Time: 10th of April

Location: Ural Defence HQ

POV: Mackensen

''General Mackensen, we have just received word that Motherbase is under attack! Only after one week, they were able to make a connection again'' The radioman came barging in, not even knocking. 'Is this a joke? No enemy can penetrate that far! This is blatant Insubordination!' I got angry for the man barging in. ''General! This a personal message from Rudolf stating the entire Organisation is going into lockdown, your orders are to act as the Organisation's representative, our allies cannot know of the current affairs! Rudolf emphasised!'' The Radioman pulled the message out from his pocket before giving it to me. ''DAMMIT!'' I cursed the Union, ''Also sir we have finally been able to investigate that explosion, it turns out to be the feared Obj. 629, near it we found multiple destroyed Russian BT-5s, the Obj. 629 and a few destroyed crusader tanks as well. ''It seems the Russian outdid our expectations!'' I exclaimed before ordering the Radio officer to give the Russian command my sincere praise in my stead.

I relaxed in my chair but just as our situation at home couldn't get any worse our very HQ was pounded by heavy artillery, my second in command came rushing in, ''GENERAL! THE ENEMY ARE ASSAULTING ALL POSITIONS! WE ARE LOSING GROUND QUICK!'' He shouted, his face all flustered. I put on my cap and headed to where the general staff was currently planning the desperate defence. ''Send motherbase that we have failed to hold the Urals, we have lost...'' I sighed dejectedly as I heard over the intercom that the north has already been breached.

The radioman looked at me to see if I was joking, but he soon realised I was not, he ran back to his radio post and relayed the message. But only 5 minutes after he came running back to the general staff room, ''GENERAL! There is a message!'' He quickly gave me the paper;

''Mackensen, stay put, currently, reinforcements are underway, whatever you do do not go east again after the reinforcements arrive! This will be my last message to you Mackensen, I leave the Organisation in your care, I will most likely not survive this ordeal. I am sorry, I have failed to meet your expectations, Gunther says to not die of old age at least... Goodbye Mackensen, and may luck be with you this war in my absence. read the document I left behind on the Bureau if you win this war.

Marshall out.''

I was flabbergasted, 'Impossible! THE MARSHALL CANNOT PERISH!' I cursed my lack of competence but soon surrendered myself to fate. I hope these reinforcements will be able to at least win this front, else I will be too afraid to see the Marshall in the afterlife...'