History Characters / TNOEasternEurope

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: It's no surprise that a bunch of German mercenaries aren't very good at administering Baku, and as a result it has become highly militarized and is unstable both politically and socially.

%%!!''Werner Schrader''
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%%->'''Role:''' Head of State (Speer occupation)
%%->'''Party:''' Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei[[note]]National Socialist German Workers' Party[[/note]]
%%->'''Ideology:''' Reformed National Socialism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]

%%!!''Adam Baworowski''
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%%->'''Role:''' Head of State (Speer colonial "reform")
%%->'''Party:''' Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei[[note]]National Socialist German Workers' Party[[/note]]
%%->'''Ideology:''' Reformed National Socialism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]

%%!!''Stanisław Wachowiak''
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%%->'''Role:''' Head of State (Treaty of Konigsberg)
%%->'''Ideology:''' National Conservatism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

%%!!''Irakli Bagration''
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%%->'''Role:''' Head of State (Speer's Caucasian Federation)
%%->'''Party:''' Amierk'avk'asiis Demokratiuli Partia
%%->'''Ideology:''' National Conservatism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

%%!!''Alfred Becker''
%%->'''Party:''' Arbeitsbereich Osten der Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
%%->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
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%%* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Becker's a Nazi colonial governor appointed by Göring after he conquers Kaukasien, but %%his ideology of National Socialism is less extreme than Josias' commitment to the Burgundian System.

!!''Werner Schrader''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Speer occupation)
->'''Party:''' Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei[[note]]National Socialist German Workers' Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Reformed National Socialism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]

!!''Adam Baworowski''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Speer colonial "reform")
->'''Party:''' Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei[[note]]National Socialist German Workers' Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Reformed National Socialism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]

!!''Stanisław Wachowiak''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Treaty of Konigsberg)
->'''Ideology:''' National Conservatism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

!!''Irakli Bagration''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Speer's Caucasian Federation)
->'''Party:''' Amierk'avk'asiis Demokratiuli Partia
->'''Ideology:''' National Conservatism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

->'''Ruling Party:''' Sakartvelos Kumisturi Partia[[note]]Communist Party of Georgia[[/note]]

->'''Official Name:''' Slovak State, Republic of Slovakia (Golian)

->'''Role:''' Head of State (Germany defeats Slovakia)

* BalkanizeMe: Meyer-Landrut's ultimate goal is to peacefully dissolve RK Ostland altogether and divide it into independent Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus, alongside the German-ruled free city of Riga.

%%* PetTheDog: While he is venegeful against the Germans and is not above killing settlers, he does not kill ethnic Germans who oppose the Nazis, and spares [[TokenGoodTeammate Meyer-Landrut]].

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The real Josias was a high-ranking NSDAP member and SS officer. This Josias is a high-ranking NSDAP member, SS officer, and an insane adherent to the Burgundian System who brutally oppresses native Caucasians.

->'''Role:''' Head of State (Speer's Caucacus Federation)

* LaResistance: Even after their homeland was conquered by the Nazis, the Avar people have no submitted themselves to them and can potentially retake their country if Kaukasien collapses.

->'''Role:''' Head of State (Speer's Caucus Federation)

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In OTL, Willy Brandt only became his legal name after he regained his German citizenship in 1948. Since he almost certainly never regained it ITTL, and Norway is still occupied, his legal name is most likely still Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm[[note]]Willy Brandt was a pseudonym he adopted while hiding from the Nazis in Scandinavia. He had his citizenship revoked during this time, and became a Norwegian citizen even after fleeing to Sweden following the German invasion. He was actually working for the Norwegian government when he first returned to Germany after the war[[/note]].

[[folder:Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic]]

->'''Official Name:''' Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

->'''Ideology:''' Esoteric Nazism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]

* CrushingThePopulace: Josias' Esoteric Nazism doesn't spare any means to completely subjugate the population of Kaukasien, be they either full-scale terror, draconian laws or ruining the local environment.

->'''Ideology:''' Esoteric Nazism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]], Absolute Monarchy[[note]]Despotism[[/note]] (King of Kaukasia)

* AristocratsAreEvil: Josias is a member of the Princely House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and one of the most brutal rulers, even among fellow Reichskommissare. He is also the only Reichskommissar who starts as an Esoteric Nazi.

* EvilColonialist: The worst example of this among the Eastern European Reichskommisars, whose rule is considered so brutal that he's classified as an Esoteric Nazi.

->'''Ideology:''' Guevarism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]], Social Nationalism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]], Partisan Movement[[note]]Despotism[[/note]

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->'''Ideology:''' Popular Front[[note]]Progessivism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Popular Front[[note]]Progessivism[[/note]]

->'''Ideology:''' Conservative Democrat[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]

->'''Ideology:''' Liberal Democrat[[note]]Liberalism[[/note]]

->'''Ideology:''' Guevarism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]], Social Nationalism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]], Partisan Movement[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

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->'''Ideology:''' Guevarism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]], Social Nationalism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]], Partisan Movement[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

->'''Ideology:''' Conservatism

->'''Ideology:''' Liberalism

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->'''Official Name:''' Reichskommissariat Ukraine[[note]]Reich Commission of Ukraine[[/note]], Volksdirektorat der Ukraine[[note]]People's Directorate of Ukraine[[/note]] (Heerema coup), Ukrainian National Republic (independence granted by Leibbrandt)

The German occupation regime of the former Soviet Ukraine. Due to its grain supply, it is commonly referred to as the breadbasket of the Reich.

* AgriWorld: A more down-to-Earth example. Ukraine is commonly known as the breadbasket of Europe due to the vastness of its agricultural produce and this is something that the German colonial authorities viciously exploit to feed the Reich, with the people of Ukraine only getting the remainders. The destruction of Ukraine's industries and populace during the [=WW2=] and the Hunger Plan also furthered Ukraine's dependence on agriculture, with only minor developments in other sectors being made in the decades since. Furthermore, one of the Reichskommissariats main mechanics revolves around the production of grain to meet German demands during the course of a consumption cycle and the associated industrial developments needed to facilitate this.
* AllohistoricalAllusion: The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_National_Committee Ukrainian National Committee]] in real life was a short-lived collaborationist proto-government formed by Ukrainian nationalists and approved by a dying Nazi Germany to take over Germany's ethnically Ukrainian military units. In TNO, the UNC also exists as a collaborationist government formed by Ukrainian nationalists, but its makeup, character, and significance are very different from real life.
* AppealToForce: The Reichskommissariat uses fear to try and keep many of its Ukrainian subjects in line with its leadership believing that the Slavs must be taught "their place" through force.
* AuthorityInNameOnly: Andriy Melnyk is head of the collaborationist Ukrainian National Committee and Ukrainian National Army, but they have little to no power because Koch hates the idea of tolerating Ukrainians that much.
* CivilWar: After Adolf Hitler's death, the Ukrainian communists, liberals and nationalists rebel against the German occupiers. However, due to their irreconcilable differences, they'll simultaneously be fighting both a war of national liberation against the Germans and a civil war against each other.
* CrushingThePopulace: One of the Reichskommissariat's primary mechanics revolves around combatting the various native partisan organizations that fight against the colonial regime through brutal measures. The Reichskommissariat can deploy various measures at the risk of increasing a regions desolation, a representation of the destruction invoked, in order to retain control of a region to prevent the partisans gaining a stronghold and damaging the agricultural and industrial output.
* LesCollaborateurs: The Ukrainian National Committee and Ukrainian National Army are two native groups who have sided with the Germans to benefit their own social positions. Initially weak, this collaborator faction becomes a sizable clique of support for Koch's three successors to try winning over to secure their rise to power.
* DeathOrGloryAttack: During the Ukrainian Civil War, one German commander recognises that after stopping an initial attack by partisan forces, the base camp of this Ukrainian group was not properly hidden and so decides to make an attack without reinforcements. Much to his surprise this camp falls with ease resulting in its destruction and the execution of all of the soldiers within.
* DevelopersForesight: Since the story is written with Ukraine returning to the German sphere (either because the RK won the civil war, pro-German collaborators successfully negotiated for re-entry into the Pakt, or Germany invaded and defeated the newly-independent Ukraine in a one-sided war) by 1967, dragging the war too long in the third scenario leads to [[spoiler:[[https://old.reddit.com/r/TNOmod/comments/175rujw/germany_nukes_kyiv_events/ the Germans nuking Kyiv]] much to the rest of the world's horror]].
* EvilColonialist: Many of Ukraine's major cities have been partially, if not entirely, Germanised through the arrival of settlers and strong policing of said cities. Much of the land has been sold to important German industrialists and the Ostministerium (Eastern Ministry) uses the Land Management Company as a front to repurpose the Soviet state farms and agricultural machinery for the benefit of Germany. That being said, the countryside and Ukraine as a whole has been much less successfully Germanised.
* TheFamine: As part of the Hunger Plan, the Germans incited famines that wiped out millions of native Ukrainians to make way for German colonisation efforts.
* FinalSolution: The Reichskommissariat serves as a Nazi occupation regime used to exploit and exterminate the populace of Ukraine to pave the way for German settlers. Towns are Germanized and filled with Nazi iconography, while all symbols of Ukrainian nationalism are strictly forbidden, even for the collaborators.
* ForeignRulingClass: By nature of being a German Reichskommissariat, the Germans act as a foreign ruling class over the native Ukrainians and reap the agricultural bounties of their country. This continues to be the case when Leibbrandt establishes the collaborationist republic, where Germans continue to be treated as a superior class and given the same rights as within Germany proper.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Immediately after Koch's near-assassination, the focus tree can switch to one of the resistance movements' perspective and follow their narrative, despite the Reichskommissariat still technically being playable.
* TheGreatRepair: Even with the Reichskommissariat winning the Ukrainian Civil War, the colonial administration will have to go through an extensive reconstruction process as infrastructure, plantations and farms have been destroyed. Furthermore, the remnants of the partisans continue underground making it even harder for the Germans to restore Ukraine into a functional colony which can be exploited for Germany.
* ICanRuleAlone: None of Koch's successors are fond of each other. Once their mutual enemies in the Ukrainian Civil War are finished off, the three claimants will turn on each other and [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/455866490629914645/960221003181617192/RK_successor_leak.png fight for control of Ukraine]].
* InterServiceRivalry: The Reichskommissariat becomes victim to this after winning the Ukrainian Civil War as the various factions in the government go about rebuilding Ukraine and resolving issues in their own way with declarations of often contradictory dictums. The conflict is due the power struggle between Leibbrandt, Bräutigam and Ohlendorf and their influence amongst the military, bureaucracy, collaborators and industrialists as each have conflicting visions of how to handle slavery, the economy and the Ukrainians. Once the apparatus of the Reichskommissariat itself begins to fail, then the power struggle intensifies as the possibility of cooperation ceases.
* PleaseSelectNewCityName: Many Ukrainian city names were given entirely new German names under the rule of RK Ukraine [[labelnote:Full list of new city names]]Vossenitz (Luhansk / Voroshylovhrad), Hughesdorf (Yuzivka / Donetsk), Reichenaustadt (Katerynoslav / Dnipropetrovsk), Eichhornburg (Yelysavethrad / Kropyvnytskyi), Konstantinstadt (Kostyantynohrad / Krasnohrad)[[/labelnote]].
* PuppetState: The long term goal of Leibbrandt is to transform the Reichskommissariat into a republic run by collaborators. This republic continues to serve the economic and ideological goals of Germany and has many German officials running the various ministries of this nominally independent state.
* RadioSilence: One event during the Ukrainian Civil War details how a German commander repeatedly tries to make contact with Germania and inform them of uprisings occuring with a plea for support, only to be met with nothing but silence. In the end, all of Germany's holding in the east is in chaos and the government is on its own, not being able to rely on Germany for support.
* RapePillageAndBurn: The ''Bandenbekampfung'' is a security policy permitting the German garrison to take extreme action against "bandits" and partisans, including the murder of suspects without due process and destruction of villages suspected to be harboring partisans.
* SlaveLiberation: All contenders in the Ukrainian Civil War will abolish slavery in the aftermath of their victory (Leibbrandt thinks that only Jews and communists should be enslaved, Ohlendorf thinks that slavery is inefficient, Bräutigam and the partisans are completely against slavery in general).
* StateSec: The SS plays a significant role in the politics and suppression of partisan activity within the Reichskomissariat, with Ohlendorf's personal Kampfgruppe unit being expanded prior to the civil war and showing ability in combating the partisans. During the civil war, the Reichskommissariat has the option of mobilizing this Kampfgruppe unit and providing all the resources needed to support it despite opposition from the Wehrmacht.
* TacticalWithdrawal: With the Reichskommissariat falling into civil war, the dispered German troops are unprepared for the volume of partisan attacks with isolated detachments being incredibly vulnerable. As such, one of the first things done by the Reichskommissariat at the start of the civil war is to regroup their forces and provide a concentrated force that can effectively fight back against the partisans.
* WarRefugees: With the outbreak of the Ukrainian Civil War, many German settlers flee smaller settlements to larger German strongholds to avoid retribution killings on behalf of the partisans. One event details how a family survives in a shelter from an attack on Shepetivka before making a run to Kyiv though the forests with the intention of avoiding the atrocities frequently seen on the way.
* VastBureaucracy: Many of the Reichskommissariats administrative positions are spread between Ukraine and Germany itself. Once conflict erupts between the two and contact is lost, the Reichskommissariat will suddenly have no connection with parts of its bureaucracy leaving the positions effectively vacant. This forces the Reichskommissariat to appoit loyalists still in Ukraine to these vacant positions to effectively operate them until stability is restored and contact with Germany can be established.

