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Kaioo

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This AAR shall be in AU(Alternative Universe), thus the events that occur in the prologue may/will probably not work with how things actually occured in reality.
I shall be playing as Sweden, and this is playing on the Doomsday game, on the 1936 road to war scenario.
Settings:
1936 Road to War
Hard
Furious
Fast
Prologue:
The land of Sweden had gone through a troubled past. Overcoming the slavery its people had been forced into for over five hundred years by the rest of Scandinavia. The year was 1430 and the Norwegians, rulers of West and East Scandinavia discovered the people of Sweden after exploring past the mountains and hills that blocked the central part of Scandinavia from the western part. The Norwegians were not very friendly to say the least, and their armies attacked the Swedish.

The Swedes were not a militaristic people back in 1430, and thus could not hope to stand against the power of Norway, whose army soon came knocking, and quickly quelled any pathetic resistance that the Swedes could of put up. The Norwegians saw the Swedish as cheap labor, that could prove very profitable if used correctly. With their close relations to the Great Italian Empire, the Norwegians managed to sell over fifty thousand Swedes into slavery, and they were used as builders, forced to work almost non-stop with no food. Many of the Swedes died within the first few days, but that didn't sway the Italians, who continued to buy Swedes from the Norwegian Empire.

The Swedes were forced into producing offspring that would be used as cheap labor when they were old enough to do any lifting or work whatsoever, and it usually wasn't with Swede men. The Swedes were seen as animals to the Norwegians, and were treated as such, whilst others were treated as playthings. The Swedes were used as sacrificial lambs in the Great Holy War between the Italian Empire and the Germanic hordes, and the Swedes were forced to march to their deaths, as they faced death if they tried to flee, and they faced death if they advanced. Fifty years passed and the torture increased.

The Italian Empire was faced with an enemy, this enemy being the Bohemians, and many Swedes were felled in this conflict. The Italian Empire was unable to stem the flow of Bohemians, and fell, and the Swedes were again forced into slavery for the Bohemians, who were far far worse than the Italians had been. Thousands of Swedes died every week due to the immense levels of torture that was placed upon them by the Bohemians who merely saw them as slabs of meat.

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The Norwegian Empire, using its newly obtained wealth, set about funding an enormous army, which they used to march eastwards, expanding their empire into what was known as the Russian lands. The Norwegians were now one of, if not the most powerful, nation in the world due to the mass of funds and equipment they obtained through selling Swedes as slaves.

Meanwhile southwestern Europe was thrown into chaos as France,Spain,Portugal and Navarre declared war upon one another, and the Bohemians, using this to their advantage, began the long march towards Lissabon, their target of capture. The Swedes were forced to fight battle after battle, never once being allowed to rest, whilst they marched non-stop, the Bohemians rested. It was in 1490 that Portugal fell, and the Bohemians secured a vast empire that was at the time probably the most powerful empire in the world. Prussia had secured itself a fortress, conquering Brandenburg and Saxony, whilst Venezia conquered Northern Italy, whilst the Papal States conquered Southern Italy, both proclaiming to be fighting to restore the Italian Empire to its rightful glory.

Lithuania sought to expand, marching upon Livonia and Poland, whilst also attacking the Khanate of the Golden Horde. Due to the new wars, Europe was thrown into a state of ever increasing chaos, with the powerful empires vying for superiority over the others.

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The Bohemians continued to use the Swedes to their advantage, using them as the forward attack force of their armies wherever they marched. Venezia managed to unite Italy under its banner, whilst Hungary established its empire in the Balkans, creating a peace in southeast Europe, though the peace was soon decimated when the Bohemians came marching across the Hungarian borders. The western half of the Hungarian Empire fell within two weeks due to the sheer mass of Swede bodies thrown at the Hungarians, as over one hundred thousand Swedes died.

