https://gineipaedia.com/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&feed=atom&limit=250&target=Heinesse&year=&month=Gineipaedia, the Legend of Galactic Heroes wiki - User contributions [en-gb]2024-03-28T11:49:52ZFrom Gineipaedia, the Legend of Galactic Heroes wikiMediaWiki 1.16.0https://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Battle_of_ShivaBattle of Shiva2022-11-17T22:40:18Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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<div>{{infobox/battle<br />
| battle = Battle of Shiva<br />
| campaign =<br />
| war = <br />
| image-top = Brunhildboarded.jpg<br />
| caption-top = ''[[Brünhild]]'' after being rammed<br />
| date = Late May to June {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| location = [[Shiva Starzone]]<br />
| result = Major Iserlohn Republic victory<br />
| belligerents1 = [[Iserlohn Republic]]<br />
| belligerents2 = [[New Galactic Empire]]<br />
| units1 = Iserlohn Fleet<br><br />
| units2 = [[Lohengramm Fleet]]<br />
| commanders1 = [[Julian Mintz]]<br>[[Dusty Attemborough]]<br>[[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]] {{kia}}<br>[[Walter von Schönkopf]] {{kia}}<br />
| commanders2 = [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]<br>[[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]]<br>[[Ernest Mecklinger]]<br>[[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]]<br>[[Neidhart Müller]]<br>[[Ernst von Eisenach]]<br />
| strength1 = 9,800 warships<br>567,200 soldiers<br />
| strength2 = 51,700 warships<br>5,842,400 soldiers<br />
| losses1 = Heavy <br />
| losses2 = <br />
}}<br />
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The '''Battle of Shiva Starzone''' (Japanese: '''シヴァ星域会戦''') was the final battle between the [[Iserlohn Republic]] and the [[New Galactic Empire]]. The battle saw the first meeting of [[Julian Mintz]] and [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] along with the revelation that the Kaiser may be terminally ill as well as the deaths of many key figures for the Iserlohn Republic including Lieutenant General [[Walter von Schönkopf]] of the [[Rosen Ritter]] and High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]]. It resulted in a truce between the two nations in which [[Iserlohn Fortress]] itself was ceded back to the Empire in return for the [[Ba‘alat Starzone]], including the planet [[Heinessen]] within it, being an autonomous democratic republic in a galaxy dominated by the Empire. <br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In late May {{d|801|uc}}, outside of the [[Iserlohn Corridor]], a minor skirmish escalated into a final battle between the Iserlohn Republic and the New Galactic Empire. The civilian ship, ''New Century'', was heading towards Iserlohn Fortress carrying 900 civilians seeking refuge with the Republic when it developed engine problems. Their distress call drew 2,000 ships from the Iserlohn Republic and a smaller number of Imperial ships in pursuit of the ''New Century''. The Republic forces reached the adrift ''New Century'' first and provided cover while field repairs were carried out. Though outnumbered by the Iserlohn Republic forces, the Imperial fleet opened fire in order to prevent Republic forces from a quick retreat back to Iserlohn and in the knowledge that the Droysen Fleet was en route to reinforce. The battle escalated as both sides brought in reinforcements. Julian Mintz did so in the knowledge that a good performance in battle would be necessary to win Reinhard's respect and gain the right for the Republic to negotiate with the New Galactic Empire on equal footing. Similarly, Reinhard had wanted to personally test the Republic and Mintz's abilities ever since the Republic's victory at the [[Eleventh Battle of Iserlohn]].<br />
<br />
The battle started off in a straightforward fashion, with the Empire attempting to use its numerical superiority to win via attrition. However by this time, Reinhard was unwell and feverish, and did not see that a part of the Republic's fleet totalling about 10% of the Republic's forces was in fact a decoy force composed of automated unmanned ships. As a result, the Imperial fleet dedicated a portion of their own forces to guard against the occasional feinting movements of these ships, somewhat reducing the Imperial numerical advantage.<br />
<br />
The Black Lancers managed a small breakthrough in the Alliance formation and sought Reinhard's permission to launch a general attack in order to exploit this gain. This opportunity was lost due to a lack of response from Reinhard's headquarters. This was a result of a deliberate communications blackout imposed after Reinhard suddenly collapsed on the bridge of the ''[[Brünhild]]''. The unusual sluggishness of subsequent Imperial movements was noticed by the Republic and it was decided to seize the opportunity by a direct assault upon the ''Brünhild''.<br />
<br />
The Republic forces pretended to withdraw towards Iserlohn Fortress. The leading Imperial formations lost cohesion in their eagerness to pursue, and this confusion was worsened when the Republic's unmanned ships were sent to detonate in the midst of the Black Lancers. Reversing course, Republic forces managed to break through the Imperial formation and a small group of ships closed on the ''Brünhild''. <br />
<br />
In the mad dash to the Kaiser, one of the Republic's [[Alliance strike ship (788 UC era)|strike ships]], the ''[[Istoria]]'', was able to ram the side of the ''[[Brünhild]]'' and deploy Mintz, along with Commander [[Olivier Poplin]] and the Rosen Ritter inside the Kaiser's flagship. A bloody melee ensued as the boarders tried to buy time for Mintz to find the Kaiser, who was himself preparing to meet [[Yang Wen-li]]'s successor. <br />
<br />
Meanwhile, being both confused and enraged over not knowing his Kaiser's condition nor being able to intervene and aid in the ''Brünhild''{{'}}s defence, High Admiral [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] decided to direct his anger and that of the offensive styled Black Lancers towards the rest of the Republic's fleet under the command of Merkatz, who was killed in the process. The Iserlohn Republic forces were caught between the anvil of the Black Lancers on one side and the hammer of the Eisenach Fleet on the other, taking heavy losses.<br />
<br />
A bloodied and battered Mintz eventually made his way to Kaiser's room, where Fleet Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] had been doing his best to juggle both the ongoing fleet battle and explaining why the Kaiser was being kept out of view. Struggling to stand before Kaiser Reinhard, Mintz asked for negotiations on equal standing which was granted. This was immediately announced to all Imperial forces who ceased their offensive against the buckling remnants of the Republic's fleet thus ending the battle and the war. ({{logh|107|108}})<br />
<br />
==Legacy==<br />
<br />
The battle marked the end of an era of warfare. The decision to escalate to a full scale battle had been a major risk for the Iserlohn Republic as anything less than a victory could have left its fleet too weak to engage in further battle. The decision to assault the ''Brünhild'' had been taken with the knowledge that the alternative of a retreat back to Iserlohn would have left the Republic no closer to its goal and with its fleet weakened further by losses. Though the Republic did take heavy losses in both ships and personnel, the Imperial agreement for peace talks meant the Republic achieved its strategic goal. <br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
<br />
This battle was notable not only for being the last battle of the war but also for the revelation that the Kaiser suffered from an unknown terminal illness. It is also of note that this was the first time that either the ''Brünhild'' or the ''[[Hyperion]]'', both considered to be lucky ships, were ever damaged in battle. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Battles|Shiva battle of]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Battle_of_ShivaBattle of Shiva2022-11-17T22:39:54Z<p>Heinesse: The opposite actually. The anvil wears you down, the hammer delivers the killing blow.</p>
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<div>{{infobox/battle<br />
| battle = Battle of Shiva<br />
| campaign =<br />
| war = <br />
| image-top = Brunhildboarded.jpg<br />
| caption-top = ''[[Brünhild]]'' after being rammed<br />
| date = Late May to June {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| location = [[Shiva Starzone]]<br />
| result = Major Iserlohn Republic victory<br />
| belligerents1 = [[Iserlohn Republic]]<br />
| belligerents2 = [[New Galactic Empire]]<br />
| units1 = Iserlohn Fleet<br><br />
| units2 = [[Lohengramm Fleet]]<br />
| commanders1 = [[Julian Mintz]]<br>[[Dusty Attemborough]]<br>[[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]] {{kia}}<br>[[Walter von Schönkopf]] {{kia}}<br />
| commanders2 = [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]<br>[[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]]<br>[[Ernest Mecklinger]]<br>[[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]]<br>[[Neidhart Müller]]<br>[[Ernst von Eisenach]]<br />
| strength1 = 9,800 warships<br>567,200 soldiers<br />
| strength2 = 51,700 warships<br>5,842,400 soldiers<br />
| losses1 = Heavy <br />
| losses2 = <br />
}}<br />
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The '''Battle of Shiva Starzone''' (Japanese: '''シヴァ星域会戦''') was the final battle between the [[Iserlohn Republic]] and the [[New Galactic Empire]]. The battle saw the first meeting of [[Julian Mintz]] and [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] along with the revelation that the Kaiser may be terminally ill as well as the deaths of many key figures for the Iserlohn Republic including Lieutenant General [[Walter von Schönkopf]] of the [[Rosen Ritter]] and High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]]. It resulted in a truce between the two nations in which [[Iserlohn Fortress]] itself was ceded back to the Empire in return for the [[Ba‘alat Starzone]], including the planet [[Heinessen]] within it, being an autonomous democratic republic in a galaxy dominated by the Empire. <br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In late May {{d|801|uc}}, outside of the [[Iserlohn Corridor]], a minor skirmish escalated into a final battle between the Iserlohn Republic and the New Galactic Empire. The civilian ship, ''New Century'', was heading towards Iserlohn Fortress carrying 900 civilians seeking refuge with the Republic when it developed engine problems. Their distress call drew 2,000 ships from the Iserlohn Republic and a smaller number of Imperial ships in pursuit of the ''New Century''. The Republic forces reached the adrift ''New Century'' first and provided cover while field repairs were carried out. Though outnumbered by the Iserlohn Republic forces, the Imperial fleet opened fire in order to prevent Republic forces from a quick retreat back to Iserlohn and in the knowledge that the Droysen Fleet was en route to reinforce. The battle escalated as both sides brought in reinforcements. Julian Mintz did so in the knowledge that a good performance in battle would be necessary to win Reinhard's respect and gain the right for the Republic to negotiate with the New Galactic Empire on equal footing. Similarly, Reinhard had wanted to personally test the Republic and Mintz's abilities ever since the Republic's victory at the [[Eleventh Battle of Iserlohn]].<br />
<br />
The battle started off in a straightforward fashion, with the Empire attempting to use its numerical superiority to win via attrition. However by this time, Reinhard was unwell and feverish, and did not see that a part of the Republic's fleet totalling about 10% of the Republic's forces was in fact a decoy force composed of automated unmanned ships. As a result, the Imperial fleet dedicated a portion of their own forces to guard against the occasional feinting movements of these ships, somewhat reducing the Imperial numerical advantage.<br />
<br />
The Black Lancers managed a small breakthrough in the Alliance formation and sought Reinhard's permission to launch a general attack in order to exploit this gain. This opportunity was lost due to a lack of response from Reinhard's headquarters. This was a result of a deliberate communications blackout imposed after Reinhard suddenly collapsed on the bridge of the ''[[Brünhild]]''. The unusual sluggishness of subsequent Imperial movements was noticed by the Republic and it was decided to seize the opportunity by a direct assault upon the ''Brünhild''.<br />
<br />
The Republic forces pretended to withdraw towards Iserlohn Fortress. The leading Imperial formations lost cohesion in their eagerness to pursue, and this confusion was worsened when the Republic's unmanned ships were sent to detonate in the midst of the Black Lancers. Reversing course, Republic forces managed to break through the Imperial formation and a small group of ships closed on the ''Brünhild''. <br />
<br />
In the mad dash to the Kaiser, one of the Republic's [[Alliance strike ship (788 UC era)|strike ships]], the ''[[Istoria]]'', was able to ram the side of the ''[[Brünhild]]'' and deploy Mintz, along with Commander [[Olivier Poplin]] and the Rosen Ritter inside the Kaiser's flagship. A bloody melee ensued as the boarders tried to buy time for Mintz to find the Kaiser, who was himself preparing to meet [[Yang Wen-li]]'s successor. <br />
<br />
Meanwhile, being both confused and enraged over not knowing his Kaiser's condition nor being able to intervene and aid in the ''Brünhild''{{'}}s defence, High Admiral [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] decided to direct his anger and that of the offensive styled Black Lancers towards the rest of the Republic's fleet under the command of Merkatz, who was killed in the process. The Iserlohn Republic forces were caught between the anvil of the Black Lancers on one side and the hammer of the Eisenach Fleet on the other and took heavy losses.<br />
<br />
A bloodied and battered Mintz eventually made his way to Kaiser's room, where Fleet Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] had been doing his best to juggle both the ongoing fleet battle and explaining why the Kaiser was being kept out of view. Struggling to stand before Kaiser Reinhard, Mintz asked for negotiations on equal standing which was granted. This was immediately announced to all Imperial forces who ceased their offensive against the buckling remnants of the Republic's fleet thus ending the battle and the war. ({{logh|107|108}})<br />
<br />
==Legacy==<br />
<br />
The battle marked the end of an era of warfare. The decision to escalate to a full scale battle had been a major risk for the Iserlohn Republic as anything less than a victory could have left its fleet too weak to engage in further battle. The decision to assault the ''Brünhild'' had been taken with the knowledge that the alternative of a retreat back to Iserlohn would have left the Republic no closer to its goal and with its fleet weakened further by losses. Though the Republic did take heavy losses in both ships and personnel, the Imperial agreement for peace talks meant the Republic achieved its strategic goal. <br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
<br />
This battle was notable not only for being the last battle of the war but also for the revelation that the Kaiser suffered from an unknown terminal illness. It is also of note that this was the first time that either the ''Brünhild'' or the ''[[Hyperion]]'', both considered to be lucky ships, were ever damaged in battle. <br />
<br />
[[Category:Battles|Shiva battle of]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Ernst_von_EisenachErnst von Eisenach2022-11-17T22:38:20Z<p>Heinesse: No, no he didn't. The only member of high command who participated in that battle was Mueller.</p>
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<div>{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Eisenach.jpg<br />
| caption-top = High Admiral '''Eisenach''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#High_admiral|High admiral]]<br />
| born = {{d|766|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Masane Tsukayama]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Ernst von Eisenach''' (Japanese: '''エルンスト・フォン・アイゼナッハ''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] {{rank|imperial|admiral|lc}} who served under [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. His taciturn nature earned him the nickname "Silent Admiral."<br />
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In battle he uses hand signals and gestures to issue commands. <br />
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==Early service==<br />
In January {{d|793|uc}}, he was serving as a supply officer and commanded a ship which supplied {{rank|imperial|Commander}} [[Reinhard von Müsel]]'s cruiser, the {{i|[[Hässliche Entlein]]}}, which had been operating on a secret mission in [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] territory. ({{ret|4}})<br />
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==Admiralty==<br />
Ernst von Eisenach joined the admiralty of [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] sometime after the [[Lippstadt War]]. ({{logh|028}})<br />
<br />
He would play an important role in the [[Battle of Marr-Adetta]], as he helped to take out most of the Alliance fleet.<br />
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His most significant manuever came in the [[Battle of Shiva]], where he nearly wiped out the entirety of the Iserlohn Fleet along with [[Fritz Josef Bittenfeld]]. In that manuever, his fleet caused significant damage to the Flagship ''[[Hyperion]]'', killing High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz|Merkatz]].<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Eisenach is married.<br />
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Outside of Battle, Eisenach rarely ever speaks, however, on one occaision, after the assault on Fezzan, playing a solo 3-D Chess game, Eisenach utters the word "Checkmate" out loud, startling his fellow admirals.<br />
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"That's the first time I've heard his voice!"<br />
<br />
"I had no idea, he can speak?"<br />
<br />
-Neidhart Muller and [[Fritz Josef Bittenfeld]]'s reaction to hearing Eisenach speak<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Apocrypha===<br />
Eisenach is a city in the middle of Germany, in Thuringia.<br />
===Appearances===<br />
<div class="appear"><br />
*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|042}}<br />
**{{e|081}}<br />
**{{e|095}}<br />
**{{e|100}}<br />
**{{e|106}}<br />
</div><br />
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[[Category:Soldiers|Eisenach ernst von]]<br />
[[Category:Imperial citizens|Eisenach ernst von]]<br />
[[Category:Nobility|Eisenach ernst von]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Adalbert_von_FahrenheitAdalbert von Fahrenheit2022-05-28T13:05:53Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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<div>{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Fahrenheit_1.jpg<br />
| caption-top = High Admiral '''Fahrenheit''' ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|ge|high admiral}}; {{rank|ge|fleet admiral}} (posthumous)<br />
| flagship = ''[[Asgrimm]]''<br />
| status = Deceased (killed in action)<br />
| born = {{d|765|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|800|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Hayami Shō]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Adalbert von Fahrenheit''' (Japanese: '''アーダルベルト・フォン・ファーレンハイト''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] {{rank|imperial|high admiral|lc}} who became a subordinate of [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Born to a poor lesser noble similarly to Reinhard, he was originally in the [[Lippstadt League]] before joining Reinhard after the [[Imperial Civil War]] and becoming a high admiral under his [[New Galactic Empire|new Goldenlöwe Dynasty]]. Along with [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]], Fahrenheit gained a reputation as being one of the Imperial navy's most aggressive offensive commanders. He was also the first officer of that rank to die, posthumously promoted to {{rank|imperial|Fleet Admiral|lc}}.<br />
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==Military service==<br />
Adalbert von Fahrenheit was from a poor noble background and joined the Imperial Fleet, becoming known for his offensive tactics. Fahrenheit admitted to holding back in his performance so as not to arouse the ire of his superiors. Consequently, the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] leaders considered him useless and insubordinate. In January {{d|796|uc}} he was one of the 'problematic' admirals assigned to the expeditionary force of [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] by the High Command for what would become the [[Battle of Astarte]]. He was the youngest among them and was the first one to recognize the effectiveness of Reinhard's proposed plan for the battle to avoid the [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] encirclement. [[Siegfried Kircheis]] noticed this and recommended that Fahrenheit be the vanguard during their attack on the Alliance forces. ({{onw}}; {{logh|001|002}})<br />
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In {{d|797|uc}}, Vice Admiral Fahrenheit later served under High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]] in the [[Lippstadt League]] at the outbreak of the [[Imperial Civil War]] and was among the League's only professional officers as opposed to nobles. After the death of Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and the end of the conflict with Reinhard von Lohengramm's victory, Fahrenheit gave himself up when [[Geiersburg Fortress]] was occupied. Fahrenheit was brought before Reinhard and was recruited in Reinhard's command due to his excellent abilities. Thereafter, Fahrenheit was promoted to admiral and served Reinhard with loyalty. ({{logh|018|020|023|025}})<br />
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He was present in discussions among the admirals on how to respond to the abduction of the young emperor [[Erwin Josef II]] and his fleet participated in [[Operation Ragnarök]], the plan to invade the Free Planets Alliance in {{d|798|uc}}—{{d|799|uc}} as part of the offensive force of the main Imperial fleet along with admiral [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]]. Fahrenheit took part in the [[Battle of Rantemario]], one of the main battles of Operation Ragnarök, but was not present at the [[Battle of Vermillion]]. ({{logh|037|041|042|050}})<br />
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With the establishment of Reinhard's new [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]] shortly after the success of Operation Ragnarök, Fahrenheit would become a {{rank|imperial|High Admiral|lc}}. Fahrenheit's fleet was part of the first attack on [[Yang Wen-li]]'s forces at [[Iserlohn Fortress]] in {{d|800|uc}} during the [[Battle of the Corridor]], and he was killed aboard his flagship while covering the retreat of the Imperial fleet from the corridor after engaging the Iserlohn forces. ({{logh|079}}) <br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Apocrypha===<br />
Adalbert is an old Germanic given name that means 'touched by nobility'. Fahrenheit is the name of a temperature scala created by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, a German physicist and creator of instruments.<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|001}} (first appearance)<br />
**{{e|002}}<br />
**{{e|018}}<br />
**{{e|022}}<br />
**{{e|023}}<br />
**{{e|025}}<br />
**{{e|026}}<br />
**{{e|037}}<br />
**{{e|041}}<br />
**{{e|042}}<br />
**{{e|048}}<br />
**{{e|050}}<br />
**{{e|066}}<br />
**{{e|071}}<br />
**{{e|072}}<br />
**{{e|073}}<br />
**{{e|074}}<br />
**{{e|075}}<br />
**{{e|076}}<br />
**{{e|077}}<br />
**{{e|079}} (death)<br />
**{{e|091}} (memory)<br />
**{{e|096}} (flashback)<br />
**{{e|097}} (flashback)<br />
**{{e|108}} (memory)<br />
**{{e|109}} (dream)<br />
</div><br />
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[[Category:Soldiers|Fahrenheit adalbert von]]<br />
[[Category:Imperial citizens|Fahrenheit adalbert von]]<br />
[[Category:Nobility|Fahrenheit adalbert von]]<br />
[[Category:Characters from Overture to a New War|Fahrenheit adalbert von]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Olivier_PoplinOlivier Poplin2022-03-30T19:25:02Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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<div>{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Poplin.jpg<br />
| caption-top = '''Olivier Poplin''' ({{d|795|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Free Planets Alliance]]<br />
| rank = Commander<br />
| occupation = [[Spartanian]] wing commander<br />
| status = Alive ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| actor = [[Toshio Furukawa]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Olivier Poplin''' (Japanese: '''オリビエ・ポプラン''') was a [[Spartanian]] wing commander in the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]].<br />
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As of the end of the [[Eleventh Battle of Iserlohn]], he claimed a total career record of over 253 kills, though it is unclear whether only enemy fighters are included in this total or whether capital ships are as well. ({{e|102}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
<div class="appear"><br />
*{{mciss}} (first appearance)<br />
*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|001}}<br />
**{{e|002}}<br />
**{{e|015}}<br />
**{{e|016}}<br />
**{{e|017}}<br />
**{{e|019}}<br />
**{{e|021}}<br />
**{{e|027}}<br />
**{{e|032}}<br />
**{{e|033}}<br />
**{{e|034}}<br />
**{{e|038}}<br />
**{{e|039}}<br />
**{{e|043}}<br />
**{{e|046}}<br />
**{{e|049}}<br />
**{{e|050}}<br />
**{{e|051}}<br />
**{{e|052}}<br />
**{{e|101}}<br />
**{{e|102}}<br />
**{{e|108}}<br />
**{{e|109}}<br />
**{{e|110}}<br />
</div><br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"Right now, I'd settle for anybody who's biologically female."<br />
#"Fruit, war and women — each of them becomes ripe at the right time."<br />
#"Teaching the ladies of Iserlohn to have something of a philanthropic spirit is of little or no importance."<br />
#"Listen, don't you dare try to get out of character and try to protect the nation! Think only of the pretty girl you have a thing for and wish to see her smiling face alive. Then the jealous God'll abandon you, and you'll be protected by the devil's luck."<br />
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[[Category:Alliance citizens|Poplin olivier]]<br />
[[Category:Soldiers|Poplin olivier]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Magdalena_von_WestpfaleMagdalena von Westpfale2022-02-23T14:44:46Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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<div>{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Magdalena_1.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Baroness '''Westpfale''' ({{d|796|uc}})<br />
| gender = Female<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| status = Alive ({{d|796|uc}})<br />
| actor = [[Yokoo Mari]]<br />
}}<br />
Baroness '''Magdalena von Westpfale''' (Japanese: '''マグダレーナ・フォン・ヴェストパーレ''') was a member of the [[high nobles]] who frequented [[Neue Sanssouci]] during the reign of [[Friedrich IV]]. She was a close friend of the Countess [[Annerose von Grünewald]]. <br />
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==Personal life==<br />
A baroness by birth, Westpfale was renowned for her beauty and intellect. Her vivacious personality made her popular within the nobles' social circle, which together with her status, granted her a certain immunity from any social repercussions caused by her liberal attitudes. When Annerose von Grünewald first entered Neue Sanssouci, Westpfale famously befriended her when nobody else in the Imperial Court were willing to do so, and she easily deflected any criticisms laid against her with her sharp wit. Thereafter, Westpfale would keep company with Annerose, often together with Viscountess [[Dorothea von Schaffhausen]], and it was during those gatherings where she became acquainted with [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] (then Müsel) and [[Siegfried Kircheis]].<br />
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Besides her hectic social life, Westpfale was also a patron of the arts and was known to have sponsored at least one school. [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]]'s mother used to work in that school as a classical music teacher before her early passing, and her daughter became acquainted with the baroness as a result. By a twist of fate, Westpfale never managed to introduce Reinhard and Hildegarde together. ({{hbshbl|09}})<br />
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In {{d|796|uc}}, Westpfale was caught up in an assassination attempt on Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] at the estate of Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] during his daughter [[Elisabeth von Braunschweig|Elisabeth]]'s birthday party, when exiled nobleman Marquis [[Wilhelm von Klopstock]] bombed the estate. Fortunately, she was unharmed in the attack. Her activities thereafter is unknown, although given her character it is likely that she would have opposed the [[Lippstadt League]] during the [[Imperial Civil War]]. ({{logh|009}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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===Background information===<br />
Baroness Westpfale is actually a Gaiden-exclusive character and never appeared in the main novel series, which explains the paucity of information about her in the main OVA series.<br />
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[[Category:Imperial citizens|Westpfale magdalena von]]<br />
[[Category:Nobility|Westpfale magdalena von]]<br />
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<div>The '''Reuenthal Rebellion''', also known as the '''Reuenthal Revolt''', '''Second Imperial Civil War''', or '''New Imperial Civil War''', was a brief conflict between the [[Imperial Armed Forces]] and the forces under the command of the Governor-General of [[Neue Land]], [[Oskar von Reuenthal]], that occurred in late {{d|800|UC}}. <br />
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==Origins==<br />
It could be argued that the first time Reuenthal considered rebelling against [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] was immediately following the seizure of [[Odin]] in {{d|796|UC}} when, in a private communication between Reinhard and Reuenthal, Reinhard said he did not mind if his subordinates attempted to usurp him. While this may have been the first time he thought of the matter, it was not considered a serious concern until a public schism that pitted Fleet Admiral Reuenthal and the Admiralty against Fleet Admiral [[Paul von Oberstein]] and [[Heydrich Lang]]. This occurred when growing resentment between the two parties led to Lang, the Chief of the [[Internal Security Department]], to bring to light the secret relationship between Reuenthal and [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]] who was a niece of the former Imperial Prime Minister, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], in February {{d|800|uc}}. However, Lang was secretly under the influence of [[Fezzan]]'s former Landsherr, the deposed [[Adrian Rubinsky]], who was attempting to force a rift of distrust between Kaiser Reinhard and his admirals. Even though Lang accused Reuenthal of harbouring a fugitive and having a child with her, something Reuenthal was himself unaware of, Reinhard found him innocent of any treasonous intentions. Instead of reprimanding Reuenthal, he promoted him as Governor-General of Neue Land. ({{logh|026|064|075|076}})<br />
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After the first inquiry resulted in Reuenthal's promotion, Rubinsky and the [[Terraists]] doubled their efforts. This time they produced an endless wave of rumours regarding Reuenthal's intentions to rebel. While neither Kaiser Reinhard nor Governor-General Reuenthal believed in the rumours, they were persistent enough to have the latter request the former's presence for an official visit to quell any notions of hostility between the two. Reinhard agreed to the proposal, and with a very small personal fleet left for [[Heinessen]] in October {{d|800|uc}}. While en route, Reinhard stopped at the planet [[Uruvasi]] which had become a major supply point for Imperial forces in Neue Land and visited a memorial to all Imperial Service Members that were killed in the invasion of the Alliance. While on the planet Reinhard's personal security detail, including High Admirals [[Lutz]] and [[Müller]], began having suspicions due to the strange behaviour of the forces stationed on the planet. When it was discovered that communication lines had been cut to the residence where the Kaiser was staying, they decided it was time to withdraw to the Kaiser's flagship, the ''[[Brünhild]]''. While attempting to flee the Kaiser's detail came under fire from rebellious Imperial soldiers and the spaceport that the ''Brünhild'' was moored in was seized by rebel soldiers. Under the coordination of Lutz and Commodore [[Seidlitz]], the captain of the ''Brünhild'', the Kaiser and his company would make their way through a heavily wooded area to a reservoir which the ''Brünhild'' would land in. During their flight through the woods the ''Brünhild'' was forced to make the water landing under fire and Lutz, knowingly sacrificing himself, stayed behind to keep pursuing rebel soldiers at bay long enough for the ''Brünhild'' to retrieve the Kaiser's party. Kaiser Reinhard successfully escaped Uruvasi along with his personal detail, with the notable exception of Lutz, whose death would would be a deciding factor for Reuenthal when he eventually revolted. ({{logh|090|091|092}})<br />
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After the incident became known throughout the [[New Galactic Empire]], both the admirals on Fezzan and those under Reuenthal on Heinessen began a rapid search for the Kaiser. For the admirals under Reinhard, which in his absence were under the command of Reuenthal's best and only true friend, Fleet Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]], the reason to find the Kaiser quickly was clear having just witnessed a regicide attempt in the wake of rumours about Reuenthal's true ambitions. For Reuenthal it was equally, if not more so, imperative to find the Kaiser first so that he could be in a position to control the situation, either by direct discussion with the Kaiser or by forcefully "protecting" him. He also sends one of his admirals, [[Alfred Grillparzer]], to Uruvasi to uncover the truth behind the regicide attempt. Kaiser Reinhard and his party were eventually found by ships under the command High Admiral [[August Samuel Wahlen]], who was loyal to Reinhard, and the ''Brünhild'' returned to Fezzan under heavy escort. ({{logh|093|094}}) <br />
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Around this time, Admiral Grillparzer, whom Reuenthal had sent to investigate Uruvasi, became aware of the high probability of Terraism being behind the regicide attempt, but seeing an opportunity for personal gain, he decided against informing Reuenthal of this. For his part, Reuenthal, after much deliberation, decided against approaching Reinhard directly once learning of Lutz's death. Deciding that his pride would not let him do anything other than rebel, he began to devote himself completely to overthrowing Reinhard. Due to Reinhard's immense popularity, Reuenthal claimed it to be a campaign to remove the influence of Oberstein and Lang, and as such he was able to gain the majority of his admirals and soldiers' allegiances including Grillparzer. Sending a letter addressed to the "Imperial Government" and not Kaiser Reinhard directly, he declared these intentions. <br />
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Once back with his loyal admirals, Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer approached Reinhard asking restraint for his dear friend Reuenthal. Reinhard angrily denied his request instead ordering him to spearhead the fleet that would subjugate the rebelling Governor-General, but still gave him the opportunity to refuse his orders that one time alone. Knowing that to not do so would result in Kaiser Reinhard leading the expedition personally, as the two of them were the only ones capable of defeating Reuenthal, Mittermeyer reluctantly accepted the command.({{logh|093|094}})<br />
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==Beginning of Hostilities== <br />
Reuenthal, in order to gain the support of his subordinates, declared that his intentions were to remove the Kaiser from the influence of Oberstein and Lang, who from his perspective, were taking advantage of the Kaiser's weakened state during his random bouts of illness in order to institute their own ideologies on the Imperial Government. This message had two major effects. First, it infuriated Reinhard for implying that he was not mentally capable of maintaining state affairs and that he was being manipulated by his subjects. Second, it served to give "just cause" to the Reuenthal Fleet, and was a powerful message throughout Reinhard's forces as well since most within the military disliked Oberstein for his cold logic and Lang for heading a hated organization. This was especially true in the case of Mittermeyer, who attempted to murder Lang before being stopped by the Chief of the Military Police, [[Ulrich Kessler]]. The reason he was stopped, apart from allowing the blatant murder of an Imperial official, was that one of the last acts Lutz had done was to begin an investigation into Lang's dealings which had led to Kessler looking into the matter further. While Kessler would find evidence implicating Lang in a plot headed by Rubinsky and subsequently try and execute him, the damage was done and the forces under Reuenthal prepared to confront the Kaiser's forces. ({{logh|094|095}})<br />
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==Conflict==<br />
{{main|Second Battle of Rantemario}}<br />
Wolfgang Mittermeyer was a commander that was renown for his organized yet swift movements and was considered to be a leading tactician. With High Admirals Wahlen and [[Bittenfeld]] under his command, they lead a fleet of over 40,000 ships to act as a vanguard for Reinhard and the rest of the [[Imperial Fleet]]. To counter the threat Reuenthal intended to deploy his fleets in defensive barriers which would be broken through one by one by Mittermeyer's forces. The hope was that Mittermeyer's fleets would sustain heavy damage and be trapped in the [[Ba'alat Starzone]] between Reuenthal's fleet and the reorganized fleets that Mittermeyer had already broken through. To secure his flank, Reuenthal sent former Alliance Vice Admiral [[Murai]] to [[Iserlohn Fortress]] to offer them former Alliance territory in return for blocking Imperial fleets from advancing into Neue Land. However, [[Julian Mintz]], the military commander of the [[Iserlohn Republic]], declined Reuenthal's offer as he considered it as unwise in the long run. Before the opposing fleets met, they entered into communication range with one another and Reuenthal and Mittermeyer spoke for the last time. Both attempted to get the other to abandon their cause and, upon seeing that neither could be swayed, both resigned themselves to meeting on the field as enemies. ({{logh|095}})<br />
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Even though he was well aware of Mittermeyer's capabilities, Reuenthal still underestimated the speed with which Mittermeyer could deploy and advance, forcing him to give up on his plan of defensive lines and focus all forces to confront him head on. The fleets that were dispatched were called back and rallied in a masterful stroke that only Reuenthal could have achieved, and they consolidated their position in the [[Rantemario Starzone]] leading to the [[Second Battle of Rantemario]] in November {{d|800|uc}}.<br />
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Although initially outnumbering Mittermeyer's forces nearly two to one, Reuenthal is unable to take advantage of the situation. As Mittermeyer's other fleets arrived the numbers became more closely matched turning the battle into one of attrition, the exact circumstance that both Mittermeyer and Reuenthal wanted to avoid, albeit for different reasons. For Mittermeyer, all combatants were Reinhard's loyal subjects, and were all, in there own way, fighting to protect the Kaiser. Because of this, Mittermeyer wanted to spare as many soldiers as possible. For Reuenthal the reason was more calculating as he simply could not afford to lose too much of his fleet as it would be impossible for him to replace. After learning that the [[Mecklinger Fleet]] had been granted permission to use the [[Iserlohn Corridor]], Reuenthal's situation became more precarious. In order to avoid losing his combat potential, Reuenthal organized a well coordinated withdraw preventing Mittermeyer from taking any advantage. ({{logh|096}})<br />
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After disengaging from Mittermeyer, Reuenthal began reorganizing his formations. It was at that moment that Admiral Grillparzer ordered his fleet to begin attacking the rest of the fleets loyal to Reuenthal. Grillparzer had, from the moment he learned the truth of Terraism's involvement in the regicide attempt on Reinhard, been attempting to maximize the situation in order to gain accolades for himself. He had purposefully withheld the information from Reuenthal in order to have him stage a rebellion. His friend, Admiral [[Bruno von Knappstein]], had refused to take part in Reuenthal's insurrection against Reinhard due to his loyalty to the latter. Upon meeting with Grillparzer, who said he planned a timely betrayal of Reuenthal when engaged with the Kaiser's forces, Knappstein reluctantly agreed to go along with his plan. However, in the initial engagement with Mittermeyer's fleets, they found themselves unable to enact their plan due to the overwhelming ferocity of Mittermeyer's, Wahlen's, and Bittenfeld's fleets attacks and were forced to fight with Reuenthal to prevent their fleets' annihilation. Ultimately, Knappstein was killed in the battle, leaving Grillparzer unsure of his next move. When Reuenthal withdrew, Grillparzer felt as though he had run out of time and ordered his fleet to attack those loyal to Reuenthal. In the initial bout of confused firing, many ships refused to fire while many others fired on friendly targets. Even Reuenthal's flagship, the ''[[Tristan]]'' was damaged, severely wounding the Fleet Admiral but, refusing treatment so that he could remain in command, Reuenthal quickly contained Grillparzer's fleet and limited the damage. In one of the great ironies of the conflict, the fleet that had the largest part in preventing the [[Grillparzer Fleet]] from causing more damage was the remains of the [[Knappstein Fleet]] which was fighting particularly fierce because it was fuelled by the anger of losing their commander. ({{logh|096|097}})<br />
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Now seeing his position as a hopeless one, Reuenthal began his retreat back to Heinessen, leaving loyal commanders behind to delay the encroaching fleets under Mittermeyer. Continuously refusing medical treatment for his wound, Reuenthal maintained perfect order throughout his fleet until they reached their destination. Upon returning to the Governor-General's office, he set about putting his affairs in order. ({{logh|098}})<br />
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==Resolution== <br />
The fleets Reuenthal left behind all surrendered quickly to Mittermeyer's forces. Upon conducting interviews with the captured Reuenthal soldiers, they discovered that it was true that the soldiers under Reuenthal all had remained loyal to Reinhard, and were rebelling to protect him from Oberstein and Lang. Due to this, Mittermeyer's treated the captured soldiers well. This also smoothed over the surrendering process and helped to speed Mittermeyer on his way to Heinessen. <br />
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Staying behind on Uravasi, Mecklinger, who had arrived with his fleet via the Iserlohn Corridor, reopened the investigation into the assassination attempt on Kaiser Reinhard. Mecklinger came to many of the same conclusions that Grillparzer had before him, but also uncovered the reasons for Grillparzer's withholding of information and accused him of being a major cause of the rebellion along with withholding evidence, mutiny, and murder which immediately stripped him of rank. He was presumably executed for these crimes. <br />
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On Heinessen, Reuenthal gave all responsibilities entrusted to him and his forces to officers and civilians that had refused to take part in the rebellion and calls in the former Supreme Chairman of the Alliance, [[Job Trunicht]], before murdering him. Still refusing medical treatment, he was visited by Elfriede von Kohlrausch who brought with her their child, a baby boy resembling Reuenthal. After they exchanged some hateful remarks, Reuenthal offered her the chance to take his life but she refused and Reuenthal lost consciousness. Seeing this she departed, leaving the baby with Reuenthal's aide. When Reuenthal regained consciousness, he instructed his aide to deliver the boy to Mittermeyer, who he knew had been unable to have a child of his own with his wife [[Evangelin Mittermeyer]]. Thinking his death to be imminent, he requested two glasses of whiskey be filled and left on his desk as he began to dictate a final letter. Commenting that his friend Mittermeyer was late, something that was unlike him, Reuenthal died from his injuries soon after.<br />
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Mittermeyer landed on Heinessen hours after Reuenthal's death, and upon entering the Governor-General's office was confronted with the lifeless body of his friend sitting at the desk with two full glasses in front of him. The child was then brought in and Mittermeyer was told of Reuenthal's final moments and his request that Mittermeyer raise his child. <br />
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Most of the soldiers that had revolted under Reuenthal were eager to accept amnesty and rejoin the ranks under Reinhard, but some others chose to flee or to commit suicide. Reinhard, upon hearing of the rebellion's end, returned to Fezzan. Mittermeyer left Wahlen in command on Heinessen and then also departed for Fezzan. A saddened but loyal Mittermeyer was greeted by Kaiser Reinhard who was also visibly shaken by the event. ({{logh|097|098}})<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
Fleet Admiral Oberstein was assigned to take Reuenthal's place on Heinessen. Oberstein's appointment would result in him using tactics that his fellow Imperials were disgusted by. This would eventually cause the [[Rugpool Prison Riot]] with the interference of Terraism, and would hamper future negotiations with the Iserlohn Republic. Despite the successful triggering of a large scale rebellion within the Empire, the Terraists failed to drive a rift between Reinhard and his Admiralty. Ultimately, all of the admirals remained loyal to the Kaiser and would continue to be so until his death. To the Imperials, it was a dark stain on their history as many fought against their friends and brothers and lost them in the end. Even though it was a victory for the Imperial Armed Forces, morale was very low.<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Background information===<br />
The rationale given for the rebellion, to remove corrupt ministers misleading or controlling the ruler, was the same justification given by the [[Lippstadt League]] in the [[Imperial Civil War]]. This was also historically a common rationale given in Imperial China and Japan to justify armed rebellions. The emperor was ideologically inviolate and always presumed to be well meaning but misled (unless clearly so corrupt as to justify open rebellion against him, which happened only at the end of dynasties in China and never in Japan) so rebellion could only be justified as an anti-corruption movement and attack on corrupt ministers.<br />
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[[Category:Wars]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Reinhard_von_LohengrammReinhard von Lohengramm2022-01-24T22:33:35Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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| image-top = Reinhard_8.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Kaiser '''Reinhard''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Fleet_admiral|Supreme Fleet Admiral]]<br />
| flagship = ''[[Brünhild]]''<br />''[[Tannhäuser]]'' (former)<br />
| occupation = Kaiser of the Galactic Empire<br />
| status = Deceased (natural causes)<br />
| born = {{d|776|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Horikawa Ryō]] <small>([[My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (film)|MCISS]], [[Legend of Galactic Heroes (OVA)|OVA]], [[Overture to a New War (film)|ONW]])</small><br />[[Narahashi Miki]] <small>([[Legend of Galactic Heroes (OVA)|OVA]], childhood)</small><br />[[Midorikawa Hikaru]] <small>([[Golden Wings (film)|GW]])</small><br />
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'''Reinhard von Lohengramm''' (Japanese: '''ラインハルト・フォン・ローエングラム'''), born '''Reinhard von Müsel''', was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] military and political leader who rose to prominence during the [[Alliance–Imperial War]], overthrowing the ruling [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and establishing himself as [[emperor]] of a [[New Galactic Empire]], establishing the [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]]. A genius in war and politics, he rose to the highest ranks of the [[Imperial Armed Forces|Imperial Fleet]] at a young age and eventually usurped the power of the traditional [[nobility]] during the [[Imperial Civil War]]. Upon becoming the ''de facto'' dictator of the Empire, he instituted numerous political, legal, economic, and social reforms to abolish the old feudalistic system that had existed under the Goldenbaums and created a new empire, which was described by [[Yang Wen-li]] as having been "Not by the people, but for the people." Shortly after his [[Operation Ragnarök|conquest]] of the [[Free Planets Alliance]], he deposed the [[Catherine von Goldenbaum|last Goldenbaum sovereign]], who was essentially powerless, from the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.<br />
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He died on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}, at the age of 25, after having become arguably the most influential leader in human history and having unified humanity under the rule of one government.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
[[File:Reinhardchildhood.PNG|190px|thumb|left|Young Reinhard ({{d|786|uc}})]]<br />
Born on 14 March {{d|776|uc}} to the poor aristocratic von Müsel family, Reinhard spent most of his childhood living with his father, [[Sebastian von Müsel|Sebastian]], and sister, [[Annerose von Grünewald|Annerose]], in a middle-class, suburban neighbourhood. Because Reinhard's mother, [[Caribelle von Müsel|Caribelle]], died in a car accident when he was very young, Reinhard grew very attached to his older sister. The von Müsel family held the noble rank of ''Reichsritter'' (Imperial Knight) therefore barely qualifying as a noble. As a child, Reinhard met the man whom he would later declare another part of himself: [[Siegfried Kircheis]]. The young Reinhard felt the name "Siegfried" was too common, and insisted on calling Siegfried by his surname, Kircheis. He would retain his habit of using Kircheis' surname, despite their close relationship, for the rest of his life. In many ways, Reinhard's life was defined by the strong relationships he formed with his sister and friend in those happy days. ({{logh|004}}, {{gw}})<br />
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Unfortunately, those days were not to last and Reinhard was rudely exposed to the true nature of the [[Galactic Empire]]'s class system in {{d|786|uc}}. One day, a [[Nobility|high nobleman]] happened to see Reinhard's sister Annerose in the street, and took notice of her. Shortly thereafter, rumours of her exceptional beauty reached the Imperial Court. It was then decided that she would be brought to the [[Neue Sanssouci|Imperial Palace]] to serve as an imperial consort to the emperor—Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]]. Reinhard's father accepted a large sum of money as a dowry in exchange for effectively selling his daughter into a life of sexual servitude. He chose to accept the money, because he reasoned that even if he refused the payment Annerose would be taken away regardless. Already weak to alcohol since the death of his wife, Sebastian retreated further into the bottle after Annerose was taken. Reflecting on Sebastian's life after his death, Kircheis thought perhaps he was never able to forgive himself for failing to protect his daughter. ({{dmsn|03}})<br />
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When Reinhard realised what his father had done, he was enraged. He angrily swore to destroy the corrupt, capricious Goldenbaum Dynasty and rescue his sister from the clutches of Kaiser Friedrich IV. Together, he and Kircheis promised to defeat every enemy and win every battle in pursuit of that goal. [[Julian Mintz]] would later note that Annerose served as the catalyst that resulted in the great change of history that Reinhard accomplished. Shortly after his sister was taken, Reinhard joined military school to become an officer, as he considered it the fastest way to advance in their class-based society, getting Kircheis to go along with him. ({{logh|004|110}}, {{swv|01}})<br />
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==Early military career==<br />
===Kapche-Lanka===<br />
[[File:Reinhard_and_tank_fire.jpg|210px|thumb|Reinhard in Kapche-Lanka ({{d|791|uc}})]]<br />
Reinhard graduated from the [[Imperial Officer Academy]] on [[Odin]] at the top of his class, and though he was much resented by his upperclassmen, all of his peers and underclassmen respected and admired him. Immediately after graduating, Reinhard and Kircheis, as young junior officers, were assigned to an Imperial facility on the frozen world of [[Kapche-Lanka]], located within the [[Iserlohn Corridor]] on the front line of the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. It was a minor world that had some natural resources, but was not of much significance, with combat there going on mainly due to the fact that neither the Empire nor the Alliance wanted the other side to take control of it. Reinhard viewed it as an example of the incompetence of the leadership on both sides. He earned the ire of the commanding officer, {{rank|imperial|Captain}} [[Herder]], after getting into a fight with some lower ranking servicemen that were abusing a civilian woman. However, Reinhard's situation would become more perilous when Marquise [[Sussanna von Beenemünde]], a concubine of Kaiser Friedrich who despised his sister's status at court, secretly hired the captain to assassinate Reinhard. He and Kircheis are thus sent on what is ostensibly a recon mission into the frozen wastes of Kapche-Lanka, but with an ill-equipped [[Panzer IV|tank]]. ({{swv|01|02}})<br />
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They inevitably run low on fuel and decide to attack an [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] tank patrol that they stumble across to obtain more supplies. After successfully ambushing them, the pair gained not only more fuel but information on an upcoming Alliance attack on the Imperial base. Meanwhile, Reinhard correctly assumes that Captain Herder will send a subordinate to check on whether or not they are still alive, and lays a trap for him. When {{rank|imperial|Lieutenant}} [[Fugenberch]] arrives and reveals what is really going on before intending to finish off Reinhard, Kircheis fires from the tank nearby and kills the lieutenant. Following his death, Reinhard and Kircheis returned to the base to find it is under attack by the Alliance already, at which point they use a code they obtained from the enemy tank they captured to shut down the Alliance's attacking tanks, allowing the Empire to counterattack. Subsequently, feigning ignorance of Captain Herder's plot against them, they take part in his assault on the Alliance base, and during that assault Herder attempts to murder Reinhard. However, they prepared for it and stopped him, though in the end Herder committed suicide. ({{swv|03|04}})<br />
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Unfortunately, both conspirators on Kapche-Lanka died, making any possible legal action against Marquise von Beenemünde impossible. Following his victories, Reinhard was promoted to Sub-lieutenant and transferred to the space fleet. ({{swv|04}})<br />
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===''Hameln II''===<br />
[[File:Kircheis Reinhard Bertram.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Reinhard and Kircheis confronting Bertram ({{d|791|uc}})]]<br />
Following the events on Kapche-Lanka, in August of {{d|791|uc}}, Reinhard was assigned as Chief Navigator aboard the destroyer ''[[Hameln II]]''. Although the ship's captain is impressed with Reinhard's service record, the rest of the crew is less enthusiastic and sees him as a spoiled aristocratic brat who got promoted because of his sister's status with the Kaiser. However, while going outside the vessel on a space walk, an enlisted rating ended up getting disconnected from the ship and flying out into space, before Reinhard rescued him. This earned the young officer respect from the enlisted crew of the ''Hameln II''. Later during a routine patrol outside of Iserlohn, their squadron is attacked and Reinhard temporarily takes command of the vessel when the captain is severely injured and the first officer, Lieutenant [[Hartmann Bertram]], happens to not be on the bridge. Reinhard led the destroyer away from the rest of their squadron, which fled from the Alliance vessels that were waiting to ambush them in a nearby asteroid field. Instead he flew into the asteroid field, predicting the Alliance ships wouldn't follow them and instead hunt for the fleeing squadron. Bertram returned and later demanded he pass command authority back to him and return to the normal course, but Reinhard's prediction is confirmed when the rest of their squadron is destroyed. ({{mut|01|02}})<br />
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Bertram orders the detainment of Reinhard on the grounds of mutiny, which Kircheis (the Security Officer) carries out. As they hide in the asteroid field from the patrolling Alliance ships, Bertram decided to self-destruct the ship as he believed there is not way of escape. He ignored fellow crewman [[Schmidt]]'s proposal to use the energy dispensed by a solar eruption from a nearby star to propel their ship away from the Alliance squadron in the area. Kircheis became aware of both the proposal and Bertram's plan to self-destruct, and decided to free Reinhard with the help of some enlisted men. Together they took control of the bridge but were confronted by Bertram, who shot an enlisted crewman defending Reinhard. The situation would have escalated if not for the arrival of {{rank|imperial|lieutenant commander}} [[Adenauer]], their captain, who repeats his order giving Reinhard command authority. They proceeded with the plan to get away using the eruption from the nearby star, and despite some minor problems that resulted in Bertram's death after volunteering for a dangerous mission to atone for having shot a crewman, they are able to escape. ({{mut|03|04}})<br />
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After their return to Iserlohn, Reinhard was recommended by Adenauer for promotion to lieutenant. Given the choice between continuing on as the new executive officer and an assignment elsewhere, Reinhard opted for assignment elsewhere to broaden his experience. ({{Mut|04}})<br />
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===Military administration===<br />
[[File:Reinhard and opponent.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard during his duel on behalf of Viscountess Schaffhausen ({{d|792|uc}})]]<br />
While working a desk job at the investigative department of the [[Ministry of War|Ministry of Military Affairs]] on Odin, Reinhard discovered several instances of corruption among base commanders on the front line. The amounts of supplies ordered and those received by the front line units do not correlate, and Reinhard deduces that certain officers were siphoning off military supplies to sell on the black market. He and Kircheis gathered evidence and reported to their superiors, but were told that nothing could be done: a certain amount of corruption was accepted as a "necessary evil" and they were essentially ordered to drop the matter. This further solidified Reinhard's opinion that the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] was too corrupt to be allowed to continue. ({{duel|01}})<br />
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However, the posting at the [[Imperial Capital]] meant that he was able to meet with his sister Annerose. During one such occasion, he found out about the dispute between one of her sister's few allies at the Imperial court, Viscountess [[Dorothea von Schaffhausen]], and Count [[Herxheimer]], relative of one of the most influential high nobles of the Empire: Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]], over territorial mining rights. Herxheimer knew he had no chance of winning the case against her in a court of law and challenged her to a duel, using his reputation to ensure that no professional duelist would work for the Schaffhausen family. When Reinhard heard of this, he offered to take the place of her duelist, despite having no experience in that arena. News of the "blond brat" choosing to participate in this high-level duel spread quickly throughout the upper echelons of Imperial society and soon the event became a spectacle. Reinhard learned to use the antique flintlock pistols traditionally wielded by duelists, initially struggling before happening to run into a young lieutenant commander, [[Cornelius Lutz]], who trained him in its use. Unbeknownst to Reinhard, Marquise von Beenemüde (having failed to get Reinhard killed on Kapche-Lanka) hired an assassin to take the place of Count Herxheimer's [[Goldschmidt|duelist]], in order to kill Reinhard during the duel. ({{duel|01|02}})<br />
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The duel was held on a property owned by Marquis Littenheim, who supported the Count, and was viewed by a large audience of nobles. Both the assassin and Reinhard missed each other in the first round because the latter duelist chose to leap to the side. In the second round, both of them wounded each other, in the assassin's right shoulder and Reinhard's left arm. The third round was a sword match, at the request of the assassin, who quickly proves himself to be the superior swordsman despite his injury, but before Reinhard could be defeated a group of [[Imperial Guard]]smen arrived at the arena on horseback, telling them that Kaiser Friedrich IV had ordered the duel to be suspended and had settled the dispute personally, splitting the proceeds of the mines equally between the two feuding families. The outcome pleased the Schaffhausen family while Herxheimer reluctantly accepted the Emperor's settlement. The assassin challenged Reinhard to another duel privately, and Reinhard, with assistance from Kircheis, is able to defeat him the second time, once again foiling Beenemüde's attempt to kill him. ({{duel|03|04}})<br />
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===''Hässliche Entlein''===<br />
[[File:Commander Reinhard.png|210px|thumb|left|Commander Reinhard at Iserlohn ({{d|792|uc}})]]<br />
Later in {{d|792|uc}}, Reinhard was transferred to [[Iserlohn Fortress]] on the front line, being given command of the [[Imperial destroyer (788 UC era)|destroyer]] ''[[Ermland II]]''. He spent part of his time there under investigation by a lieutenant commander named [[Gregor von Krumbach]], who was sent to Iserlohn to investigate the death of Captain Herder back on Kapche-Lanka. Secretly, however, he was sent there with the goal of killing Reinhard, one behalf of Marquise von Beenemüde. Krumbach was unable to find an opportunity to do so when an Alliance expeditionary fleet [[Fifth Battle of Iserlohn|attacked]] the fortress, at which point he joined Reinhard and Kircheis aboard the ''Ermland II''. During the battle ''Ermland II'' destroyed an [[Alliance cruiser (788 UC era)|Alliance cruiser]], and for that he was later promoted to {{rank|imperial|commander|lc}}. After the battle Reinhard and Kircheis confronted Krumbach, killing him. ({{gw}})<br />
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In December of the same year, Commander von Müsel took command of the [[Imperial cruiser (788 UC era)|Imperial cruiser]] ''[[Hässliche Entlein]]'' ("Ugly Duckling"). It was here that he encountered [[August Samuel Wahlen]] who was his executive officer. As the captain of a cruiser, Reinhard drilled his crew frequently while they were not in battle, keeping the ship at combat readiness and the highest levels of efficiency. Around that time, he was chosen, along with the crew of his ship, for a special mission behind enemy lines by Imperial military intelligence. It was to intercept Count Herxheimer and prevent him from defecting to the Free Planets Alliance with the stolen directional [[Seffle particle|Seffle particles]] prototype. Due to the secrecy of the mission, they could expect no support from other Imperial units and to be operating in enemy territory. Reinhard accepted the operation, being joined by a representative of intelligence, Lieutenant Commander [[Bendling]]. ({{ret|01}})<br />
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[[File:Hassliche entlein bow.png|thumb|210px|Reinhard's second command, ''Hässliche Entlein'' ({{d|792|uc}})]]<br />
After organizing a skirmish between Imperial and Alliance border patrol ships in the Iserlohn Corridor to distract them, ''Hässliche Entlein'' was able to pass into the Alliance side of the Corridor undetected. The cruiser then skirted the edge of Alliance space in an uneventful southward journey to [[Fezzan Corridor]], where it caught Count Herxheimer's vessel and boarded it. In the process, they received valuable intelligence from {{rank|imperial|sub-lieutenant}} [[Neidhart Müller]], then the military attaché at the [[Galactic Empire High Commissioner's office|Imperial diplomatic mission]] on [[Fezzan]]. He and most of his family were killed in a decompression accident aboard the ship, except for [[Margareta von Herxheimer|his daughter]], who was taken aboard ''Hässliche Entlein''. Along with the Count's ship and the prototype generator aboard it—which they could not bring onto their own vessel as it was digitally locked onto his ship—the cruiser then evaded an Alliance patrol squadron while en route back to the Empire. They were able to use the generator to a limited extent, and even in that state it was enough to destroy the pursuing Alliance squadron. After that, Kircheis proposed that they make a deal to get the unlock code to the generator from the Count's daughter in exchange for her being able to defect to the Free Planets Alliance, to which she agreed. ({{ret|02|03}})<br />
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However, not only did the unlock code give access to the Seffle particle generator, but to secret information surrounding Count Herxheimer's attempted defection. The Count had learned that Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]]'s daughter had inherited a genetic disease from her mother, meaning that Marquis Littenheim's daughter did as well, considering that their wives were sisters. That made them both ineligible claimants for the Imperial throne by the [[Inferior Genes Exclusion Act]]. Thus Littenheim tried to have him killed to suppress knowledge of that fact, prompting his defection. Reinhard and Kircheis were the only others, besides intelligence officer Bendling (who chose to defect to the Alliance with the Count's daughter), who were aware of the information. A short while later, ''Hässliche Entlein'' was able to return to Iserlohn Fortress after using the Seffle particle generator to break through an Alliance blockade and receiving supplies from supply ships led by [[Ernst von Eisenach]]. ({{ret|04}})<br />
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===Imperial Military Police===<br />
[[File:Steger denouncing.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Reinhard confronting the military school principal ({{d|793|uc}})]]<br />
Following the success of their operation, Reinhard received a promotion and transfer from the ''Hässliche Entlein'' back to Odin, where he visited his alma mater, the War Academy. As a seventeen-year old {{rank|imperial|captain|lc}}, he naturally was respected and admired by most of the cadets. After observing the school for a day Reinhard and Kircheis received their new assignment in the [[Imperial Military Police]]. Reinhard was annoyed by this as it would not give him the opportunity to distinguish himself and get a promotion, to which Kircheis reminded him it would be valuable to know how the MPs worked and that out of the Goldenbaum Dynasty's institutions, the Military Police was one that needed reform the most. It was during this time that Reinhard first learned of [[Ulrich Kesler]], a Fleet officer who transferred to the Military Police as an observer, and his efforts to try to keep the MPs from severely punishing a woman for ''lèse-majesté'', only for all of his work to have ultimately been in vain. It again incited Reinhard to go on a rant about the degenerate state of the Empire before he was interrupted by a call from the chief of police to receive his new orders: go back to the school to investigate a murder that took place the night before. ({{dmsn|01}})<br />
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A cadet named [[Karl von Reifeisen]] had been found murdered. Reinhard and Kircheis then investigated the matter, briefly interrupted by the death of his father Sebastian von Müsel. A second murder was later committed, of cadet [[Johann Gottholp von Bertz]]. Although Kircheis noted that Reinhard did not have to become an expert in everything, the two were able to solve the case, despite Reinhard's initial lack of interest in the assignment. In the process of the investigation they discovered that Reifeisen's death was an accident, but the school principal [[Gerhard von Steger]], the first to find his body, attempted to make it look like a murder both to prevent any accusations of negligence on his part, and to assist his grandson, who was third in the class. Bertz was the second in their class, and Steger killed him to remove an obstacle and to implicate [[Moritz von Haase]], at the top of the class, as the killer. Reinhard and Kircheis confronted Steger and explained the results of their investigation to him, taking him into custody shortly afterwards. Haase, who they discovered was color-blind and lied about this defect to get into military school, was also taken away, against Reinhard's wishes, who again saw it as an example of the folly of Kaiser [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum|Rudolf the Great]]'s policies; since this cadet with a genetic problem had been at the top of his class in military school. ({{dmsn|02|03|04}})<br />
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===Fleet command===<br />
[[File:Tannhaeuser in Van-Fleet.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard aboard the bridge of ''[[Tannhäuser]]'' near Van-Fleet ({{d|794|uc}})]]<br />
Having been promoted to {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}}, the eighteen-year old Reinhard commanded a small squadron of the elderly {{rank|imperial|Vice Admiral}} [[Richard von Grimmelshausen]]'s [[Grimmelshausen Fleet|fleet]] at the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]] in March {{d|794|uc}}. The battle was viewed by Reinhard as completely useless and strategically insignificant, and initially Reinhard's squadron was placed in reserve along with the rest of the Grimmelshausen Fleet, much to the young commodore's frustration. The Imperial commander-in-chief, [[Gregor von Mückenberger]], saw the old admiral as a liability and sent his force to the fourth planet orbiting [[Van-Fleet (star)|Van-Fleet]], Van Fleet 4-2. Unbeknownst to the Imperials, an Alliance rear support supply base had been constructed on the planet. Reinhard voiced this possibility to Grimmelshausen and offered to lead the recon team on the ground, but Commodore [[Hermann von Lüneburg]]—an officer who specialized in ground warfare—asked to take command. The entire fleet proceeds to land on the surface, with Reinhard remaining aboard his flagship initially before taking part in an assault on the Alliance facility as the vice commander, below Lüneburg. This frustrates him as well, both because they are the same rank and the man's condescending attitude. It was the beginning of the rivalry between the two. ({{hbshbl|01|02|04}})<br />
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Over the course of the battle, Reinhard and Kircheis entered the Alliance base with Imperial forces and personally captured the base commander, {{rank|fpa|Vice Admiral}} [[Sinclair Cerebrese]]. As a result, Reinhard and Lüneburg were both promoted to {{rank|imperial|rear admiral|lc}} while Grimmelshausen was made a full {{rank|imperial|admiral|lc}}. Back on Odin after the engagement, the young flag officer had Kircheis check Lüneburg's background, and also visited Annerose once again, where he complained about Kircheis being refused a promotion. This changed soon after when Admiral Grimmelshausen recommended Reinhard's redheaded friend for a promotion. Not long after that Reinhard and Kircheis heard about a rumor spreading through the Imperial court which stated that Kaiser Friedrich IV planned to bestow upon Reinhard a new title, the Countship of Lohengramm, on his twentieth birthday. Reinhard uncharacteristically reacted positively to the suggestion. Reinhard later visited a party hosted by Grimmelshausen that celebrated his promotion to admiral, which included among its guest list, Lüneburg, with whom he nearly got into a fistfight with after Luneburg accused Reinhard of impropriety with his wife. ({{hbshbl|06|07|08}})<br />
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[[File:Friedrich IV and Grimmelshausen.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Kaiser Friedrich and Grimmelshausen discuss awarding Reinhard a countship ({{d|794|uc}})]]<br />
Later in the year both officers returned to the front lines for the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]]. In the early part of the campaign Reinhard amassed several victories during the initial skirmishes ahead of the Alliance main fleet's arrival for the assault on Iserlohn, but received little attention from his superiors. The [[Free Planets Star Fleet]], however, became aware that there was a capable Imperial fleet commander at work who had handed them several stinging defeats and made attempts to entrap him using a plan developed by Yang. Outnumbered ten to one, Reinhard lost a third of his fleet breaking out of the trap. Later the Alliance completed its full deployment and began the Sixth Battle of Iserlohn proper. During the main engagement Reinhard's fleet was held in reserve. When [[Iserlohn Fortress]] was under dangerous bombardment by Alliance missile ships he launched an attack without orders, driving them away. He then seized the initiative and struck the Alliance flank, forcing them to counterattack on a narrow front where their numbers could not overwhelm his much smaller force. Rushing to join the battle, other Imperial fleets blocked the fire of Thor's Hammer and the battle became a melee (as Reinhard had predicted). ({{hbshbl|10|11}})<br />
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Reinhard's rival Lüneburg was killed leading a boarding action during this phase of the fighting. Meanwhile, while his squadron was being resupplied in Iserlohn Fortress, Reinhard met with Ulrich Kesler, who explained that Grimmelshausen sent him his memoirs which included information he had learned from various [[Nobility|high nobles]] over the years, including incriminating, secretive information. However, Reinhard declined and asked Kesler to keep the Grimmelshausen's book with the information, to be made public when the nobility of the Empire "are no longer in power." The blond rear admiral did not want to resort to blackmail to further his career. Meanwhile, back on the battlefield, Reinhard proposed to Mückenberger a plan to end the stalemate: to block the other end of the Iserlohn Corridor, which would make them break off the attack or be trapped and destroyed. Reinhard was appointed to command this force and the Alliance Star Fleet took the bait, following him and trying to withdraw from Iserlohn. The disengage Imperial Fleet then retreated as well, allowing the [[Thor Hammer]] superlaser to be used against the retreating Alliance ships to a decisive effect. ({{hbshbl|11|12}})<br />
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===The Third Battle of Tiamat===<br />
[[File:Reinhard pinpoint attack in Tiamat.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard's concentrated fire that won at Tiamat ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of Kaiser Friedrich's ascension to the throne (a rare feat in the Goldenbaum Dynasty) in December {{d|794|uc}}, the Galactic Empire announces a large new offensive against the Alliance, partly to distract the Imperial people from his lack of domestic accomplishments. This information is reported to the Alliance government via [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzan]] and soon several fleets are deployed to meet this threat. The two sides engaged each other in the historically known [[Tiamat Starzone]] in February {{d|795|uc}}. Reinhard's formation was initially kept in reserve as the battle began, by order of [[Gregor von Mückenberger]]. However, the young vice admiral had the opportunity to play a key role when [[Willem Holland]]'s [[11th Fleet]] charged directly into the Imperial formation, ahead of the other Alliance fleets. Chaos ensued, and Reinhard moved his fleet back, which encouraged Holland to think that the Imperial line was breaking. Orders from Vice Admiral [[Alexander Bucock]] of the [[5th Fleet]] to withdraw were ignored by Holland, who pressed the attack. However, the main Imperial body under Mückenberger's command eventually was able to disentangle itself from Holland's 11th Fleet, who by then had megalomaniac visions of invading the Empire himself from there. That gave Reinhard the opportunity to have his fleet launch a concentrated artillery attack at one point in the enemy formation, the center. The 11th Fleet flagship ''[[Epimetheus]]'' was instantly destroyed, Holland being killed instantly. Another barrage three minutes later broke the remaining 11th Fleet ships into a full retreat. ({{tbt|01}})<br />
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The retreat of the 11th Fleet was covered by their comrades in the 5th and [[10th Fleet]]s, however, preventing an effective Imperial pursuit and prompting Reinhard to admire the abilities of the 5th and 10th Fleet commanders. The Empire then withdrew, having achieved a propaganda victory by practically annihilating the Alliance's 11th Fleet. Some dismissed his artillery attack that decided the battle as just luck, but the fact remained that Reinhard's action was decisive in the victory. Thus his promotion to admiral was assured. ({{tbt|02}})<br />
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==Later military career==<br />
===The Battle of Legnica===<br />
[[File:Brunhild crest ONW (BD).jpg|thumb|210px|left|Future Imperial Supreme Flagship ''Brünhild'' ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
With the victory at the Third Battle of Tiamat, Reinhard was promoted to the Admiralty—becoming the youngest full admiral in the Galactic Empire. As an admiral, Reinhard was given command of a [[Lohengramm Fleet|fleet]] and his own, a one-of-a-kind warship, the ''[[Brünhild]]''—the bloodthirsty maiden. It was an experimental battleship, the only one of its class, constructed with advanced technologies that ignored to mass production costs. Among its various upgrades was advanced command and control equipment that allowed Reinhard to direct massive fleets of warships. The vessel did not have to wait long to see its first action, as Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Müsel was ordered to command his expeditionary fleet to Iserlohn. ({{tbt|2}}; {{ffc|1r|full}})<br />
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Upon arrival to the fortress, Reinhard von Müsel's expeditionary fleet was ordered to intercept an Alliance fleet that had approached the area in further in the Corridor by the commander-in-chief, Fleet Admiral Mückenberger. The recently arrived Imperial reinforcements were exhausted from the long journey to Iserlohn: the order to attack was a transparent attempt to get Reinhard killed: many of the nobility were jealous of Reinhard's favour with the Kaiser, believing he had been granted a command at such a young age solely because of his sister's influence. Reinhard encountered the Alliance fleet into the atmosphere of the planet [[Legnica]], a gas giant in the Tiamat Starzone. In the upper layers of the atmosphere, the ships of both fleets were forced to fight at extremely close-ranges, as sensors and communications were virtually non-functional. Reinhard ordered his fleet to engage the enemy in close combat for several minutes, having each ship fire all of its cannons as frequently as possible. This rapidly energized the upper layer of Legnica's atmosphere, creating a massive wind storm that propelled a great deal of the hydrogen and helium in the atmosphere upward. Reinhard then had his fleet rise up out of the atmosphere, where he then fired a single nuclear missile from the ''Brünhild'' to Legnica's core. When the nuclear warhead detonated, it ignited the atmosphere: the Alliance fleet took heavy damage in the ensuing firestorm. ({{mciss}})<br />
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Though Reinhard von Müsel had managed to inflict heavy losses on the Alliance fleet with only token losses to his own forces, he was not given proper credit for his victory, as the weather conditions were assumed by his superiors to have been a natural phenomenon and his victory attributed to luck. This further strengthened the perception that Reinhard was an incompetent commander who had only achieved his rank by "hiding under his sister's skirts", further encouraging contempt for him on behalf of the high nobles. ({{mciss}})<br />
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===The Fourth Battle of Tiamat===<br />
[[File:Kircheis Reinhard Mecklinger.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard, Kircheis, and chief of staff [[Ernest Mecklinger]] ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
The Free Planets Alliance chose to continue with their plans to assault Iserlohn Fortress despite their defeat at Legnica. The Imperial fleets stationed at Iserlohn, under the command of Gregor von Mückenberger, sailed forth to meet the Alliance fleet head on: Reinhard von Müsel's fleet was positioned at the left wing of the formation. Determined to be rid of the "Admiral of the Skirts" once and for all, Mückenberger ordered Reinhard's formation to advance on the Alliance fleets alone as a diversionary measure: the rest of the Imperial Fleet would maintain is position, meaning Reinhard's smaller force would be annihilated by the vastly more numerous Alliance ships. Reinhard complied with the order but staked his survival on a complete gamble. He advanced his fleet toward the enemy formation alone, but rather than open fire on them once he was in range, however, Reinhard had his entire fleet turn ninety degrees to the right. The blond admiral's fleet then slowly moved in front of the Alliance fleet, utterly exposed. Unable to comprehend why an enemy intentionally made itself so vulnerable, the Alliance fleet commanders refused to attack Reinhard's forces, believing his maneuver to be some sort of elaborate trick. Their inaction allowed Reinhard to position his forces along the left flank of the Alliance formation. ({{mciss}})<br />
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By the time they realized their error, the main Imperial Fleet had entered combat range, forcing the Alliance invasion force to deal with the main Imperial force, ignoring Reinhard's detachment. The Imperial fleet was roughly equal in size to the Alliance fleet, turning the battle into a violent brawl. Understanding he had been outsmarted by the young admiral, Mückenberger refused to ask Reinhard's fleet to attack: Mückenberger believed that he was similarly petty, and would not move to aid the besieged Imperial forces unless ordered to do so. Reinhard, however, realized that the gratitude of the thousands of soldiers whose lives he could save by attacking the Alliance flank far outweighed the ire he would earn from embarrassing Mückenberger. He ordered his fleet to attack, and in moments the Alliance forces were facing a rout. ({{mciss}})<br />
[[File:Yang under Brunhild 2.jpg|''Ulysses'' takes ''Brünhild'' hostage ({{d|795|uc}})|thumb|left|210px]]<br />
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At this point, the Alliance forces decided they had no choice but to retreat. They were determined to launch a diversionary attack directly against Iserlohn Fortress, to draw off the bulk of the Imperial fleet and buy enough time for them to escape. {{rank|fpa|Commodore}} [[Yang Wen-li]] volunteered to lead the diversionary attack: he took a single battleship, the ''[[Ulysses]]'', with a skeleton crew along with 4 unmanned cruisers straight for Iserlohn. Using sensor decoys, Yang Wen-li was able to fool the Imperial Fleet into thinking he was leading a fleet of several thousand warships toward the undefended fortress. Mückenberger immediately ordered the fleet to go back to Iserlohn, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the Alliance began to retreat while inflicting additional losses upon the Imperial commander's main force. Fortunately, Reinhard immediately realized the Alliance fleet was a decoy operation, and managed to reveal this fact to Mückenberger. This prompted the Fleet Admiral to resume the attack on the Alliance forces, preventing them from retreating. Determined to save the lives of his fellow soldiers, Yang Wen-li then flew his battleship straight into the heart of the Imperial Fleet. There, he assumed a position immediately beneath the ''Brünhild'', effectively taking Reinhard von Müsel hostage. Reinhard ordered his forces to disregard his own safety and open fire on Yang Wen-li's ship, but they refused, with Captain [[Karl Robert Steinmetz]] saying that as the captain of the flagship he would not put it into unnecessary danger, a statement that Reinhard accepted. Mückenberger also did not fire, unwilling to risk the political damage of directly killing the brother of Kaiser Friedrich's favored concubine. Both the Imperial and Alliance fleets held fire on each other until they had passed, at which point Yang left the battlefield, monitored by Reinhard. ({{mciss}})<br />
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After the Fourth Battle of Tiamat, Reinhard was promoted to High Admiral, and firmly established a reputation for himself as a brilliant tactician because of his actions during the engagement. Furthermore, Reinhard went to lengths to learn the name of the Alliance officer who had managed to open up a path to safety for the retreating Alliance forces, while at the same time Yang Wen-li had sought out the name of the commander of the white ship. From this point on, the rivalry with Yang Wen-li would help to define Reinhard's life. ({{mciss}})<br />
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===Astarte and other developments===<br />
[[File:Conspiring.jpg|thumb|210px|The three military chiefs deciding on Reinhard's deployment ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
Having secured a reputation as a skilled military officer at Tiamat, Reinhard received a hero's welcome at the Imperial City on Odin, where he was promoted to {{rank|imperial|high admiral|lc}} and is formally granted the title of Count von Lohengramm by His Majesty the Kaiser. Although he did not expect to be deployed any time soon, the scheming of Duke Otto von Braunschweig, the most powerful aristocrat in the Empire, and other high nobles—who by that point had no choice but to acknowledge the young high admiral and despised him—resulted in the High Command Office deciding to send him back to the front. Not only that, but as he found out, most of his top officers in the [[Lohengramm Fleet]] (including chief of staff [[Ernest Mecklinger]], fleet commanders [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] and [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]], and even the ''Brünhild'''s captain Steinmetz) were to be temporarily replaced by other commanders that he had not worked with for this operation. Although Kircheis was unenthusiastic, Reinhard was glad and saw it as an opportunity to gain even more accolades for advancement. He was ordered to lead a fleet of 20,000 vessels to invade Alliance space. However, the details were leaked by Duke von Braunschweig via [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzani]] leader [[Adrian Rubinsky]] to the Alliance government, and they dispatched the [[2nd Fleet]], [[4th Fleet]], and [[6th Fleet]] to counter him. ({{onw}})<br />
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The fleet under Reinhard advanced towards the [[Astarte Starzone]]. The three Alliance fleets were divided and intended to attack the Imperial force from three sides, encircling the enemy formation in a repeat of the historical [[Battle of Dagon]], around 156 years earlier. Since the three different fleets, while greater in total number, were weaker than Reinhard's force on an individual level, he decided to speed up and annihilate each one of them individually before they could meet up. This resulted in the near-total destruction of the 4th and 6th Fleets before he attacked the 2nd Fleet, where the actions of Yang Wen-li, who took command upon Vice Admiral [[Paetta]] becoming injured, prevented it from suffering the same fate as its comrades. Nonetheless, the [[Battle of Astarte]] ended as an overwhelming Imperial victory despite the overall numerical inferiority of Reinhard's forces. Shortly after this victory he was promoted to rank of Fleet Admiral, an unprecedented achievement for someone of his age, and was made Vice Commander of the Imperial Space Fleet. In this position he commanded around a third of the fleets in the Empire, and after the fall of Iserlohn Fortress, he was put in charge of the war front on the Imperial side of the Iserlohn Corridor. Reinhard was also granted his own admiralty, and selected talented individuals he had encountered over his previous military service to staff his new command. These young commanders—commoners and lesser nobility—had previously been in low ranking positions, with their talents and initiative unrecognized and unappreciated by hierarchical and largely highborn senior officers. ({{logh|001|002|004|005|011}}, {{onw}})<br />
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Among his admiralty were most notably Wolfgang Mittermeyer and Oskar von Reuenthal, who were known to be particularly talented fleet commanders. Their history with Reinhard went back further than that, however. On 2 May {{d|795|uc}}, Reuenthal visited Reinhard and Kircheis, asking them for assistance to free his best friend Mittermeyer. He had executed a noble-born subordinate for a crime against a civilian, following martial law, but since Mittermeyer was a commoner he was then illegally detained by some high nobles and kept in prison. Reuenthal confirmed his views on the state of the Goldenbaum Dynasty and subsequently pledged fealty to Reinhard in exchange for helping free Mittermeyer from the high nobles, which they did. Afterwards both of the young commanders became loyal followers of Reinhard, at least initially. ({{logh|075}})<br />
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[[File:Reinhard 3.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Reinhard at Astarte ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
Shortly afterwards, Reinhard assigned his friend Kircheis (who was a rear admiral at the time) to lead the effort in suppressing the [[Castrop Rebellion]]. The Emperor had ordered the blond admiral to requisition [[Maximilian von Castrop]]'s wealth, stolen from the Imperial state, and to quell the noble's revolt. Reinhard made the decision to send Kircheis in his place so that he could gain his own accolades, to establish a reputation as a skilled tactician in his own right. The two developed a strategy to destroy Castrop's main defensive weapon, the [[Artemis Necklace]] (thought to be impregnable), which was to utilize a directional [[Seffle particle]] generator. The ploy worked, and upon the loss of the Necklace, Castrop's subordinates murdered him out of fear of Imperial reprisal. That way the "impregnable" planet was freed by Kircheis' work without the loss of a single life besides Castrop's, increasing his reputation as more than just Reinhard's shadow and joining the ranks of the vice admirals of the Lohengramm admiralty. Kircheis expressed disappointment to Reinhard at the death of the noble, to which Reinhard replied that he considered Kircheis to be a "good man." ({{logh|005}})<br />
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After the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]] (which occurred about five months after the victory at Astarte) and the loss of Iserlohn Fortress to the Alliance, the three Imperial Chiefs of Staff sought to resign from their positions: it was obvious that one of the vacancies would be given to Reinhard. Instead, when Kaiser Friedrich IV gave Reinhard the choice of any of the three vacant seats, Reinhard begged the Kaiser not to dismiss any of the Chiefs of Staff, urging him to be lenient: those responsible for the defeat had already been punished by their own actions. The minister of state and acting Imperial premier, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], agreed with Reinhard (taken aback by the young admiral's decision), and Friedrich IV determined not to punish anyone for the loss of the fortress. In return for Reinhard's unexpected intercession on their behalf the three Imperial Chiefs of Staff dropped any attempts to punish [[Paul von Oberstein]], a staff officer of the Iserlohn Stationed Fleet who had escaped the fall of the fortress, and whom Reinhard then took on as an advisor. Oberstein had proven himself to be capable in politics in a way that Reinhard and Kircheis were not, and was an ardent opponent of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. He, like Reuenthal and Mittermeyer, would prove to be an important player in the Lohengramm camp in the years to come. ({{logh|008}})<br />
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===Alliance invasion of the Empire===<br />
[[File:Konigs sun.jpg|210px|thumb|Ships of the Imperial [[Black Lancers]] at Amritsar ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
When Yang Wen-li captured Iserlohn Fortress, he hoped that the Free Planets Alliance, whose economy was in shambles after more than a century of continual warfare, would seek an equitable peace treaty. Instead, the ruling [[High Council]] of the Alliance, motivated by political gain, and some overly ambitious junior officers under [[Andrew Falk]] who sought personal advancement, saw an opportunity to strike into the heart of the Empire and to 'liberate' the people of the Galactic Empire from their oppressors. As Vice Commander of the Imperial Fleet, Fleet Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm was tasked with the [[Invasion of the Imperial Territory|defense of the Empire]] by Emperor Friedrich. At the counsel of his advisor, Paul von Oberstein, Reinhard pursued a "scorched earth" strategy. Rather than engage the invading Alliance fleets directly, he had Imperial warships remove all supplies from every world in the immediate path of the Alliance force, leaving the people to rely on the Alliance "liberators" to feed them. Because he knew the Alliance invasion hinged upon the idea of liberating the peasants from the Kaiser's rule, Reinhard correctly calculated that the Alliance occupation forces would need to feed the civilians—thus creating a strained and long line of supply from Iserlohn. Once this supply line was attacked and severed by Vice Admiral Siegfried Kircheis, the invading Alliance troops soon found themselves to be under-supplied and starving along with the Imperial civilians. The people of the occupied planets, though initially thankful for the liberation, soon turned on the occupying Alliance forces who had resorted to confiscating food from the civilians. ({{logh|012|013|014|015}})<br />
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As the scattered Alliance fleets, suffering from the lack of supplies and a drop in morale, reached the height of their fatigue, the Imperial Fleet launched its counteroffensive. Although many of their commanders realized there was no chance of winning, they attempted to make a stand, but ultimately suffered heavy losses before succumbing to Reinhard's stratagem. However, due to the speed and swiftness of these attacks, only three of the Alliance fleets were able to maintain combat capability (Yang's [[13th Fleet|13th]], Bucock's 5th, and [[Appleton]]'s [[8th Fleet|8th]]), the others all being destroyed, severely diminished, or having surrendered. Meanwhile, the commander-in-chief of the Alliance expeditionary force, Fleet Admiral [[Lassalle Lobos]], unwilling to relinquish his gains or admit defeat in the invasion, ordered all remaining forces to gather at the [[Amritsar Starzone]] in an attempt battle the combined Imperial Fleet directly ''en masse''. Reinhard was more than willing to oblige. At the [[Battle of Amritsar]], Reinhard personally led the obliteration of the Free Planets Alliance invasion force. After the loss of much of the 8th and 5th Fleets, the 13th Fleet and the surviving remnants of the others managed to withdraw due to Yang's tactics and cooperation with Bucock. Despite the Empire's ultimate victory, Reinhard was nonetheless frustrated with Yang being able to prevent him from achieving "total victory" over the remaining Alliance forces, taking out his anger on vice admiral [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] for a tactical blunder he made during the battle until Kircheis advised him to not make enemies of his subordinates. ({{logh|015}})<br />
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Following their disastrous defeat, the devastated Alliance forces withdrew to Iserlohn Fortress with Yang's 13th Fleet remaining the only combat capable formation out of those that had taken part in the invasion. The Alliance had lost around two-thirds of its military strength, over twenty million troops. However, any thought of celebration in the Empire was quickly muted by a surprising development: the death of the Emperor from a heart attack. ({{logh|015|016}})<br />
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===The Imperial Civil War===<br />
[[File:Erwin Josef II coronation.png|thumb|210px|left|Reinhard and Lichtenlade at the coronation of Erwin Josef ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
No sooner had the Free Planets Alliance been routed at Amritsar, did Reinhard learn that Kaiser Friedrich IV had died peacefully in his sleep, thus robbing Reinhard of his vengeance. There was no official heir-apparent since Crown Prince [[Ludwig]]'s death some years ago, thus it was inevitable that a struggle would occur over the throne between the Kaiser's immediate grandchildren: [[Elisabeth von Braunschweig]], [[Sabine von Littenheim]], and [[Erwin Josef II|Erwin Josef von Goldenbaum]]. The first two hailed from the two most powerful aristocratic families in the Empire, while Erwin Josef (five years old at the time) was the son of the deceased Crown Prince. Kaiser Friedrich's former minister of state and prime minister, Klaus von Lichtenlade, wanted to see the boy on the throne in order to be able to use him, rather than let either Otto von Braunschweig or Wilhelm von Littenheim take his position. Thus he sought Reinhard's assistance, as being a civil servant he had no military forces of his own. Paul von Oberstein foresaw this and thus Reinhard chose to support Lichtenlade, although both harbored no illusions that they were merely using each other. Lichtenlade became the Imperial regent and elevated his peerage to Duke, while Reinhard gained the title of Marquis. ({{logh|016}})<br />
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It was also during this time that he first met [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], the daughter of Count [[Franz von Mariendorf]], a high noble family that decided to side with him in the coming struggle rather than Braunschweig. Hildegard visited him shortly before the beginning of the conflict and pledged her family's fealty to him, in exchange for a guarantee of their wealth and territory. She would play an important role in rallying some [[Nobility#Reformer Nobles|reformist nobles]] to Reinhard's camp. ({{logh|018}})<br />
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Meanwhile, many of the high nobles saw this as a blatant attempt by Reinhard and Lichtenlade to usurp the Imperial throne from the Goldenbaum family, the final straw in what they saw as Reinhard's treason against the dynasty. These reactionary nobles, led by Duke von Braunschweig and Marquis von Littenheim, rallied and created their own organization to counter the influence of the Lohengramm–Lichtenlade axis and defend the old order, becoming known as the [[Lippstadt League]]. Their combined arms and wealth were greater than those of the central government, and so Reinhard struck preemptively in an attempt to pacify them. While they did seize control of government buildings and arrested some high nobles, the majority managed to escape, including Braunschweig and Littenheim. They gathered on [[Geiersburg Fortress]], their new headquarters, and named the renowned Imperial High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]] as the commander-in-chief of the Lippstadt allied forces. As they were revolting against the child Kaiser, Reinhard had the nobles named the "Rebel Forces" in official documents, the same name that the Empire had used to refer to the Free Planets Alliance ever since the [[Battle of Dagon]] over 150 years earlier. Lichtenlade's government named Reinhard von Lohengramm the holder of all three offices of the Imperial Chiefs of Staff simultaneously, making him the Imperial Fleet Supreme Commander. ({{logh|016|018}})<br />
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[[File:Reinhard 4.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard during the civil war ({{d|797|uc}})]]<br />
Reinhard himself oversaw the main operation against Geiersburg Fortress, while leaving his friend High Admiral Kircheis to pacify the noble-controlled frontier and other sectors. Under his command, the loyalist Imperial forces were able to drive the Lippstadt fleet back towards Geiersburg in the [[Freya Starzone]], where the high nobles took refuge in the fortress. Eventually, they left and attempted to [[Assault on Geiersburg Fortress|break the siege]], only to be beaten back. However, the Imperial Fleet's success over the numerically superior Lippstadt forces led to the nobles becoming increasingly aggravated. Whena revolt occurred on the planet [[Westerland]] and the local lord, [[Scheidt|a relative]] of Duke von Braunschweig, was murdered by his subjects, he ordered a nuclear strike on the planet. The Duke ignored the advice of his commanders and the attack was launched. Reinhard initially wanted to intercept it, but procrastinated in making a final decision as Oberstein wanted to let it go ahead and use it for propaganda purposes against the nobles. Oberstein did not tell Reinhard the correct time in which the attack would reach the planet, and it happened before he made a decision. A reconnaissance ship documented the [[Westerland Massacre|massacre]] and the images were beamed throughout the Empire, eliminating any of the popular support that the Lippstadt League might of had. However, the fact that Reinhard essentially played a role in this tragedy would haunt him for the rest of his life. ({{logh|020|022|089}})<br />
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Not long after that, the nobles in Geiersburg became increasingly depressed while the fortress garrison became restless and began to rebel. Braunschweig decided to lead his forces in a final charge against the enemy, only for it to be routed. After he arrived at the fortress, a mass mutiny broke out among the troops and the Duke himself was forced to commit suicide by his chief retainer, Commodore [[Ansbach]]. Reinhard then arrived triumphantly at Geiersburg as the final resistance had ceased. However, when Ansbach presented the Duke's body to the victorious Reinhard, he pulled out a hidden weapon from within Braunschweig's corpse and attempted to fire at the young admiral. Siegfried Kircheis immediately attempted to shield Reinhard, and was killed as a result. Reinhard went into a inconsolable depression, and refused to see anyone. Seeing this, his admirals decided to take matters into their own hands. At the advice of Paul von Oberstein, both the assassination attempt and the murder of Kircheis were blamed on the Imperial Regent, Klaus von Lichtenlade. Reinhard's subordinates subsequently sent their fleets to the capital, Odin, to arrest Lichtenlade. ({{logh|023|025|026}})<br />
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As Reinhard remained on Geiersburg, the Imperial fleets landed on Odin and seized control of the capital. Lichtenlade was arrested and forced to commit suicide, while the [[Imperial Seal]] was retrieved and transferred to Reinhard himself, thereby firmly established his new and total authority over the Empire. However, this victory was blackened by the death of Kircheis and the subsequent decision by his sister Annerose into withdrawing into seclusion on Odin, feeling guilty over her brother's friend's death. His remark to Oskar von Reuenthal over the fate of the defeated Lichtenlade's family, that he could also try challenging him if he felt he could do it, would also be the beginning of an emotional crisis in Reuenthal that would see its conclusion years later in a dramatic fashion. ({{logh|026}})<br />
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==Prime minister==<br />
===Reforming the Reich===<br />
[[File:PMresidence.png|thumb|210px|Jubilant crowds in front of Prime Minister Lohengramm's [[Prime Minister's official residence|office]], Odin ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the fall of both Lichtenlade and the high nobles, Reinhard was left as the single most powerful figure in the country, and after being appointed Prime Minister of the Galactic Empire (simultaneously as the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet), Reinhard set about implementing drastic reforms. He received help from reformist nobles such as [[Hildegarde von Mariendorf]], [[Eugen Richter]], and [[Karl Braque]], the latter two being cabinet ministers who gave up their noble titles to serve Reinhard. The child Emperor Erwin Josef II was not a threat and was essentially a puppet, and thus Prime Minister Duke von Lohengramm became the ''de facto'' dictator of the Empire. Among those reforms he instituted early on, starting in January {{d|798|uc}}, were nationalizing the wealth of the defeated high nobles, which alleviated the Empire's economic problems in a single decision, as well as abolishing the traditional class system itself—much to the support of the common people. The promotion of civil liberties and other rights that would have been unthinkable just a couple of years ago became the new norm. Although the Goldenbaum Dynasty ''de jure'' remained in power, its foundations were effectively being swept away. However, despite his success in seizing control of the Empire, Reinhard continued to suffer an emotional crisis over the death of Kircheis and the withdrawal of his sister Annerose into seclusion as a result of Kircheis' death. ({{logh|027}})<br />
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At the same time, during this early period of reform, the Lohengramm government became entangled in the plots of the Fezzani autonomous region leader, [[Adrian Rubinsky]]. Seeing that the Empire had been strengthened by its [[Imperial Civil War|civil war]] while the [[Alliance Civil War|one]] in the Alliance had weakened it, he decided to allow the Empire to conquer the devastated Alliance so that Fezzan could seize control of this new regime. To that effect, their first plan was to pitch the idea of putting warp-capable engines on Geiersburg Fortress and using it to attack Iserlohn, sending the information regarding that plan to the Imperial Fleet's science and technology inspector general, Admiral [[Anton Hilmer von Schaft]]. Schaft proposed the plan and it was accepted by Reinhard, but not with much enthusiasm, as the public and the Imperial leadership were largely not in favor of any more war and would rather have a period of rebuilding. Nonetheless, Reinhard authorized the plan to mobilize Geiersburg Fortress to Iserlohn, and the testing the new engines was successful on 18 March {{d|798|uc}}. At the same time, unbeknownst to Reinhard or the Empire, the Fezzanis had gone to work in arranging that Yang Wen-li, who had been appointed as commander-in-chief, Iserlohn, was summoned by the Alliance government away from the fortress before the Imperial attack. After Reinhard gave the order, Geiersburg entered the Iserlohn Corridor on April 10. ({{logh|028|029|030|031}})<br />
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Even as the Geiersburg deployment was playing out, the Fezzanis hatched yet another scheme to keep the Alliance and Empire from realizing that they could coexist and make it inevitable that one had to destroy the other. As part of this scheme, two former Lippstadt League veterans who were living in exile on Fezzan, Count [[Alfred von Landsberg]] and Captain [[Leopold Schumacher]], were hired by Rubinsky's aide [[Rupert Kesserling]] to kidnap the child Emperor and bring him to the Alliance, where they would set up a "legitimate" [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|government-in-exile]] with the other high nobles. Ultimately, the Iserlohn garrison was able to hold out without Yang, and he eventually returned. At that point, the combined Alliance forces were able to defeat the Imperial invaders and destroy Geiersburg. This defeat enraged Reinhard, who had not expected [[Karl Gustav Kempff]] to lose 90% of his forces in this attempt. The young Imperial dictator had appointed Kempff to the position of Geiersburg commander, but had remarked he was the kind of admiral who was no longer useful if he lived too long. Although he outwardly mourned the demise of Kempff, it still made one of his chief retainers, High Admiral Oskar von Reuenthal, uneasy, and set the early seeds of what would manifest itself years later. But Reinhard remembered Kircheis, and how he would have urged restraint on Reinhard's part, and thus decided not to punish Kempff's returning second-in-command, Neidhart Müller. ({{logh|029|030|033|035}})<br />
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===The Emperor's Abduction===<br />
[[File:Kaiserine Catherine coronation.png|thumb|210px|left|Prime Minister Lohengramm announcing the coronation of Empress Catherine ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the loss of the Geiersburg Fortress and the [[Kempff Fleet]] last spring, the Imperial public was largely against the idea of any further extended warfare, to Reinhard's annoyance. But the Fezzani plan that had been put in motion would culminate during the summer of {{d|798|uc}} and make another confrontation inevitable. In June, the Prime Minister was informed by the Military Police chief Ulrich Kesler that Landsberg and Schumacher arrived on the Imperial capital with Fezzani passports. He orders them to be tracked and after some discussions with his secretary, Hildegarde von Mariendorf, he summoned Fezzan's ambassador on Odin, [[Nicholas Boltik]]. Reinhard deduced the essence of the Fezzani plot to kidnap the child Kaiser, and essentially made a deal to go along with their plan to help him conquer the Alliance, with the kidnapping and the government-in-exile that would be created providing the necessary ''casus belli''. Both men left the discussion being convinced that they were successfully using each other, although Boltik did not surmise the extent of Reinhard's own plan, which was to use the demilitarized Fezzan Corridor to take the Alliance by surprise and avoid attacking Iserlohn. Boltik said he would ask his government about it, but Reinhard secretly made up his mind to seize control of it forcefully. ({{logh|036}})<br />
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Because of this, Reinhard basically permitted Landsberg and Schumacher to go ahead and kidnap the Emperor. On the night of July 6–7, the two Lippstadt veterans carry out their plan and kidnap Erwin Josef II from his palace. Fezzan arranged for them to be taken by a smuggler through the Fezzan Corridor to the Alliance, where they used their influence to make sure the Alliance government under [[Job Trunicht]] went along with their plan. Meanwhile, the young Imperial leader declared a state of emergency and convened a meeting of the High Command, in which he told his admirals to place their fleets into immediate combat readiness. Later, a broadcast from the Alliance revealed the composition of the new "Galactic Empire Legitimate Government" under the Kaiser and led by premier [[Jochen von Remscheid]], a high noble Lippstadt supporter and former Imperial high commissioner to Fezzan. Trunicht also stated the Free Planets Alliance's willingness to assist the former Goldenbaum loyalists in a united front against Reinhard. On August 20, Reinhard officially confirmed the kidnapping of Erwin Josef II and denounced the Alliance government for its responsibility in this matter, thus essentially declaring war. ({{logh|036|037|038}})<br />
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On September 20, Reinhard von Lohengramm proclaimed the abdication of the kidnapped Erwin Josef II, and named eight-month old infant [[Catherine von Goldenbaum]] as his successor on the throne, making her the Empire's first Kaiserin, as well as the 38th and last Goldenbaum monarch. ({{logh|041}})<br />
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===Operation Ragnarök: Fall of the Alliance===<br />
[[File:Reinhard sun(DVD-CA).jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard arriving on occupied Fezzan ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
An invasion plan was quickly developed by Reinhard and his admirals, which was based on using the Fezzan Corridor to invade the Alliance. Boltik decided to cooperate with Reinhard and was to be appointed as the interim governor-general of Fezzan after its occupation. Reinhard then officially announced an operation against Iserlohn, while leaving out the part of their plan to invade Fezzan (which Yang Wen-li foresaw, but was ignored by his government). On the same day that Empress Catherine I was put on the throne, High Admiral Oskar von Reuenthal led a fleet to attack Iserlohn Fortress. The attack served its purpose, to distract the Alliance leadership, while the bulk of Reinhard von Lohengramm's fleets then entered the Fezzan Corridor. In December of {{d|798|uc}}, High Admiral Wolfgang Mittermeyer, the Gale Wolf, successfully invaded and occupied the Dominion of Fezzan, taking Rubinsky completely by surprise and forcing him to go into hiding. Once the planet was firmly under the control of Mittermeyer's forces (although Rubinsky was able to evade capture), the rest of Reinhard's fleets entered Fezzani space. When Duke Reinhard von Lohengramm disembarked the ''Brünhild'' on Fezzan's surface, he was met by the loud cheering of tens of thousands of Imperial sailors, all chanting, 'Sieg mein Kaiser! Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!' The young Imperial dictator celebrated New Year's with his officers on Fezzan before continuing the campaign. ({{logh|041|042|043|044}})<br />
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The first stage of [[Operation Ragnarök]], to secure Fezzan while launching a distraction near Iserlohn, was completed and set the Alliance people and government into a panic. The combined defeats at Astarte, Amritsar, and the civil war had effectively destroyed most of the Free Planets Star Fleet's fighting forces, leaving the [[Yang Fleet]] on Iserlohn and the [[1st Fleet]] on Heinessen as the only combat capable formations. Although the Fleet General Staff Office gave Yang clearance to "do what you think is best", in other words giving him permission to abandon Iserlohn and to come fight against the main Imperial force, some time was necessary for this to be carried out. Meanwhile, the 1st Fleet set forth from the Alliance capital to meet the advancing Imperial forces (the [[Mittermeyer Fleet]] entered Alliance space from the Fezzan Corridor on 8 January {{d|799|uc}}), along with various reserve and systems defense squadrons that collectively became the [[14th Fleet]] and [[15th Fleet]]. This new Combined Fleet was under overall command of Admiral Bucock, the commander-in-chief of the Space Fleet. The two forces clashed in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] (February {{d|799|uc}}), and despite being outnumbered the Alliance forces put up a fierce resistance that ultimately failed to achieve its objective of defeating the Imperials. The Yang Fleet, leaving Iserlohn Fortress for Reuenthal to retake, was not able to arrive in time to prevent them from being defeated, but did distract the Imperial Fleet with an attack from the rear to give time for the surviving Alliance vessels under Bucock to withdraw, and in the coming weeks Admiral Yang waged a guerrilla war against the Imperial invaders. ({{logh|044|045|046|048|049}})<br />
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The Alliance Secretary of Defense [[Walter Islands]] agreed to Yang's plan of using harassment raids on Imperial supply convoys and defeating other Imperial fleets to draw out Reinhard and kill him in battle, which could end the Imperial invasion. Yang was able to successfully destroy the poorly-guarded supply convoy, much to Reinhard's annoyance, who had Rear Admiral [[Sombart]] punished for his failure to defend it. The young Alliance hero was also able to defeat other second-tier admirals under Reinhard, deliberately avoiding Reuenthal and Mittermeyer (Reinhard's "twin pillars"), and finally got Reinhard to decide to draw out Yang by coming to battle himself. ({{logh|049|050}})<br />
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===The Battle of Vermilion===<br />
[[File:Yang Reinhard Vermilion encounter.jpg|thumb|left|210px|The two fleets at Vermillion ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
Since the Alliance hoped that that Reinhard's death could cause the Galactic Empire to fragment into another civil war and knowing this, the young conqueror dispersed his admirals, keeping only a relatively small main fleet with himself. He hoped that by using himself as bait he would draw Yang into an open confrontation. This strategy succeeded, and the two opposing fleets reached each other in the [[Vermillion Starzone]] on April 24. In the [[Battle of Vermillion]], Reinhard chose to use attrition tactics to wear down the Alliance forces, however, after Yang was unable to reach the ''Brünhild'', he tried to use a different approach. He used several asteroids from a nearby asteroid field and use his vessels to launch them towards Reinhard's formation, which was then thrown into disarray. However, while Yang then continued towards Reinhard's now exposed flagship, the [[Müller Fleet]] arrived in the system (the first Imperial unit to return) and prevented the Alliance from breaking through. Thus Niedhart Müller redeemed himself for the Geiersburg failure last year, and secured a reputation as the third most capable fleet commander after Reuenthal and Mittermeyer, becoming known as "Iron Wall" Müller. ({{logh|051|052}})<br />
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However, the Müller Fleet was caught in an encirclement along with the bulk of Reinhard's remaining forces by the Alliance, and Yang led a detachment to attack the ''Brünhild''. It was the first tactical defeat in battle that Reinhard faced in his life. However, before they could open fire and finish him off, the Alliance fleet suddenly received an order to stand down and ask for a ceasefire. Hildegard von Mariendorf had foreseen Yang's victory over Reinhard because she believed he was a better tactician, and had asked Reuenthal and Mittermeyer to take their forces to seize the undefended Heinessen, the capital, and forced the Alliance government to surrender. The plan succeeded and the [[High Council]] under Trunicht completely surrendered, ordering Yang to stand down. Yang, although urged by subordinates like [[Walter von Schönkopf]] to fire anyway, decided to obey the order and asked Reinhard for a ceasefire. Soon after, the battle was over and more Imperial fleets began returning to the Vermillion Starzone. The battle became the first and only tactical defeat of Reinhard in his life, although it was ultimately an Imperial strategic victory thanks to Hildegard von Mariendorf's actions. ({{logh|052|053}})<br />
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==New Galactic Empire==<br />
===Establishing a new state===<br />
[[File:Reinhard with crown at throne (BD).jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard with the crown at his coronation ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
Shortly after the battle, Yang boarded a shuttle and arrived on the ''Brünhild'', where he discussed philosophy with Reinhard regarding democracy versus dictatorship, and the two left the discussion agreeing to disagree. In the end, Yang declined Reinhard's offer to make him an Imperial Fleet Admiral, while Reinhard maintained the belief that Yang would have been willing to give up on the Alliance and join him. The young Imperial leader allowed Yang to depart and gave him assurances that he would not exact any revenge on Alliance politicians or military officers. Having secured the Alliance government's surrender, one of the final acts of the Lohengramm government under Goldenbaum rule was to conclude the signing of the [[Treaty of Ba'alat]], which essentially made the Alliance a client state of the Empire. Reinhard himself returned to Odin after appointing [[Helmut Lennenkampf]] as the Imperial consul on Heinessen and on 20 June {{D|799|uc}}, Duke [[Jürgen Offer von Pegnitz]], the father and Imperial regent of the young Kaiserin, signed a letter of abdication on her behalf, seceding her position to the blond admiral. Thus ended the nearly five hundred-year history of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. His coronation as the Kaiser was on June 22, held with a modest ceremony organized by Count [[Franz von Mariendorf]] (Hildegard's father), that Reinhard said would serve as a template from then on as opposed to the pompous and wasteful Goldenbaum era national ceremonies. With his victory over the Alliance, he had become the first [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]] Kaiser of the [[New Galactic Empire]] and most powerful individual in the galaxy. However, Reinhard was disappointed that the two people he wanted to see there the most—Kircheis and Annerose—were not there. ({{logh|054|055}})<br />
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In the weeks after the coronation, he accelerated the internal reforms that he began as Prime Minister of the previous dynasty. Reinhard chose to continue on as the head of government himself while also being head of state, naming Count Franz von Mariendorf as his deputy, the Minister of State. The young ruler later lamented that had Kircheis been alive, he could have focused solely on political affairs while leaving his friend to manage the military. Reinhard appointed Minister of Industry [[Bruno von Silberberch]] to design the new Imperial City on Fezzan, revealing that he intended to move the Imperial capital there from Odin. He also commissioned the minister of education, Professor [[Seeferd]], to write an official history of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, and later reviewed the formerly secret, now declassified information on Goldenbaum emperors that Seeferd had uncovered. Around the same time, Paul von Oberstein—now the Minister of Military Affairs under the new dynasty—suggested to Reinhard to idea of getting married and producing an heir to secure his rule. However, he implied that the most likely candidate, Hildegard, was not fit for the role as he did not want her to monopolize affairs of the state and become another Kircheis, in essence. Reinhard dismissed such worries from Oberstein and did not take his suggestion too seriously at the time. ({{logh|055|057|058|059}})<br />
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However, during that period, Reinhard paid a visit to the terminally-ill Baron [[Heinrich von Kümmel]]'s estate, as a favor for Count von Mariendorf, who was his guardian. However, the event ended badly when Kümmel tried to take Reinhard hostage with some explosives installed in his backyard under their dining table. He did it mainly out a desire to not die without being remembered for something in history, but the event had actually been organized by the [[Terraism|Terraist Church]]. The assassination attempt on the Kaiser failed, however, when Reinhard hit the bomb detonation switch out of the Baron's hand. The plot resulted in Reinhard ordering the persecution of the Terraist Church, a religion that was previously tolerated by the Empire. Despite [[Internal Security Department]] chief [[Heydrich Lang]], a subordinate of interior minister [[Osmayer]], protesting that they needed more time to conduct a full investigation, Reinhard decided to shut it down by force. Its Odin branch was shut down by force, and soon the new Kaiser ordered an expedition to [[Earth]], the Church headquarters, in order to pacify the group of fanatics for their attempt on his life. For this task he assigned Admiral [[August Samuel Wahlen]]. The Mariendorfs, who were temporarily put under house arrest after the incident, were reinstated in their offices by an edict from the Kaiser and any talk about their involvement in treasonous activity was banned. ({{logh|057|058}})<br />
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===War with Earth and Lennenkampf affair===<br />