!!''Erich Koch''
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->'''Role:''' Reichskommissar for the Ukraine[[note]]Head of State[[/note]]
->'''Party:''' Arbeitsbereich Osten der Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei[[note]]Working Area East of the National Socialist German Workers' Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]This is what Erich Koch has been left with. This is what he deserves.\\\
At his peak of authority, Erich Koch was a thug upon a throne, brutal even by the standards of the Third Reich. His colonial policy was an endless cycle of exploitation and repression, designed to beat the Ukrainian people into submission. Under his watch, the Hunger Plan left the native population starving in fields of amber, and his quotas reduced them to slavery. In his mind, he had forged the very picture of Lebensraum: a blood diamond in Hitler's crown.\\\
It could not last, of course. In the wake of the West Russian War, the Reichskommissariat was left with far more problems than Koch could comprehend. Above him, an army of administrators demanded more and more, hoping to prop up the Reich's ailing economy with further blood from its breadbasket. Below him, a crowd of natives screamed, demanding freedom from the abyss he had created. For the first time, Erich Koch was faced with problems which could not be solved with whips and hammers. The Reichskommissar was finally lost.\\\
Rather than attempting major changes, the Reichskommissar has let the colony stagnate beneath him, even as terror rises and profits slow. Deep down, Erich Koch may be aware of some solution, but the man lacks the energy to change Ukraine's fate. In the name of profit, the Reichskommissar ground his colony into sand - now, he watches it blow away.[[/labelnote]]

* AssholeVictim: All of his plans to bring Ukraine into submission have failed and left him depressed with his current situation, but even his own bio points out that he deserves it for all the brutal crimes he's committed under the Nazi banner.
* ConvenientComa: Early on, Koch gets caught in a car bombing, which doesn't kill him, but puts him in a coma. This conveniently destabilizes Ukraine before the German Civil War and leaves a Security Council to collectively govern in his place, with George Leibbrandt becoming acting Reichskommissar.
* EvilColonialist: Soon after becoming Reichskommissar of Ukraine, Koch quickly became renowned for his brutality, even by the standards of the Nazi regime. He enacted a relentless campaign of Germanisation into the fifties until it was interrupted by the West Russian War and the collapse of the Reichsmark.
* OnlySaneMan: {{Inverted}}. Koch ''thinks'' he's the only sane one in his government, believing that his other ministers are "degenerate liberals" who are obstructing the vision of National Socialism. However, it's actually Koch whose the most deluded of them all and his subordinates stand a better chance of stabilizing the Reichskommissariat without his input.
* ReluctantRuler: Koch cares far more about his job as Gauleiter of East Prussia than as Reichskommissar of Ukraine, and spends most of his time in Prussia, from which he directs orders to his underlings in Ukraine.
* SanitySlippage: Koch was already an evil Nazi before he came to Ukraine, but he's just gotten worse by 1962. In the opening Ukraine event, Koch reflects on how far he's fallen, calling himself a fool for believing he could sculpt Ukraine into an "Aryan paradise" and wishing he had been even more brutal back then.
* StupidEvil: Koch is perhaps the most incompetent Reichskommisar in the Pakt, even more so than Kasche, who can at least keep up a facade of peace in his territory, unlike the former. Literally all his successors are more competent and less oppressive than him, even the evil megacorporations or the ultranationalist butchers, and the worst case scenario for Ukraine is him waking up and no clear successor has been chosen.

!!''Georg Leibbrandt''
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->'''Role:''' Deputy to the Reichskommissar for the Ukraine[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Koch cabinet), Acting Reichskommissar for the Ukraine[[note]]Head of State[[/note]] (Koch succession), Reichskommissar for the Ukraine[[note]]Head of State[[/note]] (Power struggle victory)
->'''Ideology:''' Rosenbergite Tendency[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Deputy to the Reichskommissar for the Ukraine) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Georg Leibbrandt is Ukraine's student and its teacher, a man who has studied the nation for half a century and has returned with a clarity few feel in its darkest hour. In his notes, his dream is laid bare, a Reichskommissariat which is guided by scientific rigor over militaristic brutishness, where the foolish Hunger Plan is finally laid to rest. For now, however, it is mere paper, while Ukraine burns around him.\\\
The deputy Reichskommissar is not a powerless man, but his reforms require an authority beyond his means. He may be a savior to the Collaborators and exiled bureaucrats, but to the Wehrmacht he is a weak civilian and to the hardliners he is a laughing stock. For now, Leibbrandt and his followers can only quietly work while Ukraine crashes, to cushion the landing - or reap from the chaos that follows.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Acting Reichskommissar for the Ukraine) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]In his years as deputy, Georg Leibbrandt had always dreamed of a moment like this. To see Koch killed by his own hubris, to see every folly of the old regime laid bare, the concept of such a dramatic collapse had come as a spiteful fantasy to the deputy. Yet his dreams always ended with his domain as stable and functional, a product of his scientific reforms. They never ended like this.\\\
Shoved into the twisted throne of Erich Koch, Leibbrandt never realized the level of mismanagement at every level of the Reichskommissariat. Yes, the deputy had seen the Ukrainians as natural allies, but the scale of their insubordination outmatched even his most dire scenarios. Where he imagined himself the sole reformer of Koch's broken system, he now must share power with two fellow "visionaries", who shoot down every one of his proposals. Even now, he hears talks in the halls of the hopped-up deputy who will be swept away as soon as the war is over. Insubordination, it seems, has outlasted even the Reichskommissariat itself.\\\
There is no time for reform. There is no place for change. As Leibbrandt looks around his dying colony, he can only think one thought, twenty-three years. More than two decades of badly formulated plans, ill-conceived rhetoric, and petty infighting have left Ukraine in this moment. Woe to the man who is left to pick up the pieces.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Reichskommissar for the Ukraine) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]How long did Georg Leibbrandt languish? How long did he let the pages of his plans yellow and crumble, left in their notebooks while Herr Koch was allowed to rampage unchecked? How many loyal Rosenbergites died driftless, believing a better system could never come to pass?\\\
Now unquestioningly in power, Leibbrandt still cannot help but think of these questions. The Reichskommissar has been left with a nation of rubble, but Ukraine should have been a nation of peace and dignity, its noble, simple citizens already uplifted by the gracious German state. Instead, Leibbrandt now must prove his worth to the world, in the midst of the worst of conditions.\\\
As his plans emerge from dusty binders into allied hands, all can tell just how grand the Reichskommisar's vision is. Leibbrandt wants a transition to an independent Ukrainian state, yet a state perfectly designed at the onset to preserve a slavish German loyalty. To Leibbrandt, it is a victory for rational governance. The Ukrainian people are not so certain.\\\
Leibbrandt has written a script for his nation, one in which he is the hero to a vast and needy people, one in which Ukraine is freed and transformed by his powerful dictums. He has already found his actors, his crew, and his stage. So long as Ukraine can be trusted to follow, Leibbrandt's legacy is already secured.[[/labelnote]]

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: With Koch gone during the Ukrainian Civil War, Leibbrandt takes control of the RK apparatus and finally gets his chance to act out on his reforms. Unfortunately, it turns out to be more complicated than he imagined, as corruption and insubordination are far more widespread within the government than Leibbrandt anticipated and his own allies shoot down any proposed reform. His own bio implies that he's come to regret ever taking power in the first place.
* BigFancyHouse: Downplayed. Leibbrandt's vacation home situated near the Black Sea is described as lacking the decadent excess of his fellow bureaucrats but is otherwise an impressive manor that requires several servants to maintain.
* CantTakeCriticism: While he thinks he wants honesty from those under him, he's actually very thin-skinned and can't stand hearing honest critiques directed at himself.
* DragonInChief: Once the Reichskommissariat is converted into a semi-independent PuppetState, Leibbrandt seemingly steps down into an advisory role to Kozhevnikov. Even so, Leibbrandt still directs everything from Kiew, only in a more subtle and indirect way.
* FightingForAHomeland: Played with. Leibbrandt was born and raised on the Black Sea coast and considers Ukraine to be his homeland. In his view, National Socialism should have "saved" Ukraine but those like Erich Koch forced it into squalor. Once Leibbrandt takes power, he gets a chance to turn his country towards his ambitious vision of a nominally independent Nazi Ukraine that is still subordinate to Germany.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Leibbrandt's reformist mindset has won him few friends within the Wehrmacht, the SS, and Nazi hardliners, who regard him as a weakling or a laughingstock. When Koch goes comatose from a car bombing, many of his subordinates, including Ohlendorf and Bräutigam, form a "Security Council" just to prevent him from being named Reichskommissar.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Leibbrandt knows that the RK government is corrupt and he hates hearing lies and [[YesMan yes-men]] stating otherwise, but he can't stand honest criticisms against himself.
* KilledMidSentence: When the UPA defeats the RK and Leibbrandt is brought before Shukhevych, he attempts to convince his captor that he's still useful, but Shukhevych has none of it and simply puts a bullet through Leibbrandt's temple:
-->''You know, we have a lot in common. Granted, I would have gone about independence differently but there are many in Germany like me. If you people keep me alive, I could help negotiate-''
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Leibbrandt is all for German colonization and the subjugation of Ukraine, but he has some twisted ideas of empowering the collaborators and rolling back on Koch's most oppressive methods. It's not much, but it's a step above Koch, Ohlendorf and Heerema, who have even less regard for the Ukrainian people.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: After the RK defeats the UPA, Leibbrandt writes in his journal that they shared his goal of achieving Ukraine's independence and that their struggles were very similar, but the UPA was too rash, like a rabid dog, and had to be put down. While the high-ranking leadership are too dangerous to be kept alive, the rank and life can be spared and induced in the rival Melnykite faction.
* PragmaticVillainy: He wants to reform the Reichskommissariat to place greater emphasis on scientific progress than militarism and reverse the disastrous effects of the Hunger Plan, but only to turn Ukraine into an efficient colony of Germany.
* PropagandaMachine: Leibbrandt runs an extensive propaganda machine dedicated to managing the loyalty of the collaborators and civilians through radio or education.
* VisionaryVillain: Leibbrandt sees himself as the visionary who can reform Koch's broken domain into a stable colony to serve Germany's interests, while granting limited autonomy to the local Ukrainians who show the "moral and intellectual aptitude to rulership".
* YouAreInCommandNow: After Erich Koch falls into a coma following the Kiew bombing, he takes over as the Reichskommissar of Ukraine.

!!''Otto Ohlendorf''
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->'''Role:''' Supreme SS and Police Leader in Reichskommissariat Ukraine[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Koch cabinet), Reichskommissar for the Ukraine[[note]]Head of State[[/note]] (Power struggle victory)
->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Otto Ohlendorf is everything that the SS seeks to create in a man. He is independent, a free-thinker in his every manner. He is dutiful, a bureaucrat who chooses to live his life by the mechanical spirit of Bismarck. He is violently willing to enforce Nazism, and is utterly uninterested in the lives and minds of those he deems lesser.\\\
Until now, the SS have hated him for it. Ohlendorf took the logical extension of Nazi ideals seriously, and viewed the state of the German economy as a tragedy for the Aryan Volk. He wrote down what he saw - a decaying, increasingly unequal society that was failing to use its violent dominance to provide for the everyman. He wrote of a decaying party with an honest pessimism, and the SS saw that opinion as an annoyance. They have punished him ever since.\\\
Now, Ohlendorf has a chance to reverse that slight. Reichskommissar may still not be his ideal role, but if Otto Ohlendorf can economically transform this backwater, he may have a chance of showing Germania just how proper his methods could transform the entire Reich. In his years of study, his years of economic work, his years of violence, he has built a wealth of expertise and connections across every facet of his government. Now the time comes to wield them.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Supreme SS and Police Leader in Reichskommissariat Ukraine) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]If you wish to understand Ohlendorf, one must know just how much he is willing to do to see his project implemented. All NSDAP functionaries learn quickly to internalize an acceptance of violence, but Ohlendorf executed that violence; in his time heading the Einsatzgruppe D, he saw some hundred thousand "subhumans" shot and shoved into unmarked graves. He has seen the calculus of nazi bureaucracy made real, and he did not blink.\\\
This is not the goal of his career - his dream work would be heading an economic ministry in Germania. Yet despite his obvious credentials, time and time again his brutal honesty and stubborn attitude have gotten him branded unhelpful and sent to the East.\\\
Perhaps he was always too honest, too comfortable with presenting the realities of National Socialism, to make headway in Germania. But those realities don't truly give him pause. They only give him a chance to make things more efficient, more streamlined - and here in Ukraine, he may find an opportunity to make those changes.[[/labelnote]]

* EvilColonialist: As commander of the Einstazgruppe D, Ohlendorf executed roughly 100,000 "subhumans" to pave the way for German colonization in Eastern Europe. He serves the Koch regime by putting down partisan cells and permitting the bureaucracy to extract Ukraine of its agricultural worth.
%%* InternalReformist: {{Downplayed}}. Despite his otherwise racist beliefs, Ohlendorf is rather liberal in terms of economic policy for a Nazi, being the only Reichskommissariat path that advocates free market reforms.
* OddFriendship: Even though Ohlendorf opposes Speer and his reforms, he actually has a close friendship with Ludwig Erhard, a member of Speer's Gang of Four.
* PragmaticVillainy: Ohlendorf agrees with Leibbrandt and Bräutigam that slavery should be abolished, but only for pragmatic reasons (slavery is bad for the economy).
* ReassignedToAntarctica: His free-market ideas and brutal honesty about made him disliked in Germania and sentenced him to Ukraine.
* ThePurge: Of the SS leaders in Eastern Europe, Ohlendorf did not participate in Himmler's attempted coup against Germany, and purged the more hardline Ukrainian SS members in its aftermath.
* RepressiveButEfficient: Of the three potential Reichskommissars, Ohlendorf is the most likely to develop the best GDP for Ukraine.

