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    The Netherlands begin planning for elections.

    Guests to the Albanian coronation return home safely.

    Germany declares itself neutral in the Belgian-Dutch war.

    France blockades the Netherlands!

    The Ottoman Empire calls worlds leads to discuss the war in the low countries.

    Spain and Portugal form an alliance.

    Bulgarian troops grow restless along the border

    Germany and Greece sign a defensive alliance.

    Germany declares war on Denmark!



    The German Empire declares war on the Kingdom of Denmark.

    Denmark has threatened us, Denmark has claimed our lands, Denmark has mobilized its forces against us. Now Denmark joined an aggressive war and mobilized its forces although both France and Germany clearly stated that no other nation must get involved. Let it be known that Germany keeps its word.

    The German Empire states that it will still not get involved in the Belgo-Dutch quarrels. The actions taken against Denmark are separate actions taken due to Danish provocations and will not inflict damage on our relationships with any other European country.

    In order to prevent further escalation, the German Empire vows that all its allies will stay out of the conflict as long as no other nation joins into the German-Danish war.



    European Mayhem.

    Events in Europe have begun to snowball downhill. The declaration of war by Belgium in March many powers have found themselves being sucked into the matter. Following the attack on the Antilles by the Dutch blockade on Antwerp the French fleet put to sea to enforce the French ultimatum on the Netherlands. The blockade of the Netherlands was in full effect within 72 hours of the fleet putting to sea. This move by France drew little criticism from the rest of the European community. Favour within European seems to be going ever further towards the Belgians. To great surprise it was the Ottoman Empire that first begun to call world leaders to meet to discuss the war. The mixed response on the matter spoke for itself about the feelings of Europe towards the Ottomans.

    In the Balkans the mood between Bulgaria and the Ottomans, though still not friendly, seems to have calmed down. With the demobilisation of Ottoman forces the Bulgarian troops, still mobilised, have had little to do along the borders. Many wish for war with the Ottomans, whilst other simply wish to go home. This mood of wishing to return home was one being echoed across many European nations. Troops in Italy, Great Britain, Romania and Austria-Hungary are also beginning to long to go home. In response the Italian government established the Organizzazione di Servizio Italiano as a means to distract the men. However this mood if left unchecked could become dangerous.

    The biggest shock to Europe however, was the sudden and unexpected German declaration of war, and subsequent invasion, of Denmark on the 16th Junel 1914! The declaration (see above) was sent 2 hours before German troops begun their invasion.





    Second Zeeland Offensiver

    On the morning of the 8th Junel Dutch defensive lines in Zeeland were once again heavily bombarded by Belgian field emplacements. To the Dutch bewilderment the rounds begun to fall short of their positions. For a while the shelling continued to fall short until the Dutch forward defenses begun to be hit. To the horror of the dug in troops they realised the shelling was getting closer and closer. Behind this slow crawling barrage came the Belgian 1čre Division d'Infanterie and 2čme Division d'Infanterie. Such was the effect of the barrage followed by infantry that the offensive was a resounding success and Dutch defenses in the area were soon overpowered and taken. Elements of the Belgian 1čre Division de Cavalerie were swift to make gains on the offensive and push up ahead of the Infantry, pursuing the disorganised Dutch troops. It was clear from a number of captured Dutch troops that they blamed the lack of organisation within the high command for their defeat. By the 20th Junel much of Zeeland had fallen into Belgian hands. The offensive cost the Belgians 7 thousand casualties to the the Dutch 18 thousand, of whom a ⅔ were P.O.Ws!




    Though the second offensive into Zeeland had been a success for the Belgian, in the air the success was not to be seen. Belgian attempts to send long range reconnaissance missions into the Netherlands resulted in the heavy loss of planes and life and eventual calling off of the mission. Following the last number of flights the dug in Dutch had turned a number of their Machine guns skywards to prevent and further attempts. This had resulted in the shooting down of numerous planes as they attempted to pass over. At sea neither side were able to bring one another to battle. Though it was clear that the Belgian warships were spoiling for a fight the presence of the French Navy so close to shore and the discovery of the numerically superior dutch force had meant that the Belgians had opted to avoid battle. The Dutch opting to avoid hitting the French also avoid battle.



    Jutland Offensive

    Following the sudden declaration of war by the German Empire; German artillery, that had been stationed along the border two months prior, begun to shell Danish emplacements all along the border guided by spotting planes, something the German high command had noticed from the Belgo - Dutch War. The suddenness of it all caught Danish troops by complete surprise. Despite being mobilised and up to strength the men were simply not prepared for the attack. Following the heavily shelling troops from the German IX, XV and XIX Armeekorps long with 10 Reserve-Divisions crossed the board overwhelming the Danish 3. and 5. Infanterie Divisons forcing them back. The 4. And 6. Infanteri Divisons however refused to submit from their positions and were soon surrounded and cut off from help. Despite the initial shock and awe of the attack German troops were soon held up by their own size. With so many men trying to navigate the Danish infrastructure movement rapidly slowed down. This slow down gave the Danish vital time and as German troops attempted to enter Eastern and Northern Jutland their offenses were pushed buck. The fighting in Eastern Jutland was especially vicious with the German XV Armeekorps along with the 76. and 32. Reserve-Divisions and elements of the 3. Königlich Bayerische Division were unable to break through the Danish 2. Infanteri Divison. The German Navy was present throughout the advance into Denmark, providing heavy support to the advancing troops. By the 27th June the assault had faltered and been halted. The Danish had lost a staggering 20 thousand lost (most captured) to the German 8 thousand.






