Sects of the Bundschuh

[TheJarl]

Database #002 – Vereinigte Widerstandsarmee

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Leader: Dr. Annika J. Haupt
Active: 819A.S-Present
Homeworld: None
Strength (Personnel): 400-500 Aktivists
Strength (Vehicles): 80-100 small ships, 3-6 transports, 3-6 gunboats
Branch: Paramilitary
Primary Role: Armed struggle

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Militant █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ | █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ Populist

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Goals

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External

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• Overthrow of the Federal Republic of Rheinland through overt and covert methods, including actively combating the BDM, assisting Liberty's war effort and conducting propaganda campaigns.
• Defend territorial claims within Frankfurt against Federal enforcers and Corsair invaders.
• Incite planetary-scale insurrection amongst Planet Nuremberg’s lower-class to bring about the beginning of a second Popular Revolution.
• Aid The Order in whatever objectives they might have for the Widerstand in disrupting Nomad and Wilde operations in Rheinland.

Internal

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• Promote unity among the various sects of the Bundschuh to present a single, like-minded, motivated force to the enemy, spearheaded by the Widerstand.
• Expand the Bundschuh's fleet with both pilots and more high-quality equipment brought by Military deserters and provided by close allies The Order and aiming to eventually construct completely new ships.
• Pursue closer relations with Sigma-reaching groups such as the Blood Dragons, and their respective black markets.

History

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With the eventual fall and subsequent disbandment of the Volksfront movement, another dark age for the Bundschuh reared its head. Tiny factions such as the Rheinlandische Volksfreiheitspartei appeared for short periods of time, but their efforts for the most part accounted to naught. For quite some time, the revolutionary pendulum remained angled towards the "Hessian" avenue; a pragmatic effort to strike terror into the hearts of the Federal Republic's enforcers. As a result, despite very real problems and injustices remaining in Rheinland's present regime, the "terrorists" began to lose even more sway with Rheinland's captive populace.

A new generation of academics, however, began to take issue with their government. One Professor Augusta Adler, at great risk to herself shouted out a rallying cry for these and other elements to breathe new life into the exiled party. Her call was met with far more success than she could have hoped for.

The Vereinigte Widerstandsarmee’s founding members agreed upon an idea radical even to a movement of radicals; the abandonment of nationalism as a factor in opposing Liberty’s aggression towards Rheinland. This distinguishing characteristic means that its members are willing to ally even with the Federal Republic’s greatest foes in an attempt to dismantle and topple the regime. Forged by the ideas and tireless energy of highly-wanted criminal Oberst Erich Klugmann, the Widerstand’s successes against the government it so desperately sought to overthrow could not be ignored by even opposing Bundschuh sects.

Under Klugmann's leadership, the disparate sects of the Bundschuh chose the Widerstand to stand at their head. Now the Widerstand leads the way in the struggle against the Bundesrepublik with its diverse membership ranging from many deserted soldiers to the university students typical for the Bundschuh.

Capabilities

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The Vereinigte Widerstandsarmee is the dominant sect of the Bundschuh movement of today and as such they operate on a much grander scale than the others. Whereas most sects have their own narrow function, the Widerstand's operations vary widely. As a paramilitary its main task could be considered fighting for the interests of the Bundschuh and indeed the Widerstand maintains a significant fighting force for that purpose. Especially Bruchsal's squadrons have gained a fierce reputation for fiercely defending Frankfurt of kinds of threats. Many Corsair invaders who initially thought that by bypassing Hessian space Rheinland would be an easy target were shocked when VWA fighters appeared right on their tail and bomber squadrons covered by the small Frankfurt garrison of government and corporate forces swiftly delivered their antimatter-packed payload.

Yet the Widerstand's size means they do more than just fighting. They are largely responsible for anything the Bundschuh do including diplomacy, trade and propaganda. Still, the Widerstand is not without its weaknesses. While relatively large they are still no match for the large fleets of the Unioners or the Corsairs. Furthermore, the aim to unite the Bundschuh also ironically brings a lot of division with it. Coming from various other sects and walks of life, the Widerstand's leading members vary greatly in personality, political alignment and preferred strategy. While still more effective than the constant bickering when dealing with multiple sects the Widerstand's decision making is undeniably a lot slower than people had hoped for.

Staging Areas

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The Widerstand operates almost exclusively in space and holds little presence planetside with the exception of Planet Nuremburg where growing unrest amongst the population has prompted the Widerstand to send Aktivists to coordinate future actions. The main staging points however are the Bundschuh's stations: Bruchsal Base, Eltmann Moor, Geneva Base, Bielefeld Base and Cloppenburg Base. Two especially notable of these are:

• Bruchsal Base, Taunusfeld, Frankfurt System
The first base ever built by the Bundschuh in 718, Bruchsal serves as the headquarters of the Bundschuh movement it houses most of the Widerstand's members. From here they launch most operations into Frankfurt, New Berlin and Sigma-13.
• Eltmann Moor, Schwarzwald Cloud, Munich System
Eltmann is sparsely populated due to the menacing radiation of the Munich disaster, but that same disaster is also reason for increased importance of the Outpost. From here relief aid is offered to the system's inhabitants and operations aiming to incite the population of Nuremburg are being coordinated. The Widerstand also has a strong influence on the publishing house located on Eltmann: Der Militanten Verlag.

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End report.