!!''Hans-Otto Bräutigam''
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->'''Role:''' Representative of the Foreign Office[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Koch cabinet), Reichskommissar for the Ukraine[[note]]Head of State[[/note]] (Power struggle victory)
->'''Ideology:''' Reformed National Socialism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]While Bräutigam never doubted himself for a second, the rise of such a committed reformist to the position of Reichskommissar astounds even him.\\\
When the power of his uncle's pull gifted him a job as Representative of the Foreign Office in Ukraine, Hans-Otto Bräutigam first felt lost in such a foreign land. He could only despair at what seemed like a dead end, but in this eastern colony, he found his calling as ineptitude became abundant. His calls for extreme reforms to the status quo attracted those who looked to his ideals as a cure to the chaos.\\\
A network of contacts, an unwavering belief in reform and luck crafted the magic formula to turn him into the Reichskommissar of Ukraine. Political freedoms and support for the long-suffering natives are in the spotlight as Bräutigam's ideals can come true. But his road is not an easy one. His faction is but a lone lighthouse battered by waves of rigid orthodox attitudes. Even his allies wonder if he is going too far with his proposals.\\\
But if Bräutigam were to succeed in his reforms, hope may soon rule the day in all of Ukraine once more...[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Representative of the Foreign Office) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Hans-Otto Bräutigam is a young man with big dreams and a lot to prove. Despite receiving his position after just a bit of nepotism from his uncle, Hans-Otto has not become complacent like other young men given cushy jobs by their family in the elite. Behind a facade of adhering to National Socialist ideology, Bräutigam dreams of a new, free Germany in a new, free Europe.\\\
He wonders if his dream, moving on from National Socialist tyranny and building a future of freedom, is even possible. He wonders if it is even possible to make things right. Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't. But that won't stop Bräutigam from trying to do the right thing and make Ukraine a better place, even if he has to sacrifice his greater ambitions.[[/labelnote]]

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Bräutigam is classified in-game as a Reformed National Socialist much like his (ostensible) fellow reformist Albert Speer, even though his ambitions go much farther than Speer's.
* InternalReformist: Bräutigam is publicly aligned with Albert Speer's reformist faction, and genuinely wants to free the Ukrainian people from Nazism. How free and democratic his Ukraine can be is another story.
* {{Nepotism}}: He was promoted to the role of "Envoy to Germania" with help from his uncle, who was previously the Deputy Reichskommissar before taking a seat in the Reichstag in an alliance with Oberlander. However, this didn't stop Bräutigam from working dilligently anyway.
%%* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Bräutigam is the most moral leader that the RK government can get, but his goals of reforming it are more difficult than they initially seem. The entire structure of the RK was designed to exploit the native Ukrainians and keep them under the thumb of the Germans, which severely limits his opportunities to liberalize and secure better treatment for them. Additionally, none of the Führers are going to like an openly liberal leader in charge of one of their colonies because they're all Nazis, which further inhibits Bräutigam's opportunities to reform Ukraine, especially in comparison to the Republic.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Bräutigam is one of the few Nazis in Ukraine who has moral compunctions about the ideology and will adopt a more reformist approach if he governs Ukraine.
* {{Workaholic}}: Bräutigam is comparatively hard working bureaucrat while his older colleagues often show up late, chat with secretaries and take long lunches. Bräutigam on the other hand works for hours on end believing he has a lot to prove and an opportunity to make a difference for the people within Ukraine.

!!''Richard Wagner''
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->'''Role:''' Head of the Main Department of Food and Agriculture[[note]]Economy Minister[[/note]] (Koch and Ohlendorf cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]In 1944, Richard Wagner, a agrarian administrator in occupied Belgium, was fired by the military on grounds of sexual harassment. It could have - should have - destroyed his career. But Wagner was an SS man. His organization found him new work, and by 1950 the scandal was largely a footnote. \\\
The ordeal taught him a crucial fact - the NSDAP has the answer, and there's no use in whining. Therefore, even as Wagner has racked up promotions and accomplishments, he has never deeply involved himself in party disputes. His main opinions remain firmly rooted in the agrarian sector, which he operates in Ukraine - it was him who has largely completed decollectivization, against Darre's wishes. As for the rest, so long as Germanization continues, Wagner is more than happy remaining in the shadows.[[/labelnote]]

* TheQuietOne: Wagner rarely talks about matters beyond agriculture; so long as the process of Germanization continues, he'll keep to himself and avoid party disputes.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Wagner was originally an agrarian administrator in Belgium and was fired by the military for sexual harassment, but he found work again in Ukraine because of his connections to the SS and now serves as Head of the Main Department of Food and Agriculture in Ukraine.

!!''Peter Kozhevnikov''
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->'''Role:''' Foreign Minister (Leibbrandt cabinet, Power struggle victory), Head of State (Leibbrandt succession)
->'''Party:''' Ukrainian National Council
->'''Ideology:''' Naturalised National Socialism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Peter Kozhevnikov has been made President of Ukraine, its paramount leader. According to official sources, he has played a vast role in freeing Ukraine. This is not strictly false. The best performances contain a hint of truth, after all.\\\
Yet Kozhevnikov hardly liberated his nation on a bayonet's edge. He liberated it with a German stamp of approval, with handshakes and smiles, with Leibbrandt standing beside him. Now, he gets to rant on whatever fascistic subject he likes, while radios blare it across every city in Ukraine.\\\
Such a story is common in the Ukrainian National Republic. Many Ukrainians have had precipitous rises, their stories blared across every channel as a sign of the times. Freed from bondage, Ukrainians can now enter school, even join upper management. It can feel as if they can do anything.\\\
In truth, many things still lie behind the curtains, away from Ukrainian hands. The economy still rests with German industrialists, the military with Wehrmacht troops. Even Leibbrandt remains in Kiew, an "advisor" in name only. Yet there is a sense of hope in the air. For the first time in decades, the Ukrainian people see a way out. It may not feel like a true home, but it just might suffice.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Head of Government) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]In all of the bluster and blare of the Reichskommissariat's propaganda machine, one might hear Peter Kozhevnikov's name a hundred times and yet never know a thing about him. Though he has been present in Ukrainian politics since the Russian Civil War, the man has a scant history, only made notable by his dedication to a decidedly western mode of fascism. Yet some twenty years ago, he fell into the sphere of Leibbrandt, and firmly remained there ever since. It seems that has made all the difference.\\\
Now, Kozhevnikov has been promoted to Chairman of the Ukrainian National Council, a title once as irrelevant as any other, but increasingly important in Leibbrandt's Ukraine. Though Kozhevnikov is hardly a man of conviction or talent, he is a man of loyalty. For Leibbrandt, loyalty is all a Ukrainian needs.[[/labelnote]]

* TheDragon: Kozhevnikov's loyalty earns him a promotion to Chairman of the Ukrainian National Council, an increasingly important position in Leibbrandt's new Ukraine.
* HistoricalRelationshipOverhaul: Kozhevnikov in OTL was known for being the founder of the Union of Ukrainian Fascists, an early Ukrainian nationalist organization inspired by Italian fascism and German Nazism (to the point where their party symbol included a Ukrainian trident and a Nazi swastika), he was also hated for his pro-German views, leading him to be kicked out of the OUN after accusations that he was a German agent. In TNO, he's portrayed as Leibbrandt's protégé, owing to Leibbrandt looking for someone who is entirely loyal to him and having very little in the way of other options and Kozhevnikov's immense hunger for power.
%% Is this mostly jut fiction writing or is this based on any real history? Not a lot of sources on this guy.
%% To use an Evola term, he was a super fascist https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%8E%D0%B7_%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85_%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%96%D0%B2
* MetaphoricallyTrue: When RK Ukraine is transformed into the Ukrainian National Republic, official sources claim that Kozhevnikov played a key role in freeing Ukraine, which is technically true because he did help Leibbrandt abolish the old Reichskommissariat system. However, this "liberation" was done with a stamp of approval from Germania and all key positions in Ukraine are held by Germans, with only token efforts made to improve the Ukrainians' standing. The worst part is that many Ukrainians accept this narrative because they're prospering far better than under Koch's rule, so they have little motivation to question it.
* MysteriousPast: Kozhevnikov has a scant history, being present in Ukrainian politics since the Russian Civil War and becoming a dedicated fascist, but not much else.
* PuppetKing: As President of the Ukrainian National Republic, Kozhevnikov is subject to the German conglomerates and Wehrmacht, which continue to run freely within Ukraine, and Leibbrandt, who continues running things as an advisor in name only.
* TheQuisling: After Georg Leibbrandt consolidates his hold over Ukraine, he promotes his underling Kozhevnikov to Chairman of the Ukrainian National Council. When he subsequently reforms the RK into a puppet Ukrainian National Republic, Kozhevnikov is chosen to be its President.
* ThisIsMyNameOnForeign: He combines the German version of his given name with the Russian version of his surname. In real life, his name is normally written as Petro Yakovych Kozhevnykiv (Ukrainian: Петро Якович Кожевників).
* UndyingLoyalty: Kozhevnikov is a man of loyalty, which is the only thing Leibbrandt really needs from Ukrainians.

!!''Pieter Schelte Heerema''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Heerema always fights for the side that best suits him on the occasion. During World War II, he signed up with the SS when it was clear that the Netherlands would fall under German influence and later distanced himself from Himmler after his failed coup, solely to keep his prestigious position in Ukraine.
* IndustrializedEvil: The NOC focuses on industrializing Ukraine into a machine where millions of Ukrainians are enslaved and forced to extract every ounce of wealth from their own country.
%%* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Heerema has only been described as the worst ''starting'' contender in the Ukrainian Civil War because his rule would actually be even less disastrous than if Koch wakes up from his coma and comes back in charge of Ukraine. While Heerema is brutal, he is competent enough to turn Ukraine into a profitable colony for Germany, whereas Koch is both pointlessly brutal and stupid.
* OpportunisticBastard: Heerema is purely out for his own self-interest and he's willing to betray anyone if it means gaining more power or wealth for himself.
* PragmaticVillainy: Although he is corrupt and oppressive, he is focused firstmost on making a profit, so he'll pursue more moderate options if it benefits him. Notably, he ends the concentration camp system because it's less sustainable than slavery.
* TheQuisling: He's a Dutchman who joined the Waffen-SS in 1940 and has continued collaborating with the Germans at the game's start.

!!''Emil Meynen''
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->'''Role:''' Head of Government (Victorious Leibbrandt cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Arbeitsbereich Osten der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei
->'''Ideology:''' Rosenbergite Tendency[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Head of Government) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Emil Meynen, Leibbrandt's "scientific advisor", has claimed that he values science over all else. Tune in to any station and you will hear his soft-spoken speeches, explaining the intellect and vision behind Leibbrandt's policies. He sounds reasonable. Even sane.\\\
His maps of the German people came with demands for foreign annexation. His maps of Austria helped lead the Wehrmacht through its blitz. His maps of the Soviet Union gave Einsatzgruppen a birds-eye view of the Final Solution. He is a beast of this machine, like any other ally of Leibbrandt. Meynen merely knows how to best play his part.[[/labelnote]]

* EvilGenius: Meynen is a scientifically oriented man, lecturing on the radio about the intellect of Leibbrandt's platform.
* MinorMajorCharacter: For an obscure cabinet member, Meynen was instrumental in some of Germany's most infamous crimes and aggressive foreign policies, including the Anschluß and the organization of the Eisantzgruppen in the Soviet Union.
* MouthOfSauron: One of his primary jobs is to promote the legitimacy and pseudoscientific basis of Leibbrandt's policies. The most terrifying part is that he can communicate his points in a "reasonable" manner that convinces a good number of people that what they're doing is justified.

!!''Gustav Schlotterer''
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->'''Role:''' Economy Minister (Victorious Leibbrandt cabinet), Head of Government (Ohlendorf cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Arbeitsbereich Osten der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei
->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Economy Minister) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Leibbrandt's plans represent an enormous threat to the stability of capital. Plantations are soon to go under scrutiny and regulation on a scale unheard of in the Reich. It is Gustav Schlotterer's goal to make sure that the Ukrainian economy - and the systems which it is built on - survive such hardships.\\\
A deputy to Walther Funk and an intelligent economist in his own right, Schlotterer's plans are not the bombastic measures of Leibbrandt - they are the antidote. Schlotterer uses softer measures to force Ukraine towards the Reich, pushing the economy towards agrarian export over all else.\\\
Make no mistake, this is to Leibbrandt's liking. Certainly, the Reich can restore its reputation in Ukraine - but above all, the Reichskommissariat must remain functional.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Head of Government) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Dr. Gustav Schlotterer earned his title with a paper on Marx's concept of the primitive accumulation of capital, an irony for a man whose life's work can be defined by the topic. A member of the NSDAP since it was unbanned and a senior civil servant, his lifetime has been mired in economics, from a journalist in the papers to the planner of a pan-European trade policy.\\\
It is why his colleague Otto Ohlendorf has called upon him, knowing his expertise as the chief engineer of Germany's economic machinery within its Eastern territories, making him his de facto number two. Schlotterer understands his role well - the economy will take precedence in this colony from now on - everything else is but a secondary matter.[[/labelnote]]

* BoringButPractical: Compared to the unorthodox plans of Leibbrandt, Schlotterer's economic policies are mundane and focused on keeping Ukraine's agrarian exports chained to the Reich. This is precisely what Leibbrandt wants, as the Reichskommissariat needs to be kept stable first and foremost.
* TheDragon: Ohlendorf trusts Schlotterer's expertise in pan-European trade policy and the east European economic system, making him his second-in-command.
* TheUnfettered: When hired by Ohlendorf, Schlotterer's most prioritized objective is economic growth. Anything else is secondary.

!!''Peter Kleist''
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->'''Role:''' Security Minister (Victorious Leibbrandt cabinet), Foreign Minister (Ohlendorf cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Arbeitsbereich Osten der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei
->'''Ideology:''' Rosenbergite Tendency[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Security Minister) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Perhaps no one but Leibbrandt truly sees his vision for what it truly is. Meynen hesitantly follows it as part of his training. Schlotterer sees it as a vessel from which his models can be inserted. Kozhevnikov clambers up it for whatever power he can get. Only Peter Kleist, the hardened bureaucrat, comes close.\\\
A success story from Rosenberg's Ostministerium, Kleist first grew to prominence organizing Lithuanian collaborator armies. Now, he does just the same in Ukraine - but on scales his younger self could not even imagine. Kleist and Leibbrandt envision an army of collaborators on a scale comparable to the German garrison, organized under one command. The Wehrmacht is unsupportive - but for Rosenbergites, it is their dream made reality.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Foreign Minister) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]A learned polyglot, Dr. Peter Kleist knows English, French, Swedish, Polish, and Russian but has never forgotten the most important one of them all - German. First earning his doctorate in law, he would join the NSDAP and SS in the early thirties, soon becoming a vital part of Ribbentrop's staff for Poland and later the wider Eastern European sphere.\\\
Post-war, he would find himself in a variety of diplomatic posts before Bräutigam's unceremonious recall required Kleist to return East. He now serves as the Foreign Office representative for Ohlendorf's administration, a position he will dutifully serve in without the devious and politically motivated scheming of the reformist that preceded him..[[/labelnote]]

* LesCollaborateurs: Kleist's first rise to prominence was organizing Lithuanian collaborator armies for the Reich.
* {{Omniglot}}: Kleist is fluent in English, French, Swedish, Polish and Russian, in addition to his native German.
* PsychoSupporter: Of Leibbrandt's ministers, Kleist comes the closest to understanding and fully supporting his long-term plans. Together, they envision a colony, patrolled by an army of Ukrainian collaborators strong enough to fight side-by-side with the Wehrmacht.
* RedeemingReplacement: {{Inverted}}. Ohlendorf replaces Bräutigam as his foreign minister with Kleist, who is a far more committed Nazi than his predecessor.

