British Civil War
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The British Civil War, sometimes called the Second British Civil War, is an armed conflict fought between the Collaborationist British government and the forces of the Free Britain movement. The conflict can be considered a spill over of the German Civil War as that conflict both causes a great deal of instability in Britain and the fact that Germany would not initially intervene in the conflict has emboldened Free Britain. In truth however the Civil war is sparked by the unfinished business left over from the Uprising of 1956.
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 Mobilized British collaborationist soldiers positioned in the capital of London. | |||
| Date | November 5th, 1963 | ||
| Place | Great Britain | ||
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Background
The Uprising of 1956
Ever since Britain's defeat after Operation Sea Lion in 1945, there had been a growing resistance to German and their collaborators. By 1956 the various anti-German groups had unified under the banner of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Resistance (HMMLR). The organization was lead by the dual leadership of Spanish Civil War veteran Bill Alexander and SAS founder David Stirling.
In 1956 with the German initially struggling against a resurgent Russia in the West Russian War, the spirit of the rebellion was in the air. Soon Britain was enflamed by rebellion as the British government was initially caught off guard. However the British Government forces and the German garrison were able to regroup and easily crush the rebellion.
In the aftermath both Alexander and Stirling were caught and executed. However many members of HMMLR were able to escaped into either hiding or to Canada, helped by the fact that many in MI5's leadership were sympathetic to the cause. The initial unpreparedness for rebellion also caused a major shakeup in the British government, with Prime Minister Arthur Kenneth Chesterton being replaced by Barry Domvile.
The Lead-Up
The Bombing of 10 Downing Street
Maxwell Knight, who was secretly leading HMMLR after 1956, was searching for an opportunity to spark a new more successful rebellion against the British. In October 1963, HMMLR had an opportunity with the death of Adolf Hitler as the resulting power struggle cause various negative effect on Britain most noticeably the retreat of various German companies from Britain. This retreat of German companies from British wrecked havoc on the British economy, leaving many British citizens in an even more anti-German mood. Of course many British citizens already had a negative view of the Germans and their collaborators due to a perceived failure to successfully rebuild Britain after Operation Sea Lion.
HMMLR for its first move against the collaborationist government, decided to sow chaos in the government by getting rid of Prime Minister Barry Domvile. This was done by the very showy method of bombing the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street, which killed Barry Domvile alongside some of his staff.
The Chimes of Midnight
With Barry Domvile dead, Ronald Nall-Cain was appointed to be an interim Prime Minister until the growing crisis in Britain was resolved. The main one being that Maxwell Knight reveals in a radio message that he is the leader of HMMLR, and calls on the people of Britain to revolt.