The Hungarians, seeing the threat that Bohemia was, requested aid from the Lithuanians to the north. Lithuania agreed, and declared war upon the Bohemians, sending aid to Hungary at the same time as invading Bohemia. The Prussians also wanted in on the action, securing a large part of the western Bohemian lands, whilst France and Spain rose up in arms, redeclaring independence. The year was 1580, and the Bohemians fell, becoming a mass of nations.

The victors squabbled with one another, many arguing over what should be done with the new lands, however it was the people of these lands that took action, rebelling as even more countries declared independence. Peace was somewhat restored for quite a number of years, the only powerhouse remaining being the Norwegian Empire and the Italian Confederacy.

In 1643, The Norwegian Empire began to lose power, as the Russian lands declared independence, bringing to light the Kingdom of Russia, which saw the Norwegian Empire as an enemy. The two entered in war with one another in 1644, and this war lasted for two hundred years, both sides swapping ground continously. In 1844, peace was finally made, as the Norwegians released Finland from their hold, and Finland became the barrier between Russia and Norway. Russia accepted the peace due to them wanting the eastern Scandinavian lands to be freed.

In 1899 the great Oswerdlaan I died, and his son of the same name took the reign of monarch, and became the second great Oswerdlaan II. The Norwegian Empire was further weakened, as many military leaders retired due to not liking Oswerdlaan II. Several years passed, and Oswerdlaan made his first mistake. Oswerdlaan II was far worse than his father, and treated the Swedes even worse than his father, pushing them far over breaking point. A protest took place at Oslo, where 10,000 Swedes attended, demanding independence. Oswerdlaan II ordered all of them killed.
Oswerdlaan's second mistake was the Great Disaster of Stockholm, where a mine containing over 12,000 Swedes caved in, and a call for getting them out was called for across Occupied Sweden, as well as in Norway. Oswerdlaan II ordered that there be no rescue mission, and the Swedes died.

In 1930, a man named Kyle, whose origins were unknown, accompanied by his accomplice Brandon Liderth, led a rebellion in Stockholm. Swedes all over the lands that were once known as Sweden rose up to aid the rebellion, and the Swedes ended their 500 years of oppression and declared their independence. Kyle was discovered to have a heritage of Swedish Monarchs many many years ago, and he was declared as the Head of State, and he was elected the first Monarch of the new age. Brandon was put in charge of the Government, and a loyal cabinet was established for Sweden. Over the next six years, Kyle and his cabinet set about making Sweden a power to be reckoned with, and the time had come for Sweden to rise.

Kyle's goal was to unify the land of Scandinavia under the rightful ruler of Scandinavia, the Swedes. Having built a military,navy and air force from scratch within six years, it was impossible to tell how far Sweden would be able to go to achieve their goals.
 
At the end of 1935, the first thing Kyle I did was rapidly change the government scheme, changing it from a Democracy to a Left leaning country. Kyle I also established a number of new Technology Research teams, said to be the best tech teams in all of Sweden. The cogs were turning for the rise of Sweden.
With him, Kyle I had brought a wealthy and vast supply of resources, which Sweden was able to utilize to its advantage.

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The standing of the Swedish Party and its Ideology.

Kyle I decided to set about work upon the state of Sweden's defences as well as its industry, and ordered the construction of a further 300 factories across the land of Sweden. With the industry booming, the industrial capacity of Sweden rose considerably.

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Kyle I's focus on industry allowed the industrial capacity of Sweden to nearly double, allowing for more possibilities in achieving his goals of making Sweden a force to be reckoned with. A large portion of the industry was turned to increasing the defences of Sweden, whilst the rest of the spare industry focused on increasing the capacity of the industry. Plans went underway on recruiting and training two new divisions for the Royal Swedish Army.

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Swedish Production as of January 4th.

The fleet of Sweden was also reorganised, putting all the battleships,cruisers and frigates together. The Royal Swedish Navy was born, and as of January 4th all ships of battle were to be placed with the Royal Swedish Navy. All submarines were reallocated to defensive positions elsewhere, whilst transports were mobilised away from Stockholm.