!!''Erwin Weinmann''
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->'''Role:''' Security Minister (Ohlendorf cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Arbeitsbereich Osten der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei
->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Security Minister) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Floating into the NSDAP under the wing of his older brother, Dr. Erwin Weinmann is the product of Nazi student activism in Tübingen, a zealot of the SD - a cog in Germany's Eastern exploitation regime. His young age was no factor in the swift accumulation of appointments and posts that would fill any Nazi careerist with envy.\\\
Weinmann's first assignment in Ukraine saw him head Sonderkommando 4a, previously responsible for the Babi Yar massacres. He returned as the Commanding Officer of SiPo & SD in Ukraine, a role that has made him a crucial part of Ohlendorf's cabinet. But as the main voice of SS orthodoxy in Ukraine, his hardline tendency contradicts Ohlendorf's own, making him dysfunctional if necessary for future ambitions.[[/labelnote]]

* PrinciplesZealot: Weinmann is absolutely committed to the ideals of the SS, which puts him at odds with Ohlendorf's flexibility.
* SociopathicSoldier: Weinmann directly committed the Babi Yar massacres while he commanded Sonderkommando 4a.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He and Ohlendorf don't get along, due to their ideological differences. However, they both know that they need each other to keep the Reichskommissariat running.
* YoungAndInCharge: Despite his young age, he swiftly climbed the ranks in Germany's east European territories, enough to make more veteran careerists jealous.

%%!!''Eduard Wagner''
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%%%%->'''Party:''' Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists - Melnyk
%%->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
%%See his entry in the Generalgouvernement folder.

!!''Andriy Melnyk''
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%%->'''Role:'''
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'kyy Natsional'nyy Komitet - Mel'nykovtsi[[note]]Ukrainian National Committee - Melnykite[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Fascism

* TheQuisling: Melnyk is the leader of the Ukrainian National Committee, representing those Ukrainians who have remained slavishly loyal to the Reich that oppresses their people, even after numerous other collaborators have defected to partisan groups.

[[folder:Republic of Ukraine]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Republic of Ukraine
->'''Ruling Party:''' Ukrayins'ka narodno-demokratychna partiya[[note]]Ukrainian People's Democratic Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Provisional Government[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

* LesCollaborateurs: One major faction in the UNRA, called collaborators, consists of Ukrainian right-wingers who see Nazi Germany as a natural ally against Judaeo-Bolshevism, but have issues with how the RK is being run right now. Though they fight for the Republic in the civil war, after victory they'll immediately advocate for the resumption of collaboration with the Reich.
* DefectorFromDecadence: The collaborators are one faction composing the UNRA. They include policemen, mayors, and minor officials who denounce the corrupt structure of the Reichskommissariat, but nonetheless envision a fascist Ukraine, something that the partisans and populists are wary of.
* EnemyMine: The UNRA is a broad coalition of various factions, including the nationalist partisans, the left-wing populists, and the fascist-adjacent collaborators. All of them have different visions for Ukraine, but so long as their mutual enemies in the RK and other resistance cells survive, they stand united.
* GoodVersusGood: Two of the three UNRA factions include the partisans and the populists. Both factions seek an independent Ukraine free from Germany and fascism, but the partisans are diehard UNRA members who are fiercely anti-communist, while the populists maintain sympathies towards communism and the Ukrainian SSR. These conflicting ideologies make them incompatible with each other, despite their otherwise benevolent intentions.
* HeroWorshipper: The Ukrainian National Revolutionary Army celebrate and revere Mykhailo Hrushevsky, head of the Central Rada and leader of the 1917 Ukrainian Revolution. Even decades later, the partisans still fight for his dream of an independent Ukraine.
* HopeSpot: The UNRA's victory in the civil war marks the establishment of a liberal democratic government free from colonial rule. Unfortunately, while the people of Ukraine are hopeful for the future, the reality of Nazi Germany reasserting its authority over eastern Europe is palpably felt and it means that Ukraine is destined to return to the German sphere, either peacefully or violently.
* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: Following the assassination attempt on Koch, Horlis and Dziuba meet to discuss the crisis facing the RK, considering it the perfect opportunity to start a revolution and they start mobilizing their forces.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Many within the Ukrainian National Revolutionary Army don't understand why the Ukrainian Insurgent Army is even an enemy, since both dream of Ukraine's freedom and self-determination. Even those who recognise the difference between the comparatively peaceful UNRA and the bloodthirsty UPA still find the war questionable, but the only way to answer this is a quick end to the fratricidal war. For their path, the UPA doesn't reciprocate this and regards the UNRA as a bunch of degenerate liberals and Polish puppets.
* PuppetState: While the Culturalists can negotiate with the Reich to rejoin the Pakt and avoid a bloody invasion, the best they can get is a very bad deal that will leave Ukraine with very little actual sovereignty (to the point that even though the Republic of Ukraine remains as a tag on the map, their playable content still ends anyway).
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: The Republic is a partisan group seeking to secure Ukraine as an independent Western-style democracy.
* LaResistance: The Polissian Guard are one of several resistance movements in Ukraine and want to introduce a liberal-democratic republic that has long been denied to Ukraine by the Tsar, the communists, and the Nazis.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: On the surface, the Republic seems like the best chance for the partisans to liberate Ukraine, as the U-SSR is more focused on preparing for a guerrilla war than setting up a civilian government, while the UPA are just plain terrorists. However, if the Republic emerges on top, Germany will inevitably recover from their own civil war and come back to Ukraine's doorstep, demanding their subjugation and return to the Unity-Pakt. With the odds heavily stacked against the Republic, the only realistic outcomes are for the Ukrainians to accept or face a hopeless invasion they don't stand a chance against, since the Reich would never tolerate a fully independent country in their immediate sphere of influence, especially one that they conquered and ruled only a few years ago.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: The liberal partisan elements within the UNRA are strongly anti-fascist and anti-communist and are willing to cooperate with the Polish Home Army. These positions put them at odds with leftists, collaborators and nationalists within the UNRA and is a balancing act that will be tough to manage.
* YouCannotKillAnIdea: The idea of an independent, liberal democratic Ukraine has persisted for decades. The Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance (UNDO), a political party that formed the basis of the UNRA, existed all the way back to 1925 and the partisans' rallying call is "it is 1917 once more" in reference to the short-lived Ukrainian People's Republic.

!!''Yuriy Horlis''
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->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka narodno-demokratychna partiya[[note]]Ukrainian People's Democratic Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Provisional Government[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Ukrainian Civil War) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]What is culture? What is it that mends and defines so many nations, and what is it that Germany has obsessed over since the beginning of the NSDAP's rule over Germany, then Europe?\\\
If you were to ask Yuriy Yuryovych Horlis, the leader of the Ukrainian branch of the Polissian Guard, however, he would tell you of what makes up the culture of Ukraine; the language, the freedom, and the determination for a Ukrainian state. Horlis has fought for these values since before the days of the Galicians' first forays into western Ukraine, spreading the ideals which Yuriy had always believed in, since his days as a liaison for the first Ukrainian People's Republic. With the help of his ethnic and ideological allies within Galicia, however, it will be far from the last. So long as the Ukrainian culture survives, then Ukraine will always survive.\\\
For now, however, Horlis will fight tooth and nail for his people and will unite Ukraine, once and for all. From Galicia to Yuzivka, Ukraine will be made whole, and it will finally come to know the democracy it was robbed of so long ago, by the Russians and communists of years past.\\\
Now, however, is not the time to reflect on the past. Now is the time to look towards the future. A future of an eternal Ukrainian culture, a future of a legitimate democracy for Ukraine, and a future where Ukrainians can walk tall without a German or Russian pointing a gun at their back. With Galicia and Ukraine at his back, it is not a question of when Ukraine will become free, but how Yuriy Horlis will do it.\\\
Or so he prays.[[/labelnote]]

* BeneathTheMask: It's implied that Horlis himself doubts his chances of winning the Ukrainian Civil War, despite his very ambitious plans of bringing democracy back to Ukraine.
* {{Cincinnatus}}: Horlis sees himself as a wartime leader, not a peacetime one, and steps down to hold elections after the Republic is victorious in the civil war.
* TheCynic: {{Downplayed}}. Though he rebels against the RK, even Horlis is doubtful of Stus' staunchly anti-German agenda, believing that he won't stand a chance against them, even if they managed to get Poland on their side.
* TheDeterminator: For as long as he lives, Horlis will never give up his struggle to free Ukraine from the Nazis.
* HeelFaceTurn: Horlis used to support the German invasion of the Soviet Union, believing the Nazis to be 'liberators', not knowing the true extent of their evil until he became a partisan much later.
* ManlyFacialHair: His mustache is styled as a handlebar, and he's a benevolent resistance fighter who fights to free Ukraine from the Nazis.
* SingleTear: After the UNRA's victory, Horlis sheds a tear of relief, feeling hope for the first time in decades. But this moment is fleeting, with Horlis preparing to step down and let the Ukrainians decide their own future in the upcoming elections.

!!''Vasyl Stus''
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->'''Role:''' Head of the Department of People's Education[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Horlis cabinet), Head of State (Election)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayinskyi narodno-demokratychnyi al'yans[[note]]Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Popular Front[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Poet, soldier, writer, and resistance member, Vasyl Stus is a great many things. More than most, however, he believes in a free Ukraine. A free Ukraine that does not come from betraying the core ideals of freedom, or the base aspects of common sense. A free Ukraine to be proud of, and that is capable of remaining free. With a broad anti-German coalition behind him, and the Reich in crisis, it seems that if Ukraine has even the slightest hope of achieving this, it is now.\\\
As a young man, Stus caught wind of the Ukrainian National Revolutionary Army in Galicia and has since fought for their cause, though he has since picked up a civilian position. With the war of liberation won, and the election firmly in hand, many are anxious about the future. Some fear Ukraine will run itself into the ground. Others believe it is throwing away its opportunity for freedom. Many within the ranks of Stus' own political alliance believe Ukraine cannot uphold the values of liberty at home and remain free from the Germans at the same time.\\\
Stus fears they might be right.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Head of the Department of People's Education) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Vasyl Stus cannot recall a life free from the jackboot. Born in 1938, his earliest memories were of the German invasion, and his life has been shadowed by its effects ever since. Headstrong and loathing his circumstances, his early rebellions were tempered by more careful voices, who inducted Stus into a safer form of resistance: underground literature, where his anger was honed and filed down into scathing poetry.\\\
Fifteen years of pouring his anger out onto paper has prepared him for a new position in the UNRA: their chief PR man, who motivates soldiers and civilians alike to dream of and fight for a free Ukraine. He is the young face of militant anti-fascism within the UNRA, articulating a vision for victory and inspiring the will to fight for it.[[/labelnote]]

* DefeatEqualsFriendship: As part of his United Struggle platform, Stus offers amnesty to either former communist or Banderite partisans (including Roman Shukhevych himself), who might have once fought against the Republic, but are now willing to join his broad anti-German front.
* EnemyMine: Despite being the face of the anti-communist partisans within the UNRA, Stus is willing to offer amnesty to former Ukrainian SSR partisans who also want to see Ukraine freed of Nazism and are willing to fight for the bourgeois Republic.
* EnergeticAndSoftSpokenDuo: Stus is the soft-spoken counterpart to the more bombastic Taras Bulba-Borovets. The duo represent the two main parties that make up the the United Struggle coalition, the Polissian Guard and the Ukrainian Freedom Party, both of which recognize the threat that Germany provides to Ukraine and do not want to collaborate or look elsewhere.
* HiddenDepths: Stus expresses much nervousness about Ukraine's future and how he should lead it, revealing a level of insecurity beneath his passionate, firebrand persona.
* PrinciplesZealot: Stus is adamant in his belief that Ukraine must be free from Germany and any other superpower would try to exploit them. Unfortunately, it's clear that this principle cannot survive in a Europe dominated by the Nazis, who will inevitably return and invade in a one-sided war to bring Ukraine back to the fold.
* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: In real life, Stus was a poet, journalist and Ukrainian dissident who spent 13 years in detainment before dying after a hunger strike. In TNO, he remains a poet, but also joins the Ukrainian resistance movement and is a possible president.
* WideEyedIdealist: Stus is the most optimistic of all possible Ukrainian leaders, believing that with Germany is temporarily weakened in their own civil war, it is possible for Eastern Europe to unite in an alliance to defeat the Reich in a conventional war (in contrast to the communists, who prepare for a long-term insurgency because they hold no such illusions). However, he severely underestimates the Reich's true strength--it's only possible to fend off Germany's invasion when Ukraine is controlled by a very skilled human player, and there will not be many resources left to rebuild a resistance after Ukraine's inevitable defeat. Even Horlis doubts that he can hold off the Germans.
* YoungAndInCharge: Stus is only 23 at game start and becomes president of Ukraine in his 20s, having to face off an imminent German invasion.