    The date is now 1st July
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    Belgium asks that Germany provide clearer justification for their War against Denmark.

    Upon hearing the news of the German declaration, Belgian officials found themselves confused about the reasoning behind it. The ministry of foreign affairs states that if Germany's justification is deemed invalid, Belgium will be forced to honour their alliance with Denmark, which would in-turn trigger several other defensive pacts against Germany and cause a general European war.

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    Sweden will attend Ottoman Conference

    Amid rising tensions across Europe, the Swedish Government has realised the significance of this conference as an opportunity to secure lasting peace for the troubled continent.

    The Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of Norway will hold an emergency conference to discuss Denmark's standing within the Scandinavian Pact

    Recent actions by the Kingdom of Denmark have caused questioning of Denmark's ability to honour their promises made in the contract of the Scandinavian Pact. The Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden will discuss this matter in an emergency meeting. Recent german aggression towards Denmark will no doubt be part of the talks.
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    The Treaty of Sevastopol

    Today his Imperial Majesty Czar Nicholas proudly proclaimed the successful conclusion of negotiations for a treaty which will mark
    the next big step in cooperation between the Balkan states and the Russian Empire.
    What started with the signing of a defensive alliance with the Kingdom of Bulgaria is now going to become a full fledged alliance.
    Representatives of the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Greece and the Kingdom of Albania are going to meet in Sevastopol to sign this monumental treaty.
    His Imperial Majesty the Czar and Autocrat of all the Russias will be attending personally to show how important the matter is to him.
    Never again will the Balkans become a center for infighting and hostility. The cooperation of the peoples of these great nations will guarantee peace in the region for a dozen generations.
    Together they will stand against any aggressor, anyone who tries to take what they have paid for with the blood of their people.

    All those states in the Balkans who aren't yet part of this alliance are welcome to apply for membership.


    War in Europe

    His High Excellency the Prime Minister stated his concern over the increasingly tense situation in Denmark and the low countries.
    He would like to know what Germany wants to achieve with it's unnecessary invasion of Denmark. All it has is done is bring terror and devastation upon the innocent people of Denmark.
    For now it only seems like an act of warmongering.
    Additionally the Prime Minister urges Belgium and the Nertherlands to put aside their grievances and make peace not just for the sake of their own people but for the sake of peace in Europe.
    These petty conflicts are bringing Europe closer and closer to a disaster of unspeakable proportions.

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    Dutch response on The Russian mention of the Useless war
    As our nation mentioned before we never wanted this war. We will do whatever is needed to protect our Nation though and we will not surrender to the Belgian tirant that invaded our lands. We have made mistakes ourselves by making that blockade after outragous demands from the Belgian goverment. The French blockade is a result of this action and we understand that they do this. Although the Germans kept their word by going against the Danish tirant that joined the war like the Agressor they are. The statement will be mentioned later. We are defending our country against the Belgians and Danish that declared war. There where no investigations to the death of their king. Demands where made right away without proper investigation. Our goverment was insulted by the demands and our Minister of war suggested a blockade as a respond of those demands. This was our mistake we replaced this minister shortly after. Again we never wanted this war and this Tirant just invaded our peacefull nation. Again we are also sorry for the accident with the French ship.


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    The German Empire announces that peace must be kept at all costs.

    Whoever enters foreign soil by force will be considered an agressor to the European order of peace and whoever starts a war in front of our door might find himself an enemy of Germany.





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    Swedish-Norwegian Emergency Conference concluded. An ultimatum has been issued to Denmark



    The Kingdom of Sweden calls upon Belgium/Denmark and The Netherlands to sign a ceasefire until diplomatic words can be exchanged at the Ottoman Conference

    We hope for the Belgian-Dutch conflict to be resolved peacefully. Signing a ceasefire until the Ottoman Conference has been held would stop the senseless bloodshed currently committed.
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    Kingdom of Norway will attend Ottoman Conference

    The Government of Kingdom of Norway decided to send their representatives to Ottoman Conference due to one of Scandinavian Pact country (Denmark) being involved in Belgian - Dutch War.

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    The Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of Norway put a temporary halt to the Ultimatum issued to Denmark

    After an urgent meeting requested by the Danish Prime Minister, the Swedish and Norwegian Governments have decided to put a temporary halt to the ultimatum, as a sign of good will and to prevent even further destabilisation of the European continent. Further talks will be resumed at a later date.
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    Belgium honours her alliance with Denmark, and joins the Schleswig war on the side of the Danish

    After several weeks passing with no response from Germany regarding their request for justification, Belgium joins the war in Defense of the Danish. Leopold III releases the following statement: "Belgium will not stand for the baseless attack on our loyal allies. We will retaliate!"

    Belgium calls her allies into her new war with Germany

    It is no secret that Belgium will need some help in bloodying the nose of the Kaiser, and sends a request for aid to all her allies.



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    The Russian Empire and The Kingdom of Sweden sign a Non-Aggression Pact

    The Kingdom of Sweden and The Russian Empire deem it appropriate to sign a Non-Aggression Pact to strengthen diplomatic ties.

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