Post by Nikepheros on Apr 2, 2007 17:38:55 GMT -5
The Kingdom of Northwest-Prussia
Local name: Prussia
Official language(s): German
Other language(s): French, English
Capital: Königsberg
Currency: Mark
National animal: Goat
Motto: Onward Lutheran Soldiers, Prussia Marches Onward
National Anthem: Gott Mein Himmel
Government
(Head of State): King
(Head of Government): Prime Minister
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FOREIGN RELATIONS:
French Confederation - Excellent (Allied)
Brazil - Good (Allied)
Clamparapa - Good (Allied)
Porcu - Neutral (Cease-Fire)
Robengrad - Foul (Being a Nazi..)
Israel - Good (Allied)
Protoa - Good (Allied)
Hytland - Good (Allied)
Afrikan Conclave - Good (Allied)
Macarano - Neutral (ceasefire)
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Society
Ethnicities: Prussian (70%), Swedish (30%)
Religions: Lutheran (95%), Methodist (5%)
Languages: German, English
Economy: Frightening
History
1226 Duke Konrad I of Masovia invited the Teutonic Knights, a German military order of crusading knights headquartered in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, at Acre to conquer the Baltic Prussian tribes on his borders. During 60 years of struggles against the Old Prussians the order created an independent state which came to control Prussia. After the Livonian Brothers of the Sword joined the Teutonic Order in 1237 they also controlled Livonia (now Latvia and Estonia) and western Lithuania.
The Knights were subordinate only to the Pope and the Emperor. Their initially close relationship with the Polish Crown deteriorated completely after they conquered Polish-claimed Pomerelia and Danzig (Gdañsk), a town mainly populated by German settlers. The Knights were eventually defeated in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 by Poland and Lithuania, allied with the Union of Krewo.
The Thirteen Years' War (1454-1466) began when the Prussian Confederation, a coalition of Hanseatic cities of western Prussia, rebelled against the Order and requested help from the Polish king. The Teutonic Knights were forced to acknowledge the sovereignty of King Casimir IV Jagiellon of Poland in the Peace of Thorn, losing western Prussia (Royal Prussia) to Poland in the process.
In 1525, Grand Master Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach, a member of a cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern, became a Lutheran Protestant and secularized the Order's remaining Prussian territories into the Duchy of Prussia. This was the area east of the mouth of the Vistula River, later sometimes called "Prussia proper". For the first time, these lands were in the hands of a branch of the Hohenzollern family, rulers of the Margraviate of Brandenburg to the west, a German state centered on Berlin and ruled since the 15th century by the Hohenzollern dynasty. Furthermore, with his renunciation of the Order, Albert could now marry and produce offspring.
Brandenburg and Prussia were unified two generations later. Anna, granddaughter of Albert I and daughter of Duke Albert Frederick (reigned 1568-1618), married her cousin Elector John Sigismund of Brandenburg.
Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg, the "Great Elector"Upon the death of Albert Frederick in 1618, who died without male heirs, John Sigismund was granted the right of succession to the Polish fief of the Duchy of Prussia. From this time the Duchy of Prussia was in personal union with the Electors of Brandenburg. The resulting state, known as Brandenburg-Prussia, consisted of geographically disconnected territories in Prussia, Brandenburg, and Rhenish lands of Cleves and Mark.
During the Thirty Years' War, the disconnected Hohenzollern lands were repeatedly marched across by various armies, especially the occupying Swedes. The ineffective and militarily weak Margrave George William (1619-1640) fled from Berlin to Königsberg, the historic capital of the Duchy of Prussia, in 1637. His successor, Frederick William (1640-1688), reformed the army to defend the lands.
Frederick William went to Warsaw in 1641 to render homage to King W³adys³aw IV Vasa of Poland for the Duchy of Prussia, which was still held in fief from the Polish crown. Later, he managed to obtain a discharge from his obligations as a vassal to the Polish king by taking advantage of the difficult position of Poland vis-á-vis Sweden in the Northern Wars, and his friendly relations with Russia during a series of Russo-Polish wars. He was finally given independent control of Prussia in the Treaty of Wehlau in 1657.
Recent History
The recent destruction of the Corrino Imperial Family's claim to the Kingdom of Zenhex II effectively brought about the re-emergence of Prussia as an economic and military power within the world, with Willem Nietzche IX of the Duchy of Prussia brutally liquidating the remaining loyalists to the Corrino Crown. While the public itself was quite surprised at the House of Nobles' decision to crown a brutally cruel Prussian to the throne (a man known best for the murder of his father and two siblings for control of Prussia's Duchy), Willem's stable and effective rule has (despite his brutality) endeared himself to the hearts of Prussia's ultra-conservative population.
Through two successful war between both the Corrino Family and the Axis Powers (the latter concerning Clamparapa), Willem has effectively brought Prussia to the world stage of international politics, bringing about great respect for the brutally disciplined Prussian State.
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Armed Forces
The Preußische Armee (Prussian Army) is among the largest land forces in the region, fully capable to meet the needs of Prussia's ruling family. An enormous force, the Prussian Army is almost comparable to the French Armee de'Terre in its effectiveness, managing to successfully spearhead the ESTO "Liberation" of Clamparapa in recent times.
While Prussia, being a continential power, has no real need for an enormous navy, Willem Nietzche's massive submarine force is truly a force to be reckoned with, posing an enormous thorn in the side of any large navy getting "too close" to Prussia's shores. Quite recently, a short (but very successful) submarine war has been waged on the waves of the Great Sea, earning Prussia's submarine flotilla the emnity of merchant vessels everywhere.
(German troops in Clamparapa)
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(Flag of Prussian Army)
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Wars Fought
Zenhex II/Prussian Civil War (2005) - Victory
Invasion of Clamparapa - Victory
Porcu-Prussian Great Sea Crisis - Victory (ended in ceasefire)
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Total Manpower - 7.2 Million
- 4,600,000 Active
- 3,600,000 Reserve
Small Arms
- H&K P2000 (Pistol, .357 SIG)
- G36A2 (Assault rifle, 5.56mm)
- MG4 (Squad Automatic, 5.56)
- MG3 (General Purpose Machine Gun, .308)
- HK MP5 (Submachine Gun, 9mm)
- Accuracy International AWM (Sniper Rifle, .338 magnum)
- Barret (Heavy Rifle, .50 cal)
Armor
- Leopard II MBT - (14,000)
- Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicle (20,000)
- Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- TPz Fuchs Armored Personnel Carrier
- Boxer MRAV (armored transport)
- ATF Dingo (armored truck)
- Jaguar II (tank-destroyer)
Air Force
- Eurofighter Typhoon (12,000)
- Panavia Tornado (500)
- Yakovlev Yak-141 (200)
- Tupolev Tu-22M (120)
- Eurocopter Tiger (600)
Navy
(The She-Wolf, made infamous during the Porcu-Prussian Conflict)
Submarines - (850)
Cruisers - (90)
Destroyers (65)