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Wahlen was dispatched to Earth by Reinhard shortly after the assassination plot, and he managed to successfully subjugate the planet, although the Terraist ideology did not die out completely. Wahlen himself nearly became the victim of an assassination plot by the Terraists and had to get a prosthetic arm after being stabbed with a poisonous knife. Meanwhile, a situation was developing in the Alliance which would soon become a headache for Reinhard. The Imperial consul assigned to Heinessen became increasingly hostile towards the retired Yang Wen-li, who was living a quiet life as a pensioner, due to rumors about his involvement with anti-Imperial resistance groups and hysteria from the incumbent Alliance administration under [[João Rebelo]] (Trunicht's successor, who resigned after Vermillion). The situation deteriorated when a resistance cell established by Yang immediately after Vermillion—led by High Admiral Willibald Joachim von Merkatz, the former Lippstadt commander who defected to the Alliance after the Imperial Civil War and served as Yang's ally—had hijacked decommissioned Alliance warships on 17 July {{d|799|uc}}. Lennenkampf was worried about Yang's intentions and the postwar Alliance government's ability to keep stability in the client state. ({{logh|054|058|060|063}})<br />
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Oberstein spoke with the Imperial consul and told him that Yang should be arrest preemptively so that Reinhard can use the subsequent uprising from anti-Imperial groups that would be the result as an excuse to completely annex the Alliance. Meanwhile, Supreme Council Chairman Rebelo decided to arrest him first to not give the New Empire a chance to intervene. This ended up causing members of the elite Rosen Ritter regiment—against whom Reinhard fought back in his days as a mere commodore in the Imperial Fleet, on Van-Fleet—to rise up and kidnap Rebelo on Heinessen. They took him hostage and used it to secure their escape, although the government decided to try to execute the arrested Yang regardless. However, the Rosen Ritter freed Yang and escaped from the planet after storming the Imperial consulate and taking Lennenkampf himself hostage. With the consul as their hostage, the rebels were able to depart from Heinessen. Unbeknownst to the rest of the public, Lennenkampf actually committed suicide in his cell, but the just pretended that he was still alive to get away. Although Reinhard did not immediately react to the events that unfolded on Heinessen, he did formalize his plan to move the Imperial capital to Fezzan from Odin around the same time, indicating he intended to eventually annex the Alliance completely. ({{logh|060|061|062|065}})<br />
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In the midst of this, the planet [[El Facil]] declared independence from the Alliance and became an independent state on August 13, and began trying to aggressively recruit Fleet Admiral Yang. The Rebelo administration denounced this move and thus El Facil became isolated. However, shortly after that a report on the situation from Admiral Steinmetz and the head of the Imperial consulate on Heinessen since Lennenkampf's death, Vice Admiral [[Sahm]], explained to Reinhard what had occurred, and the Kaiser made his decision. Given the rift between Yang and the Alliance administration, Reinhard again considered the possibility of Yang joining him. That was why in his official broadcast on November 10 explaining the events on Heinessen to the public, he left an open offer for Yang to join him, condemning the Alliance government for selling out both Lennenkampf and Yang. The Kaiser also announced that the Treaty of Ba'alat had been violated, and this could only be rectified with force. The next day he announced to his admirals the personnel decisions for the second Ragnarök operation. ({{logh|065|066|067}})<br />
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===Ragnarök again===<br />
[[File:Brunhild.jpg|thumb|210px|''Brünhild'' at Marr-Adetta ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
While Yang ended up deciding to go to El Facil and planned to retake Iserlohn Fortress, Reinhard commanded the main Imperial fleet on its march into Alliance space for a second time, in December {{d|799|uc}}. In January the fleet engaged the remnants of the Free Planets Star Fleet under Alexandre Bucock's command, who utilized the dangerous terrain of the [[Marr-Adetta Starzone]] to his advantage in order to make up for the vast numerical difference. After brief encounters in a corridor running through an asteroid belt, Bucock's fleet attacked the Imperial formation from the rear. They were able to break through the Müller Fleet towards Reinhard's flagship only to be surrounded by the Imperial forces. Reinhard, on the suggestion of Hildegard von Mariendorf, offered Bucock a chance to surrender, but the old man refused, instead choosing annihilation. Afterwards, the young kaiser was enraged when heard of Lutz's loss of Iserlohn Fortress to Yang Wen-li, but decided to ignore it for now and continue on to Heinessen. ({{logh|068|069|070|071}})<br />
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On 9 February {{d|800|Uc}}, Reinhard became the first emperor to set foot on Heinessen, as the Free Planets Alliance unconditionally surrendered to the New Empire. On February 20, the 273-year history of the Alliance is ended, with the state being annexed by the New Galactic Empire. Among his first acts was to have Alliance Joint Operations HQ chief Admiral [[Rockwell]] executed, who had killed Supreme Council Chairman Rebelo in the hope of buying security from Reinhard. Quite the opposite, he acquired the Kaiser's hatred for committing such a shameless act. Reinhard immediately contemplated a campaign against the [[El Facil Revolutionary Government]], or more specifically, Yang Wen-li at Iserlohn. However, an incident that demanded the Kaiser's attention prevented any immediate military action against the republicans. The scheming [[Heydrich Lang]], head of the [[Internal Security Department]] and one of the few Goldenbaum era high officials to keep a post under Reinhard's new regime, accused the Chief of the High Command Office, Oskar von Reuenthal, of being guilty of treason. The circumstances surrounding Reuenthal's relationship to a woman of the deposed Lichtenlade clan, [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]], became the main 'evidence' of treason. Remembering the heterochromatic admiral's pledge of fealty back in {{d|795|uc}}, Reinhard did not agree with Lang's accusations against one of his most important vassals, one of the Twin Pillars of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty, and reinstated Reuenthal. Instead of remaining as Chief of High Command, however, he was instead granted another post by the Kaiser—that of Governor-General of the [[Neue Land|former Alliance territories]]. Although this was Kaiser Reinhard recognizing Reuenthal's loyalty and service, it ultimately would lead to tragedy in the future. ({{logh|073|074|075|076}})<br />
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===The Battle of the Corridor===<br />
[[File:Corridor beam barrage.jpg|left|thumb|210px|The Imperial fleet entering the Corridor ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Having secured the Alliance territories and leaving them to Reuenthal's administration, the Kaiser ordered his admirals [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Adalbert von Fahrenheit]] to secure the space around the Iserlohn Corridor. Their fleets departed on 23 March {{d|800|uc}}. A terrorist bombing occurred on Fezzan in April that resluted in the death of industry minister Silberberch, while Oberstein and Cornelius Lutz escaped with minor injuries. Reinhard continued with the Iserlohn operation, however. Before the Kaiser could arrive at the front, Bittenfeld and Fahrenheit disobeyed his orders and engaged the Yang Fleet ("El Facil Revolutionary Reserve Force"), being led by [[Dusty Attemborough]]'s squadron into the corridor. Ultimately, the Imperial force was defeated by Yang's tactics and Fahrenheit became the first high admiral of the new dynasty to be killed in battle. Outraged at the result and that they did not wait for his arrival, Reinhard still did not punish Bittenfeld and had Fahrenheit be posthumously promoted to fleet admiral. ({{logh|076|077|079}})<br />
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Attemborough's squadron had lined the entrance to the Iserlohn Corridor with mines, though the Empire used directional Seffle particles to break through it and attack the Yang Fleet. After some fighting, the El Facil Revolutionary Reserve Force used the narrow confines of the corridor to its advantage and nearly reached the Imperial Supreme Flagship, resulting in the death of High Admiral Karl Robert Steinmetz. They were unable to reach Reinhard, though, and the battle fell into a stalemate. Bittenfeld's [[Black Lancers]] unknowingly killed [[Edwin Fischer]], Yang's deputy fleet commander and specialist in fleet maneuvers, severely crippling the Yang Fleet's ability to continue a coordinated fight. However, before the Imperial Fleet could deliver the ''coup de grâce'' to the remaining Alliance forces—suffering from less personnel and supplies—Kaiser Reinhard fell ill and requested a ceasefire with Yang. Admiral Yang and his colleagues accepted the Imperial offer, as their intention had been to last long enough to "win" a peace treaty with the New Empire. Reinhard later revealed that his memories of Kircheis were what led him to declare a ceasefire, claiming that Kircheis told him to become a friend of his constant rival. ({{logh|080|081|082}})<br />
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However, Yang never made it to the peace talks: his cruiser, ''[[Leda II]]'', was intercepted by Imperial destroyers crewed by Terraist sympathizers, who used their disguises to get aboard and kill Yang, among many others. He died of blood loss on 1 June {{d|800|uc}}. The Kaiser was devastated by Yang's death, as he believed only he had the right to kill the man who had outwitted him on multiple occasions. In the end, the young monarch sent High Admiral Müller as his representative to the Iserlohn republicans to express condolences and discuss the future relations between the Empire and the republican faction, as the El Facil Revolutionary Government chose to disband itself, thus forcing Yang's successors to establish the [[Iserlohn Republic]]. Reinhard himself continued to manage Imperial political affairs from his sickbed, regretting that he had few political experts equivalent to his admirals' capability in military affairs. Because of this the Kaiser lamented the deaths of Bruno von Silberberch, a potential candidate for the post of prime minister, and Kircheis, to whom he could have left the management of the military while focusing on civil administration. ({{logh|082|083|084}})<br />
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===Political intrigues===<br />
[[File:Capital transfer order.jpg|thumb|210px|Kaiser Reinhard announcing the moving of the capital ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Although Reinhard did not recognize the Republic, he made no move to attack it, as with Yang's death it became mostly irrelevant to him. The Iserlohn faction lost a large number of personnel, who decided to leave upon the loss of Admiral Yang. But the political chaos in the galaxy was not over. As the Kaiser gave the official order to transfer the Imperial Capital from Odin to Fezzan, his admirals became entangled with the meddling of Heydrich Lang in political affairs, who was secretly in contact with Fezzani leader Rubinsky. Reinhard also reluctantly granted the disgraced Alliance politician Job Trunicht a post as a senior councilor at the Neue Land Governor-General's Office, initially expecting him to refuse to return to the former country he sold out, but was amazed by the man's shamelessness when Trunicht accepted the position. During that time he also had an audience with not only Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer (who served as Reinhard's Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief), but also his wife [[Evangelin Mittermeyer|Evangelin]]. With Mittermeyer he also reminisced of the time he first met Reuenthal. ({{logh|084|085|086|087}})<br />
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While he was visiting a memorial in August {{d|800|uc}} that commemorated the dead soldiers of the Imperial Fleet, he was the victim of an assassination attempt by someone in the crowd. The attempt was easily prevented by the [[Imperial Guard]] but the man publicly accused Reinhard of complicity in the Westerland Massacre three years ago, back during the Lippstadt Rebellion. The Kaiser was depressed by that event and could not forgive himself for the few million deaths on Westerland, and so he ordered the man who made the attempt to not be executed—while the penalty for attempted regicide under the Goldenbaum Dynasty had been death for the criminal and his entire family. But shortly after this incident, the Kaiser ended up being consoled by Hildegard, who spent the night with him. The next day the flustered Reinhard went to the Mariendorf estate to ask for Hildegard's hand in marriage, wanting to take responsibility for what happened and not be like the promiscuous high nobles had been. ({{logh|089}})<br />
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Meanwhile, the remaining Terraists sought to overthrow Reinhard and did not want him to produce an heir with a future wife. Their main plan became to provoke Oskar von Reuenthal into rebellion, and use that to bring down his new dynasty. On Fezzan, Adrian Rubinsky began a similar plot, using Heydrich Lang as a tool to carry this out. By September, rumors began to circulate that Reuenthal would invite the Kaiser on a trip to the Neue Land and assassinate him there, and in order to test Reinhard's belief in these rumors Reuenthal made an invitation for him to visit Heinessen. The Kaiser accepted and while he made a stop over on [[Uruvasi]], a planet near the Alliance exit of the Fezzan Corridor, he was the subject of another assassination attempt—this time by mutinying and confused Imperial troops. High Admiral Cornelius Lutz was killed defending him and buying time for Reinhard to escape back to his flagship, at which point the ''Brünhild'' left the planet and disappeared for a short while as it made its way back to Fezzan. Upon hearing of this, Fleet Admiral Reuenthal ordered his subordinates to locate and protect the emperor while also dispatching Admiral [[Alfred Grillpalzer]] to restore order on Uruvasi and investigate the mutiny. However, the truth behind the incident on Uruvasi would not be known for some time. ({{logh|090|091|092}})<br />
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===Reuenthal Rebellion===<br />
[[File:Mittermeyer aiming Lang.JPG|thumb|210px|left|Mittermeyer nearly killing Lang over the Reuenthal affair ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
With the events on Uruvasi and the death of Lutz, Reuenthal realized that he was being turned into a traitor but could not bring himself to go beg for forgiveness from Reinhard, and by extent, Heydrich Lang behind him. Instead, the prideful admiral, who had ambitions of obtaining power for himself in the past, decided to actually start a revolt. Having secured the loyalty of his staff, including admirals Grillpalzer and [[Bruno von Knappstein]], he set about gaining access to the Iserlohn Corridor from the republicans in exchange for the entire former Alliance territory, but they ultimately declined the offer. The Kaiser was infuriated by Reuenthal's actions and perception that he was being controlled by Lang, who ultimately was investigated and found guilty by Admiral Kesler of having poisoned [[Nicholas Boltik]], the former Fezzan interim governor-general, in prison. Reinhard ordered Reuenthal's best friend, Wolfgang Mittermeyer, to lead the space fleet to pacify his rebellion, as the Kaiser attacking a vassal himself would agitate his other subordinates. Mittermeyer understood that and accepted the mission with a heavy heart, still thinking he might get Reuenthal to stand down. On 14 November {{d|800|uc}}, the Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief led a fleet of some 42,000 ships, along with admirals Wahlen and Bittenfeld, against Reuenthal's Neue Land Security Force. ({{logh|093|094}})<br />
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Further attempts to mend the situation by different parties amount to nothing, and Reuenthal realized that he needed to win a victory to secure the morale of his men, whom he told they are fighting against villainous vassals misleading Reinhard. Ultimately, Reuenthal's forces were defeated during the [[Second Battle of Rantemario]], in which he was fatally wounded, and thus ending his short-lived revolt. Mittermeyer arrived on Heinessen shortly after Reuenthal and visited his friend for the final time, who by then had died in his office. Around the same time, it became known to Kaiser Reinhard and his subordinates of the roles of Grillpalzer and Lang, after an investigation by Admiral Ernest Mecklinger into the events that had transpired on Uruvasi, as well as the Terraist involvement. Lang, hearing of Reuenthal's death, confessed to everything and was subsequently executed, and Grillpalzer was quite likely given the same punishment for his role in covering up the truth behind Uruvasi. Reinhard, who realizes the Mittermeyer is the only one left he could truly depend on, allowed him to adopt Reuenthal's baby son, [[Felix Mittermeyer]]. Around December {{d|800|uc}}, Hildegard revealed that she was pregnant with the Kaiser's child, and accepted his marraige proposal. ({{logh|095|096|097|098|099}})<br />
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===Final months===<br />
[[File:Reinhard and Hildegard wedding.JPG|thumb|210px|Kaiser Reinhard and Kaiserin Hildegard at their wedding ({{d|801|uc}})]]<br />
Reinhard began to get sick more frequently, although the cause of it was initially unknown. Meanwhile, he finally got married to Hildegard von Mariendorf shortly after the new year party in January {{d|801|uc}}, the wedding celebration being on the 29th of that month. Hildegard had been his longtime political advisor since the events of the Imperial Civil War and the potential candidate for his consort in the view of Reinhard's admirals. Meanwhile, riots broke out on Heinessen as a result of a food shortage, something Oberstein interrupted the wedding for to report to the Kaiser. Around that time Count von Mariendorf retired from the office of Minister of State in order to not have too much power as the father of the empress, much to the approval of Oberstein, and the Kaiser offered Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer that position. Also to Reinhard's gladness, his sister Grand Duchess Annerose stepped out of seclusion to attend the wedding, which she supported, and began to visit the pregnant Hildegard on Fezzan. ({{logh|100}})<br />
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Although the riots on the former Alliance capital were pacified, another problem arose in February as [[Julian Mintz]], Yang Wen-li's successor as the leader of the Iserlohn Republic, decided to go to battle against the Kaiser. The Imperial admiralty had pondered the question of their own expedition and decided against it because of the strain to the national treasury, but had no choice now that the republicans were making a move. They scored an initial victory over the [[Wahlen Fleet]] in the Iserlohn Corridor and prompted Reinhard to personally lead an expedition. Reinhard fell ill again, however, thus leaving the Heinessen and Iserlohn questions to be resolved by his admirals. The news of the republican victory at the [[Eleventh Battle of Iserlohn]] encouraged republican agitation on Heinessen. Oberstein infuriated Bittenfeld, Müller, and Wahlen with his plan of using arrested former Alliance officials as hostages to force the Iserlohn republicans to sign a peace agreement. Their argument escalated and Bittenfeld tried to attack Oberstein, resulting in him being placed under house arrest and infighting breaking out between military police under Oberstein's Ministry of Military Affairs and the sailors of Bittenfeld's Black Lancers. Meanwhile, the Kaiser himself heard of this increasingly dangerous situation and traveled to Heinessen personally, ordering the release of the political prisoners after a riot at [[Rugpool Prison]] and bombings throughout [[Heinessenopolis]], asking to negotiate with the Iserlohn republicans. In addition, Rubinsky was apprehended by Oberstein's agents and taken into custody. ({{logh|101|102|103|104|105}})<br />
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In May {{d|801|uc}}, despite the Terraists' attempt to attack Hildegard's residence, she gave birth to [[Alexander Siegfried von Lohengramm]], the prince of the new dynasty, at [[Fezzan Medical University Hospital]]. ({{logh|106}})<br />
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===The Battle of Shiva===<br />
[[File:Brunhildboarded.jpg|left|thumb|210px|''Brünhild'' at Shiva ({{d|801|uc}})]]<br />
Meanwhile in the same month, a minor skirmish between Iserlohn Republic and New Galactic Empire forces would escalate into the final confrontation between the two factions, the [[Battle of Shiva]]. Fighting broke out between a squadron from each side over the escort of a civilian refugee ship, and both sides continued bringing in reinforcements in order to not back down. Julian Mintz wanted to win respect and a right to negotiate on an equal footing with Kaiser Reinhard, while the young ruler wanted both to subjugate them and to test Mintz's abilities. During the battle, the republicans noted the sluggishness of the Imperial Fleet's movements, which was due to Reinhard's impeded command ability from his deteriorating health. A communications blackout eventually occurred between the Imperial forces and HQ as they tried to conceal Reinhard's sudden collapse and unconsciousness. Eventually, the Iserlohn fleet took advantage of it and charged straight for the Supreme Flagship ''Brünhild''. A number of republican ships made it through the Imperial defenders and a boarding vessel made contact with ''Brünhild'''s hull. Getting aboard, the elite Rosen Ritter unit fought the defenders in an attempt to buy time for Mintz to locate the Kaiser, which he eventually was able to do. ({{logh|107|108}})<br />
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Outside, Bittenfeld's Black Lancers and the [[Eisenach Fleet]] managed to fight the rest of the Iserlohn fleet back and dealt them heavy losses, causing the death of their commander, Admiral Merkatz. But on ''Brünhild'', Mintz made it to the Kaiser's chamber and was granted an audience for negotiations, and thus an order for a ceasefire was immediately broadcast to all ships from the Imperial HQ, saving the remnants of the Republic's battered fleet. ({{Logh|108}})<br />
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==Death==<br />
[[File:Finale.PNG|210px|thumb|right|Kaiser Reinhard in his sickbed ({{d|801|uc}})]]<br />
Upon the Imperial expeditionary force's and the Republic fleet's return from Iserlohn to Heinessen on 10 June {{d|801|uc}}, news of Kaiser Reinhard's terminal illness was announced. There both the Kaiser and Mintz discussed the future of the galaxy, including the idea of giving Heinessen autonomy in return for Iserlohn Fortress, or the possibility of implementing a constitution in the Empire. However, Reinhard commented that Julian Mintz would have to discuss the details with Hildegard von Lohengramm, who would be his successor's Imperial regent. Reinhard was eventually diagnosed with a heretofore undiscovered, degenerative disease. Labelled the ' Emperor's Sickness', this malady took Reinhard's life at the age of 25. Even then he was briefly subjected to an attack by the Terraists after Oberstein used a false rumor of Reinhard's recovery to draw out the remaining followers of the Church, which ultimately was stopped but resulted in Oberstein's death. Reinhard von Lohengramm, first Emperor of the New Galactic Empire, died on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}, surrounded by his top admirals, officials, and relatives. Upon his death, Hildegard von Lohengramm assumed rule over the New Galactic Empire as Regent for the infant Alexander Siegfried. ({{logh|109|110}})<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
Reinhard's life was characterized by a strong sense of justice and personal responsibility. By his own efforts, he claimed dominion over the galaxy, uprooting the old order and overthrowing the three major powers that had previously shared the universe for over a century: the Goldenbaum Dynasty, the Free Planets Alliance, and the Dominion of Fezzan. His enduring wish was to see his New Galactic Empire ruled not by blood but by merit, even if it meant the end of his dynasty. Reinhard may have been the perfect autocrat, but the abilities and personalities of his successors were unknown, paralleling the situation after [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum]] had founded the Empire. Given the groundwork he laid, however, and the moderate influences of his wife, supported by Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer, and the concessions to autonomy for the [[Ba'alat Starzone]] and more representative rule in the whole Empire, it was probable the transition to the early years of the post-Reinhard Empire was reasonably smooth.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Reinhard von Lohengramm's desire to take over the universe had originated when his sister Annerose was taken from him and became a concubine at the Imperial court for Kaiser Friedrich IV. The bond between Reinhard, Kircheis, and Annerose was extremely close and served as the stimulus for his meteoric rise to the top, and when it was permanently broken following the Lippstadt War, Reinhard became a changed man. The only outsiders that came the closest to filling the void were Hildegard, his eventual wife, and perhaps Mittermeyer and Reuenthal given their pledge of loyalty and friendship with him, but to a much lesser extent.<br />
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His political views were a mixture of both monarchism and republicanism, as he neither wanted to leave the fate of humanity to the whim of the masses, nor to the prodigal aristocrats who cared about their lineage. Although he opposed elections, neither did he particularly want a hereditary monarchy, and believed that his successor should be the most capable person for the position. In a choice between dictatorship and democracy, however, Reinhard preferred the former. He did have some other firm principles, including his belief in meritocracy and that one should be willing to lead his troops from the front line personally. But ultimately Reinhard's chief concern was the attainment of his ambitions to become the most powerful man in the universe and return to him what had been lost, namely, his sister Annerose.<br />
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Reinhard had respect for Yang Wen-li personally and was willing to debate him on his principles on what could be described as an equal level, a stark difference from his attitude of utter contempt towards the elected Alliance politicians or the ruling nobles in the Goldenbaum empire. He also respected others that were particularly competent or principled, pardoning low level Alliance bureaucrats that refused to turn over sensitive documents and even commenting that had people like them been in charge the Alliance would never have fallen.<br />
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Reinhard also disdained cowardice and treachery, executing the soldiers who murdered president Rebalo to curry favor with him.<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
*In any age, in any society, when people are small, they look up at the stars and stretch out their hands as if to grasp them. Then at last,they learn that their own arms aren't long enough to reach the stars. They call that becoming an adult. But I don't think so. Without fail, those stars will be in this hand!<br />
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*There is great satisfaction in fighting for the sake of gaining power, but it is joyless to fight for the sake of maintaining it. <br />
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*These idiots. What do they think of others? They think they are born with the right to rule. They think they have the right to hurt others. These people are too evil. And this empire is too corrupted.<br />
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*I want victory — but not because the enemy is weak.<br />
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*It's power. What I need is power. If I should want to get my sister back, then I must first, first of all, possess power that would make those idiots bow to my command. If my enemies are to be the aristocracy, then I need a power greater than theirs. If the emperor is to be my enemy, I must be mightier than even him.<br />
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*For those who have come to power, wealth and glory not by their own strength and effort, but simply through inheritance, what right do they have to complain? The very existence of such blood-lineage dynasties is disgusting. Power is the property of one generation. It shouldn't be transferred, it should be seized.<br />
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*The man who succeeds me must have talent equal to, or greater than my own.<br />
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*Genes determine everything? What nonsense. Hereditary physical qualities have no effect on people, that's for individuals. Heredity concerns family background, not personal abilities. Those who blindly believe in such theories generally having nothing in their own lives to be proud of... they are the people I despise the most.<br />
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*Indeed, small acts of opposition cannot solve every problem. Our society needs a complete revolution. Such problems must be corrected, and we must not wait for others to correct them. We must carry out the revolution with our own hands.<br />
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*If the enemy has anyone with even a tenth of my intelligence, even Iserlohn will fall.<br />
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*Our future battles will not only be on the battlefield. Political struggles, court politics. It's not just a war of words, but also a war of blood.<br />
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*It's to be expected that incompetent rulers be overthrown.<br />
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*Fighting 100 battles does not mean winning 100 victories.<br />
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*Already, I have nothing to lose. But even so, I will fight. To keep my promise to you, and... to gain something to quench the thirst in my heart.<br />
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*What criminals need is neither diplomacy nor persuasion. They have neither the ability nor the intention to understand. Only force will enlighten their foolishness.<br />
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*I aim to be the supreme ruler... and to reach that goal, I have a policy of my own. It is to fight my own battles. That's the difference between myself and the noblemen I've fought and defeated. That's also the reason why the soldiers follow me.<br />
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*I cannot lose to anyone. People admire and stay loyal to me because I'm undefeated. I'm not supported because of my bloodline.<br />
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*Something that is supposed to die and does not... will eventually rot away, whether it's a man or a nation.<br />
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*I don't believe that absolute truth is necessary. I only need the power to freely accomplish my dreams. One could say that it's the power not to have to take orders from those one despises.<br />
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*I formally acknowledge that terrorists have abducted his majesty, the Kaiser Erwin Josef. The whereabouts of his majesty, as well as of the lawless criminals who abducted him have both become clear. This band of criminals are former high nobles led by a former Imperial High Commissioner to Fezzan, Jochen von Remscheid, a Count under the old system. These villains, hiding among the rebels who call themselves the Free Planets Alliance, have illegally announced the establishment of a government-in-exile. I hereby declare: having abducted the Kaiser by illegal and cowardly means, the remnants of the high nobility who plan to reverse the flow of history and steal by force the rights that the people have established will receive a suitable repayment for this atrocity. The ambitious men of the Free Planets Alliance who had illicit dealings with them, and who also plot a rebellious war against the peace and harmony of space, will meet the same fate. Their mistaken choice must be met with an appropriate punishment. What criminals need is neither diplomacy nor persuasion, they have neither the ability nor the intention to understand either. Only force will enlighten their foolishness. Hereafter, no matter how great the volume of blood that comes to be shed, bear in mind these foolish criminals and conspirators and know that they are responsible.<br />
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*But even if my sister hates me, I can't turn back. If I retreat now from the road to leadership, who will restore the universe to unity and harmony? Shall I entrust the future of humanity to the high noble prodigals who care only about their own lineage? Or to demagogues who just move armies guided by sophistry and profit?<br />
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*What do they think people are? Assuming it's a matter of course to rule over them. Stealing from people and insulting people... yet they say it's their privilege to be forgiven?! Those people are corrupt! This empire is corrupt!<br />
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*I don't think I can forgive Rudolf and what he did, becoming Kaiser. He set up the people who flattered him as nobles, and the result of that is this disgrace. Haven't you had thoughts like this, Kircheis? The Goldenbaum dynasty, as with the birth of the human race, need not have happened. It's only been 500 years since Rudolf built it. Before that, neither the Empire nor the Goldenbaum family existed, and he was no more than one citizen. Originally, Rudolf was no more than an upstart man of ambition, and who, riding the current of the times, was made into a sacred, inviolable Kaiser.<br />
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*Kircheis, do you think what was possible for Rudolf is impossible for me?<br />
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===Background information===<br />
*The name [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhard Reinhard] is of old Nordic origin and means ''pure and sturdy''. In German, it roughly translates into ''determined''. Both attributes denoting to Reinhard's character as well as his ulterior motives and goals. Lohengramm is quite likely a mistranslation/misspelling of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohengrin Lohengrin], the opera of Richard Wagner about the grail-knight of the same name.<br />
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* Reinhard strongly resembles Napoleon Bonaparte. Both men started off as minor nobility. Both gained power and prominence through military accomplishment. Both became emperors and established an enlightened monarchy and Reinhard's combination of High Admirals and Fleet Admirals mirror's Napoleon's Marshals. One of Napoleon's most notable marshals, Jean Lannes, strongly resembles Siegfried Kircheis in both relationship and deeds.<br />
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*Many of Reinhard's achievements and characteristics mirror those of Alexander the Great. Both men were military geniuses who ascended to power at a very young age. Both men conquered most of their respective known universes. Both men were responsible for sweeping social and political reforms that would impact all of human history to follow, and both men died at a young age shortly after their wars had ended. Reinhard's very close friendship with also Siegfried Kircheis parallels Alexander's relationship with his friend and general, Hephaestion.<br />
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*Reinhard's life is also similar to that of Julius Caesar. Like Caesar, Reinhard's power stemmed not just from the military, but from the common people. Like Caesar, Reinhard was very popular with the lowest-classes of citizenry and feared by the ruling nobility. Like Caesar, Reinhard seized power through ostensibly legitimate means and stripped the ruling elite of their power, money, and influence. The scene of fleets loyal to Reinhard descending over Odin — of warships appearing over sacrosanct skies — also mirrors that of the 13th Legion crossing the Rubicon into Rome.<br />
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*Reinhard also bears many similarities to Rome's first Emperor, Augustus. Like Augustus, Reinhard enacted many reforms that completely changed the social, political, legal and educational landscape of the Empire, and like Augustus, Reinhard focused on crafting a system of Empire that could survive in spite of, or despite, whomever might become Emperor after his death.<br />
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*Some aspects of his career resemble Yamagata Aritomo. Aritomo grew up as the lowest form of nobility (samurai), joined the military, gained high military and nobility ranks through merit and eventually became the de facto dictator of Japan through it. His power base also mainly consisted of military people.<br />
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*Reinhard is also somewhat similar to the French royalist leader [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cathelineau Jacques Cathelineau], in terms of both physical appearance and traits. <br />
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*Though its exact symptoms were never explicitly stated, the disease that ended Reinhard's life bore the name "Emperor's Sickness," a term that has been used commonly to refer to Hemophilia and Porphyria, as illnesses infamous for afflicting regal heads-of-state.<br />
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*Reinhard's voice actor, [[Horikawa Ryō]], is also notable for his other big anime role: Vegeta, in the mega-hit anime Dragonball Z, its sequel Dragonball GT, and the many affiliated OVAs and movies.<br />
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| occupation = Space Fleet Chief Commander<br />
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'''Wolfgang Mittermeyer''' (Japanese: '''ウォルフガング・ミッターマイヤー''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}} who served as the Supreme Space Fleet Commander under [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] and was a skilled tactician, becoming one of the two "Twin Pillars" of Reinhard's [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]]. For his lightning-fast tactics in combat, Mittermeyer was known by the nickname of "Gale Wolf." He was the closest friend of Fleet Admiral [[Oskar von Reuenthal]], another brilliant commander and the second member of the Twin Pillars, with whom he served as one of the two best commanders in Reinhard's [[New Galactic Empire]]. With the deaths of [[Siegfried Kircheis]], Reuenthal, and [[Paul von Oberstein]], Mittermeyer was the last of Reinhard von Lohengramm's early supporters against the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and [[Nobility|high nobles]] left alive.<br />
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==Early life and service==<br />
[[File:Mittermeyer.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Rear Admiral Mittermeyer, Imperial Fleet ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
Wolfgang Mittermeyer was born to a family of middle class professionals, and he decided to join [[Odin Imperial Officer Academy|military school]] in order to move up in the Galactic Empire's rigid social structure. In {{d|785|uc}} while still in military school, Mittermeyer became acquainted with [[Evangelin Mittermeyer|Evangelin]], an orphaned distant relative from his mother's side who had moved in with his family. Over the years, he ended up falling in love with her and would propose to her in {{d|792|uc}}, which she accepted.<br />
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As a young {{rank|imperial|sublieutenant|lc}} in {{d|789|uc}}, he first met fellow officer [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] at a bar, when the two of them got into a fight with some [[Imperial Military Police]]men who had been picking on an enlisted rating. After that bar fight Mittermeyer had become a close friend of Reuenthal, and the two of them kept in touch throughout their military career. Reuenthal would later attend his best friend's wedding in {{d|792|uc}}. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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Around May {{d|794|uc}} Mittermeyer was a {{rank|imperial|captain|lc}} and was working a desk job at the [[Ministry of War (Odin)|Ministry of War]] on [[Odin]]. He and Reuenthal were working there together and shortly after the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]] the two of them saw [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] and [[Siegfried Kircheis]] for the first time. The former had just been promoted to the rank of {{rank|imperial|rear admiral|lc}} and had turned eighteen years old recently. The two of them speculated about Reinhard's abilities, with Reuenthal telling him that the blond admiral was a "baby tiger mistaken for a house cat" and that the enemy was under no obligation to lose just because his [[Annerose|sister]] was a favorite of the Kaiser. By December {{d|794|uc}} Mittermeyer and Reuenthal had both been promoted to {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}} and had fought as squadron commanders in the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]], where during an [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] offensive their calm and coordinated leadership was credited for preventing a total rout of the disorganised Imperial fleet. ({{logh|030}}; {{hbshbl|06|12}})<br />
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Mittermeyer became one of the youngest admirals in Imperial history, attaining the rank in his twenties—all the more impressive for a man of common birth. A man with a strong sense of morality, Mittermeyer became a target for assassination when he had the temerity to follow military regulations and execute a soldier who had murdered a civilian woman in order to rob her. The executed soldier had been of noble birth, which enraged Mittermeyer's superiors and very clearly made him a marked man. In order to save his friend's life from the high nobles, Oskar von Reuenthal then approached [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], hoping the nineteen year old admiral would be able to help Mittermeyer. Reinhard, Kircheis, and Reuenthal confronted the high nobles and freed Mittermeyer from prison. Thus both of the young admirals pledged to follow Reinhard thereafter. ({{logh|087}})<br />
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==Late Goldenbaum Dynasty==<br />
By {{d|795|uc}}, around the time of the [[Battle of Astarte]], Mittermeyer and Reuenthal were both serving under the command of Reinhard von Lohengramm. When Reinhard was assigned to lead an incursion into Alliance territory with a fleet of 20,000 ships, both Mittermeyer and his other staff officers were replaced with others that he had not worked with before (as part of a scheme by the nobles to get Reinhard killed), so his subordinates spent the Battle of Astarte back at Iserlohn. Mittermeyer, Reuenthal, and Reinhard's chief of staff [[Ernest Mecklinger]] spent some of their time speculating about Reinhard's temporary fleet commanders and were glad to learn that despite the odds against him, their young blond admiral succeeded. Following the victory at Astarte, Mittermeyer joined the newly promoted Fleet Admiral von Lohengramm's admiralty, becoming a {{rank|imperial|vice admiral|lc}}. Although Mittermeyer and the other vice admirals had to sit out during the [[Castrop Rebellion]], they did spend those early days in {{d|796|uc}} assisting their young commander in other ways, so Mittermeyer ended up helping Reuenthal and Kircheis protect the blond admiral's sister [[Annerose]] from a [[Susanna von Beenemünde|vengeful rival]]. ({{mciss}}; {{logh|005|011}})<br />
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However, their chance to shine came during attempted Alliance [[invasion of the Imperial Territory]]. After the authorities of [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzan]] leaked information to the Empire about an impending massive invasion, Reinhard was appointed by Kaiser Friedrich IV to repel them. As part of the plan they removed food supplies from the border regions and waited for the Alliance offensive to overstretch its supply lines while burdening them with a starving civilian population. When the Alliance Fleet's supply corps was not capable of keeping up with the demand and their front line units reached the point of exhaustion, Mittermeyer was one of the commanders who led the counterattack. Mittermeyer led his forces in [[Battle of Alviss|attacking]] the [[9th Fleet]] of Vice Admiral [[Al-Salem]] in the [[Alviss Starzone]]. Taken by surprise because of Mittermeyer's lightning-fast speed, Al-Salem was unable to mount an effective defense and was wounded early on in the battle when his flagship was damaged. His fleet sustained at least 50% losses at the hands of Mittermeyer's forces. Subsequently, he took part in mopping up the Alliance remnants at the subsequent [[Battle of Amritsar]] along with the rest of the Imperial admirals. ({{logh|014|015}})<br />
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By the time of the victory over the Alliance, Mittermeyer and Reuenthal had essentially established themselves as the leading members of the Lohengramm admiralty and were both promoted to full {{rank|Imperial|admiral|lc}}. However, the Kaiser suddenly died not long after the victory, plunging the Empire into a succession crisis as he had left no designated heir. Reinhard took advantage of the opportunity and Mittermeyer, along with Reuenthal, began formulating a plan for when the [[Imperial Civil War]] against Reinhard's rivals, the [[nobility]], would inevitably begin. Reinhard conspired with acting prime minister [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] to crown the child [[Erwin Josef II]] as the next emperor; because he was easy to control. The high nobles correctly saw this as an attack on their influence over the Imperial state and began preparing for war, creating the [[Lippstadt League]]. When the nobles tried to make a move, Reinhard was prepared and used it as an excuse to carry out a coup against them on [[Odin]]. Mittermeyer awaited them at the main spaceport, where he and his troops managed to arrest some of the nobles trying to flee the Imperial capital. ({{logh|015|017|018}})<br />
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With the outbreak of the civil war in early {{d|797|uc}}, newly-appointed Supreme Commander Reinhard's admirals would again distinguish themselves in combat. Mittermeyer managed to defeat his former instructor at the officer school, Admiral [[Staaden]], during the [[Battle of Altena]]. Using a minefield, Mittermeyer tricked Staaden into dividing his forces and later defeated them one at a time. After that, he cooperated with his friend Reuenthal to take [[Rentenburg Fortress]], which was defended by the commander of the armored grenadier corps, [[Ovlesser]]. Eventually the "Gale Wolf" and "Odd Eyes" confronted Ovlesser in person, tricking him and managing to capture the brute by outsmarting him. Thus Rentenburg Fortress fell thanks to their efforts. The also took part in the final engagement outside of the nobles's stronghold of [[Geiersburg Fortress]], routing Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]]'s fleet and defeating his Lippstadt League. ({{logh|020|022|023}})<br />
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==Ragnarök==<br />
With the fall of the high nobles in late {{d|797|uc}}, the Goldenbaum Dynasty was essentially reduced to a puppet of Reinhard von Lohengramm, who was appointed Imperial Prime Minister. Internal reforms began that swept away the foundation of the ''ancien régime'', introducing freedoms and laws that were unheard of in the domain of the Goldenbaums, so although the dynasty was technically still reigning its political influence had disappeared. While Reinhard had been lamenting the death of Kircheis on Geiersburg, shortly after the defeat of the nobles, Mittermeyer and Reuenthal rushed back to Odin on recommendation of [[Paul von Oberstein]], where they carried out a coup against acting premier Klaus von Lichtenlade—ostensibly for planning to murder Reinhard. Mittermeyer seized the [[Imperial Seal]], taking control of the government, while Reuenthal arrested Lichtenlade. Thus Reinhard had become the dictator of the Empire, while Mittermeyer and Reuenthal, as his top admirals gained more influence, along with promotions to the rank of {{rank|imperial|high admiral|lc}}. This was briefly interrupted in the spring of {{d|798|uc}} with the deployment of a mobilized Geiersburg Fortress, equipped with warp engines, to the Iserlohn Corridor—a move that both Mittermeyer and his close friend opposed—but ultimately that operation failed to destroy or capture Alliance-held Iserlohn. Mittermeyer and Reuenthal took part in a skirmish with an Alliance fleet that had been pursuing retreating Imperial survivors, annihilating it. ({{logh|026|027|028|031|035}})<br />
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During the summer of {{d|798|uc}}, unbeknownst to Mittermeyer, Reinhard had gotten involved in a Fezzani scheme to kidnap the child emperor Erwin Josef and take him to the Alliance, where some high nobles would form a [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|government-in-exile]], thus giving him the ''casus belli'' to invade the Alliance. With the kidnapping successful and establishment of an exiled government, Mittermeyer and Reuenthal placed their fleets on high alert and later took part in the discussions for the invasion plan, [[Operation Ragnarök]], which would entail invading through the Fezzan Corridor. As part of the plan, Mittermeyer would command the southern force that would enter the Fezzan Corridor and occupy the planet itself, using it as a bridgehead to attack the Alliance, while Reuenthal would command the northern force which would besiege Iserlohn to trick the Alliance government. In December of that year, Mittermeyer made history when his forces landed on [[Fezzan]] and took control of the planet, catching the administration of [[Adrian Rubinsky]] off guard. ({{logh|036|037|038|041|042|044}})<br />
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With the fall of Fezzan, the Alliance government panicked as now the Imperial Fleet could enter Alliance space virtually unopposed, as they did not have enough units left after the [[Alliance Civil War]] to challenge the Empire's forces. Mittermeyer led the offensive into Alliance territory in January {{d|799|Uc}} and the following month their combined forces managed to defeat a smaller fleet scrambled together by the Alliance government under [[Alexandre Bewcock]]. But after several months the Imperials were unable to completely secure the border regions because of a guerilla campaign waged by Admiral [[Yang Wen-li]]. Thus Reinhard decided on a plan to spread out the Imperial forces while leaving himself vulnerable, forcing Yang to come out and engage him in an open battle. At that point the other Imperial fleets would turn around and return to Reinhard, surrounding and destroying the [[Yang Fleet]]. ({{logh|045|048|049|050}})<br />
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However, Yang was too skilled of a tactician and so the Imperial fleets were unable to return in time. However, Reinhard's aide [[Hildegarde von Mariendorf]] had met with Mittermeyer and told the young admiral of the situation. She believed that Reinhard would not be able to win, but urged Mittermeyer to go to [[Heinessen]] and force the Alliance government to surrender and get Yang to stop his attack. Although the blond high admiral had his reservations about the plan, he decided to go along as there was no other option. Together with Reuenthal, Mittermeyer and Mariendorf arrived at defenseless Heinessen and persuaded the administration of [[Job Trunicht]] to capitulate. Trunicht did so, ordering Yang to stop attacking and ask for a ceasefire. Yang followed orders, and thus Mittermeyer, along with Reuenthal and Mariendorf, were able to prevent their young lord from being killed in battle. ({{logh|051|052|053}})<br />
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==Neue Reich==<br />
After Reinhard's coronation as Kaiser, Mittermeyer was promoted to the rank of Fleet Admiral and appointed as the Chief Commander of the Space Fleet.<br />
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Upon von Reuenthal's rebellion Mittermeyer made a desperate appeal to Reinhard to give his friend the chance to explain himself, offering to relinquish all ranks and offices if Reinhard would remove [[Paul von Oberstein]] and [[Heydrich Lang]] at least temporarily from office as a sign of good faith. When this proved unsuccessful, he resolved to remove them personally but was prevented at the last minute from murdering Lang by the invervention of [[Ulrich Kesler]].<br />
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After leading a rapid blitz into the former [[Free Planets Alliance]] against his close friend Oskar von Reuenthal and ending [[Reuenthal's Revolt]], Mittermeyer continued to faithfully serve the Kaiser. He was in command of the Imperial forces for the vast majority of the [[Battle of Shiva]], the final battle of the series, after the Kaiser collapsed during the opening stages. Upon the Kaiser's death, he was the only survivor from the initial pact between himself, [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], [[Siegfried Kircheis]], and Oskar von Reuenthal that resulted from the other three saving him from prison. Being the last remaining original Fleet Admiral, he was likely the second most powerful person in existence, after the Kaiserin, and would have played a pivotal role in the Empire's future. His adopted son [[Felix Mittermeyer]] was hinted to be the next great ambitious figure for the Empire.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Known to be a kind, family man, Wolfgang Mittermeyer and his wife, Evangelin Mittermeyer, were unable to conceive any children so far. Eventually they would adopt the son of Oskar von Reuenthal, following his death.<br />
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===Name Variations===<br />
*'''Wolfgang Mittermeier''' (Novels)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
"Do not think that Wolfgang Mittermeyer is double-tongued!"<br />
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===Background information===<br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang Wolfgang] is a common German given name and roughly means ''striding with a wolf''. [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittermayr Mittermeyer] is a common Bavarian surname.<br />
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| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Reuenthal''' ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
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| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}}<br />
| flagship = ''[[Tristan]]''<br />''[[Morholt]]'' (former)<br />
| occupation = Chief of High Command Office<br />Governor-General of [[Neue Land]]<br />
| status = Deceased (combat injuries)<br />
| born = 26 October {{d|767|uc}}<br />
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'''Oskar von Reuenthal''' (Japanese: '''オスカー・フォン・ロイエンタール''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}} who served as the Chief of High Command Office, Governor-General of the [[Free Planets Alliance|former Alliance]] [[Neue Land|territory]], and was one of the "Twin Pillars" of Kaiser [[Reinhard von Lohengram|Reinhard]]'s [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]]. Nicknamed the "Bewitching Eyes" for his heterochromatic eyes, Reuenthal was a brilliant commander and was considered to be second only to Reinhard in terms of strategic ability. He was the closest friend of fellow Fleet Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]], the Space Fleet Commander and the other one of the Twin Pillars of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty. The two of them were some of Reinhard von Lohengramm's earliest supporters against the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and [[Nobility|high nobles]] ruling the first Empire. However, after complex scheming by various interests behind the scenes, Reuenthal decided to [[Reuenthal Rebellion|rise in rebellion]] against his Kaiser, only to fall in battle.<br />
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Fleet Admiral Reuenthal had been regarded as one of the five best tacticians of that era, and also proved himself to be a capable administrator as the Governor-General of the occupied Alliance territories.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Early life and service===<br />
[[File:Young Reuenthal flashback.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Reuenthal as a child]]<br />
Oskar von Reuenthal was born in {{d|767|uc}}, to a couple of [[Nobility#Low Nobles|lower nobility]], similarly to Reinhard von Müsel. His father had chosen to get married at age forty after stabilising his finances, to the third daughter of Count Marbach. The Marbach family by then had been in a poor financial state, so she married him in order to obtain his wealth. However, rumours that she was having an affair with a younger man persisted, and when their child Oskar was born, he had one brown and one blue eye, even though both husband and wife had blue eyes. His mother then tried to gouge out one of his eyes with a knife, as it was evidence of her affair, but was stopped by a servant who entered the room at that moment. She ended up committing suicide while Reuenthal's father drowned himself with alcohol, becoming distant and not caring about his son. Ever since that incident in his infancy, Reuenthal remained bitter towards women. He would only reveal this story to his friend Mittermeyer. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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At some point, Reuenthal joined the [[Imperial Armed Forces|Imperial Fleet]] and became an officer, ending up meeting [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] at a bar when they were both {{rank|imperial|sub-lieutenant|lc}}s, in {{d|789|uc}}. They both helped some lower ranking ratings who were being picked on by the [[Imperial Military Police]], fighting alongside each other in a bar fight with the MPs, and had been close friends ever since. Reuenthal later attended his best friend's wedding with [[Evangelin Mittermeyer|Evangelin]] in {{d|792|uc}}. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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By May {{d|794|uc}}, shortly after the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]], Oskar von Reuenthal was a {{rank|imperial|captain|lc}} in the Imperial Fleet (along with Mittermeyer), and the two of them had seen [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] (then von Müsel) and [[Siegfried Kircheis]] for the first time, in the [[Ministry of War]] on [[Odin]]. Reinhard, who was eighteen at the time and just promoted to {{rank|imperial|rear admiral|lc}}, was said by Reuenthal to have been "a baby tiger mistaken for a house cat," in response to a comparison made by Mittermeyer. He believed that Reinhard was so successful due to his own abilities, as the enemy was under no obligation to lose just because Reinhard's sister was favoured by Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]]. By December {{d|794|uc}}, Reuenthal had been promoted to the rank of {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}} and fought in the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]] as a squadron commander, where his and Mittermeyer's calm and capable leadership was credited with preventing a total rout of the Imperial fleet. ({{logh|030}}, {{hbshbl|06|12}})<br />
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On 2 May {{d|795|uc}}, then-Rear Admiral Reuenthal swore allegiance to {{rank|imperial|Admiral}} Reinhard von Müsel in exchange for his help in freeing Mittermeyer from prison, when the latter was detained after having executed an aristocratic subordinate for a crime (which was taken as a slight since he was a commoner). After that, Reinhard and Kircheis went to the prison along with Reuenthal, freeing Mittermeyer from the [[Nobility|high nobles]] who had him extra-judicially arrested. Despite his subsequent loyalty to Reinhard, Reuenthal sometimes harboured thoughts of seizing even more power for himself, thoughts that eventually which led to his downfall. Somewhat of a womaniser, he despises the idea of settling down or having any children because his mother attempted to kill him when he was an infant because of his heterochromatic eyes. ({{logh|026|028|075|087|093}})<br />
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===Late Goldenbaum era===<br />
[[File:Reuenthal.jpg|thumb|210px|Rear Admiral Reuenthal, Imperial Fleet ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
By the winter of {{d|795|uc}}, Reuenthal and Mittermeyer were rear admirals serving at [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. Although they were Reinhard von Lohengramm's fleet commanders and staff officers, they were ordered by the Naval Command to remain behind during the operation to invade the [[Astarte Starzone]] of the Free Planets Alliance, which {{rank|imperial|high admiral}} Lohengramm was ordered to carry out, and were temporarily replaced with other officers with whom Reinhard had not worked with. It was part of a set up by the high nobles, led by Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]], to have Reinhard killed or fall from grace. Reuenthal thus stayed at Iserlohn Fortress for the duration of what would become the [[Battle of Astarte]], in January {{d|796|uc}}. However, much to Reuenthal's approval and the chagrin of the nobles, the blond admiral managed to pull off a victory against three numerically superior Alliance fleets regardless. ({{onw}})<br />
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With Reinhard's success in the operation and his resulting promotion to {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral|lc}}, he established his own admiralty, and in it were several young, up and coming {{rank|imperial|vice admiral|lc}}s, with Reuenthal being among them. They mostly consisted of those who had a lower nobility or commoner background. During those early days Reuenthal, Mittermeyer, and the rest of them assisted their commander however they could, most notably by helping Kircheis free Reinhard's sister [[Annerose]] from the hands of a [[Sussanna von Beenemünde|certain vengeful noblewoman]]. However, they collectively did not get to make major accomplishments until the Alliance captured Iserlohn Fortress later that same year and began an attempted invasion of the Empire. When the Alliance's large expeditionary force occupied several Imperial regions and its supply lines were stretched to the limit, Imperial raids caused a shortage of supplies among the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]]'s front line units. Thus, the overextended and under-supplied Alliance invasion force at the height of its fatigued was overwhelmed by the Imperial Navy. The [[Reuenthal Fleet]] confronted Admiral [[Alexandre Bewcock]]'s [[5th Fleet]] during the Imperial counteroffensive. Although Bucock was prepared to withdraw to Iserlohn beforehand due to their untenable situation in the Imperial territory, he nonetheless sustained 30% losses from Vice Admiral Reuenthal's pursuit. ({{logh|005|011|015}})<br />
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[[File:Reuenthal toasting.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Reuenthal toasting his commander's triumph at Astarte ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
With the successful defence of the Empire, Reuenthal received a promotion to full admiral around the late fall of {{d|796|uc}}. However, shortly after the Alliance invasion was repulsed, Emperor Friedrich IV died of a heart attack. The lack of a clear heir-apparent soon began a power struggle in the Imperial aristocracy. Reinhard was willing to work with the late Kaiser's Minister of State, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], to place the young [[Erwin Josef II]] on the throne, as he did not have influential parents like the other candidates and thus would be easy to control. The situation quickly deteriorated as the Empire was split into two camps, one defending the traditional order of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]], led by the highborn aristocrats, while the other sought power for itself, led by Reinhard and Klaus von Lichtenlade. This began an important chapter in Reuenthal's personal life. During the night of the Lohengramm–Lichtenlade "mini coup" against the high nobles on Odin, Reuenthal, incidentally, protected acting Imperial prime minister Lichtenlade's mansion. It was not the last time that Reuenthal would have dealings with the Lichtenlade clan. ({{logh|016|018}})<br />
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===Lippstadt War and aftermath===<br />
As the [[Imperial Civil War]] began between the nobles' faction, the [[Lippstadt League]], and the Imperial government of Emperor Erwin Josef II, Reinhard was appointed Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet, while Reuenthal and Mittermeyer served as his top fleet commanders after Kircheis, the Vice Commander-in-Chief. Reuenthal–promoted to full admiral, along with Mittermeyer–fought in a number of engagements during the Lippstadt campaign, including the fight for [[Rentenburg Fortress]], the [[Battle of Schann-tau|battle]] for the [[Schann-tau Starzone]] against Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]], and the final [[Assault on Geiersburg Fortress|siege]] of the Lippstadt headquarters, [[Geiersburg Fortress]]. Due to the incompetence and arrogance of the high nobles, they were ultimately defeated despite having a much larger fleet and resources. When Kircheis was assassinated in the aftermath of the last battle, and Reinhard was distraught, Reuenthal suggested they needed to do something to fix their young ruler's demoralized state. Reuenthal later stated that he somewhat regretted saying that, but it seemed right at the time. ({{logh|020|022|023|035}})<br />
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It became apparent that Lichtenlade harboured plans to move against them, and so a force led by Mittermeyer and Reuenthal returned to [[Odin]] from Geiersburg around that time to carry out a coup against the acting Imperial head of government. While Mittermeyer secured the [[Imperial Seal]] at the [[Prime Minister's official residence]], Reuenthal ended up being the one to directly arrest Lichtenlade in his mansion, and as a result the man ended up being forced to commit suicide after being accused of plotting to overthrow Fleet Admiral von Lohengramm. The fact that Reuenthal was the one who detained Lichtenlade and carried out the punishment of his family on Reinhard's behalf would have consequences for him later. Meanwhile, as a result of this action, Reinhard became the new Prime Minister while simultaneously being the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet, making him the de facto dictator of the Empire, as the reigning Kaiser was only seven years old. With the beginning of reforms under Prime Minister Duke von Lohengramm, it was also seen as the end of the Goldenbaum Dynasty (although it had not yet been formally deposed, as the seven-year old Erwin Josef II continued to reign in name) and the feudalistic social structure that it enforced. ({{logh|026|027}})<br />
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===Operation Ragnarök===<br />
[[File:Ragnarokplan(DVD-CA).jpg|thumb|200px|Reuenthal was present at the planning meeting after the Kaiser's kidnapping ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the establishment of Reinhard von Lohengramm's uncontested rule, Oskar von Reuenthal began to question his allegiance to his lord. In a conversation shortly after the coup, Reinhard mentioned in a conversation about the fate of the Lichtenlade family that if Reuenthal felt that he could overthrow him too, he was welcome to try. In the early months of {{d|798|uc}}, when the force under Admiral [[Karl Gustav Kempff]] failed to use the mobilised Geiersburg Fortress to take over or destroy the Alliance-held Iserlohn, Reuenthal harboured the opinion that Reinhard viewed his top admirals as pawns that could be discarded when needed. His friend Mittermeyer disagreed and warned him to be careful of what he said, believing that if the faithfully functioned as Reinhard's arms and legs then they would get their due reward. Following the kidnapping of Emperor Erwin Josef by [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzani]]-supported Lippstadt veterans in the summer of 798, Reuenthal expressed distaste at the idea proposed by Reinhard to use the [[Fezzan Corridor]] to attack the Alliance, where the young Kaiser's kidnappers found refuge and established a [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|"legitimate" Goldenbaum government-in-exile]]. Reuenthal did not trust the scheming Fezzani enough to use their formerly demilitarised space to attack the Alliance, although Reinhard ultimately decided that it was the main plan and that the risks were nonetheless preferable to "piling up corpses" in the Iserlohn Corridor, especially after Kempff's failure earlier that spring. ({{logh|026|035|037|041}})<br />
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When the Operation began Reuenthal initially commanded the forces that were sent to besiege Iserlohn and divert attention from the main thrust of the Imperial invasion. Reuenthal put up a battle against the defenders of Iserlohn for sometime, mainly limiting his efforts to "nuisance raids" after an initial offensive resulted in the Alliance [[Rosen Ritter]] infantry regiment getting aboard [[Tristan|Reuenthal's flagship]]. The Imperial high admiral fought in hand-to-hand combat against the Alliance commander [[Walter von Schönkopf]] until the two were interrupted by arriving troops. Meanwhile, a larger force under High Admiral Mittermeyer entered the Fezzan Corridor and occupied the planet itself. The fall of Fezzan came as a shock to the Alliance government, and the Empire successful made its way into Alliance space from the Corridor. At that point, Reuenthal allowed [[Yang Wen-li]]'s [[Yang Fleet|Iserlohn Garrison Fleet]] to evacuate Iserlohn, becoming known for [[Ninth Battle of Iserlohn|capturing]] the fortress. ({{logh|043|044|046}})<br />
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Following that, Reuenthal arrived in Alliance space to meet up with the main Imperial force, leaving [[Cornelius Lutz]] behind as Iserlohn commander. Failing to track down Yang's remaining force and eliminate it, the Imperial command decided to lure them out into an open battle an annihilate them. As part of this strategy, the Reuenthal Fleet and most of the others were deployed to occupy other sectors, leaving Reinhard alone for Yang to be lured out. However, the [[Battle of Vermilion]] did not proceed exactly as planed, and Reuenthal was convinced by Mittermeyer and Reinhard's aide, [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], to go straight to [[Heinessen]] and force the Alliance government to surrender and order Yang to stand down. Reuenthal initially noted what an opportunity it was, but decided to go along with Mittermeyer's plan, easing the tension around this proposal among all involved regarding the subject of Reuenthal's loyalty. That was why Mariendorf had gone to Mittermeyer rather than Reuenthal. The Alliance government quickly surrendered after some threats (Heinessen was undefended), which Reuenthal noted that they were "unexpectedly spineless." Yang was ordered to stand down, an order he obeyed. ({{logh|050|051|052|053}})<br />
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Shortly after that, Reuenthal was present with the other admirals at Reinhard's coronation as Kaiser. ({{logh|055}})<br />
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===Reinhard's reign===<br />
After Reinhard's coronation, Reuenthal was appointed as Chief of the High Command Office with the rank of Fleet Admiral, and would continue to hold this office during the next six months until shortly after the [[Second Alliance–Imperial War]], when he served as Reinhard's chief of staff aboard the ''[[Brünhild]]''. He ended up entering into a relationship with [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]], niece of the former Prime Minister [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], who initially tried to murder him for the death of Lichtenlade and the downfall of her family. Reuenthal then secretly harboured her in his house, only telling Mittermeyer. Although she at one point told him he should rebel against Kaiser Reinhard, Reuenthal told her he would because he was not capable enough. The woman eventually becomes pregnant with Reuenthal's child. When he humiliated [[Internal Security Department|secret police]] chief [[Heydrich Lang]] at a high-level meeting, Lang decided to get revenge by accusing Reuenthal of treason and looking for evidence of it. In the end he made a deal with the Fezzani leader who was in hiding since the Imperial invasion of [[Fezzan]], [[Adrian Rubinsky]], and was able to bring a treason case against Reuenthal to the Imperial justice minister [[Bruckdorf]]. This caused a disruption in the Fleet and many officers believed that it was an attack on Reuenthal by [[Paul von Oberstein]]. This result in a short investigation, and in the end, Kaiser Reinhard decided that Reuenthal was innocent due to his long allegiance to him, and appointed him to the post of Governor-General of the [[Neue Land|former Alliance worlds]], which after the [[Battle of the Corridor]] left Reuenthal in effective control of half the Imperial Fleet and civil administration over a large portion of the [[New Galactic Empire]]. ({{logh|058|064|067|071|075|076}})<br />
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===Insurrection===<br />
[[File:Reuenthal musing.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Reuenthal ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Late in {{d|800|uc}} a regicide attempt on Reinhard was made on the planet [[Uruvasi]] while he was en route to make a state visit to Heinessen. Rumours had been spread by Heydrich Lang that the visit was arranged by Reuenthal in order to make Reinhard vulnerable to capture, as the beginning of a rebellion. While this was not the case, the continuing adversarial relationship between Reuenthal and Oberstein made the former unwilling to approach Reinhard to explain how the attack had been made by soldiers supposed to be under his command. Rather than compromising his pride, Reuenthal decided that if he was going to be blamed for the treasonous attack then he would be a traitor in truth and broke from the Imperial Government, claiming that Oberstein and Lang were usurping power from Reinhard. Thus, his friend Mittermeyer was ordered by the Kaiser to lead a fleet in restoring order to the Neue Land, against Reuenthal. Although he was emotionally torn over this issue, Mittermeyer follows orders, attempting to reason with his friend to stop what he is doing. Reuenthal, however, proposes Mittermeyer to join his cause, and for the two to rule as Senior Emperor and Junior Emperor, dividing the Empire in two; with Mittermeyer naturally rejecting it as simply bloodthirsty dreams. Meanwhile, on Heinessen, Reuenthal secured the cooperation of admirals [[Alfred Grillparzer]] and [[Bruno von Knappstein]] in the coming revolt. Although Reuenthal also sent [[Murai]] to the republicans at Iserlohn Fortress offering them the Alliance territory in exchange for them not letting the Empire use the Corridor to launch a two-front attack against him, they refused. ({{logh|092|093|094|095}})<br />
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In a clash of fleets, Reuenthal's forces were unable to attain victory over the combined Imperial fleet, and he ultimately ordered a retreat to Heinessen after a week of battle. Bruno von Knappstein was killed in combat and his fleet was destroyed, while the one under [[Alfred Grillparzer]] betrayed Reuenthal prior to a second engagement with Mittermeyer's forces, damaging Reuenthal's flagship ''[[Tristan]]'', leading to him being impaled by a shard of metal. He declined surgery in order to remain in command and was able to maintain an organised withdrawal of many of his units in the face of Mittermeyer's swift advance. Other portions of his fleet surrendered or were destroyed covering his retreat. When he returned to the administrative centre of the Neue Land, only about 10% of his fleet remained intact. ({{logh|096|097}})<br />
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Returning to Heinessen with the awareness that his injuries were fatal, Reuenthal placed his affairs in order, handing the administration of his civil duties to subordinates who had not followed him in his uprising and taking the time to execute [[Job Trunicht]]. He was unexpectedly visited by Kohlrausch who he instructed to give their son to his friend Mittermeyer before offering her the chance to kill him rather than simply to watch him die, although she departed rather than taking either option. Although he tried to live long enough for Mittermeyer to arrive for a final farewell, Oskar von Reuenthal passed away on 16 December while dictating a letter. ({{logh|098}})<br />
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Around the same time the battle was taking place, an investigation by [[Ernest Mecklinger]] reveals that Grillparzer—who had earlier investigated the Uruvasi incident—concealed evidence of [[Terraism|Terraist cult]] involvement in the regicide attempt on Reinhard, and ordered Grillparzer's arrest. Heydrich Lang also confessed to his dealings with Adrian Rubinsky to [[Ulrich Kesler]]'s Military Police, and his part to incite this whole affair with Reuenthal in order to weaken the Kaiser's power. Lang, and quite likely Grillparzer as well, were executed for treason. ({{logh|097|098}})<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
[[File:Reuenthal in storm.jpg|thumb|200px|Reuenthal on the night of his pledging of loyalty to Reinhard ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
Reuenthal was born with heterochromia, a condition that left his left eye blue, and right eye brown. Both of Reuenthal's parents shared blue eyes, so this was observed as proof of his mother's adultery: because of this Reuenthal's mother attempted to murder him when he was still just an infant. Caught in the act, his mother then took her own life. His father blamed Reuenthal for the loss of his wife and took to drinking and treating Reuenthal with heavy disdain. This trauma led Reuenthal to avoid the idea of settling down, or having any children.<br />
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Despite his loyalty to Reinhard, Reuenthal sometimes harbours thoughts of seizing even more power for himself, thoughts which eventually lead to his downfall.<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Oskar von Reuental''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"Regardless of the colour of eyes or skin the colour of blood is the same for everyone,isn't it?"<br />
#"I don't think 'screaming in pain in place of his superior' is among an adjutant's duties."<br />
#"....For humans, there is an appropriate life, as well as an appropriate death."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full-Reuenthal Full-Reuenthal] is a municipality in Switzerland. ''Reuen'' also means "regret" in German, which could be a possible allusion to Reuenthal's own tragic life.<br />
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====Tristan connection====<br />
The name of Reuenthal's flagship, the [[Tristan]], is a reference to the character of the same name from the tale of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde Tristan and Isolde]. It is interesting to note that the stories of Tristan and Reuenthal, although not exactly alike, have numerous similarities that would seem to suggest an intentional connection between the two:<br />
*Both characters fall in love with a resentful woman whose loved one(s) they have been responsible for killing — in Tristan's case, he has killed Isolde's fiancé; whilst in Reuenthal's case he was responsible for the arrest and likely killing of [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch|Elfriede]]'s great-uncle, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], and his family. <br />
*Both characters betray their benefactor — in Tristan's case, King Marke; and in Reuenthal's case, Kaiser [[Reinhard von Lohengramm|Reinhard]].<br />
*Both characters are forced to fight a dear and loyal friend — in Tristan's case, Melot; and in Reuenthal's case, [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]].<br />
*Both characters are mortally wounded in said fight.<br />
*Both characters are returned to their 'castle' by a subordinate after being wounded.<br />
*Both characters are visited by the woman they love just before they die.<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====Stage====<br />
[[File:Reuenthal_on_stage.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Played by [[Higashiyama Yoshihisa]]]]<br />
Reuenthal is played by [[Higashiyama Yoshihisa]] in the 2011 [[Legend of Galactic Heroes on stage|stage adaptation]] of LOGH.<br />
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| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Reuenthal''' ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}}<br />
| flagship = ''[[Tristan]]''<br />''[[Morholt]]'' (former)<br />
| occupation = Chief of High Command Office<br />Governor-General of [[Neue Land]]<br />
| status = Deceased (combat injuries)<br />
| born = 26 October {{d|767|uc}}<br />
| died = 16 December {{d|800|uc}}<br />
| children = [[Felix Mittermeyer]] (biological)<br />
| relatives = [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]] (child's mother)<br />
| actor = [[Wakamoto Norio]]<br />
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'''Oskar von Reuenthal''' (Japanese: '''オスカー・フォン・ロイエンタール''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}} who served as the Chief of High Command Office, Governor-General of the [[Free Planets Alliance|former Alliance]] [[Neue Land|territory]], and was one of the "Twin Pillars" of Kaiser [[Reinhard von Lohengram|Reinhard]]'s [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]]. Nicknamed the "Bewitching Eyes" for his heterochromatic eyes, Reuenthal was a brilliant commander and was considered to be second only to Reinhard in terms of strategic ability. He was the best friend of fellow Fleet Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]], the Space Fleet Commander and the other one of the Twin Pillars of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty. The two of them were some of Reinhard von Lohengramm's earliest supporters against the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and [[Nobility|high nobles]] ruling the first Empire. However, after complex scheming by various interests behind the scenes, Reuenthal decided to [[Reuenthal Rebellion|rise in rebellion]] against his Kaiser, only to fall in battle.<br />
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Fleet Admiral Reuenthal had been regarded as one of the five best tacticians of that era, and also proved himself to be a capable administrator as the Governor-General of the occupied Alliance territories.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Early life and service===<br />
[[File:Young Reuenthal flashback.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Reuenthal as a child]]<br />
Oskar von Reuenthal was born in {{d|767|uc}}, to a couple of [[Nobility#Low Nobles|lower nobility]], similarly to Reinhard von Müsel. His father had chosen to get married at age forty after stabilising his finances, to the third daughter of Count Marbach. The Marbach family by then had been in a poor financial state, so she married him in order to obtain his wealth. However, rumours that she was having an affair with a younger man persisted, and when their child Oskar was born, he had one brown and one blue eye, even though both husband and wife had blue eyes. His mother then tried to gouge out one of his eyes with a knife, as it was evidence of her affair, but was stopped by a servant who entered the room at that moment. She ended up committing suicide while Reuenthal's father drowned himself with alcohol, becoming distant and not caring about his son. Ever since that incident in his infancy, Reuenthal remained bitter towards women. He would only reveal this story to his friend Mittermeyer. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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At some point, Reuenthal joined the [[Imperial Armed Forces|Imperial Fleet]] and became an officer, ending up meeting [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] at a bar when they were both {{rank|imperial|sub-lieutenant|lc}}s, in {{d|789|uc}}. They both helped some lower ranking ratings who were being picked on by the [[Imperial Military Police]], fighting alongside each other in a bar fight with the MPs, and had been close friends ever since. Reuenthal later attended his best friend's wedding with [[Evangelin Mittermeyer|Evangelin]] in {{d|792|uc}}. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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By May {{d|794|uc}}, shortly after the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]], Oskar von Reuenthal was a {{rank|imperial|captain|lc}} in the Imperial Fleet (along with Mittermeyer), and the two of them had seen [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] (then von Müsel) and [[Siegfried Kircheis]] for the first time, in the [[Ministry of War]] on [[Odin]]. Reinhard, who was eighteen at the time and just promoted to {{rank|imperial|rear admiral|lc}}, was said by Reuenthal to have been "a baby tiger mistaken for a house cat," in response to a comparison made by Mittermeyer. He believed that Reinhard was so successful due to his own abilities, as the enemy was under no obligation to lose just because Reinhard's sister was favoured by Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]]. By December {{d|794|uc}}, Reuenthal had been promoted to the rank of {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}} and fought in the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]] as a squadron commander, where his and Mittermeyer's calm and capable leadership was credited with preventing a total rout of the Imperial fleet. ({{logh|030}}, {{hbshbl|06|12}})<br />
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On 2 May {{d|795|uc}}, then-Rear Admiral Reuenthal swore allegiance to {{rank|imperial|Admiral}} Reinhard von Müsel in exchange for his help in freeing Mittermeyer from prison, when the latter was detained after having executed an aristocratic subordinate for a crime (which was taken as a slight since he was a commoner). After that, Reinhard and Kircheis went to the prison along with Reuenthal, freeing Mittermeyer from the [[Nobility|high nobles]] who had him extra-judicially arrested. Despite his subsequent loyalty to Reinhard, Reuenthal sometimes harboured thoughts of seizing even more power for himself, thoughts that eventually which led to his downfall. Somewhat of a womaniser, he despises the idea of settling down or having any children because his mother attempted to kill him when he was an infant because of his heterochromatic eyes. ({{logh|026|028|075|087|093}})<br />
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===Late Goldenbaum era===<br />
[[File:Reuenthal.jpg|thumb|210px|Rear Admiral Reuenthal, Imperial Fleet ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
By the winter of {{d|795|uc}}, Reuenthal and Mittermeyer were rear admirals serving at [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. Although they were Reinhard von Lohengramm's fleet commanders and staff officers, they were ordered by the Naval Command to remain behind during the operation to invade the [[Astarte Starzone]] of the Free Planets Alliance, which {{rank|imperial|high admiral}} Lohengramm was ordered to carry out, and were temporarily replaced with other officers with whom Reinhard had not worked with. It was part of a set up by the high nobles, led by Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]], to have Reinhard killed or fall from grace. Reuenthal thus stayed at Iserlohn Fortress for the duration of what would become the [[Battle of Astarte]], in January {{d|796|uc}}. However, much to Reuenthal's approval and the chagrin of the nobles, the blond admiral managed to pull off a victory against three numerically superior Alliance fleets regardless. ({{onw}})<br />
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With Reinhard's success in the operation and his resulting promotion to {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral|lc}}, he established his own admiralty, and in it were several young, up and coming {{rank|imperial|vice admiral|lc}}s, with Reuenthal being among them. They mostly consisted of those who had a lower nobility or commoner background. During those early days Reuenthal, Mittermeyer, and the rest of them assisted their commander however they could, most notably by helping Kircheis free Reinhard's sister [[Annerose]] from the hands of a [[Sussanna von Beenemünde|certain vengeful noblewoman]]. However, they collectively did not get to make major accomplishments until the Alliance captured Iserlohn Fortress later that same year and began an attempted invasion of the Empire. When the Alliance's large expeditionary force occupied several Imperial regions and its supply lines were stretched to the limit, Imperial raids caused a shortage of supplies among the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]]'s front line units. Thus, the overextended and under-supplied Alliance invasion force at the height of its fatigued was overwhelmed by the Imperial Navy. The [[Reuenthal Fleet]] confronted Admiral [[Alexandre Bewcock]]'s [[5th Fleet]] during the Imperial counteroffensive. Although Bucock was prepared to withdraw to Iserlohn beforehand due to their untenable situation in the Imperial territory, he nonetheless sustained 30% losses from Vice Admiral Reuenthal's pursuit. ({{logh|005|011|015}})<br />
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[[File:Reuenthal toasting.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Reuenthal toasting his commander's triumph at Astarte ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
With the successful defence of the Empire, Reuenthal received a promotion to full admiral around the late fall of {{d|796|uc}}. However, shortly after the Alliance invasion was repulsed, Emperor Friedrich IV died of a heart attack. The lack of a clear heir-apparent soon began a power struggle in the Imperial aristocracy. Reinhard was willing to work with the late Kaiser's Minister of State, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], to place the young [[Erwin Josef II]] on the throne, as he did not have influential parents like the other candidates and thus would be easy to control. The situation quickly deteriorated as the Empire was split into two camps, one defending the traditional order of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]], led by the highborn aristocrats, while the other sought power for itself, led by Reinhard and Klaus von Lichtenlade. This began an important chapter in Reuenthal's personal life. During the night of the Lohengramm–Lichtenlade "mini coup" against the high nobles on Odin, Reuenthal, incidentally, protected acting Imperial prime minister Lichtenlade's mansion. It was not the last time that Reuenthal would have dealings with the Lichtenlade clan. ({{logh|016|018}})<br />
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===Lippstadt War and aftermath===<br />
As the [[Imperial Civil War]] began between the nobles' faction, the [[Lippstadt League]], and the Imperial government of Emperor Erwin Josef II, Reinhard was appointed Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet, while Reuenthal and Mittermeyer served as his top fleet commanders after Kircheis, the Vice Commander-in-Chief. Reuenthal–promoted to full admiral, along with Mittermeyer–fought in a number of engagements during the Lippstadt campaign, including the fight for [[Rentenburg Fortress]], the [[Battle of Schann-tau|battle]] for the [[Schann-tau Starzone]] against Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]], and the final [[Assault on Geiersburg Fortress|siege]] of the Lippstadt headquarters, [[Geiersburg Fortress]]. Due to the incompetence and arrogance of the high nobles, they were ultimately defeated despite having a much larger fleet and resources. When Kircheis was assassinated in the aftermath of the last battle, and Reinhard was distraught, Reuenthal suggested they needed to do something to fix their young ruler's demoralized state. Reuenthal later stated that he somewhat regretted saying that, but it seemed right at the time. ({{logh|020|022|023|035}})<br />
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It became apparent that Lichtenlade harboured plans to move against them, and so a force led by Mittermeyer and Reuenthal returned to [[Odin]] from Geiersburg around that time to carry out a coup against the acting Imperial head of government. While Mittermeyer secured the [[Imperial Seal]] at the [[Prime Minister's official residence]], Reuenthal ended up being the one to directly arrest Lichtenlade in his mansion, and as a result the man ended up being forced to commit suicide after being accused of plotting to overthrow Fleet Admiral von Lohengramm. The fact that Reuenthal was the one who detained Lichtenlade and carried out the punishment of his family on Reinhard's behalf would have consequences for him later. Meanwhile, as a result of this action, Reinhard became the new Prime Minister while simultaneously being the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet, making him the de facto dictator of the Empire, as the reigning Kaiser was only seven years old. With the beginning of reforms under Prime Minister Duke von Lohengramm, it was also seen as the end of the Goldenbaum Dynasty (although it had not yet been formally deposed, as the seven-year old Erwin Josef II continued to reign in name) and the feudalistic social structure that it enforced. ({{logh|026|027}})<br />
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===Operation Ragnarök===<br />
[[File:Ragnarokplan(DVD-CA).jpg|thumb|200px|Reuenthal was present at the planning meeting after the Kaiser's kidnapping ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the establishment of Reinhard von Lohengramm's uncontested rule, Oskar von Reuenthal began to question his allegiance to his lord. In a conversation shortly after the coup, Reinhard mentioned in a conversation about the fate of the Lichtenlade family that if Reuenthal felt that he could overthrow him too, he was welcome to try. In the early months of {{d|798|uc}}, when the force under Admiral [[Karl Gustav Kempff]] failed to use the mobilised Geiersburg Fortress to take over or destroy the Alliance-held Iserlohn, Reuenthal harboured the opinion that Reinhard viewed his top admirals as pawns that could be discarded when needed. His friend Mittermeyer disagreed and warned him to be careful of what he said, believing that if the faithfully functioned as Reinhard's arms and legs then they would get their due reward. Following the kidnapping of Emperor Erwin Josef by [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzani]]-supported Lippstadt veterans in the summer of 798, Reuenthal expressed distaste at the idea proposed by Reinhard to use the [[Fezzan Corridor]] to attack the Alliance, where the young Kaiser's kidnappers found refuge and established a [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|"legitimate" Goldenbaum government-in-exile]]. Reuenthal did not trust the scheming Fezzani enough to use their formerly demilitarised space to attack the Alliance, although Reinhard ultimately decided that it was the main plan and that the risks were nonetheless preferable to "piling up corpses" in the Iserlohn Corridor, especially after Kempff's failure earlier that spring. ({{logh|026|035|037|041}})<br />
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When the Operation began Reuenthal initially commanded the forces that were sent to besiege Iserlohn and divert attention from the main thrust of the Imperial invasion. Reuenthal put up a battle against the defenders of Iserlohn for sometime, mainly limiting his efforts to "nuisance raids" after an initial offensive resulted in the Alliance [[Rosen Ritter]] infantry regiment getting aboard [[Tristan|Reuenthal's flagship]]. The Imperial high admiral fought in hand-to-hand combat against the Alliance commander [[Walter von Schönkopf]] until the two were interrupted by arriving troops. Meanwhile, a larger force under High Admiral Mittermeyer entered the Fezzan Corridor and occupied the planet itself. The fall of Fezzan came as a shock to the Alliance government, and the Empire successful made its way into Alliance space from the Corridor. At that point, Reuenthal allowed [[Yang Wen-li]]'s [[Yang Fleet|Iserlohn Garrison Fleet]] to evacuate Iserlohn, becoming known for [[Ninth Battle of Iserlohn|capturing]] the fortress. ({{logh|043|044|046}})<br />
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Following that, Reuenthal arrived in Alliance space to meet up with the main Imperial force, leaving [[Cornelius Lutz]] behind as Iserlohn commander. Failing to track down Yang's remaining force and eliminate it, the Imperial command decided to lure them out into an open battle an annihilate them. As part of this strategy, the Reuenthal Fleet and most of the others were deployed to occupy other sectors, leaving Reinhard alone for Yang to be lured out. However, the [[Battle of Vermilion]] did not proceed exactly as planed, and Reuenthal was convinced by Mittermeyer and Reinhard's aide, [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], to go straight to [[Heinessen]] and force the Alliance government to surrender and order Yang to stand down. Reuenthal initially noted what an opportunity it was, but decided to go along with Mittermeyer's plan, easing the tension around this proposal among all involved regarding the subject of Reuenthal's loyalty. That was why Mariendorf had gone to Mittermeyer rather than Reuenthal. The Alliance government quickly surrendered after some threats (Heinessen was undefended), which Reuenthal noted that they were "unexpectedly spineless." Yang was ordered to stand down, an order he obeyed. ({{logh|050|051|052|053}})<br />
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Shortly after that, Reuenthal was present with the other admirals at Reinhard's coronation as Kaiser. ({{logh|055}})<br />
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===Reinhard's reign===<br />
After Reinhard's coronation, Reuenthal was appointed as Chief of the High Command Office with the rank of Fleet Admiral, and would continue to hold this office during the next six months until shortly after the [[Second Alliance–Imperial War]], when he served as Reinhard's chief of staff aboard the ''[[Brünhild]]''. He ended up entering into a relationship with [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]], niece of the former Prime Minister [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], who initially tried to murder him for the death of Lichtenlade and the downfall of her family. Reuenthal then secretly harboured her in his house, only telling Mittermeyer. Although she at one point told him he should rebel against Kaiser Reinhard, Reuenthal told her he would because he was not capable enough. The woman eventually becomes pregnant with Reuenthal's child. When he humiliated [[Internal Security Department|secret police]] chief [[Heydrich Lang]] at a high-level meeting, Lang decided to get revenge by accusing Reuenthal of treason and looking for evidence of it. In the end he made a deal with the Fezzani leader who was in hiding since the Imperial invasion of [[Fezzan]], [[Adrian Rubinsky]], and was able to bring a treason case against Reuenthal to the Imperial justice minister [[Bruckdorf]]. This caused a disruption in the Fleet and many officers believed that it was an attack on Reuenthal by [[Paul von Oberstein]]. This result in a short investigation, and in the end, Kaiser Reinhard decided that Reuenthal was innocent due to his long allegiance to him, and appointed him to the post of Governor-General of the [[Neue Land|former Alliance worlds]], which after the [[Battle of the Corridor]] left Reuenthal in effective control of half the Imperial Fleet and civil administration over a large portion of the [[New Galactic Empire]]. ({{logh|058|064|067|071|075|076}})<br />
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===Insurrection===<br />
[[File:Reuenthal musing.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Reuenthal ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Late in {{d|800|uc}} a regicide attempt on Reinhard was made on the planet [[Uruvasi]] while he was en route to make a state visit to Heinessen. Rumours had been spread by Heydrich Lang that the visit was arranged by Reuenthal in order to make Reinhard vulnerable to capture, as the beginning of a rebellion. While this was not the case, the continuing adversarial relationship between Reuenthal and Oberstein made the former unwilling to approach Reinhard to explain how the attack had been made by soldiers supposed to be under his command. Rather than compromising his pride, Reuenthal decided that if he was going to be blamed for the treasonous attack then he would be a traitor in truth and broke from the Imperial Government, claiming that Oberstein and Lang were usurping power from Reinhard. Thus, his friend Mittermeyer was ordered by the Kaiser to lead a fleet in restoring order to the Neue Land, against Reuenthal. Although he was emotionally torn over this issue, Mittermeyer follows orders, attempting to reason with his friend to stop what he is doing. Reuenthal, however, proposes Mittermeyer to join his cause, and for the two to rule as Senior Emperor and Junior Emperor, dividing the Empire in two; with Mittermeyer naturally rejecting it as simply bloodthirsty dreams. Meanwhile, on Heinessen, Reuenthal secured the cooperation of admirals [[Alfred Grillparzer]] and [[Bruno von Knappstein]] in the coming revolt. Although Reuenthal also sent [[Murai]] to the republicans at Iserlohn Fortress offering them the Alliance territory in exchange for them not letting the Empire use the Corridor to launch a two-front attack against him, they refused. ({{logh|092|093|094|095}})<br />
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In a clash of fleets, Reuenthal's forces were unable to attain victory over the combined Imperial fleet, and he ultimately ordered a retreat to Heinessen after a week of battle. Bruno von Knappstein was killed in combat and his fleet was destroyed, while the one under [[Alfred Grillparzer]] betrayed Reuenthal prior to a second engagement with Mittermeyer's forces, damaging Reuenthal's flagship ''[[Tristan]]'', leading to him being impaled by a shard of metal. He declined surgery in order to remain in command and was able to maintain an organised withdrawal of many of his units in the face of Mittermeyer's swift advance. Other portions of his fleet surrendered or were destroyed covering his retreat. When he returned to the administrative centre of the Neue Land, only about 10% of his fleet remained intact. ({{logh|096|097}})<br />
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Returning to Heinessen with the awareness that his injuries were fatal, Reuenthal placed his affairs in order, handing the administration of his civil duties to subordinates who had not followed him in his uprising and taking the time to execute [[Job Trunicht]]. He was unexpectedly visited by Kohlrausch who he instructed to give their son to his friend Mittermeyer before offering her the chance to kill him rather than simply to watch him die, although she departed rather than taking either option. Although he tried to live long enough for Mittermeyer to arrive for a final farewell, Oskar von Reuenthal passed away on 16 December while dictating a letter. ({{logh|098}})<br />
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Around the same time the battle was taking place, an investigation by [[Ernest Mecklinger]] reveals that Grillparzer—who had earlier investigated the Uruvasi incident—concealed evidence of [[Terraism|Terraist cult]] involvement in the regicide attempt on Reinhard, and ordered Grillparzer's arrest. Heydrich Lang also confessed to his dealings with Adrian Rubinsky to [[Ulrich Kesler]]'s Military Police, and his part to incite this whole affair with Reuenthal in order to weaken the Kaiser's power. Lang, and quite likely Grillparzer as well, were executed for treason. ({{logh|097|098}})<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
[[File:Reuenthal in storm.jpg|thumb|200px|Reuenthal on the night of his pledging of loyalty to Reinhard ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
Reuenthal was born with heterochromia, a condition that left his left eye blue, and right eye brown. Both of Reuenthal's parents shared blue eyes, so this was observed as proof of his mother's adultery: because of this Reuenthal's mother attempted to murder him when he was still just an infant. Caught in the act, his mother then took her own life. His father blamed Reuenthal for the loss of his wife and took to drinking and treating Reuenthal with heavy disdain. This trauma led Reuenthal to avoid the idea of settling down, or having any children.<br />
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Despite his loyalty to Reinhard, Reuenthal sometimes harbours thoughts of seizing even more power for himself, thoughts which eventually lead to his downfall.<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
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*{{mciss}} (first appearance)<br />
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**{{e|098}} (death)<br />
**{{e|109}} (dream)<br />
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**{{e|12|hbshbl}} (final appearance)<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Oskar von Reuental''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"Regardless of the colour of eyes or skin the colour of blood is the same for everyone,isn't it?"<br />
#"I don't think 'screaming in pain in place of his superior' is among an adjutant's duties."<br />
#"....For humans, there is an appropriate life, as well as an appropriate death."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full-Reuenthal Full-Reuenthal] is a municipality in Switzerland. ''Reuen'' also means "regret" in German, which could be a possible allusion to Reuenthal's own tragic life.<br />
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====Tristan connection====<br />
The name of Reuenthal's flagship, the [[Tristan]], is a reference to the character of the same name from the tale of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde Tristan and Isolde]. It is interesting to note that the stories of Tristan and Reuenthal, although not exactly alike, have numerous similarities that would seem to suggest an intentional connection between the two:<br />
*Both characters fall in love with a resentful woman whose loved one(s) they have been responsible for killing — in Tristan's case, he has killed Isolde's fiancé; whilst in Reuenthal's case he was responsible for the arrest and likely killing of [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch|Elfriede]]'s great-uncle, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], and his family. <br />
*Both characters betray their benefactor — in Tristan's case, King Marke; and in Reuenthal's case, Kaiser [[Reinhard von Lohengramm|Reinhard]].<br />
*Both characters are forced to fight a dear and loyal friend — in Tristan's case, Melot; and in Reuenthal's case, [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]].<br />
*Both characters are mortally wounded in said fight.<br />
*Both characters are returned to their 'castle' by a subordinate after being wounded.<br />
*Both characters are visited by the woman they love just before they die.<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====Stage====<br />
[[File:Reuenthal_on_stage.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Played by [[Higashiyama Yoshihisa]]]]<br />
Reuenthal is played by [[Higashiyama Yoshihisa]] in the 2011 [[Legend of Galactic Heroes on stage|stage adaptation]] of LOGH.<br />
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| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Mittermeyer''' ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Fleet_admiral|Fleet admiral]]<br />
| flagship = ''[[Beowulf]]''<br />''[[Grendel]]'' (former)<br />
| occupation = Space Fleet Chief Commander<br />
| status = Alive ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| born = 30 August {{d|768|uc}}<br />
| spouse = [[Evangelin Mittermeyer]]<br />
| children = [[Felix Mittermeyer]] (adopted)<br />
| actor = [[Mori Katsuji]]<br />
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'''Wolfgang Mittermeyer''' (Japanese: '''ウォルフガング・ミッターマイヤー''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}} who served as the Supreme Space Fleet Commander under [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] and was a skilled tactician, becoming one of the two "Twin Pillars" of Reinhard's [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]]. For his lightning-fast tactics in combat, Mittermeyer was known by the nickname of "Gale Wolf." He was the best friend of Fleet Admiral [[Oskar von Reuenthal]], another brilliant commander and the second member of the Twin Pillars, with whom he served as one of the two best commanders in Reinhard's [[New Galactic Empire]]. With the deaths of [[Siegfried Kircheis]], Reuenthal, and [[Paul von Oberstein]], Mittermeyer was the last of Reinhard von Lohengramm's early supporters against the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and [[Nobility|high nobles]] left alive.<br />
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==Early life and service==<br />
[[File:Mittermeyer.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Rear Admiral Mittermeyer, Imperial Fleet ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
Wolfgang Mittermeyer was born to a family of middle class professionals, and he decided to join [[Odin Imperial Officer Academy|military school]] in order to move up in the Galactic Empire's rigid social structure. In {{d|785|uc}} while still in military school, Mittermeyer became acquainted with [[Evangelin Mittermeyer|Evangelin]], an orphaned distant relative from his mother's side who had moved in with his family. Over the years, he ended up falling in love with her and would propose to her in {{d|792|uc}}, which she accepted.<br />
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As a young {{rank|imperial|sublieutenant|lc}} in {{d|789|uc}}, he first met fellow officer [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] at a bar, when the two of them got into a fight with some [[Imperial Military Police]]men who had been picking on an enlisted rating. After that bar fight Mittermeyer had become a close friend of Reuenthal, and the two of them kept in touch throughout their military career. Reuenthal would later attend his best friend's wedding in {{d|792|uc}}. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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Around May {{d|794|uc}} Mittermeyer was a {{rank|imperial|captain|lc}} and was working a desk job at the [[Ministry of War (Odin)|Ministry of War]] on [[Odin]]. He and Reuenthal were working there together and shortly after the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]] the two of them saw [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] and [[Siegfried Kircheis]] for the first time. The former had just been promoted to the rank of {{rank|imperial|rear admiral|lc}} and had turned eighteen years old recently. The two of them speculated about Reinhard's abilities, with Reuenthal telling him that the blond admiral was a "baby tiger mistaken for a house cat" and that the enemy was under no obligation to lose just because his [[Annerose|sister]] was a favorite of the Kaiser. By December {{d|794|uc}} Mittermeyer and Reuenthal had both been promoted to {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}} and had fought as squadron commanders in the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]], where during an [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] offensive their calm and coordinated leadership was credited for preventing a total rout of the disorganised Imperial fleet. ({{logh|030}}; {{hbshbl|06|12}})<br />
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Mittermeyer became one of the youngest admirals in Imperial history, attaining the rank in his twenties—all the more impressive for a man of common birth. A man with a strong sense of morality, Mittermeyer became a target for assassination when he had the temerity to follow military regulations and execute a soldier who had murdered a civilian woman in order to rob her. The executed soldier had been of noble birth, which enraged Mittermeyer's superiors and very clearly made him a marked man. In order to save his friend's life from the high nobles, Oskar von Reuenthal then approached [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], hoping the nineteen year old admiral would be able to help Mittermeyer. Reinhard, Kircheis, and Reuenthal confronted the high nobles and freed Mittermeyer from prison. Thus both of the young admirals pledged to follow Reinhard thereafter. ({{logh|087}})<br />
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==Late Goldenbaum Dynasty==<br />
By {{d|795|uc}}, around the time of the [[Battle of Astarte]], Mittermeyer and Reuenthal were both serving under the command of Reinhard von Lohengramm. When Reinhard was assigned to lead an incursion into Alliance territory with a fleet of 20,000 ships, both Mittermeyer and his other staff officers were replaced with others that he had not worked with before (as part of a scheme by the nobles to get Reinhard killed), so his subordinates spent the Battle of Astarte back at Iserlohn. Mittermeyer, Reuenthal, and Reinhard's chief of staff [[Ernest Mecklinger]] spent some of their time speculating about Reinhard's temporary fleet commanders and were glad to learn that despite the odds against him, their young blond admiral succeeded. Following the victory at Astarte, Mittermeyer joined the newly promoted Fleet Admiral von Lohengramm's admiralty, becoming a {{rank|imperial|vice admiral|lc}}. Although Mittermeyer and the other vice admirals had to sit out during the [[Castrop Rebellion]], they did spend those early days in {{d|796|uc}} assisting their young commander in other ways, so Mittermeyer ended up helping Reuenthal and Kircheis protect the blond admiral's sister [[Annerose]] from a [[Susanna von Beenemünde|vengeful rival]]. ({{mciss}}; {{logh|005|011}})<br />
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However, their chance to shine came during attempted Alliance [[invasion of the Imperial Territory]]. After the authorities of [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzan]] leaked information to the Empire about an impending massive invasion, Reinhard was appointed by Kaiser Friedrich IV to repel them. As part of the plan they removed food supplies from the border regions and waited for the Alliance offensive to overstretch its supply lines while burdening them with a starving civilian population. When the Alliance Fleet's supply corps was not capable of keeping up with the demand and their front line units reached the point of exhaustion, Mittermeyer was one of the commanders who led the counterattack. Mittermeyer led his forces in [[Battle of Alviss|attacking]] the [[9th Fleet]] of Vice Admiral [[Al-Salem]] in the [[Alviss Starzone]]. Taken by surprise because of Mittermeyer's lightning-fast speed, Al-Salem was unable to mount an effective defense and was wounded early on in the battle when his flagship was damaged. His fleet sustained at least 50% losses at the hands of Mittermeyer's forces. Subsequently, he took part in mopping up the Alliance remnants at the subsequent [[Battle of Amritsar]] along with the rest of the Imperial admirals. ({{logh|014|015}})<br />
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By the time of the victory over the Alliance, Mittermeyer and Reuenthal had essentially established themselves as the leading members of the Lohengramm admiralty and were both promoted to full {{rank|Imperial|admiral|lc}}. However, the Kaiser suddenly died not long after the victory, plunging the Empire into a succession crisis as he had left no designated heir. Reinhard took advantage of the opportunity and Mittermeyer, along with Reuenthal, began formulating a plan for when the [[Imperial Civil War]] against Reinhard's rivals, the [[nobility]], would inevitably begin. Reinhard conspired with acting prime minister [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] to crown the child [[Erwin Josef II]] as the next emperor; because he was easy to control. The high nobles correctly saw this as an attack on their influence over the Imperial state and began preparing for war, creating the [[Lippstadt League]]. When the nobles tried to make a move, Reinhard was prepared and used it as an excuse to carry out a coup against them on [[Odin]]. Mittermeyer awaited them at the main spaceport, where he and his troops managed to arrest some of the nobles trying to flee the Imperial capital. ({{logh|015|017|018}})<br />
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With the outbreak of the civil war in early {{d|797|uc}}, newly-appointed Supreme Commander Reinhard's admirals would again distinguish themselves in combat. Mittermeyer managed to defeat his former instructor at the officer school, Admiral [[Staaden]], during the [[Battle of Altena]]. Using a minefield, Mittermeyer tricked Staaden into dividing his forces and later defeated them one at a time. After that, he cooperated with his friend Reuenthal to take [[Rentenburg Fortress]], which was defended by the commander of the armored grenadier corps, [[Ovlesser]]. Eventually the "Gale Wolf" and "Odd Eyes" confronted Ovlesser in person, tricking him and managing to capture the brute by outsmarting him. Thus Rentenburg Fortress fell thanks to their efforts. The also took part in the final engagement outside of the nobles's stronghold of [[Geiersburg Fortress]], routing Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]]'s fleet and defeating his Lippstadt League. ({{logh|020|022|023}})<br />
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==Ragnarök==<br />
With the fall of the high nobles in late {{d|797|uc}}, the Goldenbaum Dynasty was essentially reduced to a puppet of Reinhard von Lohengramm, who was appointed Imperial Prime Minister. Internal reforms began that swept away the foundation of the ''ancien régime'', introducing freedoms and laws that were unheard of in the domain of the Goldenbaums, so although the dynasty was technically still reigning its political influence had disappeared. While Reinhard had been lamenting the death of Kircheis on Geiersburg, shortly after the defeat of the nobles, Mittermeyer and Reuenthal rushed back to Odin on recommendation of [[Paul von Oberstein]], where they carried out a coup against acting premier Klaus von Lichtenlade—ostensibly for planning to murder Reinhard. Mittermeyer seized the [[Imperial Seal]], taking control of the government, while Reuenthal arrested Lichtenlade. Thus Reinhard had become the dictator of the Empire, while Mittermeyer and Reuenthal, as his top admirals gained more influence, along with promotions to the rank of {{rank|imperial|high admiral|lc}}. This was briefly interrupted in the spring of {{d|798|uc}} with the deployment of a mobilized Geiersburg Fortress, equipped with warp engines, to the Iserlohn Corridor—a move that both Mittermeyer and his close friend opposed—but ultimately that operation failed to destroy or capture Alliance-held Iserlohn. Mittermeyer and Reuenthal took part in a skirmish with an Alliance fleet that had been pursuing retreating Imperial survivors, annihilating it. ({{logh|026|027|028|031|035}})<br />
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During the summer of {{d|798|uc}}, unbeknownst to Mittermeyer, Reinhard had gotten involved in a Fezzani scheme to kidnap the child emperor Erwin Josef and take him to the Alliance, where some high nobles would form a [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|government-in-exile]], thus giving him the ''casus belli'' to invade the Alliance. With the kidnapping successful and establishment of an exiled government, Mittermeyer and Reuenthal placed their fleets on high alert and later took part in the discussions for the invasion plan, [[Operation Ragnarök]], which would entail invading through the Fezzan Corridor. As part of the plan, Mittermeyer would command the southern force that would enter the Fezzan Corridor and occupy the planet itself, using it as a bridgehead to attack the Alliance, while Reuenthal would command the northern force which would besiege Iserlohn to trick the Alliance government. In December of that year, Mittermeyer made history when his forces landed on [[Fezzan]] and took control of the planet, catching the administration of [[Adrian Rubinsky]] off guard. ({{logh|036|037|038|041|042|044}})<br />
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With the fall of Fezzan, the Alliance government panicked as now the Imperial Fleet could enter Alliance space virtually unopposed, as they did not have enough units left after the [[Alliance Civil War]] to challenge the Empire's forces. Mittermeyer led the offensive into Alliance territory in January {{d|799|Uc}} and the following month their combined forces managed to defeat a smaller fleet scrambled together by the Alliance government under [[Alexandre Bewcock]]. But after several months the Imperials were unable to completely secure the border regions because of a guerilla campaign waged by Admiral [[Yang Wen-li]]. Thus Reinhard decided on a plan to spread out the Imperial forces while leaving himself vulnerable, forcing Yang to come out and engage him in an open battle. At that point the other Imperial fleets would turn around and return to Reinhard, surrounding and destroying the [[Yang Fleet]]. ({{logh|045|048|049|050}})<br />
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However, Yang was too skilled of a tactician and so the Imperial fleets were unable to return in time. However, Reinhard's aide [[Hildegarde von Mariendorf]] had met with Mittermeyer and told the young admiral of the situation. She believed that Reinhard would not be able to win, but urged Mittermeyer to go to [[Heinessen]] and force the Alliance government to surrender and get Yang to stop his attack. Although the blond high admiral had his reservations about the plan, he decided to go along as there was no other option. Together with Reuenthal, Mittermeyer and Mariendorf arrived at defenseless Heinessen and persuaded the administration of [[Job Trunicht]] to capitulate. Trunicht did so, ordering Yang to stop attacking and ask for a ceasefire. Yang followed orders, and thus Mittermeyer, along with Reuenthal and Mariendorf, were able to prevent their young lord from being killed in battle. ({{logh|051|052|053}})<br />
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==Neue Reich==<br />
After Reinhard's coronation as Kaiser, Mittermeyer was promoted to the rank of Fleet Admiral and appointed as the Chief Commander of the Space Fleet.<br />
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Upon von Reuenthal's rebellion Mittermeyer made a desperate appeal to Reinhard to give his friend the chance to explain himself, offering to relinquish all ranks and offices if Reinhard would remove [[Paul von Oberstein]] and [[Heydrich Lang]] at least temporarily from office as a sign of good faith. When this proved unsuccessful, he resolved to remove them personally but was prevented at the last minute from murdering Lang by the invervention of [[Ulrich Kesler]].<br />
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After leading a rapid blitz into the former [[Free Planets Alliance]] against his close friend Oskar von Reuenthal and ending [[Reuenthal's Revolt]], Mittermeyer continued to faithfully serve the Kaiser. He was in command of the Imperial forces for the vast majority of the [[Battle of Shiva]], the final battle of the series, after the Kaiser collapsed during the opening stages. Upon the Kaiser's death, he was the only survivor from the initial pact between himself, [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], [[Siegfried Kircheis]], and Oskar von Reuenthal that resulted from the other three saving him from prison. Being the last remaining original Fleet Admiral, he was likely the second most powerful person in existence, after the Kaiserin, and would have played a pivotal role in the Empire's future. His adopted son [[Felix Mittermeyer]] was hinted to be the next great ambitious figure for the Empire.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Known to be a kind, family man, Wolfgang Mittermeyer and his wife, Evangelin Mittermeyer, were unable to conceive any children so far. Eventually they would adopt the son of Oskar von Reuenthal, following his death.<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{mciss}} (first appearance)<br />
*{{logh}}<br />
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===Name Variations===<br />
*'''Wolfgang Mittermeier''' (Novels)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
"Do not think that Wolfgang Mittermeyer is double-tongued!"<br />
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===Background information===<br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang Wolfgang] is a common German given name and roughly means ''striding with a wolf''. [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittermayr Mittermeyer] is a common Bavarian surname.<br />
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[[Category:Characters from Overture to a New War|Mittermeyer wolfgang]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Wolfgang_MittermeyerWolfgang Mittermeyer2022-01-11T20:03:58Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Mittermeyer''' ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Fleet_admiral|Fleet admiral]]<br />
| flagship = ''[[Beowulf]]''<br />''[[Grendel]]'' (former)<br />
| occupation = Space Fleet Chief Commander<br />
| status = Alive ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| born = 30 August {{d|768|uc}}<br />
| spouse = [[Evangelin Mittermeyer]]<br />
| children = [[Felix Mittermeyer]] (adopted)<br />
| actor = [[Mori Katsuji]]<br />