!!''Ivan Dziuba''
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->'''Role:''' Head of the Department of Finance and Cooperation[[note]]Economy Minister[[/note]] (Horlis cabinet), Head of State (Election)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka revolyutsiyna robitnycho-selyans'ka partiya[[note]]Ukrainian Revolutionary Workers' and Peasants' Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Left-Wing Nationalism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]To those in the nascent Republic of Ukraine, Ivan Dziuba appears to be the ultimate countryman, a writer and thinker who has done all he can for his country. His writings have spread far and wide, following the Republican army in each town they liberate. Rather than speaking to the hardened insiders, Dziuba spoke to everyone, to all those who sought a better future for Ukraine. Rather than following the road of hatred like many nationalists, he has struck out on a socialist and anti-chauvinist nationalist program. His words have captured a nation - and seemingly, they have also created a president.\\\
The incoming president may be inexperienced - he is young, just barely thirty years of age, and has until now been more defined by his thoughts than his administration. Yet President Dziuba knows his words, his nation, have the power to create something greater. The Ukrainian people are free - now, they must learn to be themselves.\\\
Now, they must learn to survive.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Head of the Department of Finance and Cooperation) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Ivan Dziuba is a man of letters, a dedicated nationalist who believes in the sovereignty of the Ukrainian people. He is a staunch anti-chauvinist whose concerns for ethnic minorities has brought him into conflict with more conservative elements within the UNRA. He is a committed leftist who sees a bright future for all Ukrainians if she has the will to fight for that future.\\\
What he is not is an economist or a manager. Nevertheless, a man of letters is needed to look after the logistics needed to support this insurrection. Though lacking in economic expertise, Dziuba is committed to the cause and has a vision for the future. Perhaps that is all Ukraine needs for now.[[/labelnote]]

* GentlemanAndAScholar: Dziuba spent most of his life preserving Ukrainian culture and producing underground writings during the German occupation. Furthermore, his presidency focuses on the preservation of Ukrainian culture, seeing it as the most powerful weapon Ukraine has against German and Russian imperialism.
* HeadInTheSandManagement: Dziuba focuses almost entirely on internal affairs and reviving the Ukrainian culture, not seeing war-torn Germany as a threat in the short term. This creates comparatively high living standards for people (second only to the communists), but leaves Ukraine woefully unprepared when Germany does come back knocking.
* LovedByAll: Dziuba's populist platform appeals to many. One voter in particular feels respected by the choice of the Culturalists to show their faces on election posters and personify the names he had been hearing over the broadcasts.
* TeamSwitzerland: After being elected, Dziuba will pursue a neutral foreign policy, believing that Ukraine should only look out for its own people.
* WideEyedIdealist: Dziuba leads the populist elements within the UNRA, which seeks to free Ukraine from all forms of foreign subjugation and appeals to rural peasantry and leftists with their idealistic mission. However, this means the matter of Germany's return becomes a secondary matter despite its importance.

!!''Oleksander Ohloblyn''
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->'''Role:''' Provisional Governor of the Brest Oblast[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Horlis cabinet), Head of State (Election)
->'''Party:''' Rukh na zakhyst vid bil'shovyzmu[[note]]Movement for Defense Against Bolshevism[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Conservatism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]During his time as the German-appointed mayor of Kyiv, Oleksander Ohloblyn imagined himself as inoffensive. Ohloblyn's slightest victories were proof of his even hand; his evils were forced upon him by Nazi bureaucrats. Even as his administration filled with Fascistic OUN allies, even as he sent the Jewish community to their deaths, he held to a core belief that all of this was an act of caring.\\\
Slowly isolated by the NSDAP, Ohloblyn found an opportunity to return to prominence when he began to work with a desperate UNRA. His successes exceeded his wildest dreams: the revolution he attached himself to defeated all opposition, his allies infiltrated its leadership, and assassinations, bribery, and intimidation ensured that his crypto-Bolshevik opponents would not be elected. Now, he can continue to protect his nation through the only means he has - submission. Safe in the belief that his old ways proved true, Ohloblyn is certain that through courtesy and obedience, he can protect his people from the worst of Germany's impulses.\\\
The bodies buried beneath Babi Yar prove otherwise.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Provisional Governor of the Brest Oblast) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]The mayor of occupied Brest, upon seeing the blue and yellow proudly hoisted above him, revealed himself to be an agent for a free Ukraine. Years of covert support bought him a position of power in the insurgency, despite the misgivings of some. They danced around the subject of his tenureship as mayor of Kyiv, when he allowed the slaughter of its Jewish population. They privately wondered about his commitment to the cause.\\\
Sadly for them, Oleksander Ohloblyn's presence in the UNRA is too useful to deny. He brings with him experienced collaborators familiar with the RK's existing political and economic structures. They proclaim themselves patriots eager to fix the Nazi's horrors and their mistakes. Yet it remains to be seen whether Ohloblyn is committed to a Ukraine that can stand on its own and defeat Germany, or one that can merely co-exist with them.[[/labelnote]]

* AppealToWorseProblems: Ohloblyn is far from the most attractive option of presidents, but a significant portion of his appeal is drawn from the despair of another potential invasion by Germany. One voter considers this as he gets anxious at the prospect, while nervously smoking a cigarette.
* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Ohloblyn deludes himself that he's the best solution to preserving as many Ukrainian lives as possible, ignorant of the people he helped massacre during his collaboration with the Nazis, most infamously at Babi Yar.
* GentlemanAndAScholar: Ohloblyn is a major Ukrainian historian who specializes in Cossack history, particularly that of the first Hetmanate. As such, he often echoes Ukrainian history and the decisions made to ensure the survival of Ukraine, especially in relation to his wish to bring Ukraine back into the Einheitspakt.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Ohloblyn is both a Holocaust perpetrator and denier and an unsavory politician, relying on assassination, bribery, and other means of corruption to worm in his election. However, his crimes pale in comparison to the UPA and the actual Nazis, who commit even worse atrocities.
* NecessarilyEvil: This is what Ohloblyn claims to be, however, the player may see things far differently. Whereas Stus and Dziuba are anti-German and isolationist, respectively, Ohloblyn believes that collaboration is the only chance of preserving their independence. He will opt to rejoin the Pakt to prevent an unwinnable invasion. This comes at the consequence of destroying the Republic's democratic institutions and subjugating itself to the Reich once more.
* NeverMyFault: He wants all the credit for any small accomplishments he made while collaborating with the Nazis, but none of the accountability from contributing to the Holocaust.
* PresidentEvil: While he is elected no less democratically than Stus and Dziuba are, Ohloblyn is by far the most unsavoury of the Republic's potential presidents, a Holocaust enabler and denier and shameless collaborator with the Reich.
* TheQuisling: He once served as mayor of Kiev after Nazi Germany invaded the USSR, and by 1962 is helping the Germans govern Brest. His plan to deal with Germany is bending the knee to them, reintegrating Ukraine back into the Pakt, albeit as an independent client state instead of a RK, while preserving the Republican political apparatus.
* {{Realpolitik}}: Ohloblyn's idea of dealing with the Reich when it inevitably comes back knocking is to [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/941434176580747264/1012055118721601599/unknown.png push for negotiations for re-entry into the Pakt]]. Even though this is seen by some as collaboration, it ''does'' allow Ukraine to avoid war and keep at least some degree of sovereignty.
* RedScare: If the full name of his party (Movement for Defense Against Bolshevism) didn't make it clear, Ohloblyn also denigrates the Bolsheviks as rats and parasites who hollowed out everything Ukrainians loved, and accuses his rivals within the Republic (itself very anti-communist) of being crypto-Bolsheviks ready to restore a red flag.
* RefugeInAudacity: After Koch's near-assassination, Ohloblyn hosts a meeting inside a Reichskommissariat meeting room in the middle of Brest. Ohloblyn figures that the chaos and riots will be enough to send the Germans in disarray, giving enough time to conduct their meeting in their own turf.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: To solve the Movement for Defense Against Bolshevism's image problem, Ohloblyn spreads propaganda that 'corrects' his complicity in the Reich's crimes, particularly the Babi Yar massacre:
-->''The Babi Yar massacre? Oleksander Ohloblyn was certainly not involved in such a thing, in fact, he tried his hardest to stop it from taking place and personally saved Jews from being slaughtered in it. Actually, what records do you have that show this "pogrom" ever took place? We have have looked through RKU archives and have found nothing that supports these claims, we would kindly advise you to not put out such deception in the future unless you wish for us to pay your surviving family a visit.''
* VillainHasAPoint: While his rivals might disagree, Ohloblyn does correctly recognise that Germany is too strong of a foe for Ukraine, and that collaboration with the Reich is the only way for the Republic to survive, even though that means denying the Holocaust and other crimes of the Reich, some of which Ohloblyn and his own supporters were (and are still) complicit in.

!!''Taras Bulba-Borovets''
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->'''Role:''' Head of the Department of Military Affairs[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]]
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka natsional'na hvardiya[[note]]Ukrainian National Guard[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Head of the Department of Military Affairs) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]When the Germans invaded, there was a young anti-Soviet militia officer that helped support their efforts against the Russians. Why, then, did he leave their service with a hundred men into the forests and re-emerge as founder of the UNRA? Perhaps it is a way he thinks he can wipe the blood from his hands, shed at Olevsk and elsewhere. Perhaps he could simply never abide any future for Ukraine in which it was subordinate.\\\
Bulba Borovets leads the UNRA's military against the RK's forces, planning for and preparing his men to fight the German occupiers. In contrast with the idealists around him, he does not engage in questions of what comes after. Borovets is not particularly sold on the futures others have in store for the UNRA, but he puts his concerns aside for now. If he fails, Ukraine will not have any future.[[/labelnote]]
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* LesCollaborateurs: As an anti-communist, Borovets initially joined the Nazis in the fight against the USSR. However, when he realized the full extent of their depravity, Borovets renounced his former collaboration and turned into a partisan leader.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Borovets' most shameful act as a collaborator was helping the Nazis massacre 500 Jews in Olevsk. Aghast, Borovets regrets ever being party to the Nazis and doesn't think he can wash his hands clean of that, even after he turned on his former partners.
* RebelLeader: Borovets is the very founder of the UNRA, turning it into Ukraine's second largest partisan organization with just a hundred men to start with.

[[folder:Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic
->'''Ruling Party:''' Komunistychna Partiya (bil'shovykiv) Ukrayiny[[note]]Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Communism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]

* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Due to the constant patrols from German soldiers and police collaborators, many members of the resistance are forced to traverse the underground sewer networks, which are spacious enough to fit in and travel undetected. A Ukrainian partisan in Luhansk looks over the city from atop an apartment block with his makeshift weapons before descending and disappearing into the sewers.
* BattleCouple: A pair of U-SSR partisans are a couple and they spend their honeymoon in a graveyard park before needing to fight the Germans.
* CombatPragmatist: The Ukrainian communists hold no illusions that Ukraine could stand against the German war machine in a conventional war, or that the Reich would leave one of its most important colonies under communist rule. Instead, they seek to fill Ukraine with partisans that can continue to harass German occupation forces even after they come knocking. While holding off the initial invasion is all but impossible for the communists, this is something that they fully expect to happen, and the industrialised partisan warfare makes it just as difficult for Germany to occupy Ukraine in the aftermath.
* DeclarationOfProtection: A romantic couple in the U-SSR see a man mourning the loved ones he's lost to the Nazis. This reassures them that they aren't fighting for revenge and instead fighting to protect each other.
* TheDreaded: For the Reichskommissariat. They are the continuation of the Ukrainian SSR and came close to overthrowing the German colonial regime in the 50s. Now, they survive in the east as a professional resistance movement, with strong political coherence and broad support from Ukraine's working class.
* HorribleHousing: The office used by Shumskyi is suffering from rot and water damage, making the building somewhat dangerous to traverse.
* IstanbulNotConstantinople: Under Bukharin and Shumskyi's interwar government, the cities of Yelysavethrad (Yelizavetgrad) and Yuzivka (Yuzovka) were renamed Kirovo and Skrypnykhrad, instead of Kirovohrad and Stalino like in real life. After RK Ukraine underwent decommunisation, these cities were given new names; once the Ukrainian SSR liberates them, these names will once again be used, albeit temporarily.
* NotSoAbandonedBuilding: The partisans make use of seemingly abandoned buildings as safehouses for their members to hide, recover from injuries, and contact one another via radios. An injured partisan stumbles into a supposedly abandoned safehouse, applying first aid before tuning into the radio to see if the German are onto him.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: After the invasion of the USSR by Germany, the Ukrainian SSR went underground to form a formidable resistance group in the Volhynia and Zhytomyr regions. During the West Russian War, the Ukrainian Workers' and Peasants' Red Army came close to successfully overthrowing the Reichskommissariat before making a retreat to the eastern Ukraine in more defendable positions.
* TheRemnant: The Ukrainian SSR government continued operating underground after the Soviet Union's downfall, and re-emerges in the aftermath of Hitler's death.
* LaResistance: The Ukrainian communists have continued a guerrilla campaign against the Nazis and can finally overthrow them during the Ukrainian Civil War. Even if they're annexed by the Reich when it comes knocking, they'll continue trying to make Ukraine a living hell for the Germans through constant partisan activity.
* TacticalWithdrawal: With the brunt of the Wehrmacht bearing down on the partisans as a response to the West Russian War, the U-SSR made a tactical withdrawal to the east of Ukraine in what came to be known as the Long March East.
* YouLoseAtZeroTrust: One of the U-SSR's mechanics involves managing its relationship with the Ukrainian people, building up their trust and authority. Failing will force the government to adopt increasingly dictatorial measures and could jeopardize any attempts of preparing a strong resistance against the Germans.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: German propaganda paints the communist partisans as terrorists who are plaguing the country and not freedom fighters who are valiantly fighting for its liberation.

