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| ===Author's Notes===
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| This chapter and its newly introduced characters are a tribute to:
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| Kurt Gebhard von Hammerstein-Equord: Commander-in-Chief of the Reichswehr 1930-1934, who tried his best to stop Hitler's coming to power and failed numerous times to lure the dictator in for assassination. He died of cancer during the war and his family were sent to concentration camps for their participation in the German Resistance (thankfully, they survived).
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| Wilhelm Canaris & Hans Oster: Leaders of the German military intelligence Abwehr, sabotaging Nazi war efforts since 1938. Both were executed during the purge after the July 20th assassination (1944) against Hitler.
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| 7th Panzer 'Ghost Division': Erwin Rommel is among the last of his kind, a general as chivalrous as he is brilliant, who not only ignored maniacal orders but even buried his fallen foes with honors. He was forced to commit suicide after partaking in the July 20th plot.
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| "''The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.''" -- Albert Einstein
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| Amongst reasons I selected the Prussia-themed Weichsel as the protagonist nation is due to the glory of Prussian arms, an army matched by few others in courage, insight, and staunch discipline. Furthermore, its strong traditions gave responsibility and purpose to a commendable aristocracy (a rarity in its time). It is a shame to history eternal that their successor -- the German army -- became so corrupted in the wake of Germany's humiliating defeat after WWI, much of it caused by the Entente's harsh demands for "Victor's Justice". Due to this tarnish, Prussian culture is rarely noted positively in modern culture, as inevitable blames of 'Nazi glorification' often followed.
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