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'''Wolfgang Mittermeyer''' (Japanese: '''ウォルフガング・ミッターマイヤー''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}} who served as the Supreme Space Fleet Commander under [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] and was a skilled tactician, becoming one of the two "Twin Pillars" of Reinhard's [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]]. For his lightning-fast tactics in combat, Mittermeyer was known by the nickname of "Gale Wolf." He was a close friend of Fleet Admiral [[Oskar von Reuenthal]], another brilliant commander and the second member of the Twin Pillars, with whom he served as one of the two best commanders in Reinhard's [[New Galactic Empire]]. With the deaths of [[Siegfried Kircheis]], Reuenthal, and [[Paul von Oberstein]], Mittermeyer was the last of Reinhard von Lohengramm's early supporters against the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and [[Nobility|high nobles]] left alive.<br />
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==Early life and service==<br />
[[File:Mittermeyer.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Rear Admiral Mittermeyer, Imperial Fleet ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
Wolfgang Mittermeyer was born to a family of middle class professionals, and he decided to join [[Odin Imperial Officer Academy|military school]] in order to move up in the Galactic Empire's rigid social structure. In {{d|785|uc}} while still in military school, Mittermeyer became acquainted with [[Evangelin Mittermeyer|Evangelin]], an orphaned distant relative from his mother's side who had moved in with his family. Over the years, he ended up falling in love with her and would propose to her in {{d|792|uc}}, which she accepted.<br />
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As a young {{rank|imperial|sublieutenant|lc}} in {{d|789|uc}}, he first met fellow officer [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] at a bar, when the two of them got into a fight with some [[Imperial Military Police]]men who had been picking on an enlisted rating. After that bar fight Mittermeyer had become a close friend of Reuenthal, and the two of them kept in touch throughout their military career. Reuenthal would later attend his best friend's wedding in {{d|792|uc}}. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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Around May {{d|794|uc}} Mittermeyer was a {{rank|imperial|captain|lc}} and was working a desk job at the [[Ministry of War (Odin)|Ministry of War]] on [[Odin]]. He and Reuenthal were working there together and shortly after the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]] the two of them saw [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] and [[Siegfried Kircheis]] for the first time. The former had just been promoted to the rank of {{rank|imperial|rear admiral|lc}} and had turned eighteen years old recently. The two of them speculated about Reinhard's abilities, with Reuenthal telling him that the blond admiral was a "baby tiger mistaken for a house cat" and that the enemy was under no obligation to lose just because his [[Annerose|sister]] was a favorite of the Kaiser. By December {{d|794|uc}} Mittermeyer and Reuenthal had both been promoted to {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}} and had fought as squadron commanders in the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]], where during an [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] offensive their calm and coordinated leadership was credited for preventing a total rout of the disorganised Imperial fleet. ({{logh|030}}; {{hbshbl|06|12}})<br />
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Mittermeyer became one of the youngest admirals in Imperial history, attaining the rank in his twenties—all the more impressive for a man of common birth. A man with a strong sense of morality, Mittermeyer became a target for assassination when he had the temerity to follow military regulations and execute a soldier who had murdered a civilian woman in order to rob her. The executed soldier had been of noble birth, which enraged Mittermeyer's superiors and very clearly made him a marked man. In order to save his friend's life from the high nobles, Oskar von Reuenthal then approached [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], hoping the nineteen year old admiral would be able to help Mittermeyer. Reinhard, Kircheis, and Reuenthal confronted the high nobles and freed Mittermeyer from prison. Thus both of the young admirals pledged to follow Reinhard thereafter. ({{logh|087}})<br />
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==Late Goldenbaum Dynasty==<br />
By {{d|795|uc}}, around the time of the [[Battle of Astarte]], Mittermeyer and Reuenthal were both serving under the command of Reinhard von Lohengramm. When Reinhard was assigned to lead an incursion into Alliance territory with a fleet of 20,000 ships, both Mittermeyer and his other staff officers were replaced with others that he had not worked with before (as part of a scheme by the nobles to get Reinhard killed), so his subordinates spent the Battle of Astarte back at Iserlohn. Mittermeyer, Reuenthal, and Reinhard's chief of staff [[Ernest Mecklinger]] spent some of their time speculating about Reinhard's temporary fleet commanders and were glad to learn that despite the odds against him, their young blond admiral succeeded. Following the victory at Astarte, Mittermeyer joined the newly promoted Fleet Admiral von Lohengramm's admiralty, becoming a {{rank|imperial|vice admiral|lc}}. Although Mittermeyer and the other vice admirals had to sit out during the [[Castrop Rebellion]], they did spend those early days in {{d|796|uc}} assisting their young commander in other ways, so Mittermeyer ended up helping Reuenthal and Kircheis protect the blond admiral's sister [[Annerose]] from a [[Susanna von Beenemünde|vengeful rival]]. ({{mciss}}; {{logh|005|011}})<br />
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However, their chance to shine came during attempted Alliance [[invasion of the Imperial Territory]]. After the authorities of [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzan]] leaked information to the Empire about an impending massive invasion, Reinhard was appointed by Kaiser Friedrich IV to repel them. As part of the plan they removed food supplies from the border regions and waited for the Alliance offensive to overstretch its supply lines while burdening them with a starving civilian population. When the Alliance Fleet's supply corps was not capable of keeping up with the demand and their front line units reached the point of exhaustion, Mittermeyer was one of the commanders who led the counterattack. Mittermeyer led his forces in [[Battle of Alviss|attacking]] the [[9th Fleet]] of Vice Admiral [[Al-Salem]] in the [[Alviss Starzone]]. Taken by surprise because of Mittermeyer's lightning-fast speed, Al-Salem was unable to mount an effective defense and was wounded early on in the battle when his flagship was damaged. His fleet sustained at least 50% losses at the hands of Mittermeyer's forces. Subsequently, he took part in mopping up the Alliance remnants at the subsequent [[Battle of Amritsar]] along with the rest of the Imperial admirals. ({{logh|014|015}})<br />
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By the time of the victory over the Alliance, Mittermeyer and Reuenthal had essentially established themselves as the leading members of the Lohengramm admiralty and were both promoted to full {{rank|Imperial|admiral|lc}}. However, the Kaiser suddenly died not long after the victory, plunging the Empire into a succession crisis as he had left no designated heir. Reinhard took advantage of the opportunity and Mittermeyer, along with Reuenthal, began formulating a plan for when the [[Imperial Civil War]] against Reinhard's rivals, the [[nobility]], would inevitably begin. Reinhard conspired with acting prime minister [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] to crown the child [[Erwin Josef II]] as the next emperor; because he was easy to control. The high nobles correctly saw this as an attack on their influence over the Imperial state and began preparing for war, creating the [[Lippstadt League]]. When the nobles tried to make a move, Reinhard was prepared and used it as an excuse to carry out a coup against them on [[Odin]]. Mittermeyer awaited them at the main spaceport, where he and his troops managed to arrest some of the nobles trying to flee the Imperial capital. ({{logh|015|017|018}})<br />
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With the outbreak of the civil war in early {{d|797|uc}}, newly-appointed Supreme Commander Reinhard's admirals would again distinguish themselves in combat. Mittermeyer managed to defeat his former instructor at the officer school, Admiral [[Staaden]], during the [[Battle of Altena]]. Using a minefield, Mittermeyer tricked Staaden into dividing his forces and later defeated them one at a time. After that, he cooperated with his friend Reuenthal to take [[Rentenburg Fortress]], which was defended by the commander of the armored grenadier corps, [[Ovlesser]]. Eventually the "Gale Wolf" and "Odd Eyes" confronted Ovlesser in person, tricking him and managing to capture the brute by outsmarting him. Thus Rentenburg Fortress fell thanks to their efforts. The also took part in the final engagement outside of the nobles's stronghold of [[Geiersburg Fortress]], routing Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]]'s fleet and defeating his Lippstadt League. ({{logh|020|022|023}})<br />
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==Ragnarök==<br />
With the fall of the high nobles in late {{d|797|uc}}, the Goldenbaum Dynasty was essentially reduced to a puppet of Reinhard von Lohengramm, who was appointed Imperial Prime Minister. Internal reforms began that swept away the foundation of the ''ancien régime'', introducing freedoms and laws that were unheard of in the domain of the Goldenbaums, so although the dynasty was technically still reigning its political influence had disappeared. While Reinhard had been lamenting the death of Kircheis on Geiersburg, shortly after the defeat of the nobles, Mittermeyer and Reuenthal rushed back to Odin on recommendation of [[Paul von Oberstein]], where they carried out a coup against acting premier Klaus von Lichtenlade—ostensibly for planning to murder Reinhard. Mittermeyer seized the [[Imperial Seal]], taking control of the government, while Reuenthal arrested Lichtenlade. Thus Reinhard had become the dictator of the Empire, while Mittermeyer and Reuenthal, as his top admirals gained more influence, along with promotions to the rank of {{rank|imperial|high admiral|lc}}. This was briefly interrupted in the spring of {{d|798|uc}} with the deployment of a mobilized Geiersburg Fortress, equipped with warp engines, to the Iserlohn Corridor—a move that both Mittermeyer and his close friend opposed—but ultimately that operation failed to destroy or capture Alliance-held Iserlohn. Mittermeyer and Reuenthal took part in a skirmish with an Alliance fleet that had been pursuing retreating Imperial survivors, annihilating it. ({{logh|026|027|028|031|035}})<br />
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During the summer of {{d|798|uc}}, unbeknownst to Mittermeyer, Reinhard had gotten involved in a Fezzani scheme to kidnap the child emperor Erwin Josef and take him to the Alliance, where some high nobles would form a [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|government-in-exile]], thus giving him the ''casus belli'' to invade the Alliance. With the kidnapping successful and establishment of an exiled government, Mittermeyer and Reuenthal placed their fleets on high alert and later took part in the discussions for the invasion plan, [[Operation Ragnarök]], which would entail invading through the Fezzan Corridor. As part of the plan, Mittermeyer would command the southern force that would enter the Fezzan Corridor and occupy the planet itself, using it as a bridgehead to attack the Alliance, while Reuenthal would command the northern force which would besiege Iserlohn to trick the Alliance government. In December of that year, Mittermeyer made history when his forces landed on [[Fezzan]] and took control of the planet, catching the administration of [[Adrian Rubinsky]] off guard. ({{logh|036|037|038|041|042|044}})<br />
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With the fall of Fezzan, the Alliance government panicked as now the Imperial Fleet could enter Alliance space virtually unopposed, as they did not have enough units left after the [[Alliance Civil War]] to challenge the Empire's forces. Mittermeyer led the offensive into Alliance territory in January {{d|799|Uc}} and the following month their combined forces managed to defeat a smaller fleet scrambled together by the Alliance government under [[Alexandre Bewcock]]. But after several months the Imperials were unable to completely secure the border regions because of a guerilla campaign waged by Admiral [[Yang Wen-li]]. Thus Reinhard decided on a plan to spread out the Imperial forces while leaving himself vulnerable, forcing Yang to come out and engage him in an open battle. At that point the other Imperial fleets would turn around and return to Reinhard, surrounding and destroying the [[Yang Fleet]]. ({{logh|045|048|049|050}})<br />
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However, Yang was too skilled of a tactician and so the Imperial fleets were unable to return in time. However, Reinhard's aide [[Hildegarde von Mariendorf]] had met with Mittermeyer and told the young admiral of the situation. She believed that Reinhard would not be able to win, but urged Mittermeyer to go to [[Heinessen]] and force the Alliance government to surrender and get Yang to stop his attack. Although the blond high admiral had his reservations about the plan, he decided to go along as there was no other option. Together with Reuenthal, Mittermeyer and Mariendorf arrived at defenseless Heinessen and persuaded the administration of [[Job Trunicht]] to capitulate. Trunicht did so, ordering Yang to stop attacking and ask for a ceasefire. Yang followed orders, and thus Mittermeyer, along with Reuenthal and Mariendorf, were able to prevent their young lord from being killed in battle. ({{logh|051|052|053}})<br />
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==Neue Reich==<br />
After Reinhard's coronation as Kaiser, Mittermeyer was promoted to the rank of Fleet Admiral and appointed as the Chief Commander of the Space Fleet.<br />
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Upon von Reuenthal's rebellion Mittermeyer made a desperate appeal to Reinhard to give his friend the chance to explain himself, offering to relinquish all ranks and offices if Reinhard would remove [[Paul von Oberstein]] and [[Heydrich Lang]] at least temporarily from office as a sign of good faith. When this proved unsuccessful, he resolved to remove them personally but was prevented at the last minute from murdering Lang by the invervention of [[Ulrich Kesler]].<br />
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After leading a rapid blitz into the former [[Free Planets Alliance]] against his close friend Oskar von Reuenthal and ending [[Reuenthal's Revolt]], Mittermeyer continued to faithfully serve the Kaiser. He was in command of the Imperial forces for the vast majority of the [[Battle of Shiva]], the final battle of the series, after the Kaiser collapsed during the opening stages. Upon the Kaiser's death, he was the only survivor from the initial pact between himself, [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], [[Siegfried Kircheis]], and Oskar von Reuenthal that resulted from the other three saving him from prison. Being the last remaining original Fleet Admiral, he was likely the second most powerful person in existence, after the Kaiserin, and would have played a pivotal role in the Empire's future. His adopted son [[Felix Mittermeyer]] was hinted to be the next great ambitious figure for the Empire.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Known to be a kind, family man, Wolfgang Mittermeyer and his wife, Evangelin Mittermeyer, were unable to conceive any children so far. Eventually they would adopt the son of Oskar von Reuenthal, following his death.<br />
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===Name Variations===<br />
*'''Wolfgang Mittermeier''' (Novels)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
"Do not think that Wolfgang Mittermeyer is double-tongued!"<br />
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===Background information===<br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang Wolfgang] is a common German given name and roughly means ''striding with a wolf''. [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittermayr Mittermeyer] is a common Bavarian surname.<br />
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[[Category:Soldiers|Mittermeyer wolfgang]]<br />
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[[Category:Characters from Overture to a New War|Mittermeyer wolfgang]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Walter_von_Sch%C3%B6nkopfWalter von Schönkopf2021-11-14T13:03:09Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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| image-top = Schenkopp_1.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Rear admiral '''Schönkopf''' ({{d|798|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Free Planets Alliance]]<br />(formerly [[Galactic Empire]])<br />
| rank = {{rank|fpa|vice admiral}}<br />
| status = Deceased (combat wound)<br />
| born = {{d|764|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Michio Hazama]]<br />
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'''Walter von Schönkopf''' (Japanese: '''ワルター・フォン・シェーンコップ''') was the commander of the [[Rosen Ritter]]. An expert in ground warfare, he and his unit were important members of the [[13th Fleet]] and later, the [[Yang Fleet]] and were responsible for undertaking any of their ground engagements.<br />
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==Early Life==<br />
In {{d|770|uc}}, at the age of six, Walter von Schönkopf's family left the [[Galactic Empire]] to seek refuge in the [[Free Planets Alliance]]. Together with his grandparents, he emigrated into the Alliance through the [[Fezzan Corridor]].<br />
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Little is known about his teenage years in the Alliance, but by the time he was eighteen in {{d|782|uc}}, he had decided to become a soldier. He enrolled in a professional ground warfare school instead of the more prestigious officer academy as he disliked its atmosphere. Nevertheless, as a corporal he garnered numerous accolades such that within two years, he was recommended to be trained as an officer in the academy and successfully graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant and was posted to the Rosen Ritter in {{d|786|uc}}. It was also during this period where he became known for his sexual advances. ({{hbshbl|03}})<br />
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==The Rosen Ritter==<br />
The Rosen Ritter was a special infantry regiment in the Alliance military composed exclusively of Imperial exiles, dissidents, and the children of Imperial citizens who, for whatever reason, fled to the [[Free Planets Alliance]]. Schönkopf in his time within the Rosen Ritter rose through the ranks rapidly and was promoted to Lieutenant Captain and appointed as the Vice-Commander by his late-twenties. ({{hbshbl|03}})<br />
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===Battle of Van-Fleet Starzone===<br />
In March {{d|794|uc}}, Schönkopf along with the Rosen Ritter was posted to an Alliance rear support base in Van-Fleet 4-2 as part of the ground defence force when the [[Imperial Fleet]] unexpectedly dispatched an entire fleet to the same satellite. After the then regimental commander Captain [[Otto Frank von Wahnschaffe]] died from severe injuries received during a surprise ambush, Schönkopf, being the second-in-command, was appointed as interim commander. He then drew up a plan to resist an expected full-scale Imperial assault on the base long enough before fleet reinforcements arrived. His plan was ultimately successful, albeit with heavy losses, and it would take a few months before he could be officially promoted to Captain and appointed as the 13th Regimental Commander of the Rosen Ritter. ({{hbshbl|03|04|05|10}})<br />
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===The Iserlohn Infiltration===<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, while defending a waitress in a bar from several other Alliance officers, Schönkopf drew the attention of Rear Admiral [[Yang Wen-li]], who had only recently been given command of the 13th Fleet, with orders to capture the notorious [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. Yang decided, at that moment, to put the Rosen Ritter in the 13th Fleet under his command. Despite the flurry of rumours circulating about the disloyalty of the Rosen Ritter, and its current commander, Walter von Schönkopf in particular, Yang decided to trust them completely, and to use the Rosen Ritter as the crux of his plan to capture Iserlohn Fortress. Yang had said, "If he turns traitor, they'll say I was no judge of character. The 'one man hero' will disappear from this world." ({{logh|006}})<br />
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At the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]], Schönkopf led the Rosen Ritter, including [[Kasper Lintz]] and [[Linier Blumart]], on an infiltration mission onto Iserlohn Fortress. Pretending to be wounded Imperial officers, they managed to infiltrate Iserlohn's command centre and seized it by taking Imperial admiral [[Thomas von Stockhausen]] hostage. Once they took control of the command centre, they allowed the [[13th Fleet]] inside the fortress. While [[Yang Wen-li]] convinced the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet commander, [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], that the fortress had already been completely pacified by his forces, the [[Rosen Ritter]] swept through the fortress, fighting off the remaining Imperial forces in brutal hand-to-hand combat. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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===After the war===<br />
After the end of the war against the [[Empire]] Schönkopf remained in the army and in command of the Rosen Ritter, in contrast to Yang, who retired. Schönkopf was well aware of the fact that he, as a Yang staff member, was under tight surveillance, a fact he treated lightly. After the escalation of the measures taken against Yang, Schönkopf had a meeting with [[Dusty Attemborough]], where they agreed upon the need to act. Following the meeting they were followed by the police and was ordered to stop in the pretence of exceeding the speed limit, something impossible, as they were driving on autopilot. Schönkopf switched to manual controls and they managed to evade the police, however this incident triggered the execution of the plot to intervene in the procedure against Yang and free him. Along with those in Yang's staff who were present on [[Heinessen]] Schönkopf organized the abduction of High Council Chairman [[João Rebelo]] and the infiltration of the prison Yang was held. While Schönkopf and the Rosen Ritter forced their way through the prison, Yang's adjutant [[Frederica Greenhill]] managed to find Yang's cell and entered just in time to save him from execution by his guard. ({{logh|061}})<br />
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With Yang in their command, the rebels planned to abduct the Imperial Consul on [[Heinessen]] [[Helmut Lennenkampt]] by infiltrating the hotel he had designated as his headquarters. Schönkopf and his Rosen Ritter executed the attack, fending off continuous resistance by Panzergrenadier and normal foot soldier brigades on all staircases that were not destroyed in time. Schönkopf himself held one, forcing his enemies to hand-to-hand combat by spreading [[Seffle particle|Seffle particles]] in the surroundings and then taking the charging Imperial soldiers out one by one, until the operation was completed and they were able to safely evacuate the hotel. ({{logh|062}})<br />
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Schönkopf then followed Yang to Iserlohn and again assumed his duties of Fortress Commander. He was aboard the ''[[Hyperion]]'' during the final Imperial attack on Iserlohn. <br />
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==The Iserlohn Republic==<br />
Schönkopf remained on Iserlohn as Fortress Commander after Yang's death. He accompanied [[Julian Mintz]] at the [[Battle of Shiva]] however and led a boarding party onto the [[Brunhild]], declaring that if Julian found the Kaiser first then he could negotiate but if von Schönkopf was first then he would kill Reinhard. In fact he and the Rosen Ritter guarded the rear while Julian pressed on. Schönkopf was struck from the back by an unarmoured Imperial Forces sergeant. Although mortally wounded he politely asked the sergeant's name and spared his life, continuing to fight. However, he eventually sat down, unable to continue and died peacefully, considering what he should make his last words and thinking of [[Rosalein von Kreutzer]], the mother of his daughter [[Katerose von Kreutzer]]. He was 37 years of age. ({{logh|108}})<br />
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*{{logh}}<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Walter von Schenkopp''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"When I was six years old, I fled to this free country, brought by my grandparents. It's already been 28 years, but I remember it well. The contemptuous looks of the customs officials... penetrating as coldly as the wind, treating exiles like beggars. I probably won't forget it until I die."<br />
#"If I said, 'the regimental commander of the Rosen Ritter... does that ring a bell?"<br />
#"Whether in the Empire or the Alliance, corruption in the military is the same."<br />
#"So governments can sell out their own people, but the reverse is not allowed?"<br />
#"Admiral, if, as the rumors say, I'm the 7th traitor, what will you do?"<br />
#"Walter Von Schenkopp, age 37, died upon leaving these words. He needs no epitaph for his grave. Only beautiful women's tears will bring peace to his soul."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
Schönkpof translates as ''Beautiful Head'' in German, denoting to Walter's reputation as a ladiesman.<br />
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| image-top = Schenkopp_1.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Rear admiral '''Schönkopf''' ({{d|798|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Free Planets Alliance]]<br />(formerly [[Galactic Empire]])<br />
| rank = {{rank|fpa|vice admiral}}<br />
| status = Deceased (combat wound)<br />
| born = 4 April {{d|764|uc}}<br />
| died = 1 June {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Michio Hazama]]<br />
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'''Walter von Schönkopf''' (Japanese: '''ワルター・フォン・シェーンコップ''') was the commander of the [[Rosen Ritter]]. An expert in ground warfare, he and his unit were important members of the [[13th Fleet]] and later, the [[Yang Fleet]] and were responsible for undertaking any of their ground engagements.<br />
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==Early Life==<br />
In {{d|770|uc}}, at the age of six, Walter von Schönkopf's family left the [[Galactic Empire]] to seek refuge in the [[Free Planets Alliance]]. Together with his grandparents, he emigrated into the Alliance through the [[Fezzan Corridor]].<br />
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Little is known about his teenage years in the Alliance, but by the time he was eighteen in {{d|782|uc}}, he had decided to become a soldier. He enrolled in a professional ground warfare school instead of the more prestigious officer academy as he disliked its atmosphere. Nevertheless, as a corporal he garnered numerous accolades such that within two years, he was recommended to be trained as an officer in the academy and successfully graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant and was posted to the Rosen Ritter in {{d|786|uc}}. It was also during this period where he became known for his sexual advances. ({{hbshbl|03}})<br />
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==The Rosen Ritter==<br />
The Rosen Ritter was a special infantry regiment in the Alliance military composed exclusively of Imperial exiles, dissidents, and the children of Imperial citizens who, for whatever reason, fled to the [[Free Planets Alliance]]. Schönkopf in his time within the Rosen Ritter rose through the ranks rapidly and was promoted to Lieutenant Captain and appointed as the Vice-Commander by his late-twenties. ({{hbshbl|03}})<br />
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===Battle of Van-Fleet Starzone===<br />
In March {{d|794|uc}}, Schönkopf along with the Rosen Ritter was posted to an Alliance rear support base in Van-Fleet 4-2 as part of the ground defence force when the [[Imperial Fleet]] unexpectedly dispatched an entire fleet to the same satellite. After the then regimental commander Captain [[Otto Frank von Wahnschaffe]] died from severe injuries received during a surprise ambush, Schönkopf, being the second-in-command, was appointed as interim commander. He then drew up a plan to resist an expected full-scale Imperial assault on the base long enough before fleet reinforcements arrived. His plan was ultimately successful, albeit with heavy losses, and it would take a few months before he could be officially promoted to Captain and appointed as the 13th Regimental Commander of the Rosen Ritter. ({{hbshbl|03|04|05|10}})<br />
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===The Iserlohn Infiltration===<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, while defending a waitress in a bar from several other Alliance officers, Schönkopf drew the attention of Rear Admiral [[Yang Wen-li]], who had only recently been given command of the 13th Fleet, with orders to capture the notorious [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. Yang decided, at that moment, to put the Rosen Ritter in the 13th Fleet under his command. Despite the flurry of rumours circulating about the disloyalty of the Rosen Ritter, and its current commander, Walter von Schönkopf in particular, Yang decided to trust them completely, and to use the Rosen Ritter as the crux of his plan to capture Iserlohn Fortress. Yang had said, "If he turns traitor, they'll say I was no judge of character. The 'one man hero' will disappear from this world." ({{logh|006}})<br />
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At the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]], Schönkopf led the Rosen Ritter, including [[Kasper Lintz]] and [[Linier Blumart]], on an infiltration mission onto Iserlohn Fortress. Pretending to be wounded Imperial officers, they managed to infiltrate Iserlohn's command centre and seized it by taking Imperial admiral [[Thomas von Stockhausen]] hostage. Once they took control of the command centre, they allowed the [[13th Fleet]] inside the fortress. While [[Yang Wen-li]] convinced the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet commander, [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], that the fortress had already been completely pacified by his forces, the [[Rosen Ritter]] swept through the fortress, fighting off the remaining Imperial forces in brutal hand-to-hand combat. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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===After the war===<br />
After the end of the war against the [[Empire]] Schönkopf remained in the army and in command of the Rosen Ritter, in contrast to Yang, who retired. Schönkopf was well aware of the fact that he, as a Yang staff member, was under tight surveillance, a fact he treated lightly. After the escalation of the measures taken against Yang, Schönkopf had a meeting with [[Dusty Attemborough]], where they agreed upon the need to act. Following the meeting they were followed by the police and was ordered to stop in the pretence of exceeding the speed limit, something impossible, as they were driving on autopilot. Schönkopf switched to manual controls and they managed to evade the police, however this incident triggered the execution of the plot to intervene in the procedure against Yang and free him. Along with those in Yang's staff who were present on [[Heinessen]] Schönkopf organized the abduction of High Council Chairman [[João Rebelo]] and the infiltration of the prison Yang was held. While Schönkopf and the Rosen Ritter forced their way through the prison, Yang's adjutant [[Frederica Greenhill]] managed to find Yang's cell and entered just in time to save him from execution by his guard. ({{logh|061}})<br />
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With Yang in their command, the rebels planned to abduct the Imperial Consul on [[Heinessen]] [[Helmut Lennenkampt]] by infiltrating the hotel he had designated as his headquarters. Schönkopf and his Rosen Ritter executed the attack, fending off continuous resistance by Panzergrenadier and normal foot soldier brigades on all staircases that were not destroyed in time. Schönkopf himself held one, forcing his enemies to hand-to-hand combat by spreading [[Seffle particle|Seffle particles]] in the surroundings and then taking the charging Imperial soldiers out one by one, until the operation was completed and they were able to safely evacuate the hotel. ({{logh|062}})<br />
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Schönkopf then followed Yang to Iserlohn and again assumed his duties of Fortress Commander. He was aboard the ''[[Hyperion]]'' during the final Imperial attack on Iserlohn. <br />
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==The Iserlohn Republic==<br />
Schönkopf remained on Iserlohn as Fortress Commander after Yang's death. He accompanied [[Julian Mintz]] at the [[Battle of Shiva]] however and led a boarding party onto the [[Brunhild]], declaring that if Julian found the Kaiser first then he could negotiate but if von Schönkopf was first then he would kill Reinhard. In fact he and the Rosen Ritter guarded the rear while Julian pressed on. Schönkopf was struck from the back by an unarmoured Imperial Forces sergeant. Although mortally wounded he politely asked the sergeant's name and spared his life, continuing to fight. However, he eventually sat down, unable to continue and died peacefully, considering what he should make his last words and thinking of [[Rosalein von Kreutzer]], the mother of his daughter [[Katerose von Kreutzer]]. He was 37 years of age. ({{logh|108}})<br />
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===Appearances===<br />
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**{{e|006}} (first appearance)<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Walter von Schenkopp''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"When I was six years old, I fled to this free country, brought by my grandparents. It's already been 28 years, but I remember it well. The contemptuous looks of the customs officials... penetrating as coldly as the wind, treating exiles like beggars. I probably won't forget it until I die."<br />
#"If I said, 'the regimental commander of the Rosen Ritter... does that ring a bell?"<br />
#"Whether in the Empire or the Alliance, corruption in the military is the same."<br />
#"So governments can sell out their own people, but the reverse is not allowed?"<br />
#"Admiral, if, as the rumors say, I'm the 7th traitor, what will you do?"<br />
#"Walter Von Schenkopp, age 37, died upon leaving these words. He needs no epitaph for his grave. Only beautiful women's tears will bring peace to his soul."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
Schönkpof translates as ''Beautiful Head'' in German, denoting to Walter's reputation as a ladiesman.<br />
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| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Reuenthal''' ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}}<br />
| flagship = ''[[Tristan]]''<br />''[[Morholt]]'' (former)<br />
| occupation = Chief of High Command Office<br />Governor-General of [[Neue Land]]<br />
| status = Deceased (combat injuries)<br />
| born = {{d|767|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|800|uc}}<br />
| children = [[Felix Mittermeyer]] (biological)<br />
| relatives = [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]] (child's mother)<br />
| actor = [[Wakamoto Norio]]<br />
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'''Oskar von Reuenthal''' (Japanese: '''オスカー・フォン・ロイエンタール''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}} who served as the Chief of High Command Office, Governor-General of the [[Free Planets Alliance|former Alliance]] [[Neue Land|territory]], and was one of the "Twin Pillars" of Kaiser [[Reinhard von Lohengram|Reinhard]]'s [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]]. Nicknamed the "Bewitching Eyes" for his heterochromatic eyes, Reuenthal was a brilliant commander and was considered to be second only to Reinhard in terms of strategic ability. He was a close friend of fellow Fleet Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]], the Space Fleet Commander and the other one of the Twin Pillars of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty. The two of them were some of Reinhard von Lohengramm's earliest supporters against the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and [[Nobility|high nobles]] ruling the first Empire. However, after complex scheming by various interests behind the scenes, Reuenthal decided to [[Reuenthal Rebellion|rise in rebellion]] against his Kaiser, only to fall in battle.<br />
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Fleet Admiral Reuenthal had been regarded as one of the five best tacticians of that era, and also proved himself to be a capable administrator as the Governor-General of the occupied Alliance territories.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Early life and service===<br />
[[File:Young Reuenthal flashback.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Reuenthal as a child]]<br />
Oskar von Reuenthal was born in {{d|767|uc}}, to a couple of [[Nobility#Low Nobles|lower nobility]], similarly to Reinhard von Müsel. His father had chosen to get married at age forty after stabilising his finances, to the third daughter of Count Marbach. The Marbach family by then had been in a poor financial state, so she married him in order to obtain his wealth. However, rumours that she was having an affair with a younger man persisted, and when their child Oskar was born, he had one brown and one blue eye, even though both husband and wife had blue eyes. His mother then tried to gouge out one of his eyes with a knife, as it was evidence of her affair, but was stopped by a servant who entered the room at that moment. She ended up committing suicide while Reuenthal's father drowned himself with alcohol, becoming distant and not caring about his son. Ever since that incident in his infancy, Reuenthal remained bitter towards women. He would only reveal this story to his friend Mittermeyer. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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At some point, Reuenthal joined the [[Imperial Armed Forces|Imperial Fleet]] and became an officer, ending up meeting [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] at a bar when they were both {{rank|imperial|sub-lieutenant|lc}}s, in {{d|789|uc}}. They both helped some lower ranking ratings who were being picked on by the [[Imperial Military Police]], fighting alongside each other in a bar fight with the MPs, and had been close friends ever since. Reuenthal later attended his best friend's wedding with [[Evangelin Mittermeyer|Evangelin]] in {{d|792|uc}}. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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By May {{d|794|uc}}, shortly after the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]], Oskar von Reuenthal was a {{rank|imperial|captain|lc}} in the Imperial Fleet (along with Mittermeyer), and the two of them had seen [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] (then von Müsel) and [[Siegfried Kircheis]] for the first time, in the [[Ministry of War]] on [[Odin]]. Reinhard, who was eighteen at the time and just promoted to {{rank|imperial|rear admiral|lc}}, was said by Reuenthal to have been "a baby tiger mistaken for a house cat," in response to a comparison made by Mittermeyer. He believed that Reinhard was so successful due to his own abilities, as the enemy was under no obligation to lose just because Reinhard's sister was favoured by Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]]. By December {{d|794|uc}}, Reuenthal had been promoted to the rank of {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}} and fought in the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]] as a squadron commander, where his and Mittermeyer's calm and capable leadership was credited with preventing a total rout of the Imperial fleet. ({{logh|030}}, {{hbshbl|06|12}})<br />
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On 2 May {{d|795|uc}}, then-Rear Admiral Reuenthal swore allegiance to {{rank|imperial|Admiral}} Reinhard von Müsel in exchange for his help in freeing Mittermeyer from prison, when the latter was detained after having executed an aristocratic subordinate for a crime (which was taken as a slight since he was a commoner). After that, Reinhard and Kircheis went to the prison along with Reuenthal, freeing Mittermeyer from the [[Nobility|high nobles]] who had him extra-judicially arrested. Despite his subsequent loyalty to Reinhard, Reuenthal sometimes harboured thoughts of seizing even more power for himself, thoughts that eventually which led to his downfall. Somewhat of a womaniser, he despises the idea of settling down or having any children because his mother attempted to kill him when he was an infant because of his heterochromatic eyes. ({{logh|026|028|075|087|093}})<br />
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===Late Goldenbaum era===<br />
[[File:Reuenthal.jpg|thumb|210px|Rear Admiral Reuenthal, Imperial Fleet ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
By the winter of {{d|795|uc}}, Reuenthal and Mittermeyer were rear admirals serving at [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. Although they were Reinhard von Lohengramm's fleet commanders and staff officers, they were ordered by the Naval Command to remain behind during the operation to invade the [[Astarte Starzone]] of the Free Planets Alliance, which {{rank|imperial|high admiral}} Lohengramm was ordered to carry out, and were temporarily replaced with other officers with whom Reinhard had not worked with. It was part of a set up by the high nobles, led by Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]], to have Reinhard killed or fall from grace. Reuenthal thus stayed at Iserlohn Fortress for the duration of what would become the [[Battle of Astarte]], in January {{d|796|uc}}. However, much to Reuenthal's approval and the chagrin of the nobles, the blond admiral managed to pull off a victory against three numerically superior Alliance fleets regardless. ({{onw}})<br />
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With Reinhard's success in the operation and his resulting promotion to {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral|lc}}, he established his own admiralty, and in it were several young, up and coming {{rank|imperial|vice admiral|lc}}s, with Reuenthal being among them. They mostly consisted of those who had a lower nobility or commoner background. During those early days Reuenthal, Mittermeyer, and the rest of them assisted their commander however they could, most notably by helping Kircheis free Reinhard's sister [[Annerose]] from the hands of a [[Sussanna von Beenemünde|certain vengeful noblewoman]]. However, they collectively did not get to make major accomplishments until the Alliance captured Iserlohn Fortress later that same year and began an attempted invasion of the Empire. When the Alliance's large expeditionary force occupied several Imperial regions and its supply lines were stretched to the limit, Imperial raids caused a shortage of supplies among the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]]'s front line units. Thus, the overextended and under-supplied Alliance invasion force at the height of its fatigued was overwhelmed by the Imperial Navy. The [[Reuenthal Fleet]] confronted Admiral [[Alexandre Bewcock]]'s [[5th Fleet]] during the Imperial counteroffensive. Although Bucock was prepared to withdraw to Iserlohn beforehand due to their untenable situation in the Imperial territory, he nonetheless sustained 30% losses from Vice Admiral Reuenthal's pursuit. ({{logh|005|011|015}})<br />
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[[File:Reuenthal toasting.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Reuenthal toasting his commander's triumph at Astarte ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
With the successful defence of the Empire, Reuenthal received a promotion to full admiral around the late fall of {{d|796|uc}}. However, shortly after the Alliance invasion was repulsed, Emperor Friedrich IV died of a heart attack. The lack of a clear heir-apparent soon began a power struggle in the Imperial aristocracy. Reinhard was willing to work with the late Kaiser's Minister of State, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], to place the young [[Erwin Josef II]] on the throne, as he did not have influential parents like the other candidates and thus would be easy to control. The situation quickly deteriorated as the Empire was split into two camps, one defending the traditional order of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]], led by the highborn aristocrats, while the other sought power for itself, led by Reinhard and Klaus von Lichtenlade. This began an important chapter in Reuenthal's personal life. During the night of the Lohengramm–Lichtenlade "mini coup" against the high nobles on Odin, Reuenthal, incidentally, protected acting Imperial prime minister Lichtenlade's mansion. It was not the last time that Reuenthal would have dealings with the Lichtenlade clan. ({{logh|016|018}})<br />
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===Lippstadt War and aftermath===<br />
As the [[Imperial Civil War]] began between the nobles' faction, the [[Lippstadt League]], and the Imperial government of Emperor Erwin Josef II, Reinhard was appointed Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet, while Reuenthal and Mittermeyer served as his top fleet commanders after Kircheis, the Vice Commander-in-Chief. Reuenthal–promoted to full admiral, along with Mittermeyer–fought in a number of engagements during the Lippstadt campaign, including the fight for [[Rentenburg Fortress]], the [[Battle of Schann-tau|battle]] for the [[Schann-tau Starzone]] against Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]], and the final [[Assault on Geiersburg Fortress|siege]] of the Lippstadt headquarters, [[Geiersburg Fortress]]. Due to the incompetence and arrogance of the high nobles, they were ultimately defeated despite having a much larger fleet and resources. When Kircheis was assassinated in the aftermath of the last battle, and Reinhard was distraught, Reuenthal suggested they needed to do something to fix their young ruler's demoralized state. Reuenthal later stated that he somewhat regretted saying that, but it seemed right at the time. ({{logh|020|022|023|035}})<br />
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It became apparent that Lichtenlade harboured plans to move against them, and so a force led by Mittermeyer and Reuenthal returned to [[Odin]] from Geiersburg around that time to carry out a coup against the acting Imperial head of government. While Mittermeyer secured the [[Imperial Seal]] at the [[Prime Minister's official residence]], Reuenthal ended up being the one to directly arrest Lichtenlade in his mansion, and as a result the man ended up being forced to commit suicide after being accused of plotting to overthrow Fleet Admiral von Lohengramm. The fact that Reuenthal was the one who detained Lichtenlade and carried out the punishment of his family on Reinhard's behalf would have consequences for him later. Meanwhile, as a result of this action, Reinhard became the new Prime Minister while simultaneously being the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet, making him the de facto dictator of the Empire, as the reigning Kaiser was only seven years old. With the beginning of reforms under Prime Minister Duke von Lohengramm, it was also seen as the end of the Goldenbaum Dynasty (although it had not yet been formally deposed, as the seven-year old Erwin Josef II continued to reign in name) and the feudalistic social structure that it enforced. ({{logh|026|027}})<br />
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===Operation Ragnarök===<br />
[[File:Ragnarokplan(DVD-CA).jpg|thumb|200px|Reuenthal was present at the planning meeting after the Kaiser's kidnapping ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the establishment of Reinhard von Lohengramm's uncontested rule, Oskar von Reuenthal began to question his allegiance to his lord. In a conversation shortly after the coup, Reinhard mentioned in a conversation about the fate of the Lichtenlade family that if Reuenthal felt that he could overthrow him too, he was welcome to try. In the early months of {{d|798|uc}}, when the force under Admiral [[Karl Gustav Kempff]] failed to use the mobilised Geiersburg Fortress to take over or destroy the Alliance-held Iserlohn, Reuenthal harboured the opinion that Reinhard viewed his top admirals as pawns that could be discarded when needed. His friend Mittermeyer disagreed and warned him to be careful of what he said, believing that if the faithfully functioned as Reinhard's arms and legs then they would get their due reward. Following the kidnapping of Emperor Erwin Josef by [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzani]]-supported Lippstadt veterans in the summer of 798, Reuenthal expressed distaste at the idea proposed by Reinhard to use the [[Fezzan Corridor]] to attack the Alliance, where the young Kaiser's kidnappers found refuge and established a [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|"legitimate" Goldenbaum government-in-exile]]. Reuenthal did not trust the scheming Fezzani enough to use their formerly demilitarised space to attack the Alliance, although Reinhard ultimately decided that it was the main plan and that the risks were nonetheless preferable to "piling up corpses" in the Iserlohn Corridor, especially after Kempff's failure earlier that spring. ({{logh|026|035|037|041}})<br />
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When the Operation began Reuenthal initially commanded the forces that were sent to besiege Iserlohn and divert attention from the main thrust of the Imperial invasion. Reuenthal put up a battle against the defenders of Iserlohn for sometime, mainly limiting his efforts to "nuisance raids" after an initial offensive resulted in the Alliance [[Rosen Ritter]] infantry regiment getting aboard [[Tristan|Reuenthal's flagship]]. The Imperial high admiral fought in hand-to-hand combat against the Alliance commander [[Walter von Schönkopf]] until the two were interrupted by arriving troops. Meanwhile, a larger force under High Admiral Mittermeyer entered the Fezzan Corridor and occupied the planet itself. The fall of Fezzan came as a shock to the Alliance government, and the Empire successful made its way into Alliance space from the Corridor. At that point, Reuenthal allowed [[Yang Wen-li]]'s [[Yang Fleet|Iserlohn Garrison Fleet]] to evacuate Iserlohn, becoming known for [[Ninth Battle of Iserlohn|capturing]] the fortress. ({{logh|043|044|046}})<br />
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Following that, Reuenthal arrived in Alliance space to meet up with the main Imperial force, leaving [[Cornelius Lutz]] behind as Iserlohn commander. Failing to track down Yang's remaining force and eliminate it, the Imperial command decided to lure them out into an open battle an annihilate them. As part of this strategy, the Reuenthal Fleet and most of the others were deployed to occupy other sectors, leaving Reinhard alone for Yang to be lured out. However, the [[Battle of Vermilion]] did not proceed exactly as planed, and Reuenthal was convinced by Mittermeyer and Reinhard's aide, [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], to go straight to [[Heinessen]] and force the Alliance government to surrender and order Yang to stand down. Reuenthal initially noted what an opportunity it was, but decided to go along with Mittermeyer's plan, easing the tension around this proposal among all involved regarding the subject of Reuenthal's loyalty. That was why Mariendorf had gone to Mittermeyer rather than Reuenthal. The Alliance government quickly surrendered after some threats (Heinessen was undefended), which Reuenthal noted that they were "unexpectedly spineless." Yang was ordered to stand down, an order he obeyed. ({{logh|050|051|052|053}})<br />
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Shortly after that, Reuenthal was present with the other admirals at Reinhard's coronation as Kaiser. ({{logh|055}})<br />
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===Reinhard's reign===<br />
After Reinhard's coronation, Reuenthal was appointed as Chief of the High Command Office with the rank of Fleet Admiral, and would continue to hold this office during the next six months until shortly after the [[Second Alliance–Imperial War]], when he served as Reinhard's chief of staff aboard the ''[[Brünhild]]''. He ended up entering into a relationship with [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]], niece of the former Prime Minister [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], who initially tried to murder him for the death of Lichtenlade and the downfall of her family. Reuenthal then secretly harboured her in his house, only telling Mittermeyer. Although she at one point told him he should rebel against Kaiser Reinhard, Reuenthal told her he would because he was not capable enough. The woman eventually becomes pregnant with Reuenthal's child. When he humiliated [[Internal Security Department|secret police]] chief [[Heydrich Lang]] at a high-level meeting, Lang decided to get revenge by accusing Reuenthal of treason and looking for evidence of it. In the end he made a deal with the Fezzani leader who was in hiding since the Imperial invasion of [[Fezzan]], [[Adrian Rubinsky]], and was able to bring a treason case against Reuenthal to the Imperial justice minister [[Bruckdorf]]. This caused a disruption in the Fleet and many officers believed that it was an attack on Reuenthal by [[Paul von Oberstein]]. This result in a short investigation, and in the end, Kaiser Reinhard decided that Reuenthal was innocent due to his long allegiance to him, and appointed him to the post of Governor-General of the [[Neue Land|former Alliance worlds]], which after the [[Battle of the Corridor]] left Reuenthal in effective control of half the Imperial Fleet and civil administration over a large portion of the [[New Galactic Empire]]. ({{logh|058|064|067|071|075|076}})<br />
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===Insurrection===<br />
[[File:Reuenthal musing.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Reuenthal ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Late in {{d|800|uc}} a regicide attempt on Reinhard was made on the planet [[Uruvasi]] while he was en route to make a state visit to Heinessen. Rumours had been spread by Heydrich Lang that the visit was arranged by Reuenthal in order to make Reinhard vulnerable to capture, as the beginning of a rebellion. While this was not the case, the continuing adversarial relationship between Reuenthal and Oberstein made the former unwilling to approach Reinhard to explain how the attack had been made by soldiers supposed to be under his command. Rather than compromising his pride, Reuenthal decided that if he was going to be blamed for the treasonous attack then he would be a traitor in truth and broke from the Imperial Government, claiming that Oberstein and Lang were usurping power from Reinhard. Thus, his friend Mittermeyer was ordered by the Kaiser to lead a fleet in restoring order to the Neue Land, against Reuenthal. Although he was emotionally torn over this issue, Mittermeyer follows orders, attempting to reason with his friend to stop what he is doing. Reuenthal, however, proposes Mittermeyer to join his cause, and for the two to rule as Senior Emperor and Junior Emperor, dividing the Empire in two; with Mittermeyer naturally rejecting it as simply bloodthirsty dreams. Meanwhile, on Heinessen, Reuenthal secured the cooperation of admirals [[Alfred Grillparzer]] and [[Bruno von Knappstein]] in the coming revolt. Although Reuenthal also sent [[Murai]] to the republicans at Iserlohn Fortress offering them the Alliance territory in exchange for them not letting the Empire use the Corridor to launch a two-front attack against him, they refused. ({{logh|092|093|094|095}})<br />
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In a clash of fleets, Reuenthal's forces were unable to attain victory over the combined Imperial fleet, and he ultimately ordered a retreat to Heinessen after a week of battle. Bruno von Knappstein was killed in combat and his fleet was destroyed, while the one under [[Alfred Grillparzer]] betrayed Reuenthal prior to a second engagement with Mittermeyer's forces, damaging Reuenthal's flagship ''[[Tristan]]'', leading to him being impaled by a shard of metal. He declined surgery in order to remain in command and was able to maintain an organised withdrawal of many of his units in the face of Mittermeyer's swift advance. Other portions of his fleet surrendered or were destroyed covering his retreat. When he returned to the administrative centre of the Neue Land, only about 10% of his fleet remained intact. ({{logh|096|097}})<br />
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Returning to Heinessen with the awareness that his injuries were fatal, Reuenthal placed his affairs in order, handing the administration of his civil duties to subordinates who had not followed him in his uprising and taking the time to execute [[Job Trunicht]]. He was unexpectedly visited by Kohlrausch who he instructed to give their son to his friend Mittermeyer before offering her the chance to kill him rather than simply to watch him die, although she departed rather than taking either option. Although he tried to live long enough for Mittermeyer to arrive for a final farewell, Oskar von Reuenthal passed away on 16 December while dictating a letter. ({{logh|098}})<br />
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Around the same time the battle was taking place, an investigation by [[Ernest Mecklinger]] reveals that Grillparzer—who had earlier investigated the Uruvasi incident—concealed evidence of [[Terraism|Terraist cult]] involvement in the regicide attempt on Reinhard, and ordered Grillparzer's arrest. Heydrich Lang also confessed to his dealings with Adrian Rubinsky to [[Ulrich Kesler]]'s Military Police, and his part to incite this whole affair with Reuenthal in order to weaken the Kaiser's power. Lang, and quite likely Grillparzer as well, were executed for treason. ({{logh|097|098}})<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
[[File:Reuenthal in storm.jpg|thumb|200px|Reuenthal on the night of his pledging of loyalty to Reinhard ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
Reuenthal was born with heterochromia, a condition that left his left eye blue, and right eye brown. Both of Reuenthal's parents shared blue eyes, so this was observed as proof of his mother's adultery: because of this Reuenthal's mother attempted to murder him when he was still just an infant. Caught in the act, his mother then took her own life. His father blamed Reuenthal for the loss of his wife and took to drinking and treating Reuenthal with heavy disdain. This trauma led Reuenthal to avoid the idea of settling down, or having any children.<br />
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Despite his loyalty to Reinhard, Reuenthal sometimes harbours thoughts of seizing even more power for himself, thoughts which eventually lead to his downfall.<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Oskar von Reuental''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"Regardless of the colour of eyes or skin the colour of blood is the same for everyone,isn't it?"<br />
#"I don't think 'screaming in pain in place of his superior' is among an adjutant's duties."<br />
#"....For humans, there is an appropriate life, as well as an appropriate death."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full-Reuenthal Full-Reuenthal] is a municipality in Switzerland. ''Reuen'' also means "regret" in German, which could be a possible allusion to Reuenthal's own tragic life.<br />
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====Tristan connection====<br />
The name of Reuenthal's flagship, the [[Tristan]], is a reference to the character of the same name from the tale of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde Tristan and Isolde]. It is interesting to note that the stories of Tristan and Reuenthal, although not exactly alike, have numerous similarities that would seem to suggest an intentional connection between the two:<br />
*Both characters fall in love with a resentful woman whose loved one(s) they have been responsible for killing — in Tristan's case, he has killed Isolde's fiancé; whilst in Reuenthal's case he was responsible for the arrest and likely killing of [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch|Elfriede]]'s great-uncle, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], and his family. <br />
*Both characters betray their benefactor — in Tristan's case, King Marke; and in Reuenthal's case, Kaiser [[Reinhard von Lohengramm|Reinhard]].<br />
*Both characters are forced to fight a dear and loyal friend — in Tristan's case, Melot; and in Reuenthal's case, [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]].<br />
*Both characters are mortally wounded in said fight.<br />
*Both characters are returned to their 'castle' by a subordinate after being wounded.<br />
*Both characters are visited by the woman they love just before they die.<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====Stage====<br />
[[File:Reuenthal_on_stage.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Played by [[Higashiyama Yoshihisa]]]]<br />
Reuenthal is played by [[Higashiyama Yoshihisa]] in the 2011 [[Legend of Galactic Heroes on stage|stage adaptation]] of LOGH.<br />
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| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Reuenthal''' ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}}<br />
| flagship = ''[[Tristan]]''<br />''[[Morholt]]'' (former)<br />
| occupation = Chief of High Command Office<br />Governor-General of [[Neue Land]]<br />
| status = Deceased (combat injuries)<br />
| born = {{d|767|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|800|uc}}<br />
| children = [[Felix Mittermeyer]] (biological)<br />
| relatives = [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]] (child's mother)<br />
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'''Oskar von Reuenthal''' (Japanese: '''オスカー・フォン・ロイエンタール''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}} who served as the Chief of High Command Office, Governor-General of the [[Free Planets Alliance|former Alliance]] [[Neue Land|territory]], and was one of the "Twin Pillars" of Kaiser [[Reinhard von Lohengram|Reinhard]]'s [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]]. Nicknamed the "Bewitching Eyes" for his heterochromatic eyes, Reuenthal was a brilliant commander and was considered to be second only to Reinhard in terms of strategic ability. He was a close friend of fellow Fleet Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]], the Supreme Fleet Commander and the other one of the Twin Pillars of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty. The two of them were some of Reinhard von Lohengramm's earliest supporters against the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and [[Nobility|high nobles]] ruling the first Empire. However, after complex scheming by various interests behind the scenes, Reuenthal decided to [[Reuenthal Rebellion|rise in rebellion]] against his Kaiser, only to fall in battle.<br />
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Fleet Admiral Reuenthal had been regarded as one of the five best tacticians of that era, and also proved himself to be a capable administrator as the Governor-General of the occupied Alliance territories.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Early life and service===<br />
[[File:Young Reuenthal flashback.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Reuenthal as a child]]<br />
Oskar von Reuenthal was born in {{d|767|uc}}, to a couple of [[Nobility#Low Nobles|lower nobility]], similarly to Reinhard von Müsel. His father had chosen to get married at age forty after stabilising his finances, to the third daughter of Count Marbach. The Marbach family by then had been in a poor financial state, so she married him in order to obtain his wealth. However, rumours that she was having an affair with a younger man persisted, and when their child Oskar was born, he had one brown and one blue eye, even though both husband and wife had blue eyes. His mother then tried to gouge out one of his eyes with a knife, as it was evidence of her affair, but was stopped by a servant who entered the room at that moment. She ended up committing suicide while Reuenthal's father drowned himself with alcohol, becoming distant and not caring about his son. Ever since that incident in his infancy, Reuenthal remained bitter towards women. He would only reveal this story to his friend Mittermeyer. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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At some point, Reuenthal joined the [[Imperial Armed Forces|Imperial Fleet]] and became an officer, ending up meeting [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] at a bar when they were both {{rank|imperial|sub-lieutenant|lc}}s, in {{d|789|uc}}. They both helped some lower ranking ratings who were being picked on by the [[Imperial Military Police]], fighting alongside each other in a bar fight with the MPs, and had been close friends ever since. Reuenthal later attended his best friend's wedding with [[Evangelin Mittermeyer|Evangelin]] in {{d|792|uc}}. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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By May {{d|794|uc}}, shortly after the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]], Oskar von Reuenthal was a {{rank|imperial|captain|lc}} in the Imperial Fleet (along with Mittermeyer), and the two of them had seen [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] (then von Müsel) and [[Siegfried Kircheis]] for the first time, in the [[Ministry of War]] on [[Odin]]. Reinhard, who was eighteen at the time and just promoted to {{rank|imperial|rear admiral|lc}}, was said by Reuenthal to have been "a baby tiger mistaken for a house cat," in response to a comparison made by Mittermeyer. He believed that Reinhard was so successful due to his own abilities, as the enemy was under no obligation to lose just because Reinhard's sister was favoured by Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]]. By December {{d|794|uc}}, Reuenthal had been promoted to the rank of {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}} and fought in the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]] as a squadron commander, where his and Mittermeyer's calm and capable leadership was credited with preventing a total rout of the Imperial fleet. ({{logh|030}}, {{hbshbl|06|12}})<br />
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On 2 May {{d|795|uc}}, then-Rear Admiral Reuenthal swore allegiance to {{rank|imperial|Admiral}} Reinhard von Müsel in exchange for his help in freeing Mittermeyer from prison, when the latter was detained after having executed an aristocratic subordinate for a crime (which was taken as a slight since he was a commoner). After that, Reinhard and Kircheis went to the prison along with Reuenthal, freeing Mittermeyer from the [[Nobility|high nobles]] who had him extra-judicially arrested. Despite his subsequent loyalty to Reinhard, Reuenthal sometimes harboured thoughts of seizing even more power for himself, thoughts that eventually which led to his downfall. Somewhat of a womaniser, he despises the idea of settling down or having any children because his mother attempted to kill him when he was an infant because of his heterochromatic eyes. ({{logh|026|028|075|087|093}})<br />
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===Late Goldenbaum era===<br />
[[File:Reuenthal.jpg|thumb|210px|Rear Admiral Reuenthal, Imperial Fleet ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
By the winter of {{d|795|uc}}, Reuenthal and Mittermeyer were rear admirals serving at [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. Although they were Reinhard von Lohengramm's fleet commanders and staff officers, they were ordered by the Naval Command to remain behind during the operation to invade the [[Astarte Starzone]] of the Free Planets Alliance, which {{rank|imperial|high admiral}} Lohengramm was ordered to carry out, and were temporarily replaced with other officers with whom Reinhard had not worked with. It was part of a set up by the high nobles, led by Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]], to have Reinhard killed or fall from grace. Reuenthal thus stayed at Iserlohn Fortress for the duration of what would become the [[Battle of Astarte]], in January {{d|796|uc}}. However, much to Reuenthal's approval and the chagrin of the nobles, the blond admiral managed to pull off a victory against three numerically superior Alliance fleets regardless. ({{onw}})<br />
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With Reinhard's success in the operation and his resulting promotion to {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral|lc}}, he established his own admiralty, and in it were several young, up and coming {{rank|imperial|vice admiral|lc}}s, with Reuenthal being among them. They mostly consisted of those who had a lower nobility or commoner background. During those early days Reuenthal, Mittermeyer, and the rest of them assisted their commander however they could, most notably by helping Kircheis free Reinhard's sister [[Annerose]] from the hands of a [[Sussanna von Beenemünde|certain vengeful noblewoman]]. However, they collectively did not get to make major accomplishments until the Alliance captured Iserlohn Fortress later that same year and began an attempted invasion of the Empire. When the Alliance's large expeditionary force occupied several Imperial regions and its supply lines were stretched to the limit, Imperial raids caused a shortage of supplies among the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]]'s front line units. Thus, the overextended and under-supplied Alliance invasion force at the height of its fatigued was overwhelmed by the Imperial Navy. The [[Reuenthal Fleet]] confronted Admiral [[Alexandre Bewcock]]'s [[5th Fleet]] during the Imperial counteroffensive. Although Bucock was prepared to withdraw to Iserlohn beforehand due to their untenable situation in the Imperial territory, he nonetheless sustained 30% losses from Vice Admiral Reuenthal's pursuit. ({{logh|005|011|015}})<br />
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[[File:Reuenthal toasting.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Reuenthal toasting his commander's triumph at Astarte ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
With the successful defence of the Empire, Reuenthal received a promotion to full admiral around the late fall of {{d|796|uc}}. However, shortly after the Alliance invasion was repulsed, Emperor Friedrich IV died of a heart attack. The lack of a clear heir-apparent soon began a power struggle in the Imperial aristocracy. Reinhard was willing to work with the late Kaiser's Minister of State, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], to place the young [[Erwin Josef II]] on the throne, as he did not have influential parents like the other candidates and thus would be easy to control. The situation quickly deteriorated as the Empire was split into two camps, one defending the traditional order of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]], led by the highborn aristocrats, while the other sought power for itself, led by Reinhard and Klaus von Lichtenlade. This began an important chapter in Reuenthal's personal life. During the night of the Lohengramm–Lichtenlade "mini coup" against the high nobles on Odin, Reuenthal, incidentally, protected acting Imperial prime minister Lichtenlade's mansion. It was not the last time that Reuenthal would have dealings with the Lichtenlade clan. ({{logh|016|018}})<br />
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===Lippstadt War and aftermath===<br />
As the [[Imperial Civil War]] began between the nobles' faction, the [[Lippstadt League]], and the Imperial government of Emperor Erwin Josef II, Reinhard was appointed supreme commander of the Imperial Fleet, while Reuenthal and Mittermeyer served as his top fleet commanders after Kircheis, the Vice Commander-in-Chief. Reuenthal–promoted to full admiral, along with Mittermeyer–fought in a number of engagements during the Lippstadt campaign, including the fight for [[Rentenburg Fortress]], the [[Battle of Schann-tau|battle]] for the [[Schann-tau Starzone]] against Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]], and the final [[Assault on Geiersburg Fortress|siege]] of the Lippstadt headquarters, [[Geiersburg Fortress]]. Due to the incompetence and arrogance of the high nobles, they were ultimately defeated despite having a much larger fleet and resources. When Kircheis was assassinated in the aftermath of the last battle, and Reinhard was distraught, Reuenthal suggested they needed to do something to fix their young ruler's demoralized state. Reuenthal later stated that he somewhat regretted saying that, but it seemed right at the time. ({{logh|020|022|023|035}})<br />
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It became apparent that Lichtenlade harboured plans to move against them, and so a force led by Mittermeyer and Reuenthal returned to [[Odin]] from Geiersburg around that time to carry out a coup against the acting Imperial head of government. While Mittermeyer secured the [[Imperial Seal]] at the [[Prime Minister's official residence]], Reuenthal ended up being the one to directly arrest Lichtenlade in his mansion, and as a result the man ended up being forced to commit suicide after being accused of plotting to overthrow Fleet Admiral von Lohengramm. The fact that Reuenthal was the one who detained Lichtenlade and carried out the punishment of his family on Reinhard's behalf would have consequences for him later. Meanwhile, as a result of this action, Reinhard became the new Prime Minister while simultaneously being the supreme commander of the Imperial Fleet, making him the de facto dictator of the Empire, as the reigning Kaiser was only seven years old. With the beginning of reforms under Prime Minister Duke von Lohengramm, it was also seen as the end of the Goldenbaum Dynasty (although it had not yet been formally deposed, as the seven-year old Erwin Josef II continued to reign in name) and the feudalistic social structure that it enforced. ({{logh|026|027}})<br />
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===Operation Ragnarök===<br />
[[File:Ragnarokplan(DVD-CA).jpg|thumb|200px|Reuenthal was present at the planning meeting after the Kaiser's kidnapping ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the establishment of Reinhard von Lohengramm's uncontested rule, Oskar von Reuenthal began to question his allegiance to his lord. In a conversation shortly after the coup, Reinhard mentioned in a conversation about the fate of the Lichtenlade family that if Reuenthal felt that he could overthrow him too, he was welcome to try. In the early months of {{d|798|uc}}, when the force under Admiral [[Karl Gustav Kempff]] failed to use the mobilised Geiersburg Fortress to take over or destroy the Alliance-held Iserlohn, Reuenthal harboured the opinion that Reinhard viewed his top admirals as pawns that could be discarded when needed. His friend Mittermeyer disagreed and warned him to be careful of what he said, believing that if the faithfully functioned as Reinhard's arms and legs then they would get their due reward. Following the kidnapping of Emperor Erwin Josef by [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzani]]-supported Lippstadt veterans in the summer of 798, Reuenthal expressed distaste at the idea proposed by Reinhard to use the [[Fezzan Corridor]] to attack the Alliance, where the young Kaiser's kidnappers found refuge and established a [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|"legitimate" Goldenbaum government-in-exile]]. Reuenthal did not trust the scheming Fezzani enough to use their formerly demilitarised space to attack the Alliance, although Reinhard ultimately decided that it was the main plan and that the risks were nonetheless preferable to "piling up corpses" in the Iserlohn Corridor, especially after Kempff's failure earlier that spring. ({{logh|026|035|037|041}})<br />
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When the Operation began Reuenthal initially commanded the forces that were sent to besiege Iserlohn and divert attention from the main thrust of the Imperial invasion. Reuenthal put up a battle against the defenders of Iserlohn for sometime, mainly limiting his efforts to "nuisance raids" after an initial offensive resulted in the Alliance [[Rosen Ritter]] infantry regiment getting aboard [[Tristan|Reuenthal's flagship]]. The Imperial high admiral fought in hand-to-hand combat against the Alliance commander [[Walter von Schönkopf]] until the two were interrupted by arriving troops. Meanwhile, a larger force under High Admiral Mittermeyer entered the Fezzan Corridor and occupied the planet itself. The fall of Fezzan came as a shock to the Alliance government, and the Empire successful made its way into Alliance space from the Corridor. At that point, Reuenthal allowed [[Yang Wen-li]]'s [[Yang Fleet|Iserlohn Garrison Fleet]] to evacuate Iserlohn, becoming known for [[Ninth Battle of Iserlohn|capturing]] the fortress. ({{logh|043|044|046}})<br />
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Following that, Reuenthal arrived in Alliance space to meet up with the main Imperial force, leaving [[Cornelius Lutz]] behind as Iserlohn commander. Failing to track down Yang's remaining force and eliminate it, the Imperial command decided to lure them out into an open battle an annihilate them. As part of this strategy, the Reuenthal Fleet and most of the others were deployed to occupy other sectors, leaving Reinhard alone for Yang to be lured out. However, the [[Battle of Vermilion]] did not proceed exactly as planed, and Reuenthal was convinced by Mittermeyer and Reinhard's aide, [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], to go straight to [[Heinessen]] and force the Alliance government to surrender and order Yang to stand down. Reuenthal initially noted what an opportunity it was, but decided to go along with Mittermeyer's plan, easing the tension around this proposal among all involved regarding the subject of Reuenthal's loyalty. That was why Mariendorf had gone to Mittermeyer rather than Reuenthal. The Alliance government quickly surrendered after some threats (Heinessen was undefended), which Reuenthal noted that they were "unexpectedly spineless." Yang was ordered to stand down, an order he obeyed. ({{logh|050|051|052|053}})<br />
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Shortly after that, Reuenthal was present with the other admirals at Reinhard's coronation as Kaiser. ({{logh|055}})<br />
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===Reinhard's reign===<br />
After Reinhard's coronation, Reuenthal was appointed as Chief of the High Command Office with the rank of Fleet Admiral, and would continue to hold this office during the next six months until shortly after the [[Second Alliance–Imperial War]], when he served as Reinhard's chief of staff aboard the ''[[Brünhild]]''. He ended up entering into a relationship with [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]], niece of the former Prime Minister [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], who initially tried to murder him for the death of Lichtenlade and the downfall of her family. Reuenthal then secretly harboured her in his house, only telling Mittermeyer. Although she at one point told him he should rebel against Kaiser Reinhard, Reuenthal told her he would because he was not capable enough. The woman eventually becomes pregnant with Reuenthal's child. When he humiliated [[Internal Security Department|secret police]] chief [[Heydrich Lang]] at a high-level meeting, Lang decided to get revenge by accusing Reuenthal of treason and looking for evidence of it. In the end he made a deal with the Fezzani leader who was in hiding since the Imperial invasion of [[Fezzan]], [[Adrian Rubinsky]], and was able to bring a treason case against Reuenthal to the Imperial justice minister [[Bruckdorf]]. This caused a disruption in the Fleet and many officers believed that it was an attack on Reuenthal by [[Paul von Oberstein]]. This result in a short investigation, and in the end, Kaiser Reinhard decided that Reuenthal was innocent due to his long allegiance to him, and appointed him to the post of Governor-General of the [[Neue Land|former Alliance worlds]], which after the [[Battle of the Corridor]] left Reuenthal in effective control of half the Imperial Fleet and civil administration over a large portion of the [[New Galactic Empire]]. ({{logh|058|064|067|071|075|076}})<br />
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===Insurrection===<br />
[[File:Reuenthal musing.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Reuenthal ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Late in {{d|800|uc}} a regicide attempt on Reinhard was made on the planet [[Uruvasi]] while he was en route to make a state visit to Heinessen. Rumours had been spread by Heydrich Lang that the visit was arranged by Reuenthal in order to make Reinhard vulnerable to capture, as the beginning of a rebellion. While this was not the case, the continuing adversarial relationship between Reuenthal and Oberstein made the former unwilling to approach Reinhard to explain how the attack had been made by soldiers supposed to be under his command. Rather than compromising his pride, Reuenthal decided that if he was going to be blamed for the treasonous attack then he would be a traitor in truth and broke from the Imperial Government, claiming that Oberstein and Lang were usurping power from Reinhard. Thus, his friend Mittermeyer was ordered by the Kaiser to lead a fleet in restoring order to the Neue Land, against Reuenthal. Although he was emotionally torn over this issue, Mittermeyer follows orders, attempting to reason with his friend to stop what he is doing. Reuenthal, however, proposes Mittermeyer to join his cause, and for the two to rule as Senior Emperor and Junior Emperor, dividing the Empire in two; with Mittermeyer naturally rejecting it as simply bloodthirsty dreams. Meanwhile, on Heinessen, Reuenthal secured the cooperation of admirals [[Alfred Grillparzer]] and [[Bruno von Knappstein]] in the coming revolt. Although Reuenthal also sent [[Murai]] to the republicans at Iserlohn Fortress offering them the Alliance territory in exchange for them not letting the Empire use the Corridor to launch a two-front attack against him, they refused. ({{logh|092|093|094|095}})<br />
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In a clash of fleets, Reuenthal's forces were unable to attain victory over the combined Imperial fleet, and he ultimately ordered a retreat to Heinessen after a week of battle. Bruno von Knappstein was killed in combat and his fleet was destroyed, while the one under [[Alfred Grillparzer]] betrayed Reuenthal prior to a second engagement with Mittermeyer's forces, damaging Reuenthal's flagship ''[[Tristan]]'', leading to him being impaled by a shard of metal. He declined surgery in order to remain in command and was able to maintain an organised withdrawal of many of his units in the face of Mittermeyer's swift advance. Other portions of his fleet surrendered or were destroyed covering his retreat. When he returned to the administrative centre of the Neue Land, only about 10% of his fleet remained intact. ({{logh|096|097}})<br />
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Returning to Heinessen with the awareness that his injuries were fatal, Reuenthal placed his affairs in order, handing the administration of his civil duties to subordinates who had not followed him in his uprising and taking the time to execute [[Job Trunicht]]. He was unexpectedly visited by Kohlrausch who he instructed to give their son to his friend Mittermeyer before offering her the chance to kill him rather than simply to watch him die, although she departed rather than taking either option. Although he tried to live long enough for Mittermeyer to arrive for a final farewell, Oskar von Reuenthal passed away on 16 December while dictating a letter. ({{logh|098}})<br />
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Around the same time the battle was taking place, an investigation by [[Ernest Mecklinger]] reveals that Grillparzer—who had earlier investigated the Uruvasi incident—concealed evidence of [[Terraism|Terraist cult]] involvement in the regicide attempt on Reinhard, and ordered Grillparzer's arrest. Heydrich Lang also confessed to his dealings with Adrian Rubinsky to [[Ulrich Kesler]]'s Military Police, and his part to incite this whole affair with Reuenthal in order to weaken the Kaiser's power. Lang, and quite likely Grillparzer as well, were executed for treason. ({{logh|097|098}})<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
[[File:Reuenthal in storm.jpg|thumb|200px|Reuenthal on the night of his pledging of loyalty to Reinhard ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
Reuenthal was born with heterochromia, a condition that left his left eye blue, and right eye brown. Both of Reuenthal's parents shared blue eyes, so this was observed as proof of his mother's adultery: because of this Reuenthal's mother attempted to murder him when he was still just an infant. Caught in the act, his mother then took her own life. His father blamed Reuenthal for the loss of his wife and took to drinking and treating Reuenthal with heavy disdain. This trauma led Reuenthal to avoid the idea of settling down, or having any children.<br />
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Despite his loyalty to Reinhard, Reuenthal sometimes harbours thoughts of seizing even more power for himself, thoughts which eventually lead to his downfall.<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Oskar von Reuental''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"Regardless of the colour of eyes or skin the colour of blood is the same for everyone,isn't it?"<br />
#"I don't think 'screaming in pain in place of his superior' is among an adjutant's duties."<br />
#"....For humans, there is an appropriate life, as well as an appropriate death."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full-Reuenthal Full-Reuenthal] is a municipality in Switzerland. ''Reuen'' also means "regret" in German, which could be a possible allusion to Reuenthal's own tragic life.<br />
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====Tristan connection====<br />
The name of Reuenthal's flagship, the [[Tristan]], is a reference to the character of the same name from the tale of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde Tristan and Isolde]. It is interesting to note that the stories of Tristan and Reuenthal, although not exactly alike, have numerous similarities that would seem to suggest an intentional connection between the two:<br />
*Both characters fall in love with a resentful woman whose loved one(s) they have been responsible for killing — in Tristan's case, he has killed Isolde's fiancé; whilst in Reuenthal's case he was responsible for the arrest and likely killing of [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch|Elfriede]]'s great-uncle, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], and his family. <br />
*Both characters betray their benefactor — in Tristan's case, King Marke; and in Reuenthal's case, Kaiser [[Reinhard von Lohengramm|Reinhard]].<br />
*Both characters are forced to fight a dear and loyal friend — in Tristan's case, Melot; and in Reuenthal's case, [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]].<br />
*Both characters are mortally wounded in said fight.<br />
*Both characters are returned to their 'castle' by a subordinate after being wounded.<br />
*Both characters are visited by the woman they love just before they die.<br />
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[[File:Reuenthal_on_stage.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Played by [[Higashiyama Yoshihisa]]]]<br />
Reuenthal is played by [[Higashiyama Yoshihisa]] in the 2011 [[Legend of Galactic Heroes on stage|stage adaptation]] of LOGH.<br />
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| caption-top = Kaiser '''Reinhard''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
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| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
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'''Reinhard von Lohengramm''' (Japanese: '''ラインハルト・フォン・ローエングラム'''), born '''Reinhard von Müsel''', was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] military and political leader who rose to prominence during the [[Alliance–Imperial War]], overthrowing the ruling [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and establishing himself as [[emperor]] of a [[New Galactic Empire]], establishing the [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]]. A genius in war and politics, he rose to the highest ranks of the [[Imperial Armed Forces|Imperial Fleet]] at a young age and eventually usurped the power of the traditional [[nobility]] during the [[Imperial Civil War]]. Upon becoming the ''de facto'' dictator of the Empire, he instituted numerous political, legal, economic, and social reforms to abolish the old feudalistic system that had existed under the Goldenbaums and created a new empire, which was described by [[Yang Wen-li]] as having been "Not by the people, but for the people." Shortly after his [[Operation Ragnarök|conquest]] of the [[Free Planets Alliance]], he deposed the [[Catherine von Goldenbaum|last Goldenbaum sovereign]], who was essentially powerless, from the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.<br />
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He died on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}, at the age of 25, after having become arguably the most influential leader in human history and having unified humanity under the rule of one government.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
[[File:Reinhardchildhood.PNG|190px|thumb|left|Young Reinhard ({{d|786|uc}})]]<br />
Born on 14 March {{d|776|uc}} to the poor aristocratic von Müsel family, Reinhard spent most of his childhood living with his father, [[Sebastian von Müsel|Sebastian]], and sister, [[Annerose von Grünewald|Annerose]], in a middle-class, suburban neighbourhood. Because Reinhard's mother, [[Caribelle von Müsel|Caribelle]], died in a car accident when he was very young, Reinhard grew very attached to his older sister. The von Müsel family held the noble rank of ''Reichsritter'' (Imperial Knight) therefore barely qualifying as a noble. As a child, Reinhard met the man whom he would later declare another part of himself: [[Siegfried Kircheis]]. The young Reinhard felt the name "Siegfried" was too common, and insisted on calling Siegfried by his surname, Kircheis. He would retain his habit of using Kircheis' surname, despite their close relationship, for the rest of his life. In many ways, Reinhard's life was defined by the strong relationships he formed with his sister and friend in those happy days. ({{logh|004}}, {{gw}})<br />
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Unfortunately, those days were not to last and Reinhard was rudely exposed to the true nature of the [[Galactic Empire]]'s class system in {{d|786|uc}}. One day, a [[Nobility|high nobleman]] happened to see Reinhard's sister Annerose in the street, and took notice of her. Shortly thereafter, rumours of her exceptional beauty reached the Imperial Court. It was then decided that she would be brought to the [[Neue Sanssouci|Imperial Palace]] to serve as an imperial consort to the emperor—Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]]. Reinhard's father accepted a large sum of money as a dowry in exchange for effectively selling his daughter into a life of sexual servitude. He chose to accept the money, because he reasoned that even if he refused the payment Annerose would be taken away regardless. Already weak to alcohol since the death of his wife, Sebastian retreated further into the bottle after Annerose was taken. Reflecting on Sebastian's life after his death, Kircheis thought perhaps he was never able to forgive himself for failing to protect his daughter. ({{dmsn|03}})<br />
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When Reinhard realised what his father had done, he was enraged. He angrily swore to destroy the corrupt, capricious Goldenbaum Dynasty and rescue his sister from the clutches of Kaiser Friedrich IV. Together, he and Kircheis promised to defeat every enemy and win every battle in pursuit of that goal. [[Julian Mintz]] would later note that Annerose served as the catalyst that resulted in the great change of history that Reinhard accomplished. Shortly after his sister was taken, Reinhard joined military school to become an officer, as he considered it the fastest way to advance in their class-based society, getting Kircheis to go along with him. ({{logh|004|110}}, {{swv|01}})<br />
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==Early military career==<br />
===Kapche-Lanka===<br />
[[File:Reinhard_and_tank_fire.jpg|210px|thumb|Reinhard in Kapche-Lanka ({{d|791|uc}})]]<br />
Reinhard graduated from the [[Imperial Officer Academy]] on [[Odin]] at the top of his class, and though he was much resented by his upperclassmen, all of his peers and underclassmen respected and admired him. Immediately after graduating, Reinhard and Kircheis, as young junior officers, were assigned to an Imperial facility on the frozen world of [[Kapche-Lanka]], located within the [[Iserlohn Corridor]] on the front line of the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. It was a minor world that had some natural resources, but was not of much significance, with combat there going on mainly due to the fact that neither the Empire nor the Alliance wanted the other side to take control of it. Reinhard viewed it as an example of the incompetence of the leadership on both sides. He earned the ire of the commanding officer, {{rank|imperial|Captain}} [[Herder]], after getting into a fight with some lower ranking servicemen that were abusing a civilian woman. However, Reinhard's situation would become more perilous when Marquise [[Sussanna von Beenemünde]], a concubine of Kaiser Friedrich who despised his sister's status at court, secretly hired the captain to assassinate Reinhard. He and Kircheis are thus sent on what is ostensibly a recon mission into the frozen wastes of Kapche-Lanka, but with an ill-equipped [[Panzer IV|tank]]. ({{swv|01|02}})<br />
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They inevitably run low on fuel and decide to attack an [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] tank patrol that they stumble across to obtain more supplies. After successfully ambushing them, the pair gained not only more fuel but information on an upcoming Alliance attack on the Imperial base. Meanwhile, Reinhard correctly assumes that Captain Herder will send a subordinate to check on whether or not they are still alive, and lays a trap for him. When {{rank|imperial|Lieutenant}} [[Fugenberch]] arrives and reveals what is really going on before intending to finish off Reinhard, Kircheis fires from the tank nearby and kills the lieutenant. Following his death, Reinhard and Kircheis returned to the base to find it is under attack by the Alliance already, at which point they use a code they obtained from the enemy tank they captured to shut down the Alliance's attacking tanks, allowing the Empire to counterattack. Subsequently, feigning ignorance of Captain Herder's plot against them, they take part in his assault on the Alliance base, and during that assault Herder attempts to murder Reinhard. However, they prepared for it and stopped him, though in the end Herder committed suicide. ({{swv|03|04}})<br />
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Unfortunately, both conspirators on Kapche-Lanka died, making any possible legal action against Marquise von Beenemünde impossible. Following his victories, Reinhard was promoted to Sub-lieutenant and transferred to the space fleet. ({{swv|04}})<br />
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[[File:Kircheis Reinhard Bertram.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Reinhard and Kircheis confronting Bertram ({{d|791|uc}})]]<br />
Following the events on Kapche-Lanka, in August of {{d|791|uc}}, Reinhard was assigned as Chief Navigator aboard the destroyer ''[[Hameln II]]''. Although the ship's captain is impressed with Reinhard's service record, the rest of the crew is less enthusiastic and sees him as a spoiled aristocratic brat who got promoted because of his sister's status with the Kaiser. However, while going outside the vessel on a space walk, an enlisted rating ended up getting disconnected from the ship and flying out into space, before Reinhard rescued him. This earned the young officer respect from the enlisted crew of the ''Hameln II''. Later during a routine patrol outside of Iserlohn, their squadron is attacked and Reinhard temporarily takes command of the vessel when the captain is severely injured and the first officer, Lieutenant [[Hartmann Bertram]], happens to not be on the bridge. Reinhard led the destroyer away from the rest of their squadron, which fled from the Alliance vessels that were waiting to ambush them in a nearby asteroid field. Instead he flew into the asteroid field, predicting the Alliance ships wouldn't follow them and instead hunt for the fleeing squadron. Bertram returned and later demanded he pass command authority back to him and return to the normal course, but Reinhard's prediction is confirmed when the rest of their squadron is destroyed. ({{mut|01|02}})<br />
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Bertram orders the detainment of Reinhard on the grounds of mutiny, which Kircheis (the Security Officer) carries out. As they hide in the asteroid field from the patrolling Alliance ships, Bertram decided to self-destruct the ship as he believed there is not way of escape. He ignored fellow crewman [[Schmidt]]'s proposal to use the energy dispensed by a solar eruption from a nearby star to propel their ship away from the Alliance squadron in the area. Kircheis became aware of both the proposal and Bertram's plan to self-destruct, and decided to free Reinhard with the help of some enlisted men. Together they took control of the bridge but were confronted by Bertram, who shot an enlisted crewman defending Reinhard. The situation would have escalated if not for the arrival of {{rank|imperial|lieutenant commander}} [[Adenauer]], their captain, who repeats his order giving Reinhard command authority. They proceeded with the plan to get away using the eruption from the nearby star, and despite some minor problems that resulted in Bertram's death after volunteering for a dangerous mission to atone for having shot a crewman, they are able to escape. ({{mut|03|04}})<br />
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After their return to Iserlohn, Reinhard was recommended by Adenauer for promotion to lieutenant. Given the choice between continuing on as the new executive officer and an assignment elsewhere, Reinhard opted for assignment elsewhere to broaden his experience. ({{Mut|04}})<br />
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===Military administration===<br />
[[File:Reinhard and opponent.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard during his duel on behalf of Viscountess Schaffhausen ({{d|792|uc}})]]<br />
While working a desk job at the investigative department of the [[Ministry of War|Ministry of Military Affairs]] on Odin, Reinhard discovered several instances of corruption among base commanders on the front line. The amounts of supplies ordered and those received by the front line units do not correlate, and Reinhard deduces that certain officers were siphoning off military supplies to sell on the black market. He and Kircheis gathered evidence and reported to their superiors, but were told that nothing could be done: a certain amount of corruption was accepted as a "necessary evil" and they were essentially ordered to drop the matter. This further solidified Reinhard's opinion that the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] was too corrupt to be allowed to continue. ({{duel|01}})<br />
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However, the posting at the [[Imperial Capital]] meant that he was able to meet with his sister Annerose. During one such occasion, he found out about the dispute between one of her sister's few allies at the Imperial court, Viscountess [[Dorothea von Schaffhausen]], and Count [[Herxheimer]], relative of one of the most influential high nobles of the Empire: Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]], over territorial mining rights. Herxheimer knew he had no chance of winning the case against her in a court of law and challenged her to a duel, using his reputation to ensure that no professional duelist would work for the Schaffhausen family. When Reinhard heard of this, he offered to take the place of her duelist, despite having no experience in that arena. News of the "blond brat" choosing to participate in this high-level duel spread quickly throughout the upper echelons of Imperial society and soon the event became a spectacle. Reinhard learned to use the antique flintlock pistols traditionally wielded by duelists, initially struggling before happening to run into a young lieutenant commander, [[Cornelius Lutz]], who trained him in its use. Unbeknownst to Reinhard, Marquise von Beenemüde (having failed to get Reinhard killed on Kapche-Lanka) hired an assassin to take the place of Count Herxheimer's [[Goldschmidt|duelist]], in order to kill Reinhard during the duel. ({{duel|01|02}})<br />
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The duel was held on a property owned by Marquis Littenheim, who supported the Count, and was viewed by a large audience of nobles. Both the assassin and Reinhard missed each other in the first round because the latter duelist chose to leap to the side. In the second round, both of them wounded each other, in the assassin's right shoulder and Reinhard's left arm. The third round was a sword match, at the request of the assassin, who quickly proves himself to be the superior swordsman despite his injury, but before Reinhard could be defeated a group of [[Imperial Guard]]smen arrived at the arena on horseback, telling them that Kaiser Friedrich IV had ordered the duel to be suspended and had settled the dispute personally, splitting the proceeds of the mines equally between the two feuding families. The outcome pleased the Schaffhausen family while Herxheimer reluctantly accepted the Emperor's settlement. The assassin challenged Reinhard to another duel privately, and Reinhard, with assistance from Kircheis, is able to defeat him the second time, once again foiling Beenemüde's attempt to kill him. ({{duel|03|04}})<br />
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===''Hässliche Entlein''===<br />
[[File:Commander Reinhard.png|210px|thumb|left|Commander Reinhard at Iserlohn ({{d|792|uc}})]]<br />
Later in {{d|792|uc}}, Reinhard was transferred to [[Iserlohn Fortress]] on the front line, being given command of the [[Imperial destroyer (788 UC era)|destroyer]] ''[[Ermland II]]''. He spent part of his time there under investigation by a lieutenant commander named [[Gregor von Krumbach]], who was sent to Iserlohn to investigate the death of Captain Herder back on Kapche-Lanka. Secretly, however, he was sent there with the goal of killing Reinhard, one behalf of Marquise von Beenemüde. Krumbach was unable to find an opportunity to do so when an Alliance expeditionary fleet [[Fifth Battle of Iserlohn|attacked]] the fortress, at which point he joined Reinhard and Kircheis aboard the ''Ermland II''. During the battle ''Ermland II'' destroyed an [[Alliance cruiser (788 UC era)|Alliance cruiser]], and for that he was later promoted to {{rank|imperial|commander|lc}}. After the battle Reinhard and Kircheis confronted Krumbach, killing him. ({{gw}})<br />
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In December of the same year, Commander von Müsel took command of the [[Imperial cruiser (788 UC era)|Imperial cruiser]] ''[[Hässliche Entlein]]'' ("Ugly Duckling"). It was here that he encountered [[August Samuel Wahlen]] who was his executive officer. As the captain of a cruiser, Reinhard drilled his crew frequently while they were not in battle, keeping the ship at combat readiness and the highest levels of efficiency. Around that time, he was chosen, along with the crew of his ship, for a special mission behind enemy lines by Imperial military intelligence. It was to intercept Count Herxheimer and prevent him from defecting to the Free Planets Alliance with the stolen directional [[Seffle particle|Seffle particles]] prototype. Due to the secrecy of the mission, they could expect no support from other Imperial units and to be operating in enemy territory. Reinhard accepted the operation, being joined by a representative of intelligence, Lieutenant Commander [[Bendling]]. ({{ret|01}})<br />
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[[File:Hassliche entlein bow.png|thumb|210px|Reinhard's second command, ''Hässliche Entlein'' ({{d|792|uc}})]]<br />
After organizing a skirmish between Imperial and Alliance border patrol ships in the Iserlohn Corridor to distract them, ''Hässliche Entlein'' was able to pass into the Alliance side of the Corridor undetected. The cruiser then skirted the edge of Alliance space in an uneventful southward journey to [[Fezzan Corridor]], where it caught Count Herxheimer's vessel and boarded it. In the process, they received valuable intelligence from {{rank|imperial|sub-lieutenant}} [[Neidhart Müller]], then the military attaché at the [[Galactic Empire High Commissioner's office|Imperial diplomatic mission]] on [[Fezzan]]. He and most of his family were killed in a decompression accident aboard the ship, except for [[Margareta von Herxheimer|his daughter]], who was taken aboard ''Hässliche Entlein''. Along with the Count's ship and the prototype generator aboard it—which they could not bring onto their own vessel as it was digitally locked onto his ship—the cruiser then evaded an Alliance patrol squadron while en route back to the Empire. They were able to use the generator to a limited extent, and even in that state it was enough to destroy the pursuing Alliance squadron. After that, Kircheis proposed that they make a deal to get the unlock code to the generator from the Count's daughter in exchange for her being able to defect to the Free Planets Alliance, to which she agreed. ({{ret|02|03}})<br />
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However, not only did the unlock code give access to the Seffle particle generator, but to secret information surrounding Count Herxheimer's attempted defection. The Count had learned that Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]]'s daughter had inherited a genetic disease from her mother, meaning that Marquis Littenheim's daughter did as well, considering that their wives were sisters. That made them both ineligible claimants for the Imperial throne by the [[Inferior Genes Exclusion Act]]. Thus Littenheim tried to have him killed to suppress knowledge of that fact, prompting his defection. Reinhard and Kircheis were the only others, besides intelligence officer Bendling (who chose to defect to the Alliance with the Count's daughter), who were aware of the information. A short while later, ''Hässliche Entlein'' was able to return to Iserlohn Fortress after using the Seffle particle generator to break through an Alliance blockade and receiving supplies from supply ships led by [[Ernst von Eisenach]]. ({{ret|04}})<br />
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===Imperial Military Police===<br />
[[File:Steger denouncing.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Reinhard confronting the military school principal ({{d|793|uc}})]]<br />
Following the success of their operation, Reinhard received a promotion and transfer from the ''Hässliche Entlein'' back to Odin, where he visited his alma mater, the War Academy. As a seventeen-year old {{rank|imperial|captain|lc}}, he naturally was respected and admired by most of the cadets. After observing the school for a day Reinhard and Kircheis received their new assignment in the [[Imperial Military Police]]. Reinhard was annoyed by this as it would not give him the opportunity to distinguish himself and get a promotion, to which Kircheis reminded him it would be valuable to know how the MPs worked and that out of the Goldenbaum Dynasty's institutions, the Military Police was one that needed reform the most. It was during this time that Reinhard first learned of [[Ulrich Kesler]], a Fleet officer who transferred to the Military Police as an observer, and his efforts to try to keep the MPs from severely punishing a woman for ''lèse-majesté'', only for all of his work to have ultimately been in vain. It again incited Reinhard to go on a rant about the degenerate state of the Empire before he was interrupted by a call from the chief of police to receive his new orders: go back to the school to investigate a murder that took place the night before. ({{dmsn|01}})<br />
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A cadet named [[Karl von Reifeisen]] had been found murdered. Reinhard and Kircheis then investigated the matter, briefly interrupted by the death of his father Sebastian von Müsel. A second murder was later committed, of cadet [[Johann Gottholp von Bertz]]. Although Kircheis noted that Reinhard did not have to become an expert in everything, the two were able to solve the case, despite Reinhard's initial lack of interest in the assignment. In the process of the investigation they discovered that Reifeisen's death was an accident, but the school principal [[Gerhard von Steger]], the first to find his body, attempted to make it look like a murder both to prevent any accusations of negligence on his part, and to assist his grandson, who was third in the class. Bertz was the second in their class, and Steger killed him to remove an obstacle and to implicate [[Moritz von Haase]], at the top of the class, as the killer. Reinhard and Kircheis confronted Steger and explained the results of their investigation to him, taking him into custody shortly afterwards. Haase, who they discovered was color-blind and lied about this defect to get into military school, was also taken away, against Reinhard's wishes, who again saw it as an example of the folly of Kaiser [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum|Rudolf the Great]]'s policies; since this cadet with a genetic problem had been at the top of his class in military school. ({{dmsn|02|03|04}})<br />
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===Fleet command===<br />
[[File:Tannhaeuser in Van-Fleet.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard aboard the bridge of ''[[Tannhäuser]]'' near Van-Fleet ({{d|794|uc}})]]<br />
Having been promoted to {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}}, the eighteen-year old Reinhard commanded a small squadron of the elderly {{rank|imperial|Vice Admiral}} [[Richard von Grimmelshausen]]'s [[Grimmelshausen Fleet|fleet]] at the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]] in March {{d|794|uc}}. The battle was viewed by Reinhard as completely useless and strategically insignificant, and initially Reinhard's squadron was placed in reserve along with the rest of the Grimmelshausen Fleet, much to the young commodore's frustration. The Imperial commander-in-chief, [[Gregor von Mückenberger]], saw the old admiral as a liability and sent his force to the fourth planet orbiting [[Van-Fleet (star)|Van-Fleet]], Van Fleet 4-2. Unbeknownst to the Imperials, an Alliance rear support supply base had been constructed on the planet. Reinhard voiced this possibility to Grimmelshausen and offered to lead the recon team on the ground, but Commodore [[Hermann von Lüneburg]]—an officer who specialized in ground warfare—asked to take command. The entire fleet proceeds to land on the surface, with Reinhard remaining aboard his flagship initially before taking part in an assault on the Alliance facility as the vice commander, below Lüneburg. This frustrates him as well, both because they are the same rank and the man's condescending attitude. It was the beginning of the rivalry between the two. ({{hbshbl|01|02|04}})<br />
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Over the course of the battle, Reinhard and Kircheis entered the Alliance base with Imperial forces and personally captured the base commander, {{rank|fpa|Vice Admiral}} [[Sinclair Cerebrese]]. As a result, Reinhard and Lüneburg were both promoted to {{rank|imperial|rear admiral|lc}} while Grimmelshausen was made a full {{rank|imperial|admiral|lc}}. Back on Odin after the engagement, the young flag officer had Kircheis check Lüneburg's background, and also visited Annerose once again, where he complained about Kircheis being refused a promotion. This changed soon after when Admiral Grimmelshausen recommended Reinhard's redheaded friend for a promotion. Not long after that Reinhard and Kircheis heard about a rumor spreading through the Imperial court which stated that Kaiser Friedrich IV planned to bestow upon Reinhard a new title, the Countship of Lohengramm, on his twentieth birthday. Reinhard uncharacteristically reacted positively to the suggestion. Reinhard later visited a party hosted by Grimmelshausen that celebrated his promotion to admiral, which included among its guest list, Lüneburg, with whom he nearly got into a fistfight with after Luneburg accused Reinhard of impropriety with his wife. ({{hbshbl|06|07|08}})<br />
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[[File:Friedrich IV and Grimmelshausen.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Kaiser Friedrich and Grimmelshausen discuss awarding Reinhard a countship ({{d|794|uc}})]]<br />
Later in the year both officers returned to the front lines for the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]]. In the early part of the campaign Reinhard amassed several victories during the initial skirmishes ahead of the Alliance main fleet's arrival for the assault on Iserlohn, but received little attention from his superiors. The [[Free Planets Star Fleet]], however, became aware that there was a capable Imperial fleet commander at work who had handed them several stinging defeats and made attempts to entrap him using a plan developed by Yang. Outnumbered ten to one, Reinhard lost a third of his fleet breaking out of the trap. Later the Alliance completed its full deployment and began the Sixth Battle of Iserlohn proper. During the main engagement Reinhard's fleet was held in reserve. When [[Iserlohn Fortress]] was under dangerous bombardment by Alliance missile ships he launched an attack without orders, driving them away. He then seized the initiative and struck the Alliance flank, forcing them to counterattack on a narrow front where their numbers could not overwhelm his much smaller force. Rushing to join the battle, other Imperial fleets blocked the fire of Thor's Hammer and the battle became a melee (as Reinhard had predicted). ({{hbshbl|10|11}})<br />
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Reinhard's rival Lüneburg was killed leading a boarding action during this phase of the fighting. Meanwhile, while his squadron was being resupplied in Iserlohn Fortress, Reinhard met with Ulrich Kesler, who explained that Grimmelshausen sent him his memoirs which included information he had learned from various [[Nobility|high nobles]] over the years, including incriminating, secretive information. However, Reinhard declined and asked Kesler to keep the Grimmelshausen's book with the information, to be made public when the nobility of the Empire "are no longer in power." The blond rear admiral did not want to resort to blackmail to further his career. Meanwhile, back on the battlefield, Reinhard proposed to Mückenberger a plan to end the stalemate: to block the other end of the Iserlohn Corridor, which would make them break off the attack or be trapped and destroyed. Reinhard was appointed to command this force and the Alliance Star Fleet took the bait, following him and trying to withdraw from Iserlohn. The disengage Imperial Fleet then retreated as well, allowing the [[Thor Hammer]] superlaser to be used against the retreating Alliance ships to a decisive effect. ({{hbshbl|11|12}})<br />
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===The Third Battle of Tiamat===<br />
[[File:Reinhard pinpoint attack in Tiamat.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard's concentrated fire that won at Tiamat ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of Kaiser Friedrich's ascension to the throne (a rare feat in the Goldenbaum Dynasty) in December {{d|794|uc}}, the Galactic Empire announces a large new offensive against the Alliance, partly to distract the Imperial people from his lack of domestic accomplishments. This information is reported to the Alliance government via [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzan]] and soon several fleets are deployed to meet this threat. The two sides engaged each other in the historically known [[Tiamat Starzone]] in February {{d|795|uc}}. Reinhard's formation was initially kept in reserve as the battle began, by order of [[Gregor von Mückenberger]]. However, the young vice admiral had the opportunity to play a key role when [[Willem Holland]]'s [[11th Fleet]] charged directly into the Imperial formation, ahead of the other Alliance fleets. Chaos ensued, and Reinhard moved his fleet back, which encouraged Holland to think that the Imperial line was breaking. Orders from Vice Admiral [[Alexander Bucock]] of the [[5th Fleet]] to withdraw were ignored by Holland, who pressed the attack. However, the main Imperial body under Mückenberger's command eventually was able to disentangle itself from Holland's 11th Fleet, who by then had megalomaniac visions of invading the Empire himself from there. That gave Reinhard the opportunity to have his fleet launch a concentrated artillery attack at one point in the enemy formation, the center. The 11th Fleet flagship ''[[Epimetheus]]'' was instantly destroyed, Holland being killed instantly. Another barrage three minutes later broke the remaining 11th Fleet ships into a full retreat. ({{tbt|01}})<br />
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The retreat of the 11th Fleet was covered by their comrades in the 5th and [[10th Fleet]]s, however, preventing an effective Imperial pursuit and prompting Reinhard to admire the abilities of the 5th and 10th Fleet commanders. The Empire then withdrew, having achieved a propaganda victory by practically annihilating the Alliance's 11th Fleet. Some dismissed his artillery attack that decided the battle as just luck, but the fact remained that Reinhard's action was decisive in the victory. Thus his promotion to admiral was assured. ({{tbt|02}})<br />
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==Later military career==<br />
===The Battle of Legnica===<br />
[[File:Brunhild crest ONW (BD).jpg|thumb|210px|left|Future Imperial Supreme Flagship ''Brünhild'' ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
With the victory at the Third Battle of Tiamat, Reinhard was promoted to the Admiralty—becoming the youngest full admiral in the Galactic Empire. As an admiral, Reinhard was given command of a [[Lohengramm Fleet|fleet]] and his own, a one-of-a-kind warship, the ''[[Brünhild]]''—the bloodthirsty maiden. It was an experimental battleship, the only one of its class, constructed with advanced technologies that ignored to mass production costs. Among its various upgrades was advanced command and control equipment that allowed Reinhard to direct massive fleets of warships. The vessel did not have to wait long to see its first action, as Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Müsel was ordered to command his expeditionary fleet to Iserlohn. ({{tbt|2}}; {{ffc|1r|full}})<br />
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Upon arrival to the fortress, Reinhard von Müsel's expeditionary fleet was ordered to intercept an Alliance fleet that had approached the area in further in the Corridor by the commander-in-chief, Fleet Admiral Mückenberger. The recently arrived Imperial reinforcements were exhausted from the long journey to Iserlohn: the order to attack was a transparent attempt to get Reinhard killed: many of the nobility were jealous of Reinhard's favour with the Kaiser, believing he had been granted a command at such a young age solely because of his sister's influence. Reinhard encountered the Alliance fleet into the atmosphere of the planet [[Legnica]], a gas giant in the Tiamat Starzone. In the upper layers of the atmosphere, the ships of both fleets were forced to fight at extremely close-ranges, as sensors and communications were virtually non-functional. Reinhard ordered his fleet to engage the enemy in close combat for several minutes, having each ship fire all of its cannons as frequently as possible. This rapidly energized the upper layer of Legnica's atmosphere, creating a massive wind storm that propelled a great deal of the hydrogen and helium in the atmosphere upward. Reinhard then had his fleet rise up out of the atmosphere, where he then fired a single nuclear missile from the ''Brünhild'' to Legnica's core. When the nuclear warhead detonated, it ignited the atmosphere: the Alliance fleet took heavy damage in the ensuing firestorm. ({{mciss}})<br />
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Though Reinhard von Müsel had managed to inflict heavy losses on the Alliance fleet with only token losses to his own forces, he was not given proper credit for his victory, as the weather conditions were assumed by his superiors to have been a natural phenomenon and his victory attributed to luck. This further strengthened the perception that Reinhard was an incompetent commander who had only achieved his rank by "hiding under his sister's skirts", further encouraging contempt for him on behalf of the high nobles. ({{mciss}})<br />
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===The Fourth Battle of Tiamat===<br />
[[File:Kircheis Reinhard Mecklinger.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard, Kircheis, and chief of staff [[Ernest Mecklinger]] ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
The Free Planets Alliance chose to continue with their plans to assault Iserlohn Fortress despite their defeat at Legnica. The Imperial fleets stationed at Iserlohn, under the command of Gregor von Mückenberger, sailed forth to meet the Alliance fleet head on: Reinhard von Müsel's fleet was positioned at the left wing of the formation. Determined to be rid of the "Admiral of the Skirts" once and for all, Mückenberger ordered Reinhard's formation to advance on the Alliance fleets alone as a diversionary measure: the rest of the Imperial Fleet would maintain is position, meaning Reinhard's smaller force would be annihilated by the vastly more numerous Alliance ships. Reinhard complied with the order but staked his survival on a complete gamble. He advanced his fleet toward the enemy formation alone, but rather than open fire on them once he was in range, however, Reinhard had his entire fleet turn ninety degrees to the right. The blond admiral's fleet then slowly moved in front of the Alliance fleet, utterly exposed. Unable to comprehend why an enemy intentionally made itself so vulnerable, the Alliance fleet commanders refused to attack Reinhard's forces, believing his maneuver to be some sort of elaborate trick. Their inaction allowed Reinhard to position his forces along the left flank of the Alliance formation. ({{mciss}})<br />
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By the time they realized their error, the main Imperial Fleet had entered combat range, forcing the Alliance invasion force to deal with the main Imperial force, ignoring Reinhard's detachment. The Imperial fleet was roughly equal in size to the Alliance fleet, turning the battle into a violent brawl. Understanding he had been outsmarted by the young admiral, Mückenberger refused to ask Reinhard's fleet to attack: Mückenberger believed that he was similarly petty, and would not move to aid the besieged Imperial forces unless ordered to do so. Reinhard, however, realized that the gratitude of the thousands of soldiers whose lives he could save by attacking the Alliance flank far outweighed the ire he would earn from embarrassing Mückenberger. He ordered his fleet to attack, and in moments the Alliance forces were facing a rout. ({{mciss}})<br />
[[File:Yang under Brunhild 2.jpg|''Ulysses'' takes ''Brünhild'' hostage ({{d|795|uc}})|thumb|left|210px]]<br />
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At this point, the Alliance forces decided they had no choice but to retreat. They were determined to launch a diversionary attack directly against Iserlohn Fortress, to draw off the bulk of the Imperial fleet and buy enough time for them to escape. {{rank|fpa|Commodore}} [[Yang Wen-li]] volunteered to lead the diversionary attack: he took a single battleship, the ''[[Ulysses]]'', with a skeleton crew along with 4 unmanned cruisers straight for Iserlohn. Using sensor decoys, Yang Wen-li was able to fool the Imperial Fleet into thinking he was leading a fleet of several thousand warships toward the undefended fortress. Mückenberger immediately ordered the fleet to go back to Iserlohn, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the Alliance began to retreat while inflicting additional losses upon the Imperial commander's main force. Fortunately, Reinhard immediately realized the Alliance fleet was a decoy operation, and managed to reveal this fact to Mückenberger. This prompted the Fleet Admiral to resume the attack on the Alliance forces, preventing them from retreating. Determined to save the lives of his fellow soldiers, Yang Wen-li then flew his battleship straight into the heart of the Imperial Fleet. There, he assumed a position immediately beneath the ''Brünhild'', effectively taking Reinhard von Müsel hostage. Reinhard ordered his forces to disregard his own safety and open fire on Yang Wen-li's ship, but they refused, with Captain [[Karl Robert Steinmetz]] saying that as the captain of the flagship he would not put it into unnecessary danger, a statement that Reinhard accepted. Mückenberger also did not fire, unwilling to risk the political damage of directly killing the brother of Kaiser Friedrich's favored concubine. Both the Imperial and Alliance fleets held fire on each other until they had passed, at which point Yang left the battlefield, monitored by Reinhard. ({{mciss}})<br />
