France (The Undead World in 1943)

History Prior to The Undead War
In April 1940, the Germans invaded France. the invasion was very costly, with almost 100,000 German soldiers dying and more being wounded. however, it was a success, and by July, Paris was under German control. it was September before the French finally surrendered. even then, the Resistance carried out reprisals against German soldiers, and many were killed in these attacks. German reprisals against French civillians made the Resistance carry out further attacks. by February 1941, the citizens of France were in open revolution. the tide turned against the Germans in March 1941, when the rebels took over Paris and shot many high level German commanders, including Field Marshalls Erwin Romme, Wilhelm Keitel and Fredrich Paulus. the end result was a rebel victory in April 1941, when the last major German stronghold in Brest was overrun by a massive rebel attack. three German commanders died in this battle:

Colonel General Alfred Jodl, shot in the chest 4 times by a French rebel,

Field Marshall Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, blown in half by a grenade explosion,

and Colonel General Sepp Dietrich, beaten to death after he was found in his office.

as the Germans retreated, they were caught in a trap by two rebel divisions, and another two German commanders were killed, both of their vehicles hit by shells.

Field Marshall Albert Kesselring: he was not badly hurt by the actual blast, but shrapnel caught him in the chest and pierced his lung.

Field Marshall Erich von Manstein: his car was destroyed in the blast, and he was caught under the wreckage until he bled out due to the severe wound on his arm.

this victory not only devastated chances of another German invasion of France, but it also effectively crippled Germany's chances in the war. they then surrendered to the British and French under terms of unconditional surrender. many French soldiers were hailed as war heroes, including Charles de Gaulle, a low level rebel soldier, as he was the one who shot Albert Jodl.