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Early on January 4th, the Great Fire of Stockholm Military Base caused the loss of the Firepower Focus Doctrine and anything associated with it. As such, Sweden turned its focus upon the Mobility Focus Doctrine, going under a new route of research. Meanwhile, research was put in by the Royal Armory in getting up-to-date infantry.

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Sweden managed to negotiate deals with the Soviet Union,Japan and the United Kingdom, bringing in further supplies that they were not receiving from their trade agreement with Germany.

If the expansion of Sweden was to succeed, the Swedes would definitely need to create a larger military force, their current force lacking. Kyle I personally led the Royal Swedish Army in the south, whilst his friend, and Head of Government, Brandon Liderth, led the Northern Swedish Army in the north.

It was near the end of January when the Industrial Capacity of Sweden reached a new high, having more than doubled in size since the start of January. Troubles were brewing in Spain according to the Swedish Intelligience Program, with reports of a man named Francisco Franco gathering support for a rebellion against the current rulers of Spain. Kyle I devised a plan, and began the construction of several transport ships to deploy troops to Spain upon the beginning of any troubles, sending them under a guise of Military aid for the Spanish, it would in fact be an occupying force, in the hopes of seizing both sides of Spain for Sweden. A bold move, but this would provide a nice sizeable amount of resources for the future of Sweden. Whether or not Sweden would actually initiate the plan was yet to be known.

On March 9th, Norway faced a huge blunder when a group of criminals escapes prison, and sneaks into Sweden, managing to gundown several civilians and police before themselves being gunned down. In the north of Sweden, a squad of Norwegian soldiers is seen trespassing on Swedish soil. Seeing this as an act of betrayal and war, as well as angered over the fact that Norwegian criminals killed Swedish civilians, Sweden broke the non-aggression pact it had with Norway, and readied its troops for an invasion.

On April 11th, the formal declaration of war was delivered to Oslo. One hour later, the Royal Swedish Army engaged with the Norwegian troops in Oslo. The conflict lasted for several hours, ending at 7am the next day, before Oslo fell to the might of Sweden. In the north at Narvik, the Northern Swedish Army, consisting of forty thousand soldiers, defeated the Norwegian garrison at mid-day on the 13th of April.

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With these victories, Sweden would be able to easily expand and occupy Norway, their oppressors for over five hundred years, and now they were beneath Sweden and under her rule, rather than the other way around. The Norwegian cabinet begged Kyle I for peace, but he did not listen, as Norway deserved to suffer for what they had done to Sweden, and its honor needed redeeming.

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On April 30th Norway was annexed and absorbed by Sweden, the Norwegian cabinet being executed two hours after the annexation, and prosperity rising enormously across Sweden. Swedish troops then advanced to the border with Finland preparing for the invasion of Finland.
 
Yes, I too was hoping the world would be very different.
 
@Everyone: While Europe may appear to be the same, events won't quite turn out how they did in actuality. If I had been more adventurous I might of tried my hand at editing the scenario to make a different world, but I'm not that good at that sort of thing, so I decided against it.
 
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@Everyone: While Europe may appear to be the same, events won't quite turn out how they did in actuality. If I had been more adventurous I might of tried my hand at editing the scenario to make a different world, but I'm not that good at that sort of thing, so I decided against it.

No worries. I had originally planned to do my first AAR like that.

I look forward to more!
 
The lands of Sweden provide a bountiful harvest for the coming winter, with enough grain to supply the troops for a winter war. The weapons factory are running overtime, churning out enough weaponry to support the royal soldiers of Sweden. Kyle I was pleased with the news, surveying the documents scattered across his desk. His military advisor and close friend, Brandon, stood alongside him, and he looked up at his friend from the seat he was sitting upon.

"I don't know why, but I feel troubled invading Finland." Kyle I stated, frowning upon his choice of words. "The Finnish didn't do anything to our country, they were enslaved like us."