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After the Fourth Battle of Tiamat, Reinhard was promoted to High Admiral, and firmly established a reputation for himself as a brilliant tactician because of his actions during the engagement. Furthermore, Reinhard went to lengths to learn the name of the Alliance officer who had managed to open up a path to safety for the retreating Alliance forces, while at the same time Yang Wen-li had sought out the name of the commander of the white ship. From this point on, the rivalry with Yang Wen-li would help to define Reinhard's life. ({{mciss}})<br />
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===Astarte and other developments===<br />
[[File:Conspiring.jpg|thumb|210px|The three military chiefs deciding on Reinhard's deployment ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
Having secured a reputation as a skilled military officer at Tiamat, Reinhard received a hero's welcome at the Imperial City on Odin, where he was promoted to {{rank|imperial|high admiral|lc}} and is formally granted the title of Count von Lohengramm by His Majesty the Kaiser. Although he did not expect to be deployed any time soon, the scheming of Duke Otto von Braunschweig, the most powerful aristocrat in the Empire, and other high nobles—who by that point had no choice but to acknowledge the young high admiral and despised him—resulted in the High Command Office deciding to send him back to the front. Not only that, but as he found out, most of his top officers in the [[Lohengramm Fleet]] (including chief of staff [[Ernest Mecklinger]], fleet commanders [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] and [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]], and even the ''Brünhild'''s captain Steinmetz) were to be temporarily replaced by other commanders that he had not worked with for this operation. Although Kircheis was unenthusiastic, Reinhard was glad and saw it as an opportunity to gain even more accolades for advancement. He was ordered to lead a fleet of 20,000 vessels to invade Alliance space. However, the details were leaked by Duke von Braunschweig via [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzani]] leader [[Adrian Rubinsky]] to the Alliance government, and they dispatched the [[2nd Fleet]], [[4th Fleet]], and [[6th Fleet]] to counter him. ({{onw}})<br />
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The fleet under Reinhard advanced towards the [[Astarte Starzone]]. The three Alliance fleets were divided and intended to attack the Imperial force from three sides, encircling the enemy formation in a repeat of the historical [[Battle of Dagon]], around 156 years earlier. Since the three different fleets, while greater in total number, were weaker than Reinhard's force on an individual level, he decided to speed up and annihilate each one of them individually before they could meet up. This resulted in the near-total destruction of the 4th and 6th Fleets before he attacked the 2nd Fleet, where the actions of Yang Wen-li, who took command upon Vice Admiral [[Paetta]] becoming injured, prevented it from suffering the same fate as its comrades. Nonetheless, the [[Battle of Astarte]] ended as an overwhelming Imperial victory despite the overall numerical inferiority of Reinhard's forces. Shortly after this victory he was promoted to rank of Fleet Admiral, an unprecedented achievement for someone of his age, and was made Vice Commander of the Imperial Space Fleet. In this position he commanded around a third of the fleets in the Empire, and after the fall of Iserlohn Fortress, he was put in charge of the war front on the Imperial side of the Iserlohn Corridor. Reinhard was also granted his own admiralty, and selected talented individuals he had encountered over his previous military service to staff his new command. These young commanders—commoners and lesser nobility—had previously been in low ranking positions, with their talents and initiative unrecognized and unappreciated by hierarchical and largely highborn senior officers. ({{logh|001|002|004|005|011}}, {{onw}})<br />
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Among his admiralty were most notably Wolfgang Mittermeyer and Oskar von Reuenthal, who were known to be particularly talented fleet commanders. Their history with Reinhard went back further than that, however. On 2 May {{d|795|uc}}, Reuenthal visited Reinhard and Kircheis, asking them for assistance to free his best friend Mittermeyer. He had executed a noble-born subordinate for a crime against a civilian, following martial law, but since Mittermeyer was a commoner he was then illegally detained by some high nobles and kept in prison. Reuenthal confirmed his views on the state of the Goldenbaum Dynasty and subsequently pledged fealty to Reinhard in exchange for helping free Mittermeyer from the high nobles, which they did. Afterwards both of the young commanders became loyal followers of Reinhard, at least initially. ({{logh|075}})<br />
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[[File:Reinhard 3.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Reinhard at Astarte ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
Shortly afterwards, Reinhard assigned his friend Kircheis (who was a rear admiral at the time) to lead the effort in suppressing the [[Castrop Rebellion]]. The Emperor had ordered the blond admiral to requisition [[Maximilian von Castrop]]'s wealth, stolen from the Imperial state, and to quell the noble's revolt. Reinhard made the decision to send Kircheis in his place so that he could gain his own accolades, to establish a reputation as a skilled tactician in his own right. The two developed a strategy to destroy Castrop's main defensive weapon, the [[Artemis Necklace]] (thought to be impregnable), which was to utilize a directional [[Seffle particle]] generator. The ploy worked, and upon the loss of the Necklace, Castrop's subordinates murdered him out of fear of Imperial reprisal. That way the "impregnable" planet was freed by Kircheis' work without the loss of a single life besides Castrop's, increasing his reputation as more than just Reinhard's shadow and joining the ranks of the vice admirals of the Lohengramm admiralty. Kircheis expressed disappointment to Reinhard at the death of the noble, to which Reinhard replied that he considered Kircheis to be a "good man." ({{logh|005}})<br />
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After the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]] (which occurred about five months after the victory at Astarte) and the loss of Iserlohn Fortress to the Alliance, the three Imperial Chiefs of Staff sought to resign from their positions: it was obvious that one of the vacancies would be given to Reinhard. Instead, when Kaiser Friedrich IV gave Reinhard the choice of any of the three vacant seats, Reinhard begged the Kaiser not to dismiss any of the Chiefs of Staff, urging him to be lenient: those responsible for the defeat had already been punished by their own actions. The minister of state and acting Imperial premier, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], agreed with Reinhard (taken aback by the young admiral's decision), and Friedrich IV determined not to punish anyone for the loss of the fortress. In return for Reinhard's unexpected intercession on their behalf the three Imperial Chiefs of Staff dropped any attempts to punish [[Paul von Oberstein]], a staff officer of the Iserlohn Stationed Fleet who had escaped the fall of the fortress, and whom Reinhard then took on as an advisor. Oberstein had proven himself to be capable in politics in a way that Reinhard and Kircheis were not, and was an ardent opponent of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. He, like Reuenthal and Mittermeyer, would prove to be an important player in the Lohengramm camp in the years to come. ({{logh|008}})<br />
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===Alliance invasion of the Empire===<br />
[[File:Konigs sun.jpg|210px|thumb|Ships of the Imperial [[Black Lancers]] at Amritsar ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
When Yang Wen-li captured Iserlohn Fortress, he hoped that the Free Planets Alliance, whose economy was in shambles after more than a century of continual warfare, would seek an equitable peace treaty. Instead, the ruling [[High Council]] of the Alliance, motivated by political gain, and some overly ambitious junior officers under [[Andrew Falk]] who sought personal advancement, saw an opportunity to strike into the heart of the Empire and to 'liberate' the people of the Galactic Empire from their oppressors. As Vice Commander of the Imperial Fleet, Fleet Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm was tasked with the [[Invasion of the Imperial Territory|defense of the Empire]] by Emperor Friedrich. At the counsel of his advisor, Paul von Oberstein, Reinhard pursued a "scorched earth" strategy. Rather than engage the invading Alliance fleets directly, he had Imperial warships remove all supplies from every world in the immediate path of the Alliance force, leaving the people to rely on the Alliance "liberators" to feed them. Because he knew the Alliance invasion hinged upon the idea of liberating the peasants from the Kaiser's rule, Reinhard correctly calculated that the Alliance occupation forces would need to feed the civilians—thus creating a strained and long line of supply from Iserlohn. Once this supply line was attacked and severed by Vice Admiral Siegfried Kircheis, the invading Alliance troops soon found themselves to be under-supplied and starving along with the Imperial civilians. The people of the occupied planets, though initially thankful for the liberation, soon turned on the occupying Alliance forces who had resorted to confiscating food from the civilians. ({{logh|012|013|014|015}})<br />
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As the scattered Alliance fleets, suffering from the lack of supplies and a drop in morale, reached the height of their fatigue, the Imperial Fleet launched its counteroffensive. Although many of their commanders realized there was no chance of winning, they attempted to make a stand, but ultimately suffered heavy losses before succumbing to Reinhard's stratagem. However, due to the speed and swiftness of these attacks, only three of the Alliance fleets were able to maintain combat capability (Yang's [[13th Fleet|13th]], Bucock's 5th, and [[Appleton]]'s [[8th Fleet|8th]]), the others all being destroyed, severely diminished, or having surrendered. Meanwhile, the commander-in-chief of the Alliance expeditionary force, Fleet Admiral [[Lassalle Lobos]], unwilling to relinquish his gains or admit defeat in the invasion, ordered all remaining forces to gather at the [[Amritsar Starzone]] in an attempt battle the combined Imperial Fleet directly ''en masse''. Reinhard was more than willing to oblige. At the [[Battle of Amritsar]], Reinhard personally led the obliteration of the Free Planets Alliance invasion force. After the loss of much of the 8th and 5th Fleets, the 13th Fleet and the surviving remnants of the others managed to withdraw due to Yang's tactics and cooperation with Bucock. Despite the Empire's ultimate victory, Reinhard was nonetheless frustrated with Yang being able to prevent him from achieving "total victory" over the remaining Alliance forces, taking out his anger on vice admiral [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] for a tactical blunder he made during the battle until Kircheis advised him to not make enemies of his subordinates. ({{logh|015}})<br />
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Following their disastrous defeat, the devastated Alliance forces withdrew to Iserlohn Fortress with Yang's 13th Fleet remaining the only combat capable formation out of those that had taken part in the invasion. The Alliance had lost around two-thirds of its military strength, over twenty million troops. However, any thought of celebration in the Empire was quickly muted by a surprising development: the death of the Emperor from a heart attack. ({{logh|015|016}})<br />
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===The Imperial Civil War===<br />
[[File:Erwin Josef II coronation.png|thumb|210px|left|Reinhard and Lichtenlade at the coronation of Erwin Josef ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
No sooner had the Free Planets Alliance been routed at Amritsar, did Reinhard learn that Kaiser Friedrich IV had died peacefully in his sleep, thus robbing Reinhard of his vengeance. There was no official heir-apparent since Crown Prince [[Ludwig]]'s death some years ago, thus it was inevitable that a struggle would occur over the throne between the Kaiser's immediate grandchildren: [[Elisabeth von Braunschweig]], [[Sabine von Littenheim]], and [[Erwin Josef II|Erwin Josef von Goldenbaum]]. The first two hailed from the two most powerful aristocratic families in the Empire, while Erwin Josef (five years old at the time) was the son of the deceased Crown Prince. Kaiser Friedrich's former minister of state and prime minister, Klaus von Lichtenlade, wanted to see the boy on the throne in order to be able to use him, rather than let either Otto von Braunschweig or Wilhelm von Littenheim take his position. Thus he sought Reinhard's assistance, as being a civil servant he had no military forces of his own. Paul von Oberstein foresaw this and thus Reinhard chose to support Lichtenlade, although both harbored no illusions that they were merely using each other. Lichtenlade became the Imperial regent and elevated his peerage to Duke, while Reinhard gained the title of Marquis. ({{logh|016}})<br />
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It was also during this time that he first met [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], the daughter of Count [[Franz von Mariendorf]], a high noble family that decided to side with him in the coming struggle rather than Braunschweig. Hildegard visited him shortly before the beginning of the conflict and pledged her family's fealty to him, in exchange for a guarantee of their wealth and territory. She would play an important role in rallying some [[Nobility#Reformer Nobles|reformist nobles]] to Reinhard's camp. ({{logh|018}})<br />
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Meanwhile, many of the high nobles saw this as a blatant attempt by Reinhard and Lichtenlade to usurp the Imperial throne from the Goldenbaum family, the final straw in what they saw as Reinhard's treason against the dynasty. These reactionary nobles, led by Duke von Braunschweig and Marquis von Littenheim, rallied and created their own organization to counter the influence of the Lohengramm–Lichtenlade axis and defend the old order, becoming known as the [[Lippstadt League]]. Their combined arms and wealth were greater than those of the central government, and so Reinhard struck preemptively in an attempt to pacify them. While they did seize control of government buildings and arrested some high nobles, the majority managed to escape, including Braunschweig and Littenheim. They gathered on [[Geiersburg Fortress]], their new headquarters, and named the renowned Imperial High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]] as the commander-in-chief of the Lippstadt allied forces. As they were revolting against the child Kaiser, Reinhard had the nobles named the "Rebel Forces" in official documents, the same name that the Empire had used to refer to the Free Planets Alliance ever since the [[Battle of Dagon]] over 150 years earlier. Lichtenlade's government named Reinhard von Lohengramm the holder of all three offices of the Imperial Chiefs of Staff simultaneously, making him the Imperial Fleet Supreme Commander. ({{logh|016|018}})<br />
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[[File:Reinhard 4.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard during the civil war ({{d|797|uc}})]]<br />
Reinhard himself oversaw the main operation against Geiersburg Fortress, while leaving his friend High Admiral Kircheis to pacify the noble-controlled frontier and other sectors. Under his command, the loyalist Imperial forces were able to drive the Lippstadt fleet back towards Geiersburg in the [[Freya Starzone]], where the high nobles took refuge in the fortress. Eventually, they left and attempted to [[Assault on Geiersburg Fortress|break the siege]], only to be beaten back. However, the Imperial Fleet's success over the numerically superior Lippstadt forces led to the nobles becoming increasingly aggravated. Whena revolt occurred on the planet [[Westerland]] and the local lord, [[Scheidt|a relative]] of Duke von Braunschweig, was murdered by his subjects, he ordered a nuclear strike on the planet. The Duke ignored the advice of his commanders and the attack was launched. Reinhard initially wanted to intercept it, but procrastinated in making a final decision as Oberstein wanted to let it go ahead and use it for propaganda purposes against the nobles. Oberstein did not tell Reinhard the correct time in which the attack would reach the planet, and it happened before he made a decision. A reconnaissance ship documented the [[Westerland Massacre|massacre]] and the images were beamed throughout the Empire, eliminating any of the popular support that the Lippstadt League might of had. However, the fact that Reinhard essentially played a role in this tragedy would haunt him for the rest of his life. ({{logh|020|022|089}})<br />
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Not long after that, the nobles in Geiersburg became increasingly depressed while the fortress garrison became restless and began to rebel. Braunschweig decided to lead his forces in a final charge against the enemy, only for it to be routed. After he arrived at the fortress, a mass mutiny broke out among the troops and the Duke himself was forced to commit suicide by his chief retainer, Commodore [[Ansbach]]. Reinhard then arrived triumphantly at Geiersburg as the final resistance had ceased. However, when Ansbach presented the Duke's body to the victorious Reinhard, he pulled out a hidden weapon from within Braunschweig's corpse and attempted to fire at the young admiral. Siegfried Kircheis immediately attempted to shield Reinhard, and was killed as a result. Reinhard went into a inconsolable depression, and refused to see anyone. Seeing this, his admirals decided to take matters into their own hands. At the advice of Paul von Oberstein, both the assassination attempt and the murder of Kircheis were blamed on the Imperial Regent, Klaus von Lichtenlade. Reinhard's subordinates subsequently sent their fleets to the capital, Odin, to arrest Lichtenlade. ({{logh|023|025|026}})<br />
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As Reinhard remained on Geiersburg, the Imperial fleets landed on Odin and seized control of the capital. Lichtenlade was arrested and forced to commit suicide, while the [[Imperial Seal]] was retrieved and transferred to Reinhard himself, thereby firmly established his new and total authority over the Empire. However, this victory was blackened by the death of Kircheis and the subsequent decision by his sister Annerose into withdrawing into seclusion on Odin, feeling guilty over her brother's friend's death. His remark to Oskar von Reuenthal over the fate of the defeated Lichtenlade's family, that he could also try challenging him if he felt he could do it, would also be the beginning of an emotional crisis in Reuenthal that would see its conclusion years later in a dramatic fashion. ({{logh|026}})<br />
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==Prime minister==<br />
===Reforming the Reich===<br />
[[File:PMresidence.png|thumb|210px|Jubilant crowds in front of Prime Minister Lohengramm's [[Prime Minister's official residence|office]], Odin ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the fall of both Lichtenlade and the high nobles, Reinhard was left as the single most powerful figure in the country, and after being appointed Prime Minister of the Galactic Empire (simultaneously as the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet), Reinhard set about implementing drastic reforms. He received help from reformist nobles such as [[Hildegarde von Mariendorf]], [[Eugen Richter]], and [[Karl Braque]], the latter two being cabinet ministers who gave up their noble titles to serve Reinhard. The child Emperor Erwin Josef II was not a threat and was essentially a puppet, and thus Prime Minister Duke von Lohengramm became the ''de facto'' dictator of the Empire. Among those reforms he instituted early on, starting in January {{d|798|uc}}, were nationalizing the wealth of the defeated high nobles, which alleviated the Empire's economic problems in a single decision, as well as abolishing the traditional class system itself—much to the support of the common people. The promotion of civil liberties and other rights that would have been unthinkable just a couple of years ago became the new norm. Although the Goldenbaum Dynasty ''de jure'' remained in power, its foundations were effectively being swept away. However, despite his success in seizing control of the Empire, Reinhard continued to suffer an emotional crisis over the death of Kircheis and the withdrawal of his sister Annerose into seclusion as a result of Kircheis' death. ({{logh|027}})<br />
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At the same time, during this early period of reform, the Lohengramm government became entangled in the plots of the Fezzani autonomous region leader, [[Adrian Rubinsky]]. Seeing that the Empire had been strengthened by its [[Imperial Civil War|civil war]] while the [[Alliance Civil War|one]] in the Alliance had weakened it, he decided to allow the Empire to conquer the devastated Alliance so that Fezzan could seize control of this new regime. To that effect, their first plan was to pitch the idea of putting warp-capable engines on Geiersburg Fortress and using it to attack Iserlohn, sending the information regarding that plan to the Imperial Fleet's science and technology inspector general, Admiral [[Anton Hilmer von Schaft]]. Schaft proposed the plan and it was accepted by Reinhard, but not with much enthusiasm, as the public and the Imperial leadership were largely not in favor of any more war and would rather have a period of rebuilding. Nonetheless, Reinhard authorized the plan to mobilize Geiersburg Fortress to Iserlohn, and the testing the new engines was successful on 18 March {{d|798|uc}}. At the same time, unbeknownst to Reinhard or the Empire, the Fezzanis had gone to work in arranging that Yang Wen-li, who had been appointed as commander-in-chief, Iserlohn, was summoned by the Alliance government away from the fortress before the Imperial attack. After Reinhard gave the order, Geiersburg entered the Iserlohn Corridor on April 10. ({{logh|028|029|030|031}})<br />
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Even as the Geiersburg deployment was playing out, the Fezzanis hatched yet another scheme to keep the Alliance and Empire from realizing that they could coexist and make it inevitable that one had to destroy the other. As part of this scheme, two former Lippstadt League veterans who were living in exile on Fezzan, Count [[Alfred von Landsberg]] and Captain [[Leopold Schumacher]], were hired by Rubinsky's aide [[Rupert Kesserling]] to kidnap the child Emperor and bring him to the Alliance, where they would set up a "legitimate" [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|government-in-exile]] with the other high nobles. Ultimately, the Iserlohn garrison was able to hold out without Yang, and he eventually returned. At that point, the combined Alliance forces were able to defeat the Imperial invaders and destroy Geiersburg. This defeat enraged Reinhard, who had not expected [[Karl Gustav Kempff]] to lose 90% of his forces in this attempt. The young Imperial dictator had appointed Kempff to the position of Geiersburg commander, but had remarked he was the kind of admiral who was no longer useful if he lived too long. Although he outwardly mourned the demise of Kempff, it still made one of his chief retainers, High Admiral Oskar von Reuenthal, uneasy, and set the early seeds of what would manifest itself years later. But Reinhard remembered Kircheis, and how he would have urged restraint on Reinhard's part, and thus decided not to punish Kempff's returning second-in-command, Neidhart Müller. ({{logh|029|030|033|035}})<br />
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===The Emperor's Abduction===<br />
[[File:Kaiserine Catherine coronation.png|thumb|210px|left|Prime Minister Lohengramm announcing the coronation of Empress Catherine ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the loss of the Geiersburg Fortress and the [[Kempff Fleet]] last spring, the Imperial public was largely against the idea of any further extended warfare, to Reinhard's annoyance. But the Fezzani plan that had been put in motion would culminate during the summer of {{d|798|uc}} and make another confrontation inevitable. In June, the Prime Minister was informed by the Military Police chief Ulrich Kesler that Landsberg and Schumacher arrived on the Imperial capital with Fezzani passports. He orders them to be tracked and after some discussions with his secretary, Hildegarde von Mariendorf, he summoned Fezzan's ambassador on Odin, [[Nicholas Boltik]]. Reinhard deduced the essence of the Fezzani plot to kidnap the child Kaiser, and essentially made a deal to go along with their plan to help him conquer the Alliance, with the kidnapping and the government-in-exile that would be created providing the necessary ''casus belli''. Both men left the discussion being convinced that they were successfully using each other, although Boltik did not surmise the extent of Reinhard's own plan, which was to use the demilitarized Fezzan Corridor to take the Alliance by surprise and avoid attacking Iserlohn. Boltik said he would ask his government about it, but Reinhard secretly made up his mind to seize control of it forcefully. ({{logh|036}})<br />
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Because of this, Reinhard basically permitted Landsberg and Schumacher to go ahead and kidnap the Emperor. On the night of July 6–7, the two Lippstadt veterans carry out their plan and kidnap Erwin Josef II from his palace. Fezzan arranged for them to be taken by a smuggler through the Fezzan Corridor to the Alliance, where they used their influence to make sure the Alliance government under [[Job Trunicht]] went along with their plan. Meanwhile, the young Imperial leader declared a state of emergency and convened a meeting of the High Command, in which he told his admirals to place their fleets into immediate combat readiness. Later, a broadcast from the Alliance revealed the composition of the new "Galactic Empire Legitimate Government" under the Kaiser and led by premier [[Jochen von Remscheid]], a high noble Lippstadt supporter and former Imperial high commissioner to Fezzan. Trunicht also stated the Free Planets Alliance's willingness to assist the former Goldenbaum loyalists in a united front against Reinhard. On August 20, Reinhard officially confirmed the kidnapping of Erwin Josef II and denounced the Alliance government for its responsibility in this matter, thus essentially declaring war. ({{logh|036|037|038}})<br />
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On September 20, Reinhard von Lohengramm proclaimed the abdication of the kidnapped Erwin Josef II, and named eight-month old infant [[Catherine von Goldenbaum]] as his successor on the throne, making her the Empire's first Kaiserin, as well as the 38th and last Goldenbaum monarch. ({{logh|041}})<br />
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===Operation Ragnarök: Fall of the Alliance===<br />
[[File:Reinhard sun(DVD-CA).jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard arriving on occupied Fezzan ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
An invasion plan was quickly developed by Reinhard and his admirals, which was based on using the Fezzan Corridor to invade the Alliance. Boltik decided to cooperate with Reinhard and was to be appointed as the interim governor-general of Fezzan after its occupation. Reinhard then officially announced an operation against Iserlohn, while leaving out the part of their plan to invade Fezzan (which Yang Wen-li foresaw, but was ignored by his government). On the same day that Empress Catherine I was put on the throne, High Admiral Oskar von Reuenthal led a fleet to attack Iserlohn Fortress. The attack served its purpose, to distract the Alliance leadership, while the bulk of Reinhard von Lohengramm's fleets then entered the Fezzan Corridor. In December of {{d|798|uc}}, High Admiral Wolfgang Mittermeyer, the Gale Wolf, successfully invaded and occupied the Dominion of Fezzan, taking Rubinsky completely by surprise and forcing him to go into hiding. Once the planet was firmly under the control of Mittermeyer's forces (although Rubinsky was able to evade capture), the rest of Reinhard's fleets entered Fezzani space. When Duke Reinhard von Lohengramm disembarked the ''Brünhild'' on Fezzan's surface, he was met by the loud cheering of tens of thousands of Imperial sailors, all chanting, 'Sieg mein Kaiser! Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!' The young Imperial dictator celebrated New Year's with his officers on Fezzan before continuing the campaign. ({{logh|041|042|043|044}})<br />
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The first stage of [[Operation Ragnarök]], to secure Fezzan while launching a distraction near Iserlohn, was completed and set the Alliance people and government into a panic. The combined defeats at Astarte, Amritsar, and the civil war had effectively destroyed most of the Free Planets Star Fleet's fighting forces, leaving the [[Yang Fleet]] on Iserlohn and the [[1st Fleet]] on Heinessen as the only combat capable formations. Although the Fleet General Staff Office gave Yang clearance to "do what you think is best", in other words giving him permission to abandon Iserlohn and to come fight against the main Imperial force, some time was necessary for this to be carried out. Meanwhile, the 1st Fleet set forth from the Alliance capital to meet the advancing Imperial forces (the [[Mittermeyer Fleet]] entered Alliance space from the Fezzan Corridor on 8 January {{d|799|uc}}), along with various reserve and systems defense squadrons that collectively became the [[14th Fleet]] and [[15th Fleet]]. This new Combined Fleet was under overall command of Admiral Bucock, the commander-in-chief of the Space Fleet. The two forces clashed in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] (February {{d|799|uc}}), and despite being outnumbered the Alliance forces put up a fierce resistance that ultimately failed to achieve its objective of defeating the Imperials. The Yang Fleet, leaving Iserlohn Fortress for Reuenthal to retake, was not able to arrive in time to prevent them from being defeated, but did distract the Imperial Fleet with an attack from the rear to give time for the surviving Alliance vessels under Bucock to withdraw, and in the coming weeks Admiral Yang waged a guerrilla war against the Imperial invaders. ({{logh|044|045|046|048|049}})<br />
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The Alliance Secretary of Defense [[Walter Islands]] agreed to Yang's plan of using harassment raids on Imperial supply convoys and defeating other Imperial fleets to draw out Reinhard and kill him in battle, which could end the Imperial invasion. Yang was able to successfully destroy the poorly-guarded supply convoy, much to Reinhard's annoyance, who had Rear Admiral [[Sombart]] punished for his failure to defend it. The young Alliance hero was also able to defeat other second-tier admirals under Reinhard, deliberately avoiding Reuenthal and Mittermeyer (Reinhard's "twin pillars"), and finally got Reinhard to decide to draw out Yang by coming to battle himself. ({{logh|049|050}})<br />
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===The Battle of Vermilion===<br />
[[File:Yang Reinhard Vermilion encounter.jpg|thumb|left|210px|The two fleets at Vermillion ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
Since the Alliance hoped that that Reinhard's death could cause the Galactic Empire to fragment into another civil war and knowing this, the young conqueror dispersed his admirals, keeping only a relatively small main fleet with himself. He hoped that by using himself as bait he would draw Yang into an open confrontation. This strategy succeeded, and the two opposing fleets reached each other in the [[Vermillion Starzone]] on April 24. In the [[Battle of Vermillion]], Reinhard chose to use attrition tactics to wear down the Alliance forces, however, after Yang was unable to reach the ''Brünhild'', he tried to use a different approach. He used several asteroids from a nearby asteroid field and use his vessels to launch them towards Reinhard's formation, which was then thrown into disarray. However, while Yang then continued towards Reinhard's now exposed flagship, the [[Müller Fleet]] arrived in the system (the first Imperial unit to return) and prevented the Alliance from breaking through. Thus Niedhart Müller redeemed himself for the Geiersburg failure last year, and secured a reputation as the third most capable fleet commander after Reuenthal and Mittermeyer, becoming known as "Iron Wall" Müller. ({{logh|051|052}})<br />
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However, the Müller Fleet was caught in an encirclement along with the bulk of Reinhard's remaining forces by the Alliance, and Yang led a detachment to attack the ''Brünhild''. It was the first tactical defeat in battle that Reinhard faced in his life. However, before they could open fire and finish him off, the Alliance fleet suddenly received an order to stand down and ask for a ceasefire. Hildegard von Mariendorf had foreseen Yang's victory over Reinhard because she believed he was a better tactician, and had asked Reuenthal and Mittermeyer to take their forces to seize the undefended Heinessen, the capital, and forced the Alliance government to surrender. The plan succeeded and the [[High Council]] under Trunicht completely surrendered, ordering Yang to stand down. Yang, although urged by subordinates like [[Walter von Schönkopf]] to fire anyway, decided to obey the order and asked Reinhard for a ceasefire. Soon after, the battle was over and more Imperial fleets began returning to the Vermillion Starzone. The battle became the first and only tactical defeat of Reinhard in his life, although it was ultimately an Imperial strategic victory thanks to Hildegard von Mariendorf's actions. ({{logh|052|053}})<br />
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==New Galactic Empire==<br />
===Establishing a new state===<br />
[[File:Reinhard with crown at throne (BD).jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard with the crown at his coronation ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
Shortly after the battle, Yang boarded a shuttle and arrived on the ''Brünhild'', where he discussed philosophy with Reinhard regarding democracy versus dictatorship, and the two left the discussion agreeing to disagree. In the end, Yang declined Reinhard's offer to make him an Imperial Fleet Admiral, while Reinhard maintained the belief that Yang would have been willing to give up on the Alliance and join him. The young Imperial leader allowed Yang to depart and gave him assurances that he would not exact any revenge on Alliance politicians or military officers. Having secured the Alliance government's surrender, one of the final acts of the Lohengramm government under Goldenbaum rule was to conclude the signing of the [[Treaty of Ba'alat]], which essentially made the Alliance a client state of the Empire. Reinhard himself returned to Odin after appointing [[Helmut Lennenkampf]] as the Imperial consul on Heinessen and on 20 June {{D|799|uc}}, Duke [[Jürgen Offer von Pegnitz]], the father and Imperial regent of the young Kaiserin, signed a letter of abdication on her behalf, seceding her position to the blond admiral. Thus ended the nearly five hundred-year history of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. His coronation as the Kaiser was on June 22, held with a modest ceremony organized by Count [[Franz von Mariendorf]] (Hildegard's father), that Reinhard said would serve as a template from then on as opposed to the pompous and wasteful Goldenbaum era national ceremonies. With his victory over the Alliance, he had become the first [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]] Kaiser of the [[New Galactic Empire]] and most powerful individual in the galaxy. However, Reinhard was disappointed that the two people he wanted to see there the most—Kircheis and Annerose—were not there. ({{logh|054|055}})<br />
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In the weeks after the coronation, he accelerated the internal reforms that he began as Prime Minister of the previous dynasty. Reinhard chose to continue on as the head of government himself while also being head of state, naming Count Franz von Mariendorf as his deputy, the Minister of State. The young ruler later lamented that had Kircheis been alive, he could have focused solely on political affairs while leaving his friend to manage the military. Reinhard appointed Minister of Industry [[Bruno von Silberberch]] to design the new Imperial City on Fezzan, revealing that he intended to move the Imperial capital there from Odin. He also commissioned the minister of education, Professor [[Seeferd]], to write an official history of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, and later reviewed the formerly secret, now declassified information on Goldenbaum emperors that Seeferd had uncovered. Around the same time, Paul von Oberstein—now the Minister of Military Affairs under the new dynasty—suggested to Reinhard to idea of getting married and producing an heir to secure his rule. However, he implied that the most likely candidate, Hildegard, was not fit for the role as he did not want her to monopolize affairs of the state and become another Kircheis, in essence. Reinhard dismissed such worries from Oberstein and did not take his suggestion too seriously at the time. ({{logh|055|057|058|059}})<br />
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However, during that period, Reinhard paid a visit to the terminally-ill Baron [[Heinrich von Kümmel]]'s estate, as a favor for Count von Mariendorf, who was his guardian. However, the event ended badly when Kümmel tried to take Reinhard hostage with some explosives installed in his backyard under their dining table. He did it mainly out a desire to not die without being remembered for something in history, but the event had actually been organized by the [[Terraism|Terraist Church]]. The assassination attempt on the Kaiser failed, however, when Reinhard hit the bomb detonation switch out of the Baron's hand. The plot resulted in Reinhard ordering the persecution of the Terraist Church, a religion that was previously tolerated by the Empire. Despite [[Internal Security Department]] chief [[Heydrich Lang]], a subordinate of interior minister [[Osmayer]], protesting that they needed more time to conduct a full investigation, Reinhard decided to shut it down by force. Its Odin branch was shut down by force, and soon the new Kaiser ordered an expedition to [[Earth]], the Church headquarters, in order to pacify the group of fanatics for their attempt on his life. For this task he assigned Admiral [[August Samuel Wahlen]]. The Mariendorfs, who were temporarily put under house arrest after the incident, were reinstated in their offices by an edict from the Kaiser and any talk about their involvement in treasonous activity was banned. ({{logh|057|058}})<br />
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===War with Earth and Lennenkampf affair===<br />
[[File:ImperialWAFVgunhatch.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Imperial soldiers subjugating the Earth Church on Odin ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
Wahlen was dispatched to Earth by Reinhard shortly after the assassination plot, and he managed to successfully subjugate the planet, although the Terraist ideology did not die out completely. Wahlen himself nearly became the victim of an assassination plot by the Terraists and had to get a prosthetic arm after being stabbed with a poisonous knife. Meanwhile, a situation was developing in the Alliance which would soon become a headache for Reinhard. The Imperial consul assigned to Heinessen became increasingly hostile towards the retired Yang Wen-li, who was living a quiet life as a pensioner, due to rumors about his involvement with anti-Imperial resistance groups and hysteria from the incumbent Alliance administration under [[João Rebelo]] (Trunicht's successor, who resigned after Vermillion). The situation deteriorated when a resistance cell established by Yang immediately after Vermillion—led by High Admiral Willibald Joachim von Merkatz, the former Lippstadt commander who defected to the Alliance after the Imperial Civil War and served as Yang's ally—had hijacked decommissioned Alliance warships on 17 July {{d|799|uc}}. Lennenkampf was worried about Yang's intentions and the postwar Alliance government's ability to keep stability in the client state. ({{logh|054|058|060|063}})<br />
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Oberstein spoke with the Imperial consul and told him that Yang should be arrest preemptively so that Reinhard can use the subsequent uprising from anti-Imperial groups that would be the result as an excuse to completely annex the Alliance. Meanwhile, Supreme Council Chairman Rebelo decided to arrest him first to not give the New Empire a chance to intervene. This ended up causing members of the elite Rosen Ritter regiment—against whom Reinhard fought back in his days as a mere commodore in the Imperial Fleet, on Van-Fleet—to rise up and kidnap Rebelo on Heinessen. They took him hostage and used it to secure their escape, although the government decided to try to execute the arrested Yang regardless. However, the Rosen Ritter freed Yang and escaped from the planet after storming the Imperial consulate and taking Lennenkampf himself hostage. With the consul as their hostage, the rebels were able to depart from Heinessen. Unbeknownst to the rest of the public, Lennenkampf actually committed suicide in his cell, but the just pretended that he was still alive to get away. Although Reinhard did not immediately react to the events that unfolded on Heinessen, he did formalize his plan to move the Imperial capital to Fezzan from Odin around the same time, indicating he intended to eventually annex the Alliance completely. ({{logh|060|061|062|065}})<br />
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In the midst of this, the planet [[El Facil]] declared independence from the Alliance and became an independent state on August 13, and began trying to aggressively recruit Fleet Admiral Yang. The Rebelo administration denounced this move and thus El Facil became isolated. However, shortly after that a report on the situation from Admiral Steinmetz and the head of the Imperial consulate on Heinessen since Lennenkampf's death, Vice Admiral [[Sahm]], explained to Reinhard what had occurred, and the Kaiser made his decision. Given the rift between Yang and the Alliance administration, Reinhard again considered the possibility of Yang joining him. That was why in his official broadcast on November 10 explaining the events on Heinessen to the public, he left an open offer for Yang to join him, condemning the Alliance government for selling out both Lennenkampf and Yang. The Kaiser also announced that the Treaty of Ba'alat had been violated, and this could only be rectified with force. The next day he announced to his admirals the personnel decisions for the second Ragnarök operation. ({{logh|065|066|067}})<br />
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===Ragnarök again===<br />
[[File:Brunhild.jpg|thumb|210px|''Brünhild'' at Marr-Adetta ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
While Yang ended up deciding to go to El Facil and planned to retake Iserlohn Fortress, Reinhard commanded the main Imperial fleet on its march into Alliance space for a second time, in December {{d|799|uc}}. In January the fleet engaged the remnants of the Free Planets Star Fleet under Alexandre Bucock's command, who utilized the dangerous terrain of the [[Marr-Adetta Starzone]] to his advantage in order to make up for the vast numerical difference. After brief encounters in a corridor running through an asteroid belt, Bucock's fleet attacked the Imperial formation from the rear. They were able to break through the Müller Fleet towards Reinhard's flagship only to be surrounded by the Imperial forces. Reinhard, on the suggestion of Hildegard von Mariendorf, offered Bucock a chance to surrender, but the old man refused, instead choosing annihilation. Afterwards, the young kaiser was enraged when heard of Lutz's loss of Iserlohn Fortress to Yang Wen-li, but decided to ignore it for now and continue on to Heinessen. ({{logh|068|069|070|071}})<br />
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On 9 February {{d|800|Uc}}, Reinhard became the first emperor to set foot on Heinessen, as the Free Planets Alliance unconditionally surrendered to the New Empire. On February 20, the 273-year history of the Alliance is ended, with the state being annexed by the New Galactic Empire. Among his first acts was to have Alliance Joint Operations HQ chief Admiral [[Rockwell]] executed, who had killed Supreme Council Chairman Rebelo in the hope of buying security from Reinhard. Quite the opposite, he acquired the Kaiser's hatred for committing such a shameless act. Reinhard immediately contemplated a campaign against the [[El Facil Revolutionary Government]], or more specifically, Yang Wen-li at Iserlohn. However, an incident that demanded the Kaiser's attention prevented any immediate military action against the republicans. The scheming [[Heydrich Lang]], head of the [[Internal Security Department]] and one of the few Goldenbaum era high officials to keep a post under Reinhard's new regime, accused the Chief of the High Command Office, Oskar von Reuenthal, of being guilty of treason. The circumstances surrounding Reuenthal's relationship to a woman of the deposed Lichtenlade clan, [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]], became the main 'evidence' of treason. Remembering the heterochromatic admiral's pledge of fealty back in {{d|795|uc}}, Reinhard did not agree with Lang's accusations against one of his most important vassals, one of the Twin Pillars of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty, and reinstated Reuenthal. Instead of remaining as Chief of High Command, however, he was instead granted another post by the Kaiser—that of Governor-General of the [[Neue Land|former Alliance territories]]. Although this was Kaiser Reinhard recognizing Reuenthal's loyalty and service, it ultimately would lead to tragedy in the future. ({{logh|073|074|075|076}})<br />
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===The Battle of the Corridor===<br />
[[File:Corridor beam barrage.jpg|left|thumb|210px|The Imperial fleet entering the Corridor ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Having secured the Alliance territories and leaving them to Reuenthal's administration, the Kaiser ordered his admirals [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Adalbert von Fahrenheit]] to secure the space around the Iserlohn Corridor. Their fleets departed on 23 March {{d|800|uc}}. A terrorist bombing occurred on Fezzan in April that resluted in the death of industry minister Silberberch, while Oberstein and Cornelius Lutz escaped with minor injuries. Reinhard continued with the Iserlohn operation, however. Before the Kaiser could arrive at the front, Bittenfeld and Fahrenheit disobeyed his orders and engaged the Yang Fleet ("El Facil Revolutionary Reserve Force"), being led by [[Dusty Attemborough]]'s squadron into the corridor. Ultimately, the Imperial force was defeated by Yang's tactics and Fahrenheit became the first high admiral of the new dynasty to be killed in battle. Outraged at the result and that they did not wait for his arrival, Reinhard still did not punish Bittenfeld and had Fahrenheit be posthumously promoted to fleet admiral. ({{logh|076|077|079}})<br />
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Attemborough's squadron had lined the entrance to the Iserlohn Corridor with mines, though the Empire used directional Seffle particles to break through it and attack the Yang Fleet. After some fighting, the El Facil Revolutionary Reserve Force used the narrow confines of the corridor to its advantage and nearly reached the Imperial Supreme Flagship, resulting in the death of High Admiral Karl Robert Steinmetz. They were unable to reach Reinhard, though, and the battle fell into a stalemate. Bittenfeld's [[Black Lancers]] unknowingly killed [[Edwin Fischer]], Yang's deputy fleet commander and specialist in fleet maneuvers, severely crippling the Yang Fleet's ability to continue a coordinated fight. However, before the Imperial Fleet could deliver the ''coup de grâce'' to the remaining Alliance forces—suffering from less personnel and supplies—Kaiser Reinhard fell ill and requested a ceasefire with Yang. Admiral Yang and his colleagues accepted the Imperial offer, as their intention had been to last long enough to "win" a peace treaty with the New Empire. Reinhard later revealed that his memories of Kircheis were what led him to declare a ceasefire, claiming that Kircheis told him to become a friend of his constant rival. ({{logh|080|081|082}})<br />
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However, Yang never made it to the peace talks: his cruiser, ''[[Leda II]]'', was intercepted by Imperial destroyers crewed by Terraist sympathizers, who used their disguises to get aboard and kill Yang, among many others. He died of blood loss on 1 June {{d|800|uc}}. The Kaiser was devastated by Yang's death, as he believed only he had the right to kill the man who had outwitted him on multiple occasions. In the end, the young monarch sent High Admiral Müller as his representative to the Iserlohn republicans to express condolences and discuss the future relations between the Empire and the republican faction, as the El Facil Revolutionary Government chose to disband itself, thus forcing Yang's successors to establish the [[Iserlohn Republic]]. Reinhard himself continued to manage Imperial political affairs from his sickbed, regretting that he had few political experts equivalent to his admirals' capability in military affairs. Because of this the Kaiser lamented the deaths of Bruno von Silberberch, a potential candidate for the post of prime minister, and Kircheis, to whom he could have left the management of the military while focusing on civil administration. ({{logh|082|083|084}})<br />
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===Political intrigues===<br />
[[File:Capital transfer order.jpg|thumb|210px|Kaiser Reinhard announcing the moving of the capital ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Although Reinhard did not recognize the Republic, he made no move to attack it, as with Yang's death it became mostly irrelevant to him. The Iserlohn faction lost a large number of personnel, who decided to leave upon the loss of Admiral Yang. But the political chaos in the galaxy was not over. As the Kaiser gave the official order to transfer the Imperial Capital from Odin to Fezzan, his admirals became entangled with the meddling of Heydrich Lang in political affairs, who was secretly in contact with Fezzani leader Rubinsky. Reinhard also reluctantly granted the disgraced Alliance politician Job Trunicht a post as a senior councilor at the Neue Land Governor-General's Office, initially expecting him to refuse to return to the former country he sold out, but was amazed by the man's shamelessness when Trunicht accepted the position. During that time he also had an audience with not only Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer (who served as Reinhard's Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief), but also his wife [[Evangelin Mittermeyer|Evangelin]]. With Mittermeyer he also reminisced of the time he first met Reuenthal. ({{logh|084|085|086|087}})<br />
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While he was visiting a memorial in August {{d|800|uc}} that commemorated the dead soldiers of the Imperial Fleet, he was the victim of an assassination attempt by someone in the crowd. The attempt was easily prevented by the [[Imperial Guard]] but the man publicly accused Reinhard of complicity in the Westerland Massacre three years ago, back during the Lippstadt Rebellion. The Kaiser was depressed by that event and could not forgive himself for the few million deaths on Westerland, and so he ordered the man who made the attempt to not be executed—while the penalty for attempted regicide under the Goldenbaum Dynasty had been death for the criminal and his entire family. But shortly after this incident, the Kaiser ended up being consoled by Hildegard, who spent the night with him. The next day the flustered Reinhard went to the Mariendorf estate to ask for Hildegard's hand in marriage, wanting to take responsibility for what happened and not be like the promiscuous high nobles had been. ({{logh|089}})<br />
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Meanwhile, the remaining Terraists sought to overthrow Reinhard and did not want him to produce an heir with a future wife. Their main plan became to provoke Oskar von Reuenthal into rebellion, and use that to bring down his new dynasty. On Fezzan, Adrian Rubinsky began a similar plot, using Heydrich Lang as a tool to carry this out. By September, rumors began to circulate that Reuenthal would invite the Kaiser on a trip to the Neue Land and assassinate him there, and in order to test Reinhard's belief in these rumors Reuenthal made an invitation for him to visit Heinessen. The Kaiser accepted and while he made a stop over on [[Uruvasi]], a planet near the Alliance exit of the Fezzan Corridor, he was the subject of another assassination attempt—this time by mutinying and confused Imperial troops. High Admiral Cornelius Lutz was killed defending him and buying time for Reinhard to escape back to his flagship, at which point the ''Brünhild'' left the planet and disappeared for a short while as it made its way back to Fezzan. Upon hearing of this, Fleet Admiral Reuenthal ordered his subordinates to locate and protect the emperor while also dispatching Admiral [[Alfred Grillpalzer]] to restore order on Uruvasi and investigate the mutiny. However, the truth behind the incident on Uruvasi would not be known for some time. ({{logh|090|091|092}})<br />
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===Reuenthal Rebellion===<br />
[[File:Mittermeyer aiming Lang.JPG|thumb|210px|left|Mittermeyer nearly killing Lang over the Reuenthal affair ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
With the events on Uruvasi and the death of Lutz, Reuenthal realized that he was being turned into a traitor but could not bring himself to go beg for forgiveness from Reinhard, and by extent, Heydrich Lang behind him. Instead, the prideful admiral, who had ambitions of obtaining power for himself in the past, decided to actually start a revolt. Having secured the loyalty of his staff, including admirals Grillpalzer and [[Bruno von Knappstein]], he set about gaining access to the Iserlohn Corridor from the republicans in exchange for the entire former Alliance territory, but they ultimately declined the offer. The Kaiser was infuriated by Reuenthal's actions and perception that he was being controlled by Lang, who ultimately was investigated and found guilty by Admiral Kesler of having poisoned [[Nicholas Boltik]], the former Fezzan interim governor-general, in prison. Reinhard ordered Reuenthal's best friend, Wolfgang Mittermeyer, to lead the space fleet to pacify his rebellion, as the Kaiser attacking a vassal himself would agitate his other subordinates. Mittermeyer understood that and accepted the mission with a heavy heart, still thinking he might get Reuenthal to stand down. On 14 November {{d|800|uc}}, the Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief led a fleet of some 42,000 ships, along with admirals Wahlen and Bittenfeld, against Reuenthal's Neue Land Security Force. ({{logh|093|094}})<br />
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Further attempts to mend the situation by different parties amount to nothing, and Reuenthal realized that he needed to win a victory to secure the morale of his men, whom he told they are fighting against villainous vassals misleading Reinhard. Ultimately, Reuenthal's forces were defeated during the [[Second Battle of Rantemario]], in which he was fatally wounded, and thus ending his short-lived revolt. Mittermeyer arrived on Heinessen shortly after Reuenthal and visited his friend for the final time, who by then had died in his office. Around the same time, it became known to Kaiser Reinhard and his subordinates of the roles of Grillpalzer and Lang, after an investigation by Admiral Ernest Mecklinger into the events that had transpired on Uruvasi, as well as the Terraist involvement. Lang, hearing of Reuenthal's death, confessed to everything and was subsequently executed, and Grillpalzer was quite likely given the same punishment for his role in covering up the truth behind Uruvasi. Reinhard, who realizes the Mittermeyer is the only one left he could truly depend on, allowed him to adopt Reuenthal's baby son, [[Felix Mittermeyer]]. Around December {{d|800|uc}}, Hildegard revealed that she was pregnant with the Kaiser's child, and accepted his marraige proposal. ({{logh|095|096|097|098|099}})<br />
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===Final months===<br />
[[File:Reinhard and Hildegard wedding.JPG|thumb|210px|Kaiser Reinhard and Kaiserin Hildegard at their wedding ({{d|801|uc}})]]<br />
Reinhard began to get sick more frequently, although the cause of it was initially unknown. Meanwhile, he finally got married to Hildegard von Mariendorf shortly after the new year party in January {{d|801|uc}}, the wedding celebration being on the 29th of that month. Hildegard had been his longtime political advisor since the events of the Imperial Civil War and the potential candidate for his consort in the view of Reinhard's admirals. Meanwhile, riots broke out on Heinessen as a result of a food shortage, something Oberstein interrupted the wedding for to report to the Kaiser. Around that time Count von Mariendorf retired from the office of Minister of State in order to not have too much power as the father of the empress, much to the approval of Oberstein, and the Kaiser offered Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer that position. Also to Reinhard's gladness, his sister Grand Duchess Annerose stepped out of seclusion to attend the wedding, which she supported, and began to visit the pregnant Hildegard on Fezzan. ({{logh|100}})<br />
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Although the riots on the former Alliance capital were pacified, another problem arose in February as [[Julian Mintz]], Yang Wen-li's successor as the leader of the Iserlohn Republic, decided to go to battle against the Kaiser. The Imperial admiralty had pondered the question of their own expedition and decided against it because of the strain to the national treasury, but had no choice now that the republicans were making a move. They scored an initial victory over the [[Wahlen Fleet]] in the Iserlohn Corridor and prompted Reinhard to personally lead an expedition. Reinhard fell ill again, however, thus leaving the Heinessen and Iserlohn questions to be resolved by his admirals. The news of the republican victory at the [[Eleventh Battle of Iserlohn]] encouraged republican agitation on Heinessen. Oberstein infuriated Bittenfeld, Müller, and Wahlen with his plan of using arrested former Alliance officials as hostages to force the Iserlohn republicans to sign a peace agreement. Their argument escalated and Bittenfeld tried to attack Oberstein, resulting in him being placed under house arrest and infighting breaking out between military police under Oberstein's Ministry of Military Affairs and the sailors of Bittenfeld's Black Lancers. Meanwhile, the Kaiser himself heard of this increasingly dangerous situation and traveled to Heinessen personally, ordering the release of the political prisoners after a riot at [[Rugpool Prison]] and bombings throughout [[Heinessenopolis]], asking to negotiate with the Iserlohn republicans. In addition, Rubinsky was apprehended by Oberstein's agents and taken into custody. ({{logh|101|102|103|104|105}})<br />
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In May {{d|801|uc}}, despite the Terraists' attempt to attack Hildegard's residence, she gave birth to [[Alexander Siegfried von Lohengramm]], the prince of the new dynasty, at [[Fezzan Medical University Hospital]]. ({{logh|106}})<br />
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===The Battle of Shiva===<br />
[[File:Brunhildboarded.jpg|left|thumb|210px|''Brünhild'' at Shiva ({{d|801|uc}})]]<br />
Meanwhile in the same month, a minor skirmish between Iserlohn Republic and New Galactic Empire forces would escalate into the final confrontation between the two factions, the [[Battle of Shiva]]. Fighting broke out between a squadron from each side over the escort of a civilian refugee ship, and both sides continued bringing in reinforcements in order to not back down. Julian Mintz wanted to win respect and a right to negotiate on an equal footing with Kaiser Reinhard, while the young ruler wanted both to subjugate them and to test Mintz's abilities. During the battle, the republicans noted the sluggishness of the Imperial Fleet's movements, which was due to Reinhard's impeded command ability from his deteriorating health. A communications blackout eventually occurred between the Imperial forces and HQ as they tried to conceal Reinhard's sudden collapse and unconsciousness. Eventually, the Iserlohn fleet took advantage of it and charged straight for the Supreme Flagship ''Brünhild''. A number of republican ships made it through the Imperial defenders and a boarding vessel made contact with ''Brünhild'''s hull. Getting aboard, the elite Rosen Ritter unit fought the defenders in an attempt to buy time for Mintz to locate the Kaiser, which he eventually was able to do. ({{logh|107|108}})<br />
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Outside, Bittenfeld's Black Lancers and the [[Eisenach Fleet]] managed to fight the rest of the Iserlohn fleet back and dealt them heavy losses, causing the death of their commander, Admiral Merkatz. But on ''Brünhild'', Mintz made it to the Kaiser's chamber and was granted an audience for negotiations, and thus an order for a ceasefire was immediately broadcast to all ships from the Imperial HQ, saving the remnants of the Republic's battered fleet. ({{Logh|108}})<br />
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==Death==<br />
[[File:Finale.PNG|210px|thumb|right|Kaiser Reinhard in his sickbed ({{d|801|uc}})]]<br />
Upon the Imperial expeditionary force's and the Republic fleet's return from Iserlohn to Heinessen on 10 June {{d|801|uc}}, news of Kaiser Reinhard's terminal illness was announced. There both the Kaiser and Mintz discussed the future of the galaxy, including the idea of giving Heinessen autonomy in return for Iserlohn Fortress, or the possibility of implementing a constitution in the Empire. However, Reinhard commented that Julian Mintz would have to discuss the details with Hildegard von Lohengramm, who would be his successor's Imperial regent. Reinhard was eventually diagnosed with a heretofore undiscovered, degenerative disease. Labelled the ' Emperor's Sickness', this malady took Reinhard's life at the age of 25. Even then he was briefly subjected to an attack by the Terraists after Oberstein used a false rumor of Reinhard's recovery to draw out the remaining followers of the Church, which ultimately was stopped but resulted in Oberstein's death. Reinhard von Lohengramm, first Emperor of the New Galactic Empire, died on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}, surrounded by his top admirals, officials, and relatives. Upon his death, Hildegard von Lohengramm assumed rule over the New Galactic Empire as Regent for the infant Alexander Siegfried. ({{logh|109|110}})<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
Reinhard's life was characterized by a strong sense of justice and personal responsibility. By his own efforts, he claimed dominion over the galaxy, uprooting the old order and overthrowing the three major powers that had previously shared the universe for over a century: the Goldenbaum Dynasty, the Free Planets Alliance, and the Dominion of Fezzan. His enduring wish was to see his New Galactic Empire ruled not by blood but by merit, even if it meant the end of his dynasty. Reinhard may have been the perfect autocrat, but the abilities and personalities of his successors were unknown, paralleling the situation after [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum]] had founded the Empire. Given the groundwork he laid, however, and the moderate influences of his wife, supported by Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer, and the concessions to autonomy for the [[Ba'alat Starzone]] and more representative rule in the whole Empire, it was probable the transition to the early years of the post-Reinhard Empire was reasonably smooth.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Reinhard von Lohengramm's desire to take over the universe had originated when his sister Annerose was taken from him and became a concubine at the Imperial court for Kaiser Friedrich IV. The bond between Reinhard, Kircheis, and Annerose was extremely close and served as the stimulus for his meteoric rise to the top, and when it was permanently broken following the Lippstadt War, Reinhard became a changed man. The only outsiders that came the closest to filling the void were Hildegard, his eventual wife, and perhaps Mittermeyer and Reuenthal given their pledge of loyalty and friendship with him, but to a much lesser extent.<br />
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His political views were a mixture of both monarchism and republicanism, as he neither wanted to leave the fate of humanity to the whim of the masses, nor to the prodigal aristocrats who cared about their lineage. Although he opposed elections, neither did he particularly want a hereditary monarchy, and believed that his successor should be the most capable person for the position. In a choice between dictatorship and democracy, however, Reinhard preferred the former. He did have some other firm principles, including his belief in meritocracy and that one should be willing to lead his troops from the front line personally. But ultimately Reinhard's chief concern was the attainment of his ambitions to become the most powerful man in the universe and return to him what had been lost, namely, his sister Annerose.<br />
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Reinhard had respect for Yang Wen-li personally and was willing to debate him on his principles on what could be described as an equal level, a stark difference from his attitude of utter contempt towards the elected Alliance politicians or the ruling nobles in the Goldenbaum empire. He also respected others that were particularly competent or principled, pardoning low level Alliance bureaucrats that refused to turn over sensitive documents and even commenting that had people like them been in charge the Alliance would never have fallen.<br />
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Reinhard also disdained cowardice and treachery, executing the soldiers who murdered president Rebalo to curry favor with him.<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
*In any age, in any society, when people are small, they look up at the stars and stretch out their hands as if to grasp them. Then at last,they learn that their own arms aren't long enough to reach the stars. They call that becoming an adult. But I don't think so. Without fail, those stars will be in this hand!<br />
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*There is great satisfaction in fighting for the sake of gaining power, but it is joyless to fight for the sake of maintaining it. <br />
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*These idiots. What do they think of others? They think they are born with the right to rule. They think they have the right to hurt others. These people are too evil. And this empire is too corrupted.<br />
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*I want victory — but not because the enemy is weak.<br />
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*It's power. What I need is power. If I should want to get my sister back, then I must first, first of all, possess power that would make those idiots bow to my command. If my enemies are to be the aristocracy, then I need a power greater than theirs. If the emperor is to be my enemy, I must be mightier than even him.<br />
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*For those who have come to power, wealth and glory not by their own strength and effort, but simply through inheritance, what right do they have to complain? The very existence of such blood-lineage dynasties is disgusting. Power is the property of one generation. It shouldn't be transferred, it should be seized.<br />
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*The man who succeeds me must have talent equal to, or greater than my own.<br />
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*Genes determine everything? What nonsense. Hereditary physical qualities have no effect on people, that's for individuals. Heredity concerns family background, not personal abilities. Those who blindly believe in such theories generally having nothing in their own lives to be proud of... they are the people I despise the most.<br />
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*Indeed, small acts of opposition cannot solve every problem. Our society needs a complete revolution. Such problems must be corrected, and we must not wait for others to correct them. We must carry out the revolution with our own hands.<br />
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*If the enemy has anyone with even a tenth of my intelligence, even Iserlohn will fall.<br />
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*Our future battles will not only be on the battlefield. Political struggles, court politics. It's not just a war of words, but also a war of blood.<br />
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*It's to be expected that incompetent rulers be overthrown.<br />
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*Fighting 100 battles does not mean winning 100 victories.<br />
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*Already, I have nothing to lose. But even so, I will fight. To keep my promise to you, and... to gain something to quench the thirst in my heart.<br />
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*What criminals need is neither diplomacy nor persuasion. They have neither the ability nor the intention to understand. Only force will enlighten their foolishness.<br />
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*I aim to be the supreme ruler... and to reach that goal, I have a policy of my own. It is to fight my own battles. That's the difference between myself and the noblemen I've fought and defeated. That's also the reason why the soldiers follow me.<br />
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*I cannot lose to anyone. People admire and stay loyal to me because I'm undefeated. I'm not supported because of my bloodline.<br />
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*Something that is supposed to die and does not... will eventually rot away, whether it's a man or a nation.<br />
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*I don't believe that absolute truth is necessary. I only need the power to freely accomplish my dreams. One could say that it's the power not to have to take orders from those one despises.<br />
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*I formally acknowledge that terrorists have abducted his majesty, the Kaiser Erwin Josef. The whereabouts of his majesty, as well as of the lawless criminals who abducted him have both become clear. This band of criminals are former high nobles led by a former Imperial High Commissioner to Fezzan, Jochen von Remscheid, a Count under the old system. These villains, hiding among the rebels who call themselves the Free Planets Alliance, have illegally announced the establishment of a government-in-exile. I hereby declare: having abducted the Kaiser by illegal and cowardly means, the remnants of the high nobility who plan to reverse the flow of history and steal by force the rights that the people have established will receive a suitable repayment for this atrocity. The ambitious men of the Free Planets Alliance who had illicit dealings with them, and who also plot a rebellious war against the peace and harmony of space, will meet the same fate. Their mistaken choice must be met with an appropriate punishment. What criminals need is neither diplomacy nor persuasion, they have neither the ability nor the intention to understand either. Only force will enlighten their foolishness. Hereafter, no matter how great the volume of blood that comes to be shed, bear in mind these foolish criminals and conspirators and know that they are responsible.<br />
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*But even if my sister hates me, I can't turn back. If I retreat now from the road to leadership, who will restore the universe to unity and harmony? Shall I entrust the future of humanity to the high noble prodigals who care only about their own lineage? Or to demagogues who just move armies guided by sophistry and profit?<br />
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*What do they think people are? Assuming it's a matter of course to rule over them. Stealing from people and insulting people... yet they say it's their privilege to be forgiven?! Those people are corrupt! This empire is corrupt!<br />
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*I don't think I can forgive Rudolf and what he did, becoming Kaiser. He set up the people who flattered him as nobles, and the result of that is this disgrace. Haven't you had thoughts like this, Kircheis? The Goldenbaum dynasty, as with the birth of the human race, need not have happened. It's only been 500 years since Rudolf built it. Before that, neither the Empire nor the Goldenbaum family existed, and he was no more than one citizen. Originally, Rudolf was no more than an upstart man of ambition, and who, riding the current of the times, was made into a sacred, inviolable Kaiser.<br />
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*Kircheis, do you think what was possible for Rudolf is impossible for me?<br />
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===Background information===<br />
*The name [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhard Reinhard] is of old Nordic origin and means ''pure and sturdy''. In German, it roughly translates into ''determined''. Both attributes denoting to Reinhard's character as well as his ulterior motives and goals. Lohengramm is quite likely a mistranslation/misspelling of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohengrin Lohengrin], the opera of Richard Wagner about the grail-knight of the same name.<br />
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* Reinhard strongly resembles Napoleon Bonaparte. Both men started off as minor nobility. Both gained power and prominence through military accomplishment. Both became emperors and established an enlightened monarchy and Reinhard's combination of High Admirals and Fleet Admirals mirror's Napoleon's Marshals. One of Napoleon's most notable marshals, Jean Lannes, strongly resembles Siegfried Kircheis in both relationship and deeds.<br />
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*Many of Reinhard's achievements and characteristics mirror those of Alexander the Great. Both men were military geniuses who ascended to power at a very young age. Both men conquered most of their respective known universes. Both men were responsible for sweeping social and political reforms that would impact all of human history to follow, and both men died at a young age shortly after their wars had ended. Reinhard's very close friendship with also Siegfried Kircheis parallels Alexander's relationship with his friend and general, Hephaestion.<br />
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*Reinhard's life is also similar to that of Julius Caesar. Like Caesar, Reinhard's power stemmed not just from the military, but from the common people. Like Caesar, Reinhard was very popular with the lowest-classes of citizenry and feared by the ruling nobility. Like Caesar, Reinhard seized power through ostensibly legitimate means and stripped the ruling elite of their power, money, and influence. The scene of fleets loyal to Reinhard descending over Odin — of warships appearing over sacrosanct skies — also mirrors that of the 13th Legion crossing the Rubicon into Rome.<br />
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*Reinhard also bears many similarities to Rome's first Emperor, Augustus. Like Augustus, Reinhard enacted many reforms that completely changed the social, political, legal and educational landscape of the Empire, and like Augustus, Reinhard focused on crafting a system of Empire that could survive in spite of, or despite, whomever might become Emperor after his death.<br />
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*Reinhard is also somewhat similar to the French royalist leader [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cathelineau Jacques Cathelineau], in terms of both physical appearance and traits. <br />
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*Though its exact symptoms were never explicitly stated, the disease that ended Reinhard's life bore the name "Emperor's Sickness," a term that has been used commonly to refer to Hemophilia and Porphyria, as illnesses infamous for afflicting regal heads-of-state.<br />
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*Reinhard's voice actor, [[Horikawa Ryō]], is also notable for his other big anime role: Vegeta, in the mega-hit anime Dragonball Z, its sequel Dragonball GT, and the many affiliated OVAs and movies.<br />
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[[Category:Characters from Overture to a New War|Lohengramm reinhard von]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Franz_von_MariendorfFranz von Mariendorf2021-10-14T12:07:42Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| occupation = Minister of state (retired)<br />
| status = Alive ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| children = [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]]<br />
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'''Franz von Mariendorf''' (Japanese: '''マリーンドルフ伯フランツ''') was a member of the nobility, he is best known for helping to implement major reforms and being the first Minister of State of the [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]], as well as being the father of the empress and regent of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty, Hildegard von Lohengramm. <br />
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==Political career==<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, Mariendorf acted on behalf of Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] to persuade [[Maximilian von Castrop]] to agree to the Kaiser's terms and surrender the money that his father, [[Eugen von Castrop]], had siphoned off from the Empire during his term as Minister of Finance. Mariendorf was unable to prevent the [[Castrop Rebellion]] however, and was imprisoned on [[Castrop (planet)|Castrop]] for the duration of the rebellion. He was subsequently freed when [[Siegfried Kircheis]] swiftly put an end to the rebellion. ({{logh|005}})<br />
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After the [[New Galactic Empire]] was established, he was appointed by [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] as Minister of State, a position which he would hold until January {{d|801|uc}} when his daughter became the empress, whereupon he resigned to prevent a conflict of interest. ({{logh|057|100}})<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Franz von Mariendorf had two known family members, his daughter [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], whom he loved greatly and his nephew Baron Kummel. When the Lippstadt Conspiracy threw the Empire into a civil war, Mariendorf's first impulse was to stay neutral then if he had to choose, to side with Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] against the Imperial Regent, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], and Reinhard von Lohengramm.<br />
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Hildegard argued with her father against that course of action, and after considering it he allowed her to do as she saw fit — and to allow the family to ally directly with Reinhard von Lohengramm — effectively ceding political control over the Mariendorf family to his daughter. In exchange for her support, Hildegard von Mariendorf persuaded Reinhard to agree to allow the nobles that did not rebel against him to keep their wealth, property and titles after most nobility lost theirs for rebelling against Reinhard. ({{logh|018}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|005}} (first appearance)<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Franz von Mariendorf''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Blu-ray Disc">BD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
*'''マリーンドルフ伯フランツ''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr><span class="lr-1px">/</span><abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles — Japanese)<br />
*'''フランツ・フォン・マリーンドルフ''' (Japanese fan sources)<br />
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===Background information===<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariendorf Mariendorf] is a locality of the German capital Berlin.<br />
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[[Category:Nobility|Mariendorf franz von]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Annerose_von_Gr%C3%BCnewaldAnnerose von Grünewald2021-10-14T11:59:39Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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| caption-top = Countess '''Grünewald''' ({{d|796|uc}})<br />
| gender = Female<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| status = Alive ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| born = {{d|771|uc}}<br />
| father = [[Sebastian von Müsel]]<br />
| mother = [[Caribelle von Müsel]]<br />
| siblings = [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] (younger brother)<br />
| actor = [[Han Keiko]]<br />
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Grand Duchess '''Annerose von Grünewald''' (Japanese: '''グリューネワルト伯爵夫人アンネローゼ'''), née '''Müsel''' (Japanese: '''ミューゼル''') was the older sister of [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], and, for some time, a consort of Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]].<br />
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==Childhood==<br />
Born with the name Annerose von Müsel to a poor aristocratic family, Annerose grew up with her father, [[Sebastian von Müsel]], and younger brother, Reinhard, in a middle-class, suburban neighbourhood. Annerose's mother, [[Caribelle von Müsel]], died in a car accident when she was young, which forced Annerose to act as a mother to her younger brother, forming a very close relationship.<br />
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When the Müsel family first moved into the middle-class neighbourhood, Annerose met [[Siegfried Kircheis]] for the first time. Five years younger than Annerose, Kircheis was so awed by her beauty that he ran away from her. Annerose asked Siegfried to promise to watch after her brother, Reinhard, and he kept that promise all the way to his death. ({{logh|004}})<br />
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==Consort to the Kaiser==<br />
One day a high nobleman happened to see Annerose in street, and took notice of her. Rumours of Annerose's beauty soon reached the Imperial Court, and it was decided that she would be brought to the Imperial Palace, [[Neue Sanssouci]]. to serve as consort to the emperor — Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]]. Her father was given a large sum of money (suggested to be 500,000 Imperial Marks) in return for selling his daughter into a life of sexual servitude. In exchange for her acquiescence, Annerose was elevated to the High Noble title of Countess, and given the name 'von Grünewald'. ({{gw}})<br />
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When Reinhard realized what his father had done, he was enraged. He angrily swore to destroy the corrupt, capricious [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and rescue his sister from the clutches of Kaiser Friedrich IV. Together, he and Kircheis promised to defeat any enemy and win every battle on the road toward that goal. Annerose, meanwhile, was forced to acclimate to life in the Imperial Court, where she was very isolated. Scorned for her poor family background, Annerose had very few allies in the Court and a great many enemies. One such enemy, the Kaiser's former concubine, the Marquise [[Sussanna von Beenemünde]], even went so far as to attempt assassination on both Annerose and Reinhard. ({{logh|004|011}})<br />
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Despite her life of trials and tribulations, Annerose did not harbour any form of resentment to anybody. When her father passed away on 28 April {{d|793|uc}}, she arranged for him to be buried next to her mother's grave; and after Marquise Beenemünde's plot against her was exposed and was executed, Annerose even persuaded her brother to forgive the Marquise, much to his surprise. ({{logh|011}}, {{dmsn|3}})<br />
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While she lived in Neue Sanssouci, Annerose is only known to have had two friends: the Viscountess [[Dorothea von Schafhausen]] and Baroness [[Magdalena von Westfalen]]. ({{hbshbl|07|09}})<br />
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==Sister to the Kaiser==<br />
Following the collapse of the [[Free Planets Alliance]] invasion fleet at the [[Battle of Amritsar]] in October {{d|796|uc}}, the 36th Kaiser of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]], [[Friedrich IV]], died quietly in his sleep. At this point, the Imperial Court fell into chaos. The Kaiser had no direct heir, and there were three potential candidates for the throne: Friedrich IV's two granddaughters, and his five-year-old grandson, [[Erwin Josef II]]. Annerose's brother, [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], supreme commander of the Imperial Armed Forces, allied himself with Friedrich's Minister of State Affairs, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], in support of Erwin Josef. Most of the [[High Nobles]] rallied around Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]], ostensibly in support of one of the other heirs, but primarily because they feared Reinhard and Lichtenlade were attempting to usurp control of the Empire from the Goldenbaum Dynasty and supplant the supremacy of the nobility. These High Nobles formed the [[Lippstadt League]], and tore the Empire apart in civil war. ({{logh|018}})<br />
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At the end of the [[Imperial Civil War]], [[Siegfried Kircheis]] was killed while saving the life of [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Kircheis died contented, having kept his promise to Annerose, whom he had loved since they first met. Since neither Kircheis nor Annerose ever spoke directly of their feelings for one another, it is unknown whether Siegfried's love was reciprocated, however it is likely that Annerose did harbour some kind of deep feelings for him. When speaking to Annerose for the first time after Kircheis' death, Reinhard asked his sister whether or not she was in love with Kircheis. At the end of that conversation, Annerose declared that she would be moving out of [[Neue Sanssouci]] into the countryside, and did not want to see Reinhard again until he had finished what he and Siegfried had promised to do: conquer the universe. ({{logh|026}})<br />
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Shortly thereafter, Reinhard von Lohengramm seized power on [[Odin]], and launched an invasion of the [[Free Planets Alliance]]. When he was eventually named Kaiser, Annerose did not attend the ceremony. Even then, she was elevated to Grand Duchess and as the closest relative of Reinhard, became next in line to the throne of the new [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]] by default. ({{logh|054}})<br />
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Annerose did emerge from seclusion to attend Reinhard's marriage to [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], which she supported fully. She visited the couple before and after the wedding and visited Hildegard when Reinhard was away from [[Fezzan]]. During one of her visits in May {{d|801|uc}}, Annerose managed to thwart a [[Terraist]] plot to murder the pregnant Hildegard by stunning one of the would-be assassins with a well-aimed statuette throw, buying time for [[Ulrich Kessler]] to make a last minute rescue. When it became apparent that Reinhard was suffering from a terminal disease, Annerose decided to help in nursing her younger brother until he passed away on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|100|106|110}})<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
Although Annerose's did not have many personal contributions of note, her very existence was instrumental to the rise of Reinhard von Lohengramm and the subsequent establishment of the [[New Galactic Empire]], a fact which was noted by [[Julian Mintz]] during his visit to Fezzan after the [[Battle of Shiva]] in July {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|110}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|001}} (first appearance)<br />
**{{e|002}}<br />
**{{e|004}}<br />
**{{e|005}}<br />
**{{e|011}}<br />
**{{e|018}}<br />
**{{e|026}}<br />
**{{e|036}}<br />
**{{e|049}} (flashback)<br />
**{{e|076}} (memory)<br />
**{{e|085}} (memory)<br />
**{{e|099}} (memory)<br />
**{{e|100}}<br />
**{{e|103}}<br />
**{{e|106}}<br />
**{{e|110}}<br />
*{{onw}}<br />
*{{swv}}<br />
**{{e|1|swv}} (flashback)<br />
**{{e|2|swv}} (flashback)<br />
*{{dmsn}}<br />
**{{e|3|dmsn}}<br />
*{{dis}}<br />
**{{e|1|dis}} (memory)<br />
**{{e|3|dis}} (memory)<br />
*{{hbshbl}}<br />
**{{e|07|hbshbl}}<br />
**{{e|08|hbshbl}} (memory)<br />
**{{e|09|hbshbl}} (flashback)<br />
*{{duel}}<br />
**{{e|1|duel}} (final appearance)<br />
</div><br />
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===Background information===<br />
The name Grünewald is a common name is southern Germany and is commonly associated with the lower-Swabian area around Stuttgart, the capitol of the county Baden-Württemberg, were the Grünewald-Park lies. Annerose is a common given name in the middle and northern part of Germany.<br />
[[File:Annerose (manga).jpg|thumb|right|190px|Manga appearance]]<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====Manga====<br />
Annerose appears in [[Legend of Galactic Heroes 3|Volume 3]] of the manga. Her story and physical appearance are similar to those of the OVA. However, the events surrounding Benemunde's assassination plot play out quite differently: Rather than using Reinhard's meeting with the three military chiefs of staff (which does not occur at all in the manga) as a pretext to trick Annerose into leaving Neue Sanssouci, Benemunde hires men to attack the car that both Reinhard, Kircheis, and Annerose are riding in. With the help of Mittermeyer and Reuenthal, Reinhard and Kircheis are able to fend off the attack and learn who ordered it.<br />
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[[Category:Imperial citizens|Grunewald annerose von]]<br />
[[Category:Nobility|Grunewald annerose von]]<br />
[[Category:Characters from Overture to a New War|Grunewald annerose von]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/NobilityNobility2021-10-14T11:59:19Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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<div>[[File:High Nobility.jpg|right|300px]]<br />
An aristocratic social class founded by [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum]] in {{d|9|rc}} to serve the [[Galactic Empire]], the nobility held most of the political and economic power in the Empire during the rule of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]].<br />
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==High Nobles==<br />
The High Nobility was the upper echelon of the Noble social class in the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]]'s social hierarchy. High Nobles were men and women from the oldest and most powerful noble families in the [[Galactic Empire]]. It was from the High Nobility that most of the Empire's most powerful political leaders hailed from, not because of merit but because of blood.<br />
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Ironically, when [[Rudolph von Goldenbaum]] first established the aristocracy, it was something of a meritocracy: men and women of exceptional ability could, at times, be elevated to noble rank. This provided early Imperial society with a degree of upward social mobility, allowing the culture of the Empire to stay dynamic. Eventually, however, the nobility became a stagnant social class, which could only be inherited through blood. This gradually increased the resentment of the lower classes, and eventually led to the Exodus of [[Arle Heinnesen]], and a rise in republican protestors and social reformers. The High Nobility, however, was ruthless in destroying anything that might endanger its authority.<br />
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In the [[Imperial Civil War]], most of the High Nobility sided with Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]]. At the end of the civil war, [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] abolished the privileges of the aristocracy, stripping the nobles who rebelled their titles, positions and property.<br />
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==Low Nobles==<br />
Nobility in name only, low nobles were poor aristocratic families of limited economic means. They did not necessarily own land grants, or hold positions of power within the government. These lower-class nobles were considered something of an embarrassment by the high nobles.<br />
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[[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] was born into the von Müsel family, which had the lowest rank of nobility just one step above commoner status, Imperial Knight.<br />
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==Reformer Nobles==<br />
Ostensibly drawn from both the high and low nobility, reformer nobles were aristocrats who advocated the democractic reform of the [[Empire]] and some, possibly, the abolition of the aristocratic class and the position of Emperor. During the [[Imperial Civil War]], the reformer nobles were persuaded to side with [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] by [[Hildegarde von Mariendorf]], the head of the Mariendorf family. Eventually, all of the high and lower nobles that sided with the Lohengramm administration kept their aristocratic titles and properties, some even participating in the new Imperial cabinet or as members of the New Imperial Court.<br />
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After Reinhard seized power, most reformer nobles expressed praise for Reinhard's reforms, while others expressed concern over his unwillingness to abolish the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty|Goldenbaum Monarchy]]. Among those were [[Karl Braque]] and [[Eugen Richter]], two former nobles that gave up their titles to serve Reinhard in a reformed government.<br />
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==Noble Ranks==<br />
The known noble ranks in the Empire are (in descending order):<br />
* Crown Prince (Japanese: '''皇太子'''), designated heir to the Empire. This rank seems to have been held in conjunction with the rank of Grand Duke.<br />
* Grand Duke (Japanese: '''大公'''), this rank was given to princes once they reached adulthood and thus were only given to those directly related to the Kaiser.<br />
* Duke (Japanese: '''公爵''')<br />
* Marquis (Japanese: '''侯爵'''), could also be Markgraf <br />
* Count (Japanese: '''伯爵''') <br />
* Viscount (Japanese: '''子爵''') <br />
* Baron (Japanese: '''男爵''') <br />
* Imperial Knight (Japanese: '''帝国騎士''') also known as ''Reichsritter'', the lowest noble title, barely above commoner.<br />
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({{logh|009}}, {{hbshbl|02}})<br />
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The rank of Imperial Knight had previously been sold by the Imperial family when in need of funds, but by the time of [[Friedrich IV]], this means of fund raising was not possible as the title was no longer valuable. ([[Legend of Galactic Heroes Gaiden Volume 1: The Star Crusher]]: 'Cobweb')<br />
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[[Category:Nobility| Nobility]]<br />
[[Category:Galactic Empire]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Ernest_MecklingerErnest Mecklinger2021-10-14T11:52:03Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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<div>{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Mecklinger_2.jpg<br />
| caption-top = High Admiral '''Mecklinger''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|imperial|high admiral}}<br />
| flagship = [[Kvasir]]<br />
| status = Alive ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| born = {{d|763|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Hashi Takaya]]<br />
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'''Ernest Mecklinger''' (Japanese: '''エルネスト・メックリンガー''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] {{rank|imperial|high admiral|lc}} who served under [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] as a rear force commander. Along with being an accomplished military officer, Mecklinger also was known for his artistic achievements, becoming nicknamed the "Artistic Admiral".<br />
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==Military service==<br />
[[File:Kircheis Reinhard Mecklinger.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Commodore Mecklinger as Reinhard's chief of staff ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
By the [[Fourth Battle of Tiamat]], in {{d|795|uc}}, Mecklinger held the rank of {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}}, serving as Admiral [[Reinhard von Musel]]'s chief of staff during the battle. ({{mciss}})<br />
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The Imperial High Command had briefly removed Mecklinger and some of Reinhard's other subordinates from their posts in the [[Lohengramm Fleet|Müsel Fleet]] for the [[Battle of Astarte]], instead replacing him and the others with commanders that Reinhard had not worked with before. Mecklinger, along with Reinhard's squadron commanders, [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] and [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]], spent the battle back at [[Iserlohn Fortress]], where they speculated about the blond admiral's mission and the background of his temporary subordinates, as Mecklinger played a piano. ({{onw}})<br />
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Following Reinhard's promotion to {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}}, Mecklinger himself was also promoted and became part of the Lohengramm admiralty. During the attempted [[Free Planets Alliance]] invasion of the Empire in {{d|796|uc}}, Mecklinger's fleet took part in battle against {{rank|fpa|vice admiral}} [[Appleton]] and the [[8th Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Wansteidt]]. It was an Imperial victory, where Mecklinger inflicted 30% casualties on the Alliance and forced the 8th Fleet to retreat. He later took part in the [[Battle of Amritsar]], which saw the defeat and retreat of the remaining Alliance forces in Imperial territory. ({{logh|005|015}})<br />
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Under the command of Fleet Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm, he later took part in the [[Imperial Civil War]] of {{d|797|uc}}, in the final battle out side of [[Geiersburg Fortress]] against the [[Lippstadt League]] fleet. ({{logh|018|022}})<br />
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He took part in a conference of Lohengramm's admirals following the abduction of Kaiser [[Erwin Josef II]] in {{d|798|uc}} by a couple of former Lippstadt veterans. When it was revealed that the kidnappers took him to the Alliance, where they established a [[Goldenbaum Dynasty|Goldenbaum]] [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|government-in-exile]], Lohengramm declared his intention to invade the Alliance. However, Mecklinger was appointed as the commander of the rear line forces and thus remained on Odin during [[Operation Ragnarök]]. ({{logh|037|042}})<br />
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In {{d|800|uc}}, Mecklinger discussed security arrangements in the Imperial homeland with the only two other admirals left on Odin, [[Ulrich Kesler]] and [[August Samuel Wahlen]]. He took part in an operation against [[Yang Wen-li]] and his followers at [[Iserlohn Fortress]] later that year by blocking the Imperial end of the Iserlohn Corridor. However, Yang tricked him into withdrawing out of the Corridor by sending his whole fleet at the [[Mecklinger Fleet]], which was outnumbered. ({{logh|076|079}})<br />
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During the [[Reuenthal Rebellion]], Mecklinger was granted passage through the Iserlohn Corridor by the [[Iserlohn Republic]] government to enter former Alliance space, in order to suppress [[Oskar von Reuenthal]]'s revolt. He however did not directly participate in the hostilities; instead he reopened investigations over the attempted regicide of Reinhard von Lohengramm on [[Uruvasi]] and uncovered [[Terraist]] involvement in the attempt. ({{logh|097}})<br />
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In {{d|801|uc}}, Mecklinger took part in the [[Battle of Shiva|final battle]] against the [[Iserlohn Republic Government Forces|Iserlohn Forces]], being present aboard the supreme flagship ''[[Brünhild]]''. ({{logh|107}})<br />
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Mecklinger was probably promoted to Fleet Admiral by Hildegard von Lohengramm, per the deathbed recommendation of Reinhard. <br />
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==Personal life==<br />
[[File:Mecklinger on piano.jpg|thumb|200px|Mecklinger playing a piano at Iserlohn ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
Mecklinger is known for his fondness of the arts and history and was a noted scholar. He later wrote a series of essays evaluating the various Admirals and Commanders of his time. Among other things he concluded that Reinhard was the overall best commander and Yang Wen-li being more of a strategist than a fighter. He also criticized Bittenfeld's actions during a fire at Reinhard's temporary residence, in which Bittenfeld rescued Reinhard but did not rescue countless historically valuable works of art. ({{logh|030}})<br />
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It was also noted that Mecklinger was the one who most enjoyed Reinhard's attempts to embrace the preforming arts and other such things outside of war.<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{mciss}} (first appearance)<br />
*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|005}}<br />
**{{e|008}}<br />
**{{e|013}}<br />
**{{e|014}}<br />
**{{e|015}}<br />
**{{e|016}}<br />
**{{e|018}}<br />
**{{e|022}}<br />
**{{e|025}}<br />
**{{e|030}}<br />
**{{e|035}}<br />
**{{e|037}}<br />
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**{{e|041}}<br />
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**{{e|043}}<br />
**{{e|055}}<br />
**{{e|057}}<br />
**{{e|058}}<br />
**{{e|064}}<br />
**{{e|065}}<br />
**{{e|066}} (memory)<br />
**{{e|075}}<br />
**{{e|076}}<br />
**{{e|077}}<br />
**{{e|079}}<br />
**{{e|085}}<br />
**{{e|097}}<br />
**{{e|100}}<br />
**{{e|101}}<br />
**{{e|102}}<br />
**{{e|107}}<br />
**{{e|108}}<br />
**{{e|110}}<br />
*{{onw}}<br />
</div><br />
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===Background information===<br />
[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklinger Mecklinger] is a common German surname, usually found in middle and north Germany. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest Ernest] is the English form of the German given name Ernst, which means "bold, vigorous, resolute" in German.<br />
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[[Category:Soldiers|Mecklinger ernest]]<br />
[[Category:Imperial citizens|Mecklinger ernest]]<br />
[[Category:Characters from Overture to a New War|Mecklinger ernest]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Gandharva_(ship)Gandharva (ship)2021-10-14T11:51:05Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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| image-top = GandharvaDNT20engage.jpg<br />
| caption-top = The flagship '''{{i|Gandharva}}''' ({{d|797|uc}})<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| flag-officer = [[Ernest Mecklinger]]<br />
| type = Battleship<br />
| purpose = Flagship (Mecklinger Fleet)<br />
| length = 1267 metres {{oace}}<br />
| width = <br />
| height = <br />
| armament = <br />
| crew = <br />
| status = Active<br />
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The '''{{i|Gandharva}}''' (Japanese: '''ガンダルヴァ''') was the flagship of [[Ernst Mecklinger]].<br />
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==Service history==<br />
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Flagship of the Mecklinger Fleet, the ''Gandharva''{{'}}s first campaign was the counterattack against the [[Free Planets Alliance]]'s invasion of Imperial space in {{d|796|uc}} - engaging and defeating the [[8th Fleet]] and and then rejoining with all of Fleet Admiral Lohengramm's forces in the [[Battle of Amritsar Starzone]]. It would also fight in the major battles outside [[Geiersburg Fortress]] in the [[Imperial Civil War]] in {{d|797|uc}}. ({{dnt|012|013|020}})<br />
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==Design==<br />
Like most Imperial flagships, the ''Gandharva''{{'}}s design resembled a standard Imperial battleship in layout. The ''Gandharva'''s distinguishing features included its lightly colored hull and prominent raised weapons implacement on the prow, fitted with dorsal, port and starboard-facing weapon ports.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths=160px><br />
File:Gandharva_battle.jpg|Rear ({{d|796|uc}})<br />
File:Gandharva_DNT.jpg|Port ({{d|796|uc}})<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{dnt}}<br />
**{{e|011|dnt}} (first appearance)<br />
**{{e|012|dnt}}<br />
**{{e|020|dnt}}<br />
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===Background information===<br />
The name ''Gandharva'' is a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandharva gandharvas] — non-human beings associated with nature — of Hindu/Buddhist mythology.<br />
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[[Category:Imperial vessels (DNT)]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/HerbertHerbert2021-10-01T19:00:35Z<p>Heinesse: Was a fleet admiral according to the encyclopedia. He was probably promoted after that picture was taken.</p>
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| image-top = Herbert.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Grand Duke '''Herbert''' (archival image)<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}}<br />
| flagship = ''[[Göttingen]]''<br />
| status = Deceased<br />
}}<br />
'''Herbert''' (Japanese: '''ヘルベルト''') was a grand duke and the 3rd son of [[Friedrich III]] who led the [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] fleet in its first battle against the [[Free Planets Alliance]], at the [[Battle of Dagon]] in {{d|640|uc}}. Although the fleet he commanded was quite large, it was soundly defeated by an Alliance fleet half its size.<br />
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==History==<br />
Grand Duke Herbert led an Imperial Fleet in the first attempted invasion of the Free Planets Alliance at the command of Kaiser Friedrich III. His fleet was soundly defeated by the Supreme Commander of the Alliance Fleet, Lin Pao, and though Grand Duke Herbert survived and escaped, he was placed under house arrest and psychiatric treatment afterwards. This battle marked the begining of the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. <br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{logh}}<br />
**{{e|040}}<br />
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====Licensed sources====<br />
In {{d|646|uc}} one of Herbert's followers poisoned Herbert's elder brother [[Gustav]], who had ascended to the throne as Kaiser. ([[Legend of Galactic Heroes Encyclopaedia]])<br />
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[[Category:Imperial citizens]]<br />
[[Category:Nobility]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Talk:HerbertTalk:Herbert2021-10-01T18:59:47Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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<div>==Rank==<br />
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What is the source for Herbert's military rank? The one depiction we have of him does not show the epaulettes of an Imperial Fleet Admiral, and instead suggests his rank was High Admiral. [[User:Iracundus|Iracundus]] 12:19, 9 July 2020 (UTC)<br />
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:Heinesse, can you please respond to the above? Based on the picture, Herbert seems to have had the rank of High Admiral as we do not see him with shoulder epaulettes. [[User:Iracundus|Iracundus]] 12:45, 30 October 2020 (UTC)<br />
The source is the encyclopedia that provides the details of the battle of Dagon. The OVA does indeed show him as a High Admiral, but it's entirely possible that picture was taken before Herbert became a Fleet Admiral.</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Paul_von_ObersteinPaul von Oberstein2021-09-19T19:12:53Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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| image-top = Oberstein.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Oberstein''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Fleet_admiral|Fleet admiral]]<br />
| occupation = Minister of Military Affairs<br />
| status = Deceased (murder)<br />
| born = {{d|761|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Shiozawa Kaneto]] (Deceased)<br />
}}<br />
'''Paul von Oberstein''' (Japanese: '''パウル・フォン・オーベルシュタイン''') was an Imperial military officer who was notable for his role as an advisor to [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Known for his ruthless nature and artificial eyes, Oberstein used every means at his disposal to obliterate the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and ensure Reinhard von Lohengramm's rise to power. <br />
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==Early Life==<br />
Little is known of Oberstein's childhood, other than that he caught a disease rendering him blind. More than once, Oberstein commented that, had he been born but a century earlier, he might have been murdered as an infant because of his blindness in accord with the [[Inferior Genes Exclusion Act]]. Oberstein was granted sight through the use of a pair of cybernetic implants: artificial eyes.<br />
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It is likely that Oberstein was forced to endure ridicule as a child for his perceived physical inferiority, and equally likely that this abuse is what fed a deep-seated resentment in him toward the nobility of the Empire and the Goldenbaum Dynasty. At some point, Oberstein contemplated attempting a revolution of his own, but abandoned the ambition, realizing himself to be lacking the charisma required of a revolutionary leader. <br />
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==Military service==<br />
===Iserlohn Fortress===<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, Oberstein was appointed as a staff officer to Admiral [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], commander of the Imperial garrison fleet stationed at [[Iserlohn Fortress]], after serving a stint as staff officer to the Commander of the Space Fleet [[Gregor von Mückenberger]]. Oberstein thought his own talents were wasted under an incompetent commander, and approached [[Siegfried Kircheis]] shortly after the [[Battle of Astarte]], indicating a desire to serve under Reinhard von Lohengramm, having successfully discerned Reinhard's true political ambitions. ({{mciss}}, {{logh|004}})<br />
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Shortly after Oberstein returned to Iserlohn, the fortress was attacked and subsequently captured by [[Free Planets Alliance]] {{rank|fpa|Rear Admiral}} [[Yang Wen-li]]'s [[13th Fleet]] in the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]]. Oberstein attempted to persuade Admiral Seeckt to press the attack when Yang was at a disadvantage and the fate of the fortress still undecided, but Seeckt chose to ignore Oberstein, insisting on waiting, then later upon a futile attack when the fortress had already fallen. Yang killed Seeckt with a single well-placed shot from the Thor Hammer, prompting the Imperial Fleet to withdraw from the star system. Despite the loss of the flagship, Oberstein was able to successfully flee the ship before it was destroyed. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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Vilified as a deserter, the Imperial Navy commanders sought to punish Oberstein for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress, seeking to court-martial and execute him. Obertsein, in response, arranged a meeting with Reinhard von Lohengramm. Oberstein openly expressed his hatred of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, and his desire to help Reinhard destroy the Goldenbaums and rule over a new, reformed Galactic Empire.<br />
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After their meeting, Reinhard decided to take Oberstein in as a subordinate and advisor. To accomplish this, he advised Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] not to accept the resignations of the three military joint chiefs of staff, arguing that the fault for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress lay solely with Seeckt, who was dead, and Stockhausen, who became a prisoner of war. Minister of State [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] agreed with Reinhard's assessment, and the resignations were turned down. In exchange for this intervention on their behalf, the three joint chiefs of staff dropped any plans to punish Oberstein. ({{logh|008}})<br />
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===Free Planets Alliance Invasion===<br />
Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|commodore}} as Reinhard's staff officer. During the Alliance's invasion of Imperial territory, Oberstein adviced Reinhard to adopt a Scorched Earth strategy, which succesfully crippled the Alliance invasion armada. After the [[Battle of Amritsar]], he was further promoted to {{rank|ge|vice admiral}}. ({{logh|015|016}})<br />
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===Imperial Civil War===<br />
In October {{d|796|uc}}, after Reinhard incurred the wrath of the high nobles by supporting Lichtenlade's installation of [[Erwin Josef II]] as Kaiser of the Galactic Empire, he asked Oberstein to formulate a plan to divide the Alliance from within to prevent it from interfering with his upcoming power struggle with the high nobles. Oberstein's plan was to plant an agent provocateur in the Alliance to instigate a military coup d'état and this was realised in January {{d|797|uc}} when the agent, former Alliance Rear Admiral [[Arthur Lynch]], was successfully dispatched to the Alliance under the cover of a prisoner-of-war exchange. ({{logh|016|017}})<br />
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In April {{d|797|uc}}, as open conflict between the Lohengramm-Lichtenlade faction and the high noble faction led by Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] became inevitable, Oberstein provided intelligence on the high nobles to Reinhard in his plan to take them down pre-emptively. Despite his efforts a significant number the high nobles, which by then had formed a pact and took the name of [[Lippstadt League]], managed to escape [[Odin]] and gathered in [[Geiersburg Fortress]] with their troops and ships. Reinhard then decided to suppress the Lippstadt League by force and also departed Odin leading fleets under his command, thus starting the [[Imperial Civil War]]. ({{logh|018}}) <br />
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Throughout the civil war, Oberstein served as Reinhard's chief of staff on board his flagship ''[[Brünhild]]'', and constantly provided him with amoral but ultimately effective advices. For example, after an assault on [[Rentenberg Fortress]] led to the capture of the Commander of the Imperial Panzergrenadiers High Admiral [[Ovlesser]], Oberstein recommended that Ovlesser, who was well-known for his hostility towards Reinhard, be allowed his life and freedom. He predicted Duke Braunschwieg's paranoia of the unharmed Ovlesser, and the Lippstadt nobles executed Ovlesser. Later on when Oberstein learned of [[Westerland]]'s impending doom, he recommended that Reinhard not prevent the nuclear attack and use it instead to turn public opinion in the Empire against the Lippstadt League, thereby shortening the civil war. Torn between the cold logic of Oberstein's words and his own moral compass, Reinhard asked when the attack was to occur to give himself time to reach a final decision. Oberstein thereupon lied to Reinhard in order to allow the nuclear attack to take place. He told Reinhard the attack would occur in 6 hours, but in reality the attack occurred in 4 hours and Oberstein had secretly dispatched a ship to record images of the attack. Reinhard was furious with Oberstein for the filming of the event and the clear manipulation he had been the victim of, but did not punish Oberstein over the dissimulation. ({{logh|020|023}})<br />
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===The Ascent of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty===<br />
Immediately following the Lippstadt League's surrender and the end of the Imperial Civil War, High Admiral Kircheis was murdered by the chief retainer of the deceased Duke Braunschwieg, Commodore [[Ansbach]]. This sent Reinhard into a inconsolable state of mourning and his admirals were fearful of what Reinhard's remaining enemies might try to do to take advantage of his mental absence. In an attempt to prevent any possible complication in Reinhard's consolidation of power, Oberstein suggested that the various admirals make their way to [[Odin]] as quickly as possible to assert control over the [[Imperial Capital]] and, as a result, the Empire as a whole. Taking his advice, Reinhard's admirals took command of the space around Odin and forcefully seized all government and military facilities in a blitzkrieg operation. Once Minister of State Lichtenlade was apprehended and forced to commit suicide, Reinhard became the sole power in the Empire, Kaiser in all but name. Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|high admiral}}. ({{logh|026}})<br />
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Oberstein then went to work routing out the corruption of the now puppet Goldenbaum Dynasty while building up the foundations for the future Goldenlöwe Dynasty through meticulous planning and organization. He performed his duties quickly and efficiently, but because of a total lack of visible emotion and his now famous calculating, unapologetic logic, he received the ire of his fellow admirals. One of his more notable decisions was to appoint [[Heydrich Lang]], formerly the Chief of the [[Department of Social Discipline]], as the Chief of its successor, the [[Internal Security Department]], causing even more anger and distrust from the rest of Reinhard's subordinates. ({{logh|041}}) <br />
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In November {{d|798|uc}}, Oberstein participated in the first Ragnarök operation in his capacity as Imperial Chief of Staff and accompanied Reinhard on board the ''Brünhild'' as he led the Imperial Fleet in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] in February {{d|799|uc}} and later, the [[Battle of Vermilion]] in April {{d|799|uc}}. After the Alliance government unexpectedly surrendered in the midst of Battle of Vermilion, Oberstein was tasked by Reinhard to deal with the post-war Alliance. Oberstein opined that it was still too early for the Alliance to be directly integrated into the Empire, and thus advocated retaining a semblance of autonomy for the Alliance while simultaneously impoverishing it. Reinhard agreed to Oberstein's suggestions and subsequently Oberstein, representing the Empire, signed the [[Treaty of Ba‘alat]] together with the Supreme Chairman of the Alliance [[High Council]] [[Job Trunicht]] on 25 May {{d|799|uc}}, formally ending the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. ({{logh|048|051|052|054}})<br />
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After Reinhard crowned himself as Kaiser on 20 June {{d|799|uc}}, Oberstein was promoted to the rank of {{rank|ge|fleet admiral}} and appointed as the Minister of Military Affairs of the [[New Galactic Empire]]. ({{logh|057}})<br />
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===Minister of Military Affairs===<br />
In {{d|800|uc}}, during Reinhard's second invasion of the Free Planets Alliance, Oberstein handled military administration from [[Fezzan]]. During this time he was injured in a terrorist bombing. Unlike [[Cornelius Lutz]], who was injured in the same attack, Oberstein received little sympathy as he was highly unpopular with the other high ranking admirals. ({{logh|077}})<br />
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After the [[Battle of the Corridor]] Oberstein proposed that a senior officer be sent to Iserlohn as hostage against Yang Wen-li's safe return. However, once Yang was in Imperial hands he should be executed regardless of consequence to the hostage. Oberstein explicitly stated his own readiness to be the hostage in this scenario but Reinhard rejected the plan. In the end, the proposal was rendered moot when Yang was assassinated by [[Terraism|Terraists]] before he could even attend the ceasefire talks offered by Reinhard. ({{logh|082}}) <br />
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Later when [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] rose up in rebellion against Reinhard in November {{d|800|uc}}, to a considerable degree due to the strong dislike he had for Oberstein and for Heydrich Lang, Oberstein expected to be sent as a special envoy to Reuenthal. When Lang protested his own inclusion in the proposed delegation on the grounds that Reuenthal would probably shoot him on sight, Oberstein unemotionally observed that the rebel admiral's hatred for him was just as strong. ({{logh|094}})<br />
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In February {{d|801|uc}}, Oberstein was tasked to restore order in [[Heinessen]] alongside with [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Neidhart Müller]]. However, upon his arrival in April, he infuriated his fellow admirals with his plan to round up scores of former Alliance politicians and high-ranking military officers and use them as negotiation fodder against the [[Iserlohn Republic|Iserlohn Republic Government]], and his acerbic criticisms of his colleagues only stoked their angers even more, resulting in Bittenfeld assaulting Oberstein. Oberstein immediately placed Bittenfeld under house arrest, which outraged Bittenfeld's subordinates. A potential infighting within Imperial forces in Heinessen was however prevented with the efforts of Müller and [[August Samuel Wahlen]], and Bittenfeld was subsequently released. However, Oberstein's initial plan was sabotaged by the Terraists when they instigated a riot in [[Rugpool Prison]] where the political prisoners were detained in. Even after Reinhard personally went to Heinessen after the riot was quelled and released the surviving prisoners, negotiations with the Iserlohn Republic Government became stalled and before it could be re-opened, the [[Battle of Shiva]] broke out in May {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|103|104|105|107}})<br />
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===Death===<br />
Despite constantly being viewed with distrust, Oberstein remained unflinchingly loyal to Reinhard von Lohengramm and the Goldenlöwe Dynasty for his entire life, never faltering in the least. His loyalty to the idea of the Empire as a whole was stronger even than any personal loyalty to Reinhard, and he disagreed with some of Reinhard's later military expeditions, arguing they were wasteful of lives and material wealth when other more efficient (albeit more ruthless and distasteful) methods were available. Oberstein even went so far as to say that if Reinhard treated the military and treasury of the Empire as his own personal possessions, then he would be no better than the rulers of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. ({{logh|103}})<br />
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After the Battle of Shiva when Reinhard returned to Fezzan, aware that he was terminally ill, he agreed with Oberstein to use himself as a lure to draw out the remaining Terraists. Oberstein let it be known that Reinhard expected to recover and would then resume his mission to destroy the organization entirely as a blow against the Terraists. As expected this led to an attack on the temporary Imperial Residence, repeating their earlier attempt that had been foiled by [[Ulrich Kesler]].<br />
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Although the Terrarists were unsuccessful, Oberstein was mortally wounded by a bomb and refused futile medical efforts. He left a message for [[Raabenard|his butler]] advising of where his will could be found and instructions as to how his dog should be treated. He died within thirty minutes of the attack, on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|110}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
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*{{mciss}} (first appearance)<br />
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**{{e|110}} (final appearance; death)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"I am the only living survivor of the Iserlohn garrison fleet. Just by surviving I am to be punished.*"<br />
#"As you see, both of my eyes are cybernetic. I had no right to live, as a weakling. If it had been during the reign of Kaiser Rudolf, I would have been killed long ago. Do you understand? I hate them: Kaiser Rudolf, his descendants, and all those influenced by him."<br />
#"The Galactic Empire — no, the Goldenbaum Dynasty must perish. If it is possible, I want to destroy it with my own hands."<br />
#"There is nobody other than your Excellency who can build a new empire." <br />
#"All heroes have established thrones atop not just their enemies but a large quantity of allied corpses as well. There are no monarchs with clean hands. Their subordinates also know that. I would like you to consider that at times, to grant death is also a way to repay loyalty."<br />
#"Being alive is not the only way to serve your country."<br />
#"The empire is not the Kaiser’s property and the Imperial Fleet is not the Kaiser’s private force."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
