 5%.
Crezth
i knew you were a real man of the left
From: The Hellenic Republic
To: The Sublime State of Turkey
In solidarity with our friends in Russia and in the name of the Orthodox Church and Christ the Almighty, the Hellenic Republic declares that a state of war now exists between the Sublime State of Turkey and her. We mobilize our forces to 75%.
To: The Sublime State of Turkey
In solidarity with our friends in Russia and in the name of the Orthodox Church and Christ the Almighty, the Hellenic Republic declares that a state of war now exists between the Sublime State of Turkey and her. We mobilize our forces to 75%.
The Shah would like to take this opportunity to condemn the Turkish government for continuing a centuries-old tradition of aggression against its neighbours. One might think that the fall of the Osman dynasty and internal factors would be enough to beset a nation that has seen two revolutions in the span of just a generation, but apparently archaic imperial ambitions upon Europe are the fad of the day in the dominions of Istanbul*.
*OOC: Ankara? And is Istanbul still Constantinople? Not clear from history post where the capital is.
While we urge the Turkish state to reconsider its path, in light of the current situation across our western border, the Iranian government is mobilizing forces to 30% in defence of our land and our people.
Similarly, the Persian government would like to appeal to the nations of the West – and indeed, the greater world – to turn towards Tehran as the symbol of a new order in the Middle East. Much like Turkey, our current regime is young – but ours was not born in blood, but the support of our own people, and though we draw from millennia of proud cultural and intellectual traditions, we have learned from the mistakes of our ancestors and harbor no dreams of marching on the gates of Vienna.
We represent a new opportunity for the Middle East – a power which will neither be a servant of nor an aggressor against the nations of the West. Already, we have shown our intent to engage economically and diplomatically to tackle issues both present within the Iranian Plateau and abroad; we highlight our engagement with the European scientific community and the recent move to engage with Western trade as reflections upon such issues domestically. We do not view this as a one-way street, however; instead, we will cite our ongoing interactions with the Russian Empire this year as proof, as the Shah’s and Tsar’s governments have come to an agreement to work towards resettling our cultural kin within that European realm’s borders into our own as a diplomatic solution to what may have otherwise become a violent conflict between Muslim and Christian peoples.
And these trends are to continue. The Shah has proudly announced the consolidation of academic institutions in the capital into a formal University of Tehran, and today we continue to shed with the ties of past regimes. No longer will we be the Persian Empire; while the name’s legacy may conjure images of glory, it is not our own, and comes stained with the blood of past conflicts and a focus on only one of our many peoples. Rather, moving forwards, we draw from a broader history of our own traditions, and adopt the title of the Imperial State of Iran for our nation.
And again, we call to the world. Let Iran be a new symbol for the future of international relations – one built upon trade and diplomacy, rather than conquest and conflict. Let our halls be centres of the exchange of knowledge, and permit Iran to become a leader in showing what relations between the West and Middle Eastern, Muslim, and indeed, all non-Western powers can aspire to be.
The world marches forward, and the Shah and the Iranian peoples march with it.
*OOC: Ankara? And is Istanbul still Constantinople? Not clear from history post where the capital is.
While we urge the Turkish state to reconsider its path, in light of the current situation across our western border, the Iranian government is mobilizing forces to 30% in defence of our land and our people.
Similarly, the Persian government would like to appeal to the nations of the West – and indeed, the greater world – to turn towards Tehran as the symbol of a new order in the Middle East. Much like Turkey, our current regime is young – but ours was not born in blood, but the support of our own people, and though we draw from millennia of proud cultural and intellectual traditions, we have learned from the mistakes of our ancestors and harbor no dreams of marching on the gates of Vienna.
We represent a new opportunity for the Middle East – a power which will neither be a servant of nor an aggressor against the nations of the West. Already, we have shown our intent to engage economically and diplomatically to tackle issues both present within the Iranian Plateau and abroad; we highlight our engagement with the European scientific community and the recent move to engage with Western trade as reflections upon such issues domestically. We do not view this as a one-way street, however; instead, we will cite our ongoing interactions with the Russian Empire this year as proof, as the Shah’s and Tsar’s governments have come to an agreement to work towards resettling our cultural kin within that European realm’s borders into our own as a diplomatic solution to what may have otherwise become a violent conflict between Muslim and Christian peoples.
And these trends are to continue. The Shah has proudly announced the consolidation of academic institutions in the capital into a formal University of Tehran, and today we continue to shed with the ties of past regimes. No longer will we be the Persian Empire; while the name’s legacy may conjure images of glory, it is not our own, and comes stained with the blood of past conflicts and a focus on only one of our many peoples. Rather, moving forwards, we draw from a broader history of our own traditions, and adopt the title of the Imperial State of Iran for our nation.
And again, we call to the world. Let Iran be a new symbol for the future of international relations – one built upon trade and diplomacy, rather than conquest and conflict. Let our halls be centres of the exchange of knowledge, and permit Iran to become a leader in showing what relations between the West and Middle Eastern, Muslim, and indeed, all non-Western powers can aspire to be.
The world marches forward, and the Shah and the Iranian peoples march with it.
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
The Bavarian Workers' Council Republic would like to congratulate Iran on their steps in the brave new world of today.
christos200
Never tell me the odds
The Russian Generalissimo
- Gerlach Trautmann, Generalissimo of the Russian Army
The Russian troops began massing at the Turkish border. The Russian army is one of the largest in the world and has excellent officers. The most able of them is Prussian exile Gerlach Trautmann. A monarchist from Prussia, he escaped to Russia after the Socialists took over and offered his service to the Tsar. Although he was an officer in the German Army and admired by his fellow German officers due to his talent, he gained fame after his defection to Russia through the writing of three books on military tactics which instantly became best-sellers: "The Masses at War", "The Art of War" and "Attack, attack!".
Those three books detailed his philosophy, which has largely been adopted by the Russian army: to use the superior manpower of Russia to employ mass tactics, overwhelming the enemy with sheer numbers and attacking everywhere along the front to further thin the enemy lines. Also, vital to war is speed, according to those books, and the constant movement and pushing back of the enemy. Once a position is overwhelmed through sheer numbers, the army should move forward, using the same mass tactic to overwhelm enemy resistance, until the enemy can no longer fight back. Gerlach Trautmann claimed that complex tactics and maneuvers were not needed to win a war and were useful only to small states attempting to outmaneuver larger armies. His motto is "Keep marching forward, crush all resistance!"
Gerlach Trautmann remarried (since his first wife had died) the daughter of a Russian aristocrat related to the Imperial family and the fame he gained through his books as well as his evident military abilities allowed him to climb the ranks of the Russian military, eventually rising to the rank of Generalissimo. Despite being Prussian, he has lived many years in Russia and, unlike with some other German exiles, he is respected by his fellow Russian officers. He has gained a somewhat celebrity status in the Russian society and is a personal friend of the Tsar.
Gerlach Trautmann has a reputation of being a cold and calculating person who is willing to take whatever measures needed to ensure victory. Now, with the Turkish War erupting, Gerlach Trautmann will have the challenge he always wanted: to battle against a worthy enemy and crush his enemies on the field of the battle, proving that he is not only a theorist but excellent in action too.
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