The Second World War (The Undead World in 1943)

Prologue
The German-Soviet War was a one year long conflict that took place in the Soviet Union.

It was the last war between humans until The Undead War, and the last war between humans for decades overall.

The Initial Shock Attacks
It began as a result of the Germans' want for more land for their growing population. Seeing as their attempted invasion of France had ended in failure, they turned to the Soviet Union, which had suffered a moderate famine in the last 5 years. Preparations began in mid-September, as Panzer armored divisions were put together for the initial spearhead attack. Infantry preparations began in late September, as the Wehrmacht shock divisions were equipped for the first infantry rushes into vital Soviet bases. Then, on the 2nd of October, the Luftwaffe began their preparations, as the Stukas and Junker87s prepared for their strafing runs and paratrooping missions. On the 31st, the German forces began their advance from Krakow, Poznan, and Lodz to attack the Soviet Union. They would stop a mere 15 miles from the Soviet border, and then do their final preparations for the invasion. Field exercises began on the 18th of November, which included training for situations such as pincer moves, creating a corridor for situations in which units may have been surrounded, and several others. The armored divisions trained for battles in the large Soviet plains, and for urban battles, of which there were about to be many. The Luftwaffe trained for paradropping into semi-arctic areas, such as Leningrad, Moscow, and Stalingrad, and for the hundreds of strafing runs that would have to be carried out in support of the ground troops. They ended on the 12th of December, as the initial attacks began on the dawn of the 14th. Panzer and Wehrmacht divisions struck the 3 main targets that were to be taken by the 16th; L'Viv, Brest, and Grodno. The Soviet forces were caught completely off-guard, and they were immediately forced to retreat and consolidate their positions. The three cities were overrun in less than 18 hours, far faster than was expected by the commanders. On the 15th, Stuka bombing runs were carried out on Kaliningrad and the surrounding towns, to prevent the 3 divisions who were stationed there from being able to escape the area to help attempt repel the German invaders. Then, SS elite platoons were paradropped in in conjunction with two Panzer companies to either wipe out the 3 divisions, which were entirely composed of either light infantry or small vehicles, or to break them down and take the survivors prisoner. They went with the latter, and about 3/4 of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured. Kaliningrad fell easily, and with it the entire province. On the 16th, Luts'k and Rivne were attacked by Panzer divisions. Casualties for the Soviets were very high, and the garrisons in the two cities surrendered by dusk.