"My friend, we are the rightful rulers of Scandinavia, and they stand in our way. The Finnish people would not object to our rule, as we would treat them fair and equally as we treat our own. We shall not treat them like the Norwegians." Brandon responded. "Besides, our annexation of the Norwegians would please the Finnish, seeing their long-time enslavers now suffering the same treatment as they caused upon them and us, but without the fighting, the Norwegians do not deserve the honor of battle. They toil away in our mines, providing us with resources."
Kyle I nodded his head in agreement, before deliberating on what to do next. Kyle I was silent, and Brandon awaited Kyle I's decision.

"Gather the war cabinet. We have much to discuss." Kyle I said, and watched as Brandon left the room. "One day my friend, you will understand my concern in marching upon the Finnish."

The Swedish cabinet met several hours later, a this war cabinet numbering thirty important ministers in Sweden, the entire political cabinet in attending as well.

"Why must we go to war with our Finnish brothers? They are like us, freed slaves. I say we make an alliance with them, strengthen the lands of Scandinavia ten-fold with both our armies intact." one of the ministers decreed, a small mumble of agreement rising from several other ministers.

"Fool, the Finnish are friends with the Germans, who are not friends of ours. Also remember their party support the ideals of the right-wing, whereas we support the left-wing." Per Edvin Skold argued, to which a louder mumble of agreement rose.

The two ministers began arguing, the two sides raising their voices to clash with one another, the room growing louder and louder. The doors to the room slammed open, and the King, Kyle I, entered the room, silence immediately falling throughout the cabinet, fear easily seen in the eyes of many of the ministers. Kyle I ruled with a sort of fear-inducing style of conduct. Which was what he wanted. He liked the ministers being too scared to contradict him, however, some still did, but he was always right. It was after all, his country.

"Sir, there is some troubled news of which we must inform you. We received this document from the Latvian embassy." Per Edvin Skold spoke, holding out a piece of paper.

Kyle I grabbed the piece of paper, and began to read it, his eyebrows raising in what appeared to be confusion, but was actually amusement.

"The Latvians declare war upon us? Hah, they are fools. We shall crush them with ease. Any other news?" Kyle I asked, looking around the cabinet.

"The Luxemburgians extended a mutual understanding, as their government,which is sided with the left-wing, was voted in. Seeing as they are one of few left-wings in Europe we thought we should become friends, possibly allies with Luxemburg." Per Edvin Skold spoke up. "Also, Estonia and Lithuania have also declared war with us, and the Soviets don't seem very happy with this war troubling their Baltic lands."

"Well, extend our gracious offering of an alliance to Luxemburg, and dispatch four Militia divisions to help guard the lands of Luxemburg and assist the Luxemburg army in their defensive duties. I believe we should send the soldiers on the first set of transport planes out of here." Kyle I explained, pausing for a moment to let it sink in. "Then, begin the invasion of Finland, as well as the Baltic states. I have a grand plan for Latvia and Lithuania, Estonia is not of my concerns, they can be crushed. But, I would like you to bring me the councils of Latvia and Lithuania. I believe the Lithuanian council is in Memel, but the Latvian one I do not know. Now, this council is adjourned."

Within four hours of this decree, the first troops landed in Latvia, which quickly fell underneath the might of the Swedish army. Soon afterwards, Estonia would follow, as would Memel. Peace was quickly obtained between Lithuania as Memel was secured, and the Lithuanian council was convinced of the truth of the Swedish ways, but Lithuania was not brought into the alliance just yet. Their government still needed to be swayed.

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Latvia's fall

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Estonia's fall

The government of Sweden also changed from Left-Wing Radical to Pro Stalin- or more commonly known as Stalinist. With the occupation of Memel, the government of Sweden saw fit to restore Latvia with a pro-Sweden government. Estonia was not to be restored, and the Estonian council was slain.

