Antarctic Campaign (World War II) (Great White South)

The Antarctic Campaign of World War II was a fairly minor campaign of the War. It began on the 3rd of September, 1939; when, the Commonwealth and France declared war on Germany as a result of the Invasion of Poland. At the time, was a German puppet-state and had also declared war on Poland (though it did not send any troops to help in the Invasion), and as a result of this, these Allied Nations also declared war on New Swabia.

At first, the New Swabians fought primarily against forces from, a neighboring British Dominion; though troops from , and the  were also mobilized to fight in New Swabia early on. In the early days of the Campaign, the French provided no Army personnel to the Campaign; though they did send two Light Destroyers to disrupt New Swabia's (an almost completely Navy-less region) maritime operations.

Following the establishment of the Nazi puppet state of Vichy France in 1940, Kerguelen became a Vichy territory. However, public support for the Vichy Regime in Kerguelen was limited; and after only a few months of Vichy rule, a joint British/Free French assault on Kerguelen brought the islands under Free French control. This meant that, once again, New Swabia was the only Axis region on the continent.

The New Swabian war effort remained strong, much to the dismay of Allied leaders. As well as defending their borders against British Colonial forces and their waters against Free French forces; the New Swabians managed to gain large areas of land in the Norwegian dominion of. New Swabia intended to keep the war going for as long as possible, with the ultimate goal of a Truce with the Allies which allowed them to keep any land they gained during the war.

However, with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, and the American declaration of War against the Axis; New Swabia hastily surrendered to the Allies. New Swabia returned all conquered areas to their former owners; and (though it remained independent) was occupied by Peacekeeping Allied troops from several Nations who had fought in the Antarctic Campaign.

In 1945, alongside several other nations, the formerly non-belligerent Antarctican Nation of joined the Allies. This was long after the Antarctic Campaign was over; and Santiago made no significant contribution to the war: like many countries which joined so late into the war, Santiago's Declaration of War was mostly ceremonial.