!!''Oleksandr Shumskyi''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Komunistychna Partiya (bil'shovykiv) Ukrayiny[[note]]Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Communism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Ukrainian Civil War) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]To the likes of a man such as Oleksandr Yakovych Shumskyi, life is always an uphill battle. In every corner, those who opposed him would always stand in his way, and facing them was a life long uphill battle of ideals and ideologies, and the hill was not an easy one to climb. Unlike many others in his time, he was a man of action, not just words, and was sick of politicians and bureaucrats babbling about their ideal world, Shumskyi was the only one bold enough to turn his words into action.\\\
For a Ukrainian boy born into a minor noble home, a dull future seemed upsettingly inevitable. He studied in the city of Moscow, and instead of finding life dull, he found the key to his future through revolutionary politics. Perhaps that is what pressured Shumskyi into pursuing another life, or perhaps it was destiny for a man like Shumskyi, and it would certainly seem to be something of destiny for any soldier or orator of such skill. Fortunately for the people of Ukraine, Shumskyi is both.\\\
Having fought for the Revolution against the Whites, and then against the Germans since they first stepped foot into Ukrainian soil, Oleksandr Shumskyi has dedicated every moment of his life not only for the Ukrainian revolution, but for the Ukrainian people. Since his first clashes with Bukharin for Ukrainianization projects to be carried through, not to mention his constant pushes for a Ukrainian Home Army which have only been a blessing since, many regard Shumskyi as the Lion which has saved not only Ukraine from total Russian or German domination, but the savior of Ukrainian culture.\\\
Of course, this position can only last for so long, before the Germans come back to tread on Ukrainian soil once more, and they return to lock the chain around the collective Ukrainian neck. If anyone can put a stop to such a thing happening again, however, it is Oleksandr Shumskyi.[[/labelnote]]

* ChummyCommies: He still adheres to the old Communist ideology of the Soviet Union and now fights to liberate his country, even if temporarily.
* TheDeterminator: Ever since studying in Moscow, Shumskyi has dedicated his life to fighting for a communist Ukraine, free from foreign subjugation. From the Whites during the Russian Civil War to the Nazi Jackboot, he has remained undeterred and was a major advocate of greater Ukrainian autonomy and nationalism within the Soviet Union. Now a guerrilla leader deep in the forests of eastern Ukraine, he bides his time for the eventual liberation of Ukraine, with the same revolutionary energy he wielded back in 1919.
* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: In OTL, Shumskyi was a Ukrainian communist and activist who was eventually executed by the NKVD under Stalin's regime. However, since Stalin never came to power in this timeline, Shumskyi is far more prominent in Soviet Ukraine and leads one of the country's most powerful resistance movements.
* SelfMadeMan: He was born into a minor noble home, but Shumskyi worked hard enough to overcome his lowly beginnings to lead one of the most prolific resistance movements in Ukraine and become a national hero.
* TheSleepless: {{Downplayed}}. Rodzolskyi thinks he hasn't had a good night's sleep in years, but that still hasn't dimmed Shumskyi's determination.
* UniversallyBelovedLeader: He's widely beloved by his fellow Ukrainians for his stark resistance against the Germans and for pushing for Ukrainization projects during Bukharin's reign.

!!''Andriy Richytskyi''
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->'''Role:''' First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks)[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Shumskyi cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Komunistychna Partiya (bil'shovykiv) Ukrayiny[[note]]Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Left Communism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]If you told a younger Anatoliy Pisotskyi - better known by his pseudonym Andriy Richytskyi - that he would serve as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, he would dismiss it as a passing dream, unsuited for a man like him. After all, he was an intellectual, comfortable in his Ukapist niche. History would have other things in store for him.\\\
As the UKP ideologue and a critic of the Ukrainian Bolsheviks, Richytskyi would bounce around minor U-SSR positions for several years before the merger with the KPU in 1925. Over time, he would grow close to party leader Mykola Skrypnyk and his bolshevik ideals. Now the secretary in a new, free Ukraine, he advocates nationwide common ownership through the organization of the population into a single network of communes, though time will tell if he can succeed.[[/labelnote]]

* NumberTwo: Richytskyi has risen to the position of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, thanks to his friendship with previous party leader Mykola Skrypnyk. He strives to organize the population into a network of communes so they may practice common ownership.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Best known through the pseudonym Andriy Richytskyi, his birth name was Anatolly Pisotskyi.
* TookALevelInBadass: Richytskyi started as an intellectual and ideologue within the UKP who was critical of the Ukrainian Bolsheviks and spent most of his early career in minor positions within the SSR. Following the merger of the UKP into the [=KPbU=] in 1925, Richytskyi was propelled to First Secretary decades later.

!!''Roman Rozdolskyi''
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->'''Role:''' People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Shumskyi cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Komunistychna Partiya (bil'shovykiv) Ukrayiny[[note]]Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Bolshevik-Leninism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Originally from Austrian Galicia, Roman Osipovich Rozdolskyi gives a different perspective than many of his East Ukrainian comrades. Born in Lviv just before the turn of the century, his commitment to Marxism is almost as old as his family's struggle for Ukrainian independence. Drafted into the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Army, Rozdolskyi was forced into a war between capitalists. When his subjugator fell, he would soon find his way into the revolutionary Red Army to fight for a more noble cause.\\\
Rozdolskyi's careful scholarship of Marx's work and study across Europe has won him significant connections and acclaim from the communist movement internationally - An attribute recognized by the party, which granted him a substantial say over the new Soviet Republic's foreign affairs. Rozdolskyi must be able to leverage and pull these connections if the emancipatory promise of the Ukranian revolution is to survive immediate German reprisal.[[/labelnote]]

* TheFace: Rozdolskyi's study of Marx's work and travels across Europe allowed him to connect with the international communist community. For this, he is treated as the U-SSR's representative in foreign matters and will need to leverage his connections to prepare for German retaliation.
* FireForgedFriends: Rozdolskyi is a committed Trotskyite, which used to put him at ideological odds with the other Bolsheviks of the Soviet Union. However, two decades of Nazi subjugation has made such ideological divisions unimportant and Rozdolskyi has developed a genuine respect for Shumskyi, bringing Trotsky's supporters under the same umbrella.
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: {{Subverted}}. Born in Lviv during its rule under Austria-Hungary, Rozdolskyi was forcibly conscripted to fight in their army during the First World War, but this did little to dampen his Marxist loyalties or resentment of fighting in a "war between capitalists". Once Austria-Hungary fell apart, Rozdolskyi defected to the Ukrainian Red Army.

!!''Vsevolod Holubnychyi''
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->'''Role:''' Chairman of the [=UkSRR=] Derzhiplan[[note]]Economy Minister[[/note]] (Shumskyi cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Komunistychna Partiya (bil'shovykiv) Ukrayiny[[note]]Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine[[/note]]

->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Vsevolod Holubnychyi was once merely one of millions of forced laborers in Germany, stolen from his home in Kharkiv in 1943 at the young age of 15. To any observer, he seemed doomed to follow the fate of so many souls consumed by the Reich - until he encountered an underground [=KPb=]U cell among Ukrainian Ostarbeiter, where he would become acquainted with Marxism.\\\
Quickly making a name for himself as a rising star in the intellectual wing of the communist partisan movement upon his eventual return to the Reichskommissariat, specializing in economic readings of Marx's theories, he now stands as the head of the Ukrainian socialist republic's economic apparatus, hoping to use his position to push for the decentralized council-communist system he has always advocated.[[/labelnote]]

* MadeASlave: Holubnychyi was one of millions of slaves who were stolen from their homes in Ukraine. Fortunately, he escaped and joined an underground [=KPbU=] cell, dedicated to the liberation of his homeland.

!!''Mykola Zubatenko''
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->'''Role:''' People's Commissar of Internal Affairs[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Shumskyi cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Komunistychna Partiya (bil'shovykiv) Ukrayiny[[note]]Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Communism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Mykola Ivanovych Zubatenko fits well into the idea of a model Chekist, steadfast in conviction, efficient in action, and relentless in pursuit of the enemy. Born in 1917 to a Ukrainian family in Donetsk, Zubatenko would later find himself drafted into the Red Army in 1939 where he chose to join the NKVD. During his studies at the NKVD commissary in Moscow, he felt alienated by his Russian surroundings, wishing soon to return to his homeland of Ukraine.\\\
As Moscow fell, Zubatenko fought as part of a motorized rifle unit and later slipped away to Ukraine, where he would take part in the local communist partisan movement, gaining influence as the Nazi occupation limped on. He had firmly opposed Tymofiy Strokach’s catastrophic decision to launch the general uprising in 1956, which pushed Zubatenko towards his now close friend and like-minded associate Shumskyi. Zubatenko now commands the security apparatus of the Communist underground, his one goal - To ensure both that there may be no freedom for the enemies of the revolution and that there must be freedom for its friends, a goal he will attempt to dedicate the rest of his career and life to.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Zubatenko joined the NKVD when he was conscripted in 1939. However, he felt alienated by the Russians during his studies in Moscow and wanted to return home, something which he achieved when Moscow fell and he slipped behind the front lines back to Ukraine.
* TheCassandra: Zubatenko opposed Tymofiy Strokach's attempt to launch a general uprising in 1956, which proved disastrous and force the U-SSR to flee eastward. This decision also pushed Zubatenko closer to Shumskyi.
* TheDreaded: As leader of the Ukrainian NKVD, Zubatenko is feared as a relentless and effective leader by the various anti-communist elements within Ukraine. Zubatenko will punish enemies of the revolution while protecting the freedom of the common people and their allies.

[[folder:Ukrainian State]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Ukrainian State
->'''Ruling Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Klyachkivskyists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Ultramilitarism[[note]]Ultranationalism[[/note]]

* LesCollaborateurs: The UPA, as part of the OUN, were among those Ukrainians who collaborated with Nazi Germany after the invasion of the Soviet Union, though they have since broken with their erstwhile overlords, seeing collaboration to have long since outlived its usefulness--with the exception of Stetsko, who is intelligent enough to know that Germany will return and that Ukraine won't stand a chance.
* DefeatAsBackstory: During the 1950s, the UPA were almost destroyed by the Germans due to a crushing defeat in the "Second Struggle" and many suspected that defeat would spell their end. However, Klyachkivsky managed to prevent a complete collapse of the UPA and has slowly rebuilt their forces since.
* EnemyMine: Hating the Soviet Union even more and desiring their own independent state, the Banderites of the UPA collaborated with the invading Germans in World War II, which included participation in the Holocaust. However, the Banderites did not appreciate Germany's own atrocities against their country and any short-term possibility of rapprochement between the two sides was snuffed out with Bandera's death in a concentration camp.
* FinalSolution: They believe that Ukraine is for Ukrainians and Ukrainians alone. They see all Jews, Russians, Germans, Poles, Romanians and Hungarians as occupiers that must be cleansed from their country.
* HistoricalRelationshipOverhaul: In TNO, since the OUN's founder Yevhen Konovalets was not assassinated, the OUN remained unified until Konovalets died of lung cancer in 1945. Stepan Bandera then turned against Germany and immediately got sent to the Sachsenhausen camp (as he did in 1942 in real life), but since by this time Germany has already won WWII, they never had to free Bandera or work with the Banderites during their retreat. After Bandera died in the camp, his followers (i.e. the UPA and the OUN-B) never reconciled with Germany, and remained Germany's enemy from 1940s to 1960s.
* ICanRuleAlone: The OUN is led by three major personalities: Dmytro Klyachkivsky, Yaroslav Stetsko, and Roman Shukhevych. Despite being on the same side, all three men are plotting each other's downfall, competing for influence in the officer corps to see who will rule Ukraine when everyone else is destroyed.
* PersecutionFlip: ZigZagged. If the UPA wins the civil war, the once-privileged German settlers will be enslaved and left to fear further retaliation by the Ukrainian terrorists. However, it's not a complete turnaround of the racial hierarchy, since Russians, Poles and especially Jews are still persecuted by the UPA as they were by the Nazis.
* RedAndBlackTotalitarianism: The UPA is a fascist terrorist group whose flag's colors are primarily red and black.
* LaResistance: With the Germans arresting and killing Bandera due to his proclamation of Ukrainian independence, the Banderites broke with the Germans[[labelnote:Historical note]]the Banderites worked with Nazi Germany pre-WWII, and proclaimed independence under the expectation that the Nazis would recognize them as an ally[[/labelnote]], and overthrowing the German occupation regime became a part of their project to create a purified Ukrainian ethnostate.
* VillainousUnderdog: Among the three Ukrainian resistance groups, the genocidal UPA has the smallest support base, and is the least likely faction to emerge victorious in the Ukrainian Civil War.
* WesternTerrorists: The Ukrainian Insurgent Army is a radical Ukrainian nationalist terrorist group whose modus operandi involves bombings, ambushes and assassinations.

!!''Dmytro Klyachkivsky''
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->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Klyachkivskyists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Ultramilitarism[[note]]Ultranationalism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Ukrainian Civil War) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Loyalty. Valor. Sacrifice. Values Stepan Bandera deemed necessary for freedom, followed fervently by Dmytro Klyachkivsky. By Bandera's will, he cleansed Galicia and Volyn of the degenerates who tainted Ukraine's soil. When the Vozhd Konovalets succumbed to illness, they rallied the people against the arch-traitor Melnyk, who bowed to the Germans while they pillaged Ukraine.\\\
Loyalty. Valor. Sacrifice. Values that are long lost. Klyachkivsky took up Bandera's mantle to lead the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. The First Struggle was bloody, and many men fell to the wrath of German steel. While the true revolutionaries fought on, the weak-willed deserted. The Second Struggle had succeeded, until the spineless mongrels returned, serving the Reichskommisar for scraps, some even turned to republicanism. The hordes of betrayers had overwhelmed them, and Klyachkivsky would have revenge.\\\
Loyalty. Valor. Sacrifice. Values that must be restored. Ukraine's people languish in chains, shackled by betrayers and their foreign masters. Only true strength can save them, not the decadent liberals, not the socialist Jews, and not the foreign cockroaches. They are a disease that must be cured, a poison whose taint can only be purged through the fires of battle. Ukraine will not be free until Bandera's will is done.[[/labelnote]]

* AvengingTheVillain: Klyachkivsky admired Bandera and now fights the Nazis, partially because he wants to avenge his death, when he was taken to a concentration camp.
* BigBadWannabe: If Klyachkivsky wins the Ukrainian Civil War and consolidates power in the UPA, he'll dream of reclaiming the borders of Greater Ukraine, which will last for 5 years at best before Germany inevitably crushes his 'empire'.
* DueToTheDead: Klyachkivsky mourns his predecessor, Bandera, and ponders what he would think of the UPA's current status after 17 years after his demise and whether or not he would be disappointed.
* HiddenDepths: Unbeknownst to all but himself, Klyachkivsky is self-aware of how far the OUN and UPA have fallen since Bandera's death. Klyachkivsky feels insecure and even wrathful over how soiled Bandera's vision has become.
* KnightTemplar: He wants to liberate Ukraine from the Nazis by exterminating every foreigner in the country, and will not hesitate to kill his fellow countrymen if they don't share his vision.
* OurFounder: Klyachkivsky has a statue of himself installed in the central square of Lutsk shortly after the UPA begins their uprising. If the UPA is defeated by the communists, the statue is symbolically decapitated.
* RebelLeader: Klyachkivsky is the leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, who slaughter occupying German soldiers and even innocent civilians.
* TakingUpTheMantle: Klyachkivsky seeks to continue the legacy of Stepan Bandera, the former leader of the fascist OUN (b) who died in a concentration camp, by cleansing Ukraine of all Jews, Russians, Germans and Poles.