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Latvia's restoration and Luxemburg's "expansion"

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New Swedish views

Finally, after much deliberation, a special ops team of highly trained Swedish soldiers snuck into the Lithuanian High Council(government), and assassinated all members of the Lithuanian High Council, and installed an entirely new, Pro-Sweden government, and brought them into the alliance, the third country to be added. Sweden had also launched an attack upon Nationalist Spain, managing to secure the northwestern most territory from their control, as there were a large number of Swedish descendants in the territory, so Sweden saw this as a rightful territorial claim.

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Lithuania joining the alliance.

After much arguing that had lasted for a very long time, taking up most of the year of '36, the High Council of Sweden finally managed to agree upon the right act, and declared war upon Finland. Two hours after the formal declaration arrived at the Finnish Headquarters, Swedish troops poured over the border, hitting the key locations of Finland, and bringing it under the control of the Royal Crown of Sweden.

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Finnish Annexation

As a sign of good faith to the Finnish, twelve members of the Finnish council were absorbed into the Swedish High Council, which caused many Finnish citizens to become content with Swedish rule, as the Finnish still played a part in their own government. With the defeat of Finland, the Scandinavian Prosperity Alliance was at a new level of power, its lead member, Sweden, being the most powerful of the four.
Now, the biggest problem was deciding what to do next. Their greatest problem was that their most powerful allies could only expand eastwards, which was where the great behemoth the Soviet Union lay. To the south was Poland, which had close ties with the British and French, and its territories were also in theory claimed by the Soviets and Germany. The Swedish were in quite a predicament. Whilst their allies could currently not expand, the Swedes could. Denmark, a weak, easy target, located to the southwest of Sweden.

The High Council fell into a long debate of what they should do, their great King, Kyle I, even at a loss upon what to do. Should they expand themselves and make themselves more powerful, and leave their allies in a weak state, or should they seek to strengthen their allies, the choice was most definitely a difficult one.
 
A Stalinist Monarchy in Sweden?
Luxembourg having Scandinavian Allies?
Northern Spain falling to the might of the Swedes?

This is one of the most unexpected AARs I have ever seen.
Congrats, and keep it up.
 
A Stalinist Monarchy in Sweden?
Luxembourg having Scandinavian Allies?
Northern Spain falling to the might of the Swedes?

This is one of the most unexpected AARs I have ever seen.
Congrats, and keep it up.

Haha thanks, I'll try.
Well, Northern Spain didn't exactly fall, merely a province.
There are even more surprises in store.

I'm going to add Luxembourg in Estonia to that list. Are you going to ally soviet union in the future?

The Soviet Union is part of the Comintern, whilst Sweden is in its own alliance. The great Swedish King does not have good relations with Stalin(-60) because of the occupation of Estonia and puppetry of the Baltic state of Latvia. All I can say is, the Soviets shall play a role in the future of Sweden, but how, you will just have to find out in the next update(which will hopefully be later today if I get time to finish it)
 
(Note: If I ever include screenies that have been edited with blue lines, they mean borders that will be defended by allied troops. Blue arrows will mean allied advances. White circles will mean allied forces baiting by retreating-their retreat shown by white arrows- for the purpose of breaking a frontline if problems occur. Red arrows will mean enemy advances, or predicted advances upon the march of the allied forces. Orange are predicted Allied movements-non Swedish-, and Dark Green shall mean Support attacks from Swedish troops)

The year of 1937 was a very prosperous one, as the Industrial Capacity of Sweden had more than doubled from what the capacity had been the previous year. Construction was underway for a new battleship for the fleet, as well as a HQ unit for the army, and a further two divisions of infantry to further bolster the Royal Army of Finland, which had been absorbed by Sweden. The Royal Army of Finland still flew the flag of Finland, but only the original two divisions, any new additions flew the Swedish flag, unless they were Finnish recruits, then they flew their country's flag. The High Council had received news that Japan had declared war upon Guangxi Clique and Nationalist China, which interested the High Council, as they were keen to see how the war in Asia would play out. Sweden's High Council met on July 13th to discuss National happenings, and the prosperity of Sweden.