Oberstein is part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idar-Oberstein Idar-Oberstein], a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====Stage====<br />
[[File:Oberstein_on_stage.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]]]]<br />
Oberstein is played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]] in the 2011 [[Legend of Galactic Heroes on stage|stage adaptation]] of LOGH.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
[[File:DNT_Oberstein.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Oberstein as he appeared in {{dnt}} [[{{e2|006|DNT}}|{{e3|006|DNT}}]]]]<br />
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[[Category:Soldiers|Oberstein paul von]]<br />
[[Category:Imperial citizens|Oberstein paul von]]<br />
[[Category:Nobility|Oberstein paul von]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Paul_von_ObersteinPaul von Oberstein2021-09-19T19:10:54Z<p>Heinesse: Actually it wasn't. Mecklinger was promoted from rear admiral to vice without doing anything, other than joining Reinhard's admirality.</p>
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<div>{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Oberstein.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Oberstein''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Fleet_admiral|Fleet admiral]]<br />
| occupation = Minister of Military Affairs<br />
| status = Deceased (murder)<br />
| born = {{d|761|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Shiozawa Kaneto]] (Deceased)<br />
}}<br />
'''Paul von Oberstein''' (Japanese: '''パウル・フォン・オーベルシュタイン''') was an Imperial military officer who was notable for his role as an advisor to [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Known for his ruthless nature and artificial eyes, Oberstein used every means at his disposal to obliterate the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and ensure Reinhard von Lohengramm's rise to power. <br />
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==Early Life==<br />
Little is known of Oberstein's childhood, other than that he caught a disease rendering him blind. More than once, Oberstein commented that, had he been born but a century earlier, he might have been murdered as an infant because of his blindness in accord with the [[Inferior Genes Exclusion Act]]. Oberstein was granted sight through the use of a pair of cybernetic implants: artificial eyes.<br />
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It is likely that Oberstein was forced to endure ridicule as a child for his perceived physical inferiority, and equally likely that this abuse is what fed a deep-seated resentment in him toward the nobility of the Empire and the Goldenbaum Dynasty. At some point, Oberstein contemplated attempting a revolution of his own, but abandoned the ambition, realizing himself to be lacking the charisma required of a revolutionary leader. <br />
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==Military service==<br />
===Iserlohn Fortress===<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, Oberstein was appointed as a staff officer to Admiral [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], commander of the Imperial garrison fleet stationed at [[Iserlohn Fortress]], after serving a stint as staff officer to the Commander of the Space Fleet [[Gregor von Mückenberger]]. Oberstein thought his own talents were wasted under an incompetent commander, and approached [[Siegfried Kircheis]] shortly after the [[Battle of Astarte]], indicating a desire to serve under Reinhard von Lohengramm, having successfully discerned Reinhard's true political ambitions. ({{mciss}}, {{logh|004}})<br />
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Shortly after Oberstein returned to Iserlohn, the fortress was attacked and subsequently captured by [[Free Planets Alliance]] {{rank|fpa|Rear Admiral}} [[Yang Wen-li]]'s [[13th Fleet]] in the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]]. Oberstein attempted to persuade Admiral Seeckt to press the attack when Yang was at a disadvantage and the fate of the fortress still undecided, but Seeckt chose to ignore Oberstein, insisting on waiting, then later upon a futile attack when the fortress had already fallen. Yang killed Seeckt with a single well-placed shot from the Thor Hammer, prompting the Imperial Fleet to withdraw from the star system. Despite the loss of the flagship, Oberstein was able to successfully flee the ship before it was destroyed. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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Vilified as a deserter, the Imperial Navy commanders sought to punish Oberstein for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress, seeking to court-martial and execute him. Obertsein, in response, arranged a meeting with Reinhard von Lohengramm. Oberstein openly expressed his hatred of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, and his desire to help Reinhard destroy the Goldenbaums and rule over a new, reformed Galactic Empire.<br />
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After their meeting, Reinhard decided to take Oberstein in as a subordinate and advisor. To accomplish this, he advised Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] not to accept the resignations of the three military joint chiefs of staff, arguing that the fault for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress lay solely with Seeckt, who was dead, and Stockhausen, who became a prisoner of war. Minister of State [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] agreed with Reinhard's assessment, and the resignations were turned down. In exchange for this intervention on their behalf, the three joint chiefs of staff dropped any plans to punish Oberstein. ({{logh|008}})<br />
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===Free Planets Alliance Invasion===<br />
Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|commodore}} as Reinhard's staff officer. During the Alliance's invasion of Imperial territory, Oberstein served on the front line, at Reinhard von Lohengramm's side. After the [[Battle of Amritsar]], he was further promoted to {{rank|ge|vice admiral}}. ({{logh|015|016}})<br />
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===Imperial Civil War===<br />
In October {{d|796|uc}}, after Reinhard incurred the wrath of the high nobles by supporting Lichtenlade's installation of [[Erwin Josef II]] as Kaiser of the Galactic Empire, he asked Oberstein to formulate a plan to divide the Alliance from within to prevent it from interfering with his upcoming power struggle with the high nobles. Oberstein's plan was to plant an agent provocateur in the Alliance to instigate a military coup d'état and this was realised in January {{d|797|uc}} when the agent, former Alliance Rear Admiral [[Arthur Lynch]], was successfully dispatched to the Alliance under the cover of a prisoner-of-war exchange. ({{logh|016|017}})<br />
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In April {{d|797|uc}}, as open conflict between the Lohengramm-Lichtenlade faction and the high noble faction led by Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] became inevitable, Oberstein provided intelligence on the high nobles to Reinhard in his plan to take them down pre-emptively. Despite his efforts a significant number the high nobles, which by then had formed a pact and took the name of [[Lippstadt League]], managed to escape [[Odin]] and gathered in [[Geiersburg Fortress]] with their troops and ships. Reinhard then decided to suppress the Lippstadt League by force and also departed Odin leading fleets under his command, thus starting the [[Imperial Civil War]]. ({{logh|018}}) <br />
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Throughout the civil war, Oberstein served as Reinhard's chief of staff on board his flagship ''[[Brünhild]]'', and constantly provided him with amoral but ultimately effective advices. For example, after an assault on [[Rentenberg Fortress]] led to the capture of the Commander of the Imperial Panzergrenadiers High Admiral [[Ovlesser]], Oberstein recommended that Ovlesser, who was well-known for his hostility towards Reinhard, be allowed his life and freedom. He predicted Duke Braunschwieg's paranoia of the unharmed Ovlesser, and the Lippstadt nobles executed Ovlesser. Later on when Oberstein learned of [[Westerland]]'s impending doom, he recommended that Reinhard not prevent the nuclear attack and use it instead to turn public opinion in the Empire against the Lippstadt League, thereby shortening the civil war. Torn between the cold logic of Oberstein's words and his own moral compass, Reinhard asked when the attack was to occur to give himself time to reach a final decision. Oberstein thereupon lied to Reinhard in order to allow the nuclear attack to take place. He told Reinhard the attack would occur in 6 hours, but in reality the attack occurred in 4 hours and Oberstein had secretly dispatched a ship to record images of the attack. Reinhard was furious with Oberstein for the filming of the event and the clear manipulation he had been the victim of, but did not punish Oberstein over the dissimulation. ({{logh|020|023}})<br />
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===The Ascent of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty===<br />
Immediately following the Lippstadt League's surrender and the end of the Imperial Civil War, High Admiral Kircheis was murdered by the chief retainer of the deceased Duke Braunschwieg, Commodore [[Ansbach]]. This sent Reinhard into a inconsolable state of mourning and his admirals were fearful of what Reinhard's remaining enemies might try to do to take advantage of his mental absence. In an attempt to prevent any possible complication in Reinhard's consolidation of power, Oberstein suggested that the various admirals make their way to [[Odin]] as quickly as possible to assert control over the [[Imperial Capital]] and, as a result, the Empire as a whole. Taking his advice, Reinhard's admirals took command of the space around Odin and forcefully seized all government and military facilities in a blitzkrieg operation. Once Minister of State Lichtenlade was apprehended and forced to commit suicide, Reinhard became the sole power in the Empire, Kaiser in all but name. Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|high admiral}}. ({{logh|026}})<br />
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Oberstein then went to work routing out the corruption of the now puppet Goldenbaum Dynasty while building up the foundations for the future Goldenlöwe Dynasty through meticulous planning and organization. He performed his duties quickly and efficiently, but because of a total lack of visible emotion and his now famous calculating, unapologetic logic, he received the ire of his fellow admirals. One of his more notable decisions was to appoint [[Heydrich Lang]], formerly the Chief of the [[Department of Social Discipline]], as the Chief of its successor, the [[Internal Security Department]], causing even more anger and distrust from the rest of Reinhard's subordinates. ({{logh|041}}) <br />
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In November {{d|798|uc}}, Oberstein participated in the first Ragnarök operation in his capacity as Imperial Chief of Staff and accompanied Reinhard on board the ''Brünhild'' as he led the Imperial Fleet in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] in February {{d|799|uc}} and later, the [[Battle of Vermilion]] in April {{d|799|uc}}. After the Alliance government unexpectedly surrendered in the midst of Battle of Vermilion, Oberstein was tasked by Reinhard to deal with the post-war Alliance. Oberstein opined that it was still too early for the Alliance to be directly integrated into the Empire, and thus advocated retaining a semblance of autonomy for the Alliance while simultaneously impoverishing it. Reinhard agreed to Oberstein's suggestions and subsequently Oberstein, representing the Empire, signed the [[Treaty of Ba‘alat]] together with the Supreme Chairman of the Alliance [[High Council]] [[Job Trunicht]] on 25 May {{d|799|uc}}, formally ending the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. ({{logh|048|051|052|054}})<br />
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After Reinhard crowned himself as Kaiser on 20 June {{d|799|uc}}, Oberstein was promoted to the rank of {{rank|ge|fleet admiral}} and appointed as the Minister of Military Affairs of the [[New Galactic Empire]]. ({{logh|057}})<br />
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===Minister of Military Affairs===<br />
In {{d|800|uc}}, during Reinhard's second invasion of the Free Planets Alliance, Oberstein handled military administration from [[Fezzan]]. During this time he was injured in a terrorist bombing. Unlike [[Cornelius Lutz]], who was injured in the same attack, Oberstein received little sympathy as he was highly unpopular with the other high ranking admirals. ({{logh|077}})<br />
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After the [[Battle of the Corridor]] Oberstein proposed that a senior officer be sent to Iserlohn as hostage against Yang Wen-li's safe return. However, once Yang was in Imperial hands he should be executed regardless of consequence to the hostage. Oberstein explicitly stated his own readiness to be the hostage in this scenario but Reinhard rejected the plan. In the end, the proposal was rendered moot when Yang was assassinated by [[Terraism|Terraists]] before he could even attend the ceasefire talks offered by Reinhard. ({{logh|082}}) <br />
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Later when [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] rose up in rebellion against Reinhard in November {{d|800|uc}}, to a considerable degree due to the strong dislike he had for Oberstein and for Heydrich Lang, Oberstein expected to be sent as a special envoy to Reuenthal. When Lang protested his own inclusion in the proposed delegation on the grounds that Reuenthal would probably shoot him on sight, Oberstein unemotionally observed that the rebel admiral's hatred for him was just as strong. ({{logh|094}})<br />
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In February {{d|801|uc}}, Oberstein was tasked to restore order in [[Heinessen]] alongside with [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Neidhart Müller]]. However, upon his arrival in April, he infuriated his fellow admirals with his plan to round up scores of former Alliance politicians and high-ranking military officers and use them as negotiation fodder against the [[Iserlohn Republic|Iserlohn Republic Government]], and his acerbic criticisms of his colleagues only stoked their angers even more, resulting in Bittenfeld assaulting Oberstein. Oberstein immediately placed Bittenfeld under house arrest, which outraged Bittenfeld's subordinates. A potential infighting within Imperial forces in Heinessen was however prevented with the efforts of Müller and [[August Samuel Wahlen]], and Bittenfeld was subsequently released. However, Oberstein's initial plan was sabotaged by the Terraists when they instigated a riot in [[Rugpool Prison]] where the political prisoners were detained in. Even after Reinhard personally went to Heinessen after the riot was quelled and released the surviving prisoners, negotiations with the Iserlohn Republic Government became stalled and before it could be re-opened, the [[Battle of Shiva]] broke out in May {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|103|104|105|107}})<br />
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===Death===<br />
Despite constantly being viewed with distrust, Oberstein remained unflinchingly loyal to Reinhard von Lohengramm and the Goldenlöwe Dynasty for his entire life, never faltering in the least. His loyalty to the idea of the Empire as a whole was stronger even than any personal loyalty to Reinhard, and he disagreed with some of Reinhard's later military expeditions, arguing they were wasteful of lives and material wealth when other more efficient (albeit more ruthless and distasteful) methods were available. Oberstein even went so far as to say that if Reinhard treated the military and treasury of the Empire as his own personal possessions, then he would be no better than the rulers of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. ({{logh|103}})<br />
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After the Battle of Shiva when Reinhard returned to Fezzan, aware that he was terminally ill, he agreed with Oberstein to use himself as a lure to draw out the remaining Terraists. Oberstein let it be known that Reinhard expected to recover and would then resume his mission to destroy the organization entirely as a blow against the Terraists. As expected this led to an attack on the temporary Imperial Residence, repeating their earlier attempt that had been foiled by [[Ulrich Kesler]].<br />
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Although the Terrarists were unsuccessful, Oberstein was mortally wounded by a bomb and refused futile medical efforts. He left a message for [[Raabenard|his butler]] advising of where his will could be found and instructions as to how his dog should be treated. He died within thirty minutes of the attack, on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|110}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"I am the only living survivor of the Iserlohn garrison fleet. Just by surviving I am to be punished.*"<br />
#"As you see, both of my eyes are cybernetic. I had no right to live, as a weakling. If it had been during the reign of Kaiser Rudolf, I would have been killed long ago. Do you understand? I hate them: Kaiser Rudolf, his descendants, and all those influenced by him."<br />
#"The Galactic Empire — no, the Goldenbaum Dynasty must perish. If it is possible, I want to destroy it with my own hands."<br />
#"There is nobody other than your Excellency who can build a new empire." <br />
#"All heroes have established thrones atop not just their enemies but a large quantity of allied corpses as well. There are no monarchs with clean hands. Their subordinates also know that. I would like you to consider that at times, to grant death is also a way to repay loyalty."<br />
#"Being alive is not the only way to serve your country."<br />
#"The empire is not the Kaiser’s property and the Imperial Fleet is not the Kaiser’s private force."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
Oberstein is part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idar-Oberstein Idar-Oberstein], a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.<br />
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[[File:Oberstein_on_stage.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]]]]<br />
Oberstein is played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]] in the 2011 [[Legend of Galactic Heroes on stage|stage adaptation]] of LOGH.<br />
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| image-top = Fahrenheit_1.jpg<br />
| caption-top = High Admiral '''Fahrenheit''' ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|ge|high admiral}}; {{rank|ge|fleet admiral}} (posthumous)<br />
| flagship = ''[[Asgrimm]]''<br />
| status = Deceased (killed in action)<br />
| born = {{d|765|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|800|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Hayami Shō]]<br />
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'''Adalbert von Fahrenheit''' (Japanese: '''アーダルベルト・フォン・ファーレンハイト''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] {{rank|imperial|High Admiral|lc}} who became a subordinate of [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Born to a poor lesser noble similarly to Reinhard, he was originally in the [[Lippstadt League]] before joining Reinhard after the [[Imperial Civil War]] and becoming a high admiral under his [[New Galactic Empire|new Goldenlöwe Dynasty]]. Along with [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]], Fahrenheit gained a reputation as being one of the Imperial navy's most aggressive offensive commanders. He was also the first officer of that rank to die, posthumously promoted to {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral|lc}}.<br />
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==Military service==<br />
Adalbert von Fahrenheit was from a poor noble background and joined the Imperial Fleet, becoming known for his offensive tactics. Fahrenheit admitted to holding back in his performance so as not to arouse the ire of his superiors. Consequently, the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] leaders considered him useless and insubordinate. In January {{d|796|uc}} he was one of the 'problematic' admirals assigned to the expeditionary force of [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] by the High Command for what would become the [[Battle of Astarte]]. He was the youngest among them and was the first one to recognize the effectiveness of Reinhard's proposed plan for the battle to avoid the [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] encirclement. [[Siegfried Kircheis]] noticed this and recommended that Fahrenheit be the vanguard during their attack on the Alliance forces. ({{onw}}; {{logh|001|002}})<br />
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In {{d|797|uc}}, Vice Admiral Fahrenheit later served under High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]] in the [[Lippstadt League]] at the outbreak of the [[Imperial Civil War]] and was among the League's only professional officers as opposed to nobles. After the death of Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and the end of the conflict with Reinhard von Lohengramm's victory, Fahrenheit gave himself up when [[Geiersburg Fortress]] was occupied. Fahrenheit was brought before Reinhard and was recruited in Reinhard's command due to his excellent abilities. Thereafter, Fahrenheit was promoted to admiral and served Reinhard with loyalty. ({{logh|018|020|023|025}})<br />
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He was present in discussions among the admirals on how to respond to the abduction of the young emperor [[Erwin Josef II]] and his fleet participated in [[Operation Ragnarök]], the plan to invade the Free Planets Alliance in {{d|798|uc}}—{{d|799|uc}} as part of the offensive force of the main Imperial fleet along with admiral [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]]. Fahrenheit took part in the [[Battle of Rantemario]], one of the main battles of Operation Ragnarök, but was not present at the [[Battle of Vermillion]]. ({{logh|037|041|042|050}})<br />
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With the establishment of Reinhard's new [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]] shortly after the success of Operation Ragnarök, Fahrenheit would become a {{rank|imperial|High Admiral|lc}}. Fahrenheit's fleet was part of the first attack on [[Yang Wen-li]]'s forces at [[Iserlohn Fortress]] in {{d|800|uc}} during the [[Battle of the Corridor]], and he was killed aboard his flagship while covering the retreat of the Imperial fleet from the corridor after engaging the Iserlohn forces. ({{logh|079}}) <br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
Adalbert is an old Germanic given name that means 'touched by nobility'. Fahrenheit is the name of a temperature scala created by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, a German physicist and creator of instruments.<br />
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<div>The '''Imperial Armed Forces''', commonly referred to as the '''Imperial Fleet''', were the collective military force of the Imperial Government, under both the [[Old Galactic Empire]] and the [[New Galactic Empire]]. During the rule of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]], it consisted of a largely aristocratic officer corps and commoners in the enlisted ranks, with advancement for non-noble personnel being difficult. The Imperial Fleet relied on conscription and was the primary opponent of the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]] during the [[Alliance–Imperial War]].<br />
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==History==<br />
===Early Imperial History===<br />
[[File:Rebellion 2.png|210px|thumb|Imperial soldiers battle insurgents shortly after Rudolf's death]]<br />
The Imperial Armed forces were formed from the [[Galactic Federation Armada]] in {{d|310|uc}} by [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum]] following his establishment of the [[Galactic Empire]]. Since its foundation the Imperial Fleet was the instrument of the ruling nobles. It first served to enforce the views of the Kaisers and their supporters. The early years of the fleet were spent suppressing remnant republican strongholds or planetary rebellions that could endanger the rule of the elite. The Imperial Fleet was composed of commoners making up the enlisted ranks and only nobles reaching the rank of officers, based more on their noble title than their training and actual competence for such role. It was not until the the mid stages of the [[Alliance–Imperial War]] that the huge personnel losses forced the Empire to admit commoners into the officer ranks and even so, few became flag officers regardless of merit or achievements.<br />
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===The Alliance–Imperial War===<br />
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In {{d|640|uc}}, the Empire discovered the [[Free Planets Alliance]]. As the Empire did not recognise the existence of any other governments or states other than itself and as the Alliance had been founded by a group of escaped penal convicts, the Alliance was quickly labelled as a "rebel" group. An expeditionary force was quickly organised to subjugate the Alliance and Kaiser [[Friedrich III]] appointed his 3rd son, Grand Duke [[Herbert]], as commander in an attempt to groom Herbert for assuming the role of Crown Prince. Despite internal conflict and past rebellions within the Empire, the Imperial Fleet had never suffered an outright defeat in battle against an external enemy. Due to a combination of inexperience and overconfidence, Herbert's force was decisively defeated by Alliance admirals [[Lin Pao]] and [[Yūsuf Topparol]] at the [[Battle of Dagon]]. <br />
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However despite the defeat, the practice of appointing admirals based more on their noble class than on any actual ability was an error repeated throughout the war. Thus the Imperial Fleet, a larger force with a slight edge and superiority in terms of technology, was in practice evenly matched with the Alliance. Before the rise of [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], the Imperial forces and the Alliance forces were alike in their incompetence and lack of strategic vision, with both sides failing to make any strategic progress towards ending the war. Large scale Imperial invasions of the Alliance were hampered by the long supply lines back to Imperial bases and the unfamiliarity with the Alliance territory. All these large scale invasions were defeated by the Alliance. In its turn, the Alliance's smaller size and scarcer resources forced it to fight defensively. With no ability to strike the Empire directly, and Alliance battlefield victories not substantially affecting the Empire's internal stability, the Alliance had no way to end the war. With the rise of the [[Dominion of Fezzan]], the stalemate was further reinforced due to Fezzan's secret [[Terraist]] ties. This often meant leaking of intelligence on fleet movements and military technology from the Empire to the Alliance via Fezzan to ensure the balance of power was maintained.<br />
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With the construction of [[Iserlohn Fortress]] the strategic balance slowly shifted against the Alliance as the Empire now had a stable base with which to launch invasions into the Alliance. The Alliance repeatedly staged offensive operations against Iserlohn Fortress that failed with heavy losses. The Empire repeatedly staged fleet size expeditions to raid Alliance territories like [[El Facil]], but with no long term plan beyond that, and was unable to hold on to any lasting territorial gains. For a time, the stalemate continued, with fleet battles fought often purely to inflict losses upon the enemy for use as domestic propaganda. Minor bases in uninhabited systems in the vicinity of the Iserlohn Corridor such as [[Kapche-Lanka]] and [[Van-Fleet 4-2]] were captured or destroyed by both sides, but again with little effect to the overall strategic situation.<br />
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The overall situation changed drastically when [[Yang Wen-li]] led the newly formed Alliance [[13th Fleet]] in the successful capture of Iserlohn Fortress in the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]], removing the Empire's main defensive barrier along with their forward supply base. Ironically, the victory at Iserlohn, one which the Alliance had desperately tried to achieve six times before, could be considered the beginning of the end of the Alliance's military strength and even the end of the Alliance itself. The victory resulted in a sharp change to both the morale and the strategy of the Alliance towards the war, and riding public fervour for an invasion of the Empire, the [[High Council]] voted 8-3 in support for a mission to achieve the "liberation" of the Imperial citizens. The subsequent invasion involving eight fleets in total, the bulk of the Alliance Forces, was doomed from the beginning as a lack of planning on part of the Alliance combined with the incredibly effective defensive methods employed by Imperial Fleet Admiral [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] to result in the most decisive series of events the war had seen in its 156 year history. As the Alliance fleets entered Imperial territory, they found no resistance, and also found the Imperial citizens in need of supplies because the Imperial Fleet had evacuated everything before the Alliance arrived. Being the "liberators" the Alliance was expected to provide for them using their own supplies. The Alliance supply flotilla, however, was destroyed by an Imperial fleet resulting the the Alliance being forced to procure supplies on site, resulting in numerous clashes between the Alliance military and Imperial civilians over the shortage of basic supplies. At that perfect moment, Reinhard made his move, and unleashed his talented cadre of admirals against the under-supplied, separated, and demoralised Alliance fleets. The result was devastating for the Alliance. After the initial Imperial strike, the Alliance could only muster three battle ready fleets, as the other five had either been destroyed, surrendered, or were weakened past the point of being considered combat capable. Fleet Admiral [[Lobos]] refused to give up on the invasion however, and against the advice of [[Dwight Greenhill]] and all rational reason ordered the remaining fleets to make a stand. The [[Battle of Amritsar]] was the result of this order, and the remaining Alliance forces made their stand in the face of impossible odds and circumstances, leaving every invading Alliance fleet decimated except for only Yang's 13th Fleet which survived somewhat intact. From this point on, the Alliance's military strength was only a fraction of what it had been before the ill-fated invasion.<br />
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===Imperial Civil War===<br />
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Already weakened by a invasion considered foolish by the capable minds of both the Alliance and Empire, the Alliance had very limited military strength. Even so, the Empire had no chance to attempt to capitalise on their enemy's weakness. Immediately after the invasion was thwarted, Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] died suddenly of a heart attack, leaving no heirs. Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] supported their own daughters, granddaughters of the late Friedrich, as the next in line to rule while Minister of State [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] and Fleet Admiral now Marquis Reinhard von Lohengramm allied with each other to support the late Kaiser's only grandson, the young [[Erwin Josef II]] who would become the 37th Kaiser of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]]. Enraged by the alliance formed between Lichtenlade and Lohengramm, Braunschweig and Littenheim rallied many of the other high nobles, and formed the [[Lippstadt League]] to attempt to overthrow the boy Kaiser in favour of one of their own children. This led to the [[Imperial Civil War]] which found the military divided into two camps, with Reinhard's own admiralty facing off against the high nobles. <br />
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Even though out-numbered nearly 2 to 1, Reinhard's forces were under the command of competent and talented admirals, each with his own uses and specialties, while the Lippstadt forces were more often than not commanded by men who achieved rank based solely on their social class and standing, resulting in rather poor battlefield decisions and performance. The Lippstadt forces were not entirely devoid of talent as competent commanders, among them High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]] and Vice Admiral [[Adalbert von Fahrenheit]], had allied with the nobles for a variety of reasons, yet time and time again these men were overruled by the more prominent High Nobles. The follies of Braunschweig and other prominent nobles such as Baron [[Flegel]] lay with the fact that they truly believed themselves to be superior in every way to the commoner or Low Noble, and that presenting themselves on the battlefield alone would be enough to bring them victory. Reinhard's forces obliterated the Lippstadt fleets in every engagement except the single one where Merkatz was left free to do as he wished (the [[Battle of Schann-tau]]), and the military strength of the Lippstadt League declined quickly. <br />
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As the peasants in the Lippstadt held systems began to rebel against High Noble rule, one of Braunschweig's nephews is killed by a mob. In a rage, he ordered the deployment of nuclear weapons to kill everyone on the planet [[Westerland]]. Reinhard, himself misled by his Chief of Staff [[Paul von Oberstein]] about the attack's timing, allows the attack to prove to the Empire the true monstrous nature of the high nobles. The [[Westerland Massacre]] destroyed any remaining hope for the Lippstadt League, and the remaining forces stationed at [[Geiersburg Fortress]] begin to fall apart from within. The public's support, and more importantly that of the military, the traditional instrument used to enforce the high nobles' rule, turned swiftly to favour the young Fleet Admiral and his Admiralty, and as Reinhard begins the siege of the fortress, the surviving High Nobles, fueled by drunkenness, anger, and suppressed despair decided to risk all and led their remaining forces in a desperate attack on Reinhard's fleets, reasoning that if they could kill the "Blond Brat" they could still win the war. While Fahrenheit and Merkatz both understood the ineffectiveness of such an attack and the useless loss of life that would result from their dispatch, only Fahrenheit refused to launch. <br />
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The [[Assault on Geiersburg Fortress|brief battle]] quickly turned into a slaughter as the High Nobles disregarded any tactics or planning and simply attacked in a straight headlong frontal assault. When the momentum of their attack was exhausted, Reinhard's counterattack quickly collapsed the remaining Lippstadt forces. Nearly all remaining important figures for the High Nobles were killed or captured. Duke Braunschweig was able to return to the fortress but a mutiny among the garrison soldiers meant the defenses did not fire upon Reinhard's forces. Merkatz was persuaded by his subordinate to flee to the Free Planets Alliance. Braunschweig was forced to commit suicide by his own retainer and subordinates, and Geiersburg surrendered, thus ending the Imperial Civil War. <br />
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The results of this conflict were unique in the history of the Empire, as many officers who had fought against Reinhard for the High Nobles were in most cases free to join Reinhard, sometimes immediately after surrender as was the case with Fahrenheit. The victory was short lived for Reinhard, as the chief retainer of Braunshweig, Commodore [[Ansbach]], killed High Admiral [[Siegfried Kircheis]] while attempting to assassinate Reinhard. This sent Reinhard into an uncontrollable depression, and he refused to move from his friend's body. Seeing this, his admirals decided to take matters into their own hands, and launched to take by any means the Imperial Capital [[Odin]]. Following a plan formulated by Oberstein, the admirals landed on Odin and immediately secured all vital government areas, military and security structures, and the rest of the remaining Imperial government including Minister of State Lichtenlade. Now in total control of the Empire, and Kaiser in all but name, Reinhard returned to Odin a hero of the people and began to reorganize the Empire with numerous reforms that not only gave the people rights long denied to them, but drew up all of the talent the Empire had to offer, creating a government that was still autocratic yet had the values of both a meritocracy and technocracy. <br />
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Many of the senior flag officers of the Navy who sided with the Lippstadt League, or had been prominent under Friedrich IV, were forced into retirement during that time (such as Fleet Admirals [[Steinhof]] and [[Ehrenberg]]) or left the Empire entirely (such as High Admiral Merkatz).<br />
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===Instigating Alliance Civil War===<br />
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The war with the Alliance had still been ongoing, and to allow himself room to manoeuvre against the high nobles without the Alliance getting involved, Reinhard released a prisoner-of-war [[Arthur Lynch]], a former Rear Admiral in the Alliance that was captured during Yang's famed escape from [[El Facil]]. With the mission to stir up discontent about the rampant corruption within the Alliance, Lynch successfully convinced leading Alliance officers, including Greenhill, to stage a coup d'état on [[Heinessen]] resulting in the [[Alliance Civil War]] which perfectly coincided with its Imperial counterpart, just as Reinhard had intended. This only further weakened an already decimated Alliance military, leaving them ripe for attack. The only thing preventing this, in the minds of the High Council, was Yang and his fleet at Iserlohn Fortress, an assumption that both Yang and Reinhard disagreed with. <br />
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===Invasion of the Alliance===<br />
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After allowing the abduction of the boy Kaiser by the remnants of the High Nobles who were taking shelter in the Alliance and installing the infant [[Catherine I]] as the first Kaiserin, Reinhard attacked by feinting towards Iserlohn while using the [[Fezzan Corridor]] by invading [[Fezzan]] and the Alliance beyond with the majority of his forces. Responding to this predicament, the Alliance launched the only fleet other than Yang's that it has left, the [[1st Fleet]], along with any other available ships, under the command of Fleet Admiral [[Bewcock]] to confront the invading Imperials. They met the Imperials in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] and while putting up a determined effort were nearly completely annihilated save for the timely intervention of Yang's [[Iserlohn Garrison Fleet]], which allowed the remaining Alliance forces to flee. Yang then directed his fleet to begin harassing supply lines and weak points in the Imperial lines while successfully baiting and defeating three of Reinhard's admirals. Yang then decided their only chance of victory was to kill Reinhard, which would throw his forces into disarray and force them to withdraw. Knowing this, Reinhard used himself as bait to lure out Yang and trap the trapper by having his fleets return to him after the battle had commenced to try and surround Yang. The [[Battle of Vermilion]] was a defensive situation for Reinhard, who merely had to hold out until his admirals returned, where as Yang faced a situation where he had to fight offensively on a time table. Yang was able to gain the upper hand by sending a decoy force composed of asteroids towed by relatively few ships to make it look like his entire fleet was attempting to flank. After deliberation, Reinhard made the erroneous conclusion that it was Yang's main force masquerading as a decoy force, and massed his fleet to attack. Reinhard's subordinates were surrounded by Yang's forces and took heavy losses, while a detachment from Yang's fleet advanced directly towards the ''[[Brünhild]]''. The sudden and unexpected arrival of Admiral [[Neidhart Müller]] shifted the balance of the battle once more and pushed Yang's force back before they could fire on the ''Brünhild''. However Yang reformed and successfully lured Müller into attempting to break Yang's encirclement of Reinhard's subordinates, and managed to catch Müller's fleet in a crossfire. With Müller's fleet in chaos and effectively neutralised, Yang was able to once again advance upon the ''Brünhild''. Literally seconds away from firing the announcement was received that the Free Planets Alliance had surrendered unconditionally to the Empire, and that all combat operations were to immediately cease. Unknown to either Reinhard or Yang at the time, High Admirals [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] and [[Oskar von Reuenthal]], under the advice of [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], had instead attacked Heinessen itself, seizing all key government facilities and forcing the High Council to surrender, thus ending the longest war in human history.<br />
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==Organization==<br />
===Galactic Empire===<br />
The supreme authority of the Imperial Fleet was the Kaiser, who was the commander-in-chief. Under him were the three military chiefs that managed the day-to-day affairs of the armed forces: the Chief Fleet Commander, responsible for directly leading the fighting forces, the Chief of the High Command, tasked with operational and strategic planning, and the Minister of Military Affairs, responsible for information gathering and administration. Additionally, the office of Joint Staff Inspector General existed (held by Fleet Admiral [[Klasen]] during the late Goldenbaum Dynasty), though it is unknown what its exact role was, and it was not considered as high of a position as the other three. Officers appointed to these positions were typically promoted to Fleet Admiral.<br />
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There were at least two occasions that an individual held all three senior military offices at once: [[Otfried III]], while he was the crown prince, and Fleet Admiral [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], who was appointed to those positions by acting Prime Minister [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] at the outbreak of the Imperial Civil War. On both these occasions, this was a prelude to taking the throne as Kaiser.<br />
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In {{d|796|uc}}, Fleet Admiral Lohengramm was appointed to the position of Vice Fleet Commander, though there are no other references to this position and it is unknown if it was used before. After Lohengramm was appointed as the Chief Fleet Commander (and to the other two positions) the following year by acting premier Lichtenlade, High Admiral [[Siegfried Kircheis]] succeeded him as Vice Fleet Commander.<br />
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The Imperial Navy's fighting forces were divided into fleets, under the command of an admiral or high admiral, with each fleet being named after its commander's last name. An admiral's fleet was typically between 13,000 and 17,000 ships, while a high admiral commanded a larger force of 20,000 to 30,000 vessels. It was also implied and quite likely that the [[Nobility#High nobility|high nobles]] maintained their own private forces, under their control. For example, Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] had their own military units, which they used to fight in the civil war against Lohengramm. <br />
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The exact organization and structure of the Imperial ground forces was unknown, but it was known that they were commanded by a high admiral ([[Ovlesser]]), which was the highest rank that an army officer could achieve in the military. Ground units were attached to different fleets, as space combat took precedence over land warfare, and a single unified ranking system was used for both ground and fleet forces.<br />
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The Galactic Empire was a patriarchical society and no women served in the armed forces in any role. Nobles of significant noble rank were rarely assigned to the front lines, except either as a punishment or to give them an opportunity for military glory. Commoners were required to join the military for two years, with possible exemptions granted to university students studying subjects that were deemed to be important by the Ministry of Military Affairs.<br />
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===New Galactic Empire===<br />
The military power structure in the New Reich was never fully explained, but it was likely quite similar to that of the Goldenbaum Empire, from what was revealed. However, after Fleet Admiral [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] was appointed as the Governor-General of the former Alliance territories, Kaiser Reinhard took over the high command office himself, serving as the Chief of High Command personally. Fleet Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] was the Chief Commander of the Space Fleet, while Fleet Admiral [[Paul von Oberstein]] was the Minister of Military Affairs. It is unclear if the office of Joint Staff Inspector General still existed.<br />
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Corrupt officers were purged and military discipline was more strictly enforced by the new leadership, with many former Goldenbaum admirals being relieved of duty, and the military was no longer regarded as the Kaiser's private property.<br />
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The general structure of fleets and other units remained mostly the same.<br />
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==Military Ranks==<br />
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All male commoners upon reaching the age of 20 were conscripted for a mandatory 2 years of military service. They started at the rank of [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Spaceman_Second_Class|spaceman second class]](Japanese: 二等兵). After one year, they would be promoted to [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Spaceman_First_Class|spaceman first class]](Japanese: 一等兵).<br />
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Officer academy graduates began at the rank of [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Warrant_Officer|warrant officer]] (Japanese: 准尉), though exceptions were sometimes granted based on noble rank or the Kaiser's favour. For example, [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] started one rank higher than normal by virtue of graduating at the top of his class and his sister being the Kaiser's favorite.<br />
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==Ship Design==<br />
Imperial ship design traditionally centred on heavy armor and large calibre long range cannons, and generally mounted fewer main cannons than their Alliance counterparts, which focused on smaller calibre and high rate of fire. After the invention of space borne fighters, the Empire did carry them aboard its ships but the focus on big guns meant the Empire was slow to realise the benefits of dedicated fighter carriers. The Free Planets Alliance first fielded carriers in {{d|750|uc}} but the Galactic Empire continued to prioritize construction of battleships and cruisers. It was not until {{d|780|uc}}, after the design of the Alliance ''Lazarus'' class carrier, that the Empire belatedly acknowledged the usefulness of carriers and resolved to build its own. ({{ffc|2|full}}, {{ffc|3|full}}, [[Data Book: Mechanic & Seiyū Encyclopaedia]], p. 141, 172)<br />
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Late Goldenbaum dynasty ships used multiple engines in separate nacelles, in contrast to the Alliance's use of a single large engine for its warships. Though this arrangement was more inefficient, the use of multiple engines allowed for some degree of redundancy in case of damage. ([[Data Book: Mechanic & Seiyū Encyclopaedia]], p. 168)<br />
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Imperial ships were generally larger than their Alliance counterparts though roughly equal in combat capability due to the incorporation of additional features that were absent from Alliance ships. Imperial ships were often used to suppress local rebellions and therefore all mounted anti-gravity units and engines capable of atmospheric operations in order to enable them to directly land on planets to unload ground troops. Living quarters echoed the sharp social stratification in the Empire. Senior officers had large expensively furnished quarters, while enlisted personnel had much more basic quarters. The bridges of larger ships were often expansive, with decorative features such as pillars. <br />
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Due to the greater resources of the Empire compared to the Alliance, the Empire fielded more specialist ship designs than the Alliance. These included [[Imperial fast battleship (788 UC era)|fast battleships]], shield ships, and [[Gunship|gunships]].<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Licensed sources===<br />
The standard [[Imperial battleship (788 UC era)|battleships]], [[Imperial cruiser (788 UC era)|cruisers]], and [[Imperial destroyer (788 UC era)|destroyers]] were mass produced. By order of the Kaiser, the high nobles had to provide funds for their construction, and this served to somewhat diminish their private wealth. The large flagship classes were built in shipyards directly under control of the Kaiser, on Odin, and were gifted to individual officers. Security was heavy around these shipyards as the flagships they built served to field test new technologies and design paradigms before being more widely disseminated for mass production. (''[[Data Book: Mechanic & Seiyū Encyclopaedia]]'', p. 148)<br />
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===Background information===<br />
In German, it was known as the ''Reichsflotte''.<br />
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[[Category:Galactic Empire]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Imperial_Armed_ForcesImperial Armed Forces2021-09-08T20:14:32Z<p>Heinesse: No, they captured the chiefs BEFORE they left Odin and the admirals didn't immediately take matters into their own hands, it took weeks before they made a move.</p>
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<div>The '''Imperial Armed Forces''', commonly referred to as the '''Imperial Fleet''', were the collective military force of the Imperial Government, under both the [[Old Galactic Empire]] and the [[New Galactic Empire]]. During the rule of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]], it consisted of a largely aristocratic officer corps and commoners in the enlisted ranks, with advancement for non-noble personnel being difficult. The Imperial Fleet relied on conscription and was the primary opponent of the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]] during the [[Alliance–Imperial War]].<br />
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==History==<br />
===Early Imperial History===<br />
[[File:Rebellion 2.png|210px|thumb|Imperial soldiers battle insurgents shortly after Rudolf's death]]<br />
The Imperial Armed forces were formed from the [[Galactic Federation Armada]] in {{d|310|uc}} by [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum]] following his establishment of the [[Galactic Empire]]. Since its foundation the Imperial Fleet was the instrument of the ruling nobles. It first served to enforce the views of the Kaisers and their supporters. The early years of the fleet were spent suppressing remnant republican strongholds or planetary rebellions that could endanger the rule of the elite. The Imperial Fleet was composed of commoners making up the enlisted ranks and only nobles reaching the rank of officers, based more on their noble title than their training and actual competence for such role. It was not until the the mid stages of the [[Alliance–Imperial War]] that the huge personnel losses forced the Empire to admit commoners into the officer ranks and even so, few became flag officers regardless of merit or achievements.<br />
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===The Alliance–Imperial War===<br />
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In {{d|640|uc}}, the Empire discovered the [[Free Planets Alliance]]. As the Empire did not recognise the existence of any other governments or states other than itself and as the Alliance had been founded by a group of escaped penal convicts, the Alliance was quickly labelled as a "rebel" group. An expeditionary force was quickly organised to subjugate the Alliance and Kaiser [[Friedrich III]] appointed his 3rd son, Grand Duke [[Herbert]], as commander in an attempt to groom Herbert for assuming the role of Crown Prince. Despite internal conflict and past rebellions within the Empire, the Imperial Fleet had never suffered an outright defeat in battle against an external enemy. Due to a combination of inexperience and overconfidence, Herbert's force was decisively defeated by Alliance admirals [[Lin Pao]] and [[Yūsuf Topparol]] at the [[Battle of Dagon]]. <br />
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However despite the defeat, the practice of appointing admirals based more on their noble class than on any actual ability was an error repeated throughout the war. Thus the Imperial Fleet, a larger force with a slight edge and superiority in terms of technology, was in practice evenly matched with the Alliance. Before the rise of [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], the Imperial forces and the Alliance forces were alike in their incompetence and lack of strategic vision, with both sides failing to make any strategic progress towards ending the war. Large scale Imperial invasions of the Alliance were hampered by the long supply lines back to Imperial bases and the unfamiliarity with the Alliance territory. All these large scale invasions were defeated by the Alliance. In its turn, the Alliance's smaller size and scarcer resources forced it to fight defensively. With no ability to strike the Empire directly, and Alliance battlefield victories not substantially affecting the Empire's internal stability, the Alliance had no way to end the war. With the rise of the [[Dominion of Fezzan]], the stalemate was further reinforced due to Fezzan's secret [[Terraist]] ties. This often meant leaking of intelligence on fleet movements and military technology from the Empire to the Alliance via Fezzan to ensure the balance of power was maintained.<br />
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With the construction of [[Iserlohn Fortress]] the strategic balance slowly shifted against the Alliance as the Empire now had a stable base with which to launch invasions into the Alliance. The Alliance repeatedly staged offensive operations against Iserlohn Fortress that failed with heavy losses. The Empire repeatedly staged fleet size expeditions to raid Alliance territories like [[El Facil]], but with no long term plan beyond that, and was unable to hold on to any lasting territorial gains. For a time, the stalemate continued, with fleet battles fought often purely to inflict losses upon the enemy for use as domestic propaganda. Minor bases in uninhabited systems in the vicinity of the Iserlohn Corridor such as [[Kapche-Lanka]] and [[Van-Fleet 4-2]] were captured or destroyed by both sides, but again with little effect to the overall strategic situation.<br />
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The overall situation changed drastically when [[Yang Wen-li]] led the newly formed Alliance [[13th Fleet]] in the successful capture of Iserlohn Fortress in the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]], removing the Empire's main defensive barrier along with their forward supply base. Ironically, the victory at Iserlohn, one which the Alliance had desperately tried to achieve six times before, could be considered the beginning of the end of the Alliance's military strength and even the end of the Alliance itself. The victory resulted in a sharp change to both the morale and the strategy of the Alliance towards the war, and riding public fervour for an invasion of the Empire, the [[High Council]] voted 8-3 in support for a mission to achieve the "liberation" of the Imperial citizens. The subsequent invasion involving eight fleets in total, the bulk of the Alliance Forces, was doomed from the beginning as a lack of planning on part of the Alliance combined with the incredibly effective defensive methods employed by Imperial Fleet Admiral [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] to result in the most decisive series of events the war had seen in its 156 year history. As the Alliance fleets entered Imperial territory, they found no resistance, and also found the Imperial citizens in need of supplies because the Imperial Fleet had evacuated everything before the Alliance arrived. Being the "liberators" the Alliance was expected to provide for them using their own supplies. The Alliance supply flotilla, however, was destroyed by an Imperial fleet resulting the the Alliance being forced to procure supplies on site, resulting in numerous clashes between the Alliance military and Imperial civilians over the shortage of basic supplies. At that perfect moment, Reinhard made his move, and unleashed his talented cadre of admirals against the under-supplied, separated, and demoralised Alliance fleets. The result was devastating for the Alliance. After the initial Imperial strike, the Alliance could only muster three battle ready fleets, as the other five had either been destroyed, surrendered, or were weakened past the point of being considered combat capable. Fleet Admiral [[Lobos]] refused to give up on the invasion however, and against the advice of [[Dwight Greenhill]] and all rational reason ordered the remaining fleets to make a stand. The [[Battle of Amritsar]] was the result of this order, and the remaining Alliance forces made their stand in the face of impossible odds and circumstances, leaving every invading Alliance fleet decimated except for only Yang's 13th Fleet which survived somewhat intact. From this point on, the Alliance's military strength was only a fraction of what it had been before the ill-fated invasion.<br />
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===Imperial Civil War===<br />
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Already weakened by a invasion considered foolish by the capable minds of both the Alliance and Empire, the Alliance had very limited military strength. Even so, the Empire had no chance to attempt to capitalise on their enemy's weakness. Immediately after the invasion was thwarted, Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] died suddenly of a heart attack, leaving no heirs. Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] supported their own daughters, granddaughters of the late Friedrich, as the next in line to rule while Minister of State [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] and Fleet Admiral now Marquis Reinhard von Lohengramm allied with each other to support the late Kaiser's only grandson, the young [[Erwin Josef II]] who would become the 37th Kaiser of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]]. Enraged by the alliance formed between Lichtenlade and Lohengramm, Braunschweig and Littenheim rallied many of the other high nobles, and formed the [[Lippstadt League]] to attempt to overthrow the boy Kaiser in favour of one of their own children. This led to the [[Imperial Civil War]] which found the military divided into two camps, with Reinhard's own admiralty facing off against the high nobles. <br />
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Even though out-numbered nearly 2 to 1, Reinhard's forces were under the command of competent and talented admirals, each with his own uses and specialties, while the Lippstadt forces were more often than not commanded by men who achieved rank based solely on their social class and standing, resulting in rather poor battlefield decisions and performance. The Lippstadt forces were not entirely devoid of talent as competent commanders, among them High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]] and Vice Admiral [[Adalbert von Fahrenheit]], had allied with the nobles for a variety of reasons, yet time and time again these men were overruled by the more prominent High Nobles. The follies of Braunschweig and other prominent nobles such as Baron [[Flegel]] lay with the fact that they truly believed themselves to be superior in every way to the commoner or Low Noble, and that presenting themselves on the battlefield alone would be enough to bring them victory. Reinhard's forces obliterated the Lippstadt fleets in every engagement except the single one where Merkatz was left free to do as he wished (the [[Battle of Schann-tau]]), and the military strength of the Lippstadt League declined quickly. <br />
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As the peasants in the Lippstadt held systems began to rebel against High Noble rule, one of Braunschweig's nephews is killed by a mob. In a rage, he ordered the deployment of nuclear weapons to kill everyone on the planet [[Westerland]]. Reinhard, himself misled by his Chief of Staff [[Paul von Oberstein]] about the attack's timing, allows the attack to prove to the Empire the true monstrous nature of the high nobles. The [[Westerland Massacre]] destroyed any remaining hope for the Lippstadt League, and the remaining forces stationed at [[Geiersburg Fortress]] begin to fall apart from within. The public's support, and more importantly that of the military, the traditional instrument used to enforce the high nobles' rule, turned swiftly to favour the young Fleet Admiral and his Admiralty, and as Reinhard begins the siege of the fortress, the surviving High Nobles, fueled by drunkenness, anger, and suppressed despair decided to risk all and led their remaining forces in a desperate attack on Reinhard's fleets, reasoning that if they could kill the "Blond Brat" they could still win the war. While Fahrenheit and Merkatz both understood the ineffectiveness of such an attack and the useless loss of life that would result from their dispatch, only Fahrenheit refused to launch. <br />
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The [[Assault on Geiersburg Fortress|brief battle]] quickly turned into a slaughter as the High Nobles disregarded any tactics or planning and simply attacked in a straight headlong frontal assault. When the momentum of their attack was exhausted, Reinhard's counterattack quickly collapsed the remaining Lippstadt forces. Nearly all remaining important figures for the High Nobles were killed or captured. Duke Braunschweig was able to return to the fortress but a mutiny among the garrison soldiers meant the defenses did not fire upon Reinhard's forces. Merkatz was persuaded by his subordinate to flee to the Free Planets Alliance. Braunschweig was forced to commit suicide by his own retainer and subordinates, and Geiersburg surrendered, thus ending the Imperial Civil War. <br />
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The results of this conflict were unique in the history of the Empire, as many officers who had fought against Reinhard for the High Nobles were in most cases free to join Reinhard, sometimes immediately after surrender as was the case with Fahrenheit. The victory was short lived for Reinhard, as the chief retainer of Braunshweig, Commodore [[Ansbach]], killed High Admiral [[Siegfried Kircheis]] while attempting to assassinate Reinhard. This sent Reinhard into an uncontrollable depression, and he refused to move from his friend's body. Seeing this, his admirals decided to take matters into their own hands, and launched to take by any means the Imperial Capital [[Odin]]. Following a plan formulated by Oberstein, the admirals landed on Odin and immediately secured all vital government areas, military and security structures, and the rest of the remaining Imperial government including Minister of State Lichtenlade. Now in total control of the Empire, and Kaiser in all but name, Reinhard returned to Odin a hero of the people and began to reorganize the Empire with numerous reforms that not only gave the people rights long denied to them, but drew up all of the talent the Empire had to offer, creating a government that was still autocratic yet had the values of both a meritocracy and technocracy. <br />
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Many of the senior and flag officers of the Navy who sided with the Lippstadt League, or had been prominent under Friedrich IV, were forced into retirement during that time (such as Fleet Admirals [[Steinhof]] and [[Ehrenberg]]) or left the Empire entirely (such as High Admiral Merkatz).<br />
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===Instigating Alliance Civil War===<br />
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The war with the Alliance had still been ongoing, and to allow himself room to manoeuvre against the high nobles without the Alliance getting involved, Reinhard released a prisoner-of-war [[Arthur Lynch]], a former Rear Admiral in the Alliance that was captured during Yang's famed escape from [[El Facil]]. With the mission to stir up discontent about the rampant corruption within the Alliance, Lynch successfully convinced leading Alliance officers, including Greenhill, to stage a coup d'état on [[Heinessen]] resulting in the [[Alliance Civil War]] which perfectly coincided with its Imperial counterpart, just as Reinhard had intended. This only further weakened an already decimated Alliance military, leaving them ripe for attack. The only thing preventing this, in the minds of the High Council, was Yang and his fleet at Iserlohn Fortress, an assumption that both Yang and Reinhard disagreed with. <br />
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===Invasion of the Alliance===<br />
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After allowing the abduction of the boy Kaiser by the remnants of the High Nobles who were taking shelter in the Alliance and installing the infant [[Catherine I]] as the first Kaiserin, Reinhard attacked by feinting towards Iserlohn while using the [[Fezzan Corridor]] by invading [[Fezzan]] and the Alliance beyond with the majority of his forces. Responding to this predicament, the Alliance launched the only fleet other than Yang's that it has left, the [[1st Fleet]], along with any other available ships, under the command of Fleet Admiral [[Bewcock]] to confront the invading Imperials. They met the Imperials in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] and while putting up a determined effort were nearly completely annihilated save for the timely intervention of Yang's [[Iserlohn Garrison Fleet]], which allowed the remaining Alliance forces to flee. Yang then directed his fleet to begin harassing supply lines and weak points in the Imperial lines while successfully baiting and defeating three of Reinhard's admirals. Yang then decided their only chance of victory was to kill Reinhard, which would throw his forces into disarray and force them to withdraw. Knowing this, Reinhard used himself as bait to lure out Yang and trap the trapper by having his fleets return to him after the battle had commenced to try and surround Yang. The [[Battle of Vermilion]] was a defensive situation for Reinhard, who merely had to hold out until his admirals returned, where as Yang faced a situation where he had to fight offensively on a time table. Yang was able to gain the upper hand by sending a decoy force composed of asteroids towed by relatively few ships to make it look like his entire fleet was attempting to flank. After deliberation, Reinhard made the erroneous conclusion that it was Yang's main force masquerading as a decoy force, and massed his fleet to attack. Reinhard's subordinates were surrounded by Yang's forces and took heavy losses, while a detachment from Yang's fleet advanced directly towards the ''[[Brünhild]]''. The sudden and unexpected arrival of Admiral [[Neidhart Müller]] shifted the balance of the battle once more and pushed Yang's force back before they could fire on the ''Brünhild''. However Yang reformed and successfully lured Müller into attempting to break Yang's encirclement of Reinhard's subordinates, and managed to catch Müller's fleet in a crossfire. With Müller's fleet in chaos and effectively neutralised, Yang was able to once again advance upon the ''Brünhild''. Literally seconds away from firing the announcement was received that the Free Planets Alliance had surrendered unconditionally to the Empire, and that all combat operations were to immediately cease. Unknown to either Reinhard or Yang at the time, High Admirals [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] and [[Oskar von Reuenthal]], under the advice of [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], had instead attacked Heinessen itself, seizing all key government facilities and forcing the High Council to surrender, thus ending the longest war in human history.<br />
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===The Second Alliance–Imperial War===<br />
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==Organization==<br />
===Galactic Empire===<br />
The supreme authority of the Imperial Fleet was the Kaiser, who was the commander-in-chief. Under him were the three military chiefs that managed the day-to-day affairs of the armed forces: the Chief Fleet Commander, responsible for directly leading the fighting forces, the Chief of the High Command, tasked with operational and strategic planning, and the Minister of Military Affairs, responsible for information gathering and administration. Additionally, the office of Joint Staff Inspector General existed (held by Fleet Admiral [[Klasen]] during the late Goldenbaum Dynasty), though it is unknown what its exact role was, and it was not considered as high of a position as the other three. Officers appointed to these positions were typically promoted to Fleet Admiral.<br />
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There were at least two occasions that an individual held all three senior military offices at once: [[Otfried III]], while he was the crown prince, and Fleet Admiral [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], who was appointed to those positions by acting Prime Minister [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] at the outbreak of the Imperial Civil War. On both these occasions, this was a prelude to taking the throne as Kaiser.<br />
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In {{d|796|uc}}, Fleet Admiral Lohengramm was appointed to the position of Vice Fleet Commander, though there are no other references to this position and it is unknown if it was used before. After Lohengramm was appointed as the Chief Fleet Commander (and to the other two positions) the following year by acting premier Lichtenlade, High Admiral [[Siegfried Kircheis]] succeeded him as Vice Fleet Commander.<br />
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The Imperial Navy's fighting forces were divided into fleets, under the command of an admiral or high admiral, with each fleet being named after its commander's last name. An admiral's fleet was typically between 13,000 and 17,000 ships, while a high admiral commanded a larger force of 20,000 to 30,000 vessels. It was also implied and quite likely that the [[Nobility#High nobility|high nobles]] maintained their own private forces, under their control. For example, Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] had their own military units, which they used to fight in the civil war against Lohengramm. <br />
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The exact organization and structure of the Imperial ground forces was unknown, but it was known that they were commanded by a high admiral ([[Ovlesser]]), which was the highest rank that an army officer could achieve in the military. Ground units were attached to different fleets, as space combat took precedence over land warfare, and a single unified ranking system was used for both ground and fleet forces.<br />
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The Galactic Empire was a patriarchical society and no women served in the armed forces in any role. Nobles of significant noble rank were rarely assigned to the front lines, except either as a punishment or to give them an opportunity for military glory. Commoners were required to join the military for two years, with possible exemptions granted to university students studying subjects that were deemed to be important by the Ministry of Military Affairs.<br />
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===New Galactic Empire===<br />
The military power structure in the New Reich was never fully explained, but it was likely quite similar to that of the Goldenbaum Empire, from what was revealed. However, after Fleet Admiral [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] was appointed as the Governor-General of the former Alliance territories, Kaiser Reinhard took over the high command office himself, serving as the Chief of High Command personally. Fleet Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] was the Chief Commander of the Space Fleet, while Fleet Admiral [[Paul von Oberstein]] was the Minister of Military Affairs. It is unclear if the office of Joint Staff Inspector General still existed.<br />
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Corrupt officers were purged and military discipline was more strictly enforced by the new leadership, with many former Goldenbaum admirals being relieved of duty, and the military was no longer regarded as the Kaiser's private property.<br />
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The general structure of fleets and other units remained mostly the same.<br />
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==Military Ranks==<br />
{{main|Military ranks of the Galactic Empire}}<br />
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All male commoners upon reaching the age of 20 were conscripted for a mandatory 2 years of military service. They started at the rank of [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Spaceman_Second_Class|spaceman second class]](Japanese: 二等兵). After one year, they would be promoted to [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Spaceman_First_Class|spaceman first class]](Japanese: 一等兵).<br />
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Officer academy graduates began at the rank of [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Warrant_Officer|warrant officer]] (Japanese: 准尉), though exceptions were sometimes granted based on noble rank or the Kaiser's favour. For example, [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] started one rank higher than normal by virtue of graduating at the top of his class and his sister being the Kaiser's favorite.<br />
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==Ship Design==<br />
Imperial ship design traditionally centred on heavy armor and large calibre long range cannons, and generally mounted fewer main cannons than their Alliance counterparts, which focused on smaller calibre and high rate of fire. After the invention of space borne fighters, the Empire did carry them aboard its ships but the focus on big guns meant the Empire was slow to realise the benefits of dedicated fighter carriers. The Free Planets Alliance first fielded carriers in {{d|750|uc}} but the Galactic Empire continued to prioritize construction of battleships and cruisers. It was not until {{d|780|uc}}, after the design of the Alliance ''Lazarus'' class carrier, that the Empire belatedly acknowledged the usefulness of carriers and resolved to build its own. ({{ffc|2|full}}, {{ffc|3|full}}, [[Data Book: Mechanic & Seiyū Encyclopaedia]], p. 141, 172)<br />
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Late Goldenbaum dynasty ships used multiple engines in separate nacelles, in contrast to the Alliance's use of a single large engine for its warships. Though this arrangement was more inefficient, the use of multiple engines allowed for some degree of redundancy in case of damage. ([[Data Book: Mechanic & Seiyū Encyclopaedia]], p. 168)<br />
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Imperial ships were generally larger than their Alliance counterparts though roughly equal in combat capability due to the incorporation of additional features that were absent from Alliance ships. Imperial ships were often used to suppress local rebellions and therefore all mounted anti-gravity units and engines capable of atmospheric operations in order to enable them to directly land on planets to unload ground troops. Living quarters echoed the sharp social stratification in the Empire. Senior officers had large expensively furnished quarters, while enlisted personnel had much more basic quarters. The bridges of larger ships were often expansive, with decorative features such as pillars. <br />
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Due to the greater resources of the Empire compared to the Alliance, the Empire fielded more specialist ship designs than the Alliance. These included [[Imperial fast battleship (788 UC era)|fast battleships]], shield ships, and [[Gunship|gunships]].<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Licensed sources===<br />
The standard [[Imperial battleship (788 UC era)|battleships]], [[Imperial cruiser (788 UC era)|cruisers]], and [[Imperial destroyer (788 UC era)|destroyers]] were mass produced. By order of the Kaiser, the high nobles had to provide funds for their construction, and this served to somewhat diminish their private wealth. The large flagship classes were built in shipyards directly under control of the Kaiser, on Odin, and were gifted to individual officers. Security was heavy around these shipyards as the flagships they built served to field test new technologies and design paradigms before being more widely disseminated for mass production. (''[[Data Book: Mechanic & Seiyū Encyclopaedia]]'', p. 148)<br />
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===Background information===<br />
In German, it was known as the ''Reichsflotte''.<br />
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[[Category:Galactic Empire]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Paul_von_ObersteinPaul von Oberstein2021-08-04T17:57:19Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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| image-top = Oberstein.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Oberstein''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Fleet_admiral|Fleet admiral]]<br />
| occupation = Minister of Military Affairs<br />
| status = Deceased (murder)<br />
| born = {{d|761|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Shiozawa Kaneto]] (Deceased)<br />
}}<br />
'''Paul von Oberstein''' (Japanese: '''パウル・フォン・オーベルシュタイン''') was an Imperial military officer who was notable for his role as an advisor to [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Known for his ruthless nature and artificial eyes, Oberstein used every means at his disposal to obliterate the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and ensure Reinhard von Lohengramm's rise to power. <br />
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==Early Life==<br />
Little is known of Oberstein's childhood, other than that he caught a disease rendering him blind. More than once, Oberstein commented that, had he been born but a century earlier, he might have been murdered as an infant because of his blindness in accord with the [[Inferior Genes Exclusion Act]]. Oberstein was granted sight through the use of a pair of cybernetic implants: artificial eyes.<br />
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It is likely that Oberstein was forced to endure ridicule as a child for his perceived physical inferiority, and equally likely that this abuse is what fed a deep-seated resentment in him toward the nobility of the Empire and the Goldenbaum Dynasty. At some point, Oberstein contemplated attempting a revolution of his own, but abandoned the ambition, realizing himself to be lacking the charisma required of a revolutionary leader. <br />
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==Military service==<br />
===Iserlohn Fortress===<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, Oberstein was appointed as a staff officer to Admiral [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], commander of the Imperial garrison fleet stationed at [[Iserlohn Fortress]], after serving a stint as staff officer to the Commander of the Space Fleet [[Gregor von Mückenberger]]. Oberstein thought his own talents were wasted under an incompetent commander, and approached [[Siegfried Kircheis]] shortly after the [[Battle of Astarte]], indicating a desire to serve under Reinhard von Lohengramm, having successfully discerned Reinhard's true political ambitions. ({{mciss}}, {{logh|004}})<br />
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Shortly after Oberstein returned to Iserlohn, the fortress was attacked and subsequently captured by [[Free Planets Alliance]] {{rank|fpa|Rear Admiral}} [[Yang Wen-li]]'s [[13th Fleet]] in the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]]. Oberstein attempted to persuade Admiral Seeckt to press the attack when Yang was at a disadvantage and the fate of the fortress still undecided, but Seeckt chose to ignore Oberstein, insisting on waiting, then later upon a futile attack when the fortress had already fallen. Yang killed Seeckt with a single well-placed shot from the Thor Hammer, prompting the Imperial Fleet to withdraw from the star system. Despite the loss of the flagship, Oberstein was able to successfully flee the ship before it was destroyed. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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Vilified as a deserter, the Imperial Navy commanders sought to punish Oberstein for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress, seeking to court-martial and execute him. Obertsein, in response, arranged a meeting with Reinhard von Lohengramm. Oberstein openly expressed his hatred of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, and his desire to help Reinhard destroy the Goldenbaums and rule over a new, reformed Galactic Empire.<br />
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After their meeting, Reinhard decided to take Oberstein in as a subordinate and advisor. To accomplish this, he advised Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] not to accept the resignations of the three military joint chiefs of staff, arguing that the fault for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress lay solely with Seeckt, who was dead, and Stockhausen, who became a prisoner of war. Minister of State [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] agreed with Reinhard's assessment, and the resignations were turned down. In exchange for this intervention on their behalf, the three joint chiefs of staff dropped any plans to punish Oberstein. ({{logh|008}})<br />
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===Free Planets Alliance Invasion===<br />
Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|commodore}} as Reinhard's staff officer, which was unusual given that Oberstein gained no battle accolades since joining Reinhard's admiralty. During the Alliance's invasion of Imperial territory, Oberstein served on the front line, at Reinhard von Lohengramm's side. After the [[Battle of Amritsar]], he was further promoted to {{rank|ge|vice admiral}}. ({{logh|015|016}})<br />
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===Imperial Civil War===<br />
In October {{d|796|uc}}, after Reinhard incurred the wrath of the high nobles by supporting Lichtenlade's installation of [[Erwin Josef II]] as Kaiser of the Galactic Empire, he asked Oberstein to formulate a plan to divide the Alliance from within to prevent it from interfering with his upcoming power struggle with the high nobles. Oberstein's plan was to plant an agent provocateur in the Alliance to instigate a military coup d'état and this was realised in January {{d|797|uc}} when the agent, former Alliance Rear Admiral [[Arthur Lynch]], was successfully dispatched to the Alliance under the cover of a prisoner-of-war exchange. ({{logh|016|017}})<br />
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In April {{d|797|uc}}, as open conflict between the Lohengramm-Lichtenlade faction and the high noble faction led by Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] became inevitable, Oberstein provided intelligence on the high nobles to Reinhard in his plan to take them down pre-emptively. Despite his efforts a significant number the high nobles, which by then had formed a pact and took the name of [[Lippstadt League]], managed to escape [[Odin]] and gathered in [[Geiersburg Fortress]] with their troops and ships. Reinhard then decided to suppress the Lippstadt League by force and also departed Odin leading fleets under his command, thus starting the [[Imperial Civil War]]. ({{logh|018}}) <br />
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Throughout the civil war, Oberstein served as Reinhard's chief of staff on board his flagship ''[[Brünhild]]'', and constantly provided him with amoral but ultimately effective advices. For example, after an assault on [[Rentenberg Fortress]] led to the capture of the Commander of the Imperial Panzergrenadiers High Admiral [[Ovlesser]], Oberstein recommended that Ovlesser, who was well-known for his hostility towards Reinhard, be allowed his life and freedom. He predicted Duke Braunschwieg's paranoia of the unharmed Ovlesser, and the Lippstadt nobles executed Ovlesser. Later on when Oberstein learned of [[Westerland]]'s impending doom, he recommended that Reinhard not prevent the nuclear attack and use it instead to turn public opinion in the Empire against the Lippstadt League, thereby shortening the civil war. Torn between the cold logic of Oberstein's words and his own moral compass, Reinhard asked when the attack was to occur to give himself time to reach a final decision. Oberstein thereupon lied to Reinhard in order to allow the nuclear attack to take place. He told Reinhard the attack would occur in 6 hours, but in reality the attack occurred in 4 hours and Oberstein had secretly dispatched a ship to record images of the attack. Reinhard was furious with Oberstein for the filming of the event and the clear manipulation he had been the victim of, but did not punish Oberstein over the dissimulation. ({{logh|020|023}})<br />
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===The Ascent of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty===<br />
Immediately following the Lippstadt League's surrender and the end of the Imperial Civil War, High Admiral Kircheis was murdered by the chief retainer of the deceased Duke Braunschwieg, Commodore [[Ansbach]]. This sent Reinhard into a inconsolable state of mourning and his admirals were fearful of what Reinhard's remaining enemies might try to do to take advantage of his mental absence. In an attempt to prevent any possible complication in Reinhard's consolidation of power, Oberstein suggested that the various admirals make their way to [[Odin]] as quickly as possible to assert control over the [[Imperial Capital]] and, as a result, the Empire as a whole. Taking his advice, Reinhard's admirals took command of the space around Odin and forcefully seized all government and military facilities in a blitzkrieg operation. Once Minister of State Lichtenlade was apprehended and forced to commit suicide, Reinhard became the sole power in the Empire, Kaiser in all but name. Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|high admiral}}. ({{logh|026}})<br />
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Oberstein then went to work routing out the corruption of the now puppet Goldenbaum Dynasty while building up the foundations for the future Goldenlöwe Dynasty through meticulous planning and organization. He performed his duties quickly and efficiently, but because of a total lack of visible emotion and his now famous calculating, unapologetic logic, he received the ire of his fellow admirals. One of his more notable decisions was to appoint [[Heydrich Lang]], formerly the Chief of the [[Department of Social Discipline]], as the Chief of its successor, the [[Internal Security Department]], causing even more anger and distrust from the rest of Reinhard's subordinates. ({{logh|041}}) <br />
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In November {{d|798|uc}}, Oberstein participated in the first Ragnarök operation in his capacity as Imperial Chief of Staff and accompanied Reinhard on board the ''Brünhild'' as he led the Imperial Fleet in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] in February {{d|799|uc}} and later, the [[Battle of Vermilion]] in April {{d|799|uc}}. After the Alliance government unexpectedly surrendered in the midst of Battle of Vermilion, Oberstein was tasked by Reinhard to deal with the post-war Alliance. Oberstein opined that it was still too early for the Alliance to be directly integrated into the Empire, and thus advocated retaining a semblance of autonomy for the Alliance while simultaneously impoverishing it. Reinhard agreed to Oberstein's suggestions and subsequently Oberstein, representing the Empire, signed the [[Treaty of Ba‘alat]] together with the Supreme Chairman of the Alliance [[High Council]] [[Job Trunicht]] on 25 May {{d|799|uc}}, formally ending the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. ({{logh|048|051|052|054}})<br />
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After Reinhard crowned himself as Kaiser on 20 June {{d|799|uc}}, Oberstein was promoted to the rank of {{rank|ge|fleet admiral}} and appointed as the Minister of Military Affairs of the [[New Galactic Empire]]. ({{logh|057}})<br />
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===Minister of Military Affairs===<br />
In {{d|800|uc}}, during Reinhard's second invasion of the Free Planets Alliance, Oberstein handled military administration from [[Fezzan]]. During this time he was injured in a terrorist bombing. Unlike [[Cornelius Lutz]], who was injured in the same attack, Oberstein received little sympathy as he was highly unpopular with the other high ranking admirals. ({{logh|077}})<br />
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After the [[Battle of the Corridor]] Oberstein proposed that a senior officer be sent to Iserlohn as hostage against Yang Wen-li's safe return. However, once Yang was in Imperial hands he should be executed regardless of consequence to the hostage. Oberstein explicitly stated his own readiness to be the hostage in this scenario but Reinhard rejected the plan. In the end, the proposal was rendered moot when Yang was assassinated by [[Terraism|Terraists]] before he could even attend the ceasefire talks offered by Reinhard. ({{logh|082}}) <br />
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Later when [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] rose up in rebellion against Reinhard in November {{d|800|uc}}, to a considerable degree due to the strong dislike he had for Oberstein and for Heydrich Lang, Oberstein expected to be sent as a special envoy to Reuenthal. When Lang protested his own inclusion in the proposed delegation on the grounds that Reuenthal would probably shoot him on sight, Oberstein unemotionally observed that the rebel admiral's hatred for him was just as strong. ({{logh|094}})<br />
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In February {{d|801|uc}}, Oberstein was tasked to restore order in [[Heinessen]] alongside with [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Neidhart Müller]]. However, upon his arrival in April, he infuriated his fellow admirals with his plan to round up scores of former Alliance politicians and high-ranking military officers and use them as negotiation fodder against the [[Iserlohn Republic|Iserlohn Republic Government]], and his acerbic criticisms of his colleagues only stoked their angers even more, resulting in Bittenfeld assaulting Oberstein. Oberstein immediately placed Bittenfeld under house arrest, which outraged Bittenfeld's subordinates. A potential infighting within Imperial forces in Heinessen was however prevented with the efforts of Müller and [[August Samuel Wahlen]], and Bittenfeld was subsequently released. However, Oberstein's initial plan was sabotaged by the Terraists when they instigated a riot in [[Rugpool Prison]] where the political prisoners were detained in. Even after Reinhard personally went to Heinessen after the riot was quelled and released the surviving prisoners, negotiations with the Iserlohn Republic Government became stalled and before it could be re-opened, the [[Battle of Shiva]] broke out in May {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|103|104|105|107}})<br />
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===Death===<br />
Despite constantly being viewed with distrust, Oberstein remained unflinchingly loyal to Reinhard von Lohengramm and the Goldenlöwe Dynasty for his entire life, never faltering in the least. His loyalty to the idea of the Empire as a whole was stronger even than any personal loyalty to Reinhard, and he disagreed with some of Reinhard's later military expeditions, arguing they were wasteful of lives and material wealth when other more efficient (albeit more ruthless and distasteful) methods were available. Oberstein even went so far as to say that if Reinhard treated the military and treasury of the Empire as his own personal possessions, then he would be no better than the rulers of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. ({{logh|103}})<br />
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After the Battle of Shiva when Reinhard returned to Fezzan, aware that he was terminally ill, he agreed with Oberstein to use himself as a lure to draw out the remaining Terraists. Oberstein let it be known that Reinhard expected to recover and would then resume his mission to destroy the organization entirely as a blow against the Terraists. As expected this led to an attack on the temporary Imperial Residence, repeating their earlier attempt that had been foiled by [[Ulrich Kesler]].<br />
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Although the Terrarists were unsuccessful, Oberstein was mortally wounded by a bomb and refused futile medical efforts. He left a message for [[Raabenard|his butler]] advising of where his will could be found and instructions as to how his dog should be treated. He died within thirty minutes of the attack, on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|110}})<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"I am the only living survivor of the Iserlohn garrison fleet. Just by surviving I am to be punished.*"<br />
#"As you see, both of my eyes are cybernetic. I had no right to live, as a weakling. If it had been during the reign of Kaiser Rudolf, I would have been killed long ago. Do you understand? I hate them: Kaiser Rudolf, his descendants, and all those influenced by him."<br />
#"The Galactic Empire — no, the Goldenbaum Dynasty must perish. If it is possible, I want to destroy it with my own hands."<br />
#"There is nobody other than your Excellency who can build a new empire." <br />
#"All heroes have established thrones atop not just their enemies but a large quantity of allied corpses as well. There are no monarchs with clean hands. Their subordinates also know that. I would like you to consider that at times, to grant death is also a way to repay loyalty."<br />
#"Being alive is not the only way to serve your country."<br />
#"The empire is not the Kaiser’s property and the Imperial Fleet is not the Kaiser’s private force."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
Oberstein is part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idar-Oberstein Idar-Oberstein], a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====Stage====<br />
[[File:Oberstein_on_stage.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]]]]<br />
Oberstein is played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]] in the 2011 [[Legend of Galactic Heroes on stage|stage adaptation]] of LOGH.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
[[File:DNT_Oberstein.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Oberstein as he appeared in {{dnt}} [[{{e2|006|DNT}}|{{e3|006|DNT}}]]]]<br />
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| image-top = Oberstein.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Oberstein''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Fleet_admiral|Fleet admiral]]<br />
| occupation = Minister of Military Affairs<br />
| status = Deceased (murder)<br />
| born = {{d|761|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Shiozawa Kaneto]] (Deceased)<br />
}}<br />
'''Paul von Oberstein''' (Japanese: '''パウル・フォン・オーベルシュタイン''') was an Imperial military officer who was notable for his role as an advisor to [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Known for his ruthless nature and artificial eyes, Oberstein used every means at his disposal to obliterate the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and ensure Reinhard von Lohengramm's rise to power. <br />
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==Early Life==<br />
Little is known of Oberstein's childhood, other than that he caught a disease rendering him blind. More than once, Oberstein commented that, had he been born but a century earlier, he might have been murdered as an infant because of his blindness in accord with the [[Inferior Genes Exclusion Act]]. Oberstein was granted sight through the use of a pair of cybernetic implants: artificial eyes.<br />
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It is likely that Oberstein was forced to endure ridicule as a child for his perceived physical inferiority, and equally likely that this abuse is what fed a deep-seated resentment in him toward the nobility of the Empire and the Goldenbaum Dynasty. At some point, Oberstein contemplated attempting a revolution of his own, but abandoned the ambition, realizing himself to be lacking the charisma required of a revolutionary leader. <br />
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==Military service==<br />
===Iserlohn Fortress===<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, Oberstein was appointed as a staff officer to Admiral [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], commander of the Imperial garrison fleet stationed at [[Iserlohn Fortress]], after serving a stint as staff officer to the Commander of the Space Fleet [[Gregor von Mückenberger]]. Oberstein thought his own talents were wasted under an incompetent commander, and approached [[Siegfried Kircheis]] shortly after the [[Battle of Astarte]], indicating a desire to serve under Reinhard von Lohengramm, having successfully discerned Reinhard's true political ambitions. ({{mciss}}, {{logh|004}})<br />
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Shortly after Oberstein returned to Iserlohn, the fortress was attacked and subsequently captured by [[Free Planets Alliance]] {{rank|fpa|Rear Admiral}} [[Yang Wen-li]]'s [[13th Fleet]] in the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]]. Oberstein attempted to persuade Admiral Seeckt to press the attack when Yang was at a disadvantage and the fate of the fortress still undecided, but Seeckt chose to ignore Oberstein, insisting on waiting, then later upon a futile attack when the fortress had already fallen. Yang killed Seeckt with a single well-placed shot from the Thor Hammer, prompting the Imperial Fleet to withdraw from the star system. Despite the loss of the flagship, Oberstein was able to successfully flee the ship before it was destroyed. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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Vilified as a deserter, the Imperial Navy commanders sought to punish Oberstein for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress, seeking to court-martial and execute him. Obertsein, in response, arranged a meeting with Reinhard von Lohengramm. Oberstein openly expressed his hatred of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, and his desire to help Reinhard destroy the Goldenbaums and rule over a new, reformed Galactic Empire.<br />
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After their meeting, Reinhard decided to take Oberstein in as a subordinate and advisor. To accomplish this, he advised Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] not to accept the resignations of the three military joint chiefs of staff, arguing that the fault for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress lay solely with Seeckt, who was dead, and Stockhausen, who became a prisoner of war. Minister of State [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] agreed with Reinhard's assessment, and the resignations were turned down. In exchange for this intervention on their behalf, the three joint chiefs of staff dropped any plans to punish Oberstein. ({{logh|008}})<br />
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===Free Planets Alliance Invasion===<br />
Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|commodore}} as Reinhard's staff officer, which was unusual given that Oberstein gained no battle accolades since joining Reinhard's admiralty. During the Alliance's invasion of Imperial territory, Oberstein served on the front line, at Reinhard von Lohengramm's side. After the [[Battle of Amritsar]], he was further promoted to {{rank|ge|vice admiral}}. ({{logh|015|016}})<br />
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===Imperial Civil War===<br />
In October {{d|796|uc}}, after Reinhard incurred the wrath of the high nobles by supporting Lichtenlade's installation of [[Erwin Josef II]] as Kaiser of the Galactic Empire, he asked Oberstein to formulate a plan to divide the Alliance from within to prevent it from interfering with his upcoming power struggle with the high nobles. Oberstein's plan was to plant an agent provocateur in the Alliance to instigate a military coup d'état and this was realised in January {{d|797|uc}} when the agent, former Alliance Rear Admiral [[Arthur Lynch]], was successfully dispatched to the Alliance under the cover of a prisoner-of-war exchange. ({{logh|016|017}})<br />
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In April {{d|797|uc}}, as open conflict between the Lohengramm-Lichtenlade faction and the high noble faction led by Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] became inevitable, Oberstein provided intelligence on the high nobles to Reinhard in his plan to take them down pre-emptively. Despite his efforts a significant number the high nobles, which by then had formed a pact and took the name of [[Lippstadt League]], managed to escape [[Odin]] and gathered in [[Geiersburg Fortress]] with their troops and ships. Reinhard then decided to suppress the Lippstadt League by force and also departed Odin leading fleets under his command, thus starting the [[Imperial Civil War]]. ({{logh|018}}) <br />
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Throughout the civil war, Oberstein served as Reinhard's chief of staff on board his flagship ''[[Brünhild]]'', and constantly provided him with amoral but ultimately effective advices. For example, after an assault on [[Rentenberg Fortress]] led to the capture of the Commander of the Imperial Panzergrenadiers High Admiral [[Ovlesser]], Oberstein recommended that Ovlesser, who was well-known for his hostility towards Reinhard, be allowed his life and freedom. He predicted Duke Braunschwieg's paranoia of the unharmed Ovlesser, and the Lippstadt nobles executed Ovlesser. Later on when Oberstein learned of [[Westerland]]'s impending doom, he recommended that Reinhard not prevent the nuclear attack and use it instead to turn public opinion in the Empire against the Lippstadt League, thereby shortening the civil war. Torn between the cold logic of Oberstein's words and his own moral compass, Reinhard asked when the attack was to occur to give himself time to reach a final decision. Oberstein thereupon lied to Reinhard in order to allow the nuclear attack to take place. He told Reinhard the attack would occur in 6 hours, but in reality the attack occurred in 4 hours and Oberstein had secretly dispatched a ship to record images of the attack. Reinhard was furious with Oberstein for the filming of the event and the clear manipulation he had been the victim of, but did not punish Oberstein over the dissimulation. ({{logh|020|023}})<br />
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===The Ascent of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty===<br />
Immediately following the Lippstadt League's surrender and the end of the Imperial Civil War, High Admiral Kircheis was murdered by the chief retainer of the deceased Duke Braunschwieg, Commodore [[Ansbach]]. This sent Reinhard into a inconsolable state of mourning and his admirals were fearful of what Reinhard's remaining enemies might try to do to take advantage of his mental absence. In an attempt to prevent any possible complication in Reinhard's consolidation of power, Oberstein suggested that the various admirals make their way to [[Odin]] as quickly as possible to assert control over the [[Imperial Capital]] and, as a result, the Empire as a whole. Taking his advice, Reinhard's admirals took command of the space around Odin and forcefully seized all government and military facilities in a blitzkrieg operation. Once Minister of State Lichtenlade was apprehended and forced to commit suicide, Reinhard became the sole power in the Empire, Kaiser in all but name. Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|high admiral}}. ({{logh|026}})<br />
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Oberstein then went to work routing out the corruption of the now puppet Goldenbaum Dynasty while building up the foundations for the future Goldenlöwe Dynasty through meticulous planning and organization. He performed his duties quickly and efficiently, but because of a total lack of visible emotion and his now famous calculating, unapologetic logic, he received the ire of his fellow admirals. One of his more notable decisions was to appoint [[Heydrich Lang]], formerly the Chief of the [[Department of Social Discipline]], as the Chief of its successor, the [[Internal Security Department]], causing even more anger and distrust from the rest of Reinhard's subordinates. ({{logh|041}}) <br />
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In November {{d|798|uc}}, Oberstein participated in the first Ragnarök operation in his capacity as Imperial Chief of Staff and accompanied Reinhard on board the ''Brünhild'' as he led the Imperial Fleet in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] in February {{d|799|uc}} and later, the [[Battle of Vermilion]] in April {{d|799|uc}}. After the Alliance government unexpectedly surrendered in the midst of Battle of Vermilion, Oberstein was tasked by Reinhard to deal with the post-war Alliance. Oberstein opined that it was still too early for the Alliance to be directly integrated into the Empire, and thus advocated retaining a semblance of autonomy for the Alliance while simultaneously impoverishing it. Reinhard agreed to Oberstein's suggestions and subsequently Oberstein, representing the Empire, signed the [[Treaty of Ba‘alat]] together with the Supreme Chairman of the Alliance [[High Council]] [[Job Trunicht]] on 25 May {{d|799|uc}}, formally ending the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. ({{logh|048|051|052|054}})<br />
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After Reinhard crowned himself as Kaiser on 20 June {{d|799|uc}}, Oberstein was promoted to the rank of {{rank|ge|fleet admiral}} and appointed as the Minister of Military Affairs of the [[New Galactic Empire]]. ({{logh|057}})<br />
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===Minister of Military Affairs===<br />
In {{d|800|uc}}, during Reinhard's second invasion of the Free Planets Alliance, Oberstein handled military administration from [[Fezzan]]. During this time he was injured in a terrorist bombing. Unlike [[Cornelius Lutz]], who was injured in the same attack, Oberstein received little sympathy as he was highly unpopular with the other high ranking admirals. ({{logh|077}})<br />
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After the [[Battle of the Corridor]] Oberstein proposed that a senior officer be sent to Iserlohn as hostage against Yang Wen-li's safe return. However, once Yang was in Imperial hands he should be executed regardless of consequence to the hostage. Oberstein explicitly stated his own readiness to be the hostage in this scenario but Reinhard rejected the plan. In the end, the proposal was rendered moot when Yang was assassinated by [[Terraism|Terraists]] before he could even attend the ceasefire talks offered by Reinhard. ({{logh|082}}) <br />
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Later when [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] rose up in rebellion against Reinhard in November {{d|800|uc}}, to a considerable degree due to the strong dislike he had for Oberstein and for Heydrich Lang, Oberstein expected to be sent as a special envoy to Reuenthal. When Lang protested his own inclusion in the proposed delegation on the grounds that Reuenthal would probably shoot him on sight, Oberstein unemotionally observed that the rebel admiral's hatred for him was just as strong. ({{logh|094}})<br />
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In February {{d|801|uc}}, Oberstein was tasked to restore order in [[Heinessen]] alongside with [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Neidhart Müller]]. However, upon his arrival in April, he infuriated his fellow admirals with his plan to round up scores of former Alliance politicians and high-ranking military officers and use them as negotiation fodder against the [[Iserlohn Republic|Iserlohn Republic Government]], and his acerbic criticisms of his colleagues only stoked their angers even more, resulting in Bittenfeld assaulting Oberstein. Oberstein immediately placed Bittenfeld under house arrest, which outraged Bittenfeld's subordinates. A potential infighting within Imperial forces in Heinessen was however prevented with the efforts of Müller and [[August Samuel Wahlen]], and Bittenfeld was subsequently released. However, Oberstein's initial plan was sabotaged by the Terraists when they instigated a riot in [[Rugpool Prison]] where the political prisoners were detained in. Even after Reinhard personally went to Heinessen after the riot was quelled and released the surviving prisoners, negotiations with the Iserlohn Republic Government became stalled and before it could be re-opened, the [[Battle of Shiva]] broke out in May {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|103|104|105|107}})<br />
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===Death===<br />
Despite constantly being viewed with distrust, Oberstein remained unflinchingly loyal to Reinhard von Lohengramm and the Goldenlöwe Dynasty for his entire life, never faltering in the least. His loyalty to the idea of the Empire as a whole was stronger even than any personal loyalty to Reinhard, and he disagreed with some of Reinhard's later military expeditions, arguing they were wasteful of lives and material wealth when other more efficient (albeit more ruthless and distasteful) methods were available. Oberstein even went so far as to say that if Reinhard treated the military and treasury of the Empire as his own personal possessions, then he would be no better than the rulers of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. ({{logh|103}})<br />
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After the Battle of Shiva when Reinhard returned to Fezzan, aware that he was terminally ill, he agreed with Oberstein to use himself as a lure to draw out the remaining Terraists. Oberstein let it be known that Reinhard expected to recover and would then resume his mission to destroy the organization entirely as a blow against the Terraists. As expected this led to an attack on the temporary Imperial Residence, repeating their earlier attempt that had been foiled by [[Ulrich Kesler]].<br />
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Although the Terrarists were unsuccessful, Oberstein was mortally wounded by a bomb and refused futile medical efforts. He left a message for [[Raabenard|his butler]] advising of where his will could be found and instructions as to how his dog should be treated. He died within thirty minutes of the attack, on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|110}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{mciss}} (first appearance)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"I am the only living survivor of the Iserlohn garrison fleet. Just by surviving I am to be punished.*"<br />
#"As you see, both of my eyes are cybernetic. I had no right to live, as a weakling. If it had been during the reign of Kaiser Rudolf, I would have been killed long ago. Do you understand? I hate them: Kaiser Rudolf, his descendants, and all those influenced by him."<br />
#"The Galactic Empire — no, the Goldenbaum Dynasty must perish. If it is possible, I want to destroy it with my own hands."<br />
#"There is nobody other than your Excellency who can build a new empire." <br />
#"All heroes have established thrones atop not just their enemies but a large quantity of allied corpses as well. There are no monarchs with clean hands. Their subordinates also know that. I would like you to consider that at times, to grant death is also a way to repay loyalty."<br />
# "The empire is not the Kaiser’s property and the Imperial Fleet is not the Kaiser’s private force."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
Oberstein is part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idar-Oberstein Idar-Oberstein], a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====Stage====<br />
[[File:Oberstein_on_stage.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]]]]<br />
Oberstein is played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]] in the 2011 [[Legend of Galactic Heroes on stage|stage adaptation]] of LOGH.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
[[File:DNT_Oberstein.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Oberstein as he appeared in {{dnt}} [[{{e2|006|DNT}}|{{e3|006|DNT}}]]]]<br />
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[[Category:Soldiers|Oberstein paul von]]<br />
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[[Category:Nobility|Oberstein paul von]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/Paul_von_ObersteinPaul von Oberstein2021-08-04T17:56:24Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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<div>{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Oberstein.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Oberstein''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Fleet_admiral|Fleet admiral]]<br />
| occupation = Minister of Military Affairs<br />
| status = Deceased (murder)<br />
| born = {{d|761|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Shiozawa Kaneto]] (Deceased)<br />
}}<br />
'''Paul von Oberstein''' (Japanese: '''パウル・フォン・オーベルシュタイン''') was an Imperial military officer who was notable for his role as an advisor to [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Known for his ruthless nature and artificial eyes, Oberstein used every means at his disposal to obliterate the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and ensure Reinhard von Lohengramm's rise to power. <br />
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==Early Life==<br />
Little is known of Oberstein's childhood, other than that he caught a disease rendering him blind. More than once, Oberstein commented that, had he been born but a century earlier, he might have been murdered as an infant because of his blindness in accord with the [[Inferior Genes Exclusion Act]]. Oberstein was granted sight through the use of a pair of cybernetic implants: artificial eyes.<br />
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It is likely that Oberstein was forced to endure ridicule as a child for his perceived physical inferiority, and equally likely that this abuse is what fed a deep-seated resentment in him toward the nobility of the Empire and the Goldenbaum Dynasty. At some point, Oberstein contemplated attempting a revolution of his own, but abandoned the ambition, realizing himself to be lacking the charisma required of a revolutionary leader. <br />
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==Military service==<br />
===Iserlohn Fortress===<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, Oberstein was appointed as a staff officer to Admiral [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], commander of the Imperial garrison fleet stationed at [[Iserlohn Fortress]], after serving a stint as staff officer to the Commander of the Space Fleet [[Gregor von Mückenberger]]. Oberstein thought his own talents were wasted under an incompetent commander, and approached [[Siegfried Kircheis]] shortly after the [[Battle of Astarte]], indicating a desire to serve under Reinhard von Lohengramm, having successfully discerned Reinhard's true political ambitions. ({{mciss}}, {{logh|004}})<br />
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Shortly after Oberstein returned to Iserlohn, the fortress was attacked and subsequently captured by [[Free Planets Alliance]] {{rank|fpa|Rear Admiral}} [[Yang Wen-li]]'s [[13th Fleet]] in the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]]. Oberstein attempted to persuade Admiral Seeckt to press the attack when Yang was at a disadvantage and the fate of the fortress still undecided, but Seeckt chose to ignore Oberstein, insisting on waiting, then later upon a futile attack when the fortress had already fallen. Yang killed Seeckt with a single well-placed shot from the Thor Hammer, prompting the Imperial Fleet to withdraw from the star system. Despite the loss of the flagship, Oberstein was able to successfully flee the ship before it was destroyed. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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Vilified as a deserter, the Imperial Navy commanders sought to punish Oberstein for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress, seeking to court-martial and execute him. Obertsein, in response, arranged a meeting with Reinhard von Lohengramm. Oberstein openly expressed his hatred of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, and his desire to help Reinhard destroy the Goldenbaums and rule over a new, reformed Galactic Empire.<br />
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After their meeting, Reinhard decided to take Oberstein in as a subordinate and advisor. To accomplish this, he advised Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] not to accept the resignations of the three military joint chiefs of staff, arguing that the fault for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress lay solely with Seeckt, who was dead, and Stockhausen, who became a prisoner of war. Minister of State [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] agreed with Reinhard's assessment, and the resignations were turned down. In exchange for this intervention on their behalf, the three joint chiefs of staff dropped any plans to punish Oberstein. ({{logh|008}})<br />
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===Free Planets Alliance Invasion===<br />
Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|commodore}} as Reinhard's staff officer, which was unusual given that Oberstein gained no battle accolades since joining Reinhard's admiralty. During the Alliance's invasion of Imperial territory, Oberstein served on the front line, at Reinhard von Lohengramm's side. After the [[Battle of Amritsar]], he was further promoted to {{rank|ge|vice admiral}}. ({{logh|015|016}})<br />
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===Imperial Civil War===<br />
In October {{d|796|uc}}, after Reinhard incurred the wrath of the high nobles by supporting Lichtenlade's installation of [[Erwin Josef II]] as Kaiser of the Galactic Empire, he asked Oberstein to formulate a plan to divide the Alliance from within to prevent it from interfering with his upcoming power struggle with the high nobles. Oberstein's plan was to plant an agent provocateur in the Alliance to instigate a military coup d'état and this was realised in January {{d|797|uc}} when the agent, former Alliance Rear Admiral [[Arthur Lynch]], was successfully dispatched to the Alliance under the cover of a prisoner-of-war exchange. ({{logh|016|017}})<br />
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In April {{d|797|uc}}, as open conflict between the Lohengramm-Lichtenlade faction and the high noble faction led by Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] became inevitable, Oberstein provided intelligence on the high nobles to Reinhard in his plan to take them down pre-emptively. Despite his efforts a significant number the high nobles, which by then had formed a pact and took the name of [[Lippstadt League]], managed to escape [[Odin]] and gathered in [[Geiersburg Fortress]] with their troops and ships. Reinhard then decided to suppress the Lippstadt League by force and also departed Odin leading fleets under his command, thus starting the [[Imperial Civil War]]. ({{logh|018}}) <br />
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Throughout the civil war, Oberstein served as Reinhard's chief of staff on board his flagship ''[[Brünhild]]'', and constantly provided him with amoral but ultimately effective advices. For example, after an assault on [[Rentenberg Fortress]] led to the capture of the Commander of the Imperial Panzergrenadiers High Admiral [[Ovlesser]], Oberstein recommended that Ovlesser, who was well-known for his hostility towards Reinhard, be allowed his life and freedom. He predicted Duke Braunschwieg's paranoia of the unharmed Ovlesser, and the Lippstadt nobles executed Ovlesser. Later on when Oberstein learned of [[Westerland]]'s impending doom, he recommended that Reinhard not prevent the nuclear attack and use it instead to turn public opinion in the Empire against the Lippstadt League, thereby shortening the civil war. Torn between the cold logic of Oberstein's words and his own moral compass, Reinhard asked when the attack was to occur to give himself time to reach a final decision. Oberstein thereupon lied to Reinhard in order to allow the nuclear attack to take place. He told Reinhard the attack would occur in 6 hours, but in reality the attack occurred in 4 hours and Oberstein had secretly dispatched a ship to record images of the attack. Reinhard was furious with Oberstein for the filming of the event and the clear manipulation he had been the victim of, but did not punish Oberstein over the dissimulation. ({{logh|020|023}})<br />
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===The Ascent of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty===<br />
Immediately following the Lippstadt League's surrender and the end of the Imperial Civil War, High Admiral Kircheis was murdered by the chief retainer of the deceased Duke Braunschwieg, Commodore [[Ansbach]]. This sent Reinhard into a inconsolable state of mourning and his admirals were fearful of what Reinhard's remaining enemies might try to do to take advantage of his mental absence. In an attempt to prevent any possible complication in Reinhard's consolidation of power, Oberstein suggested that the various admirals make their way to [[Odin]] as quickly as possible to assert control over the [[Imperial Capital]] and, as a result, the Empire as a whole. Taking his advice, Reinhard's admirals took command of the space around Odin and forcefully seized all government and military facilities in a blitzkrieg operation. Once Minister of State Lichtenlade was apprehended and forced to commit suicide, Reinhard became the sole power in the Empire, Kaiser in all but name. Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|high admiral}}. ({{logh|026}})<br />
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Oberstein then went to work routing out the corruption of the now puppet Goldenbaum Dynasty while building up the foundations for the future Goldenlöwe Dynasty through meticulous planning and organization. He performed his duties quickly and efficiently, but because of a total lack of visible emotion and his now famous calculating, unapologetic logic, he received the ire of his fellow admirals. One of his more notable decisions was to appoint [[Heydrich Lang]], formerly the Chief of the [[Department of Social Discipline]], as the Chief of its successor, the [[Internal Security Department]], causing even more anger and distrust from the rest of Reinhard's subordinates. ({{logh|041}}) <br />
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In November {{d|798|uc}}, Oberstein participated in the first Ragnarök operation in his capacity as Imperial Chief of Staff and accompanied Reinhard on board the ''Brünhild'' as he led the Imperial Fleet in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] in February {{d|799|uc}} and later, the [[Battle of Vermilion]] in April {{d|799|uc}}. After the Alliance government unexpectedly surrendered in the midst of Battle of Vermilion, Oberstein was tasked by Reinhard to deal with the post-war Alliance. Oberstein opined that it was still too early for the Alliance to be directly integrated into the Empire, and thus advocated retaining a semblance of autonomy for the Alliance while simultaneously impoverishing it. Reinhard agreed to Oberstein's suggestions and subsequently Oberstein, representing the Empire, signed the [[Treaty of Ba‘alat]] together with the Supreme Chairman of the Alliance [[High Council]] [[Job Trunicht]] on 25 May {{d|799|uc}}, formally ending the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. ({{logh|048|051|052|054}})<br />
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After Reinhard crowned himself as Kaiser on 20 June {{d|799|uc}}, Oberstein was promoted to the rank of {{rank|ge|fleet admiral}} and appointed as the Minister of Military Affairs of the [[New Galactic Empire]]. ({{logh|057}})<br />
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===Minister of Military Affairs===<br />
In {{d|800|uc}}, during Reinhard's second invasion of the Free Planets Alliance, Oberstein handled military administration from [[Fezzan]]. During this time he was injured in a terrorist bombing. Unlike [[Cornelius Lutz]], who was injured in the same attack, Oberstein received little sympathy as he was highly unpopular with the other high ranking admirals. ({{logh|077}})<br />
