Sects of the Bundschuh

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Database #004 – Rote Adler

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Leader: Manfred Behrendt
Active: 808A.S-Present
Homeworld: Planet Nuremberg
Strength (Personnel): 100-120 Aktivists (officially), 160-200 (affiliated militias)
Strength (Vehicles): 10-15 fighters/bombers, 5 freighters
Branch: Espionage
Primary Role: Sabotage

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

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Goals

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External

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• Disrupt the activities of the government and its forces as well as corporations through various tactics ranging from the spread of disinformation to assassinations to deadly bombings.
• Hinder the efforts of the police and the BDM to root out the Bundschuh.
• Incite a revolution on Planet Nuremberg.

Internal

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• Promote socialism and militancy among the Bundschuh.
• Strengthen ties with working class and far-left organisations such as the Coalition and the Mollys.
• Gain influence over revolutionary movements on Nuremberg.

History

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In 808 Rote Adler was founded in the city of Fürth on Planet Nuremberg by working class inhabitants of the planet as a communist party. As soon as the police found out about the existence of the party they started cracking down on them, claiming that it was a group of Red Hessians. Rote Adler never considered elections as the way forward however and was prepared to go underground straight from the start. They had little trouble avoiding the authorities, the sprawling neighbourhoods of the lower classes providing perfect cover for them and a natural obstacle for any of those who had anything to do with the government or the upper class. Here Rote Adler thrived amongst the disgruntled poor while the police decided to assign them a lower priority. They were not considered much of a threat and to round them up they'd risk having the sympathising locals rioting.

For a few years the party remained quiet, slowly growing in members and influence, but refraining from acting openly outside of the slums of Fürth and other industrial cities. In 811 on the 6th of april this suddenly changed as Fürth and the nearby city of Landshut were hit in the night and early morning by a string of bombings, hitting a police station and a tax office as well as the homes of several local politicians and corporate higher-ups. With few people being awake during the attacks there were few eyewitnesses making it difficult to track down any suspects, though the events were quickly linked to Rote Adler. Even more troubling for the police was that a factory worker strike was planned on that day, which meant a lot of police personnel was assigned to crowd control. The attacks could even have incited the strikers to start a riot so no extra police officers could be spared to hunt down the terrorists.

In the end only two suspects were apprehended, both claiming to be innocent. The investigators determined they were both members of Rote Adler. The convenient circumstances with the strike limiting the available police forces were believed to be no coincidence. The responsible labour union was declared illegal and the organisers of the strike, together with the two suspects were all sentenced to live the rest of their lives on Vierlande.

With Rote Adler now as a top priority heavily armed police squads started regularly raiding homes of suspected members. More often than not however the police would bash into a completely deserted building. Meanwhile, bombings as well as acts of sabotage mostly aimed at weapon manufactories continued and spread across the planet.

By the year 813, police started assigning more and more resources and manpower to weed out the terrorist group, pressure on Rote Adler increased and numerous members did eventually get captured or even shot and killed. A change in tactics became inevitable and the unfortunate first to notice were the police members that thought they were just conducting yet another raid on a Rote Adler member's home. Their atmospheric transport never reached the house as another transport, thought to be civilian, suddenly opened fire on the police vessel. It managed to make an emergency landing a few streets from the targeted home, but there armed men quickly arrived opening fire on the police killing and injuring several officers and retreating before hostile reinforcements arrived.

Several days later a public statement was released by Rote Adler stating they pledged allegiance to the Bundschuh movement and calling upon the people of Nuremberg to take up arms against the Bundesrepublik. While the call was ignored by most, several militias were formed who continue to assist Rote Adler and the Bundschuh till this day.

In recent history Rote Adler involved itself more actively in the Bundschuh internal politics. They stand together with other more radical sects, though they also cooperate with the VWA on a regular basis.

Capabilities

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Rote Adler has only a small amount of actual members, but has considerable influence on planet Nuremberg and there are several armed militias there that support Rote Adler's activities. With help from sympathisers Rote Adler maintains an extensive information network. Since joining the Bundschuh they've also maintained a considerable presence on Eltmann Outpost from where they also conduct spaceborne operations. Rote Adler focuses mostly on sabotage of Rheinland's warmachine. Common activities are disabling machinery, raiding convoys, assassinations and bombing police stations, military barracks and homes of rich or influential inhabitants.

Since the Munich Disaster Rote Adler has received increased support from the ruling Bundschuh sect, the VWA, in an attempt to bring about a revolution on Nuremberg.

Staging Areas

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Rote Adler rarely stays at the same place for long as the police are always ready to hunt them down. There are two notable exceptions to this.

• Braunsbach, Fürth, Planet Nuremberg
A poor neighbourhood populated primarily by factory workers. It is a very hostile environment for the authorities and despite it being well known that Rote Adler and a small militia are holed up here, the police rarely goes into the area.
• Eltmann Outpost, Munich system
A Bundschuh spacestation where Rote Adler has its headquarters. All spaceborne operations of Rote Adler are based from here.

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End report.