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Japan's Declaration of war and Sweden's Industrial Capacity

"The war in Asia is quite intriguing. Our sources relay that Japan has contacts with Germany, and they are set to gain tremendous power in Asia if they win. It is likely the rest of China will unite to hold off the Japanese." Per Edvin Skold explained. "Spain is still unstable, the two sides still vying for control. Rumours are circling that Germany are building a large military force, with their factory workers working double shifts and overtime. They even have women working."

At that last statement, shock resounded throughout the High Council, apart from the King and his advisor, Brandon, who merely remained silent.

"Such a horror, women working where a man should be working." one of the council members piped up, a resounding agreement throughout the room with him.

"Fools. Their country will require these women workers when they go to war and the men fight." Kyle I stated, shaking his head. "Women are just as capable as men at constructing. It is for this reason, that I am instigating the rights for women to work in the factories, and sign up for the military. The more soldiers we have, the better."

At that statement, everything fell silent in the High Council, broken by one minister, a relative newcomer to the council, having been brought in only a week previously when his predecessor died of illness

"You are insane, a mad-man. A crackpot." a minister at the end of the room spoke up, he was newly brought into the council, a man of Swedish origin.

Shocked eyes turned towards the minister, at what he had said against their King, though they agreed with him, their King was the one in charge, and they would follow him to their deaths. They turned to look at Kyle I, expecting him to order the man's death, or to be enraged, but he was not enraged, nor did he order the man's death.

"Some may call me insane, but I call it necessary for the prosperity of our country. There are far more women in our lands than men, and we'll need all capable men fighting as well, but even then our forces would be remarkably smaller than any other countries. Our military currently only numbers sixty thousand, other European countries number far greater than us. That is why we allow women to now join our military, so we have even more soldiers. Do you object to having a larger fighting force?" Kyle I asked, raising an eyebrow, awaiting an answer from the man.

"Well, Sire, women are known to have emotional ties, as well as caring about their appearance and other things." the minister inputted, to which Kyle I nodded.

"Yes, they do, but, they would do many things for the continuation of our Royal Crown and the sovereignity of the country. For that reason, they would fight, for their King, for their country." Kyle I ended the discussion with that, turning on to another topic. "I have decided upon our next course of military action. We shall prepare to take Western Russia within the next two years. At the least, join ourselves to our allies in the Baltic states. I expect our forces on the borders to be well prepared for the war, but make it look like we are not preparing for war. We will also need tanks. This is again why we shall have women soldiers and factory workers. The factories shall work overtime."

With that, the High Council was adjourned, and the plans went underway to prepare the Swedish armies for mobilising against the much larger Soviet Union. When they eventually go to war, they would need to achieve victory remarkably quickly unless they wanted to get crushed by the full might of the Soviet Union. Brandon, Kyle I's military advisor had drawn up a few battle plans to take on the Soviets.

The first plan was for a quick occupation of the edge of Soviet lands in the Northeast. The second plan was of a longer, more hard-fought campaign that would seize the capital of the Soviets, and force them into relenting upon whatever demands they sought, so they would easily be able to acquire everything west and south of Moscow. That would be if they could achieve victory of course.

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Battleplan 1

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Borders after Battleplan 1

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Battleplan 2

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Borders after Battleplan 2(sucky because I rushed)

The battleplans were open to change over time, and would most probably change when the time came for the Great War, as the Swedish called it, but for now those were the two battleplans that the Royal Crown were preparing for.
The Industrial Capacity of the great Sweden increased tremendously thanks to the introduction of women workers, with the factories now 40% more efficient, they were able to produce weaponry, equipment and vehicle parts far more quickly. The plans for Sweden's military were to get Motorized Infantry by early 1938, and research towards this goal would begin as soon as the Advanced Machine Tools were finished.