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After the [[Battle of the Corridor]] Oberstein proposed that a senior officer be sent to Iserlohn as hostage against Yang Wen-li's safe return. However, once Yang was in Imperial hands he should be executed regardless of consequence to the hostage. Oberstein explicitly stated his own readiness to be the hostage in this scenario but Reinhard rejected the plan. In the end, the proposal was rendered moot when Yang was assassinated by [[Terraism|Terraists]] before he could even attend the ceasefire talks offered by Reinhard. ({{logh|082}}) <br />
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Later when [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] rose up in rebellion against Reinhard in November {{d|800|uc}}, to a considerable degree due to the strong dislike he had for Oberstein and for Heydrich Lang, Oberstein expected to be sent as a special envoy to Reuenthal. When Lang protested his own inclusion in the proposed delegation on the grounds that Reuenthal would probably shoot him on sight, Oberstein unemotionally observed that the rebel admiral's hatred for him was just as strong. ({{logh|094}})<br />
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In February {{d|801|uc}}, Oberstein was tasked to restore order in [[Heinessen]] alongside with [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Neidhart Müller]]. However, upon his arrival in April, he infuriated his fellow admirals with his plan to round up scores of former Alliance politicians and high-ranking military officers and use them as negotiation fodder against the [[Iserlohn Republic|Iserlohn Republic Government]], and his acerbic criticisms of his colleagues only stoked their angers even more, resulting in Bittenfeld assaulting Oberstein. Oberstein immediately placed Bittenfeld under house arrest, which outraged Bittenfeld's subordinates. A potential infighting within Imperial forces in Heinessen was however prevented with the efforts of Müller and [[August Samuel Wahlen]], and Bittenfeld was subsequently released. However, Oberstein's initial plan was sabotaged by the Terraists when they instigated a riot in [[Rugpool Prison]] where the political prisoners were detained in. Even after Reinhard personally went to Heinessen after the riot was quelled and released the surviving prisoners, negotiations with the Iserlohn Republic Government became stalled and before it could be re-opened, the [[Battle of Shiva]] broke out in May {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|103|104|105|107}})<br />
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===Death===<br />
Despite constantly being viewed with distrust, Oberstein remained unflinchingly loyal to Reinhard von Lohengramm and the Goldenlöwe Dynasty for his entire life, never faltering in the least. His loyalty to the idea of the Empire as a whole was stronger even than any personal loyalty to Reinhard, and he disagreed with some of Reinhard's later military expeditions, arguing they were wasteful of lives and material wealth when other more efficient (albeit more ruthless and distasteful) methods were available. Oberstein even went so far as to say that if Reinhard treated the military and treasury of the Empire as his own personal possessions, then he would be no better than the rulers of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. ({{logh|103}})<br />
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After the Battle of Shiva when Reinhard returned to Fezzan, aware that he was terminally ill, he agreed with Oberstein to use himself as a lure to draw out the remaining Terraists. Oberstein let it be known that Reinhard expected to recover and would then resume his mission to destroy the organization entirely as a blow against the Terraists. As expected this led to an attack on the temporary Imperial Residence, repeating their earlier attempt that had been foiled by [[Ulrich Kesler]].<br />
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Although the Terrarists were unsuccessful, Oberstein was mortally wounded by a bomb and refused futile medical efforts. He left a message for [[Raabenard|his butler]] advising of where his will could be found and instructions as to how his dog should be treated. He died within thirty minutes of the attack, on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|110}})<br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{mciss}} (first appearance)<br />
*{{logh}}<br />
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**{{e|075}}<br />
**{{e|077}}<br />
**{{e|082}} (memory)<br />
**{{e|085}}<br />
**{{e|089}}<br />
**{{e|091}}<br />
**{{e|093}}<br />
**{{e|098}}<br />
**{{e|100}}<br />
**{{e|101}}<br />
**{{e|103}}<br />
**{{e|104}}<br />
**{{e|105}}<br />
**{{e|110}} (final appearance; death)<br />
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** [[{{e2|006|DNT}}|{{e3|006|DNT}}]]<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"I am the only living survivor of the Iserlohn garrison fleet. Just by surviving I am to be punished.*"<br />
#"As you see, both of my eyes are cybernetic. I had no right to live, as a weakling. If it had been during the reign of Kaiser Rudolf, I would have been killed long ago. Do you understand? I hate them: Kaiser Rudolf, his descendants, and all those influenced by him."<br />
#"The Galactic Empire — no, the Goldenbaum Dynasty must perish. If it is possible, I want to destroy it with my own hands."<br />
#"There is nobody other than your Excellency who can build a new empire." <br />
#"All heroes have established thrones atop not just their enemies but a large quantity of allied corpses as well. There are no monarchs with clean hands. Their subordinates also know that. I would like you to consider that at times, to grant death is also a way to repay loyalty."<br />
# "The empire is not the Kaiser’s property and the Imperial Fleet is not Kaiser’s private force"<br />
<br />
===Background information===<br />
Oberstein is part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idar-Oberstein Idar-Oberstein], a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.<br />
<br />
===Apocrypha===<br />
====Stage====<br />
[[File:Oberstein_on_stage.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]]]]<br />
Oberstein is played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]] in the 2011 [[Legend of Galactic Heroes on stage|stage adaptation]] of LOGH.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
[[File:DNT_Oberstein.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Oberstein as he appeared in {{dnt}} [[{{e2|006|DNT}}|{{e3|006|DNT}}]]]]<br />
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| battle = Imperial Civil War<br />
| campaign = <br />
| war = <br />
| image-top = Geiersburgbattle.png<br />
| caption-top = [[Imperial battleship (Modern era)|Battleship]]s repulsing an enemy charge outside of [[Geiersburg Fortress]]<br />
| date = April — September {{d|797|uc}}<br />
| location = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| result = Imperial Government victory<br />
*[[Nobility|High nobility]] loses authority<br />
*Major internal reforms begin<br />
| belligerents1 = Imperial Government<br />
| belligerents2 = [[Lippstadt League]]<br />
| units1 = <br />
| units2 =<br />
| commanders1 = [[Erwin Josef II]]<br />[[Klaus von Lichtenlade]]<br />[[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]<br />[[Siegfried Kircheis]]{{kia}}<br />
| commanders2 = [[Otho von Braunschweig]]{{kia}}<br />[[Wilhelm von Littenheim]]{{kia}}<br />[[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]]<br />
| strength1 = Unknown<br />
| strength2 = 150,000 ships<br />25,600,000 men<br />
| losses1 = Moderate<br />
| losses2 = Heavy<br />
}}<br />
The '''Imperial Civil War''' (Japanese: '''銀河帝国内戦'''), also known as the '''Lippstadt War''' (Japanese: '''リップシュタット戦役'''), was a conflict fought in {{d|797|uc}} between the forces of the [[Lippstadt League]] (a coalition of powerful [[Nobility#High nobility|high noble]] families) and those commanded by Marquis [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], who supported Kaiser [[Erwin Josef II]]. The Empire was left in a crisis when Emperor [[Friedrich IV]] died in the fall of {{d|797|uc}} without an appointed heir. This led to a power struggle between the two most powerful Imperial noble houses, led by Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]], who were positioning their children to be the new monarch, and the rising progressive forces led by the young admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm, who was joined by the late Kaiser Friedrich's prime minister [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]]. The conflict was seen as between the traditional forces supporting the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]]'s old regime, led by the former group, and discontented elements seeking reforms to the Empire and to overthrow the current dynasty, led by the latter group. After about six months of almost uninterrupted military victories by Fleet Admiral Lohengramm's forces, the noble coalition fell apart and both of its main leaders were killed. <br />
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The war was the beginning of the end of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, after which Reinhard von Lohengramm took absolute power as the ''de facto'' dictator of the Empire.<br />
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==Background==<br />
[[File:Erwin_Josef_II_crown.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The crowning of [[Erwin Josef II]], the 37th Galactic Emperor ({{d|796|uc}}).]]<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] suffered a heart attack and died, having failed to assign a successor to his throne. The question of which of his three young grandchildren would ascend to the position led to a struggle amongst various parties who sought power within the Empire:<br />
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*Count Reinhard von Lohengramm, who initially had sought to overthrow Friedrich purely as a matter of justice or revenge (Friedrich had taken Reinhard's sister [[Annerose]] as a concubine several years prior). His vision seemed later to have expanded, however, to include control over the entire Empire, and possibly all of Terran-controlled space. Lohengramm supported [[Erwin Josef II]], the 5-year-old son of Princess Christine and the late Prince Ludwig. ({{logh|001|008|016}})<br />
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*Marquis [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], who had served under Friedrich as his chief of staff and secretary of state. He too supported Erwin Josef, because the latter's lack of a strong parental influence would make the child easy to control.<br />
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*Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]], a high noble who had married the Kaiser's daughter Amarie. He supported his own child, 18-year-old [[Elisabeth]], for obvious reasons.<br />
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*Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]], another noble, who had married the Kaiser's other daughter Christine. He too supported his own daughter, 16-year-old [[Sabine]].<br />
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After consulting with [[Paul von Oberstein]], Lohengramm chose to ally with Lichtenlade, as Lichtenlade lacked any military forces of his own, and together they were able to effect the ascension of Erwin Josef to the throne that same year. Coinciding with this event, the then-Count Lohengramm was given the title of Marquis.<br />
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Braunschweig, Littenheim, and other high nobles—outraged by Lohengramm's increased stature within the Empire, as well as their own reduction in power—forged an alliance of their own to fight the 'Lichtenlade-Lohengramm Axis'. The Lippstadt League was formally created at a gathering of nobles in the Lippstadt Forest on Duke Braunschweig's estates. Duke Braunschweig was the leader of the Lippstadt League with Marquis Littenheim as the 2nd in command.<br />
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Most of the high nobility sided with the Lippstadt League, either through pressure from family ties, feudal obligations, or simple inertia and desire to maintain the old status quo. One notable exception was the Mariendorf family which sided with Reinhard. ({{logh|016|018}})<br />
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==Open War==<br />
Braunschweig had initially planned to station forces at 9 bases between Odin and Geiersburg Fortress, thinking the Lohengramm forces would exhaust themselves assaulting each base in series and stretch their supply lines. Merkatz opposed this dispersion of forces arguing the bases could be isolated and cut off. He instead proposed that the Lippstadt forces wholly retreat to Geiersburg to consolidate power in an impenetrable fortress. Admiral [[Staden]] tried to one-up Merkatz with adding an additional plan of sending a sortie against Odin to capture and then "protect" the infant Kaiser. However when chosen to implement this plan, Staden was defeated. Staden retreated to [[Rentenberg Fortress]] where [[Ovlesser]] commanded a force of Imperial armoured infantry. The Lippstadt fleet was defeated outside the fortress, but was pursued so closely upon their retreat that fortress guns could not fire for fear of hitting friendly ships. Despite some initial setbacks at the hands of Ovlesser, the fortress eventually fell to Reinhard's forces and Ovlesser was captured. He was released to return to Geiersburg Fortress, but as he was the sole prisoner released, Duke Braunschweig suspected (falsely) that Ovlesser was a traitor and had him killed, sowing the seeds of internal suspicion and doubt within the rest of the Lippstadt League. ({{logh|020}})<br />
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The Lippstadt League's sole military success came during the brief period Merkatz was allowed free rein to fight as he chose, resulting in Merkatz forcing Admiral [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] into withdrawing from the Schann-tau system. However Merkatz's authority was undermined by the division of Lippstadt forces without his notification. Braunschweig had allowed Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] to take a third of the Lippstadt forces ostensibly to regain control over rebellious frontier fiefs. The political rivalry between Braunschweig and Littenheim was longstanding and the ulterior motive of this was to get Littenheim away from Geiersberg Fortress. Littenheim would ultimately be defeated by High Admiral Siegfried Kricheis and Geiersburg Fortress itself would come under siege by Lohengramm forces. The final straw for Merkatz was when Braunschweig declined to punish insubordinate nobles that had sortied from the fortress without permission. Despite his loss of control as the Lippstadt military commander, Merkatz still rescued Braunschweig when the duke personally led an ill-advised offensive against the besieging Lohengramm forces that resulted in the Lippstadt League losing yet more of its ships. ({{logh|022}})<br />
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The [[Westerland Massacre]] was a critical turning point in the [[Imperial Civil War]]. The planet [[Westerland]] was part of the territory held by Duke Braunschweig. In the aftermath of military setbacks, the [[Lippstadt League]] began heavier resource extraction from the territories under its control in order to prepare for an anticipated siege of their main base, [[Geiersburg Fortress]]. On Westerland, this resulted in the commoners rising up in revolt and Duke Braunschweig's nephew was killed in the ensuing struggle. ({{logh|023}})<br />
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Enraged by the death of his relative at the hands of commoners, Duke Braunschweig decided to make an example of the entire planet by launching nuclear missiles at it. The use of nuclear weapons on inhabited worlds had been a taboo since the [[Thirteen Day War]]. He overruled his aide, Commodore [[Ansbach]], who had advocated a more selective policy of punishing only the ringleaders of the rebellion. ({{logh|023}}) <br />
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When Duke Braunschweig launched a final desperate attack against the besieging Lohengramm forces, Merkatz participated despite knowing the attack was a poor tactical decision. The Lippstadt forces were dramatically weakened from poor morale and numerous desertions in the aftermath of the Westerland Massacre. When the Lohengramm forces counterattacked, a swift collapse of the Lippstadt forces ensued and Geiersburg Fortress fell due to internal insurrection. Cut off from returning to the fortress by Lohengramm forces, Merkatz initially planned to commit suicide as he would not serve under Marquis Lohengramm, having previously sworn loyalty to the Goldenbaum Dynasty. Merkatz was persuaded by his subordinate, [[Bernhard von Schneider]], to seek refuge with [[Yang Wen-li]] in the Free Planets Alliance instead. ({{logh|023}})<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
[[File:TheImperialCity.png|thumb|200px|Ships of the [[Mittermeyer Fleet]] over the [[Imperial City]] ({{d|797|uc}}).]]<br />
The defeat of the Lippstadt League broke the power of the high nobles both materially and politically, ending centuries of aristocratic influence over the Empire. Seen as the protectors of the Imperial ''ancien regime'', the aristocrats' defeat marked the end of the Goldenbaum Dynasty's existence as a meaningful political force. The Goldenbaums were still the nominal ruling house, but the seven-year old emperor Erwin Josef II would be a mere figurehead of Reinhard von Lohengramm. The estates and vast wealth hoarded by the high nobles were confiscated to replenish the Empire's treasury, and this wealth would fund Reinhard's later military expeditions. The Westerland Massacre had turned the public overwhelmingly against the nobles, dooming any attempts to restore the old status quo or the Goldenbaum Dynasty. The minister of state and acting prime minister, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], was arrested on charges of plotting to murder Reinhard and forced to commit suicide, ending the last barrier standing between Reinhard and absolute power. The end of the civil war also marked the beginning of major internal reforms, which aimed to produce a fairer and more just government.<br />
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The conflict also resulted in the consolidation of the entire Empire's military forces under the control of Reinhard von Lohengramm. The Westerland Massacre resulted in widespread desertions from the Lippstadt League and shortened the duration of the war. As a result, the Imperial military suffered less casualties than it would have otherwise.<br />
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In spite of the defeat of the Lippstadt League, a number of nobles still remained loyal to the dynasty, with some going into exile in either [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzan]] or the [[Free Planets Alliance]]. A short lived attempt to restore the Goldenbaum Dynasty's power occurred from {{d|798|uc}} to {{d|799|uc}}, a [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|"legitimate" government-in-exile]] was formed in the Free Planets Alliance with support from Alliance Chairman [[Job Trunicht]]. Led by Count [[Jochen von Remscheid]], it was actually a product of Fezzani machinations, and the Fezzanis organized the kidnapping of Erwin Josef II from Odin. The legitimate government would be disbanded following the defeat of the Alliance in [[Operation Ragnarok]].<br />
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==Battle locations==<br />
*[[Altena]] ({{logh|020}})<br />
*[[Rentenberg Fortress]] ({{logh|020}})<br />
*[[Garmisch Fortress]] ({{logh|022}})<br />
*[[Geiersburg Fortress]] ({{logh|022|023}})<br />
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<div>{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Oberstein.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Oberstein''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Fleet_admiral|Fleet admiral]]<br />
| occupation = Minister of Military Affairs<br />
| status = Deceased (murder)<br />
| born = {{d|761|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Shiozawa Kaneto]] (Deceased)<br />
}}<br />
'''Paul von Oberstein''' (Japanese: '''パウル・フォン・オーベルシュタイン''') was an Imperial military officer who was notable for his role as an advisor to [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Known for his ruthless nature and artificial eyes, Oberstein used every means at his disposal to obliterate the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and ensure Reinhard von Lohengramm's rise to power. <br />
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==Early Life==<br />
Little is known of Oberstein's childhood, other than that he caught a disease rendering him blind. More than once, Oberstein commented that, had he been born but a century earlier, he might have been murdered as an infant because of his blindness in accord with the [[Inferior Genes Exclusion Act]]. Oberstein was granted sight through the use of a pair of cybernetic implants: artificial eyes.<br />
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It is likely that Oberstein was forced to endure ridicule as a child for his perceived physical inferiority, and equally likely that this abuse is what fed a deep-seated resentment in him toward the nobility of the Empire and the Goldenbaum Dynasty. At some point, Oberstein contemplated attempting a revolution of his own, but abandoned the ambition, realizing himself to be lacking the charisma required of a revolutionary leader. <br />
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==Military service==<br />
===Iserlohn Fortress===<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, Oberstein was appointed as a staff officer to Admiral [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], commander of the Imperial garrison fleet stationed at [[Iserlohn Fortress]], after serving a stint as staff officer to the Commander of the Space Fleet [[Gregor von Mückenberger]]. Oberstein thought his own talents were wasted under an incompetent commander, and approached [[Siegfried Kircheis]] shortly after the [[Battle of Astarte]], indicating a desire to serve under Reinhard von Lohengramm, having successfully discerned Reinhard's true political ambitions. ({{mciss}}, {{logh|004}})<br />
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Shortly after Oberstein returned to Iserlohn, the fortress was attacked and subsequently captured by [[Free Planets Alliance]] {{rank|fpa|Rear Admiral}} [[Yang Wen-li]]'s [[13th Fleet]] in the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]]. Oberstein attempted to persuade Admiral Seeckt to press the attack when Yang was at a disadvantage and the fate of the fortress still undecided, but Seeckt chose to ignore Oberstein, insisting on waiting, then later upon a futile attack when the fortress had already fallen. Yang killed Seeckt with a single well-placed shot from the Thor Hammer, prompting the Imperial Fleet to withdraw from the star system. Despite the loss of the flagship, Oberstein was able to successfully flee the ship before it was destroyed. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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Vilified as a deserter, the Imperial Navy commanders sought to punish Oberstein for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress, seeking to court-martial and execute him. Obertsein, in response, arranged a meeting with Reinhard von Lohengramm. Oberstein openly expressed his hatred of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, and his desire to help Reinhard destroy the Goldenbaums and rule over a new, reformed Galactic Empire.<br />
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After their meeting, Reinhard decided to take Oberstein in as a subordinate and advisor. To accomplish this, he advised Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] not to accept the resignations of the three military joint chiefs of staff, arguing that the fault for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress lay solely with Seeckt, who was dead, and Stockhausen, who became a prisoner of war. Minister of State [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] agreed with Reinhard's assessment, and the resignations were turned down. In exchange for this intervention on their behalf, the three joint chiefs of staff dropped any plans to punish Oberstein. ({{logh|008}})<br />
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===Free Planets Alliance Invasion===<br />
Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|commodore}} as Reinhard's staff officer, which was unusual given that Oberstein gained no battle accolades since joining Reinhard's admiralty. During the Alliance's invasion of Imperial territory, Oberstein served on the front line, at Reinhard von Lohengramm's side. After the [[Battle of Amritsar]], he was further promoted to {{rank|ge|vice admiral}}. ({{logh|015|016}})<br />
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===Imperial Civil War===<br />
In October {{d|796|uc}}, after Reinhard incurred the wrath of the high nobles by supporting Lichtenlade's installation of [[Erwin Josef II]] as Kaiser of the Galactic Empire, he asked Oberstein to formulate a plan to divide the Alliance from within to prevent it from interfering with his upcoming power struggle with the high nobles. Oberstein's plan was to plant an agent provocateur in the Alliance to instigate a military coup d'état and this was realised in January {{d|797|uc}} when the agent, former Alliance Rear Admiral [[Arthur Lynch]], was successfully dispatched to the Alliance under the cover of a prisoner-of-war exchange. ({{logh|016|017}})<br />
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In April {{d|797|uc}}, as open conflict between the Lohengramm-Lichtenlade faction and the high noble faction led by Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] became inevitable, Oberstein provided intelligence on the high nobles to Reinhard in his plan to take them down pre-emptively. Despite his efforts a significant number the high nobles, which by then had formed a pact and took the name of [[Lippstadt League]], managed to escape [[Odin]] and gathered in [[Geiersburg Fortress]] with their troops and ships. Reinhard then decided to suppress the Lippstadt League by force and also departed Odin leading fleets under his command, thus starting the [[Imperial Civil War]]. ({{logh|018}}) <br />
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Throughout the civil war, Oberstein served as Reinhard's chief of staff on board his flagship ''[[Brünhild]]'', and constantly provided him with amoral but ultimately effective advices. For example, after an assault on [[Rentenberg Fortress]] led to the capture of the Commander of the Imperial Panzergrenadiers High Admiral [[Ovlesser]], Oberstein recommended that Ovlesser, who was well-known for his hostility towards Reinhard, be allowed his life and freedom. He predicted Duke Braunschwieg's paranoia of the unharmed Ovlesser, and the Lippstadt nobles executed Ovlesser. Later on when Oberstein learned of [[Westerland]]'s impending doom, he recommended that Reinhard not prevent the nuclear attack and use it instead to turn public opinion in the Empire against the Lippstadt League, thereby shortening the civil war. Torn between the cold logic of Oberstein's words and his own moral compass, Reinhard asked when the attack was to occur to give himself time to reach a final decision. Oberstein thereupon lied to Reinhard in order to allow the nuclear attack to take place. He told Reinhard the attack would occur in 6 hours, but in reality the attack occurred in 4 hours and Oberstein had secretly dispatched a ship to record images of the attack. Reinhard was furious with Oberstein for the filming of the event and the clear manipulation he had been the victim of, but did not punish Oberstein over the dissimulation. ({{logh|020|023}})<br />
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===The Ascent of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty===<br />
Immediately following the Lippstadt League's surrender and the end of the Imperial Civil War, High Admiral Kircheis was murdered by the chief retainer of the deceased Duke Braunschwieg, Commodore [[Ansbach]]. This sent Reinhard into a inconsolable state of mourning and his admirals were fearful of what Reinhard's remaining enemies might try to do to take advantage of his mental absence. In an attempt to prevent any possible complication in Reinhard's consolidation of power, Oberstein suggested that the various admirals make their way to [[Odin]] as quickly as possible to assert control over the [[Imperial Capital]] and, as a result, the Empire as a whole. Taking his advice, Reinhard's admirals took command of the space around Odin and forcefully seized all government and military facilities in a blitzkrieg operation. Once Minister of State Lichtenlade was apprehended and forced to commit suicide, Reinhard became the sole power in the Empire, Kaiser in all but name. Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|high admiral}}. ({{logh|026}})<br />
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Oberstein then went to work routing out the corruption of the now puppet Goldenbaum Dynasty while building up the foundations for the future Goldenlöwe Dynasty through meticulous planning and organization. He performed his duties quickly and efficiently, but because of a total lack of visible emotion and his now famous calculating, unapologetic logic, he received the ire of his fellow admirals. One of his more notable decisions was to appoint [[Heydrich Lang]], formerly the Chief of the [[Department of Social Discipline]], as the Chief of its successor, the [[Internal Security Department]], causing even more anger and distrust from the rest of Reinhard's subordinates. ({{logh|041}}) <br />
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In November {{d|798|uc}}, Oberstein participated in the first Ragnarök operation in his capacity as Imperial Chief of Staff and accompanied Reinhard on board the ''Brünhild'' as he led the Imperial Fleet in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] in February {{d|799|uc}} and later, the [[Battle of Vermilion]] in April {{d|799|uc}}. After the Alliance government unexpectedly surrendered in the midst of Battle of Vermilion, Oberstein was tasked by Reinhard to deal with the post-war Alliance. Oberstein opined that it was still too early for the Alliance to be directly integrated into the Empire, and thus advocated retaining a semblance of autonomy for the Alliance while simultaneously impoverishing it. Reinhard agreed to Oberstein's suggestions and subsequently Oberstein, representing the Empire, signed the [[Treaty of Ba‘alat]] together with the Supreme Chairman of the Alliance [[High Council]] [[Job Trunicht]] on 25 May {{d|799|uc}}, formally ending the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. ({{logh|048|051|052|054}})<br />
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After Reinhard crowned himself as Kaiser on 20 June {{d|799|uc}}, Oberstein was promoted to the rank of {{rank|ge|fleet admiral}} and appointed as the Minister of Military Affairs of the [[New Galactic Empire]]. ({{logh|057}})<br />
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===Minister of Military Affairs===<br />
In {{d|800|uc}}, during Reinhard's second invasion of the Free Planets Alliance, Oberstein handled military administration from [[Fezzan]]. During this time he was injured in a terrorist bombing. Unlike [[Cornelius Lutz]], who was injured in the same attack, Oberstein received little sympathy as he was highly unpopular with the other high ranking admirals. ({{logh|077}})<br />
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After the [[Battle of the Corridor]] Oberstein proposed that a senior officer be sent to Iserlohn as hostage against Yang Wen-li's safe return. However, once Yang was in Imperial hands he should be executed regardless of consequence to the hostage. Oberstein explicitly stated his own readiness to be the hostage in this scenario but Reinhard rejected the plan. In the end, the proposal was rendered moot when Yang was assassinated by [[Terraism|Terraists]] before he could even attend the ceasefire talks offered by Reinhard. ({{logh|082}}) <br />
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Later when [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] rose up in rebellion against Reinhard in November {{d|800|uc}}, to a considerable degree due to the strong dislike he had for Oberstein and for Heydrich Lang, Oberstein expected to be sent as a special envoy to Reuenthal. When Lang protested his own inclusion in the proposed delegation on the grounds that Reuenthal would probably shoot him on sight, Oberstein unemotionally observed that the rebel admiral's hatred for him was just as strong. ({{logh|094}})<br />
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In February {{d|801|uc}}, Oberstein was tasked to restore order in [[Heinessen]] alongside with [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Neidhart Müller]]. However, upon his arrival in April, he infuriated his fellow admirals with his plan to round up scores of former Alliance politicians and high-ranking military officers and use them as negotiation fodder against the [[Iserlohn Republic|Iserlohn Republic Government]], and his acerbic criticisms of his colleagues only stoked their angers even more, resulting in Bittenfeld assaulting Oberstein. Oberstein immediately placed Bittenfeld under house arrest, which outraged Bittenfeld's subordinates. A potential infighting within Imperial forces in Heinessen was however prevented with the efforts of Müller and [[August Samuel Wahlen]], and Bittenfeld was subsequently released. However, Oberstein's initial plan was sabotaged by the Terraists when they instigated a riot in [[Rugpool Prison]] where the political prisoners were detained in. Even after Reinhard personally went to Heinessen after the riot was quelled and released the surviving prisoners, negotiations with the Iserlohn Republic Government became stalled and before it could be re-opened, the [[Battle of Shiva]] broke out in May {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|103|104|105|107}})<br />
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===Death===<br />
Despite constantly being viewed with distrust, Oberstein remained unflinchingly loyal to Reinhard von Lohengramm and the Goldenlöwe Dynasty for his entire life, never faltering in the least. His loyalty to the idea of the Empire as a whole was stronger even than any personal loyalty to Reinhard, and he disagreed with some of Reinhard's later military expeditions, arguing they were wasteful of lives and material wealth when other more efficient (albeit more ruthless and distasteful) methods were available. Oberstein even went so far as to say that if Reinhard treated the military and treasury of the Empire as his own personal possessions, then he would be no better than the rulers of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. ({{logh|103}})<br />
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After the Battle of Shiva when Reinhard returned to Fezzan, aware that he was terminally ill, he agreed with Oberstein to use himself as a lure to draw out the remaining Terraists. Oberstein let it be known that Reinhard expected to recover and would then resume his mission to destroy the organization entirely as a blow against the Terraists. As expected this led to an attack on the temporary Imperial Residence, repeating their earlier attempt that had been foiled by [[Ulrich Kesler]].<br />
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Although the Terrarists were unsuccessful, Oberstein was mortally wounded by a bomb and refused futile medical efforts. He left a message for [[Raabenard|his butler]] advising of where his will could be found and instructions as to how his dog should be treated. He died within thirty minutes of the attack, on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|110}})<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"I am the only living survivor of the Iserlohn garrison fleet. Just by surviving I am to be punished.*"<br />
#"As you see, both of my eyes are cybernetic. I had no right to live, as a weakling. If it had been during the reign of Kaiser Rudolf, I would have been killed long ago. Do you understand? I hate them: Kaiser Rudolf, his descendants, and all those influenced by him."<br />
#"The Galactic Empire — no, the Goldenbaum Dynasty must perish. If it is possible, I want to destroy it with my own hands."<br />
#"There is nobody other than your Excellency who can build a new empire." <br />
#"All heroes have established thrones atop not just their enemies but a large quantity of allied corpses as well. There are no monarchs with clean hands. Their subordinates also know that. I would like you to consider that at times, to grant death is also a way to repay loyalty."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
Oberstein is part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idar-Oberstein Idar-Oberstein], a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====Stage====<br />
[[File:Oberstein_on_stage.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]]]]<br />
Oberstein is played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]] in the 2011 [[Legend of Galactic Heroes on stage|stage adaptation]] of LOGH.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
[[File:DNT_Oberstein.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Oberstein as he appeared in {{dnt}} [[{{e2|006|DNT}}|{{e3|006|DNT}}]]]]<br />
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<div>{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Oberstein.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Oberstein''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Fleet_admiral|Fleet admiral]]<br />
| occupation = Minister of Military Affairs<br />
| status = Deceased (murder)<br />
| born = {{d|761|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Shiozawa Kaneto]] (Deceased)<br />
}}<br />
'''Paul von Oberstein''' (Japanese: '''パウル・フォン・オーベルシュタイン''') was an Imperial military officer who was notable for his role as an advisor to [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Known for his ruthless nature and artificial eyes, Oberstein used every means at his disposal to obliterate the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and ensure Reinhard von Lohengramm's rise to power. <br />
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==Early Life==<br />
Little is known of Oberstein's childhood, other than that he caught a disease rendering him blind. More than once, Oberstein commented that, had he been born but a century earlier, he might have been murdered as an infant because of his blindness in accord with the [[Inferior Genes Exclusion Act]]. Oberstein was granted sight through the use of a pair of cybernetic implants: artificial eyes.<br />
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It is likely that Oberstein was forced to endure ridicule as a child for his perceived physical inferiority, and equally likely that this abuse is what fed a deep-seated resentment in him toward the nobility of the Empire and the Goldenbaum Dynasty. At some point, Oberstein contemplated attempting a revolution of his own, but abandoned the ambition, realizing himself to be lacking the charisma required of a revolutionary leader. <br />
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==Military service==<br />
===Iserlohn Fortress===<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, Oberstein was appointed as a staff officer to Admiral [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], commander of the Imperial garrison fleet stationed at [[Iserlohn Fortress]], after serving a stint as staff officer to the Commander of the Space Fleet [[Gregor von Mückenberger]]. Oberstein thought his own talents were wasted under an incompetent commander, and approached [[Siegfried Kircheis]] shortly after the [[Battle of Astarte]], indicating a desire to serve under Reinhard von Lohengramm, having successfully discerned Reinhard's true political ambitions. ({{mciss}}, {{logh|004}})<br />
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Shortly after Oberstein returned to Iserlohn, the fortress was attacked and subsequently captured by [[Free Planets Alliance]] {{rank|fpa|Rear Admiral}} [[Yang Wen-li]]'s [[13th Fleet]] in the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]]. Oberstein attempted to persuade Admiral Seeckt to press the attack when Yang was at a disadvantage and the fate of the fortress still undecided, but Seeckt chose to ignore Oberstein, insisting on waiting, then later upon a futile attack when the fortress had already fallen. Yang killed Seeckt with a single well-placed shot from the Thor Hammer, prompting the Imperial Fleet to withdraw from the star system. Despite the loss of the flagship, Oberstein was able to successfully flee the ship before it was destroyed. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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Vilified as a deserter, the Imperial Navy commanders sought to punish Oberstein for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress, seeking to court-martial and execute him. Obertsein, in response, arranged a meeting with Reinhard von Lohengramm. Oberstein openly expressed his hatred of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, and his desire to help Reinhard destroy the Goldenbaums and rule over a new, reformed Galactic Empire.<br />
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After their meeting, Reinhard decided to take Oberstein in as a subordinate and advisor. To accomplish this, he advised Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] not to accept the resignations of the three military joint chiefs of staff, arguing that the fault for the loss of Iserlohn Fortress lay solely with Seeckt, who was dead, and Stockhausen, who became a prisoner of war. Minister of State [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]] agreed with Reinhard's assessment, and the resignations were turned down. In exchange for this intervention on their behalf, the three joint chiefs of staff dropped any plans to punish Oberstein. ({{logh|008}})<br />
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===Free Planets Alliance Invasion===<br />
Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|commodore}} as Reinhard's staff officer, which was unusual given that Oberstein gained no battle accolades since joining Reinhard's admiralty. During the Alliance's invasion of Imperial territory, Oberstein served on the front line, at Reinhard von Lohengramm's side. After the [[Battle of Amritsar]], he was further promoted to {{rank|ge|vice admiral}}. ({{logh|015|016}})<br />
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===Imperial Civil War===<br />
In October {{d|796|uc}}, after Reinhard incurred the wrath of the high nobles by supporting Lichtenlade's installation of [[Erwin Josef II]] as Kaiser of the Galactic Empire, he asked Oberstein to formulate a plan to divide the Alliance from within to prevent it from interfering with his upcoming power struggle with the high nobles. Oberstein's plan was to plant an agent provocateur in the Alliance to instigate a military coup d'état and this was realised in January {{d|797|uc}} when the agent, former Alliance Rear Admiral [[Arthur Lynch]], was successfully dispatched to the Alliance under the cover of a prisoner-of-war exchange. ({{logh|016|017}})<br />
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In April {{d|797|uc}}, as open conflict between the Lohengramm-Lichtenlade faction and the high noble faction led by Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] became inevitable, Oberstein provided intelligence on the high nobles to Reinhard in his plan to take them down pre-emptively. Despite his efforts a significant number the high nobles, which by then had formed a pact and took the name of [[Lippstadt League]], managed to escape [[Odin]] and gathered in [[Geiersburg Fortress]] with their troops and ships. Reinhard then decided to suppress the Lippstadt League by force and also departed Odin leading fleets under his command, thus starting the [[Imperial Civil War]]. ({{logh|018}}) <br />
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Throughout the civil war, Oberstein served as Reinhard's chief of staff on board his flagship ''[[Brünhild]]'', and constantly provided him with amoral but ultimately effective advices. For example, after an assault on [[Rentenberg Fortress]] led to the capture of the Commander of the Imperial Panzergrenadiers High Admiral [[Ovlesser]], Oberstein recommended that Ovlesser, who was well-known for his hostility towards Reinhard, be allowed his life and freedom. He predicted Duke Braunschwieg's paranoia of the unharmed Ovlesser, and the Lippstadt nobles executed Ovlesser. Later on when Oberstein learned of [[Westerland]]'s impending doom, he recommended that Reinhard not prevent the nuclear attack and use it instead to turn public opinion in the Empire against the Lippstadt League, thereby shortening the civil war. Torn between the cold logic of Oberstein's words and his own moral compass, Reinhard asked when the attack was to occur to give himself time to reach a final decision. Oberstein thereupon lied to Reinhard in order to allow the nuclear attack to take place. He told Reinhard the attack would occur in 6 hours, but in reality the attack occurred in 4 hours and Oberstein had secretly dispatched a ship to record images of the attack. Reinhard was furious with Oberstein for the filming of the event and the clear manipulation he had been the victim of, but did not punish Oberstein over the dissimulation. ({{logh|020|023}})<br />
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===The Ascent of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty===<br />
Immediately following the Lippstadt League's surrender and the end of the Imperial Civil War, High Admiral Kircheis was murdered by the chief retainer of the deceased Duke Braunschwieg, Commodore [[Ansbach]]. This sent Reinhard into a inconsolable state of mourning and his admirals were fearful of what Reinhard's remaining enemies might try to do to take advantage of his mental absence. In an attempt to prevent any possible complication in Reinhard's consolidation of power, Oberstein suggested that the various admirals make their way to [[Odin]] as quickly as possible to assert control over the [[Imperial Capital]] and, as a result, the Empire as a whole. Taking his advice, Reinhard's admirals took command of the space around Odin and forcefully seized all government and military facilities in a blitzkrieg operation. Once Minister of State Lichtenlade was apprehended and forced to commit suicide, Reinhard became the sole power in the Empire, Kaiser in all but name. Oberstein was promoted to {{rank|ge|high admiral}}. ({{logh|026}})<br />
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Oberstein then went to work routing out the corruption of the now puppet Goldenbaum Dynasty while building up the foundations for the future Goldenlöwe Dynasty through meticulous planning and organization. He performed his duties quickly and efficiently, but because of a total lack of visible emotion and his now famous calculating, unapologetic logic, he received the ire of his fellow admirals. One of his more notable decisions was to appoint [[Heydrich Lang]], formerly the Chief of the [[Department of Social Discipline]], as the Chief of its successor, the [[Internal Security Department]], causing even more anger and distrust from the rest of Reinhard's subordinates. ({{logh|041}}) <br />
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In November {{d|798|uc}}, Oberstein participated in the first Ragnarök operation in his capacity as Imperial Chief of Staff and accompanied Reinhard on board the ''Brünhild'' as he led the Imperial Fleet in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] in February {{d|799|uc}} and later, the [[Battle of Vermilion]] in April {{d|799|uc}}. After the Alliance government unexpectedly surrendered in the midst of Battle of Vermilion, Oberstein was tasked by Reinhard to deal with the post-war Alliance. Oberstein opined that it was still too early for the Alliance to be directly integrated into the Empire, and thus advocated retaining a semblance of autonomy for the Alliance while simultaneously impoverishing it. Reinhard agreed to Oberstein's suggestions and subsequently Oberstein, representing the Empire, signed the [[Treaty of Ba‘alat]] together with the Supreme Chairman of the Alliance [[High Council]] [[Job Trunicht]] on 25 May {{d|799|uc}}, formally ending the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. ({{logh|048|051|052|054}})<br />
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After Reinhard crowned himself as Kaiser on 20 June {{d|799|uc}}, Oberstein was promoted to the rank of {{rank|ge|fleet admiral}} and appointed as the Minister of Military Affairs of the [[New Galactic Empire]]. ({{logh|057}})<br />
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===Minister of Military Affairs===<br />
In {{d|800|uc}}, during Reinhard's second invasion of the Free Planets Alliance, Oberstein handled military administration from [[Fezzan]]. During this time he was injured in a terrorist bombing. Unlike [[Cornelius Lutz]], who was injured in the same attack, Oberstein received little sympathy as he was highly unpopular with the other high ranking admirals. ({{logh|077}})<br />
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After the [[Battle of the Corridor]] Oberstein proposed that a senior officer be sent to Iserlohn as hostage against Yang Wen-li's safe return. However, once Yang was in Imperial hands he should be executed regardless of consequence to the hostage. Oberstein explicitly stated his own readiness to be the hostage in this scenario but Reinhard rejected the plan. In the end, the proposal was rendered moot when Yang was assassinated by [[Terraism|Terraists]] before he could even attend the ceasefire talks offered by Reinhard. ({{logh|082}}) <br />
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Later when [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] rose up in rebellion against Reinhard in November {{d|800|uc}}, to a considerable degree due to the strong dislike he had for Oberstein and for Heydrich Lang, Oberstein expected to be sent as a special envoy to Reuenthal. When Lang protested his own inclusion in the proposed delegation on the grounds that Reuenthal would probably shoot him on sight, Oberstein unemotionally observed that the rebel admiral's hatred for him was just as strong. ({{logh|094}})<br />
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In February {{d|801|uc}}, Oberstein was tasked to restore order in [[Heinessen]] alongside with [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Neidhart Müller]]. However, upon his arrival in April, he infuriated his fellow admirals with his plan to round up scores of former Alliance politicians and high-ranking military officers and use them as negotiation fodder against the [[Iserlohn Republic|Iserlohn Republic Government]], and his acerbic criticisms of his colleagues only stoked their angers even more, resulting in Bittenfeld assaulting Oberstein. Oberstein immediately placed Bittenfeld under house arrest, which outraged Bittenfeld's subordinates. A potential infighting within Imperial forces in Heinessen was however prevented with the efforts of Müller and [[August Samuel Wahlen]], and Bittenfeld was subsequently released. However, Oberstein's initial plan was sabotaged by the Terraists when they instigated a riot in [[Rugpool Prison]] where the political prisoners were detained in. Even after Reinhard personally went to Heinessen after the riot was quelled and released the surviving prisoners, negotiations with the Iserlohn Republic Government became stalled and before it could be re-opened, the [[Battle of Shiva]] broke out in May {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|103|104|105|107}})<br />
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===Death===<br />
Despite constantly being viewed with distrust, Oberstein remained unflinchingly loyal to Reinhard von Lohengramm and the Goldenlöwe Dynasty for his entire life, never faltering in the least. His loyalty to the idea of the Empire as a whole was stronger even than any personal loyalty to Reinhard, and he disagreed with some of Reinhard's later military expeditions, arguing they were wasteful of lives and material wealth when other more efficient (albeit more ruthless and distasteful) methods were available. Oberstein even went so far as to say that if Reinhard treated the military and treasury of the Empire as his own personal possessions, then he would be no better than the rulers of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. ({{logh|103}})<br />
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After the Battle of Shiva when Reinhard returned to Fezzan, aware that he was terminally ill, he agreed with Oberstein to use himself as a lure to draw out the remaining Terraists. Oberstein let it be known that Reinhard expected to recover and would then resume his mission to destroy the organization entirely as a blow against the Terraists. As expected this led to an attack on the temporary Imperial Residence, repeating their earlier attempt that had been foiled by [[Ulrich Kesler]].<br />
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Although the Terrarists were unsuccessful, Oberstein was mortally wounded by a bomb and refused futile medical efforts. He left a message for [[Raabenard|his butler]] advising of where his will could be found and instructions as to how his dog should be treated. He died within thirty minutes of the attack, on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}. ({{logh|110}})<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"I am the only living survivor of the Iserlohn garrison fleet. Just by surviving I am to be punished.*"<br />
#"As you see, both of my eyes are cybernetic. I had no right to live, as a weakling. If it had been during the reign of Kaiser Rudolf, I would have been killed long ago. Do you understand? I hate them: Kaiser Rudolf, his descendants, and all those influenced by him."<br />
#"The Galactic Empire — no, the Goldenbaum Dynasty must perish. If it is possible, I want to destroy it with my own hands."<br />
#"There is nobody other than your Excellency who can build a new empire." <br />
#"All heroes have established their thrones atop, not just their enemies. But a large quantity of allied corpses as well. There are no monarchs with clean hands."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
Oberstein is part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idar-Oberstein Idar-Oberstein], a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====Stage====<br />
[[File:Oberstein_on_stage.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]]]]<br />
Oberstein is played by [[Takami Hiroyuki]] in the 2011 [[Legend of Galactic Heroes on stage|stage adaptation]] of LOGH.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
[[File:DNT_Oberstein.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Oberstein as he appeared in {{dnt}} [[{{e2|006|DNT}}|{{e3|006|DNT}}]]]]<br />
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[[Category:Soldiers|Oberstein paul von]]<br />
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[[Category:Nobility|Oberstein paul von]]</div>Heinessehttps://gineipaedia.com/wiki/FlegelFlegel2021-04-19T17:30:10Z<p>Heinesse: </p>
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<div>{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Flegel.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Vice Admiral '''Flegel''' ({{d|795|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|imperial|vice admiral}}<br />
| flagship = ''[[Wilhelmina]]''<br />
| actor = [[Futamata Issei]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Flegel''' (Japanese: '''フレーゲル''') was a baron and therefore a high noble, and the nephew of Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]]. He was involved in the imprisonment of then-Rear Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] in {{d|795|uc}}, paying an interrogator to torture him and after this was unsuccessful attempting to beat him personally. His pride stung by Mittermeyer accusing him of cowardice in beating a manacled man, he released the admiral's handcuffs to fight him fairly but was easily defeated by Mittermeyer and called for his companions to shoot his opponent. This was foiled by the personal intervention of Admiral [[Reinhard von Müsel]] at the request of Rear Admiral [[Oskar von Reuenthal]]. ({{logh|087}})<br />
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Flegel cooperated with many high officers and nobles against von Lohengramm. In particular, he incited [[Sussanna von Beenemünde]] into plots to kill Reinhard or his sister, all while being careful no definitive evidence could be traced back to himself. He was aboard [[Iserlohn Fortress]], holding the rank of Vice Admiral under Fleet Admiral [[Gregor von Mückenberger]] who valued his political connections. Flegel accompanied von Mückenberger aboard his flagship at the [[Fourth Battle of Tiamat]]. ({{swv|1|Chapter IV}}, {{logh|011}}, {{mciss}})<br />
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Following the battle, Flegel returned to Odin in {{d|796|uc}} and conspired with Braunschweig to ensure that Reinhard would die in his next campaign. It was his proposal to leak Imperial plans to [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzan]], correctly guessing that the information would be sold to the [[Free Planets Alliance]]. Nonetheless, the blonde High Admiral would emerge victorious.({{onw}})<br />
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Having been present at the formation of the [[Lippstadt League]], Flegel served his uncle as a Vice Admiral during the [[Imperial Civil War]] and died in a mutiny after insisting his ship make a suicide charge. His last words were "Long live the Empire." ({{logh|018|023}}) <br />
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In German, a Flegel is both a pre-industrial threshing-tool used to threst wheat as well as a term used to destribe an insolent and rude person. Both originas match Flegels behaviour as a rough, unkind, and dangerous brat.<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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*{{mciss}} (first appearance)<br />
*{{logh}}<br />
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*'''Fregel''' (<abbr title="Digital Versatile Disc">DVD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
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| battle = Imperial Civil War<br />
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| war = <br />
| image-top = Geiersburgbattle.png<br />
| caption-top = [[Imperial battleship (Modern era)|Battleship]]s repulsing an enemy charge outside of [[Geiersburg Fortress]]<br />
| date = April — September {{d|797|uc}}<br />
| location = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| result = Imperial Government victory<br />
*[[Nobility|High nobility]] loses authority<br />
*Major internal reforms begin<br />
| belligerents1 = Imperial Government<br />
| belligerents2 = [[Lippstadt League]]<br />
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| commanders1 = [[Erwin Josef II]]<br />[[Klaus von Lichtenlade]]<br />[[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]<br />[[Siegfried Kircheis]]{{kia}}<br />
| commanders2 = [[Otho von Braunschweig]]{{kia}}<br />[[Wilhelm von Littenheim]]{{kia}}<br />[[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]]<br />
| strength1 = Unknown<br />
| strength2 = 150,000 ships<br />25,600,000 men<br />
| losses1 = Moderate<br />
| losses2 = Heavy<br />
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The '''Imperial Civil War''' (Japanese: '''銀河帝国内戦'''), also known as the '''Lippstadt War''' (Japanese: '''リップシュタット戦役'''), was a conflict fought in {{d|797|uc}} between the forces of the [[Lippstadt League]] (a coalition of powerful [[Nobility#High nobility|high noble]] families) and those commanded by Marquis [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], who supported Kaiser [[Erwin Josef II]]. The Empire was left in a crisis when Emperor [[Friedrich IV]] died in the fall of {{d|797|uc}} without an appointed heir. This led to a power struggle between the two most powerful Imperial noble houses, led by Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]], who were positioning their children to be the new monarch, and the rising progressive forces led by the young admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm, who was joined by the late Kaiser Friedrich's prime minister [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]]. The conflict was seen as between the traditional forces supporting the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]]'s old regime, led by the former group, and discontented elements seeking reforms to the Empire and to overthrow the current dynasty, led by the latter group. After about six months of almost uninterrupted military victories by Fleet Admiral Lohengramm's forces, the noble coalition fell apart and both of its main leaders were killed. <br />
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The war was the beginning of the end of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, after which Reinhard von Lohengramm took absolute power as the ''de facto'' dictator of the Empire.<br />
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==Background==<br />
[[File:Erwin_Josef_II_crown.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The crowning of [[Erwin Josef II]], the 37th Galactic Emperor ({{d|796|uc}}).]]<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]] suffered a heart attack and died, having failed to assign a successor to his throne. The question of which of his three young grandchildren would ascend to the position led to a struggle amongst various parties who sought power within the Empire:<br />
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*Count Reinhard von Lohengramm, who initially had sought to overthrow Friedrich purely as a matter of justice or revenge (Friedrich had taken Reinhard's sister [[Annerose]] as a concubine several years prior). His vision seemed later to have expanded, however, to include control over the entire Empire, and possibly all of Terran-controlled space. Lohengramm supported [[Erwin Josef II]], the 5-year-old son of Princess Christine and the late Prince Ludwig. ({{logh|001|008|016}})<br />
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*Marquis [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], who had served under Friedrich as his chief of staff and secretary of state. He too supported Erwin Josef, because the latter's lack of a strong parental influence would make the child easy to control.<br />
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*Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]], a high noble who had married the Kaiser's daughter Amarie. He supported his own child, 18-year-old [[Elisabeth]], for obvious reasons.<br />
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*Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]], another noble, who had married the Kaiser's other daughter Christine. He too supported his own daughter, 16-year-old [[Sabine]].<br />
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After consulting with his advisers, Lohengramm chose to ally with Lichtenlade, as Lichtenlade lacked any military forces of his own, and together they were able to effect the ascension of Erwin Josef to the throne that same year. Coinciding with this event, the then-Count Lohengramm was given the title of Marquis.<br />
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Braunschweig, Littenheim, and other high nobles—outraged by Lohengramm's increased stature within the Empire, as well as their own reduction in power—forged an alliance of their own to fight the 'Lichtenlade-Lohengramm Axis'. The Lippstadt League was formally created at a gathering of nobles in the Lippstadt Forest on Duke Braunschweig's estates. Duke Braunschweig was the leader of the Lippstadt League with Marquis Littenheim as the 2nd in command.<br />
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Most of the high nobility sided with the Lippstadt League, either through pressure from family ties, feudal obligations, or simple inertia and desire to maintain the old status quo. One notable exception was the Mariendorf family which sided with Reinhard. ({{logh|016|018}})<br />
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==Open War==<br />
Braunschweig had initially planned to station forces at 9 bases between Odin and Geiersburg Fortress, thinking the Lohengramm forces would exhaust themselves assaulting each base in series and stretch their supply lines. Merkatz opposed this dispersion of forces arguing the bases could be isolated and cut off. He instead proposed that the Lippstadt forces wholly retreat to Geiersburg to consolidate power in an impenetrable fortress. Admiral [[Staden]] tried to one-up Merkatz with adding an additional plan of sending a sortie against Odin to capture and then "protect" the infant Kaiser. However when chosen to implement this plan, Staden was defeated. Staden retreated to [[Rentenberg Fortress]] where [[Ovlesser]] commanded a force of Imperial armoured infantry. The Lippstadt fleet was defeated outside the fortress, but was pursued so closely upon their retreat that fortress guns could not fire for fear of hitting friendly ships. Despite some initial setbacks at the hands of Ovlesser, the fortress eventually fell to Reinhard's forces and Ovlesser was captured. He was released to return to Geiersburg Fortress, but as he was the sole prisoner released, Duke Braunschweig suspected (falsely) that Ovlesser was a traitor and had him killed, sowing the seeds of internal suspicion and doubt within the rest of the Lippstadt League. ({{logh|020}})<br />
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The Lippstadt League's sole military success came during the brief period Merkatz was allowed free rein to fight as he chose, resulting in Merkatz forcing Admiral [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] into withdrawing from the Schann-tau system. However Merkatz's authority was undermined by the division of Lippstadt forces without his notification. Braunschweig had allowed Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]] to take a third of the Lippstadt forces ostensibly to regain control over rebellious frontier fiefs. The political rivalry between Braunschweig and Littenheim was longstanding and the ulterior motive of this was to get Littenheim away from Geiersberg Fortress. Littenheim would ultimately be defeated by High Admiral Siegfried Kricheis and Geiersburg Fortress itself would come under siege by Lohengramm forces. The final straw for Merkatz was when Braunschweig declined to punish insubordinate nobles that had sortied from the fortress without permission. Despite his loss of control as the Lippstadt military commander, Merkatz still rescued Braunschweig when the duke personally led an ill-advised offensive against the besieging Lohengramm forces that resulted in the Lippstadt League losing yet more of its ships. ({{logh|022}})<br />
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The [[Westerland Massacre]] was a critical turning point in the [[Imperial Civil War]]. The planet [[Westerland]] was part of the territory held by Duke Braunschweig. In the aftermath of military setbacks, the [[Lippstadt League]] began heavier resource extraction from the territories under its control in order to prepare for an anticipated siege of their main base, [[Geiersburg Fortress]]. On Westerland, this resulted in the commoners rising up in revolt and Duke Braunschweig's nephew was killed in the ensuing struggle. ({{logh|023}})<br />
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Enraged by the death of his relative at the hands of commoners, Duke Braunschweig decided to make an example of the entire planet by launching nuclear missiles at it. The use of nuclear weapons on inhabited worlds had been a taboo since the [[Thirteen Day War]]. He overruled his aide, Commodore [[Ansbach]], who had advocated a more selective policy of punishing only the ringleaders of the rebellion. ({{logh|023}}) <br />
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When Duke Braunschweig launched a final desperate attack against the besieging Lohengramm forces, Merkatz participated despite knowing the attack was a poor tactical decision. The Lippstadt forces were dramatically weakened from poor morale and numerous desertions in the aftermath of the Westerland Massacre. When the Lohengramm forces counterattacked, a swift collapse of the Lippstadt forces ensued and Geiersburg Fortress fell due to internal insurrection. Cut off from returning to the fortress by Lohengramm forces, Merkatz initially planned to commit suicide as he would not serve under Marquis Lohengramm, having previously sworn loyalty to the Goldenbaum Dynasty. Merkatz was persuaded by his subordinate, [[Bernhard von Schneider]], to seek refuge with [[Yang Wen-li]] in the Free Planets Alliance instead. ({{logh|023}})<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
[[File:TheImperialCity.png|thumb|200px|Ships of the [[Mittermeyer Fleet]] over the [[Imperial City]] ({{d|797|uc}}).]]<br />
The defeat of the Lippstadt League broke the power of the high nobles both materially and politically, ending centuries of aristocratic influence over the Empire. Seen as the protectors of the Imperial ''ancien regime'', the aristocrats' defeat marked the end of the Goldenbaum Dynasty's existence as a meaningful political force. The Goldenbaums were still the nominal ruling house, but the seven-year old emperor Erwin Josef II would be a mere figurehead of Reinhard von Lohengramm. The estates and vast wealth hoarded by the high nobles were confiscated to replenish the Empire's treasury, and this wealth would fund Reinhard's later military expeditions. The Westerland Massacre had turned the public overwhelmingly against the nobles, dooming any attempts to restore the old status quo or the Goldenbaum Dynasty. The minister of state and acting prime minister, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], was arrested on charges of plotting to murder Reinhard and forced to commit suicide, ending the last barrier standing between Reinhard and absolute power. The end of the civil war also marked the beginning of major internal reforms, which aimed to produce a fairer and more just government.<br />
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The conflict also resulted in the consolidation of the entire Empire's military forces under the control of Reinhard von Lohengramm. The Westerland Massacre resulted in widespread desertions from the Lippstadt League and shortened the duration of the war. As a result, the Imperial military suffered less casualties than it would have otherwise.<br />
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In spite of the defeat of the Lippstadt League, a number of nobles still remained loyal to the dynasty, with some going into exile in either [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzan]] or the [[Free Planets Alliance]]. A short lived attempt to restore the Goldenbaum Dynasty's power occurred from {{d|798|uc}} to {{d|799|uc}}, a [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|"legitimate" government-in-exile]] was formed in the Free Planets Alliance with support from Alliance Chairman [[Job Trunicht]]. Led by Count [[Jochen von Remscheid]], it was actually a product of Fezzani machinations, and the Fezzanis organized the kidnapping of Erwin Josef II from Odin. The legitimate government would be disbanded following the defeat of the Alliance in [[Operation Ragnarok]].<br />
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==Battle locations==<br />
*[[Altena]] ({{logh|020}})<br />
*[[Rentenberg Fortress]] ({{logh|020}})<br />
*[[Garmisch Fortress]] ({{logh|022}})<br />
*[[Geiersburg Fortress]] ({{logh|022|023}})<br />
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'''Iserlohn Fortress''' (Japanese: '''イゼルローン要塞''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] fortress located near the [[Tiamat Starzone]]. Existing within the eponymously named [[Iserlohn Corridor]], one of only two navigable star routes between the Empire and the [[Free Planets Alliance]] (the other being the [[Fezzan Corridor]]), Iserlohn kept the territories of the Galactic Empire safe from Alliance invasion.<br />
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The fortress had a diameter of 60 kilometres and a mass of nearly 60 trillion tonnes. Its primary weapon was an enormous X-ray beam cannon, the [[Thor Hammer]], which was capable of destroying large numbers of enemy vessels in a single shot. Its docks could berth 20,000 ships, and its dedicated agriculture blocks could sustain both a garrison of up to 2 million and a civilian population of up to 3 million indefinitely. The fortress exterior was a several-layer-thick coating of liquid hydro-metal, which absorbed solid projectiles and reflected directed energy; hundreds of cannon turrets floated in this liquid and would rise to fire at approaching enemies.<br />
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==History==<br />
===Goldenbaum Dynasty===<br />
When the Galactic Empire discovered the existence of the Free Planets Alliance in {{d|640|uc}}, they immediately declared the Alliance a rebel government, and dispatched the Imperial fleet to deal with the 'rebels'. At the time, there was only one known navigable route between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance — through a narrow band of star systems that would later become known as the Iserlohn Corridor. Naturally seeing the significance of the choke point, and in reaction to being defeated at the [[Second Battle of Tiamat]], the Empire started construction of a massive space fortress in the middle of the Corridor during the reign of [[Otfried V]]. It was finally completed a year after his death in {{d|766|uc}} during the first year of the reign of his son, [[Friedrich IV]]. Based on the [[Geiersburg Fortress]], they named it the Iserlohn Fortress. It would both guard against the possibility of Alliance warships entering Imperial territory and serve as a base of operations for the Empire's own excursions through the Corridor.<br />
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[[File:Iserlohn Interior.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Interior shot of Iserlohn Fortress's dock from the base of the central column]]During this era, the Iserlohn Corridor was the only active route between the Alliance and the Empire, as [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzan]]'s autonomy was respected by both sides. The fortress stationed there was therefore the main obstacle to any Alliance expedition against the Empire, and was put under siege 6 times — these sieges always ending with the defeat and decimation of the Alliance fleet.<br />
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During this time, the Empire maintained a split command structure, with a fortress commander in charge of the fortress and a fleet commander in charge of the stationed fleet. The two posts created competition and rivalry between the two commanders and their subordinates, which ironically at times produced beneficial results. This effect and simple inertia led to this command structure being maintained despite suggestions to unify command into a single post.<br />
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Among the Alliance admirals that tried and failed to take Iserlohn was {{rank|fpa|fleet admiral}} [[Sidney Sithole]], who led the [[Fifth Battle of Iserlohn]]. Sithole showed ingenuity during his campaign against Iserlohn, determining the range of the Thor Hammer and then luring the Iserlohn Fleet outside of its range. He then exercised a continuous pursuit, known as '[[parallel pursuit]]', following the Iserlohn Fleet into firing range but always leaving it between his fleet and the Fortress and leaving little gap between them, so as to neutralise the Thor Hammer. His aim was to force the Imperial Fleet back towards the Fortress, and then either assault or destroy the fortress, believing the fortress's main cannon would not be fired due to fear of inflicting friendly fire casualties. The plan eventually failed, because the Thor Hammer was fired in desperation by the fortress commander despite the Iserlohn Fleet being in the way. Although both Imperial and Alliance fleets took losses from the firing, the Alliance took greater losses and was unable to continue the assault in the face of a fortress willing to fire through its own fleet. ({{gw}})<br />
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However this action only further deepened the resentment between the positions of the fleet commander and the fortress commander. [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]] as fleet commander and [[Thomas von Stockhausen]] as fortress commander would continue the rivalry of their predecessors, and this would ultimately prove a crucial factor in the fall of the fortress to the Alliance. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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===Free Planets Alliance===<br />
[[Yang Wen-li]] never considered Iserlohn Fortress the pinnacle of imperial power, but merely an over-reliance on technology. He understood the fortress's limitations from the Fifth Battle of Iserlohn. Sithole had determined the precise ranges of the Thor Hammer, but his fleet lacked sufficient numbers to carry out a decisive victory. When Yang was tasked to capture Iserlohn Fortress, his tactic was the opposite — to infiltrate the fortress with the [[Rosen Ritter]] whilst the garrison fleet was chasing a decoy. In the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]], the Alliance's [[13th Fleet]] with merely 6,400 ships, successfully won Iserlohn Fortress for the Alliance. Yang had hoped that Iserlohn Fortress would instead be the Alliance's bargaining chip in deciding a favourable treaty with the Empire, but his wishes never came to fruition as the Alliance [[High Council]] later approved a large-scale invasion to the empire using Iserlohn Fortress as a forward base. Nevertheless, after the invasion debacle, he accepted the post of Commander of the Iserlohn Fortress and took on the vital task of protecting the Alliance frontier, a task which he found more comfortable than having to play power politics if he had remained in [[Heinessen]]. ({{logh|007|012}})<br />
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Yang felt the fortress was expendable, since it did not possess any political or economical importance by itself. When the Galactic Empire used the [[Fezzan Corridor]] to invade Alliance territory, Iserlohn lost all strategic value. Yang deceptively 'lost' the fortress to [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] so as to free up his fleet to engage with the Imperial fleets that had crossed through the Fezzan Corridor, but later regained it from {{rank|ge|High Admiral}} [[Cornelius Lutz]]. Yang Wen-li was the only commander to truly conquer Iserlohn Fortress at all, and his ability to capture it multiple times indirectly proved his viewpoint that the fortress was not as important as everyone else assumed it was. ({{logh|044|046|070}})<br />
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==Design==<br />
Iserlohn Fortress was a spherical fortress overlaid with layers of liquid hydro-metal that floated on top. Power was provided from a reactor in the centre of the fortress. The internal layout of the decks and internal gravity was arranged to match the north-south axis of the fortress. On the external surface, gravity was oriented towards the centre of the fortress.<br />
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The fotress had two main docks for its stationed fleet, located at the northern and southern poles, which were essentially immense hollowed out spaces with enclosed docking berths layered out in tiers from a central column that ran through the north-south axis of the fortress. Entry and exit port openings were spaced evenly around each dock. The northern docks appeared to be the more important docking area as the fortress command centre was located at the base of the docks. <br />
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The fortress's fighter launch facilities were located in an equatorial trench that ran round the fortress circumference. Fighters launched from extendable tubes that could elevate to project above the liquid metal surface. A pair of point defence turrets were situated above the exit of each launch tube.<br />
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Mobile floating gun turrets mounting anti-starship calibre beam cannons formed the secondary weapon systems. These spherical turrets could be submerged within the hydro-metal armour layer when not in use. <br />
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==Appendices==<br />
===Appearances===<br />
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===Background information===<br />
*The name ''Iserlohn'' is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iserlohn city of the same name] in western Germany.<br />
*Iserlohn Fortress has some similarity to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/DS-1_Orbital_Battle_Station Death Star]. Both were spherical battle stations with powerful primary beam weapons.<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
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====Licensed Sources====<br />
Iserlohn Fortress was capable of purifying 2,220,000 cubic metres of water per day for use as propellant. ({{ffc|7|full}})<br />
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====DVD features====<br />
Sketches of Iserlohn Fortress appear in the extra features of the DVD box set.<br />
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<gallery widths=160px><br />
File:Iserlohninternallayoutsketch.jpg|Sketch of internal structure<br />
File:Iserlohninnersurface.jpg|Sketch of inner hull surface<br />
File:Iserlohnlaunchtube.jpg|Sketch of fighter launch tube<br />
File:Iserlohnfighterlaunchexit.jpg|Sketch of the exit of a fighter launch tube<br />
File:Iserlohnnorthdock.jpg|Sketch of northern hemisphere docks<br />
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| battle = Battle of Kyffhäuser<br />
| campaign =<br />
| war = Imperial Civil War<br />
| image-top = <br />
| caption-top =<br />
| date = 797 UC<br />
| location = [[Kyffhäuser Starzone]]<br />
| result = Major Imperial victory<br />
| belligerents1 = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| belligerents2 = [[Lippstadt League]]<br />
| units1 = [[Kircheis Fleet]]<br>[[Wahlen Fleet]]<br>[[Lutz Fleet]]<br />
| units2 = [[Littenheim Fleet]]<br />
| commanders1 = [[Siegfried Kircheis]]<br>[[August Samuel Wahlen]]<br>[[Cornelius Lutz]]<br />
| commanders2 = [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]]<br />
| strength1 = 40,000 warships<br />
| strength2 = 50,000 warships<br />
| losses1 = Light<br />
| losses2 = 50,000 ships either destroyed or surrendered<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Battle of Kyffhäuser Starzone''' (Japanese: '''キフォイザー星域会戦''') was a major battle of the [[Imperial Civil War]], fought in {{d|797|uc}} in the [[Kyffhäuser Starzone]]. The ended with the defeat of the [[Lippstadt League]] forces.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Lippstadt League had had internal tensions even at its formation. Though ostensibly they had put aside their feud, Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig|Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim|Littenheim]] still despised each other. Therefore when Littenheim wanted to gain military glory for himself by leaving the League's main base at [[Geiersberg Fortress]] to regain control of outlying frontier star systems that had fallen out of the nobles' control, Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] quickly agreed to the sortie in order to be rid of Littenheim's presence. This decision was made in spite of the Duke having previously given High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]] authority over all military decisions. <br />
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Marquis Littenheim took with him 50,000 warships, or 1/3 of the League's combat strength, and based himself out of [[Garmisch Fortress]] in the Kyffhäuser Starzone. Ranged against him was High Admiral [[Siegfried Kircheis]] who had already won 60 smaller battles in the frontier star systems and granted local autonomy to civilians of those systems. <br />
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The two forces met in battle when Kircheis moved into the Kyffhäuser Starzone as a prelude to attacking Garmisch Fortress. Littenheim's forces, while numerically superior, were poorly led and disorganised. Littenheim held his commoner opponent in contempt and thought to rely purely on numbers, and did not respond when Kircheis adopted an echelon left formation. Littenheim ordered his forces to open fire at extreme range but inflicted negligible damage. Kircheis's forces continued to close the distance and opened fire only when they had closed to 6 million kilometers, taking a heavy toll on Lippstadt forces. Kircheis left the main fighting to his subordinates and instead led a detachment of 800 ships, consisting of his flagship ''[[Barbarossa]]'' and mainly [[Imperial fast battleship (788 UC era)|fast battleships]], to launch an attack on the Lippstadt fleet's left flank. The attack focused on imperfections in the Lippstadt fleet's formations and caused damage disproportional to the small size of the detachment. As the Lippstadt forces fell into confusion, a general attack by Vice Admirals Lutz and Wahlen caused a complete collapse and exposed Littenheim's flagship ''[[Ostmark]]'' to direct attack. Littenheim barely escaped due to the sacrifice of its [[shield ships]], and led the remnants of his fleet back towards the safety of Garmisch Fortress with Kircheis in pursuit. Upon finding his course blocked by Lippstadt supply ships that had originally been stationed behind his fleet in anticipation of a prolonged battle, Littenheim opened fire upon his own supply ships in order to clear the path back to the fortress. The defeat and Littenheim's actions sent Lippstadt morale plummeting and swayed some of his former subordinates to defect. <br />
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Though Littenheim had technically survived the battle, he was subsequently killed when a disgruntled officer detonated a suicide bomb in the command centre of the fortress. Kircheis took the opportunity to assault the fortress, and the already demoralised Lippstadt forces swiftly surrendered with little resistance. ({{logh|022}})<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
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The Lippstadt League lost its 2nd in command and a third of its combat strength. However the nobles of the Lippstadt League in their pride clung to their minor victory at the [[Battle of Schann-tau]] and continued to belittle and underestimate their enemy, who came largely from commoner backgrounds, and this arrogance would lead to later Lippstadt defeats.<br />
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<div>{{infobox/battle<br />
| battle = Battle of Kyffhäuser<br />
| campaign =<br />
| war = Imperial Civil War<br />
| image-top = <br />
| caption-top =<br />
| date = 797 UC<br />
| location = [[Kyffhäuser Starzone]]<br />
| result = Major Imperial victory<br />
| belligerents1 = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| belligerents2 = [[Lippstadt League]]<br />
| units1 = [[Kircheis Fleet]]<br>[[Wahlen Fleet]]<br>[[Lutz Fleet]]<br />
| units2 = [[Littenheim Fleet]]<br />
| commanders1 = [[Siegfried Kircheis]]<br>[[August Samuel Wahlen]]<br>[[Cornelius Lutz]]<br />
| commanders2 = [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]]<br />
| strength1 = 40,000 warships<br />
| strength2 = 50,000 warships<br />
| losses1 = Light<br />
| losses2 = 50,000 ships either destroyed or surrendered<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Battle of Kyffhäuser Starzone''' (Japanese: '''キフォイザー星域会戦''') was a major battle of the [[Imperial Civil War]], fought in {{d|797|uc}} in the [[Kyffhäuser Starzone]]. The ended with the defeat of the [[Lippstadt League]] forces.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Lippstadt League had had internal tensions even at its formation. Though ostensibly they had put aside their feud, Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig|Braunschweig]] and Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim|Littenheim]] still despised each other. Therefore when Littenheim wanted to gain military glory for himself by leaving the League's main base at [[Geiersberg Fortress]] to regain control of outlying frontier star systems that had fallen out of the nobles' control, Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig]] quickly agreed to the sortie in order to be rid of Littenheim's presence. This decision was made in spite of the Duke having previously given High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]] authority over all military decisions. <br />
<br />
Marquis Littenheim took with him 50,000 warships, or 1/3 of the League's combat strength, and based himself out of [[Garmisch Fortress]] in the Kyffhäuser Starzone. Ranged against him was High Admiral [[Siegfried Kircheis]] who had already won 60 smaller battles in the frontier star systems and granted local autonomy to civilians of those systems. <br />
<br />
The two forces met in battle when Kircheis moved into the Kyffhäuser Starzone as a prelude to attacking Garmisch Fortress. Littenheim's forces, while numerically superior, were poorly led and disorganised. Littenheim held his commoner opponent in contempt and thought to rely purely on numbers, and did not respond when Kircheis adopted an echelon left formation. Littenheim ordered his forces to open fire at extreme range but inflicted negligible damage. Kircheis's forces continued to close the distance and opened fire only when they had closed to 6 million kilometers, taking a heavy toll on Lippstadt forces. Kircheis left the main fighting to his subordinates and instead led a detachment of 800 ships, consisting of his flagship ''[[Barbarossa]]'' and mainly [[Imperial fast battleship (788 UC era)|fast battleships]], to launch an attack on the Lippstadt fleet's left flank. The attack focused on imperfections in the Lippstadt fleet's formations and caused damage disproportional to the small size of the detachment. As the Lippstadt forces fell into confusion, a general attack by Lutz and Wahlen caused a complete collapse and exposed Littenheim's flagship ''[[Ostmark]]'' to direct attack. Littenheim barely escaped due to the sacrifice of its [[shield ships]], and led the remnants of his fleet back towards the safety of Garmisch Fortress with Kircheis in pursuit. Upon finding his course blocked by Lippstadt supply ships that had originally been stationed behind his fleet in anticipation of a prolonged battle, Littenheim opened fire upon his own supply ships in order to clear the path back to the fortress. The defeat and Littenheim's actions sent Lippstadt morale plummeting and swayed some of his former subordinates to defect. <br />
<br />
Though Littenheim had technically survived the battle, he was subsequently killed when a disgruntled officer detonated a suicide bomb in the command centre of the fortress. Kircheis took the opportunity to assault the fortress, and the already demoralised Lippstadt forces swiftly surrendered with little resistance. ({{logh|022}})<br />
<br />
==Legacy==<br />
<br />
The Lippstadt League lost its 2nd in command and a third of its combat strength. However the nobles of the Lippstadt League in their pride clung to their minor victory at the [[Battle of Schann-tau]] and continued to belittle and underestimate their enemy, who came largely from commoner backgrounds, and this arrogance would lead to later Lippstadt defeats.<br />
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<div>{{infobox/character<br />
| image-top = Reuenthal_2.jpg<br />
| caption-top = Fleet Admiral '''Reuenthal''' ({{d|800|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}}<br />
| flagship = ''[[Tristan]]''<br />''[[Morholt]]'' (former)<br />
| occupation = Chief of High Command Office<br />Governor-General of [[Neue Land]]<br />
| status = Deceased (combat injuries)<br />
| born = {{d|767|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|800|uc}}<br />
| children = [[Felix Mittermeyer]] (biological)<br />
| relatives = [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]] (child's mother)<br />
| actor = [[Wakamoto Norio]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Oskar von Reuenthal''' (Japanese: '''オスカー・フォン・ロイエンタール''') was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral}} who served as the Chief of High Command Office, Governor-General of the [[Free Planets Alliance|former Alliance]] [[Neue Land|territory]], and was one of the "Twin Pillars" of Kaiser [[Reinhard von Lohengram|Reinhard]]'s [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]]. Nicknamed the "Bewitching Eyes" for his heterochromatic eyes, Reuenthal was a brilliant commander and was considered to be second only to Reinhard in terms of strategic ability. He was a close friend of fellow Fleet Admiral [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]], the Supreme Fleet Commander and the other one of the Twin Pillars of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty. The two of them were some of Reinhard von Lohengramm's earliest supporters against the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and [[Nobility|high nobles]] ruling the first Empire. However, after complex scheming by various interests behind the scenes, Reuenthal decided to [[Reuenthal Rebellion|rise in rebellion]] against his Kaiser, only to fall in battle.<br />
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Fleet Admiral Reuenthal had been regarded as one of the five best tacticians of that era, and also proved himself to be a capable administrator as the Governor-General of the occupied Alliance territories.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Early life and service===<br />
[[File:Young Reuenthal flashback.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Reuenthal as a child]]<br />
Oskar von Reuenthal was born in {{d|767|uc}}, to a couple of [[Nobility#Low Nobles|lower nobility]], similarly to Reinhard von Müsel. His father had chosen to get married at age forty after stabilising his finances, to the third daughter of Count Marbach. The Marbach family by then had been in a poor financial state, so she married him in order to obtain his wealth. However, rumours that she was having an affair with a younger man persisted, and when their child Oskar was born, he had one brown and one blue eye, even though both husband and wife had blue eyes. His mother then tried to gouge out one of his eyes with a knife, as it was evidence of her affair, but was stopped by a servant who entered the room at that moment. She ended up committing suicide while Reuenthal's father drowned himself with alcohol, becoming distant and not caring about his son. Ever since that incident in his infancy, Reuenthal remained bitter towards women. He would only reveal this story to his friend Mittermeyer. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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At some point, Reuenthal joined the [[Imperial Armed Forces|Imperial Fleet]] and became an officer, ending up meeting [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]] at a bar when they were both {{rank|imperial|sub-lieutenant|lc}}s, in {{d|789|uc}}. They both helped some lower ranking ratings who were being picked on by the [[Imperial Military Police]], fighting alongside each other in a bar fight with the MPs, and had been close friends ever since. Reuenthal later attended his best friend's wedding with [[Evangelin Mittermeyer|Evangelin]] in {{d|792|uc}}. ({{logh|028}})<br />
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By May {{d|794|uc}}, shortly after the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]], Oskar von Reuenthal was a {{rank|imperial|captain|lc}} in the Imperial Fleet (along with Mittermeyer), and the two of them had seen [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] (then von Müsel) and [[Siegfried Kircheis]] for the first time, in the [[Ministry of War]] on [[Odin]]. Reinhard, who was eighteen at the time and just promoted to {{rank|imperial|rear admiral|lc}}, was said by Reuenthal to have been "a baby tiger mistaken for a house cat," in response to a comparison made by Mittermeyer. He believed that Reinhard was so successful due to his own abilities, as the enemy was under no obligation to lose just because Reinhard's sister was favoured by Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]]. By December {{d|794|uc}}, Reuenthal had been promoted to the rank of {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}} and fought in the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]] as a squadron commander, where his and Mittermeyer's calm and capable leadership was credited with preventing a total rout of the Imperial fleet. ({{logh|030}}, {{hbshbl|06|12}})<br />
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On 2 May {{d|795|uc}}, then-Rear Admiral Reuenthal swore allegiance to {{rank|imperial|Admiral}} Reinhard von Müsel in exchange for his help in freeing Mittermeyer from prison, when the latter was detained after having executed an aristocratic subordinate for a crime (which was taken as a slight since he was a commoner). After that, Reinhard and Kircheis went to the prison along with Reuenthal, freeing Mittermeyer from the [[Nobility|high nobles]] who had him extra-judicially arrested. Despite his subsequent loyalty to Reinhard, Reuenthal sometimes harboured thoughts of seizing even more power for himself, thoughts that eventually which led to his downfall. Somewhat of a womaniser, he despises the idea of settling down or having any children because his mother attempted to kill him when he was an infant because of his heterochromatic eyes. ({{logh|026|028|075|087|093}})<br />
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===Late Goldenbaum era===<br />
[[File:Reuenthal.jpg|thumb|210px|Rear Admiral Reuenthal, Imperial Fleet ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
By the winter of {{d|795|uc}}, Reuenthal and Mittermeyer were rear admirals serving at [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. Although they were Reinhard von Lohengramm's fleet commanders and staff officers, they were ordered by the Naval Command to remain behind during the operation to invade the [[Astarte Starzone]] of the Free Planets Alliance, which {{rank|imperial|high admiral}} Lohengramm was ordered to carry out, and were temporarily replaced with other officers with whom Reinhard had not worked with. It was part of a set up by the high nobles, led by Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]], to have Reinhard killed or fall from grace. Reuenthal thus stayed at Iserlohn Fortress for the duration of what would become the [[Battle of Astarte]], in January {{d|796|uc}}. However, much to Reuenthal's approval and the chagrin of the nobles, the blond admiral managed to pull off a victory against three numerically superior Alliance fleets regardless. ({{onw}})<br />
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With Reinhard's success in the operation and his resulting promotion to {{rank|imperial|fleet admiral|lc}}, he established his own admiralty, and in it were several young, up and coming {{rank|imperial|vice admiral|lc}}s, with Reuenthal being among them. They mostly consisted of those who had a lower nobility or commoner background. During those early days Reuenthal, Mittermeyer, and the rest of them assisted their commander however they could, most notably by helping Kircheis free Reinhard's sister [[Annerose]] from the hands of a [[Sussanna von Beenemünde|certain vengeful noblewoman]]. However, they collectively did not get to make major accomplishments until the Alliance captured Iserlohn Fortress later that same year and began an attempted invasion of the Empire. When the Alliance's large expeditionary force occupied several Imperial regions and its supply lines were stretched to the limit, Imperial raids caused a shortage of supplies among the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]]'s front line units. Thus, the overextended and under-supplied Alliance invasion force at the height of its fatigued was overwhelmed by the Imperial Navy. The [[Reuenthal Fleet]] confronted Admiral [[Alexandre Bewcock]]'s [[5th Fleet]] during the Imperial counteroffensive. Although Bucock was prepared to withdraw to Iserlohn beforehand due to their untenable situation in the Imperial territory, he nonetheless sustained 30% losses from Vice Admiral Reuenthal's pursuit. ({{logh|005|011|015}})<br />
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[[File:Reuenthal toasting.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Reuenthal toasting his commander's triumph at Astarte ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
With the successful defence of the Empire, Reuenthal received a promotion to full admiral around the late fall of {{d|796|uc}}. However, shortly after the Alliance invasion was repulsed, Emperor Friedrich IV died of a heart attack. The lack of a clear heir-apparent soon began a power struggle in the Imperial aristocracy. Reinhard was willing to work with the late Kaiser's Minister of State, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], to place the young [[Erwin Josef II]] on the throne, as he did not have influential parents like the other candidates and thus would be easy to control. The situation quickly deteriorated as the Empire was split into two camps, one defending the traditional order of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]], led by the highborn aristocrats, while the other sought power for itself, led by Reinhard and Klaus von Lichtenlade. This began an important chapter in Reuenthal's personal life. During the night of the Lohengramm–Lichtenlade "mini coup" against the high nobles on Odin, Reuenthal, incidentally, protected acting Imperial prime minister Lichtenlade's mansion. It was not the last time that Reuenthal would have dealings with the Lichtenlade clan. ({{logh|016|018}})<br />
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===Lippstadt War and aftermath===<br />
As the [[Imperial Civil War]] began between the nobles' faction, the [[Lippstadt League]], and the Imperial government of Emperor Erwin Josef II, Reinhard was appointed the Fleet Commander-in-Chief, while Reuenthal and Mittermeyer served as his top fleet commanders after Kircheis, the Vice Commander-in-Chief. Reuenthal–promoted to full admiral, along with Mittermeyer–fought in a number of engagements during the Lippstadt campaign, including the fight for [[Rentenburg Fortress]], the [[Battle of Schann-tau|battle]] for the [[Schann-tau Starzone]] against Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]], and the final [[Assault on Geiersburg Fortress|siege]] of the Lippstadt headquarters, [[Geiersburg Fortress]]. Due to the incompetence and arrogance of the high nobles, they were ultimately defeated despite having a much larger fleet and resources. When Kircheis was assassinated in the aftermath of the last battle, and Reinhard was distraught, Reuenthal suggested they needed to do something to fix their young ruler's demoralized state. Reuenthal later stated that he somewhat regretted saying that, but it seemed right at the time. ({{logh|020|022|023|035}})<br />
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It became apparent that Lichtenlade harboured plans to move against them, and so a force led by Mittermeyer and Reuenthal returned to [[Odin]] from Geiersburg around that time to carry out a coup against the acting Imperial head of government. While Mittermeyer secured the [[Imperial Seal]] at the [[Prime Minister's official residence]], Reuenthal ended up being the one to directly arrest Lichtenlade in his mansion, and as a result the man ended up being forced to commit suicide after being accused of plotting to overthrow Fleet Admiral von Lohengramm. The fact that Reuenthal was the one who detained Lichtenlade and carried out the punishment of his family on Reinhard's behalf would have consequences for him later. Meanwhile, as a result of this action, Reinhard became the new Prime Minister while simultaneously being the Fleet Commander-in-Chief, making him the de facto dictator of the Empire, as the reigning Kaiser was only seven years old. With the beginning of reforms under Prime Minister Duke von Lohengramm, it was also seen as the end of the Goldenbaum Dynasty (although it had not yet been formally deposed, as the seven-year old Erwin Josef II continued to reign in name) and the feudalistic social structure that it enforced. ({{logh|026|027}})<br />
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===Operation Ragnarök===<br />
[[File:Ragnarokplan(DVD-CA).jpg|thumb|200px|Reuenthal was present at the planning meeting after the Kaiser's kidnapping ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the establishment of Reinhard von Lohengramm's uncontested rule, Oskar von Reuenthal began to question his allegiance to his lord. In a conversation shortly after the coup, Reinhard mentioned in a conversation about the fate of the Lichtenlade family that if Reuenthal felt that he could overthrow him too, he was welcome to try. In the early months of {{d|798|uc}}, when the force under Admiral [[Karl Gustav Kempff]] failed to use the mobilised Geiersburg Fortress to take over or destroy the Alliance-held Iserlohn, Reuenthal harboured the opinion that Reinhard viewed his top admirals as pawns that could be discarded when needed. His friend Mittermeyer disagreed and warned him to be careful of what he said, believing that if the faithfully functioned as Reinhard's arms and legs then they would get their due reward. Following the kidnapping of Emperor Erwin Josef by [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzani]]-supported Lippstadt veterans in the summer of 798, Reuenthal expressed distaste at the idea proposed by Reinhard to use the [[Fezzan Corridor]] to attack the Alliance, where the young Kaiser's kidnappers found refuge and established a [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|"legitimate" Goldenbaum government-in-exile]]. Reuenthal did not trust the scheming Fezzani enough to use their formerly demilitarised space to attack the Alliance, although Reinhard ultimately decided that it was the main plan and that the risks were nonetheless preferable to "piling up corpses" in the Iserlohn Corridor, especially after Kempff's failure earlier that spring. ({{logh|026|035|037|041}})<br />
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When the Operation began Reuenthal initially commanded the forces that were sent to besiege Iserlohn and divert attention from the main thrust of the Imperial invasion. Reuenthal put up a battle against the defenders of Iserlohn for sometime, mainly limiting his efforts to "nuisance raids" after an initial offensive resulted in the Alliance [[Rosen Ritter]] infantry regiment getting aboard [[Tristan|Reuenthal's flagship]]. The Imperial high admiral fought in hand-to-hand combat against the Alliance commander [[Walter von Schönkopf]] until the two were interrupted by arriving troops. Meanwhile, a larger force under High Admiral Mittermeyer entered the Fezzan Corridor and occupied the planet itself. The fall of Fezzan came as a shock to the Alliance government, and the Empire successful made its way into Alliance space from the Corridor. At that point, Reuenthal allowed [[Yang Wen-li]]'s [[Yang Fleet|Iserlohn Garrison Fleet]] to evacuate Iserlohn, becoming known for [[Ninth Battle of Iserlohn|capturing]] the fortress. ({{logh|043|044|046}})<br />
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Following that, Reuenthal arrived in Alliance space to meet up with the main Imperial force, leaving [[Cornelius Lutz]] behind as Iserlohn commander. Failing to track down Yang's remaining force and eliminate it, the Imperial command decided to lure them out into an open battle an annihilate them. As part of this strategy, the Reuenthal Fleet and most of the others were deployed to occupy other sectors, leaving Reinhard alone for Yang to be lured out. However, the [[Battle of Vermilion]] did not proceed exactly as planed, and Reuenthal was convinced by Mittermeyer and Reinhard's aide, [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], to go straight to [[Heinessen]] and force the Alliance government to surrender and order Yang to stand down. Reuenthal initially noted what an opportunity it was, but decided to go along with Mittermeyer's plan, easing the tension around this proposal among all involved regarding the subject of Reuenthal's loyalty. That was why Mariendorf had gone to Mittermeyer rather than Reuenthal. The Alliance government quickly surrendered after some threats (Heinessen was undefended), which Reuenthal noted that they were "unexpectedly spineless." Yang was ordered to stand down, an order he obeyed. ({{logh|050|051|052|053}})<br />
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Shortly after that, Reuenthal was present with the other admirals at Reinhard's coronation as Kaiser. ({{logh|055}})<br />
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===Reinhard's reign===<br />
After Reinhard's coronation, Reuenthal was appointed as Chief of the High Command Office with the rank of Fleet Admiral, and would continue to hold this office during the next six months until shortly after the [[Second Alliance–Imperial War]], when he served as Reinhard's chief of staff aboard the ''[[Brünhild]]''. He ended up entering into a relationship with [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]], niece of the former Prime Minister [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], who initially tried to murder him for the death of Lichtenlade and the downfall of her family. Reuenthal then secretly harboured her in his house, only telling Mittermeyer. Although she at one point told him he should rebel against Kaiser Reinhard, Reuenthal told her he would because he was not capable enough. The woman eventually becomes pregnant with Reuenthal's child. When he humiliated [[Internal Security Department|secret police]] chief [[Heydrich Lang]] at a high-level meeting, Lang decided to get revenge by accusing Reuenthal of treason and looking for evidence of it. In the end he made a deal with the Fezzani leader who was in hiding since the Imperial invasion of [[Fezzan]], [[Adrian Rubinsky]], and was able to bring a treason case against Reuenthal to the Imperial justice minister [[Bruckdorf]]. This caused a disruption in the Fleet and many officers believed that it was an attack on Reuenthal by [[Paul von Oberstein]]. This result in a short investigation, and in the end, Kaiser Reinhard decided that Reuenthal was innocent due to his long allegiance to him, and appointed him to the post of Governor-General of the [[Neue Land|former Alliance worlds]], which after the [[Battle of the Corridor]] left Reuenthal in effective control of half the Imperial Fleet and civil administration over a large portion of the [[New Galactic Empire]]. ({{logh|058|064|067|071|075|076}})<br />
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===Insurrection===<br />
[[File:Reuenthal musing.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Reuenthal ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Late in {{d|800|uc}} a regicide attempt on Reinhard was made on the planet [[Uruvasi]] while he was en route to make a state visit to Heinessen. Rumours had been spread by Heydrich Lang that the visit was arranged by Reuenthal in order to make Reinhard vulnerable to capture, as the beginning of a rebellion. While this was not the case, the continuing adversarial relationship between Reuenthal and Oberstein made the former unwilling to approach Reinhard to explain how the attack had been made by soldiers supposed to be under his command. Rather than compromising his pride, Reuenthal decided that if he was going to be blamed for the treasonous attack then he would be a traitor in truth and broke from the Imperial Government, claiming that Oberstein and Lang were usurping power from Reinhard. Thus, his friend Mittermeyer was ordered by the Kaiser to lead a fleet in restoring order to the Neue Land, against Reuenthal. Although he was emotionally torn over this issue, Mittermeyer follows orders, attempting to reason with his friend to stop what he is doing. Meanwhile, on Heinessen, Reuenthal secured the cooperation of admirals [[Alfred Grillparzer]] and [[Bruno von Knappstein]] in the coming revolt. Although Reuenthal also sent [[Murai]] to the republicans at Iserlohn Fortress offering them the Alliance territory in exchange for them not letting the Empire use the Corridor to launch a two-front attack against him, they refused. ({{logh|092|093|094|095}})<br />
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In a clash of fleets, Reuenthal's forces were unable to attain victory over the combined Imperial fleet, and he ultimately ordered a retreat to Heinessen after a week of battle. Bruno von Knappstein was killed in combat and his fleet was destroyed, while the one under [[Alfred Grillparzer]] betrayed Reuenthal prior to a second engagement with Mittermeyer's forces, damaging Reuenthal's flagship ''[[Tristan]]'', leading to him being impaled by a shard of metal. He declined surgery in order to remain in command and was able to maintain an organised withdrawal of many of his units in the face of Mittermeyer's swift advance. Other portions of his fleet surrendered or were destroyed covering his retreat. When he returned to the administrative centre of the Neue Land, only about 10% of his fleet remained intact. ({{logh|096|097}})<br />
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Returning to Heinessen with the awareness that his injuries were fatal, Reuenthal placed his affairs in order, handing the administration of his civil duties to subordinates who had not followed him in his uprising and taking the time to execute [[Job Trunicht]]. He was unexpectedly visited by Kohlrausch who he instructed to give their son to his friend Mittermeyer before offering her the chance to kill him rather than simply to watch him die, although she departed rather than taking either option. Although he tried to live long enough for Mittermeyer to arrive for a final farewell, Oskar von Reuenthal passed away on 16 December while dictating a letter. ({{logh|098}})<br />
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Around the same time the battle was taking place, an investigation by [[Ernest Mecklinger]] reveals that Grillparzer—who had earlier investigated the Uruvasi incident—concealed evidence of [[Terraism|Terraist cult]] involvement in the regicide attempt on Reinhard, and ordered Grillparzer's arrest. Heydrich Lang also confessed to his dealings with Adrian Rubinsky to [[Ulrich Kesler]]'s Military Police, and his part to incite this whole affair with Reuenthal in order to weaken the Kaiser's power. Lang, and quite likely Grillparzer as well, were executed for treason. ({{logh|097|098}})<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
[[File:Reuenthal in storm.jpg|thumb|200px|Reuenthal on the night of his pledging of loyalty to Reinhard ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
Reuenthal was born with heterochromia, a condition that left his left eye blue, and right eye brown. Both of Reuenthal's parents shared blue eyes, so this was observed as proof of his mother's adultery: because of this Reuenthal's mother attempted to murder him when he was still just an infant. Caught in the act, his mother then took her own life. His father blamed Reuenthal for the loss of his wife and took to drinking and treating Reuenthal with heavy disdain. This trauma led Reuenthal to avoid the idea of settling down, or having any children.<br />
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Despite his loyalty to Reinhard, Reuenthal sometimes harbours thoughts of seizing even more power for himself, thoughts which eventually lead to his downfall.<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Oskar von Reuental''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"Regardless of the colour of eyes or skin the colour of blood is the same for everyone,isn't it?"<br />
#"I don't think 'screaming in pain in place of his superior' is among an adjutant's duties."<br />
#"....For humans, there is an appropriate life, as well as an appropriate death."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full-Reuenthal Full-Reuenthal] is a municipality in Switzerland. ''Reuen'' also means "regret" in German, which could be a possible allusion to Reuenthal's own tragic life.<br />
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====Tristan connection====<br />
The name of Reuenthal's flagship, the [[Tristan]], is a reference to the character of the same name from the tale of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde Tristan and Isolde]. It is interesting to note that the stories of Tristan and Reuenthal, although not exactly alike, have numerous similarities that would seem to suggest an intentional connection between the two:<br />
*Both characters fall in love with a resentful woman whose loved one(s) they have been responsible for killing — in Tristan's case, he has killed Isolde's fiancé; whilst in Reuenthal's case he was responsible for the arrest and likely killing of [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch|Elfriede]]'s great-uncle, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], and his family. <br />
*Both characters betray their benefactor — in Tristan's case, King Marke; and in Reuenthal's case, Kaiser [[Reinhard von Lohengramm|Reinhard]].<br />
*Both characters are forced to fight a dear and loyal friend — in Tristan's case, Melot; and in Reuenthal's case, [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]].<br />
*Both characters are mortally wounded in said fight.<br />
*Both characters are returned to their 'castle' by a subordinate after being wounded.<br />
*Both characters are visited by the woman they love just before they die.<br />
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===Apocrypha===<br />
====Stage====<br />
[[File:Reuenthal_on_stage.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Played by [[Higashiyama Yoshihisa]]]]<br />
Reuenthal is played by [[Higashiyama Yoshihisa]] in the 2011 [[Legend of Galactic Heroes on stage|stage adaptation]] of LOGH.<br />
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| caption-top = Kaiser '''Reinhard''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Fleet_admiral|Supreme Fleet Admiral]]<br />
| flagship = ''[[Brünhild]]''<br />''[[Tannhäuser]]'' (former)<br />
| occupation = Kaiser of the Galactic Empire<br />
| status = Deceased (natural causes)<br />
| born = {{d|776|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|801|uc}}<br />
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'''Reinhard von Lohengramm''' (Japanese: '''ラインハルト・フォン・ローエングラム'''), born '''Reinhard von Müsel''', was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] military and political leader who rose to prominence during the [[Alliance–Imperial War]], overthrowing the ruling [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and establishing himself as the new Kaiser. A genius in war and politics, he rose to the highest ranks of the [[Imperial Armed Forces|Imperial Fleet]] at a young age and eventually usurped the power of the traditional [[nobility]] during the [[Imperial Civil War]]. Upon becoming the ''de facto'' dictator of the Empire, he instituted numerous political, legal, economic, and social reforms to abolish the old feudalistic system that had existed under the Goldenbaums and created a [[New Galactic Empire|new state]], which was described by [[Yang Wen-li]] as having been "Not by the people, but for the people." Shortly after his [[Operation Ragnarök|conquest]] of the [[Free Planets Alliance]], he deposed the [[Catherine von Goldenbaum|last Goldenbaum sovereign]], who was essentially powerless, from the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.<br />
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He died on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}, at the age of 25, after having become arguably the most influential leader in human history and having unified humanity under the rule of one government.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
[[File:Reinhardchildhood.PNG|190px|thumb|left|Young Reinhard ({{d|786|uc}})]]<br />
Born on 14 March {{d|776|uc}} to the poor aristocratic von Müsel family, Reinhard spent most of his childhood living with his father, [[Sebastian von Müsel|Sebastian]], and sister, [[Annerose von Grünewald|Annerose]], in a middle-class, suburban neighbourhood. Because Reinhard's mother, [[Caribelle von Müsel|Caribelle]], died in a car accident when he was very young, Reinhard grew very attached to his older sister. The von Müsel family held the noble rank of ''Reichsritter'' (Imperial Knight) therefore barely qualifying as a noble. As a child, Reinhard met the man whom he would later declare another part of himself: [[Siegfried Kircheis]]. The young Reinhard felt the name "Siegfried" was too common, and insisted on calling Siegfried by his surname, Kircheis. He would retain his habit of using Kircheis' surname, despite their close relationship, for the rest of his life. In many ways, Reinhard's life was defined by the strong relationships he formed with his sister and friend in those happy days. ({{logh|004}}, {{gw}})<br />
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Unfortunately, those days were not to last and Reinhard was rudely exposed to the true nature of the [[Galactic Empire]]'s class system in {{d|786|uc}}. One day, a [[Nobility|high nobleman]] happened to see Reinhard's sister Annerose in the street, and took notice of her. Shortly thereafter, rumours of her exceptional beauty reached the Imperial Court. It was then decided that she would be brought to the [[Neue Sanssouci|Imperial Palace]] to serve as an imperial consort to the emperor—Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]]. Reinhard's father accepted a large sum of money as a dowry in exchange for effectively selling his daughter into a life of sexual servitude. He chose to accept the money, because he reasoned that even if he refused the payment Annerose would be taken away regardless. Already weak to alcohol since the death of his wife, Sebastian retreated further into the bottle after Annerose was taken. Reflecting on Sebastian's life after his death, Kircheis thought perhaps he was never able to forgive himself for failing to protect his daughter. ({{dmsn|03}})<br />
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When Reinhard realised what his father had done, he was enraged. He angrily swore to destroy the corrupt, capricious Goldenbaum Dynasty and rescue his sister from the clutches of Kaiser Friedrich IV. Together, he and Kircheis promised to defeat every enemy and win every battle in pursuit of that goal. [[Julian Mintz]] would later note that Annerose served as the catalyst that resulted in the great change of history that Reinhard accomplished. Shortly after his sister was taken, Reinhard joined military school to become an officer, as he considered it the fastest way to advance in their class-based society, getting Kircheis to go along with him. ({{logh|004|110}}, {{swv|01}})<br />
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==Early military career==<br />
===Kapche-Lanka===<br />
[[File:Reinhard_and_tank_fire.jpg|210px|thumb|Reinhard in Kapche-Lanka ({{d|791|uc}})]]<br />
Reinhard graduated from the [[Imperial Officer Academy]] on [[Odin]] at the top of his class, and though he was much resented by his upperclassmen, all of his peers and underclassmen respected and admired him. Immediately after graduating, Reinhard and Kircheis, as young junior officers, were assigned to an Imperial facility on the frozen world of [[Kapche-Lanka]], located within the [[Iserlohn Corridor]] on the front line of the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. It was a minor world that had some natural resources, but was not of much significance, with combat there going on mainly due to the fact that neither the Empire nor the Alliance wanted the other side to take control of it. Reinhard viewed it as an example of the incompetence of the leadership on both sides. He earned the ire of the commanding officer, {{rank|imperial|Captain}} [[Herder]], after getting into a fight with some lower ranking servicemen that were abusing a civilian woman. However, Reinhard's situation would become more perilous when Marquise [[Sussanna von Beenemünde]], a concubine of Kaiser Friedrich who despised his sister's status at court, secretly hired the captain to assassinate Reinhard. He and Kircheis are thus sent on what is ostensibly a recon mission into the frozen wastes of Kapche-Lanka, but with an ill-equipped [[Panzer IV|tank]]. ({{swv|01|02}})<br />
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They inevitably run low on fuel and decide to attack an [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] tank patrol that they stumble across to obtain more supplies. After successfully ambushing them, the pair gained not only more fuel but information on an upcoming Alliance attack on the Imperial base. Meanwhile, Reinhard correctly assumes that Captain Herder will send a subordinate to check on whether or not they are still alive, and lays a trap for him. When {{rank|imperial|Lieutenant}} [[Fugenberch]] arrives and reveals what is really going on before intending to finish off Reinhard, Kircheis fires from the tank nearby and kills the lieutenant. Following his death, Reinhard and Kircheis returned to the base to find it is under attack by the Alliance already, at which point they use a code they obtained from the enemy tank they captured to shut down the Alliance's attacking tanks, allowing the Empire to counterattack. Subsequently, feigning ignorance of Captain Herder's plot against them, they take part in his assault on the Alliance base, and during that assault Herder attempts to murder Reinhard. However, they prepared for it and stopped him, though in the end Herder committed suicide. ({{swv|03|04}})<br />
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Unfortunately, both conspirators on Kapche-Lanka died, making any possible legal action against Marquise von Beenemünde impossible. Following his victories, Reinhard was promoted to Sub-lieutenant and transferred to the space fleet. ({{swv|04}})<br />
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===''Hameln II''===<br />
[[File:Kircheis Reinhard Bertram.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Reinhard and Kircheis confronting Bertram ({{d|791|uc}})]]<br />
Following the events on Kapche-Lanka, in August of {{d|791|uc}}, Reinhard was assigned as Chief Navigator aboard the destroyer ''[[Hameln II]]''. Although the ship's captain is impressed with Reinhard's service record, the rest of the crew is less enthusiastic and sees him as a spoiled aristocratic brat who got promoted because of his sister's status with the Kaiser. However, while going outside the vessel on a space walk, an enlisted rating ended up getting disconnected from the ship and flying out into space, before Reinhard rescued him. This earned the young officer respect from the enlisted crew of the ''Hameln II''. Later during a routine patrol outside of Iserlohn, their squadron is attacked and Reinhard temporarily takes command of the vessel when the captain is severely injured and the first officer, Lieutenant [[Hartmann Bertram]], happens to not be on the bridge. Reinhard led the destroyer away from the rest of their squadron, which fled from the Alliance vessels that were waiting to ambush them in a nearby asteroid field. Instead he flew into the asteroid field, predicting the Alliance ships wouldn't follow them and instead hunt for the fleeing squadron. Bertram returned and later demanded he pass command authority back to him and return to the normal course, but Reinhard's prediction is confirmed when the rest of their squadron is destroyed. ({{mut|01|02}})<br />