!!''Stepan Lenkavskyi''
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->'''Role:''' First Minister to the Vozhd[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Victorious Klyachkivsky cabinet), Head of State (Klyachkivsky assassinated)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Klyachkivskyists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Ultranationalism
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Stepan Lenkavskyi's most famous work begins: "You will attain a Ukrainian state or perish fighting for it." Now, surrounded by treachery on every side, Lenkavskyi is certain he will live up to that promise.\\\
That work, The Decalogue of a Ukrainian Nationalist, was just one of many articles and statements which Lenkavskyi wrote during the early years of the OUN. He was a virulent and radical nationalist, a Dontsovite at heart who believed in nothing less than total Ukrainian supremacy.\\\
Then came the Second World War, and a chance to prove his strength. He did not hold back. He first worked with Germans, standing beside their death squads as pogroms were carried out. Then, when they betrayed the cause, he fought them back like the beasts they were. The torrent of blood since has been endless, and he has never ceased in spilling more.\\\
In many ways, Lenkavskyi's career has hardly been unique for his organization. Yet every time he has been presented with the opportunity to moderate his views or change his methods, he has doubled down. His vision of Ukraine has been sharpened, made pure. If anyone wishes to change it, they can argue with his bullets.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (First Minister to the Vozhd) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Author of the Commandments of the Ukrainian Nationalist, Stepan Lenkavskyi has been an ally of Bandera from the earliest beginnings of the infamous revolutionary. A skilled administrator and the de facto leader of civilian affairs, Lenkavskyi approaches his work with the fiercest of zeal, for the Permanent Revolution cannot succeed abroad if it fails at home. As Klyachkivsky's right-hand man, he'll see their bloody task completed, no matter the cost.[[/labelnote]]
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* TheDragon: Lenkavskyi became an early follower of Bandera when he wrote ''The Commandmanets of the Ukrainian Nationalist'' and serves as Klyachkivsky's right-hand man, fighting for the Permanent Revolution with absolute zeal.
* ShortLivedLeadership: After Klyachkivsky's assassination by his rivals, Lenkavskyi will temporarily take leadership of the UPA until Shukhevych or Stetsko wield more influence than the other.

!!''Roman Shukhevych''
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->'''Role:''' Deputy Commander-in-Chief[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Klyachkivsky cabinet), Head of State (Fraternal coup)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Shukhevychi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Shukhevychists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Revolutionary Nationalism[[note]]Fascism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Roman Shukhevych, Tur, Taras Chprynka - all names for a man haunted by his past. He was the German's Ukrainian golden boy, shining in blood. He was an officer in the Nachtigall battalions, perpetrating pogroms against the Jews of Lviv. He was a Hauptmann of Schutzmannschaft Battalion 201, partaking in the butchering of tens of thousands of Poles during the Galicia Volhynia massacres. His reward for these "anti-partisan measures" was betrayal from the Germans and the solidification of their hold over Ukraine.\\\
That is his history, he may not be proud of it, but it is part of him. For Shukhevych, reconciling his past as a collaborator and his present as a resistance fighter is simple. The motivations that connected these two lives have not changed - every act he committed was in pursuit of a brighter Ukraine.\\\
It is for the present and future he fights for. The purging of Klyachkivsky and Stetsko's cliques was necessary, already they had alienated so many potential allies in the fight against Germany. A house divided against itself cannot stand, and Ukraine's house is inches from the abyss. Unity is all that is left that can save it if it is already not too late...[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Deputy Commander-in-Chief) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Roman Shukhevych, in his own words, is a patriot - a man who will do anything in the fight for a free and powerful Ukraine, serving as the second-in-command of the UPA and as one of their most experienced generals. To others, he is a traitor turned twice, first on his own, then on the Germans. A bloodthirsty brute who justifies slaughtering thousands of Poles as a means to an end.\\\
Prevented from assuming leadership of the OUN after Bandera's death due to ideological purity, Shukhevych compromised with his opponents to maintain unity.\\\
Despite this, he is a man who finds himself at odds with Klyachkivsky's fanaticism, Shukhevych feels he must act, but reluctance clouds his every thought. Backstabbing Klyachkivsky and abandoning the Permanent Revolution would make him no better than Melnyk.\\\
But years of German exploitation have taken their toll on the nation, and even the UPA must compromise on their old ways. Real patriots understand that Ukraine's survival is more important than petty political squabbles, only time will tell if the rest of the UPA can.[[/labelnote]]
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* BaitTheDog: In his first appearance, Shukhevych visits his injured men in a medical shelter, giving the impression he might be AFatherToHisMen. However, upon learning that most of them are vulnerable to infection from their injuries, Shukhevych can only feel disgust towards their weakness and emboldening his ambition to take over the UPA and cure its "incompetence".
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Shukhevych is the second highest ranking officer in the UPA, opposed to Klyachkivsky and plotting his downfall.
* PragmaticVillainy: Shukhevych is a relatively moderate Banderite who is less focused on enforcing rigid ideological conformity and extremism than Klyachkivsky is.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: After being given amnesty and recruited into the UNRA by Vasyl Stus, Shukhevych remains uneasy about working with the socialist Dziuba and the collaborator Ohloblyn.
* TheUnapologetic: He has no shame or regret about the awful things he's done in the UPA, which makes him a questionable leader to rally behind. Nonetheless, some are willing to overlook this and support him, due to his disinterest in politics and their greater disdain for Klyachkivsky.

!!''Yaroslav Stetsko''
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->'''Role:''' Head of Political Education[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Klyachkivsky cabinet), Head of State (Fraternal coup)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Stets'koity[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Stetskotists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Naturalised National Socialism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Morality has no place in Yaroslav Stetsko's perfect world. It was erased alongside so many other idiotic concepts when he awakened to the truths of Banderite wisdom at a tender age. That was when he learned his purpose, to dedicate his life to a free and pure Ukraine. Cockroaches like Stsiborskyi lacked the will - he is unfettered - ready to rid his nation of pollutants - from the Jews, the communists, and all the other lesser races.\\\
Germany may have solved these problems, but Ukraine has been left wallowing in filth, reeling from the improper tutelage given by that ignorant racist Koch. A brute consumed by his own biases, unaware of Lypa's writings that proved that Ukrainians were of the same genetic stock as Germans. Yet Koch kept them in bondage, rejecting science until the UPA was forced to prove the strength of their race.\\\
The people have chosen him to become Ukraine's Hitler, to rid his nation of disease, and to turn nationalism into National Socialism. Stetsko's land will be a paradise that Bandera himself would smile down upon. Only then will Germany see the errors of their ways and embrace Ukraine as brothers, soon to be united in the fight against Judeo-Bolshevism.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Head of Political Education) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Yaroslav Stetsko is defined by four things, his undying loyalty to Bandera, his deep hatred of communism, his vast intellect, and his complete moral bankruptcy. Stetsko first befriended Bandera following a snub by Stsiborskyi, a slight Stetsko would never forgive. Like Bandera, Stetsko is deeply inspired by Nazi thought, to an extent that people have not yet been able to completely determine.\\\
As a civilian in a place of authority, Yaroslav Stetsko is in a rare position. A man of supreme intelligence and cunning, he has the unique task of coordinating operations in the logistical nightmare that is the wartorn battlefields of Ukraine. After all, those orders don't reach the men by themselves.\\\
But Stetsko's own personal biases slip into these communiques like traces of poison being dropped into a well. Every so often, a message containing warnings of Jewish infiltration or advocacy for Germany is sent to each UPA cell. Many ignore it, but each day, more and more find themselves persuaded by Stetsko's appeals for German accommodation in their shared fight against Bolshevism.[[/labelnote]]
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* DoWrongRight: Stetsko still believes in the early OUN-B program of allying with Nazi Germany in the fight against Judeo-Bolshevism, and dismisses Germany's oppression of Ukrainians as individual errors committed by Koch.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Both are abhorrent fascists, but Yaroslav and Slava are affectionate with each other, giving each other smiles, hugs, and kisses.
* TheFace: While most of the main personalities in the UPA are military men, Stetsko is a civilian, but a very intelligent and charismatic one. Stetsko is the most persuasive of the three leaders, making him one of the movement's main leaders, alongside Klyachkivsky and Shukhevych.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Stetsko is a member of the UPA, but his charisma and promises of peace make him an attractive figure to those who want to wrest control from the military. Unfortunately, it's all a front to how paranoid and violent he is, willing to conduct massacres and purge his allies at a whim.
* LongGame: In the appropriately named "He that Plots" event, Stetsko isolates himself in a dark room, plotting to take over the UPA and eliminate his rivals, while still cooperating with them in the short term.
* UnholyMatrimony: For many years, Yaroslav Stetsko's closest confidant has been his wife Slava, who is no less of a vile fascist than he is.

!!''Volodymyr Horbovyi''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Finance[[note]]Economy Minister[[/note]] (Klyachkivsky and Shukhevych cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Klyachkivskyists[[/note]] (Klyachkivsky cabinet), Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Shukhevychi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Shukhevychists[[/note]] (Shukhevych cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Social Nationalism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Minister of Finance) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Volodymyr Horbovyi is one of the few remaining members of the Banderite old guard. As a lawyer, he represented their members in court while they operated in Polish-occupied Ukraine. Now, Horbovyi serves as one of the few civilian administrators with significant experience in the UPA. The increasing violence and isolation from the Ukrainian populace has worried the elder lawyer, and he fears that the UPA will be destroyed if it can't correct its course.[[/labelnote]]
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* RageWithinTheMachine: Horbovyi is one of the last remaining members of the Banderite old guard and fears how the organization has devolved into violence and apathy to the Ukrainian people.

!!''Vasyl Kuk''
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->'''Role:''' Regional Commander[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Klyachkivsky cabinet), Deputy Commander-in-Chief[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Shukhevych cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Klyachkivskyists[[/note]] (Klyachkivsky cabinet), Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Shukhevychi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Shukhevychists[[/note]] (Shukhevych cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Regional Commander and Deputy Commander-in-Chief) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Years of bloody warfare have softened the heart of Vasyl Kuk. The once young and fierce commander of the UPA has become an old, stern partisan. The failures of the Permanent Revolution to unite Ukraine left Kuk a confused soul, and through age and experience, he wizened up to the true suffering of his people. The partisan general seeks nothing more to heal his nation, ideology be damned.[[/labelnote]]
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* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Kuk doesn't have a lot of loyalty to the UPA's ideology. He (at least, on paper) fights for Ukraine and nothing more.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Despite abetting to their horrible actions, Kuk earnestly believes that the UPA is the only way Ukraine can heal.
* TookALevelInCynic: He used to be a sprite commander of the UPA until years of partisan warfare turned him into a stony, disillusioned old man.

!!''Dmytro Myron''
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->'''Role:''' Head of the Political Department[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Victorious Klyachkivsky cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Klyachkivskyists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Ultranationalism
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Head of the Political Department) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]A close ally of Lenkavskyi and Bandera, Dmytro Myron has served faithfully as an ideologist for the OUN-B and UPA. Moron has always been an ardent advocate for the supreme power of the nation-state, and serves as a propagandist, encouraging Ukrainians within and without her borders to rise against their oppressors so Ukraine may be one from the San to the Caucasus. With the carnage of war on the horizon, Myron once more stokes the hearts of Ukrainians to face their oppressors.[[/labelnote]]
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* PropagandaMachine: Myron is the OUN-B and UPA's chief propagandist, urging Ukrainians to fight for their glorified past and nationalism.
* VisionaryVillain: Stoking the flames of Ukrainian supremacism, Myron imagines a future where Ukraine can stretch from the San to the Caucasus and forge an empire for themselves, by far one of the most radical ambitions within the UPA's ranks.

!!''Vasyl Halasa''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Finance[[note]]Economy Minister[[/note]] (Victorious Klyachkivsky cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Klyachkivskyists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Ultranationalism
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Minister of Finance) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Vasyl Halasa is not a man unfamiliar with poverty and hardship, having been a brickmaker as a child to help support his family when his father died. He pursued an education in economics, only having half completed it before joining the OUN and UPA and partaking in their massacres.. As Klyachkivsky readies the nation for conquest, Halasa must fuel it by any means necessary. Even with his insufficient education, there can be no room for doubt, it's prosper or perish.[[/labelnote]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: When he was a boy, he worked as a brickmaker to financially support his family, especially after his father died.
* {{Warhawk}}: Halasa's main job is to prepare Ukraine for war to regain their claimed territories, under the spearhead of Klyachkivsky.

!!''Mykhailo Medvid''
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->'''Role:''' Regional Commander[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Victorious Klyachkivsky cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Klyachkivskyists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Ultranationalism
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Regional Commander) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Mykhailo Medvid is a true exemplar of the Permanent Revolution. As a close subordinate of Klyachkivsky, Medvid successfully performed operations that trained soldiers, developed communications, and built public support. As officers gave their lives for the struggle, Medvid took their place, showing further talent as a commander and a fervent dedication to liberation. All Ukrainians should aspire to be Medvid, for Medvid aspires for their salvation.[[/labelnote]]
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Medvid is a Ukrainian supremacist, but his valor in battle makes him a hero in the UPA's eyes.
* WarHero: He has an accomplished record as a partisan fighter, training soldiers, preparing their communications, and building public support for the UPA. As such, Medvid is treated as a role-model for all Ukrainians to aspire to.

!!''Ivan Butkovskyi''
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->'''Role:''' Emergency Advisor[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Lenkavskyi cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Klyachkivskyists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Ultramilitarism[[note]]Ultranationalism[[/note]]
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Butkovskyi is immediately brought on as an emergency advisor after Klyachkivsky's assassination, holding the office for a short period of time until Shukhevych or Stetsko consolidate power.