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Bertram orders the detainment of Reinhard on the grounds of mutiny, which Kircheis (the Security Officer) carries out. As they hide in the asteroid field from the patrolling Alliance ships, Bertram decided to self-destruct the ship as he believed there is not way of escape. He ignored fellow crewman [[Schmidt]]'s proposal to use the energy dispensed by a solar eruption from a nearby star to propel their ship away from the Alliance squadron in the area. Kircheis became aware of both the proposal and Bertram's plan to self-destruct, and decided to free Reinhard with the help of some enlisted men. Together they took control of the bridge but were confronted by Bertram, who shot an enlisted crewman defending Reinhard. The situation would have escalated if not for the arrival of {{rank|imperial|lieutenant commander}} [[Adenauer]], their captain, who repeats his order giving Reinhard command authority. They proceeded with the plan to get away using the eruption from the nearby star, and despite some minor problems that resulted in Bertram's death after volunteering for a dangerous mission to atone for having shot a crewman, they are able to escape. ({{mut|03|04}})<br />
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After their return to Iserlohn, Reinhard was recommended by Adenauer for promotion to lieutenant. Given the choice between continuing on as the new executive officer and an assignment elsewhere, Reinhard opted for assignment elsewhere to broaden his experience. ({{Mut|04}})<br />
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===Military administration===<br />
[[File:Reinhard and opponent.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard during his duel on behalf of Viscountess Schaffhausen ({{d|792|uc}})]]<br />
While working a desk job at the investigative department of the [[Ministry of War|Ministry of Military Affairs]] on Odin, Reinhard discovered several instances of corruption among base commanders on the front line. The amounts of supplies ordered and those received by the front line units do not correlate, and Reinhard deduces that certain officers were siphoning off military supplies to sell on the black market. He and Kircheis gathered evidence and reported to their superiors, but were told that nothing could be done: a certain amount of corruption was accepted as a "necessary evil" and they were essentially ordered to drop the matter. This further solidified Reinhard's opinion that the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] was too corrupt to be allowed to continue. ({{duel|01}})<br />
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However, the posting at the [[Imperial Capital]] meant that he was able to meet with his sister Annerose. During one such occasion, he found out about the dispute between one of her sister's few allies at the Imperial court, Viscountess [[Dorothea von Schaffhausen]], and Count [[Herxheimer]], relative of one of the most influential high nobles of the Empire: Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]], over territorial mining rights. Herxheimer knew he had no chance of winning the case against her in a court of law and challenged her to a duel, using his reputation to ensure that no professional duelist would work for the Schaffhausen family. When Reinhard heard of this, he offered to take the place of her duelist, despite having no experience in that arena. News of the "blond brat" choosing to participate in this high-level duel spread quickly throughout the upper echelons of Imperial society and soon the event became a spectacle. Reinhard learned to use the antique flintlock pistols traditionally wielded by duelists, initially struggling before happening to run into a young lieutenant commander, [[Cornelius Lutz]], who trained him in its use. Unbeknownst to Reinhard, Marquise von Beenemüde (having failed to get Reinhard killed on Kapche-Lanka) hired an assassin to take the place of Count Herxheimer's [[Goldschmidt|duelist]], in order to kill Reinhard during the duel. ({{duel|01|02}})<br />
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The duel was held on a property owned by Marquis Littenheim, who supported the Count, and was viewed by a large audience of nobles. Both the assassin and Reinhard missed each other in the first round because the latter duelist chose to leap to the side. In the second round, both of them wounded each other, in the assassin's right shoulder and Reinhard's left arm. The third round was a sword match, at the request of the assassin, who quickly proves himself to be the superior swordsman despite his injury, but before Reinhard could be defeated a group of [[Imperial Guard]]smen arrived at the arena on horseback, telling them that Kaiser Friedrich IV had ordered the duel to be suspended and had settled the dispute personally, splitting the proceeds of the mines equally between the two feuding families. The outcome pleased the Schaffhausen family while Herxheimer reluctantly accepted the Emperor's settlement. The assassin challenged Reinhard to another duel privately, and Reinhard, with assistance from Kircheis, is able to defeat him the second time, once again foiling Beenemüde's attempt to kill him. ({{duel|03|04}})<br />
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===''Hässliche Entlein''===<br />
[[File:Commander Reinhard.png|210px|thumb|left|Commander Reinhard at Iserlohn ({{d|792|uc}})]]<br />
Later in {{d|792|uc}}, Reinhard was transferred to [[Iserlohn Fortress]] on the front line, being given command of the [[Imperial destroyer (788 UC era)|destroyer]] ''[[Ermland II]]''. He spent part of his time there under investigation by a lieutenant commander named [[Gregor von Krumbach]], who was sent to Iserlohn to investigate the death of Captain Herder back on Kapche-Lanka. Secretly, however, he was sent there with the goal of killing Reinhard, one behalf of Marquise von Beenemüde. Krumbach was unable to find an opportunity to do so when an Alliance expeditionary fleet [[Fifth Battle of Iserlohn|attacked]] the fortress, at which point he joined Reinhard and Kircheis aboard the ''Ermland II''. During the battle ''Ermland II'' destroyed an [[Alliance cruiser (788 UC era)|Alliance cruiser]], and for that he was later promoted to {{rank|imperial|commander|lc}}. After the battle Reinhard and Kircheis confronted Krumbach, killing him. ({{gw}})<br />
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In December of the same year, Commander von Müsel took command of the [[Imperial cruiser (788 UC era)|Imperial cruiser]] ''[[Hässliche Entlein]]'' ("Ugly Duckling"). It was here that he encountered [[August Samuel Wahlen]] who was his executive officer. As the captain of a cruiser, Reinhard drilled his crew frequently while they were not in battle, keeping the ship at combat readiness and the highest levels of efficiency. Around that time, he was chosen, along with the crew of his ship, for a special mission behind enemy lines by Imperial military intelligence. It was to intercept Count Herxheimer and prevent him from defecting to the Free Planets Alliance with the stolen directional [[Seffle particle|Seffle particles]] prototype. Due to the secrecy of the mission, they could expect no support from other Imperial units and to be operating in enemy territory. Reinhard accepted the operation, being joined by a representative of intelligence, Lieutenant Commander [[Bendling]]. ({{ret|01}})<br />
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[[File:Hassliche entlein bow.png|thumb|210px|Reinhard's second command, ''Hässliche Entlein'' ({{d|792|uc}})]]<br />
After organizing a skirmish between Imperial and Alliance border patrol ships in the Iserlohn Corridor to distract them, ''Hässliche Entlein'' was able to pass into the Alliance side of the Corridor undetected. The cruiser then skirted the edge of Alliance space in an uneventful southward journey to [[Fezzan Corridor]], where it caught Count Herxheimer's vessel and boarded it. In the process, they received valuable intelligence from {{rank|imperial|sub-lieutenant}} [[Neidhart Müller]], then the military attaché at the [[Galactic Empire High Commissioner's office|Imperial diplomatic mission]] on [[Fezzan]]. He and most of his family were killed in a decompression accident aboard the ship, except for [[Margareta von Herxheimer|his daughter]], who was taken aboard ''Hässliche Entlein''. Along with the Count's ship and the prototype generator aboard it—which they could not bring onto their own vessel as it was digitally locked onto his ship—the cruiser then evaded an Alliance patrol squadron while en route back to the Empire. They were able to use the generator to a limited extent, and even in that state it was enough to destroy the pursuing Alliance squadron. After that, Kircheis proposed that they make a deal to get the unlock code to the generator from the Count's daughter in exchange for her being able to defect to the Free Planets Alliance, to which she agreed. ({{ret|02|03}})<br />
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However, not only did the unlock code give access to the Seffle particle generator, but to secret information surrounding Count Herxheimer's attempted defection. The Count had learned that Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]]'s daughter had inherited a genetic disease from her mother, meaning that Marquis Littenheim's daughter did as well, considering that their wives were sisters. That made them both ineligible claimants for the Imperial throne by the [[Inferior Genes Exclusion Act]]. Thus Littenheim tried to have him killed to suppress knowledge of that fact, prompting his defection. Reinhard and Kircheis were the only others, besides intelligence officer Bendling (who chose to defect to the Alliance with the Count's daughter), who were aware of the information. A short while later, ''Hässliche Entlein'' was able to return to Iserlohn Fortress after using the Seffle particle generator to break through an Alliance blockade and receiving supplies from supply ships led by [[Ernst von Eisenach]]. ({{ret|04}})<br />
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===Imperial Military Police===<br />
[[File:Steger denouncing.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Reinhard confronting the military school principal ({{d|793|uc}})]]<br />
Following the success of their operation, Reinhard received a promotion and transfer from the ''Hässliche Entlein'' back to Odin, where he visited his alma mater, the War Academy. As a seventeen-year old {{rank|imperial|captain|lc}}, he naturally was respected and admired by most of the cadets. After observing the school for a day Reinhard and Kircheis received their new assignment in the [[Imperial Military Police]]. Reinhard was annoyed by this as it would not give him the opportunity to distinguish himself and get a promotion, to which Kircheis reminded him it would be valuable to know how the MPs worked and that out of the Goldenbaum Dynasty's institutions, the Military Police was one that needed reform the most. It was during this time that Reinhard first learned of [[Ulrich Kesler]], a Fleet officer who transferred to the Military Police as an observer, and his efforts to try to keep the MPs from severely punishing a woman for ''lèse-majesté'', only for all of his work to have ultimately been in vain. It again incited Reinhard to go on a rant about the degenerate state of the Empire before he was interrupted by a call from the chief of police to receive his new orders: go back to the school to investigate a murder that took place the night before. ({{dmsn|01}})<br />
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A cadet named [[Karl von Reifeisen]] had been found murdered. Reinhard and Kircheis then investigated the matter, briefly interrupted by the death of his father Sebastian von Müsel. A second murder was later committed, of cadet [[Johann Gottholp von Bertz]]. Although Kircheis noted that Reinhard did not have to become an expert in everything, the two were able to solve the case, despite Reinhard's initial lack of interest in the assignment. In the process of the investigation they discovered that Reifeisen's death was an accident, but the school principal [[Gerhard von Steger]], the first to find his body, attempted to make it look like a murder both to prevent any accusations of negligence on his part, and to assist his grandson, who was third in the class. Bertz was the second in their class, and Steger killed him to remove an obstacle and to implicate [[Moritz von Haase]], at the top of the class, as the killer. Reinhard and Kircheis confronted Steger and explained the results of their investigation to him, taking him into custody shortly afterwards. Haase, who they discovered was color-blind and lied about this defect to get into military school, was also taken away, against Reinhard's wishes, who again saw it as an example of the folly of Kaiser [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum|Rudolf the Great]]'s policies; since this cadet with a genetic problem had been at the top of his class in military school. ({{dmsn|02|03|04}})<br />
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===Fleet command===<br />
[[File:Tannhaeuser in Van-Fleet.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard aboard the bridge of ''[[Tannhäuser]]'' near Van-Fleet ({{d|794|uc}})]]<br />
Having been promoted to {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}}, the eighteen-year old Reinhard commanded a small squadron of the elderly {{rank|imperial|Vice Admiral}} [[Richard von Grimmelshausen]]'s [[Grimmelshausen Fleet|fleet]] at the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]] in March {{d|794|uc}}. The battle was viewed by Reinhard as completely useless and strategically insignificant, and initially Reinhard's squadron was placed in reserve along with the rest of the Grimmelshausen Fleet, much to the young commodore's frustration. The Imperial commander-in-chief, [[Gregor von Mückenberger]], saw the old admiral as a liability and sent his force to the fourth planet orbiting [[Van-Fleet (star)|Van-Fleet]], Van Fleet 4-2. Unbeknownst to the Imperials, an Alliance rear support supply base had been constructed on the planet. Reinhard voiced this possibility to Grimmelshausen and offered to lead the recon team on the ground, but Commodore [[Hermann von Lüneburg]]—an officer who specialized in ground warfare—asked to take command. The entire fleet proceeds to land on the surface, with Reinhard remaining aboard his flagship initially before taking part in an assault on the Alliance facility as the vice commander, below Lüneburg. This frustrates him as well, both because they are the same rank and the man's condescending attitude. It was the beginning of the rivalry between the two. ({{hbshbl|01|02|04}})<br />
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Over the course of the battle, Reinhard and Kircheis entered the Alliance base with Imperial forces and personally captured the base commander, {{rank|fpa|Vice Admiral}} [[Sinclair Cerebrese]]. As a result, Reinhard and Lüneburg were both promoted to {{rank|imperial|rear admiral|lc}} while Grimmelshausen was made a full {{rank|imperial|admiral|lc}}. Back on Odin after the engagement, the young flag officer had Kircheis check Lüneburg's background, and also visited Annerose once again, where he complained about Kircheis being refused a promotion. This changed soon after when Admiral Grimmelshausen recommended Reinhard's redheaded friend for a promotion. Not long after that Reinhard and Kircheis heard about a rumor spreading through the Imperial court which stated that Kaiser Friedrich IV planned to bestow upon Reinhard a new title, the Countship of Lohengramm, on his twentieth birthday. Reinhard uncharacteristically reacted positively to the suggestion. Reinhard later visited a party hosted by Grimmelshausen that celebrated his promotion to admiral, which included among its guest list, Lüneburg, with whom he nearly got into a fistfight with after Luneburg accused Reinhard of impropriety with his wife. ({{hbshbl|06|07|08}})<br />
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[[File:Friedrich IV and Grimmelshausen.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Kaiser Friedrich and Grimmelshausen discuss awarding Reinhard a countship ({{d|794|uc}})]]<br />
Later in the year both officers returned to the front lines for the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]]. In the early part of the campaign Reinhard amassed several victories during the initial skirmishes ahead of the Alliance main fleet's arrival for the assault on Iserlohn, but received little attention from his superiors. The [[Free Planets Star Fleet]], however, became aware that there was a capable Imperial fleet commander at work who had handed them several stinging defeats and made attempts to entrap him using a plan developed by Yang. Outnumbered ten to one, Reinhard lost a third of his fleet breaking out of the trap. Later the Alliance completed its full deployment and began the Sixth Battle of Iserlohn proper. During the main engagement Reinhard's fleet was held in reserve. When [[Iserlohn Fortress]] was under dangerous bombardment by Alliance missile ships he launched an attack without orders, driving them away. He then seized the initiative and struck the Alliance flank, forcing them to counterattack on a narrow front where their numbers could not overwhelm his much smaller force. Rushing to join the battle, other Imperial fleets blocked the fire of Thor's Hammer and the battle became a melee (as Reinhard had predicted). ({{hbshbl|10|11}})<br />
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Reinhard's rival Lüneburg was killed leading a boarding action during this phase of the fighting. Meanwhile, while his squadron was being resupplied in Iserlohn Fortress, Reinhard met with Ulrich Kesler, who explained that Grimmelshausen sent him his memoirs which included information he had learned from various [[Nobility|high nobles]] over the years, including incriminating, secretive information. However, Reinhard declined and asked Kesler to keep the Grimmelshausen's book with the information, to be made public when the nobility of the Empire "are no longer in power." The blond rear admiral did not want to resort to blackmail to further his career. Meanwhile, back on the battlefield, Reinhard proposed to Mückenberger a plan to end the stalemate: to block the other end of the Iserlohn Corridor, which would make them break off the attack or be trapped and destroyed. Reinhard was appointed to command this force and the Alliance Star Fleet took the bait, following him and trying to withdraw from Iserlohn. The disengage Imperial Fleet then retreated as well, allowing the [[Thor Hammer]] superlaser to be used against the retreating Alliance ships to a decisive effect. ({{hbshbl|11|12}})<br />
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===The Third Battle of Tiamat===<br />
[[File:Reinhard pinpoint attack in Tiamat.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard's concentrated fire that won at Tiamat ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of Kaiser Friedrich's ascension to the throne (a rare feat in the Goldenbaum Dynasty) in December {{d|794|uc}}, the Galactic Empire announces a large new offensive against the Alliance, partly to distract the Imperial people from his lack of domestic accomplishments. This information is reported to the Alliance government via [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzan]] and soon several fleets are deployed to meet this threat. The two sides engaged each other in the historically known [[Tiamat Starzone]] in February {{d|795|uc}}. Reinhard's formation was initially kept in reserve as the battle began, by order of [[Gregor von Mückenberger]]. However, the young vice admiral had the opportunity to play a key role when [[Willem Holland]]'s [[11th Fleet]] charged directly into the Imperial formation, ahead of the other Alliance fleets. Chaos ensued, and Reinhard moved his fleet back, which encouraged Holland to think that the Imperial line was breaking. Orders from Vice Admiral [[Alexander Bucock]] of the [[5th Fleet]] to withdraw were ignored by Holland, who pressed the attack. However, the main Imperial body under Mückenberger's command eventually was able to disentangle itself from Holland's 11th Fleet, who by then had megalomaniac visions of invading the Empire himself from there. That gave Reinhard the opportunity to have his fleet launch a concentrated artillery attack at one point in the enemy formation, the center. The 11th Fleet flagship ''[[Epimetheus]]'' was instantly destroyed, Holland being killed instantly. Another barrage three minutes later broke the remaining 11th Fleet ships into a full retreat. ({{tbt|01}})<br />
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The retreat of the 11th Fleet was covered by their comrades in the 5th and [[10th Fleet]]s, however, preventing an effective Imperial pursuit and prompting Reinhard to admire the abilities of the 5th and 10th Fleet commanders. The Empire then withdrew, having achieved a propaganda victory by practically annihilating the Alliance's 11th Fleet. Some dismissed his artillery attack that decided the battle as just luck, but the fact remained that Reinhard's action was decisive in the victory. Thus his promotion to admiral was assured. ({{tbt|02}})<br />
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==Later military career==<br />
===The Battle of Legnica===<br />
[[File:Brunhild crest ONW (BD).jpg|thumb|210px|left|Future Imperial Supreme Flagship ''Brünhild'' ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
With the victory at the Third Battle of Tiamat, Reinhard was promoted to the Admiralty—becoming the youngest full admiral in the Galactic Empire. As an admiral, Reinhard was given command of a [[Lohengramm Fleet|fleet]] and his own, a one-of-a-kind warship, the ''[[Brünhild]]''—the bloodthirsty maiden. It was an experimental battleship, the only one of its class, constructed with advanced technologies that ignored to mass production costs. Among its various upgrades was advanced command and control equipment that allowed Reinhard to direct massive fleets of warships. The vessel did not have to wait long to see its first action, as Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Müsel was ordered to command his expeditionary fleet to Iserlohn. ({{tbt|2}}; {{ffc|1r|full}})<br />
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Upon arrival to the fortress, Reinhard von Müsel's expeditionary fleet was ordered to intercept an Alliance fleet that had approached the area in further in the Corridor by the commander-in-chief, Fleet Admiral Mückenberger. The recently arrived Imperial reinforcements were exhausted from the long journey to Iserlohn: the order to attack was a transparent attempt to get Reinhard killed: many of the nobility were jealous of Reinhard's favour with the Kaiser, believing he had been granted a command at such a young age solely because of his sister's influence. Reinhard encountered the Alliance fleet into the atmosphere of the planet [[Legnica]], a gas giant in the Tiamat Starzone. In the upper layers of the atmosphere, the ships of both fleets were forced to fight at extremely close-ranges, as sensors and communications were virtually non-functional. Reinhard ordered his fleet to engage the enemy in close combat for several minutes, having each ship fire all of its cannons as frequently as possible. This rapidly energized the upper layer of Legnica's atmosphere, creating a massive wind storm that propelled a great deal of the hydrogen and helium in the atmosphere upward. Reinhard then had his fleet rise up out of the atmosphere, where he then fired a single nuclear missile from the ''Brünhild'' to Legnica's core. When the nuclear warhead detonated, it ignited the atmosphere: the Alliance fleet took heavy damage in the ensuing firestorm. ({{mciss}})<br />
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Though Reinhard von Müsel had managed to inflict heavy losses on the Alliance fleet with only token losses to his own forces, he was not given proper credit for his victory, as the weather conditions were assumed by his superiors to have been a natural phenomenon and his victory attributed to luck. This further strengthened the perception that Reinhard was an incompetent commander who had only achieved his rank by "hiding under his sister's skirts", further encouraging contempt for him on behalf of the high nobles. ({{mciss}})<br />
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===The Fourth Battle of Tiamat===<br />
[[File:Kircheis Reinhard Mecklinger.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard, Kircheis, and chief of staff [[Ernest Mecklinger]] ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
The Free Planets Alliance chose to continue with their plans to assault Iserlohn Fortress despite their defeat at Legnica. The Imperial fleets stationed at Iserlohn, under the command of Gregor von Mückenberger, sailed forth to meet the Alliance fleet head on: Reinhard von Müsel's fleet was positioned at the left wing of the formation. Determined to be rid of the "Admiral of the Skirts" once and for all, Mückenberger ordered Reinhard's formation to advance on the Alliance fleets alone as a diversionary measure: the rest of the Imperial Fleet would maintain is position, meaning Reinhard's smaller force would be annihilated by the vastly more numerous Alliance ships. Reinhard complied with the order but staked his survival on a complete gamble. He advanced his fleet toward the enemy formation alone, but rather than open fire on them once he was in range, however, Reinhard had his entire fleet turn ninety degrees to the right. The blond admiral's fleet then slowly moved in front of the Alliance fleet, utterly exposed. Unable to comprehend why an enemy intentionally made itself so vulnerable, the Alliance fleet commanders refused to attack Reinhard's forces, believing his maneuver to be some sort of elaborate trick. Their inaction allowed Reinhard to position his forces along the left flank of the Alliance formation. ({{mciss}})<br />
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By the time they realized their error, the main Imperial Fleet had entered combat range, forcing the Alliance invasion force to deal with the main Imperial force, ignoring Reinhard's detachment. The Imperial fleet was roughly equal in size to the Alliance fleet, turning the battle into a violent brawl. Understanding he had been outsmarted by the young admiral, Mückenberger refused to ask Reinhard's fleet to attack: Mückenberger believed that he was similarly petty, and would not move to aid the besieged Imperial forces unless ordered to do so. Reinhard, however, realized that the gratitude of the thousands of soldiers whose lives he could save by attacking the Alliance flank far outweighed the ire he would earn from embarrassing Mückenberger. He ordered his fleet to attack, and in moments the Alliance forces were facing a rout. ({{mciss}})<br />
[[File:Yang under Brunhild 2.jpg|''Ulysses'' takes ''Brünhild'' hostage ({{d|795|uc}})|thumb|left|210px]]<br />
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At this point, the Alliance forces decided they had no choice but to retreat. They were determined to launch a diversionary attack directly against Iserlohn Fortress, to draw off the bulk of the Imperial fleet and buy enough time for them to escape. {{rank|fpa|Commodore}} [[Yang Wen-li]] volunteered to lead the diversionary attack: he took a single battleship, the ''[[Ulysses]]'', with a skeleton crew along with 4 unmanned cruisers straight for Iserlohn. Using sensor decoys, Yang Wen-li was able to fool the Imperial Fleet into thinking he was leading a fleet of several thousand warships toward the undefended fortress. Mückenberger immediately ordered the fleet to go back to Iserlohn, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the Alliance began to retreat while inflicting additional losses upon the Imperial commander's main force. Fortunately, Reinhard immediately realized the Alliance fleet was a decoy operation, and managed to reveal this fact to Mückenberger. This prompted the Fleet Admiral to resume the attack on the Alliance forces, preventing them from retreating. Determined to save the lives of his fellow soldiers, Yang Wen-li then flew his battleship straight into the heart of the Imperial Fleet. There, he assumed a position immediately beneath the ''Brünhild'', effectively taking Reinhard von Müsel hostage. Reinhard ordered his forces to disregard his own safety and open fire on Yang Wen-li's ship, but they refused, with Captain [[Karl Robert Steinmetz]] saying that as the captain of the flagship he would not put it into unnecessary danger, a statement that Reinhard accepted. Mückenberger also did not fire, unwilling to risk the political damage of directly killing the brother of Kaiser Friedrich's favored concubine. Both the Imperial and Alliance fleets held fire on each other until they had passed, at which point Yang left the battlefield, monitored by Reinhard. ({{mciss}})<br />
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After the Fourth Battle of Tiamat, Reinhard was promoted to High Admiral, and firmly established a reputation for himself as a brilliant tactician because of his actions during the engagement. Furthermore, Reinhard went to lengths to learn the name of the Alliance officer who had managed to open up a path to safety for the retreating Alliance forces, while at the same time Yang Wen-li had sought out the name of the commander of the white ship. From this point on, the rivalry with Yang Wen-li would help to define Reinhard's life. ({{mciss}})<br />
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===Astarte and other developments===<br />
[[File:Conspiring.jpg|thumb|210px|The three military chiefs deciding on Reinhard's deployment ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
Having secured a reputation as a skilled military officer at Tiamat, Reinhard received a hero's welcome at the Imperial City on Odin, where he was promoted to {{rank|imperial|high admiral|lc}} and is formally granted the title of Count von Lohengramm by His Majesty the Kaiser. Although he did not expect to be deployed any time soon, the scheming of Duke Otto von Braunschweig, the most powerful aristocrat in the Empire, and other high nobles—who by that point had no choice but to acknowledge the young high admiral and despised him—resulted in the High Command Office deciding to send him back to the front. Not only that, but as he found out, most of his top officers in the [[Lohengramm Fleet]] (including chief of staff [[Ernest Mecklinger]], fleet commanders [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] and [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]], and even the ''Brünhild'''s captain Steinmetz) were to be temporarily replaced by other commanders that he had not worked with for this operation. Although Kircheis was unenthusiastic, Reinhard was glad and saw it as an opportunity to gain even more accolades for advancement. He was ordered to lead a fleet of 20,000 vessels to invade Alliance space. However, the details were leaked by Duke von Braunschweig via [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzani]] leader [[Adrian Rubinsky]] to the Alliance government, and they dispatched the [[2nd Fleet]], [[4th Fleet]], and [[6th Fleet]] to counter him. ({{onw}})<br />
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The fleet under Reinhard advanced towards the [[Astarte Starzone]]. The three Alliance fleets were divided and intended to attack the Imperial force from three sides, encircling the enemy formation in a repeat of the historical [[Battle of Dagon]], around 156 years earlier. Since the three different fleets, while greater in total number, were weaker than Reinhard's force on an individual level, he decided to speed up and annihilate each one of them individually before they could meet up. This resulted in the near-total destruction of the 4th and 6th Fleets before he attacked the 2nd Fleet, where the actions of Yang Wen-li, who took command upon Vice Admiral [[Paetta]] becoming injured, prevented it from suffering the same fate as its comrades. Nonetheless, the [[Battle of Astarte]] ended as an overwhelming Imperial victory despite the overall numerical inferiority of Reinhard's forces. Shortly after this victory he was promoted to rank of Fleet Admiral, an unprecedented achievement for someone of his age, and was made Vice Commander of the Imperial Space Fleet. In this position he commanded around a third of the fleets in the Empire, and after the fall of Iserlohn Fortress, he was put in charge of the war front on the Imperial side of the Iserlohn Corridor. Reinhard was also granted his own admiralty, and selected talented individuals he had encountered over his previous military service to staff his new command. These young commanders—commoners and lesser nobility—had previously been in low ranking positions, with their talents and initiative unrecognized and unappreciated by hierarchical and largely highborn senior officers. ({{logh|001|002|004|005|011}}, {{onw}})<br />
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Among his admiralty were most notably Wolfgang Mittermeyer and Oskar von Reuenthal, who were known to be particularly talented fleet commanders. Their history with Reinhard went back further than that, however. On 2 May {{d|795|uc}}, Reuenthal visited Reinhard and Kircheis, asking them for assistance to free his best friend Mittermeyer. He had executed a noble-born subordinate for a crime against a civilian, following martial law, but since Mittermeyer was a commoner he was then illegally detained by some high nobles and kept in prison. Reuenthal confirmed his views on the state of the Goldenbaum Dynasty and subsequently pledged fealty to Reinhard in exchange for helping free Mittermeyer from the high nobles, which they did. Afterwards both of the young commanders became loyal followers of Reinhard, at least initially. ({{logh|075}})<br />
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[[File:Reinhard 3.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Reinhard at Astarte ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
Shortly afterwards, Reinhard assigned his friend Kircheis (who was a rear admiral at the time) to lead the effort in suppressing the [[Castrop Rebellion]]. The Emperor had ordered the blond admiral to requisition [[Maximilian von Castrop]]'s wealth, stolen from the Imperial state, and to quell the noble's revolt. Reinhard made the decision to send Kircheis in his place so that he could gain his own accolades, to establish a reputation as a skilled tactician in his own right. The two developed a strategy to destroy Castrop's main defensive weapon, the [[Artemis Necklace]] (thought to be impregnable), which was to utilize a directional [[Seffle particle]] generator. The ploy worked, and upon the loss of the Necklace, Castrop's subordinates murdered him out of fear of Imperial reprisal. That way the "impregnable" planet was freed by Kircheis' work without the loss of a single life besides Castrop's, increasing his reputation as more than just Reinhard's shadow and joining the ranks of the vice admirals of the Lohengramm admiralty. Kircheis expressed disappointment to Reinhard at the death of the noble, to which Reinhard replied that he considered Kircheis to be a "good man." ({{logh|005}})<br />
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After the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]] (which occurred about five months after the victory at Astarte) and the loss of Iserlohn Fortress to the Alliance, the three Imperial Chiefs of Staff sought to resign from their positions: it was obvious that one of the vacancies would be given to Reinhard. Instead, when Kaiser Friedrich IV gave Reinhard the choice of any of the three vacant seats, Reinhard begged the Kaiser not to dismiss any of the Chiefs of Staff, urging him to be lenient: those responsible for the defeat had already been punished by their own actions. The minister of state and acting Imperial premier, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], agreed with Reinhard (taken aback by the young admiral's decision), and Friedrich IV determined not to punish anyone for the loss of the fortress. In return for Reinhard's unexpected intercession on their behalf the three Imperial Chiefs of Staff dropped any attempts to punish [[Paul von Oberstein]], a staff officer of the Iserlohn Stationed Fleet who had escaped the fall of the fortress, and whom Reinhard then took on as an advisor. Oberstein had proven himself to be capable in politics in a way that Reinhard and Kircheis were not, and was an ardent opponent of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. He, like Reuenthal and Mittermeyer, would prove to be an important player in the Lohengramm camp in the years to come. ({{logh|008}})<br />
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===Alliance invasion of the Empire===<br />
[[File:Konigs sun.jpg|210px|thumb|Ships of the Imperial [[Black Lancers]] at Amritsar ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
When Yang Wen-li captured Iserlohn Fortress, he hoped that the Free Planets Alliance, whose economy was in shambles after more than a century of continual warfare, would seek an equitable peace treaty. Instead, the ruling [[High Council]] of the Alliance, motivated by political gain, and some overly ambitious junior officers under [[Andrew Falk]] who sought personal advancement, saw an opportunity to strike into the heart of the Empire and to 'liberate' the people of the Galactic Empire from their oppressors. As Vice Commander of the Imperial Fleet, Fleet Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm was tasked with the [[Invasion of the Imperial Territory|defense of the Empire]] by Emperor Friedrich. At the counsel of his advisor, Paul von Oberstein, Reinhard pursued a "scorched earth" strategy. Rather than engage the invading Alliance fleets directly, he had Imperial warships remove all supplies from every world in the immediate path of the Alliance force, leaving the people to rely on the Alliance "liberators" to feed them. Because he knew the Alliance invasion hinged upon the idea of liberating the peasants from the Kaiser's rule, Reinhard correctly calculated that the Alliance occupation forces would need to feed the civilians—thus creating a strained and long line of supply from Iserlohn. Once this supply line was attacked and severed by Vice Admiral Siegfried Kircheis, the invading Alliance troops soon found themselves to be under-supplied and starving along with the Imperial civilians. The people of the occupied planets, though initially thankful for the liberation, soon turned on the occupying Alliance forces who had resorted to confiscating food from the civilians. ({{logh|012|013|014|015}})<br />
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As the scattered Alliance fleets, suffering from the lack of supplies and a drop in morale, reached the height of their fatigue, the Imperial Fleet launched its counteroffensive. Although many of their commanders realized there was no chance of winning, they attempted to make a stand, but ultimately suffered heavy losses before succumbing to Reinhard's stratagem. However, due to the speed and swiftness of these attacks, only three of the Alliance fleets were able to maintain combat capability (Yang's [[13th Fleet|13th]], Bucock's 5th, and [[Appleton]]'s [[8th Fleet|8th]]), the others all being destroyed, severely diminished, or having surrendered. Meanwhile, the commander-in-chief of the Alliance expeditionary force, Fleet Admiral [[Lassalle Lobos]], unwilling to relinquish his gains or admit defeat in the invasion, ordered all remaining forces to gather at the [[Amritsar Starzone]] in an attempt battle the combined Imperial Fleet directly ''en masse''. Reinhard was more than willing to oblige. At the [[Battle of Amritsar]], Reinhard personally led the obliteration of the Free Planets Alliance invasion force. After the loss of much of the 8th and 5th Fleets, the 13th Fleet and the surviving remnants of the others managed to withdraw due to Yang's tactics and cooperation with Bucock. Despite the Empire's ultimate victory, Reinhard was nonetheless frustrated with Yang being able to prevent him from achieving "total victory" over the remaining Alliance forces, taking out his anger on vice admiral [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] for a tactical blunder he made during the battle until Kircheis advised him to not make enemies of his subordinates. ({{logh|015}})<br />
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Following their disastrous defeat, the devastated Alliance forces withdrew to Iserlohn Fortress with Yang's 13th Fleet remaining the only combat capable formation out of those that had taken part in the invasion. The Alliance had lost around two-thirds of its military strength, over twenty million troops. However, any thought of celebration in the Empire was quickly muted by a surprising development: the death of the Emperor from a heart attack. ({{logh|015|016}})<br />
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===The Imperial Civil War===<br />
[[File:Erwin Josef II coronation.png|thumb|210px|left|Reinhard and Lichtenlade at the coronation of Erwin Josef ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
No sooner had the Free Planets Alliance been routed at Amritsar, did Reinhard learn that Kaiser Friedrich IV had died peacefully in his sleep, thus robbing Reinhard of his vengeance. There was no official heir-apparent since Crown Prince [[Ludwig]]'s death some years ago, thus it was inevitable that a struggle would occur over the throne between the Kaiser's immediate grandchildren: [[Elisabeth von Braunschweig]], [[Sabine von Littenheim]], and [[Erwin Josef II|Erwin Josef von Goldenbaum]]. The first two hailed from the two most powerful aristocratic families in the Empire, while Erwin Josef (five years old at the time) was the son of the deceased Crown Prince. Kaiser Friedrich's former minister of state and prime minister, Klaus von Lichtenlade, wanted to see the boy on the throne in order to be able to use him, rather than let either Otto von Braunschweig or Wilhelm von Littenheim take his position. Thus he sought Reinhard's assistance, as being a civil servant he had no military forces of his own. The young admiral foresaw this and chose to support Lichtenlade, although both harbored no illusions that they were merely using each other. Lichtenlade became the Imperial regent and elevated his peerage to Duke, while Reinhard gained the title of Marquis. ({{logh|016}})<br />
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It was also during this time that he first met [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], the daughter of Count [[Franz von Mariendorf]], a high noble family that decided to side with him in the coming struggle rather than Braunschweig. Hildegard visited him shortly before the beginning of the conflict and pledged her family's fealty to him, in exchange for a guarantee of their wealth and territory. She would play an important role in rallying some [[Nobility#Reformer Nobles|reformist nobles]] to Reinhard's camp. ({{logh|018}})<br />
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Meanwhile, many of the high nobles saw this as a blatant attempt by Reinhard and Lichtenlade to usurp the Imperial throne from the Goldenbaum family, the final straw in what they saw as Reinhard's treason against the dynasty. These reactionary nobles, led by Duke von Braunschweig and Marquis von Littenheim, rallied and created their own organization to counter the influence of the Lohengramm–Lichtenlade axis and defend the old order, becoming known as the [[Lippstadt League]]. Their combined arms and wealth were greater than those of the central government, and so Reinhard struck preemptively in an attempt to pacify them. While they did seize control of government buildings and arrested some high nobles, the majority managed to escape, including Braunschweig and Littenheim. They gathered on [[Geiersburg Fortress]], their new headquarters, and named the renowned Imperial High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]] as the commander-in-chief of the Lippstadt allied forces. As they were revolting against the child Kaiser, Reinhard had the nobles named the "Rebel Forces" in official documents, the same name that the Empire had used to refer to the Free Planets Alliance ever since the [[Battle of Dagon]] over 150 years earlier. Lichtenlade's government named Reinhard von Lohengramm the holder of all three offices of the Imperial Chiefs of Staff simultaneously, making him the Imperial Fleet Supreme Commander. ({{logh|016|018}})<br />
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[[File:Reinhard 4.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard during the civil war ({{d|797|uc}})]]<br />
Reinhard himself oversaw the main operation against Geiersburg Fortress, while leaving his friend High Admiral Kircheis to pacify the noble-controlled frontier and other sectors. Under his command, the loyalist Imperial forces were able to drive the Lippstadt fleet back towards Geiersburg in the [[Freya Starzone]], where the high nobles took refuge in the fortress. Eventually, they left and attempted to [[Assault on Geiersburg Fortress|break the siege]], only to be beaten back. However, the Imperial Fleet's success over the numerically superior Lippstadt forces led to the nobles becoming increasingly aggravated. Whena revolt occurred on the planet [[Westerland]] and the local lord, [[Scheidt|a relative]] of Duke von Braunschweig, was murdered by his subjects, he ordered a nuclear strike on the planet. The Duke ignored the advice of his commanders and the attack was launched. Reinhard initially wanted to intercept it, but procrastinated in making a final decision as Oberstein wanted to let it go ahead and use it for propaganda purposes against the nobles. Oberstein did not tell Reinhard the correct time in which the attack would reach the planet, and it happened before he made a decision. A reconnaissance ship documented the [[Westerland Massacre|massacre]] and the images were beamed throughout the Empire, eliminating any of the popular support that the Lippstadt League might of had. However, the fact that Reinhard essentially played a role in this tragedy would haunt him for the rest of his life. ({{logh|020|022|089}})<br />
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Not long after that, the nobles in Geiersburg became increasingly depressed while the fortress garrison became restless and began to rebel. Braunschweig decided to lead his forces in a final charge against the enemy, only for it to be routed. After he arrived at the fortress, a mass mutiny broke out among the troops and the Duke himself was forced to commit suicide by his chief retainer, Commodore [[Ansbach]]. Reinhard then arrived triumphantly at Geiersburg as the final resistance had ceased. However, when Ansbach presented the Duke's body to the victorious Reinhard, he pulled out a hidden weapon from within Braunschweig's corpse and attempted to fire at the young admiral. Siegfried Kircheis immediately attempted to shield Reinhard, and was killed as a result. Reinhard went into a inconsolable depression, and refused to see anyone. Seeing this, his admirals decided to take matters into their own hands. At the advice of Paul von Oberstein, both the assassination attempt and the murder of Kircheis were blamed on the Imperial Regent, Klaus von Lichtenlade. Reinhard's subordinates subsequently sent their fleets to the capital, Odin, to arrest Lichtenlade. ({{logh|023|025|026}})<br />
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As Reinhard remained on Geiersburg, the Imperial fleets landed on Odin and seized control of the capital. Lichtenlade was arrested and forced to commit suicide, while the [[Imperial Seal]] was retrieved and transferred to Reinhard himself, thereby firmly established his new and total authority over the Empire. However, this victory was blackened by the death of Kircheis and the subsequent decision by his sister Annerose into withdrawing into seclusion on Odin, feeling guilty over her brother's friend's death. His remark to Oskar von Reuenthal over the fate of the defeated Lichtenlade's family, that he could also try challenging him if he felt he could do it, would also be the beginning of an emotional crisis in Reuenthal that would see its conclusion years later in a dramatic fashion. ({{logh|026}})<br />
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==Prime minister==<br />
===Reforming the Reich===<br />
[[File:PMresidence.png|thumb|210px|Jubilant crowds in front of Prime Minister Lohengramm's [[Prime Minister's official residence|office]], Odin ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the fall of both Lichtenlade and the high nobles, Reinhard was left as the single most powerful figure in the country, and after being appointed Prime Minister of the Galactic Empire (simultaneously as the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet), Reinhard set about implementing drastic reforms. He received help from reformist nobles such as [[Hildegarde von Mariendorf]], [[Eugen Richter]], and [[Karl Braque]], the latter two being cabinet ministers who gave up their noble titles to serve Reinhard. The child Emperor Erwin Josef II was not a threat and was essentially a puppet, and thus Prime Minister Duke von Lohengramm became the ''de facto'' dictator of the Empire. Among those reforms he instituted early on, starting in January {{d|798|uc}}, were nationalizing the wealth of the defeated high nobles, which alleviated the Empire's economic problems in a single decision, as well as abolishing the traditional class system itself—much to the support of the common people. The promotion of civil liberties and other rights that would have been unthinkable just a couple of years ago became the new norm. Although the Goldenbaum Dynasty ''de jure'' remained in power, its foundations were effectively being swept away. However, despite his success in seizing control of the Empire, Reinhard continued to suffer an emotional crisis over the death of Kircheis and the withdrawal of his sister Annerose into seclusion as a result of Kircheis' death. ({{logh|027}})<br />
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At the same time, during this early period of reform, the Lohengramm government became entangled in the plots of the Fezzani autonomous region leader, [[Adrian Rubinsky]]. Seeing that the Empire had been strengthened by its [[Imperial Civil War|civil war]] while the [[Alliance Civil War|one]] in the Alliance had weakened it, he decided to allow the Empire to conquer the devastated Alliance so that Fezzan could seize control of this new regime. To that effect, their first plan was to pitch the idea of putting warp-capable engines on Geiersburg Fortress and using it to attack Iserlohn, sending the information regarding that plan to the Imperial Fleet's science and technology inspector general, Admiral [[Anton Hilmer von Schaft]]. Schaft proposed the plan and it was accepted by Reinhard, but not with much enthusiasm, as the public and the Imperial leadership were largely not in favor of any more war and would rather have a period of rebuilding. Nonetheless, Reinhard authorized the plan to mobilize Geiersburg Fortress to Iserlohn, and the testing the new engines was successful on 18 March {{d|798|uc}}. At the same time, unbeknownst to Reinhard or the Empire, the Fezzanis had gone to work in arranging that Yang Wen-li, who had been appointed as commander-in-chief, Iserlohn, was summoned by the Alliance government away from the fortress before the Imperial attack. After Reinhard gave the order, Geiersburg entered the Iserlohn Corridor on April 10. ({{logh|028|029|030|031}})<br />
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Even as the Geiersburg deployment was playing out, the Fezzanis hatched yet another scheme to keep the Alliance and Empire from realizing that they could coexist and make it inevitable that one had to destroy the other. As part of this scheme, two former Lippstadt League veterans who were living in exile on Fezzan, Count [[Alfred von Landsberg]] and Captain [[Leopold Schumacher]], were hired by Rubinsky's aide [[Rupert Kesserling]] to kidnap the child Emperor and bring him to the Alliance, where they would set up a "legitimate" [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|government-in-exile]] with the other high nobles. Ultimately, the Iserlohn garrison was able to hold out without Yang, and he eventually returned. At that point, the combined Alliance forces were able to defeat the Imperial invaders and destroy Geiersburg. This defeat enraged Reinhard, who had not expected [[Karl Gustav Kempff]] to lose 90% of his forces in this attempt. The young Imperial dictator had appointed Kempff to the position of Geiersburg commander, but had remarked he was the kind of admiral who was no longer useful if he lived too long. Although he outwardly mourned the demise of Kempff, it still made one of his chief retainers, High Admiral Oskar von Reuenthal, uneasy, and set the early seeds of what would manifest itself years later. But Reinhard remembered Kircheis, and how he would have urged restraint on Reinhard's part, and thus decided not to punish Kempff's returning second-in-command, Neidhart Müller. ({{logh|029|030|033|035}})<br />
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===The Emperor's Abduction===<br />
[[File:Kaiserine Catherine coronation.png|thumb|210px|left|Prime Minister Lohengramm announcing the coronation of Empress Catherine ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the loss of the Geiersburg Fortress and the [[Kempff Fleet]] last spring, the Imperial public was largely against the idea of any further extended warfare, to Reinhard's annoyance. But the Fezzani plan that had been put in motion would culminate during the summer of {{d|798|uc}} and make another confrontation inevitable. In June, the Prime Minister was informed by the Military Police chief Ulrich Kesler that Landsberg and Schumacher arrived on the Imperial capital with Fezzani passports. He orders them to be tracked and after some discussions with his secretary, Hildegarde von Mariendorf, he summoned Fezzan's ambassador on Odin, [[Nicholas Boltik]]. Reinhard deduced the essence of the Fezzani plot to kidnap the child Kaiser, and essentially made a deal to go along with their plan to help him conquer the Alliance, with the kidnapping and the government-in-exile that would be created providing the necessary ''casus belli''. Both men left the discussion being convinced that they were successfully using each other, although Boltik did not surmise the extent of Reinhard's own plan, which was to use the demilitarized Fezzan Corridor to take the Alliance by surprise and avoid attacking Iserlohn. Boltik said he would ask his government about it, but Reinhard secretly made up his mind to seize control of it forcefully. ({{logh|036}})<br />
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Because of this, Reinhard basically permitted Landsberg and Schumacher to go ahead and kidnap the Emperor. On the night of July 6–7, the two Lippstadt veterans carry out their plan and kidnap Erwin Josef II from his palace. Fezzan arranged for them to be taken by a smuggler through the Fezzan Corridor to the Alliance, where they used their influence to make sure the Alliance government under [[Job Trunicht]] went along with their plan. Meanwhile, the young Imperial leader declared a state of emergency and convened a meeting of the High Command, in which he told his admirals to place their fleets into immediate combat readiness. Later, a broadcast from the Alliance revealed the composition of the new "Galactic Empire Legitimate Government" under the Kaiser and led by premier [[Jochen von Remscheid]], a high noble Lippstadt supporter and former Imperial high commissioner to Fezzan. Trunicht also stated the Free Planets Alliance's willingness to assist the former Goldenbaum loyalists in a united front against Reinhard. On August 20, Reinhard officially confirmed the kidnapping of Erwin Josef II and denounced the Alliance government for its responsibility in this matter, thus essentially declaring war. ({{logh|036|037|038}})<br />
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On September 20, Reinhard von Lohengramm proclaimed the abdication of the kidnapped Erwin Josef II, and named eight-month old infant [[Catherine von Goldenbaum]] as his successor on the throne, making her the Empire's first Kaiserin, as well as the 38th and last Goldenbaum monarch. ({{logh|041}})<br />
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===Operation Ragnarök: Fall of the Alliance===<br />
[[File:Reinhard sun(DVD-CA).jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard arriving on occupied Fezzan ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
An invasion plan was quickly developed by Reinhard and his admirals, which was based on using the Fezzan Corridor to invade the Alliance. Boltik decided to cooperate with Reinhard and was to be appointed as the interim governor-general of Fezzan after its occupation. Reinhard then officially announced an operation against Iserlohn, while leaving out the part of their plan to invade Fezzan (which Yang Wen-li foresaw, but was ignored by his government). On the same day that Empress Catherine I was put on the throne, High Admiral Oskar von Reuenthal led a fleet to attack Iserlohn Fortress. The attack served its purpose, to distract the Alliance leadership, while the bulk of Reinhard von Lohengramm's fleets then entered the Fezzan Corridor. In December of {{d|798|uc}}, High Admiral Wolfgang Mittermeyer, the Gale Wolf, successfully invaded and occupied the Dominion of Fezzan, taking Rubinsky completely by surprise and forcing him to go into hiding. Once the planet was firmly under the control of Mittermeyer's forces (although Rubinsky was able to evade capture), the rest of Reinhard's fleets entered Fezzani space. When Duke Reinhard von Lohengramm disembarked the ''Brünhild'' on Fezzan's surface, he was met by the loud cheering of tens of thousands of Imperial sailors, all chanting, 'Sieg mein Kaiser! Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!' The young Imperial dictator celebrated New Year's with his officers on Fezzan before continuing the campaign. ({{logh|041|042|043|044}})<br />
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The first stage of [[Operation Ragnarök]], to secure Fezzan while launching a distraction near Iserlohn, was completed and set the Alliance people and government into a panic. The combined defeats at Astarte, Amritsar, and the civil war had effectively destroyed most of the Free Planets Star Fleet's fighting forces, leaving the [[Yang Fleet]] on Iserlohn and the [[1st Fleet]] on Heinessen as the only combat capable formations. Although the Fleet General Staff Office gave Yang clearance to "do what you think is best", in other words giving him permission to abandon Iserlohn and to come fight against the main Imperial force, some time was necessary for this to be carried out. Meanwhile, the 1st Fleet set forth from the Alliance capital to meet the advancing Imperial forces (the [[Mittermeyer Fleet]] entered Alliance space from the Fezzan Corridor on 8 January {{d|799|uc}}), along with various reserve and systems defense squadrons that collectively became the [[14th Fleet]] and [[15th Fleet]]. This new Combined Fleet was under overall command of Admiral Bucock, the commander-in-chief of the Space Fleet. The two forces clashed in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] (February {{d|799|uc}}), and despite being outnumbered the Alliance forces put up a fierce resistance that ultimately failed to achieve its objective of defeating the Imperials. The Yang Fleet, leaving Iserlohn Fortress for Reuenthal to retake, was not able to arrive in time to prevent them from being defeated, but did distract the Imperial Fleet with an attack from the rear to give time for the surviving Alliance vessels under Bucock to withdraw, and in the coming weeks Admiral Yang waged a guerrilla war against the Imperial invaders. ({{logh|044|045|046|048|049}})<br />
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The Alliance Secretary of Defense [[Walter Islands]] agreed to Yang's plan of using harassment raids on Imperial supply convoys and defeating other Imperial fleets to draw out Reinhard and kill him in battle, which could end the Imperial invasion. Yang was able to successfully destroy the poorly-guarded supply convoy, much to Reinhard's annoyance, who had Rear Admiral [[Sombart]] punished for his failure to defend it. The young Alliance hero was also able to defeat other second-tier admirals under Reinhard, deliberately avoiding Reuenthal and Mittermeyer (Reinhard's "twin pillars"), and finally got Reinhard to decide to draw out Yang by coming to battle himself. ({{logh|049|050}})<br />
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===The Battle of Vermilion===<br />
[[File:Yang Reinhard Vermilion encounter.jpg|thumb|left|210px|The two fleets at Vermillion ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
Since the Alliance hoped that that Reinhard's death could cause the Galactic Empire to fragment into another civil war and knowing this, the young conqueror dispersed his admirals, keeping only a relatively small main fleet with himself. He hoped that by using himself as bait he would draw Yang into an open confrontation. This strategy succeeded, and the two opposing fleets reached each other in the [[Vermillion Starzone]] on April 24. In the [[Battle of Vermillion]], Reinhard chose to use attrition tactics to wear down the Alliance forces, however, after Yang was unable to reach the ''Brünhild'', he tried to use a different approach. He used several asteroids from a nearby asteroid field and use his vessels to launch them towards Reinhard's formation, which was then thrown into disarray. However, while Yang then continued towards Reinhard's now exposed flagship, the [[Müller Fleet]] arrived in the system (the first Imperial unit to return) and prevented the Alliance from breaking through. Thus Niedhart Müller redeemed himself for the Geiersburg failure last year, and secured a reputation as the third most capable fleet commander after Reuenthal and Mittermeyer, becoming known as "Iron Wall" Müller. ({{logh|051|052}})<br />
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However, the Müller Fleet was caught in an encirclement along with the bulk of Reinhard's remaining forces by the Alliance, and Yang led a detachment to attack the ''Brünhild''. It was the first tactical defeat in battle that Reinhard faced in his life. However, before they could open fire and finish him off, the Alliance fleet suddenly received an order to stand down and ask for a ceasefire. Hildegard von Mariendorf had foreseen Yang's victory over Reinhard because she believed he was a better tactician, and had asked Reuenthal and Mittermeyer to take their forces to seize the undefended Heinessen, the capital, and forced the Alliance government to surrender. The plan succeeded and the [[High Council]] under Trunicht completely surrendered, ordering Yang to stand down. Yang, although urged by subordinates like [[Walter von Schönkopf]] to fire anyway, decided to obey the order and asked Reinhard for a ceasefire. Soon after, the battle was over and more Imperial fleets began returning to the Vermillion Starzone. The battle became the first and only tactical defeat of Reinhard in his life, although it was ultimately an Imperial strategic victory thanks to Hildegard von Mariendorf's actions. ({{logh|052|053}})<br />
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==New Galactic Empire==<br />
===Establishing a new state===<br />
[[File:Reinhard with crown at throne (BD).jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard with the crown at his coronation ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
Shortly after the battle, Yang boarded a shuttle and arrived on the ''Brünhild'', where he discussed philosophy with Reinhard regarding democracy versus dictatorship, and the two left the discussion agreeing to disagree. In the end, Yang declined Reinhard's offer to make him an Imperial Fleet Admiral, while Reinhard maintained the belief that Yang would have been willing to give up on the Alliance and join him. The young Imperial leader allowed Yang to depart and gave him assurances that he would not exact any revenge on Alliance politicians or military officers. Having secured the Alliance government's surrender, one of the final acts of the Lohengramm government under Goldenbaum rule was to conclude the signing of the [[Treaty of Ba'alat]], which essentially made the Alliance a client state of the Empire. Reinhard himself returned to Odin after appointing [[Helmut Lennenkampf]] as the Imperial consul on Heinessen and on 20 June {{D|799|uc}}, Duke [[Jürgen Offer von Pegnitz]], the father and Imperial regent of the young Kaiserin, signed a letter of abdication on her behalf, seceding her position to the blond admiral. Thus ended the nearly five hundred-year history of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. His coronation as the Kaiser was on June 22, held with a modest ceremony organized by Count [[Franz von Mariendorf]] (Hildegard's father), that Reinhard said would serve as a template from then on as opposed to the pompous and wasteful Goldenbaum era national ceremonies. With his victory over the Alliance, he had become the first [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]] Kaiser of the [[New Galactic Empire]] and most powerful individual in the galaxy. However, Reinhard was disappointed that the two people he wanted to see there the most—Kircheis and Annerose—were not there. ({{logh|054|055}})<br />
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In the weeks after the coronation, he accelerated the internal reforms that he began as Prime Minister of the previous dynasty. Reinhard chose to continue on as the head of government himself while also being head of state, naming Count Franz von Mariendorf as his deputy, the Minister of State. The young ruler later lamented that had Kircheis been alive, he could have focused solely on political affairs while leaving his friend to manage the military. Reinhard appointed Minister of Industry [[Bruno von Silberberch]] to design the new Imperial City on Fezzan, revealing that he intended to move the Imperial capital there from Odin. He also commissioned the minister of education, Professor [[Seeferd]], to write an official history of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, and later reviewed the formerly secret, now declassified information on Goldenbaum emperors that Seeferd had uncovered. Around the same time, Paul von Oberstein—now the Minister of Military Affairs under the new dynasty—suggested to Reinhard to idea of getting married and producing an heir to secure his rule. However, he implied that the most likely candidate, Hildegard, was not fit for the role as he did not want her to monopolize affairs of the state and become another Kircheis, in essence. Reinhard dismissed such worries from Oberstein and did not take his suggestion too seriously at the time. ({{logh|055|057|058|059}})<br />
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However, during that period, Reinhard paid a visit to the terminally-ill Baron [[Heinrich von Kümmel]]'s estate, as a favor for Count von Mariendorf, who was his guardian. However, the event ended badly when Kümmel tried to take Reinhard hostage with some explosives installed in his backyard under their dining table. He did it mainly out a desire to not die without being remembered for something in history, but the event had actually been organized by the [[Terraism|Terraist Church]]. The assassination attempt on the Kaiser failed, however, when Reinhard hit the bomb detonation switch out of the Baron's hand. The plot resulted in Reinhard ordering the persecution of the Terraist Church, a religion that was previously tolerated by the Empire. Despite [[Internal Security Department]] chief [[Heydrich Lang]], a subordinate of interior minister [[Osmayer]], protesting that they needed more time to conduct a full investigation, Reinhard decided to shut it down by force. Its Odin branch was shut down by force, and soon the new Kaiser ordered an expedition to [[Earth]], the Church headquarters, in order to pacify the group of fanatics for their attempt on his life. For this task he assigned Admiral [[August Samuel Wahlen]]. The Mariendorfs, who were temporarily put under house arrest after the incident, were reinstated in their offices by an edict from the Kaiser and any talk about their involvement in treasonous activity was banned. ({{logh|057|058}})<br />
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===War with Earth and Lennenkampf affair===<br />
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Wahlen was dispatched to Earth by Reinhard shortly after the assassination plot, and he managed to successfully subjugate the planet, although the Terraist ideology did not die out completely. Wahlen himself nearly became the victim of an assassination plot by the Terraists and had to get a prosthetic arm after being stabbed with a poisonous knife. Meanwhile, a situation was developing in the Alliance which would soon become a headache for Reinhard. The Imperial consul assigned to Heinessen became increasingly hostile towards the retired Yang Wen-li, who was living a quiet life as a pensioner, due to rumors about his involvement with anti-Imperial resistance groups and hysteria from the incumbent Alliance administration under [[João Rebelo]] (Trunicht's successor, who resigned after Vermillion). The situation deteriorated when a resistance cell established by Yang immediately after Vermillion—led by High Admiral Willibald Joachim von Merkatz, the former Lippstadt commander who defected to the Alliance after the Imperial Civil War and served as Yang's ally—had hijacked decommissioned Alliance warships on 17 July {{d|799|uc}}. Lennenkampf was worried about Yang's intentions and the postwar Alliance government's ability to keep stability in the client state. ({{logh|054|058|060|063}})<br />
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Oberstein spoke with the Imperial consul and told him that Yang should be arrest preemptively so that Reinhard can use the subsequent uprising from anti-Imperial groups that would be the result as an excuse to completely annex the Alliance. Meanwhile, Supreme Council Chairman Rebelo decided to arrest him first to not give the New Empire a chance to intervene. This ended up causing members of the elite Rosen Ritter regiment—against whom Reinhard fought back in his days as a mere commodore in the Imperial Fleet, on Van-Fleet—to rise up and kidnap Rebelo on Heinessen. They took him hostage and used it to secure their escape, although the government decided to try to execute the arrested Yang regardless. However, the Rosen Ritter freed Yang and escaped from the planet after storming the Imperial consulate and taking Lennenkampf himself hostage. With the consul as their hostage, the rebels were able to depart from Heinessen. Unbeknownst to the rest of the public, Lennenkampf actually committed suicide in his cell, but the just pretended that he was still alive to get away. Although Reinhard did not immediately react to the events that unfolded on Heinessen, he did formalize his plan to move the Imperial capital to Fezzan from Odin around the same time, indicating he intended to eventually annex the Alliance completely. ({{logh|060|061|062|065}})<br />
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In the midst of this, the planet [[El Facil]] declared independence from the Alliance and became an independent state on August 13, and began trying to aggressively recruit Fleet Admiral Yang. The Rebelo administration denounced this move and thus El Facil became isolated. However, shortly after that a report on the situation from Admiral Steinmetz and the head of the Imperial consulate on Heinessen since Lennenkampf's death, Vice Admiral [[Sahm]], explained to Reinhard what had occurred, and the Kaiser made his decision. Given the rift between Yang and the Alliance administration, Reinhard again considered the possibility of Yang joining him. That was why in his official broadcast on November 10 explaining the events on Heinessen to the public, he left an open offer for Yang to join him, condemning the Alliance government for selling out both Lennenkampf and Yang. The Kaiser also announced that the Treaty of Ba'alat had been violated, and this could only be rectified with force. The next day he announced to his admirals the personnel decisions for the second Ragnarök operation. ({{logh|065|066|067}})<br />
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===Ragnarök again===<br />
[[File:Brunhild.jpg|thumb|210px|''Brünhild'' at Marr-Adetta ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
While Yang ended up deciding to go to El Facil and planned to retake Iserlohn Fortress, Reinhard commanded the main Imperial fleet on its march into Alliance space for a second time, in December {{d|799|uc}}. In January the fleet engaged the remnants of the Free Planets Star Fleet under Alexandre Bucock's command, who utilized the dangerous terrain of the [[Marr-Adetta Starzone]] to his advantage in order to make up for the vast numerical difference. After brief encounters in a corridor running through an asteroid belt, Bucock's fleet attacked the Imperial formation from the rear. They were able to break through the Müller Fleet towards Reinhard's flagship only to be surrounded by the Imperial forces. Reinhard, on the suggestion of Hildegard von Mariendorf, offered Bucock a chance to surrender, but the old man refused, instead choosing annihilation. Afterwards, the young kaiser was enraged when heard of Lutz's loss of Iserlohn Fortress to Yang Wen-li, but decided to ignore it for now and continue on to Heinessen. ({{logh|068|069|070|071}})<br />
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On 9 February {{d|800|Uc}}, Reinhard became the first emperor to set foot on Heinessen, as the Free Planets Alliance unconditionally surrendered to the New Empire. On February 20, the 273-year history of the Alliance is ended, with the state being annexed by the New Galactic Empire. Among his first acts was to have Alliance Joint Operations HQ chief Admiral [[Rockwell]] executed, who had killed Supreme Council Chairman Rebelo in the hope of buying security from Reinhard. Quite the opposite, he acquired the Kaiser's hatred for committing such a shameless act. Reinhard immediately contemplated a campaign against the [[El Facil Revolutionary Government]], or more specifically, Yang Wen-li at Iserlohn. However, an incident that demanded the Kaiser's attention prevented any immediate military action against the republicans. The scheming [[Heydrich Lang]], head of the [[Internal Security Department]] and one of the few Goldenbaum era high officials to keep a post under Reinhard's new regime, accused the Chief of the High Command Office, Oskar von Reuenthal, of being guilty of treason. The circumstances surrounding Reuenthal's relationship to a woman of the deposed Lichtenlade clan, [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]], became the main 'evidence' of treason. Remembering the heterochromatic admiral's pledge of fealty back in {{d|795|uc}}, Reinhard did not agree with Lang's accusations against one of his most important vassals, one of the Twin Pillars of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty, and reinstated Reuenthal. Instead of remaining as Chief of High Command, however, he was instead granted another post by the Kaiser—that of Governor-General of the [[Neue Land|former Alliance territories]]. Although this was Kaiser Reinhard recognizing Reuenthal's loyalty and service, it ultimately would lead to tragedy in the future. ({{logh|073|074|075|076}})<br />
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===The Battle of the Corridor===<br />
[[File:Corridor beam barrage.jpg|left|thumb|210px|The Imperial fleet entering the Corridor ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Having secured the Alliance territories and leaving them to Reuenthal's administration, the Kaiser ordered his admirals [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Adalbert von Fahrenheit]] to secure the space around the Iserlohn Corridor. Their fleets departed on 23 March {{d|800|uc}}. A terrorist bombing occurred on Fezzan in April that resluted in the death of industry minister Silberberch, while Oberstein and Cornelius Lutz escaped with minor injuries. Reinhard continued with the Iserlohn operation, however. Before the Kaiser could arrive at the front, Bittenfeld and Fahrenheit disobeyed his orders and engaged the Yang Fleet ("El Facil Revolutionary Reserve Force"), being led by [[Dusty Attemborough]]'s squadron into the corridor. Ultimately, the Imperial force was defeated by Yang's tactics and Fahrenheit became the first high admiral of the new dynasty to be killed in battle. Outraged at the result and that they did not wait for his arrival, Reinhard still did not punish Bittenfeld and had Fahrenheit be posthumously promoted to fleet admiral. ({{logh|076|077|079}})<br />
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Attemborough's squadron had lined the entrance to the Iserlohn Corridor with mines, though the Empire used directional Seffle particles to break through it and attack the Yang Fleet. After some fighting, the El Facil Revolutionary Reserve Force used the narrow confines of the corridor to its advantage and nearly reached the Imperial Supreme Flagship, resulting in the death of High Admiral Karl Robert Steinmetz. They were unable to reach Reinhard, though, and the battle fell into a stalemate. Bittenfeld's [[Black Lancers]] unknowingly killed [[Edwin Fischer]], Yang's deputy fleet commander and specialist in fleet maneuvers, severely crippling the Yang Fleet's ability to continue a coordinated fight. However, before the Imperial Fleet could deliver the ''coup de grâce'' to the remaining Alliance forces—suffering from less personnel and supplies—Kaiser Reinhard fell ill and requested a ceasefire with Yang. Admiral Yang and his colleagues accepted the Imperial offer, as their intention had been to last long enough to "win" a peace treaty with the New Empire. Reinhard later revealed that his memories of Kircheis were what led him to declare a ceasefire, claiming that Kircheis told him to become a friend of his constant rival. ({{logh|080|081|082}})<br />
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However, Yang never made it to the peace talks: his cruiser, ''[[Leda II]]'', was intercepted by Imperial destroyers crewed by Terraist sympathizers, who used their disguises to get aboard and kill Yang, among many others. He died of blood loss on 1 June {{d|800|uc}}. The Kaiser was devastated by Yang's death, as he believed only he had the right to kill the man who had outwitted him on multiple occasions. In the end, the young monarch sent High Admiral Müller as his representative to the Iserlohn republicans to express condolences and discuss the future relations between the Empire and the republican faction, as the El Facil Revolutionary Government chose to disband itself, thus forcing Yang's successors to establish the [[Iserlohn Republic]]. Reinhard himself continued to manage Imperial political affairs from his sickbed, regretting that he had few political experts equivalent to his admirals' capability in military affairs. Because of this the Kaiser lamented the deaths of Bruno von Silberberch, a potential candidate for the post of prime minister, and Kircheis, to whom he could have left the management of the military while focusing on civil administration. ({{logh|082|083|084}})<br />
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===Political intrigues===<br />
[[File:Capital transfer order.jpg|thumb|210px|Kaiser Reinhard announcing the moving of the capital ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Although Reinhard did not recognize the Republic, he made no move to attack it, as with Yang's death it became mostly irrelevant to him. The Iserlohn faction lost a large number of personnel, who decided to leave upon the loss of Admiral Yang. But the political chaos in the galaxy was not over. As the Kaiser gave the official order to transfer the Imperial Capital from Odin to Fezzan, his admirals became entangled with the meddling of Heydrich Lang in political affairs, who was secretly in contact with Fezzani leader Rubinsky. Reinhard also reluctantly granted the disgraced Alliance politician Job Trunicht a post as a senior councilor at the Neue Land Governor-General's Office, initially expecting him to refuse to return to the former country he sold out, but was amazed by the man's shamelessness when Trunicht accepted the position. During that time he also had an audience with not only Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer (who served as Reinhard's Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief), but also his wife [[Evangelin Mittermeyer|Evangelin]]. With Mittermeyer he also reminisced of the time he first met Reuenthal. ({{logh|084|085|086|087}})<br />
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While he was visiting a memorial in August {{d|800|uc}} that commemorated the dead soldiers of the Imperial Fleet, he was the victim of an assassination attempt by someone in the crowd. The attempt was easily prevented by the [[Imperial Guard]] but the man publicly accused Reinhard of complicity in the Westerland Massacre three years ago, back during the Lippstadt Rebellion. The Kaiser was depressed by that event and could not forgive himself for the few million deaths on Westerland, and so he ordered the man who made the attempt to not be executed—while the penalty for attempted regicide under the Goldenbaum Dynasty had been death for the criminal and his entire family. But shortly after this incident, the Kaiser ended up being consoled by Hildegard, who spent the night with him. The next day the flustered Reinhard went to the Mariendorf estate to ask for Hildegard's hand in marriage, wanting to take responsibility for what happened and not be like the promiscuous high nobles had been. ({{logh|089}})<br />
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Meanwhile, the remaining Terraists sought to overthrow Reinhard and did not want him to produce an heir with a future wife. Their main plan became to provoke Oskar von Reuenthal into rebellion, and use that to bring down his new dynasty. On Fezzan, Adrian Rubinsky began a similar plot, using Heydrich Lang as a tool to carry this out. By September, rumors began to circulate that Reuenthal would invite the Kaiser on a trip to the Neue Land and assassinate him there, and in order to test Reinhard's belief in these rumors Reuenthal made an invitation for him to visit Heinessen. The Kaiser accepted and while he made a stop over on [[Uruvasi]], a planet near the Alliance exit of the Fezzan Corridor, he was the subject of another assassination attempt—this time by mutinying and confused Imperial troops. High Admiral Cornelius Lutz was killed defending him and buying time for Reinhard to escape back to his flagship, at which point the ''Brünhild'' left the planet and disappeared for a short while as it made its way back to Fezzan. Upon hearing of this, Fleet Admiral Reuenthal ordered his subordinates to locate and protect the emperor while also dispatching Admiral [[Alfred Grillpalzer]] to restore order on Uruvasi and investigate the mutiny. However, the truth behind the incident on Uruvasi would not be known for some time. ({{logh|090|091|092}})<br />
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===Reuenthal Rebellion===<br />
[[File:Mittermeyer aiming Lang.JPG|thumb|210px|left|Mittermeyer nearly killing Lang over the Reuenthal affair ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
With the events on Uruvasi and the death of Lutz, Reuenthal realized that he was being turned into a traitor but could not bring himself to go beg for forgiveness from Reinhard, and by extent, Heydrich Lang behind him. Instead, the prideful admiral, who had ambitions of obtaining power for himself in the past, decided to actually start a revolt. Having secured the loyalty of his staff, including admirals Grillpalzer and [[Bruno von Knappstein]], he set about gaining access to the Iserlohn Corridor from the republicans in exchange for the entire former Alliance territory, but they ultimately declined the offer. The Kaiser was infuriated by Reuenthal's actions and perception that he was being controlled by Lang, who ultimately was investigated and found guilty by Admiral Kesler of having poisoned [[Nicholas Boltik]], the former Fezzan interim governor-general, in prison. Reinhard ordered Reuenthal's best friend, Wolfgang Mittermeyer, to lead the space fleet to pacify his rebellion, as the Kaiser attacking a vassal himself would agitate his other subordinates. Mittermeyer understood that and accepted the mission with a heavy heart, still thinking he might get Reuenthal to stand down. On 14 November {{d|800|uc}}, the Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief led a fleet of some 42,000 ships, along with admirals Wahlen and Bittenfeld, against Reuenthal's Neue Land Security Force. ({{logh|093|094}})<br />
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Further attempts to mend the situation by different parties amount to nothing, and Reuenthal realized that he needed to win a victory to secure the morale of his men, whom he told they are fighting against villainous vassals misleading Reinhard. Ultimately, Reuenthal's forces were defeated during the [[Second Battle of Rantemario]], in which he was fatally wounded, and thus ending his short-lived revolt. Mittermeyer arrived on Heinessen shortly after Reuenthal and visited his friend for the final time, who by then had died in his office. Around the same time, it became known to Kaiser Reinhard and his subordinates of the roles of Grillpalzer and Lang, after an investigation by Admiral Ernest Mecklinger into the events that had transpired on Uruvasi, as well as the Terraist involvement. Lang, hearing of Reuenthal's death, confessed to everything and was subsequently executed, and Grillpalzer was quite likely given the same punishment for his role in covering up the truth behind Uruvasi. Reinhard, who realizes the Mittermeyer is the only one left he could truly depend on, allowed him to adopt Reuenthal's baby son, [[Felix Mittermeyer]]. Around December {{d|800|uc}}, Hildegard revealed that she was pregnant with the Kaiser's child, and accepted his marraige proposal. ({{logh|095|096|097|098|099}})<br />
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===Final months===<br />
[[File:Reinhard and Hildegard wedding.JPG|thumb|210px|Kaiser Reinhard and Kaiserin Hildegard at their wedding ({{d|801|uc}})]]<br />
Reinhard began to get sick more frequently, although the cause of it was initially unknown. Meanwhile, he finally got married to Hildegard von Mariendorf shortly after the new year party in January {{d|801|uc}}, the wedding celebration being on the 29th of that month. Hildegard had been his longtime political advisor since the events of the Imperial Civil War and the potential candidate for his consort in the view of Reinhard's admirals. Meanwhile, riots broke out on Heinessen as a result of a food shortage, something Oberstein interrupted the wedding for to report to the Kaiser. Around that time Count von Mariendorf retired from the office of Minister of State in order to not have too much power as the father of the empress, much to the approval of Oberstein, and the Kaiser offered Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer that position. Also to Reinhard's gladness, his sister Grand Duchess Annerose stepped out of seclusion to attend the wedding, which she supported, and began to visit the pregnant Hildegard on Fezzan. ({{logh|100}})<br />
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Although the riots on the former Alliance capital were pacified, another problem arose in February as [[Julian Mintz]], Yang Wen-li's successor as the leader of the Iserlohn Republic, decided to go to battle against the Kaiser. The Imperial admiralty had pondered the question of their own expedition and decided against it because of the strain to the national treasury, but had no choice now that the republicans were making a move. They scored an initial victory over the [[Wahlen Fleet]] in the Iserlohn Corridor and prompted Reinhard to personally lead an expedition. Reinhard fell ill again, however, thus leaving the Heinessen and Iserlohn questions to be resolved by his admirals. The news of the republican victory at the [[Eleventh Battle of Iserlohn]] encouraged republican agitation on Heinessen. Oberstein infuriated Bittenfeld, Müller, and Wahlen with his plan of using arrested former Alliance officials as hostages to force the Iserlohn republicans to sign a peace agreement. Their argument escalated and Bittenfeld tried to attack Oberstein, resulting in him being placed under house arrest and infighting breaking out between military police under Oberstein's Ministry of Military Affairs and the sailors of Bittenfeld's Black Lancers. Meanwhile, the Kaiser himself heard of this increasingly dangerous situation and traveled to Heinessen personally, ordering the release of the political prisoners after a riot at [[Rugpool Prison]] and bombings throughout [[Heinessenopolis]], asking to negotiate with the Iserlohn republicans. In addition, Rubinsky was apprehended by Oberstein's agents and taken into custody. ({{logh|101|102|103|104|105}})<br />
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In May {{d|801|uc}}, despite the Terraists' attempt to attack Hildegard's residence, she gave birth to [[Alexander Siegfried von Lohengramm]], the prince of the new dynasty, at [[Fezzan Medical University Hospital]]. ({{logh|106}})<br />
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===The Battle of Shiva===<br />
[[File:Brunhildboarded.jpg|left|thumb|210px|''Brünhild'' at Shiva ({{d|801|uc}})]]<br />
Meanwhile in the same month, a minor skirmish between Iserlohn Republic and New Galactic Empire forces would escalate into the final confrontation between the two factions, the [[Battle of Shiva]]. Fighting broke out between a squadron from each side over the escort of a civilian refugee ship, and both sides continued bringing in reinforcements in order to not back down. Julian Mintz wanted to win respect and a right to negotiate on an equal footing with Kaiser Reinhard, while the young ruler wanted both to subjugate them and to test Mintz's abilities. During the battle, the republicans noted the sluggishness of the Imperial Fleet's movements, which was due to Reinhard's impeded command ability from his deteriorating health. A communications blackout eventually occurred between the Imperial forces and HQ as they tried to conceal Reinhard's sudden collapse and unconsciousness. Eventually, the Iserlohn fleet took advantage of it and charged straight for the Supreme Flagship ''Brünhild''. A number of republican ships made it through the Imperial defenders and a boarding vessel made contact with ''Brünhild'''s hull. Getting aboard, the elite Rosen Ritter unit fought the defenders in an attempt to buy time for Mintz to locate the Kaiser, which he eventually was able to do. ({{logh|107|108}})<br />
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Outside, Bittenfeld's Black Lancers and the [[Eisenach Fleet]] managed to fight the rest of the Iserlohn fleet back and dealt them heavy losses, causing the death of their commander, Admiral Merkatz. But on ''Brünhild'', Mintz made it to the Kaiser's chamber and was granted an audience for negotiations, and thus an order for a ceasefire was immediately broadcast to all ships from the Imperial HQ, saving the remnants of the Republic's battered fleet. ({{Logh|108}})<br />
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==Death==<br />
[[File:Finale.PNG|210px|thumb|right|Kaiser Reinhard in his sickbed ({{d|801|uc}})]]<br />
Upon the Imperial expeditionary force's and the Republic fleet's return from Iserlohn to Heinessen on 10 June {{d|801|uc}}, news of Kaiser Reinhard's terminal illness was announced. There both the Kaiser and Mintz discussed the future of the galaxy, including the idea of giving Heinessen autonomy in return for Iserlohn Fortress, or the possibility of implementing a constitution in the Empire. However, Reinhard commented that Julian Mintz would have to discuss the details with Hildegard von Lohengramm, who would be his successor's Imperial regent. Reinhard was eventually diagnosed with a heretofore undiscovered, degenerative disease. Labelled the ' Emperor's Sickness', this malady took Reinhard's life at the age of 25. Even then he was briefly subjected to an attack by the Terraists after Oberstein used a false rumor of Reinhard's recovery to draw out the remaining followers of the Church, which ultimately was stopped but resulted in Oberstein's death. Reinhard von Lohengramm, first Emperor of the New Galactic Empire, died on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}, surrounded by his top admirals, officials, and relatives. Upon his death, Hildegard von Lohengramm assumed rule over the New Galactic Empire as Regent for the infant Alexander Siegfried. ({{logh|109|110}})<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
Reinhard's life was characterized by a strong sense of justice and personal responsibility. By his own efforts, he claimed dominion over the galaxy, uprooting the old order and overthrowing the three major powers that had previously shared the universe for over a century: the Goldenbaum Dynasty, the Free Planets Alliance, and the Dominion of Fezzan. His enduring wish was to see his New Galactic Empire ruled not by blood but by merit, even if it meant the end of his dynasty. Reinhard may have been the perfect autocrat, but the abilities and personalities of his successors were unknown, paralleling the situation after [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum]] had founded the Empire. Given the groundwork he laid, however, and the moderate influences of his wife, supported by Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer, and the concessions to autonomy for the [[Ba'alat Starzone]] and more representative rule in the whole Empire, it was probable the transition to the early years of the post-Reinhard Empire was reasonably smooth.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Reinhard von Lohengramm's desire to take over the universe had originated when his sister Annerose was taken from him and became a concubine at the Imperial court for Kaiser Friedrich IV. The bond between Reinhard, Kircheis, and Annerose was extremely close and served as the stimulus for his meteoric rise to the top, and when it was permanently broken following the Lippstadt War, Reinhard became a changed man. The only outsiders that came the closest to filling the void were Hildegard, his eventual wife, and perhaps Mittermeyer and Reuenthal given their pledge of loyalty and friendship with him, but to a much lesser extent.<br />
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His political views were a mixture of both monarchism and republicanism, as he neither wanted to leave the fate of humanity to the whim of the masses, nor to the prodigal aristocrats who cared about their lineage. Although he opposed elections, neither did he particularly want a hereditary monarchy, and believed that his successor should be the most capable person for the position. In a choice between dictatorship and democracy, however, Reinhard preferred the former. He did have some other firm principles, including his belief in meritocracy and that one should be willing to lead his troops from the front line personally. But ultimately Reinhard's chief concern was the attainment of his ambitions to become the most powerful man in the universe and return to him what had been lost, namely, his sister Annerose.<br />
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Reinhard had respect for Yang Wen-li personally and was willing to debate him on his principles on what could be described as an equal level, a stark difference from his attitude of utter contempt towards the elected Alliance politicians or the ruling nobles in the Goldenbaum empire. He was also impressed by others that were particularly competent or brilliant.<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
*In any age, in any society, when people are small, they look up at the stars and stretch out their hands as if to grasp them. Then at last,they learn that their own arms aren't long enough to reach the stars. They call that becoming an adult. But I don't think so. Without fail, those stars will be in this hand!<br />
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*There is great satisfaction in fighting for the sake of gaining power, but it is joyless to fight for the sake of maintaining it. <br />
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*These idiots. What do they think of others? They think they are born with the right to rule. They think they have the right to hurt others. These people are too evil. And this empire is too corrupted.<br />
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*I want victory — but not because the enemy is weak.<br />
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*It's power. What I need is power. If I should want to get my sister back, then I must first, first of all, possess power that would make those idiots bow to my command. If my enemies are to be the aristocracy, then I need a power greater than theirs. If the emperor is to be my enemy, I must be mightier than even him.<br />
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*For those who have come to power, wealth and glory not by their own strength and effort, but simply through inheritance, what right do they have to complain? The very existence of such blood-lineage dynasties is disgusting. Power is the property of one generation. It shouldn't be transferred, it should be seized.<br />
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*The man who succeeds me must have talent equal to, or greater than my own.<br />
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*Genes determine everything? What nonsense. Hereditary physical qualities have no effect on people, that's for individuals. Heredity concerns family background, not personal abilities. Those who blindly believe in such theories generally having nothing in their own lives to be proud of... they are the people I despise the most.<br />
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*Indeed, small acts of opposition cannot solve every problem. Our society needs a complete revolution. Such problems must be corrected, and we must not wait for others to correct them. We must carry out the revolution with our own hands.<br />
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*If the enemy has anyone with even a tenth of my intelligence, even Iserlohn will fall.<br />
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*Our future battles will not only be on the battlefield. Political struggles, court politics. It's not just a war of words, but also a war of blood.<br />
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*It's to be expected that incompetent rulers be overthrown.<br />
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*Fighting 100 battles does not mean winning 100 victories.<br />
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*Already, I have nothing to lose. But even so, I will fight. To keep my promise to you, and... to gain something to quench the thirst in my heart.<br />
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*What criminals need is neither diplomacy nor persuasion. They have neither the ability nor the intention to understand. Only force will enlighten their foolishness.<br />
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*I aim to be the supreme ruler... and to reach that goal, I have a policy of my own. It is to fight my own battles. That's the difference between myself and the noblemen I've fought and defeated. That's also the reason why the soldiers follow me.<br />
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*I cannot lose to anyone. People admire and stay loyal to me because I'm undefeated. I'm not supported because of my bloodline.<br />
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*Something that is supposed to die and does not... will eventually rot away, whether it's a man or a nation.<br />
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*I don't believe that absolute truth is necessary. I only need the power to freely accomplish my dreams. One could say that it's the power not to have to take orders from those one despises.<br />
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*I formally acknowledge that terrorists have abducted his majesty, the Kaiser Erwin Josef. The whereabouts of his majesty, as well as of the lawless criminals who abducted him have both become clear. This band of criminals are former high nobles led by a former Imperial High Commissioner to Fezzan, Jochen von Remscheid, a Count under the old system. These villains, hiding among the rebels who call themselves the Free Planets Alliance, have illegally announced the establishment of a government-in-exile. I hereby declare: having abducted the Kaiser by illegal and cowardly means, the remnants of the high nobility who plan to reverse the flow of history and steal by force the rights that the people have established will receive a suitable repayment for this atrocity. The ambitious men of the Free Planets Alliance who had illicit dealings with them, and who also plot a rebellious war against the peace and harmony of space, will meet the same fate. Their mistaken choice must be met with an appropriate punishment. What criminals need is neither diplomacy nor persuasion, they have neither the ability nor the intention to understand either. Only force will enlighten their foolishness. Hereafter, no matter how great the volume of blood that comes to be shed, bear in mind these foolish criminals and conspirators and know that they are responsible.<br />
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*But even if my sister hates me, I can't turn back. If I retreat now from the road to leadership, who will restore the universe to unity and harmony? Shall I entrust the future of humanity to the high noble prodigals who care only about their own lineage? Or to demagogues who just move armies guided by sophistry and profit?<br />
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*What do they think people are? Assuming it's a matter of course to rule over them. Stealing from people and insulting people... yet they say it's their privilege to be forgiven?! Those people are corrupt! This empire is corrupt!<br />
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*I don't think I can forgive Rudolf and what he did, becoming Kaiser. He set up the people who flattered him as nobles, and the result of that is this disgrace. Haven't you had thoughts like this, Kircheis? The Goldenbaum dynasty, as with the birth of the human race, need not have happened. It's only been 500 years since Rudolf built it. Before that, neither the Empire nor the Goldenbaum family existed, and he was no more than one citizen. Originally, Rudolf was no more than an upstart man of ambition, and who, riding the current of the times, was made into a sacred, inviolable Kaiser.<br />
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*Kircheis, do you think what was possible for Rudolf is impossible for me?<br />
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===Background information===<br />
*The name [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhard Reinhard] is of old Nordic origin and means ''pure and sturdy''. In German, it roughly translates into ''determined''. Both attributes denoting to Reinhard's character as well as his ulterior motives and goals. Lohengramm is quite likely a mistranslation/misspelling of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohengrin Lohengrin], the opera of Richard Wagner about the grail-knight of the same name.<br />
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* Reinhard strongly resembles Napoleon Bonaparte. Both men started off as minor nobility. Both gained power and prominence through military accomplishment. Both became emperors and established an enlightened monarchy and Reinhard's combination of High Admirals and Fleet Admirals mirror's Napoleon's Marshals. One of Napoleon's most notable marshals, Jean Lannes, strongly resembles Siegfried Kircheis in both relationship and deeds.<br />
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*Many of Reinhard's achievements and characteristics mirror those of Alexander the Great. Both men were military geniuses who ascended to power at a very young age. Both men conquered most of their respective known universes. Both men were responsible for sweeping social and political reforms that would impact all of human history to follow, and both men died at a young age shortly after their wars had ended. Reinhard's very close friendship with also Siegfried Kircheis parallels Alexander's relationship with his friend and general, Hephaestion.<br />
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*Reinhard's life is also similar to that of Julius Caesar. Like Caesar, Reinhard's power stemmed not just from the military, but from the common people. Like Caesar, Reinhard was very popular with the lowest-classes of citizenry and feared by the ruling nobility. Like Caesar, Reinhard seized power through ostensibly legitimate means and stripped the ruling elite of their power, money, and influence. The scene of fleets loyal to Reinhard descending over Odin — of warships appearing over sacrosanct skies — also mirrors that of the 13th Legion crossing the Rubicon into Rome.<br />
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*Reinhard also bears many similarities to Rome's first Emperor, Augustus. Like Augustus, Reinhard enacted many reforms that completely changed the social, political, legal and educational landscape of the Empire, and like Augustus, Reinhard focused on crafting a system of Empire that could survive in spite of, or despite, whomever might become Emperor after his death.<br />
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*Reinhard is also somewhat similar to the French royalist leader [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cathelineau Jacques Cathelineau], in terms of both physical appearance and traits. <br />
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*Though its exact symptoms were never explicitly stated, the disease that ended Reinhard's life bore the name "Emperor's Sickness," a term that has been used commonly to refer to Hemophilia and Porphyria, as illnesses infamous for afflicting regal heads-of-state.<br />
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*Reinhard's voice actor, [[Horikawa Ryō]], is also notable for his other big anime role: Vegeta, in the mega-hit anime Dragonball Z, its sequel Dragonball GT, and the many affiliated OVAs and movies.<br />
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| battle = Seventh Battle of Iserlohn<br />
| campaign =<br />
| war = First [[Alliance–Imperial War]]<br />
| image-top = Hyperiondocking.jpg<br />
| caption-top = '''The ''[[Hyperion]]'' docking in [[Iserlohn Fortress]]'''<br />
| date = 14–15 May {{d|796|uc}}<br />
| location = [[Iserlohn Fortress]]<br />
| result = Major Alliance victory<br />
| belligerents1 = [[Free Planets Alliance]]<br />
| belligerents2 = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| units1 = [[13th Fleet]]<br />
| units2 = Iserlohn Stationed Fleet<br>Iserlohn Fortress Garrison<br />
| commanders1 = [[Yang Wen-li]]<br>[[Edwin Fischer]]<br>[[Walter von Schönkopf]]<br />
| commanders2 = [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]] {{kia}}<br>[[Thoma von Stockhausen]] <small>(POW)</small><br />
| strength1 = 6,400 war ships<br>700,000 soldiers<br />
| strength2 = 15,000 war ships<br />500,000+ soldiers<br />
| losses1 = None<br />
| losses2 = 1,000+ ships<br />500,000 soldiers captured<br />
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The '''Seventh Battle of Iserlohn''' (Japanese: '''第7次イゼルローン攻防戦''') was the seventh and final military offensive launched by the [[Free Planets Alliance]] against the [[Galactic Empire]]'s front-line stronghold, [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. It led to the capture of Iserlohn by the Alliance in May {{d|796|uc}}, which was carried out by Admiral [[Yang Wen-li]] with only half of a normal Alliance fleet, using a plan that relied on subterfuge rather than brute force. This was preceded by six previous failed attempts that brought nothing but millions of Alliance casualties, and Yang's achievement in capturing the impregnable Fortress using minimal resources while taking no losses further solidified his status as a hero and military genius in the Alliance. <br />
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The fall of Iserlohn Fortress changed the strategic balance of power in the [[Alliance–Imperial War]] immensely, giving the Alliance the advantage and now putting the Empire on the defensive. It made possible the [[invasion of the Imperial Territory|invasion of the Empire]] by Alliance forces later that year, and after that ending in failure and the subsequent [[Alliance Civil War]] led to the destruction of most of the [[Free Planets Star Fleet]], Iserlohn would serve as the Alliance's last line of defense until [[Operation Ragnarök]] in {{d|799|uc}}. <br />
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==Background==<br />
During the [[Battle of Astarte]] in January {{d|796|uc}}, {{rank|fpa|Commodore}} [[Yang Wen-li]] made a name for himself by saving the Alliance [[2nd Fleet]] from the verge of total destruction and bringing the Alliance the only success it had during that disastrous engagement. Upon his return to [[Heinessen]] however, he offended Secretary of Defence [[Job Trunicht]] by defending his friend [[Jessica Edwards]] from the brutality of the [[Patriotic Knights Corps]], who had targeted her after she publicly criticised Trunicht in a memorial service honouring the casualties from the Battle of Astarte. {{rank|fpa|fleet admiral}} [[Sidney Sithole]], as one of the few senior military officers opposed to the growing power of the Secretary of Defence, was finding his position increasingly tenuous in the aftermath of the major Alliance defeat at Astarte. It was under such circumstances that appointed Yang Wen-li as the commander of the [[13th Fleet]] and tasked him with the seemingly impossible task of capturing Iserlohn Fortress, hoping that success would serve to strengthen his own position and check Trunicht's growing power. ({{logh|003}})<br />
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Due to Yang's reputation as a brilliant military commander, the task was also given to him as it was believed that he was the only one who had a chance of succeeding. To do it he was appointed commander of the newly formed 13th Fleet, which was an amalgamation of survivors from the 2nd, [[4th Fleet|4th]], and [[6th Fleet]]s that took part in the Astarte fiasco and new recruits, making it only half the size of a standard Alliance fleet. Since the six previous attempts ([[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn|the most recent one]] of which Yang had taken part in earlier in his career) all used bigger numbers than he did and still failed, Yang planned to use subterfuge to take the Fortress rather than force. He had the logistics officer [[Alex Cazerne]] procure him a captured Imperial warship, several hundred Imperial uniforms, and the [[Rosen Ritter]] elite infantry regiment that consisted of of Imperial emigres to assist him with this task. ({{logh|003}})<br />
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==Opposing forces==<br />
===Alliance order of battle===<br />
The Alliance deployed only its recently formed [[13th Fleet]], a new formation that was only half the size of normal Alliance fleet. Its ground forces notably included the [[Rosen Ritter]] special operations infantry regiment. The total fleet numbered 6400 warships and 700,000 personnel. <br />
*The [[13th Fleet]], commanded by Rear Admiral [[Yang Wen-li]], flagship ''[[Hyperion]]'' <br />
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===Imperial order of battle===<br />
Iserlohn Fortress was defended by a space fleet and a garrison of troops, each commanded by a different officer. The stationed fleet included approximately 15,000 warships, and the garrison numbered 500,000 troops. ({{logh|012}})<br />
*The Iserlohn Stationed Fleet, commanded by Admiral [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], flagship unknown<br />
*The Fortress Garrison, commanded by Admiral [[Thoma von Stockhausen]] <br />
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==Battle== <br />
On 14 May {{d|796|uc}}, the Alliance's [[Rosen Ritter]] commandos flew the damaged captured Imperial [[Imperial cruiser (788 UC era)|cruiser]] ''[[Bremen]]'' to the fortress, pretending to be wounded Imperial forces that were being pursued by Alliance warships after having acquired important intelligence. Before then {{rank|fpa|rear admiral}} Yang Wen-li drew the Iserlohn fleet away from the fortress with decoys, causing the Imperial fleet commander [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]] to spend several hours searching for what was really a decoy, and advanced towards Iserlohn whilst the Imperial fleet was too far away to maintain contact. {{rank|ge|Admiral}} Seeckt, and the fortress commander [[Thoma von Stockhausen]], had had an intense rivalry and often bickered with each other. Although Stockhausen and a fleet staff officer, {{rank|ge|Captain}} [[Paul von Oberstein]], had voiced caution about responding to what would ultimately prove to be decoys but due to their rivalry, this only made Seeckt more intent to do the exact opposite.<br />
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[[File:Schoenkopf and Stockhausen (BD).jpg|thumb|200px|Schönkopf takes the fortress commander hostage ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
The [[13th Fleet]] then began manoeuvring back and forth just outside the range of Iserlohn's main cannon, the [[Thor Hammer]]. By this time, the Rosen Ritter soldiers led by Captain [[Walter von Schönkopf]] had docked and demanded to see the fortress's commander immediately, claiming to have access to vital intelligence concerning an Alliance invasion of the [[Iserlohn Corridor]]. Iserlohn's commander, Admiral Thoma von Stockhausen, was confused by the odd movements of Yang's fleet. The Rosen Ritter infiltrators, brought to the fortress command room, indicated that the strange movements were part of the Alliance's plan to seize the fortress. The disguised Alliance commandos were then allowed close to Stockhausen, enabling Schönkopf to tackle the admiral and hold him hostage. Within seconds, the Rosen Ritter infiltrators seized complete control over Iserlohn's command centre. Stockhausen surrendered and ordered the other personnel in the command centre to stand down, at which point the Rosen Ritter were able to lock down the fortress and disable all of its weapon systems.<br />
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The Rosen Ritter then had a short time window to fight their way against Imperial troops to the navigation center to open the Fortress so that Yang would be able to bring the 13th Fleet inside Iserlohn unmolested, before the larger Imperial fleet could return to Iserlohn upon learning that they had followed decoys. At the same time Yang then sent a message to the Imperial fleet commander, Admiral Seeckt, informing him that he had occupied Iserlohh Fortress, and asking for Seeckt to surrender. Of course, although Yang's fleet had access to the fortress, and the Rosen Ritter were in control of the command centre, the Imperial forces stationed aboard were still resisting. Seeckt's staff officer, Paul von Oberstein, advised Seeckt to attack the Alliance warships while the Iserlohn garrison was still fighting, correctly determining that Iserlohn was not yet under Yang's control which was why the 13th Fleet did not dock yet. Seeckt, however, ignored Oberstein's advice, and kept his fleet a safe distance away from the fortress to observe the situation outside of the [[Thor Hammer]]'s range.<br />
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[[File:Yang firing Thor Hammer.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Yang ordering the Thor Hammer to fire ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
This gave Yang and the Rosen Ritter ample time to complete their take-over of Iserlohn. By the time Seeckt realised he had been tricked, Iserlohn had fallen to Yang already, and the 13th Fleet quickly docked inside the Fortress. Seeckt belatedly ordered the Imperial fleet to attack, again going against Oberstein's advice, who realised that the battle was lost, and Yang used the massive destructive power of the Thor Hammer to rout the Imperial forces, destroying more than 1,000 Imperial ships with a single shot. Yang again sent a message to Admiral Seeckt, requesting that he either surrender or withdraw from battle. Captain Oberstein meanwhile had left the Imperial flagship on a shuttle by his own accord. <br />
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Admiral Seeckt responded, saying, 'You do not understand a soldier's heart: our code will not allow us to endure living with dishonour. Dying to fulfil our honour, that is our code. For the glory of the Kaiser, all ships will charge to die in an honourable defeat.' Seeckt then ordered the Imperial fleet to advance; in an effort to prevent excessive casualties, Yang targeted Seeckt's flagship with the Thor Hammer and destroyed it (along with several nearby Imperial ships). With Seeckt dead, the Imperial fleet withdrew, thus ending the Seventh Battle of Iserlohn in a major victory for the Free Planets Alliance.<br />
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Six times before, the Alliance had attempted to take Iserlohn from the Empire, and six times before they had failed. Yang managed to take the fortress with the smallest fleet out of the seven total attacks, and did so without a single casualty. For this, he became the greatest hero in the [[Free Planets Alliance]], earning the nicknames 'Miracle Yang' and 'Yang the Magician'. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
Iserlohn Fortress had been a major supply base and staging area for Imperial invasions of the Alliance. Its capture had secured the Alliance's borders against easy Imperial attacks and Yang had hoped this might enable the Alliance to negotiate a favourable peace treaty with the Empire. However the Alliance [[High Council]], for private political gain, and the Alliance public, giddy with the taste of victory, instead opted to invade the Empire ostensibly to liberate its people and overthrow autocracy. The Council took this decision to maintain their own support ahead of an election, while the plan itself had been proposed by an ambitious general staff officer named [[Andrew Falk]], who sought to use it for his own advancement. Despite his own strengthened position and reservations about the proposed invasion, Fleet Admiral Sithole was unable to prevent this decision. ({{logh|012}})<br />
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The fall of the fortress shocked the Empire. The Imperial High Command would begin daily strategic meetings discussing the situation in response to the fall of Iserlohn. As the only survivor of Seeckt's flagship and command staff, Captain [[Paul von Oberstein]] was targeted for court-martial and punishment. The three Imperial joint chiefs of staff ([[Steinhof]], [[Ehrenberg]], and [[Gregor von Mückenberger|Mückenberger]]) also felt compelled to resign in order to assume responsibility for the loss. [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]] interceded on their behalf and persuaded [[Friedrich IV]] to reject their resignations. In exchange, they dropped any plans for punishing Oberstein, who then joined Reinhard's staff and would become one of the young admiral's most important allies. ({{logh|008|011}})<br />
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The Empire would make its [[Eighth Battle of Iserlohn|first attempt]] to recapture the fortress in {{d|798|uc}}, which relied on using [[Geiersburg Fortress|another fortress]] mobilized using warp engines to attack Iserlohn. That plan failed, and it was not later that year and early January {{d|799|uc}} that the [[Ninth Battle of Iserlohn|second attempt]] took place and was successful, which was part of the larger [[Operation Ragnarök]]. For three years until then Iserlohn would remain the Alliance's main line of defense. ({{logh|034|046}})<br />
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| caption-top = Admiral '''Staden''' ({{d|797|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]] ([[Lippstadt League]])<br />
| rank = {{rank|ge|admiral}}<br />
| status = Unknown ({{d|797|uc}})<br />
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'''Staden''' (Japanese: '''シュターデン''') was an [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Admiral|admiral]] of the [[Galactic Empire]]. During the [[Imperial Civil War]], he fought for the [[Lippstadt League]].<br />
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==Pre-Lippstadt career==<br />
Previously an instructor of strategic theory at the [[Imperial Officer Academy]] on [[Odin]], Staden's knowledge was considered impressive, but he relied on theory rather than practice; as a result, his students (one of whom was [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]]) referred to him as 'Succumbed to Theory Staden'. He attained the rank of {{rank|imperial|vice admiral|lc}} by {{d|794|uc}}, when he took part in the [[Third Battle of Tiamat]]. ({{logh|020}}, {{tbt|01}})<br />
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By the [[Battle of Astarte]] in {{d|796|uc}}, just prior to the engagement with [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] forces during this campaign, he was placed (along with four other admirals) under the command of Count [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]]. Fearing defeat at the hands of an enemy fleet twice as large as their own, Staden protested Lohengramm's plan; however, it succeeded, leading ultimately to an Imperial victory at Astarte. ({{logh|001}})<br />
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==Imperial Civil War==<br />
[[File:Staadens_ship.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Staden's ship under attack at Altena.]]<br />
Staden was not seen to take part in any major engagements for some time afterwards. However, in {{d|797|uc}}, following the death of [[Friedrich IV]] and the eventual rebellion by high nobles against the 'Lichtenlade-Lohengramm Axis', Staden resurfaced as an admiral in Duke [[Otho von Braunschweig|Braunschweig]]'s [[Lippstadt League]]. Having taken command of several Imperial defence facilities, Braunschweig had hoped to station forces at nine such bases between [[Geiersburg Fortress]] (where he had taken up residence) and Odin (where the now Marquis Lohengramm's own forces were stationed). Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz|Merkatz]], however, opposed this plan, recommending instead to concentrate all of the Lippstadt forces at Geiersburg. Staden agreed with Merkatz, but added his own recommendation — that a large detachment be sent to capture the weakly defended planet [[Odin]] and the Kaiser, [[Erwin Josef II]], while Lohengramm was occupied at Geiersburg. Braunschweig and his forces were impressed by the plan, but there remained the question of who was to command the difficult expedition. With no-one else stepping forward, the job fell to Staden himself. ({{logh|016|020}})<br />
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[[File:Staaden_ill.jpg|thumb|190px|Staden arriving at Rentenberg.]]<br />
Admiral Staden was uncomfortable with the weight of such an immense task on his shoulders and his second in command, [[Hildesheim]] was a hot-headed noble eager for battle. His force was intercepted by Mittermeyer, who had been sent by Lohengramm to confront him. The two sides waited for 3 days on either side of a minefield deployed by Mittermeyer. Staden was growing increasingly tense, and his men anxious to take action. Just then, a communication was intercepted by his men which purported to indicate that the enemy was awaiting the arrival of Lohengramm's main fleet, after which they would attack in overwhelming numbers.<br />
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Although Staden correctly deduced that this was a false communication, intended to lure them into a trap, his men were restless and pressed him to attack. Finally he relented, and ordered his forces split in two in order to attack the opposing fleet from both sides. Mittermeyer was waiting for such a mistake, and handily defeated most of Staden's forces, forcing him to call for retreat. This concluded the [[Battle of Altena]]. The remaining 30% of the fleet withdrew to [[Rentenberg Fortress]], where Staden himself was hospitalized — not for combat wounds, but for stress-related illness. ({{logh|020}})<br />
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===Background information===<br />
*Staden is the name of a number of places in Germany and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staden Belgium], including a [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staden_(Saarbr%C3%BCcken) relaxation resort] in Saarbrücken, Germany. The latter being an ironical reference to Staden's last seen condition.<br />
*It is not explicitly stated what became of Staden. Duke Braunschweig later told [[Ovlesser]] that all of his men (stationed at Rentenberg, which he commanded) had been executed — this could have included Staden, given his lower rank. However, Ovlesser was a commander of infantry, not a fleet.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
Although what illness he suffered from is not stated explicitly, Staden's clutching of his abdomen and later haematemesis during the [[Battle of Altena]] suggests a gastric or duodenal ulcer.<br />
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His entry in the DVD features says he was captured and taken prisoner, presumably after Rentenberg Fortress fell.<br />
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Duke '''Joachim von Neue Stauffen''' (Japanese: '''ヨアヒム・フォン・ノイエ・シュタウフェン''') was Prime Minister of the [[Galactic Empire]] during the reign of his son, [[Sigismund I]]. Neue Stauffen also served as his son's regent, until he was of age.<br />
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The Imperial Premier under the reign of his son, Kaiser [[Sigismund I]], Joachim von Neue Stauffen was the husband of Kaiser [[Rudolph von Goldenbaum]]'s eldest daughter. Upon the death of Rudolph the Great, numerous riots and revolts broke out across Imperial territory, aiming at reestablishing the republican government that Rudolph had supplanted. Joachim von Neue Stauffen personally led the Imperial army against those rebels, executing nearly four million people. ({{logh|040}})<br />
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Duke '''Joachim von Neue Stauffen''' (Japanese: '''ヨアヒム・フォン・ノイエ・シュタウフェン''') was Prime Minister of the [[Galactic Empire]] during the reign of his son, [[Sigismund I]]. Neue Stauffen also served as his son's regent, until he was of age.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Imperial premier under the reign of his son, Kaiser [[Sigismund I]], Joachim von Neue Stauffen was the husband of Kaiser [[Rudolph von Goldenbaum]]'s eldest daughter. Upon the death of Rudolph the Great, numerous riots and revolts broke out across Imperial territory, aiming at reestablishing the republican government that Rudolph had supplanted. Joachim von Neue Stauffen personally led the Imperial army against those rebels, executing nearly four million people. ({{logh|040}})<br />
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The term ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenstaufen Stauffen]'' is a variation of the German word of the ''Hohenstaufen'', a Swabian house of nobility. ''Neue Stauffen'' thus relates to a rebirth of the ''House of Hohenstaufen'', as Neue is the plural of ''Neu'', which means New.<br />
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Duke '''Joachim von Neue Stauffen''' (Japanese: '''ヨアヒム・フォン・ノイエ・シュタウフェン''') was Prime Minister of the [[Galactic Empire]] during the reign of his son, [[Sigismund I]]. Neue Stauffen also served as his son's regent, until he was of age.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Imperial chief of staff and premier under the reign of his son, Kaiser [[Sigismund I]], Joachim von Neue Stauffen was the husband of Kaiser [[Rudolph von Goldenbaum]]'s eldest daughter. Upon the death of Rudolph the Great, numerous riots and revolts broke out across Imperial territory, aiming at reestablishing the republican government that Rudolph had supplanted. Joachim von Neue Stauffen personally led the Imperial army against those rebels, executing nearly four million people. ({{logh|040}})<br />
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Duke '''Joachim von Neue Stauffen''' (Japanese: '''ヨアヒム・フォン・ノイエ・シュタウフェン''') was Prime Minister of the [[Galactic Empire]] during the reign of his son, [[Sigismund I]]. Neue Stauffen also served as his son's regent, until he was of age.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Imperial chief of staff and premier under the reign of his son, Kaiser [[Sigismund I]], Joachim von Neue Stauffen was the husband of Kaiser [[Rudolph von Goldenbaum]]'s eldest daughter.. Upon the death of Rudolph the Great, numerous riots and revolts broke out across Imperial territory, aiming at reestablishing the republican government that Rudolph had supplanted. Joachim von Neue Stauffen personally led the Imperial army against those rebels, executing nearly four million people. ({{logh|040}})<br />
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===Background information===<br />
The term ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenstaufen Stauffen]'' is a variation of the German word of the ''Hohenstaufen'', a Swabian house of nobility. ''Neue Stauffen'' thus relates to a rebirth of the ''House of Hohenstaufen'', as Neue is the plural of ''Neu'', which means New.<br />
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| caption-top = Rear admiral '''Schönkopf''' ({{d|798|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Free Planets Alliance]]<br />(formerly [[Galactic Empire]])<br />
| rank = {{rank|fpa|vice admiral}}<br />
| actor = [[Michio Hazama]]<br />
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'''Walter von Schönkopf''' (Japanese: '''ワルター・フォン・シェーンコップ''') was the commander of the [[Rosen Ritter]]. An expert in ground warfare, he and his unit were important members of the [[13th Fleet]] and later, the [[Yang Fleet]] and were responsible for undertaking any of their ground engagements.<br />
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==Early Life==<br />
In {{d|770|uc}}, at the age of six, Walter von Schönkopf's family left the [[Galactic Empire]] to seek refuge in the [[Free Planets Alliance]]. Together with his grandparents, he emigrated into the Alliance through the [[Fezzan Corridor]].<br />
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Little is known about his teenage years in the Alliance, but by the time he was eighteen in {{d|782|uc}}, he had decided to become a soldier. He enrolled in a professional ground warfare school instead of the more prestigious officer academy as he disliked its atmosphere. Nevertheless, as a corporal he garnered numerous accolades such that within two years, he was recommended to be trained as an officer in the academy and successfully graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant and was posted to the Rosen Ritter in {{d|786|uc}}. It was also during this period where he became known for his sexual advances. ({{hbshbl|03}})<br />
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==The Rosen Ritter==<br />
The Rosen Ritter was a special infantry regiment in the Alliance military composed exclusively of Imperial exiles, dissidents, and the children of Imperial citizens who, for whatever reason, fled to the [[Free Planets Alliance]]. Schönkopf in his time within the Rosen Ritter rose through the ranks rapidly and was promoted to Lieutenant Captain and appointed as the Vice-Commander by his late-twenties. ({{hbshbl|03}})<br />
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===Battle of Van-Fleet Starzone===<br />
In March {{d|794|uc}}, Schönkopf along with the Rosen Ritter was posted to an Alliance rear support base in Van-Fleet 4-2 as part of the ground defence force when the [[Imperial Fleet]] unexpectedly dispatched an entire fleet to the same satellite. After the then regimental commander Captain [[Otto Frank von Wahnschaffe]] died from severe injuries received during a surprise ambush, Schönkopf, being the second-in-command, was appointed as interim commander. He then drew up a plan to resist an expected full-scale Imperial assault on the base long enough before fleet reinforcements arrived. His plan was ultimately successful, albeit with heavy losses, and it would take a few months before he could be officially promoted to Captain and appointed as the 13th Regimental Commander of the Rosen Ritter. ({{hbshbl|03|04|05|10}})<br />
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===The Iserlohn Infiltration===<br />
In {{d|796|uc}}, while defending a waitress in a bar from several other Alliance officers, Schönkopf drew the attention of Rear Admiral [[Yang Wen-li]], who had only recently been given command of the 13th Fleet, with orders to capture the notorious [[Iserlohn Fortress]]. Yang decided, at that moment, to put the Rosen Ritter in the 13th Fleet under his command. Despite the flurry of rumours circulating about the disloyalty of the Rosen Ritter, and its current commander, Walter von Schönkopf in particular, Yang decided to trust them completely, and to use the Rosen Ritter as the crux of his plan to capture Iserlohn Fortress. Yang had said, "If he turns traitor, they'll say I was no judge of character. The 'one man hero' will disappear from this world." ({{logh|006}})<br />
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At the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]], Schönkopf led the Rosen Ritter, including [[Kasper Lintz]] and [[Linier Blumart]], on an infiltration mission onto Iserlohn Fortress. Pretending to be wounded Imperial officers, they managed to infiltrate Iserlohn's command centre and seized it by taking Imperial admiral [[Thomas von Stockhausen]] hostage. Once they took control of the command centre, they allowed the [[13th Fleet]] inside the fortress. While [[Yang Wen-li]] convinced the Iserlohn Garrison Fleet commander, [[Hans Dietrich von Seeckt]], that the fortress had already been completely pacified by his forces, the [[Rosen Ritter]] swept through the fortress, fighting off the remaining Imperial forces in brutal hand-to-hand combat. ({{logh|007}})<br />
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===After the war===<br />
After the end of the war against the [[Empire]] Schönkopf remained in the army and in command of the Rosen Ritter, in contrast to Yang, who retired. Schönkopf was well aware of the fact that he, as a Yang staff member, was under tight surveillance, a fact he treated lightly. After the escalation of the measures taken against Yang, Schönkopf had a meeting with [[Dusty Attemborough]], where they agreed upon the need to act. Following the meeting they were followed by the police and was ordered to stop in the pretence of exceeding the speed limit, something impossible, as they were driving on autopilot. Schönkopf switched to manual controls and they managed to evade the police, however this incident triggered the execution of the plot to intervene in the procedure against Yang and free him. Along with those in Yang's staff who were present on [[Heinessen]] Schönkopf organized the abduction of High Council Chairman [[João Rebelo]] and the infiltration of the prison Yang was held. While Schönkopf and the Rosen Ritter forced their way through the prison, Yang's adjutant [[Frederica Greenhill]] managed to find Yang's cell and entered just in time to save him from execution by his guard. ({{logh|061}})<br />
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With Yang in their command, the rebels planned to abduct the Imperial Consul on [[Heinessen]] [[Helmut Lennenkampt]] by infiltrating the hotel he had designated as his headquarters. Schönkopf and his Rosen Ritter executed the attack, fending off continuous resistance by Panzergrenadier and normal foot soldier brigades on all staircases that were not destroyed in time. Schönkopf himself held one, forcing his enemies to hand-to-hand combat by spreading [[Seffle particle|Seffle particles]] in the surroundings and then taking the charging Imperial soldiers out one by one, until the operation was completed and they were able to safely evacuate the hotel. ({{logh|062}})<br />
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Schönkopf then followed Yang to Iserlohn and again assumed his duties of Fortress Commander. He was aboard the ''[[Hyperion]]'' during the final Imperial attack on Iserlohn. <br />
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==The Iserlohn Republic==<br />
Schönkopf remained on Iserlohn as Fortress Commander after Yang's death. He accompanied [[Julian Mintz]] at the [[Battle of Shiva]] however and led a boarding party onto the [[Brunhild]], declaring that if Julian found the Kaiser first then he could negotiate but if von Schönkopf was first then he would kill Reinhard. In fact he and the Rosen Ritter guarded the rear while Julian pressed on. Schönkopf was struck from the back by an unarmoured Imperial Forces sergeant. Although mortally wounded he politely asked the sergeant's name and spared his life, continuing to fight. However, he eventually sat down, unable to continue and died peacefully, considering what he should make his last words and thinking of [[Rosalein von Kreutzer]], the mother of his daughter [[Katerose von Kreutzer]]. He was 37 years of age. ({{logh|108}})<br />
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===Name variations===<br />
*'''Walter von Schenkopp''' (<abbr title="LaserDisc">LD</abbr> subtitles)<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
#"When I was six years old, I fled to this free country, brought by my grandparents. It's already been 28 years, but I remember it well. The contemptuous looks of the customs officials... penetrating as coldly as the wind, treating exiles like beggars. I probably won't forget it until I die."<br />
#"If I said, 'the regimental commander of the Rosen Ritter... does that ring a bell?"<br />
#"Whether in the Empire or the Alliance, corruption in the military is the same."<br />
#"So governments can sell out their own people, but the reverse is not allowed?"<br />
#"Admiral, if, as the rumors say, I'm the 7th traitor, what will you do?"<br />
#"Walter Von Schenkopp, age 37, died upon leaving these words. He needs no epitaph for his grave. Only beautiful women's tears will bring peace to his soul."<br />
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===Background information===<br />
Schönkpof translates as ''Beautiful Head'' in German, denoting to Walter's reputation as a ladiesman.<br />
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| caption-top = Kaiser '''Reinhard''' ({{d|801|uc}})<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| affiliation = [[Galactic Empire]]<br />
| rank = [[Military ranks of the Galactic Empire#Fleet_admiral|Supreme Fleet Admiral]]<br />
| flagship = ''[[Brünhild]]''<br />''[[Tannhäuser]]'' (former)<br />
| occupation = Kaiser of the Galactic Empire<br />
| status = Deceased (natural causes)<br />
| born = {{d|776|uc}}<br />
| died = {{d|801|uc}}<br />
| actor = [[Horikawa Ryō]] <small>([[My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (film)|MCISS]], [[Legend of Galactic Heroes (OVA)|OVA]], [[Overture to a New War (film)|ONW]])</small><br />[[Narahashi Miki]] <small>([[Legend of Galactic Heroes (OVA)|OVA]], childhood)</small><br />[[Midorikawa Hikaru]] <small>([[Golden Wings (film)|GW]])</small><br />
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'''Reinhard von Lohengramm''' (Japanese: '''ラインハルト・フォン・ローエングラム'''), born '''Reinhard von Müsel''', was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] military and political leader who rose to prominence during the [[Alliance–Imperial War]], overthrowing the ruling [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] and establishing himself as the new Kaiser. A genius in war and politics, he rose to the highest ranks of the [[Imperial Armed Forces|Imperial Fleet]] at a young age and eventually usurped the power of the traditional [[nobility]] during the [[Imperial Civil War]]. Upon becoming the ''de facto'' dictator of the Empire, he instituted numerous political, legal, economic, and social reforms to abolish the old feudalistic system that had existed under the Goldenbaums and created a [[New Galactic Empire|new state]], which was described by [[Yang Wen-li]] as having been "Not by the people, but for the people." Shortly after his [[Operation Ragnarök|conquest]] of the [[Free Planets Alliance]], he deposed the [[Catherine von Goldenbaum|last Goldenbaum sovereign]], who was essentially powerless, from the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.<br />
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He died on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}, at the age of 25, after having become arguably the most influential leader in human history and having unified humanity under the rule of one government.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
[[File:Reinhardchildhood.PNG|190px|thumb|left|Young Reinhard ({{d|786|uc}})]]<br />
Born on 14 March {{d|776|uc}} to the poor aristocratic von Müsel family, Reinhard spent most of his childhood living with his father, [[Sebastian von Müsel|Sebastian]], and sister, [[Annerose von Grünewald|Annerose]], in a middle-class, suburban neighbourhood. Because Reinhard's mother, [[Caribelle von Müsel|Caribelle]], died in a car accident when he was very young, Reinhard grew very attached to his older sister. The von Müsel family held the noble rank of ''Reichsritter'' (Imperial Knight) therefore barely qualifying as a noble. As a child, Reinhard met the man whom he would later declare another part of himself: [[Siegfried Kircheis]]. The young Reinhard felt the name "Siegfried" was too common, and insisted on calling Siegfried by his surname, Kircheis. He would retain his habit of using Kircheis' surname, despite their close relationship, for the rest of his life. In many ways, Reinhard's life was defined by the strong relationships he formed with his sister and friend in those happy days. ({{logh|004}}, {{gw}})<br />
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Unfortunately, those days were not to last and Reinhard was rudely exposed to the true nature of the [[Galactic Empire]]'s class system in {{d|786|uc}}. One day, a [[Nobility|high nobleman]] happened to see Reinhard's sister Annerose in the street, and took notice of her. Shortly thereafter, rumours of her exceptional beauty reached the Imperial Court. It was then decided that she would be brought to the [[Neue Sanssouci|Imperial Palace]] to serve as an imperial consort to the emperor—Kaiser [[Friedrich IV]]. Reinhard's father accepted a large sum of money as a dowry in exchange for effectively selling his daughter into a life of sexual servitude. He chose to accept the money, because he reasoned that even if he refused the payment Annerose would be taken away regardless. Already weak to alcohol since the death of his wife, Sebastian retreated further into the bottle after Annerose was taken. Reflecting on Sebastian's life after his death, Kircheis thought perhaps he was never able to forgive himself for failing to protect his daughter. ({{dmsn|03}})<br />
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When Reinhard realised what his father had done, he was enraged. He angrily swore to destroy the corrupt, capricious Goldenbaum Dynasty and rescue his sister from the clutches of Kaiser Friedrich IV. Together, he and Kircheis promised to defeat every enemy and win every battle in pursuit of that goal. [[Julian Mintz]] would later note that Annerose served as the catalyst that resulted in the great change of history that Reinhard accomplished. Shortly after his sister was taken, Reinhard joined military school to become an officer, as he considered it the fastest way to advance in their class-based society, getting Kircheis to go along with him. ({{logh|004|110}}, {{swv|01}})<br />
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==Early military career==<br />
===Kapche-Lanka===<br />
[[File:Reinhard_and_tank_fire.jpg|210px|thumb|Reinhard in Kapche-Lanka ({{d|791|uc}})]]<br />
Reinhard graduated from the [[Imperial Officer Academy]] on [[Odin]] at the top of his class, and though he was much resented by his upperclassmen, all of his peers and underclassmen respected and admired him. Immediately after graduating, Reinhard and Kircheis, as young junior officers, were assigned to an Imperial facility on the frozen world of [[Kapche-Lanka]], located within the [[Iserlohn Corridor]] on the front line of the [[Alliance–Imperial War]]. It was a minor world that had some natural resources, but was not of much significance, with combat there going on mainly due to the fact that neither the Empire nor the Alliance wanted the other side to take control of it. Reinhard viewed it as an example of the incompetence of the leadership on both sides. He earned the ire of the commanding officer, {{rank|imperial|Captain}} [[Herder]], after getting into a fight with some lower ranking servicemen that were abusing a civilian woman. However, Reinhard's situation would become more perilous when Marquise [[Sussanna von Beenemünde]], a concubine of Kaiser Friedrich who despised his sister's status at court, secretly hired the captain to assassinate Reinhard. He and Kircheis are thus sent on what is ostensibly a recon mission into the frozen wastes of Kapche-Lanka, but with an ill-equipped [[Panzer IV|tank]]. ({{swv|01|02}})<br />
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They inevitably run low on fuel and decide to attack an [[Free Planets Alliance|Alliance]] tank patrol that they stumble across to obtain more supplies. After successfully ambushing them, the pair gained not only more fuel but information on an upcoming Alliance attack on the Imperial base. Meanwhile, Reinhard correctly assumes that Captain Herder will send a subordinate to check on whether or not they are still alive, and lays a trap for him. When {{rank|imperial|Lieutenant}} [[Fugenberch]] arrives and reveals what is really going on before intending to finish off Reinhard, Kircheis fires from the tank nearby and kills the lieutenant. Following his death, Reinhard and Kircheis returned to the base to find it is under attack by the Alliance already, at which point they use a code they obtained from the enemy tank they captured to shut down the Alliance's attacking tanks, allowing the Empire to counterattack. Subsequently, feigning ignorance of Captain Herder's plot against them, they take part in his assault on the Alliance base, and during that assault Herder attempts to murder Reinhard. However, they prepared for it and stopped him, though in the end Herder committed suicide. ({{swv|03|04}})<br />
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Unfortunately, both conspirators on Kapche-Lanka died, making any possible legal action against Marquise von Beenemünde impossible. Following his victories, Reinhard was promoted to Sub-lieutenant and transferred to the space fleet. ({{swv|04}})<br />
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===''Hameln II''===<br />
[[File:Kircheis Reinhard Bertram.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Reinhard and Kircheis confronting Bertram ({{d|791|uc}})]]<br />
Following the events on Kapche-Lanka, in August of {{d|791|uc}}, Reinhard was assigned as Chief Navigator aboard the destroyer ''[[Hameln II]]''. Although the ship's captain is impressed with Reinhard's service record, the rest of the crew is less enthusiastic and sees him as a spoiled aristocratic brat who got promoted because of his sister's status with the Kaiser. However, while going outside the vessel on a space walk, an enlisted rating ended up getting disconnected from the ship and flying out into space, before Reinhard rescued him. This earned the young officer respect from the enlisted crew of the ''Hameln II''. Later during a routine patrol outside of Iserlohn, their squadron is attacked and Reinhard temporarily takes command of the vessel when the captain is severely injured and the first officer, Lieutenant [[Hartmann Bertram]], happens to not be on the bridge. Reinhard led the destroyer away from the rest of their squadron, which fled from the Alliance vessels that were waiting to ambush them in a nearby asteroid field. Instead he flew into the asteroid field, predicting the Alliance ships wouldn't follow them and instead hunt for the fleeing squadron. Bertram returned and later demanded he pass command authority back to him and return to the normal course, but Reinhard's prediction is confirmed when the rest of their squadron is destroyed. ({{mut|01|02}})<br />
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Bertram orders the detainment of Reinhard on the grounds of mutiny, which Kircheis (the Security Officer) carries out. As they hide in the asteroid field from the patrolling Alliance ships, Bertram decided to self-destruct the ship as he believed there is not way of escape. He ignored fellow crewman [[Schmidt]]'s proposal to use the energy dispensed by a solar eruption from a nearby star to propel their ship away from the Alliance squadron in the area. Kircheis became aware of both the proposal and Bertram's plan to self-destruct, and decided to free Reinhard with the help of some enlisted men. Together they took control of the bridge but were confronted by Bertram, who shot an enlisted crewman defending Reinhard. The situation would have escalated if not for the arrival of {{rank|imperial|lieutenant commander}} [[Adenauer]], their captain, who repeats his order giving Reinhard command authority. They proceeded with the plan to get away using the eruption from the nearby star, and despite some minor problems that resulted in Bertram's death after volunteering for a dangerous mission to atone for having shot a crewman, they are able to escape. ({{mut|03|04}})<br />
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After their return to Iserlohn, Reinhard was recommended by Adenauer for promotion to lieutenant. Given the choice between continuing on as the new executive officer and an assignment elsewhere, Reinhard opted for assignment elsewhere to broaden his experience. ({{Mut|04}})<br />
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===Military administration===<br />
[[File:Reinhard and opponent.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard during his duel on behalf of Viscountess Schaffhausen ({{d|792|uc}})]]<br />
While working a desk job at the investigative department of the [[Ministry of War|Ministry of Military Affairs]] on Odin, Reinhard discovered several instances of corruption among base commanders on the front line. The amounts of supplies ordered and those received by the front line units do not correlate, and Reinhard deduces that certain officers were siphoning off military supplies to sell on the black market. He and Kircheis gathered evidence and reported to their superiors, but were told that nothing could be done: a certain amount of corruption was accepted as a "necessary evil" and they were essentially ordered to drop the matter. This further solidified Reinhard's opinion that the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] was too corrupt to be allowed to continue. ({{duel|01}})<br />
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However, the posting at the [[Imperial Capital]] meant that he was able to meet with his sister Annerose. During one such occasion, he found out about the dispute between one of her sister's few allies at the Imperial court, Viscountess [[Dorothea von Schaffhausen]], and Count [[Herxheimer]], relative of one of the most influential high nobles of the Empire: Marquis [[Wilhelm von Littenheim]], over territorial mining rights. Herxheimer knew he had no chance of winning the case against her in a court of law and challenged her to a duel, using his reputation to ensure that no professional duelist would work for the Schaffhausen family. When Reinhard heard of this, he offered to take the place of her duelist, despite having no experience in that arena. News of the "blond brat" choosing to participate in this high-level duel spread quickly throughout the upper echelons of Imperial society and soon the event became a spectacle. Reinhard learned to use the antique flintlock pistols traditionally wielded by duelists, initially struggling before happening to run into a young lieutenant commander, [[Cornelius Lutz]], who trained him in its use. Unbeknownst to Reinhard, Marquise von Beenemüde (having failed to get Reinhard killed on Kapche-Lanka) hired an assassin to take the place of Count Herxheimer's [[Goldschmidt|duelist]], in order to kill Reinhard during the duel. ({{duel|01|02}})<br />
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The duel was held on a property owned by Marquis Littenheim, who supported the Count, and was viewed by a large audience of nobles. Both the assassin and Reinhard missed each other in the first round because the latter duelist chose to leap to the side. In the second round, both of them wounded each other, in the assassin's right shoulder and Reinhard's left arm. The third round was a sword match, at the request of the assassin, who quickly proves himself to be the superior swordsman despite his injury, but before Reinhard could be defeated a group of [[Imperial Guard]]smen arrived at the arena on horseback, telling them that Kaiser Friedrich IV had ordered the duel to be suspended and had settled the dispute personally, splitting the proceeds of the mines equally between the two feuding families. The outcome pleased the Schaffhausen family while Herxheimer reluctantly accepted the Emperor's settlement. The assassin challenged Reinhard to another duel privately, and Reinhard, with assistance from Kircheis, is able to defeat him the second time, once again foiling Beenemüde's attempt to kill him. ({{duel|03|04}})<br />
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===''Hässliche Entlein''===<br />
[[File:Commander Reinhard.png|210px|thumb|left|Commander Reinhard at Iserlohn ({{d|792|uc}})]]<br />
Later in {{d|792|uc}}, Reinhard was transferred to [[Iserlohn Fortress]] on the front line, being given command of the [[Imperial destroyer (788 UC era)|destroyer]] ''[[Ermland II]]''. He spent part of his time there under investigation by a lieutenant commander named [[Gregor von Krumbach]], who was sent to Iserlohn to investigate the death of Captain Herder back on Kapche-Lanka. Secretly, however, he was sent there with the goal of killing Reinhard, one behalf of Marquise von Beenemüde. Krumbach was unable to find an opportunity to do so when an Alliance expeditionary fleet [[Fifth Battle of Iserlohn|attacked]] the fortress, at which point he joined Reinhard and Kircheis aboard the ''Ermland II''. During the battle ''Ermland II'' destroyed an [[Alliance cruiser (788 UC era)|Alliance cruiser]], and for that he was later promoted to {{rank|imperial|commander|lc}}. After the battle Reinhard and Kircheis confronted Krumbach, killing him. ({{gw}})<br />
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In December of the same year, Commander von Müsel took command of the [[Imperial cruiser (788 UC era)|Imperial cruiser]] ''[[Hässliche Entlein]]'' ("Ugly Duckling"). It was here that he encountered [[August Samuel Wahlen]] who was his executive officer. As the captain of a cruiser, Reinhard drilled his crew frequently while they were not in battle, keeping the ship at combat readiness and the highest levels of efficiency. Around that time, he was chosen, along with the crew of his ship, for a special mission behind enemy lines by Imperial military intelligence. It was to intercept Count Herxheimer and prevent him from defecting to the Free Planets Alliance with the stolen directional [[Seffle particle|Seffle particles]] prototype. Due to the secrecy of the mission, they could expect no support from other Imperial units and to be operating in enemy territory. Reinhard accepted the operation, being joined by a representative of intelligence, Lieutenant Commander [[Bendling]]. ({{ret|01}})<br />
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[[File:Hassliche entlein bow.png|thumb|210px|Reinhard's second command, ''Hässliche Entlein'' ({{d|792|uc}})]]<br />
After organizing a skirmish between Imperial and Alliance border patrol ships in the Iserlohn Corridor to distract them, ''Hässliche Entlein'' was able to pass into the Alliance side of the Corridor undetected. The cruiser then skirted the edge of Alliance space in an uneventful southward journey to [[Fezzan Corridor]], where it caught Count Herxheimer's vessel and boarded it. In the process, they received valuable intelligence from {{rank|imperial|sub-lieutenant}} [[Neidhart Müller]], then the military attaché at the [[Galactic Empire High Commissioner's office|Imperial diplomatic mission]] on [[Fezzan]]. He and most of his family were killed in a decompression accident aboard the ship, except for [[Margareta von Herxheimer|his daughter]], who was taken aboard ''Hässliche Entlein''. Along with the Count's ship and the prototype generator aboard it—which they could not bring onto their own vessel as it was digitally locked onto his ship—the cruiser then evaded an Alliance patrol squadron while en route back to the Empire. They were able to use the generator to a limited extent, and even in that state it was enough to destroy the pursuing Alliance squadron. After that, Kircheis proposed that they make a deal to get the unlock code to the generator from the Count's daughter in exchange for her being able to defect to the Free Planets Alliance, to which she agreed. ({{ret|02|03}})<br />
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However, not only did the unlock code give access to the Seffle particle generator, but to secret information surrounding Count Herxheimer's attempted defection. The Count had learned that Duke [[Otto von Braunschweig]]'s daughter had inherited a genetic disease from her mother, meaning that Marquis Littenheim's daughter did as well, considering that their wives were sisters. That made them both ineligible claimants for the Imperial throne by the [[Inferior Genes Exclusion Act]]. Thus Littenheim tried to have him killed to suppress knowledge of that fact, prompting his defection. Reinhard and Kircheis were the only others, besides intelligence officer Bendling (who chose to defect to the Alliance with the Count's daughter), who were aware of the information. A short while later, ''Hässliche Entlein'' was able to return to Iserlohn Fortress after using the Seffle particle generator to break through an Alliance blockade and receiving supplies from supply ships led by [[Ernst von Eisenach]]. ({{ret|04}})<br />
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===Imperial Military Police===<br />
[[File:Steger denouncing.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Reinhard confronting the military school principal ({{d|793|uc}})]]<br />
Following the success of their operation, Reinhard received a promotion and transfer from the ''Hässliche Entlein'' back to Odin, where he visited his alma mater, the War Academy. As a seventeen-year old {{rank|imperial|captain|lc}}, he naturally was respected and admired by most of the cadets. After observing the school for a day Reinhard and Kircheis received their new assignment in the [[Imperial Military Police]]. Reinhard was annoyed by this as it would not give him the opportunity to distinguish himself and get a promotion, to which Kircheis reminded him it would be valuable to know how the MPs worked and that out of the Goldenbaum Dynasty's institutions, the Military Police was one that needed reform the most. It was during this time that Reinhard first learned of [[Ulrich Kesler]], a Fleet officer who transferred to the Military Police as an observer, and his efforts to try to keep the MPs from severely punishing a woman for ''lèse-majesté'', only for all of his work to have ultimately been in vain. It again incited Reinhard to go on a rant about the degenerate state of the Empire before he was interrupted by a call from the chief of police to receive his new orders: go back to the school to investigate a murder that took place the night before. ({{dmsn|01}})<br />
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A cadet named [[Karl von Reifeisen]] had been found murdered. Reinhard and Kircheis then investigated the matter, briefly interrupted by the death of his father Sebastian von Müsel. A second murder was later committed, of cadet [[Johann Gottholp von Bertz]]. Although Kircheis noted that Reinhard did not have to become an expert in everything, the two were able to solve the case, despite Reinhard's initial lack of interest in the assignment. In the process of the investigation they discovered that Reifeisen's death was an accident, but the school principal [[Gerhard von Steger]], the first to find his body, attempted to make it look like a murder both to prevent any accusations of negligence on his part, and to assist his grandson, who was third in the class. Bertz was the second in their class, and Steger killed him to remove an obstacle and to implicate [[Moritz von Haase]], at the top of the class, as the killer. Reinhard and Kircheis confronted Steger and explained the results of their investigation to him, taking him into custody shortly afterwards. Haase, who they discovered was color-blind and lied about this defect to get into military school, was also taken away, against Reinhard's wishes, who again saw it as an example of the folly of Kaiser [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum|Rudolf the Great]]'s policies; since this cadet with a genetic problem had been at the top of his class in military school. ({{dmsn|02|03|04}})<br />
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===Fleet command===<br />
[[File:Tannhaeuser in Van-Fleet.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard aboard the bridge of ''[[Tannhäuser]]'' near Van-Fleet ({{d|794|uc}})]]<br />
Having been promoted to {{rank|imperial|commodore|lc}}, the eighteen-year old Reinhard commanded a small squadron of the elderly {{rank|imperial|Vice Admiral}} [[Richard von Grimmelshausen]]'s [[Grimmelshausen Fleet|fleet]] at the [[Battle of Van-Fleet]] in March {{d|794|uc}}. The battle was viewed by Reinhard as completely useless and strategically insignificant, and initially Reinhard's squadron was placed in reserve along with the rest of the Grimmelshausen Fleet, much to the young commodore's frustration. The Imperial commander-in-chief, [[Gregor von Mückenberger]], saw the old admiral as a liability and sent his force to the fourth planet orbiting [[Van-Fleet (star)|Van-Fleet]], Van Fleet 4-2. Unbeknownst to the Imperials, an Alliance rear support supply base had been constructed on the planet. Reinhard voiced this possibility to Grimmelshausen and offered to lead the recon team on the ground, but Commodore [[Hermann von Lüneburg]]—an officer who specialized in ground warfare—asked to take command. The entire fleet proceeds to land on the surface, with Reinhard remaining aboard his flagship initially before taking part in an assault on the Alliance facility as the vice commander, below Lüneburg. This frustrates him as well, both because they are the same rank and the man's condescending attitude. It was the beginning of the rivalry between the two. ({{hbshbl|01|02|04}})<br />
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Over the course of the battle, Reinhard and Kircheis entered the Alliance base with Imperial forces and personally captured the base commander, {{rank|fpa|Vice Admiral}} [[Sinclair Cerebrese]]. As a result, Reinhard and Lüneburg were both promoted to {{rank|imperial|rear admiral|lc}} while Grimmelshausen was made a full {{rank|imperial|admiral|lc}}. Back on Odin after the engagement, the young flag officer had Kircheis check Lüneburg's background, and also visited Annerose once again, where he complained about Kircheis being refused a promotion. This changed soon after when Admiral Grimmelshausen recommended Reinhard's redheaded friend for a promotion. Not long after that Reinhard and Kircheis heard about a rumor spreading through the Imperial court which stated that Kaiser Friedrich IV planned to bestow upon Reinhard a new title, the Countship of Lohengramm, on his twentieth birthday. Reinhard uncharacteristically reacted positively to the suggestion. Reinhard later visited a party hosted by Grimmelshausen that celebrated his promotion to admiral, which included among its guest list, Lüneburg, with whom he nearly got into a fistfight with after Luneburg accused Reinhard of impropriety with his wife. ({{hbshbl|06|07|08}})<br />
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[[File:Friedrich IV and Grimmelshausen.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Kaiser Friedrich and Grimmelshausen discuss awarding Reinhard a countship ({{d|794|uc}})]]<br />
Later in the year both officers returned to the front lines for the [[Sixth Battle of Iserlohn]]. In the early part of the campaign Reinhard amassed several victories during the initial skirmishes ahead of the Alliance main fleet's arrival for the assault on Iserlohn, but received little attention from his superiors. The [[Free Planets Star Fleet]], however, became aware that there was a capable Imperial fleet commander at work who had handed them several stinging defeats and made attempts to entrap him using a plan developed by Yang. Outnumbered ten to one, Reinhard lost a third of his fleet breaking out of the trap. Later the Alliance completed its full deployment and began the Sixth Battle of Iserlohn proper. During the main engagement Reinhard's fleet was held in reserve. When [[Iserlohn Fortress]] was under dangerous bombardment by Alliance missile ships he launched an attack without orders, driving them away. He then seized the initiative and struck the Alliance flank, forcing them to counterattack on a narrow front where their numbers could not overwhelm his much smaller force. Rushing to join the battle, other Imperial fleets blocked the fire of Thor's Hammer and the battle became a melee (as Reinhard had predicted). ({{hbshbl|10|11}})<br />
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Reinhard's rival Lüneburg was killed leading a boarding action during this phase of the fighting. Meanwhile, while his squadron was being resupplied in Iserlohn Fortress, Reinhard met with Ulrich Kesler, who explained that Grimmelshausen sent him his memoirs which included information he had learned from various [[Nobility|high nobles]] over the years, including incriminating, secretive information. However, Reinhard declined and asked Kesler to keep the Grimmelshausen's book with the information, to be made public when the nobility of the Empire "are no longer in power." The blond rear admiral did not want to resort to blackmail to further his career. Meanwhile, back on the battlefield, Reinhard proposed to Mückenberger a plan to end the stalemate: to block the other end of the Iserlohn Corridor, which would make them break off the attack or be trapped and destroyed. Reinhard was appointed to command this force and the Alliance Star Fleet took the bait, following him and trying to withdraw from Iserlohn. The disengage Imperial Fleet then retreated as well, allowing the [[Thor Hammer]] superlaser to be used against the retreating Alliance ships to a decisive effect. ({{hbshbl|11|12}})<br />
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===The Third Battle of Tiamat===<br />
[[File:Reinhard pinpoint attack in Tiamat.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard's concentrated fire that won at Tiamat ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of Kaiser Friedrich's ascension to the throne (a rare feat in the Goldenbaum Dynasty) in December {{d|794|uc}}, the Galactic Empire announces a large new offensive against the Alliance, partly to distract the Imperial people from his lack of domestic accomplishments. This information is reported to the Alliance government via [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzan]] and soon several fleets are deployed to meet this threat. The two sides engaged each other in the historically known [[Tiamat Starzone]] in February {{d|795|uc}}. Reinhard's formation was initially kept in reserve as the battle began, by order of [[Gregor von Mückenberger]]. However, the young vice admiral had the opportunity to play a key role when [[Willem Holland]]'s [[11th Fleet]] charged directly into the Imperial formation, ahead of the other Alliance fleets. Chaos ensued, and Reinhard moved his fleet back, which encouraged Holland to think that the Imperial line was breaking. Orders from Vice Admiral [[Alexander Bucock]] of the [[5th Fleet]] to withdraw were ignored by Holland, who pressed the attack. However, the main Imperial body under Mückenberger's command eventually was able to disentangle itself from Holland's 11th Fleet, who by then had megalomaniac visions of invading the Empire himself from there. That gave Reinhard the opportunity to have his fleet launch a concentrated artillery attack at one point in the enemy formation, the center. The 11th Fleet flagship ''[[Epimetheus]]'' was instantly destroyed, Holland being killed instantly. Another barrage three minutes later broke the remaining 11th Fleet ships into a full retreat. ({{tbt|01}})<br />
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The retreat of the 11th Fleet was covered by their comrades in the 5th and [[10th Fleet]]s, however, preventing an effective Imperial pursuit and prompting Reinhard to admire the abilities of the 5th and 10th Fleet commanders. The Empire then withdrew, having achieved a propaganda victory by practically annihilating the Alliance's 11th Fleet. Some dismissed his artillery attack that decided the battle as just luck, but the fact remained that Reinhard's action was decisive in the victory. Thus his promotion to admiral was assured. ({{tbt|02}})<br />
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==Later military career==<br />
===The Battle of Legnica===<br />
[[File:Brunhild crest ONW (BD).jpg|thumb|210px|left|Future Imperial Supreme Flagship ''Brünhild'' ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
With the victory at the Third Battle of Tiamat, Reinhard was promoted to the Admiralty—becoming the youngest full admiral in the Galactic Empire. As an admiral, Reinhard was given command of a [[Lohengramm Fleet|fleet]] and his own, a one-of-a-kind warship, the ''[[Brünhild]]''—the bloodthirsty maiden. It was an experimental battleship, the only one of its class, constructed with advanced technologies that ignored to mass production costs. Among its various upgrades was advanced command and control equipment that allowed Reinhard to direct massive fleets of warships. The vessel did not have to wait long to see its first action, as Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Müsel was ordered to command his expeditionary fleet to Iserlohn. ({{tbt|2}}; {{ffc|1r|full}})<br />
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Upon arrival to the fortress, Reinhard von Müsel's expeditionary fleet was ordered to intercept an Alliance fleet that had approached the area in further in the Corridor by the commander-in-chief, Fleet Admiral Mückenberger. The recently arrived Imperial reinforcements were exhausted from the long journey to Iserlohn: the order to attack was a transparent attempt to get Reinhard killed: many of the nobility were jealous of Reinhard's favour with the Kaiser, believing he had been granted a command at such a young age solely because of his sister's influence. Reinhard encountered the Alliance fleet into the atmosphere of the planet [[Legnica]], a gas giant in the Tiamat Starzone. In the upper layers of the atmosphere, the ships of both fleets were forced to fight at extremely close-ranges, as sensors and communications were virtually non-functional. Reinhard ordered his fleet to engage the enemy in close combat for several minutes, having each ship fire all of its cannons as frequently as possible. This rapidly energized the upper layer of Legnica's atmosphere, creating a massive wind storm that propelled a great deal of the hydrogen and helium in the atmosphere upward. Reinhard then had his fleet rise up out of the atmosphere, where he then fired a single nuclear missile from the ''Brünhild'' to Legnica's core. When the nuclear warhead detonated, it ignited the atmosphere: the Alliance fleet took heavy damage in the ensuing firestorm. ({{mciss}})<br />
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Though Reinhard von Müsel had managed to inflict heavy losses on the Alliance fleet with only token losses to his own forces, he was not given proper credit for his victory, as the weather conditions were assumed by his superiors to have been a natural phenomenon and his victory attributed to luck. This further strengthened the perception that Reinhard was an incompetent commander who had only achieved his rank by "hiding under his sister's skirts", further encouraging contempt for him on behalf of the high nobles. ({{mciss}})<br />
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===The Fourth Battle of Tiamat===<br />
[[File:Kircheis Reinhard Mecklinger.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard, Kircheis, and chief of staff [[Ernest Mecklinger]] ({{d|795|uc}})]]<br />
The Free Planets Alliance chose to continue with their plans to assault Iserlohn Fortress despite their defeat at Legnica. The Imperial fleets stationed at Iserlohn, under the command of Gregor von Mückenberger, sailed forth to meet the Alliance fleet head on: Reinhard von Müsel's fleet was positioned at the left wing of the formation. Determined to be rid of the "Admiral of the Skirts" once and for all, Mückenberger ordered Reinhard's formation to advance on the Alliance fleets alone as a diversionary measure: the rest of the Imperial Fleet would maintain is position, meaning Reinhard's smaller force would be annihilated by the vastly more numerous Alliance ships. Reinhard complied with the order but staked his survival on a complete gamble. He advanced his fleet toward the enemy formation alone, but rather than open fire on them once he was in range, however, Reinhard had his entire fleet turn ninety degrees to the right. The blond admiral's fleet then slowly moved in front of the Alliance fleet, utterly exposed. Unable to comprehend why an enemy intentionally made itself so vulnerable, the Alliance fleet commanders refused to attack Reinhard's forces, believing his maneuver to be some sort of elaborate trick. Their inaction allowed Reinhard to position his forces along the left flank of the Alliance formation. ({{mciss}})<br />
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By the time they realized their error, the main Imperial Fleet had entered combat range, forcing the Alliance invasion force to deal with the main Imperial force, ignoring Reinhard's detachment. The Imperial fleet was roughly equal in size to the Alliance fleet, turning the battle into a violent brawl. Understanding he had been outsmarted by the young admiral, Mückenberger refused to ask Reinhard's fleet to attack: Mückenberger believed that he was similarly petty, and would not move to aid the besieged Imperial forces unless ordered to do so. Reinhard, however, realized that the gratitude of the thousands of soldiers whose lives he could save by attacking the Alliance flank far outweighed the ire he would earn from embarrassing Mückenberger. He ordered his fleet to attack, and in moments the Alliance forces were facing a rout. ({{mciss}})<br />
[[File:Yang under Brunhild 2.jpg|''Ulysses'' takes ''Brünhild'' hostage ({{d|795|uc}})|thumb|left|210px]]<br />
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At this point, the Alliance forces decided they had no choice but to retreat. They were determined to launch a diversionary attack directly against Iserlohn Fortress, to draw off the bulk of the Imperial fleet and buy enough time for them to escape. {{rank|fpa|Commodore}} [[Yang Wen-li]] volunteered to lead the diversionary attack: he took a single battleship, the ''[[Ulysses]]'', with a skeleton crew along with 4 unmanned cruisers straight for Iserlohn. Using sensor decoys, Yang Wen-li was able to fool the Imperial Fleet into thinking he was leading a fleet of several thousand warships toward the undefended fortress. Mückenberger immediately ordered the fleet to go back to Iserlohn, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the Alliance began to retreat while inflicting additional losses upon the Imperial commander's main force. Fortunately, Reinhard immediately realized the Alliance fleet was a decoy operation, and managed to reveal this fact to Mückenberger. This prompted the Fleet Admiral to resume the attack on the Alliance forces, preventing them from retreating. Determined to save the lives of his fellow soldiers, Yang Wen-li then flew his battleship straight into the heart of the Imperial Fleet. There, he assumed a position immediately beneath the ''Brünhild'', effectively taking Reinhard von Müsel hostage. Reinhard ordered his forces to disregard his own safety and open fire on Yang Wen-li's ship, but they refused, with Captain [[Karl Robert Steinmetz]] saying that as the captain of the flagship he would not put it into unnecessary danger, a statement that Reinhard accepted. Mückenberger also did not fire, unwilling to risk the political damage of directly killing the brother of Kaiser Friedrich's favored concubine. Both the Imperial and Alliance fleets held fire on each other until they had passed, at which point Yang left the battlefield, monitored by Reinhard. ({{mciss}})<br />
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After the Fourth Battle of Tiamat, Reinhard was promoted to High Admiral, and firmly established a reputation for himself as a brilliant tactician because of his actions during the engagement. Furthermore, Reinhard went to lengths to learn the name of the Alliance officer who had managed to open up a path to safety for the retreating Alliance forces, while at the same time Yang Wen-li had sought out the name of the commander of the white ship. From this point on, the rivalry with Yang Wen-li would help to define Reinhard's life. ({{mciss}})<br />
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===Astarte and other developments===<br />
[[File:Conspiring.jpg|thumb|210px|The three military chiefs deciding on Reinhard's deployment ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
Having secured a reputation as a skilled military officer at Tiamat, Reinhard received a hero's welcome at the Imperial City on Odin, where he was promoted to {{rank|imperial|high admiral|lc}} and is formally granted the title of Count von Lohengramm by His Majesty the Kaiser. Although he did not expect to be deployed any time soon, the scheming of Duke Otto von Braunschweig, the most powerful aristocrat in the Empire, and other high nobles—who by that point had no choice but to acknowledge the young high admiral and despised him—resulted in the High Command Office deciding to send him back to the front. Not only that, but as he found out, most of his top officers in the [[Lohengramm Fleet]] (including chief of staff [[Ernest Mecklinger]], fleet commanders [[Oskar von Reuenthal]] and [[Wolfgang Mittermeyer]], and even the ''Brünhild'''s captain Steinmetz) were to be temporarily replaced by other commanders that he had not worked with for this operation. Although Kircheis was unenthusiastic, Reinhard was glad and saw it as an opportunity to gain even more accolades for advancement. He was ordered to lead a fleet of 20,000 vessels to invade Alliance space. However, the details were leaked by Duke von Braunschweig via [[Dominion of Fezzan|Fezzani]] leader [[Adrian Rubinsky]] to the Alliance government, and they dispatched the [[2nd Fleet]], [[4th Fleet]], and [[6th Fleet]] to counter him. ({{onw}})<br />
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The fleet under Reinhard advanced towards the [[Astarte Starzone]]. The three Alliance fleets were divided and intended to attack the Imperial force from three sides, encircling the enemy formation in a repeat of the historical [[Battle of Dagon]], around 156 years earlier. Since the three different fleets, while greater in total number, were weaker than Reinhard's force on an individual level, he decided to speed up and annihilate each one of them individually before they could meet up. This resulted in the near-total destruction of the 4th and 6th Fleets before he attacked the 2nd Fleet, where the actions of Yang Wen-li, who took command upon Vice Admiral [[Paetta]] becoming injured, prevented it from suffering the same fate as its comrades. Nonetheless, the [[Battle of Astarte]] ended as an overwhelming Imperial victory despite the overall numerical inferiority of Reinhard's forces. Shortly after this victory he was promoted to rank of Fleet Admiral, an unprecedented achievement for someone of his age, and was made Vice Commander of the Imperial Space Fleet. In this position he commanded around a third of the fleets in the Empire, and after the fall of Iserlohn Fortress, he was put in charge of the war front on the Imperial side of the Iserlohn Corridor. Reinhard was also granted his own admiralty, and selected talented individuals he had encountered over his previous military service to staff his new command. These young commanders—commoners and lesser nobility—had previously been in low ranking positions, with their talents and initiative unrecognized and unappreciated by hierarchical and largely highborn senior officers. ({{logh|001|002|004|005|011}}, {{onw}})<br />
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Among his admiralty were most notably Wolfgang Mittermeyer and Oskar von Reuenthal, who were known to be particularly talented fleet commanders. Their history with Reinhard went back further than that, however. On 2 May {{d|795|uc}}, Reuenthal visited Reinhard and Kircheis, asking them for assistance to free his best friend Mittermeyer. He had executed a noble-born subordinate for a crime against a civilian, following martial law, but since Mittermeyer was a commoner he was then illegally detained by some high nobles and kept in prison. Reuenthal confirmed his views on the state of the Goldenbaum Dynasty and subsequently pledged fealty to Reinhard in exchange for helping free Mittermeyer from the high nobles, which they did. Afterwards both of the young commanders became loyal followers of Reinhard, at least initially. ({{logh|075}})<br />
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[[File:Reinhard 3.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Reinhard at Astarte ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
Shortly afterwards, Reinhard assigned his friend Kircheis (who was a rear admiral at the time) to lead the effort in suppressing the [[Castrop Rebellion]]. The Emperor had ordered the blond admiral to requisition [[Maximilian von Castrop]]'s wealth, stolen from the Imperial state, and to quell the noble's revolt. Reinhard made the decision to send Kircheis in his place so that he could gain his own accolades, to establish a reputation as a skilled tactician in his own right. The two developed a strategy to destroy Castrop's main defensive weapon, the [[Artemis Necklace]] (thought to be impregnable), which was to utilize a directional [[Seffle particle]] generator. The ploy worked, and upon the loss of the Necklace, Castrop's subordinates murdered him out of fear of Imperial reprisal. That way the "impregnable" planet was freed by Kircheis' work without the loss of a single life besides Castrop's, increasing his reputation as more than just Reinhard's shadow and joining the ranks of the vice admirals of the Lohengramm admiralty. Kircheis expressed disappointment to Reinhard at the death of the noble, to which Reinhard replied that he considered Kircheis to be a "good man." ({{logh|005}})<br />
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After the [[Seventh Battle of Iserlohn]] (which occurred about five months after the victory at Astarte) and the loss of Iserlohn Fortress to the Alliance, the three Imperial Chiefs of Staff sought to resign from their positions: it was obvious that one of the vacancies would be given to Reinhard. Instead, when Kaiser Friedrich IV gave Reinhard the choice of any of the three vacant seats, Reinhard begged the Kaiser not to dismiss any of the Chiefs of Staff, urging him to be lenient: those responsible for the defeat had already been punished by their own actions. The minister of state and acting Imperial premier, [[Klaus von Lichtenlade]], agreed with Reinhard (taken aback by the young admiral's decision), and Friedrich IV determined not to punish anyone for the loss of the fortress. In return for Reinhard's unexpected intercession on their behalf the three Imperial Chiefs of Staff dropped any attempts to punish [[Paul von Oberstein]], a staff officer of the Iserlohn Stationed Fleet who had escaped the fall of the fortress, and whom Reinhard then took on as an advisor. Oberstein had proven himself to be capable in politics in a way that Reinhard and Kircheis were not, and was an ardent opponent of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. He, like Reuenthal and Mittermeyer, would prove to be an important player in the Lohengramm camp in the years to come. ({{logh|008}})<br />
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===Alliance invasion of the Empire===<br />
[[File:Konigs sun.jpg|210px|thumb|Ships of the Imperial [[Black Lancers]] at Amritsar ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
When Yang Wen-li captured Iserlohn Fortress, he hoped that the Free Planets Alliance, whose economy was in shambles after more than a century of continual warfare, would seek an equitable peace treaty. Instead, the ruling [[High Council]] of the Alliance, motivated by political gain, and some overly ambitious junior officers under [[Andrew Falk]] who sought personal advancement, saw an opportunity to strike into the heart of the Empire and to 'liberate' the people of the Galactic Empire from their oppressors. As Vice Commander of the Imperial Fleet, Fleet Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm was tasked with the [[Invasion of the Imperial Territory|defense of the Empire]] by Emperor Friedrich. At the counsel of his advisor, Paul von Oberstein, Reinhard pursued a "scorched earth" strategy. Rather than engage the invading Alliance fleets directly, he had Imperial warships remove all supplies from every world in the immediate path of the Alliance force, leaving the people to rely on the Alliance "liberators" to feed them. Because he knew the Alliance invasion hinged upon the idea of liberating the peasants from the Kaiser's rule, Reinhard correctly calculated that the Alliance occupation forces would need to feed the civilians—thus creating a strained and long line of supply from Iserlohn. Once this supply line was attacked and severed by Vice Admiral Siegfried Kircheis, the invading Alliance troops soon found themselves to be under-supplied and starving along with the Imperial civilians. The people of the occupied planets, though initially thankful for the liberation, soon turned on the occupying Alliance forces who had resorted to confiscating food from the civilians. ({{logh|012|013|014|015}})<br />
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As the scattered Alliance fleets, suffering from the lack of supplies and a drop in morale, reached the height of their fatigue, the Imperial Fleet launched its counteroffensive. Although many of their commanders realized there was no chance of winning, they attempted to make a stand, but ultimately suffered heavy losses before succumbing to Reinhard's stratagem. However, due to the speed and swiftness of these attacks, only three of the Alliance fleets were able to maintain combat capability (Yang's [[13th Fleet|13th]], Bucock's 5th, and [[Appleton]]'s [[8th Fleet|8th]]), the others all being destroyed, severely diminished, or having surrendered. Meanwhile, the commander-in-chief of the Alliance expeditionary force, Fleet Admiral [[Lassalle Lobos]], unwilling to relinquish his gains or admit defeat in the invasion, ordered all remaining forces to gather at the [[Amritsar Starzone]] in an attempt battle the combined Imperial Fleet directly ''en masse''. Reinhard was more than willing to oblige. At the [[Battle of Amritsar]], Reinhard personally led the obliteration of the Free Planets Alliance invasion force. After the loss of much of the 8th and 5th Fleets, the 13th Fleet and the surviving remnants of the others managed to withdraw due to Yang's tactics and cooperation with Bucock. Despite the Empire's ultimate victory, Reinhard was nonetheless frustrated with Yang being able to prevent him from achieving "total victory" over the remaining Alliance forces, taking out his anger on vice admiral [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] for a tactical blunder he made during the battle until Kircheis advised him to not make enemies of his subordinates. ({{logh|015}})<br />
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Following their disastrous defeat, the devastated Alliance forces withdrew to Iserlohn Fortress with Yang's 13th Fleet remaining the only combat capable formation out of those that had taken part in the invasion. The Alliance had lost around two-thirds of its military strength, over twenty million troops. However, any thought of celebration in the Empire was quickly muted by a surprising development: the death of the Emperor from a heart attack. ({{logh|015|016}})<br />
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===The Imperial Civil War===<br />
[[File:Erwin Josef II coronation.png|thumb|210px|left|Reinhard and Lichtenlade at the coronation of Erwin Josef ({{d|796|uc}})]]<br />
No sooner had the Free Planets Alliance been routed at Amritsar, did Reinhard learn that Kaiser Friedrich IV had died peacefully in his sleep, thus robbing Reinhard of his vengeance. There was no official heir-apparent since Crown Prince [[Ludwig]]'s death some years ago, thus it was inevitable that a struggle would occur over the throne between the Kaiser's immediate grandchildren: [[Elisabeth von Braunschweig]], [[Sabine von Littenheim]], and [[Erwin Josef II|Erwin Josef von Goldenbaum]]. The first two hailed from the two most powerful aristocratic families in the Empire, while Erwin Josef (five years old at the time) was the son of the deceased Crown Prince. Kaiser Friedrich's former minister of state and prime minister, Klaus von Lichtenlade, wanted to see the boy on the throne in order to be able to use him, rather than let either Otto von Braunschweig or Wilhelm von Littenheim take his position. Thus he sought Reinhard's assistance, as being a civil servant he had no military forces of his own. The young admiral foresaw this and chose to support Lichtenlade, although both harbored no illusions that they were merely using each other. Lichtenlade became the Imperial regent and elevated his peerage to Duke, while Reinhard gained the title of Marquis. ({{logh|016}})<br />
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It was also during this time that he first met [[Hildegard von Mariendorf]], the daughter of Count [[Franz von Mariendorf]], a high noble family that decided to side with him in the coming struggle rather than Braunschweig. Hildegard visited him shortly before the beginning of the conflict and pledged her family's fealty to him, in exchange for a guarantee of their wealth and territory. She would play an important role in rallying some [[Nobility#Reformer Nobles|reformist nobles]] to Reinhard's camp. ({{logh|018}})<br />
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Meanwhile, many of the high nobles saw this as a blatant attempt by Reinhard and Lichtenlade to usurp the Imperial throne from the Goldenbaum family, the final straw in what they saw as Reinhard's treason against the dynasty. These reactionary nobles, led by Duke von Braunschweig and Marquis von Littenheim, rallied and created their own organization to counter the influence of the Lohengramm–Lichtenlade axis and defend the old order, becoming known as the [[Lippstadt League]]. Their combined arms and wealth were greater than those of the central government, and so Reinhard struck preemptively in an attempt to pacify them. While they did seize control of government buildings and arrested some high nobles, the majority managed to escape, including Braunschweig and Littenheim. They gathered on [[Geiersburg Fortress]], their new headquarters, and named the renowned Imperial High Admiral [[Willibald Joachim von Merkatz]] as the commander-in-chief of the Lippstadt allied forces. As they were revolting against the child Kaiser, Reinhard had the nobles named the "Rebel Forces" in official documents, the same name that the Empire had used to refer to the Free Planets Alliance ever since the [[Battle of Dagon]] over 150 years earlier. Lichtenlade's government named Reinhard von Lohengramm the holder of all three offices of the Imperial Chiefs of Staff simultaneously, making him the Imperial Fleet Supreme Commander. ({{logh|016|018}})<br />
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[[File:Reinhard 4.jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard during the civil war ({{d|797|uc}})]]<br />
Reinhard himself oversaw the main operation against Geiersburg Fortress, while leaving his friend High Admiral Kircheis to pacify the noble-controlled frontier and other sectors. Under his command, the loyalist Imperial forces were able to drive the Lippstadt fleet back towards Geiersburg in the [[Freya Starzone]], where the high nobles took refuge in the fortress. Eventually, they left and attempted to [[Assault on Geiersburg Fortress|break the siege]], only to be beaten back. However, the Imperial Fleet's success over the numerically superior Lippstadt forces led to the nobles becoming increasingly aggravated. Whena revolt occurred on the planet [[Westerland]] and the local lord, [[Scheidt|a relative]] of Duke von Braunschweig, was murdered by his subjects, he ordered a nuclear strike on the planet. The Duke ignored the advice of his commanders and the attack was launched. Reinhard initially wanted to intercept it, but procrastinated in making a final decision as Oberstein wanted to let it go ahead and use it for propaganda purposes against the nobles. Oberstein did not tell Reinhard the correct time in which the attack would reach the planet, and it happened before he made a decision. A reconnaissance ship documented the [[Westerland Massacre|massacre]] and the images were beamed throughout the Empire, eliminating any of the popular support that the Lippstadt League might of had. However, the fact that Reinhard essentially played a role in this tragedy would haunt him for the rest of his life. ({{logh|020|022|089}})<br />
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Not long after that, the nobles in Geiersburg became increasingly depressed while the fortress garrison became restless and began to rebel. Braunschweig decided to lead his forces in a final charge against the enemy, only for it to be routed. After he arrived at the fortress, a mass mutiny broke out among the troops and the Duke himself was forced to commit suicide by his chief retainer, Commodore [[Ansbach]]. Reinhard then arrived triumphantly at Geiersburg as the final resistance had ceased. However, when Ansbach presented the Duke's body to the victorious Reinhard, he pulled out a hidden weapon from within Braunschweig's corpse and attempted to fire at the young admiral. Siegfried Kircheis immediately attempted to shield Reinhard, and was killed as a result. Reinhard went into a inconsolable depression, and refused to see anyone. Seeing this, his admirals decided to take matters into their own hands. At the advice of Paul von Oberstein, both the assassination attempt and the murder of Kircheis were blamed on the Imperial Regent, Klaus von Lichtenlade. Reinhard's subordinates subsequently sent their fleets to the capital, Odin, to arrest Lichtenlade. ({{logh|023|025|026}})<br />
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As Reinhard remained on Geiersburg, the Imperial fleets landed on Odin and seized control of the capital. Lichtenlade was arrested and forced to commit suicide, while the [[Imperial Seal]] was retrieved and transferred to Reinhard himself, thereby firmly established his new and total authority over the Empire. However, this victory was blackened by the death of Kircheis and the subsequent decision by his sister Annerose into withdrawing into seclusion on Odin, feeling guilty over her brother's friend's death. His remark to Oskar von Reuenthal over the fate of the defeated Lichtenlade's family, that he could also try challenging him if he felt he could do it, would also be the beginning of an emotional crisis in Reuenthal that would see its conclusion years later in a dramatic fashion. ({{logh|026}})<br />
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==Prime minister==<br />
===Reforming the Reich===<br />
[[File:PMresidence.png|thumb|210px|Jubilant crowds in front of Prime Minister Lohengramm's [[Prime Minister's official residence|office]], Odin ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the fall of both Lichtenlade and the high nobles, Reinhard was left as the single most powerful figure in the country, and after being appointed Prime Minister of the Galactic Empire (simultaneously as the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet), Reinhard set about implementing drastic reforms. He received help from reformist nobles such as [[Hildegarde von Mariendorf]], [[Eugen Richter]], and [[Karl Braque]], the latter two being cabinet ministers who gave up their noble titles to serve Reinhard. The child Emperor Erwin Josef II was not a threat and was essentially a puppet, and thus Prime Minister Duke von Lohengramm became the ''de facto'' dictator of the Empire. Among those reforms he instituted early on, starting in January {{d|798|uc}}, were nationalizing the wealth of the defeated high nobles, which alleviated the Empire's economic problems in a single decision, as well as abolishing the traditional class system itself—much to the support of the common people. The promotion of civil liberties and other rights that would have been unthinkable just a couple of years ago became the new norm. Although the Goldenbaum Dynasty ''de jure'' remained in power, its foundations were effectively being swept away. However, despite his success in seizing control of the Empire, Reinhard continued to suffer an emotional crisis over the death of Kircheis and the withdrawal of his sister Annerose into seclusion as a result of Kircheis' death. ({{logh|027}})<br />
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At the same time, during this early period of reform, the Lohengramm government became entangled in the plots of the Fezzani autonomous region leader, [[Adrian Rubinsky]]. Seeing that the Empire had been strengthened by its [[Imperial Civil War|civil war]] while the [[Alliance Civil War|one]] in the Alliance had weakened it, he decided to allow the Empire to conquer the devastated Alliance so that Fezzan could seize control of this new regime. To that effect, their first plan was to pitch the idea of putting warp-capable engines on Geiersburg Fortress and using it to attack Iserlohn, sending the information regarding that plan to the Imperial Fleet's science and technology inspector general, Admiral [[Anton Hilmer von Schaft]]. Schaft proposed the plan and it was accepted by Reinhard, but not with much enthusiasm, as the public and the Imperial leadership were largely not in favor of any more war and would rather have a period of rebuilding. Nonetheless, Reinhard authorized the plan to mobilize Geiersburg Fortress to Iserlohn, and the testing the new engines was successful on 18 March {{d|798|uc}}. At the same time, unbeknownst to Reinhard or the Empire, the Fezzanis had gone to work in arranging that Yang Wen-li, who had been appointed as commander-in-chief, Iserlohn, was summoned by the Alliance government away from the fortress before the Imperial attack. After Reinhard gave the order, Geiersburg entered the Iserlohn Corridor on April 10. ({{logh|028|029|030|031}})<br />
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Even as the Geiersburg deployment was playing out, the Fezzanis hatched yet another scheme to keep the Alliance and Empire from realizing that they could coexist and make it inevitable that one had to destroy the other. As part of this scheme, two former Lippstadt League veterans who were living in exile on Fezzan, Count [[Alfred von Landsberg]] and Captain [[Leopold Schumacher]], were hired by Rubinsky's aide [[Rupert Kesserling]] to kidnap the child Emperor and bring him to the Alliance, where they would set up a "legitimate" [[Galactic Empire Legitimate Government|government-in-exile]] with the other high nobles. Ultimately, the Iserlohn garrison was able to hold out without Yang, and he eventually returned. At that point, the combined Alliance forces were able to defeat the Imperial invaders and destroy Geiersburg. This defeat enraged Reinhard, who had not expected [[Karl Gustav Kempff]] to lose 90% of his forces in this attempt. The young Imperial dictator had appointed Kempff to the position of Geiersburg commander, but had remarked he was the kind of admiral who was no longer useful if he lived too long. Although he outwardly mourned the demise of Kempff, it still made one of his chief retainers, High Admiral Oskar von Reuenthal, uneasy, and set the early seeds of what would manifest itself years later. But Reinhard remembered Kircheis, and how he would have urged restraint on Reinhard's part, and thus decided not to punish Kempff's returning second-in-command, Neidhart Müller. ({{logh|029|030|033|035}})<br />
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===The Emperor's Abduction===<br />
[[File:Kaiserine Catherine coronation.png|thumb|210px|left|Prime Minister Lohengramm announcing the coronation of Empress Catherine ({{d|798|uc}})]]<br />
With the loss of the Geiersburg Fortress and the [[Kempff Fleet]] last spring, the Imperial public was largely against the idea of any further extended warfare, to Reinhard's annoyance. But the Fezzani plan that had been put in motion would culminate during the summer of {{d|798|uc}} and make another confrontation inevitable. In June, the Prime Minister was informed by the Military Police chief Ulrich Kesler that Landsberg and Schumacher arrived on the Imperial capital with Fezzani passports. He orders them to be tracked and after some discussions with his secretary, Hildegarde von Mariendorf, he summoned Fezzan's ambassador on Odin, [[Nicholas Boltik]]. Reinhard deduced the essence of the Fezzani plot to kidnap the child Kaiser, and essentially made a deal to go along with their plan to help him conquer the Alliance, with the kidnapping and the government-in-exile that would be created providing the necessary ''casus belli''. Both men left the discussion being convinced that they were successfully using each other, although Boltik did not surmise the extent of Reinhard's own plan, which was to use the demilitarized Fezzan Corridor to take the Alliance by surprise and avoid attacking Iserlohn. Boltik said he would ask his government about it, but Reinhard secretly made up his mind to seize control of it forcefully. ({{logh|036}})<br />
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Because of this, Reinhard basically permitted Landsberg and Schumacher to go ahead and kidnap the Emperor. On the night of July 6–7, the two Lippstadt veterans carry out their plan and kidnap Erwin Josef II from his palace. Fezzan arranged for them to be taken by a smuggler through the Fezzan Corridor to the Alliance, where they used their influence to make sure the Alliance government under [[Job Trunicht]] went along with their plan. Meanwhile, the young Imperial leader declared a state of emergency and convened a meeting of the High Command, in which he told his admirals to place their fleets into immediate combat readiness. Later, a broadcast from the Alliance revealed the composition of the new "Galactic Empire Legitimate Government" under the Kaiser and led by premier [[Jochen von Remscheid]], a high noble Lippstadt supporter and former Imperial high commissioner to Fezzan. Trunicht also stated the Free Planets Alliance's willingness to assist the former Goldenbaum loyalists in a united front against Reinhard. On August 20, Reinhard officially confirmed the kidnapping of Erwin Josef II and denounced the Alliance government for its responsibility in this matter, thus essentially declaring war. ({{logh|036|037|038}})<br />
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On September 20, Reinhard von Lohengramm proclaimed the abdication of the kidnapped Erwin Josef II, and named eight-month old infant [[Catherine von Goldenbaum]] as his successor on the throne, making her the Empire's first Kaiserin, as well as the 38th and last Goldenbaum monarch. ({{logh|041}})<br />
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===Operation Ragnarök: Fall of the Alliance===<br />
[[File:Reinhard sun(DVD-CA).jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard arriving on occupied Fezzan ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
An invasion plan was quickly developed by Reinhard and his admirals, which was based on using the Fezzan Corridor to invade the Alliance. Boltik decided to cooperate with Reinhard and was to be appointed as the interim governor-general of Fezzan after its occupation. Reinhard then officially announced an operation against Iserlohn, while leaving out the part of their plan to invade Fezzan (which Yang Wen-li foresaw, but was ignored by his government). On the same day that Empress Catherine I was put on the throne, High Admiral Oskar von Reuenthal led a fleet to attack Iserlohn Fortress. The attack served its purpose, to distract the Alliance leadership, while the bulk of Reinhard von Lohengramm's fleets then entered the Fezzan Corridor. In December of {{d|798|uc}}, High Admiral Wolfgang Mittermeyer, the Gale Wolf, successfully invaded and occupied the Dominion of Fezzan, taking Rubinsky completely by surprise and forcing him to go into hiding. Once the planet was firmly under the control of Mittermeyer's forces (although Rubinsky was able to evade capture), the rest of Reinhard's fleets entered Fezzani space. When Duke Reinhard von Lohengramm disembarked the ''Brünhild'' on Fezzan's surface, he was met by the loud cheering of tens of thousands of Imperial sailors, all chanting, 'Sieg mein Kaiser! Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!' The young Imperial dictator celebrated New Year's with his officers on Fezzan before continuing the campaign. ({{logh|041|042|043|044}})<br />
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The first stage of [[Operation Ragnarök]], to secure Fezzan while launching a distraction near Iserlohn, was completed and set the Alliance people and government into a panic. The combined defeats at Astarte, Amritsar, and the civil war had effectively destroyed most of the Free Planets Star Fleet's fighting forces, leaving the [[Yang Fleet]] on Iserlohn and the [[1st Fleet]] on Heinessen as the only combat capable formations. Although the Fleet General Staff Office gave Yang clearance to "do what you think is best", in other words giving him permission to abandon Iserlohn and to come fight against the main Imperial force, some time was necessary for this to be carried out. Meanwhile, the 1st Fleet set forth from the Alliance capital to meet the advancing Imperial forces (the [[Mittermeyer Fleet]] entered Alliance space from the Fezzan Corridor on 8 January {{d|799|uc}}), along with various reserve and systems defense squadrons that collectively became the [[14th Fleet]] and [[15th Fleet]]. This new Combined Fleet was under overall command of Admiral Bucock, the commander-in-chief of the Space Fleet. The two forces clashed in the [[Battle of Rantemario]] (February {{d|799|uc}}), and despite being outnumbered the Alliance forces put up a fierce resistance that ultimately failed to achieve its objective of defeating the Imperials. The Yang Fleet, leaving Iserlohn Fortress for Reuenthal to retake, was not able to arrive in time to prevent them from being defeated, but did distract the Imperial Fleet with an attack from the rear to give time for the surviving Alliance vessels under Bucock to withdraw, and in the coming weeks Admiral Yang waged a guerrilla war against the Imperial invaders. ({{logh|044|045|046|048|049}})<br />
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The Alliance Secretary of Defense [[Walter Islands]] agreed to Yang's plan of using harassment raids on Imperial supply convoys and defeating other Imperial fleets to draw out Reinhard and kill him in battle, which could end the Imperial invasion. Yang was able to successfully destroy the poorly-guarded supply convoy, much to Reinhard's annoyance, who had Rear Admiral [[Sombart]] punished for his failure to defend it. The young Alliance hero was also able to defeat other second-tier admirals under Reinhard, deliberately avoiding Reuenthal and Mittermeyer (Reinhard's "twin pillars"), and finally got Reinhard to decide to draw out Yang by coming to battle himself. ({{logh|049|050}})<br />
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===The Battle of Vermilion===<br />
[[File:Yang Reinhard Vermilion encounter.jpg|thumb|left|210px|The two fleets at Vermillion ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
Since the Alliance hoped that that Reinhard's death could cause the Galactic Empire to fragment into another civil war and knowing this, the young conqueror dispersed his admirals, keeping only a relatively small main fleet with himself. He hoped that by using himself as bait he would draw Yang into an open confrontation. This strategy succeeded, and the two opposing fleets reached each other in the [[Vermillion Starzone]] on April 24. In the [[Battle of Vermillion]], Reinhard chose to use attrition tactics to wear down the Alliance forces, however, after Yang was unable to reach the ''Brünhild'', he tried to use a different approach. He used several asteroids from a nearby asteroid field and use his vessels to launch them towards Reinhard's formation, which was then thrown into disarray. However, while Yang then continued towards Reinhard's now exposed flagship, the [[Müller Fleet]] arrived in the system (the first Imperial unit to return) and prevented the Alliance from breaking through. Thus Niedhart Müller redeemed himself for the Geiersburg failure last year, and secured a reputation as the third most capable fleet commander after Reuenthal and Mittermeyer, becoming known as "Iron Wall" Müller. ({{logh|051|052}})<br />
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However, the Müller Fleet was caught in an encirclement along with the bulk of Reinhard's remaining forces by the Alliance, and Yang led a detachment to attack the ''Brünhild''. It was the first tactical defeat in battle that Reinhard faced in his life. However, before they could open fire and finish him off, the Alliance fleet suddenly received an order to stand down and ask for a ceasefire. Hildegard von Mariendorf had foreseen Yang's victory over Reinhard because she believed he was a better tactician, and had asked Reuenthal and Mittermeyer to take their forces to seize the undefended Heinessen, the capital, and forced the Alliance government to surrender. The plan succeeded and the [[High Council]] under Trunicht completely surrendered, ordering Yang to stand down. Yang, although urged by subordinates like [[Walter von Schönkopf]] to fire anyway, decided to obey the order and asked Reinhard for a ceasefire. Soon after, the battle was over and more Imperial fleets began returning to the Vermillion Starzone. The battle became the first and only tactical defeat of Reinhard in his life, although it was ultimately an Imperial strategic victory thanks to Hildegard von Mariendorf's actions. ({{logh|052|053}})<br />
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==New Galactic Empire==<br />
===Establishing a new state===<br />
[[File:Reinhard with crown at throne (BD).jpg|thumb|210px|Reinhard with the crown at his coronation ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
Shortly after the battle, Yang boarded a shuttle and arrived on the ''Brünhild'', where he discussed philosophy with Reinhard regarding democracy versus dictatorship, and the two left the discussion agreeing to disagree. In the end, Yang declined Reinhard's offer to make him an Imperial Fleet Admiral, while Reinhard maintained the belief that Yang would have been willing to give up on the Alliance and join him. The young Imperial leader allowed Yang to depart and gave him assurances that he would not exact any revenge on Alliance politicians or military officers. Having secured the Alliance government's surrender, one of the final acts of the Lohengramm government under Goldenbaum rule was to conclude the signing of the [[Treaty of Ba'alat]], which essentially made the Alliance a client state of the Empire. Reinhard himself returned to Odin after appointing [[Helmut Lennenkampf]] as the Imperial consul on Heinessen and on 20 June {{D|799|uc}}, Duke [[Jürgen Offer von Pegnitz]], the father and Imperial regent of the young Kaiserin, signed a letter of abdication on her behalf, seceding her position to the blond admiral. Thus ended the nearly five hundred-year history of the Goldenbaum Dynasty. His coronation as the Kaiser was on June 22, held with a modest ceremony organized by Count [[Franz von Mariendorf]] (Hildegard's father), that Reinhard said would serve as a template from then on as opposed to the pompous and wasteful Goldenbaum era national ceremonies. With his victory over the Alliance, he had become the first [[Goldenlöwe Dynasty]] Kaiser of the [[New Galactic Empire]] and most powerful individual in the galaxy. However, Reinhard was disappointed that the two people he wanted to see there the most—Kircheis and Annerose—were not there. ({{logh|054|055}})<br />
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In the weeks after the coronation, he accelerated the internal reforms that he began as Prime Minister of the previous dynasty. Reinhard chose to continue on as the head of government himself while also being head of state, naming Count Franz von Mariendorf as his deputy, the Minister of State. The young ruler later lamented that had Kircheis been alive, he could have focused solely on political affairs while leaving his friend to manage the military. Reinhard appointed Minister of Industry [[Bruno von Silberberch]] to design the new Imperial City on Fezzan, revealing that he intended to move the Imperial capital there from Odin. He also commissioned the minister of education, Professor [[Seeferd]], to write an official history of the Goldenbaum Dynasty, and later reviewed the formerly secret, now declassified information on Goldenbaum emperors that Seeferd had uncovered. Around the same time, Paul von Oberstein—now the Minister of Military Affairs under the new dynasty—suggested to Reinhard to idea of getting married and producing an heir to secure his rule. However, he implied that the most likely candidate, Hildegard, was not fit for the role as he did not want her to monopolize affairs of the state and become another Kircheis, in essence. Reinhard dismissed such worries from Oberstein and did not take his suggestion too seriously at the time. ({{logh|055|057|058|059}})<br />
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However, during that period, Reinhard paid a visit to the terminally-ill Baron [[Heinrich von Kümmel]]'s estate, as a favor for Count von Mariendorf, who was his guardian. However, the event ended badly when Kümmel tried to take Reinhard hostage with some explosives installed in his backyard under their dining table. He did it mainly out a desire to not die without being remembered for something in history, but the event had actually been organized by the [[Terraism|Terraist Church]]. The assassination attempt on the Kaiser failed, however, when Reinhard hit the bomb detonation switch out of the Baron's hand. The plot resulted in Reinhard ordering the persecution of the Terraist Church, a religion that was previously tolerated by the Empire. Despite [[Internal Security Department]] chief [[Heydrich Lang]], a subordinate of interior minister [[Osmayer]], protesting that they needed more time to conduct a full investigation, Reinhard decided to shut it down by force. Its Odin branch was shut down by force, and soon the new Kaiser ordered an expedition to [[Earth]], the Church headquarters, in order to pacify the group of fanatics for their attempt on his life. For this task he assigned Admiral [[August Samuel Wahlen]]. The Mariendorfs, who were temporarily put under house arrest after the incident, were reinstated in their offices by an edict from the Kaiser and any talk about their involvement in treasonous activity was banned. ({{logh|057|058}})<br />
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===War with Earth and Lennenkampf affair===<br />
[[File:ImperialWAFVgunhatch.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Imperial soldiers subjugating the Earth Church on Odin ({{d|799|uc}})]]<br />
Wahlen was dispatched to Earth by Reinhard shortly after the assassination plot, and he managed to successfully subjugate the planet, although the Terraist ideology did not die out completely. Wahlen himself nearly became the victim of an assassination plot by the Terraists and had to get a prosthetic arm after being stabbed with a poisonous knife. Meanwhile, a situation was developing in the Alliance which would soon become a headache for Reinhard. The Imperial consul assigned to Heinessen became increasingly hostile towards the retired Yang Wen-li, who was living a quiet life as a pensioner, due to rumors about his involvement with anti-Imperial resistance groups and hysteria from the incumbent Alliance administration under [[João Rebelo]] (Trunicht's successor, who resigned after Vermillion). The situation deteriorated when a resistance cell established by Yang immediately after Vermillion—led by High Admiral Willibald Joachim von Merkatz, the former Lippstadt commander who defected to the Alliance after the Imperial Civil War and served as Yang's ally—had hijacked decommissioned Alliance warships on 17 July {{d|799|uc}}. Lennenkampf was worried about Yang's intentions and the postwar Alliance government's ability to keep stability in the client state. ({{logh|054|058|060|063}})<br />
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Oberstein spoke with the Imperial consul and told him that Yang should be arrest preemptively so that Reinhard can use the subsequent uprising from anti-Imperial groups that would be the result as an excuse to completely annex the Alliance. Meanwhile, Supreme Council Chairman Rebelo decided to arrest him first to not give the New Empire a chance to intervene. This ended up causing members of the elite Rosen Ritter regiment—against whom Reinhard fought back in his days as a mere commodore in the Imperial Fleet, on Van-Fleet—to rise up and kidnap Rebelo on Heinessen. They took him hostage and used it to secure their escape, although the government decided to try to execute the arrested Yang regardless. However, the Rosen Ritter freed Yang and escaped from the planet after storming the Imperial consulate and taking Lennenkampf himself hostage. With the consul as their hostage, the rebels were able to depart from Heinessen. Unbeknownst to the rest of the public, Lennenkampf actually committed suicide in his cell, but the just pretended that he was still alive to get away. Although Reinhard did not immediately react to the events that unfolded on Heinessen, he did formalize his plan to move the Imperial capital to Fezzan from Odin around the same time, indicating he intended to eventually annex the Alliance completely. ({{logh|060|061|062|065}})<br />
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In the midst of this, the planet [[El Facil]] declared independence from the Alliance and became an independent state on August 13, and began trying to aggressively recruit Fleet Admiral Yang. The Rebelo administration denounced this move and thus El Facil became isolated. However, shortly after that a report on the situation from Admiral Steinmetz and the head of the Imperial consulate on Heinessen since Lennenkampf's death, Vice Admiral [[Sahm]], explained to Reinhard what had occurred, and the Kaiser made his decision. Given the rift between Yang and the Alliance administration, Reinhard again considered the possibility of Yang joining him. That was why in his official broadcast on November 10 explaining the events on Heinessen to the public, he left an open offer for Yang to join him, condemning the Alliance government for selling out both Lennenkampf and Yang. The Kaiser also announced that the Treaty of Ba'alat had been violated, and this could only be rectified with force. The next day he announced to his admirals the personnel decisions for the second Ragnarök operation. ({{logh|065|066|067}})<br />
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===Ragnarök again===<br />
[[File:Brunhild.jpg|thumb|210px|''Brünhild'' at Marr-Adetta ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
While Yang ended up deciding to go to El Facil and planned to retake Iserlohn Fortress, Reinhard commanded the main Imperial fleet on its march into Alliance space for a second time, in December {{d|799|uc}}. In January the fleet engaged the remnants of the Free Planets Star Fleet under Alexandre Bucock's command, who utilized the dangerous terrain of the [[Marr-Adetta Starzone]] to his advantage in order to make up for the vast numerical difference. After brief encounters in a corridor running through an asteroid belt, Bucock's fleet attacked the Imperial formation from the rear. They were able to break through the Müller Fleet towards Reinhard's flagship only to be surrounded by the Imperial forces. Reinhard, on the suggestion of Hildegard von Mariendorf, offered Bucock a chance to surrender, but the old man refused, instead choosing annihilation. Afterwards, the young kaiser was enraged when heard of Lutz's loss of Iserlohn Fortress to Yang Wen-li, but decided to ignore it for now and continue on to Heinessen. ({{logh|068|069|070|071}})<br />
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On 9 February {{d|800|Uc}}, Reinhard became the first emperor to set foot on Heinessen, as the Free Planets Alliance unconditionally surrendered to the New Empire. On February 20, the 273-year history of the Alliance is ended, with the state being annexed by the New Galactic Empire. Among his first acts was to have Alliance Joint Operations HQ chief Admiral [[Rockwell]] executed, who had killed Supreme Council Chairman Rebelo in the hope of buying security from Reinhard. Quite the opposite, he acquired the Kaiser's hatred for committing such a shameless act. Reinhard immediately contemplated a campaign against the [[El Facil Revolutionary Government]], or more specifically, Yang Wen-li at Iserlohn. However, an incident that demanded the Kaiser's attention prevented any immediate military action against the republicans. The scheming [[Heydrich Lang]], head of the [[Internal Security Department]] and one of the few Goldenbaum era high officials to keep a post under Reinhard's new regime, accused the Chief of the High Command Office, Oskar von Reuenthal, of being guilty of treason. The circumstances surrounding Reuenthal's relationship to a woman of the deposed Lichtenlade clan, [[Elfriede von Kohlrausch]], became the main 'evidence' of treason. Remembering the heterochromatic admiral's pledge of fealty back in {{d|795|uc}}, Reinhard did not agree with Lang's accusations against one of his most important vassals, one of the Twin Pillars of the Goldenlöwe Dynasty, and reinstated Reuenthal. Instead of remaining as Chief of High Command, however, he was instead granted another post by the Kaiser—that of Governor-General of the [[Neue Land|former Alliance territories]]. Although this was Kaiser Reinhard recognizing Reuenthal's loyalty and service, it ultimately would lead to tragedy in the future. ({{logh|073|074|075|076}})<br />
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===The Battle of the Corridor===<br />
[[File:Corridor beam barrage.jpg|left|thumb|210px|The Imperial fleet entering the Corridor ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Having secured the Alliance territories and leaving them to Reuenthal's administration, the Kaiser ordered his admirals [[Fritz Joseph Bittenfeld]] and [[Adalbert von Fahrenheit]] to secure the space around the Iserlohn Corridor. Their fleets departed on 23 March {{d|800|uc}}. A terrorist bombing occurred on Fezzan in April that resluted in the death of industry minister Silberberch, while Oberstein and Cornelius Lutz escaped with minor injuries. Reinhard continued with the Iserlohn operation, however. Before the Kaiser could arrive at the front, Bittenfeld and Fahrenheit disobeyed his orders and engaged the Yang Fleet ("El Facil Revolutionary Reserve Force"), being led by [[Dusty Attemborough]]'s squadron into the corridor. Ultimately, the Imperial force was defeated by Yang's tactics and Fahrenheit became the first high admiral of the new dynasty to be killed in battle. Outraged at the result and that they did not wait for his arrival, Reinhard still did not punish Bittenfeld and had Fahrenheit be posthumously promoted to fleet admiral. ({{logh|076|077|079}})<br />
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Attemborough's squadron had lined the entrance to the Iserlohn Corridor with mines, though the Empire used directional Seffle particles to break through it and attack the Yang Fleet. After some fighting, the El Facil Revolutionary Reserve Force used the narrow confines of the corridor to its advantage and nearly reached the Imperial Supreme Flagship, resulting in the death of Admiral Karl Robert Steinmetz. They were unable to reach Reinhard, though, and the battle fell into a stalemate. Bittenfeld's [[Black Lancers]] unknowingly killed [[Edwin Fischer]], Yang's deputy fleet commander and specialist in fleet maneuvers, severely crippling the Yang Fleet's ability to continue a coordinated fight. However, before the Imperial Fleet could deliver the ''coup de grâce'' to the remaining Alliance forces—suffering from less personnel and supplies—Kaiser Reinhard fell ill and requested a ceasefire with Yang. Admiral Yang and his colleagues accepted the Imperial offer, as their intention had been to last long enough to "win" a peace treaty with the New Empire. Reinhard later revealed that his memories of Kircheis were what led him to declare a ceasefire, claiming that Kircheis told him to become a friend of his constant rival. ({{logh|080|081|082}})<br />
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However, Yang never made it to the peace talks: his cruiser, ''[[Leda II]]'', was intercepted by Imperial destroyers crewed by Terraist sympathizers, who used their disguises to get aboard and kill Yang, among many others. He died of blood loss on 1 June {{d|800|uc}}. The Kaiser was devastated by Yang's death, as he believed only he had the right to kill the man who had outwitted him on multiple occasions. In the end, the young monarch sent High Admiral Müller as his representative to the Iserlohn republicans to express condolences and discuss the future relations between the Empire and the republican faction, as the El Facil Revolutionary Government chose to disband itself, thus forcing Yang's successors to establish the [[Iserlohn Republic]]. Reinhard himself continued to manage Imperial political affairs from his sickbed, regretting that he had few political experts equivalent to his admirals' capability in military affairs. Because of this the Kaiser lamented the deaths of Bruno von Silberberch, a potential candidate for the post of prime minister, and Kircheis, to whom he could have left the management of the military while focusing on civil administration. ({{logh|082|083|084}})<br />
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===Political intrigues===<br />
[[File:Capital transfer order.jpg|thumb|210px|Kaiser Reinhard announcing the moving of the capital ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
Although Reinhard did not recognize the Republic, he made no move to attack it, as with Yang's death it became mostly irrelevant to him. The Iserlohn faction lost a large number of personnel, who decided to leave upon the loss of Admiral Yang. But the political chaos in the galaxy was not over. As the Kaiser gave the official order to transfer the Imperial Capital from Odin to Fezzan, his admirals became entangled with the meddling of Heydrich Lang in political affairs, who was secretly in contact with Fezzani leader Rubinsky. Reinhard also reluctantly granted the disgraced Alliance politician Job Trunicht a post as a senior councilor at the Neue Land Governor-General's Office, initially expecting him to refuse to return to the former country he sold out, but was amazed by the man's shamelessness when Trunicht accepted the position. During that time he also had an audience with not only Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer (who served as Reinhard's Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief), but also his wife [[Evangelin Mittermeyer|Evangelin]]. With Mittermeyer he also reminisced of the time he first met Reuenthal. ({{logh|084|085|086|087}})<br />
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While he was visiting a memorial in August {{d|800|uc}} that commemorated the dead soldiers of the Imperial Fleet, he was the victim of an assassination attempt by someone in the crowd. The attempt was easily prevented by the [[Imperial Guard]] but the man publicly accused Reinhard of complicity in the Westerland Massacre three years ago, back during the Lippstadt Rebellion. The Kaiser was depressed by that event and could not forgive himself for the few million deaths on Westerland, and so he ordered the man who made the attempt to not be executed—while the penalty for attempted regicide under the Goldenbaum Dynasty had been death for the criminal and his entire family. But shortly after this incident, the Kaiser ended up being consoled by Hildegard, who spent the night with him. The next day the flustered Reinhard went to the Mariendorf estate to ask for Hildegard's hand in marriage, wanting to take responsibility for what happened and not be like the promiscuous high nobles had been. ({{logh|089}})<br />
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Meanwhile, the remaining Terraists sought to overthrow Reinhard and did not want him to produce an heir with a future wife. Their main plan became to provoke Oskar von Reuenthal into rebellion, and use that to bring down his new dynasty. On Fezzan, Adrian Rubinsky began a similar plot, using Heydrich Lang as a tool to carry this out. By September, rumors began to circulate that Reuenthal would invite the Kaiser on a trip to the Neue Land and assassinate him there, and in order to test Reinhard's belief in these rumors Reuenthal made an invitation for him to visit Heinessen. The Kaiser accepted and while he made a stop over on [[Uruvasi]], a planet near the Alliance exit of the Fezzan Corridor, he was the subject of another assassination attempt—this time by mutinying and confused Imperial troops. High Admiral Cornelius Lutz was killed defending him and buying time for Reinhard to escape back to his flagship, at which point the ''Brünhild'' left the planet and disappeared for a short while as it made its way back to Fezzan. Upon hearing of this, Fleet Admiral Reuenthal ordered his subordinates to locate and protect the emperor while also dispatching Admiral [[Alfred Grillpalzer]] to restore order on Uruvasi and investigate the mutiny. However, the truth behind the incident on Uruvasi would not be known for some time. ({{logh|090|091|092}})<br />
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===Reuenthal Rebellion===<br />
[[File:Mittermeyer aiming Lang.JPG|thumb|210px|left|Mittermeyer nearly killing Lang over the Reuenthal affair ({{d|800|uc}})]]<br />
With the events on Uruvasi and the death of Lutz, Reuenthal realized that he was being turned into a traitor but could not bring himself to go beg for forgiveness from Reinhard, and by extent, Heydrich Lang behind him. Instead, the prideful admiral, who had ambitions of obtaining power for himself in the past, decided to actually start a revolt. Having secured the loyalty of his staff, including admirals Grillpalzer and [[Bruno von Knappstein]], he set about gaining access to the Iserlohn Corridor from the republicans in exchange for the entire former Alliance territory, but they ultimately declined the offer. The Kaiser was infuriated by Reuenthal's actions and perception that he was being controlled by Lang, who ultimately was investigated and found guilty by Admiral Kesler of having poisoned [[Nicholas Boltik]], the former Fezzan interim governor-general, in prison. Reinhard ordered Reuenthal's best friend, Wolfgang Mittermeyer, to lead the space fleet to pacify his rebellion, as the Kaiser attacking a vassal himself would agitate his other subordinates. Mittermeyer understood that and accepted the mission with a heavy heart, still thinking he might get Reuenthal to stand down. On 14 November {{d|800|uc}}, the Space Fleet Commander-in-Chief led a fleet of some 42,000 ships, along with admirals Wahlen and Bittenfeld, against Reuenthal's Neue Land Security Force. ({{logh|093|094}})<br />
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Further attempts to mend the situation by different parties amount to nothing, and Reuenthal realized that he needed to win a victory to secure the morale of his men, whom he told they are fighting against villainous vassals misleading Reinhard. Ultimately, Reuenthal's forces were defeated during the [[Second Battle of Rantemario]], in which he was fatally wounded, and thus ending his short-lived revolt. Mittermeyer arrived on Heinessen shortly after Reuenthal and visited his friend for the final time, who by then had died in his office. Around the same time, it became known to Kaiser Reinhard and his subordinates of the roles of Grillpalzer and Lang, after an investigation by Admiral Ernest Mecklinger into the events that had transpired on Uruvasi, as well as the Terraist involvement. Lang, hearing of Reuenthal's death, confessed to everything and was subsequently executed, and Grillpalzer was quite likely given the same punishment for his role in covering up the truth behind Uruvasi. Reinhard, who realizes the Mittermeyer is the only one left he could truly depend on, allowed him to adopt Reuenthal's baby son, [[Felix Mittermeyer]]. Around December {{d|800|uc}}, Hildegard revealed that she was pregnant with the Kaiser's child, and accepted his marraige proposal. ({{logh|095|096|097|098|099}})<br />
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===Final months===<br />
[[File:Reinhard and Hildegard wedding.JPG|thumb|210px|Kaiser Reinhard and Kaiserin Hildegard at their wedding ({{d|801|uc}})]]<br />
Reinhard began to get sick more frequently, although the cause of it was initially unknown. Meanwhile, he finally got married to Hildegard von Mariendorf shortly after the new year party in January {{d|801|uc}}, the wedding celebration being on the 29th of that month. Hildegard had been his longtime political advisor since the events of the Imperial Civil War and the potential candidate for his consort in the view of Reinhard's admirals. Meanwhile, riots broke out on Heinessen as a result of a food shortage, something Oberstein interrupted the wedding for to report to the Kaiser. Around that time Count von Mariendorf retired from the office of Minister of State in order to not have too much power as the father of the empress, much to the approval of Oberstein, and the Kaiser offered Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer that position. Also to Reinhard's gladness, his sister Grand Duchess Annerose stepped out of seclusion to attend the wedding, which she supported, and began to visit the pregnant Hildegard on Fezzan. ({{logh|100}})<br />
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Although the riots on the former Alliance capital were pacified, another problem arose in February as [[Julian Mintz]], Yang Wen-li's successor as the leader of the Iserlohn Republic, decided to go to battle against the Kaiser. The Imperial admiralty had pondered the question of their own expedition and decided against it because of the strain to the national treasury, but had no choice now that the republicans were making a move. They scored an initial victory over the [[Wahlen Fleet]] in the Iserlohn Corridor and prompted Reinhard to personally lead an expedition. Reinhard fell ill again, however, thus leaving the Heinessen and Iserlohn questions to be resolved by his admirals. The news of the republican victory at the [[Eleventh Battle of Iserlohn]] encouraged republican agitation on Heinessen. Oberstein infuriated Bittenfeld, Müller, and Wahlen with his plan of using arrested former Alliance officials as hostages to force the Iserlohn republicans to sign a peace agreement. Their argument escalated and Bittenfeld tried to attack Oberstein, resulting in him being placed under house arrest and infighting breaking out between military police under Oberstein's Ministry of Military Affairs and the sailors of Bittenfeld's Black Lancers. Meanwhile, the Kaiser himself heard of this increasingly dangerous situation and traveled to Heinessen personally, ordering the release of the political prisoners after a riot at [[Rugpool Prison]] and bombings throughout [[Heinessenopolis]], asking to negotiate with the Iserlohn republicans. In addition, Rubinsky was apprehended by Oberstein's agents and taken into custody. ({{logh|101|102|103|104|105}})<br />
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In May {{d|801|uc}}, despite the Terraists' attempt to attack Hildegard's residence, she gave birth to [[Alexander Siegfried von Lohengramm]], the prince of the new dynasty, at [[Fezzan Medical University Hospital]]. ({{logh|106}})<br />
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===The Battle of Shiva===<br />
[[File:Brunhildboarded.jpg|left|thumb|210px|''Brünhild'' at Shiva ({{d|801|uc}})]]<br />
Meanwhile in the same month, a minor skirmish between Iserlohn Republic and New Galactic Empire forces would escalate into the final confrontation between the two factions, the [[Battle of Shiva]]. Fighting broke out between a squadron from each side over the escort of a civilian refugee ship, and both sides continued bringing in reinforcements in order to not back down. Julian Mintz wanted to win respect and a right to negotiate on an equal footing with Kaiser Reinhard, while the young ruler wanted both to subjugate them and to test Mintz's abilities. During the battle, the republicans noted the sluggishness of the Imperial Fleet's movements, which was due to Reinhard's impeded command ability from his deteriorating health. A communications blackout eventually occurred between the Imperial forces and HQ as they tried to conceal Reinhard's sudden collapse and unconsciousness. Eventually, the Iserlohn fleet took advantage of it and charged straight for the Supreme Flagship ''Brünhild''. A number of republican ships made it through the Imperial defenders and a boarding vessel made contact with ''Brünhild'''s hull. Getting aboard, the elite Rosen Ritter unit fought the defenders in an attempt to buy time for Mintz to locate the Kaiser, which he eventually was able to do. ({{logh|107|108}})<br />
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Outside, Bittenfeld's Black Lancers and the [[Eisenach Fleet]] managed to fight the rest of the Iserlohn fleet back and dealt them heavy losses, causing the death of their commander, Admiral Merkatz. But on ''Brünhild'', Mintz made it to the Kaiser's chamber and was granted an audience for negotiations, and thus an order for a ceasefire was immediately broadcast to all ships from the Imperial HQ, saving the remnants of the Republic's battered fleet. ({{Logh|108}})<br />
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==Death==<br />
[[File:Finale.PNG|210px|thumb|right|Kaiser Reinhard in his sickbed ({{d|801|uc}})]]<br />
Upon the Imperial expeditionary force's and the Republic fleet's return from Iserlohn to Heinessen on 10 June {{d|801|uc}}, news of Kaiser Reinhard's terminal illness was announced. There both the Kaiser and Mintz discussed the future of the galaxy, including the idea of giving Heinessen autonomy in return for Iserlohn Fortress, or the possibility of implementing a constitution in the Empire. However, Reinhard commented that Julian Mintz would have to discuss the details with Hildegard von Lohengramm, who would be his successor's Imperial regent. Reinhard was eventually diagnosed with a heretofore undiscovered, degenerative disease. Labelled the ' Emperor's Sickness', this malady took Reinhard's life at the age of 25. Even then he was briefly subjected to an attack by the Terraists after Oberstein used a false rumor of Reinhard's recovery to draw out the remaining followers of the Church, which ultimately was stopped but resulted in Oberstein's death. Reinhard von Lohengramm, first Emperor of the New Galactic Empire, died on 26 July {{d|801|uc}}, surrounded by his top admirals, officials, and relatives. Upon his death, Hildegard von Lohengramm assumed rule over the New Galactic Empire as Regent for the infant Alexander Siegfried. ({{logh|109|110}})<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
Reinhard's life was characterized by a strong sense of justice and personal responsibility. By his own efforts, he claimed dominion over the galaxy, uprooting the old order and overthrowing the three major powers that had previously shared the universe for over a century: the Goldenbaum Dynasty, the Free Planets Alliance, and the Dominion of Fezzan. His enduring wish was to see his New Galactic Empire ruled not by blood but by merit, even if it meant the end of his dynasty. Reinhard may have been the perfect autocrat, but the abilities and personalities of his successors were unknown, paralleling the situation after [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum]] had founded the Empire. Given the groundwork he laid, however, and the moderate influences of his wife, supported by Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer, and the concessions to autonomy for the [[Ba'alat Starzone]] and more representative rule in the whole Empire, it was probable the transition to the early years of the post-Reinhard Empire was reasonably smooth.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Reinhard von Lohengramm's desire to take over the universe had originated when his sister Annerose was taken from him and became a concubine at the Imperial court for Kaiser Friedrich IV. The bond between Reinhard, Kircheis, and Annerose was extremely close and served as the stimulus for his meteoric rise to the top, and when it was permanently broken following the Lippstadt War, Reinhard became a changed man. The only outsiders that came the closest to filling the void were Hildegard, his eventual wife, and perhaps Mittermeyer and Reuenthal given their pledge of loyalty and friendship with him, but to a much lesser extent.<br />
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His political views were a mixture of both monarchism and republicanism, as he neither wanted to leave the fate of humanity to the whim of the masses, nor to the prodigal aristocrats who cared about their lineage. Although he opposed elections, neither did he particularly want a hereditary monarchy, and believed that his successor should be the most capable person for the position. In a choice between dictatorship and democracy, however, Reinhard preferred the former. He did have some other firm principles, including his belief in meritocracy and that one should be willing to lead his troops from the front line personally. But ultimately Reinhard's chief concern was the attainment of his ambitions to become the most powerful man in the universe and return to him what had been lost, namely, his sister Annerose.<br />
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Reinhard had respect for Yang Wen-li personally and was willing to debate him on his principles on what could be described as an equal level, a stark difference from his attitude of utter contempt towards the elected Alliance politicians or the ruling nobles in the Goldenbaum empire. He was also impressed by others that were particularly competent or brilliant.<br />
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===Memorable quotes===<br />
*In any age, in any society, when people are small, they look up at the stars and stretch out their hands as if to grasp them. Then at last,they learn that their own arms aren't long enough to reach the stars. They call that becoming an adult. But I don't think so. Without fail, those stars will be in this hand!<br />
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*There is great satisfaction in fighting for the sake of gaining power, but it is joyless to fight for the sake of maintaining it. <br />
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*These idiots. What do they think of others? They think they are born with the right to rule. They think they have the right to hurt others. These people are too evil. And this empire is too corrupted.<br />
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*I want victory — but not because the enemy is weak.<br />
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*It's power. What I need is power. If I should want to get my sister back, then I must first, first of all, possess power that would make those idiots bow to my command. If my enemies are to be the aristocracy, then I need a power greater than theirs. If the emperor is to be my enemy, I must be mightier than even him.<br />
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*For those who have come to power, wealth and glory not by their own strength and effort, but simply through inheritance, what right do they have to complain? The very existence of such blood-lineage dynasties is disgusting. Power is the property of one generation. It shouldn't be transferred, it should be seized.<br />
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*The man who succeeds me must have talent equal to, or greater than my own.<br />
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*Genes determine everything? What nonsense. Hereditary physical qualities have no effect on people, that's for individuals. Heredity concerns family background, not personal abilities. Those who blindly believe in such theories generally having nothing in their own lives to be proud of... they are the people I despise the most.<br />
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*Indeed, small acts of opposition cannot solve every problem. Our society needs a complete revolution. Such problems must be corrected, and we must not wait for others to correct them. We must carry out the revolution with our own hands.<br />
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*If the enemy has anyone with even a tenth of my intelligence, even Iserlohn will fall.<br />
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*Our future battles will not only be on the battlefield. Political struggles, court politics. It's not just a war of words, but also a war of blood.<br />
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*It's to be expected that incompetent rulers be overthrown.<br />
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*Fighting 100 battles does not mean winning 100 victories.<br />
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*Already, I have nothing to lose. But even so, I will fight. To keep my promise to you, and... to gain something to quench the thirst in my heart.<br />
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*What criminals need is neither diplomacy nor persuasion. They have neither the ability nor the intention to understand. Only force will enlighten their foolishness.<br />
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*I aim to be the supreme ruler... and to reach that goal, I have a policy of my own. It is to fight my own battles. That's the difference between myself and the noblemen I've fought and defeated. That's also the reason why the soldiers follow me.<br />
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*I cannot lose to anyone. People admire and stay loyal to me because I'm undefeated. I'm not supported because of my bloodline.<br />
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*Something that is supposed to die and does not... will eventually rot away, whether it's a man or a nation.<br />
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*I don't believe that absolute truth is necessary. I only need the power to freely accomplish my dreams. One could say that it's the power not to have to take orders from those one despises.<br />
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*I formally acknowledge that terrorists have abducted his majesty, the Kaiser Erwin Josef. The whereabouts of his majesty, as well as of the lawless criminals who abducted him have both become clear. This band of criminals are former high nobles led by a former Imperial High Commissioner to Fezzan, Jochen von Remscheid, a Count under the old system. These villains, hiding among the rebels who call themselves the Free Planets Alliance, have illegally announced the establishment of a government-in-exile. I hereby declare: having abducted the Kaiser by illegal and cowardly means, the remnants of the high nobility who plan to reverse the flow of history and steal by force the rights that the people have established will receive a suitable repayment for this atrocity. The ambitious men of the Free Planets Alliance who had illicit dealings with them, and who also plot a rebellious war against the peace and harmony of space, will meet the same fate. Their mistaken choice must be met with an appropriate punishment. What criminals need is neither diplomacy nor persuasion, they have neither the ability nor the intention to understand either. Only force will enlighten their foolishness. Hereafter, no matter how great the volume of blood that comes to be shed, bear in mind these foolish criminals and conspirators and know that they are responsible.<br />
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*But even if my sister hates me, I can't turn back. If I retreat now from the road to leadership, who will restore the universe to unity and harmony? Shall I entrust the future of humanity to the high noble prodigals who care only about their own lineage? Or to demagogues who just move armies guided by sophistry and profit?<br />
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*What do they think people are? Assuming it's a matter of course to rule over them. Stealing from people and insulting people... yet they say it's their privilege to be forgiven?! Those people are corrupt! This empire is corrupt!<br />
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*I don't think I can forgive Rudolf and what he did, becoming Kaiser. He set up the people who flattered him as nobles, and the result of that is this disgrace. Haven't you had thoughts like this, Kircheis? The Goldenbaum dynasty, as with the birth of the human race, need not have happened. It's only been 500 years since Rudolf built it. Before that, neither the Empire nor the Goldenbaum family existed, and he was no more than one citizen. Originally, Rudolf was no more than an upstart man of ambition, and who, riding the current of the times, was made into a sacred, inviolable Kaiser.<br />
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*Kircheis, do you think what was possible for Rudolf is impossible for me?<br />
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===Background information===<br />
*The name [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhard Reinhard] is of old Nordic origin and means ''pure and sturdy''. In German, it roughly translates into ''determined''. Both attributes denoting to Reinhard's character as well as his ulterior motives and goals. Lohengramm is quite likely a mistranslation/misspelling of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohengrin Lohengrin], the opera of Richard Wagner about the grail-knight of the same name.<br />
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* Reinhard strongly resembles Napoleon Bonaparte. Both men started off as minor nobility. Both gained power and prominence through military accomplishment. Both became emperors and established an enlightened monarchy and Reinhard's combination of High Admirals and Fleet Admirals mirror's Napoleon's Marshals. One of Napoleon's most notable marshals, Jean Lannes, strongly resembles Siegfried Kircheis in both relationship and deeds.<br />
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*Many of Reinhard's achievements and characteristics mirror those of Alexander the Great. Both men were military geniuses who ascended to power at a very young age. Both men conquered most of their respective known universes. Both men were responsible for sweeping social and political reforms that would impact all of human history to follow, and both men died at a young age shortly after their wars had ended. Reinhard's very close friendship with also Siegfried Kircheis parallels Alexander's relationship with his friend and general, Hephaestion.<br />
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*Reinhard's life is also similar to that of Julius Caesar. Like Caesar, Reinhard's power stemmed not just from the military, but from the common people. Like Caesar, Reinhard was very popular with the lowest-classes of citizenry and feared by the ruling nobility. Like Caesar, Reinhard seized power through ostensibly legitimate means and stripped the ruling elite of their power, money, and influence. The scene of fleets loyal to Reinhard descending over Odin — of warships appearing over sacrosanct skies — also mirrors that of the 13th Legion crossing the Rubicon into Rome.<br />
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*Reinhard also bears many similarities to Rome's first Emperor, Augustus. Like Augustus, Reinhard enacted many reforms that completely changed the social, political, legal and educational landscape of the Empire, and like Augustus, Reinhard focused on crafting a system of Empire that could survive in spite of, or despite, whomever might become Emperor after his death.<br />
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*Reinhard is also somewhat similar to the French royalist leader [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cathelineau Jacques Cathelineau], in terms of both physical appearance and traits. <br />
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*Though its exact symptoms were never explicitly stated, the disease that ended Reinhard's life bore the name "Emperor's Sickness," a term that has been used commonly to refer to Hemophilia and Porphyria, as illnesses infamous for afflicting regal heads-of-state.<br />
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*Reinhard's voice actor, [[Horikawa Ryō]], is also notable for his other big anime role: Vegeta, in the mega-hit anime Dragonball Z, its sequel Dragonball GT, and the many affiliated OVAs and movies.<br />
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