!!''Yosyp Pozychanyuk''
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->'''Role:''' Head of the Political Department[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Shukhevych cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Shukhevychi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Shukhevychists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Popular Front[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Head of the Political Department) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Yosyp Pozychanyuk is the leader of a rising movement within the UPA that has embraced reformist ideals to their fullest. As one of the earliest advocates for change, his influence grew among the demoralized troops of the UPA. While his ideas for a united front could be deemed extreme, or even treasonous, it matters not to Pozychanyuk. Victory against the Germans means radical action, even if it might be unthinkable.[[/labelnote]]
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* InternalReformist: Pozychanyuk leads a growing reformist movement within the UPA, pushing for the formation of a united front, which are considered extreme, if not treasonous ideas.

!!''Rostyslav Voloshyn''
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->'''Role:''' Vice Chief of Staff[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Shukhevych cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Shukhevychi[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Shukhevychists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Social Nationalism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Vice Chief of Staff) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Rostyslav Voloshyn is a commander of internal affairs for the UPA with close loyalty to Shukhevych and Pozychanyuk. His single desire is a peaceful Ukraine, free of foreign meddling and suffering, a land where his daughter may live in peace. Voloshyn was driven away by Klyachkivsky's violence, and now he puts his trust in his comrades that they may do better.[[/labelnote]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He supports Shukhevych and his fascist regime because he wants his daughter to live in a peaceful country free of foreign meddling and constant warfare.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Voloshyn may be a member of the UPA, but he was repulsed by Klyachkivsky's overt violence, so he entrusts Shukhevych to do better.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His support for the UPA is horrible, but Voloshyn genuinely believes that they, specifically Shukhevych's clique, are the best bet to free Ukraine from foreign meddlers.

!!''Lev Rebet''
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->'''Role:''' First Minister to the Vozhd[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Stetsko cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Stets'koity[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Stetskotists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Social Nationalism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (First Minister to the Vozhd) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Lev Rebet is one of the last surviving members of Bandera's old guard. A skilled organizer and administrator got the religious Rebet a spot close to the young revolutionary. Rebet joined Stetsko's plot to collaborate with Germany, seeing it as the only way the UPA could ever truly gain lasting independence. He serves faithfully with a sorrowful smile and an aura of guilt. One can only wonder if Rebet is truly honest, to himself or to others.[[/labelnote]]
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* BeneathTheMask: Rebet thinks that the UPA can only be saved by collaborating with Germany, but he's privately guilty over what he's doing and has to delude himself that this is the right thing.

!!''Dmytro Maivsky''
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->'''Role:''' Head of the Foreign Office[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Stetsko cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Stets'koity[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Stetskotists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Head of the Foreign Office) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Dmytro Maivskyi was a general of the UPA who had close ties to Stetsko from the old days of the OUN. His ability to sway others was invaluable in drawing much of the UPA's high command to ally with Stetsko for protection from Klyachkivsky and Lebed's purges. Maivsky now directs his talents to gaining international recognition for the Ukrainian state while keeping the underlings faithful to their cause.[[/labelnote]]
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* TheDragon: His role is near indispensable to Stetsko's regime, legitimizing it to the global community and ensuring that all of his minions are loyal to the UPA's cause.
* GuiltByAssociation: As Stetsko's hold on the UPA clamps down, Maivsky advises the integration of some of Klyachkivsky's less important minions. Unfortunately for him, this sympathy gets him targeted by the paranoid Stetsko and Maivsky is executed not long after.

!!''Andriy Piasetsky''
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->'''Role:''' Head of the Economic Office[[note]]Economy Minister[[/note]] (Stetsko cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Stets'koity[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Stetskotists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Paternalism
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Head of the Economic Office) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Andriy Piasetsky is an oddity among Stetsko's administration. Originally responsible for forest management, his expertise was crucial for protecting the UPA from aerial scouts, and he soon found a friend in Stetsko. Piasetsky's promotion from managing forests to the economy as a whole has been seen as questionable. The forester seeks to prove his dissenters wrong, but fails to realize that his inadequacy is precisely why he is perfect.[[/labelnote]]
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* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: Piasetsky used to work in forest management, which turned out to be highly useful for the UPA when they needed protection from aerial scouts.
* WrongLineOfWork: Piasetsky has no business running an economy, which is exactly what Stetsko wants.

!!''Mykola Lebed''
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->'''Role:''' Chief of the Sluzhba Bezpeky[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Stetsko cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Stets'koity[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Stetskotists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Naturalized National Socialism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Chief of the Sluzhba Bezpeky) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Mykola Lebed is the shadow master of the Sluzhba Bezpeky. As the man responsible for the OUN and UPA's secret police, it's Lebed's duty to root out all traitors to the Permanent Revolution. Lebed won Klyachkivsky's trust through his brutal and sadistic methods, which allowed his true association with Stetsko to go undetected. Stetsko's ambitions will be realized. There is no sacrifice too great for order and peace.[[/labelnote]]
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* OrderIsNotGood: Stetsko employs Lebed to keep the peace in Ukraine, which means surveilling and suppressing the people of any dissident thoughts.
* SecretPolice: Lebed is the chief of the Sluzhba Bezpeky, dedicated to spying and rooting out any "traitors" to the Permanent Revolution.

!!''Slava Stetsko''
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->'''Role:''' Head of the Foreign Office[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Stetsko cabinet - Maivsky purged)
->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Stets'koity[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Stetskotists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Naturalized National Socialism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Head of the Foreign Office) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]They say behind every great man is a great woman, and Slava Stetsko certainly sees herself as such. Having married Yaroslav during the long resistance against the Reichskommisariat, Slava has dedicated her life to supporting her husband and the nationalist cause from behind the scenes.\\\
Now, however, she has a chance to take the spotlight, to become the mother of the revived nation. Whilst Yaroslav's infertility has rendered her childless, she will be the model Ukrainian woman, and every girl will aspire to follow her example.[[/labelnote]]
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* BehindEveryGreatMan: Slava is married to Yaroslav, working behind the scenes and seeing herself as the reason why her husband is so poised to take over Ukraine in the first place.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She's happily married to Yaroslav, preparing his meals at home and reciprocating his physical affection.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Despite her infertility, Slava is touted by her husband as a model for other women to aspire to.

[[folder:Gotenland]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Reichsgau Gotenland
->'''Ruling Party:''' Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei[[note]]National Socialist German Workers' Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
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* CurbStompBattle: Due to lack of support from Germania, Gotenland is guaranteed to lose when invaded by any native Ukrainian faction.
* MeaningfulRename: Under German rule, the city of Sevastopol was renamed Theodoricshafen after the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great, a reference to how Crimea was the last holdout of the Goths (who got assimilated and ceased to exist as a distinct people elsewhere) and is now being settler-colonised by ethnic Germans.
* PleaseSelectNewCityName: Cities in Gotenland that have been christened with new names include Sevastopol (Theodoricshafen), Simferopol (Gotenburg), Kerch (Schreckstadt), Melitopol (Ost-Berlin), Kalanchak (Richthofen) and Yevpatoria (9. November Stadt).
* TeamSwitzerland: In the Ukrainian Civil War, Gotenland will remain neutral, aside from sending support to the RK, before being invaded if any native faction wins.

!!''Franz Maierhofer''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei[[note]]National Socialist German Workers' Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]As the Slavic people advance in all directions, Franz Maierhofer cannot help but remember the Battle of Lipetsk. It was in that battle that Maierhofer was nearly left to bleed out, his torso pierced by rifle fire. In that moment, he felt a true despair, something that would take a decade to fully numb.\\\
It's coming back now.\\\
Maierhofer recovered from that day, to be certain. Back at home, Maierhofer was rewarded a Knight's Cross and a respectable post in Crimea - with another decade, he crawled back up to the rank of Gauleiter. But that bullet is still between layers of flesh in his torso, and at times he can feel it, an alien body trapped within him.\\\
The post of Gauleiter has, until now, not been especially strenuous. With colonization dealt with by better men, Maierhofer has spent his time in Crimea doing what he does best - ideological puffery, the bread and butter of the Crimean colonizer clade. The Gauleiter expected his work to be simple, coasting off a thousand-year Reich.\\\
Now, he stands with whatever men he can muster upon the Dnipro, and prays.[[/labelnote]]
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Maierhofer almost died during the Battle of Lipetsk in [=WW2=], feeling the utmost despair during the experience and taking almost a decade for him to recover. With the advent of the Ukrainian civil war, he feels that despair returning to him once more.
[[/folder]]

! "Europas Narben" Update
Upcoming content coming with the Eastern Europe rework in "Europas Narben" update.

!! Belarus
[[folder:Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
->'''Ideology:''' Communism
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!!''Piotr Mašerau''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' Communism
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* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: Before becoming the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Belarus in OTL, Mašerau fought in World War II as a resistance fighter, commanding his own unit during the German invasion. However, unlike OTL, the fight to expel the Nazis never ended and so Mašerau is still a Belarussian partisan, specifically leading the communist movement in the Ostland rework teaser.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Belarusian People's Republic]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Belarusian People's Republic
->'''Ruling Party:''' Partyzanski Atrad Imia Kirava[[note]]Guerrilla Detachment of Imia Kirov[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Liberalism[[note]]Liberalism[[/note]]
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!!''Ailes Adamovič''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Partyzanski Atrad Imia Kirava[[note]]Guerrilla Detachment of Imia Kirov[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Liberalism[[note]]Liberalism[[/note]]
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* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: In OTL, Ailes Adamovič became a World War II partisan fighter at the tender age of 15 before becoming a writer and critic of the Soviet Union in the 1960's. However, since the German occupation of Belarus never ended in this timeline, Adamovič continues his life as a native partisan and leader of a Belarussian resistance movement in the Ostland rework teaser.
[[/folder]]

! Caucasus
[[folder:Reichskommissariat Kaukasien]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Flag of Caucasian Federation]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_caucasian_federation.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Flag of Reichsprotektorat Kaukasien]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_reichsprotektorat_kaukasien.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Official Name:''' Reichskommissariat Kaukasien[[labelnote:Tr.]]Reich Commissariat of the Caucasus[[/labelnote]], Kingdom of Caucasia (King Josias), Kaukasische Militärregierung[[labelnote:Tr.]]Caucasian Military Government[[/labelnote]] (Pleiger), Caucasian Federation (Collaborator Government), Reichsprotektorat Kaukasien[[labelnote:Tr.]]Reich Protectorate of the Caucasus[[/labelnote]] (Reichsländer)
->'''Ruling Party:''' Arbeitsbereich Osten der Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei - Himmlerite[[note]]Working Area East of the National Socialist German Workers' Party - Himmlerite[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Esoteric Nazism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
The German occupation regime of the Caucasus. Kaukasien is a polluted wasteland where unrestricted industrialization has severely damaged the nation's environment. It continues to suffer under the rule of Reichskommissar Josias zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, who rabidly oppresses his subjects after he was driven mad due to torture from partisans.
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* AdventurerArchaeologist: Kaukasien under Josias can launch expensive archaeological expeditions for alleged legendary artifacts of the ancient past. While the artifacts, if they are even found, don't have much practical use, such expeditions can bring international prestige and new acquaintances, though they can also lead to humiliation and a pointless waste of resources.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The original proposed Reichskommissar for Kaukasien, [[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arno_Schickedanz Arno Schickedanz]], never shows up in-game, nor is there any stated whereabouts on him.
* CrushingThePopulace: Josias' Esoteric Nazism doesn't spare any means to completely subjugate the population of Kaukasien, be they either full-scale terror, draconian laws or ruining the local environment.
* TheFederation: If Albert Speer chooses to reform the Eastern European Reichskommissariate into native collaborator governments, RK Kaukasien will be transformed into the Caucasian Federation, headed by Georgian prince Irakli Bagration.
* ForbiddenZone: Kaukasien is a very closed nation, even from the Reich.
* GaiasLament: Mining works and unrestricted industrialization practically destroyed the environment of Kaukasien, making it one of the most polluted nations on the planet.
* InspirationalMartyr: The Tiflis Three (Lavrentiy Beria, Valerian Kobakhia, and Vasil Mzhavanadze), leaders of the [[TheRemnant Transcaucasian Soviet]] partisan group that launched an anti-Nazi uprising against the RK but were captured and executed a year prior to the game start, are lionized by the suffering native population of Kaukasien as martyrs for the cause of liberation.
* MegaCorp: Many German industrialists came to Kaukasien to extract resources such as oil. They are very influential in the RK, and can potentially even overthrow Josias.
* OminousFog: Heavy industrial development without any regard for the environment created constant smog blankets over the entire nation, making life even more insufferable for native Caucasians.
* PleaseSelectNewCityName: As part of the decommunisation and Germanisation of the Caucasus, the city of Krasnodar (meaning ''red gift'') was renamed Katharinastadt.
* PollutedWasteland: Under Josias' rule, the Caucasus is turned into a massive industrial wasteland with constant smog.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: Although he still sends resources to Germania, it is rumoured that Reichskommissar Josias zu Waldeck-Pyrmont is actually receiving orders from Heinrich Himmler. When he organises a lavish parade for an anticipated state visit from Himmler without confirming whether he could actually attend, Josias goes rogue from both the Reich and Burgundy alike, believing that the Reichsführer-SS has betrayed him.
* TeamSwitzerland: Despite its relative stability compared to the rest of German Eastern Europe, [[spoiler:Kaukasien will remain neutral in the SS Civil War, but only because Josias is so deluded, that he'll denounce both Himmler and Heydrich at the same time when the latter tries proposing an alliance.]]

!!''Josias zu Waldeck und Pyrmont''
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->'''Role:''' Military Commander, Head of State
->'''Party:''' Arbeitsbereich Osten der Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei - Himmlerite[[note]]Working Area East of the National Socialist German Workers' Party - Himmlerite[[/note]], Deutsch-Kaukasischer Königlicher Bund[[note]]German-Caucasian Royal League[[/note]] (King of Kaukasia)
->'''Ideology:''' Esoteric Nazism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]], Absolute Monarchy[[note]]Despotism[[/note]] (King of Kaukasia)
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Josias, Erbprinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont was raised in power and nobility, but was powerless to stop his family's noble titles and privileges from being stripped away when the German Republic was proclaimed. He joined the Nazi Party in the late 1920s, quickly falling in with the SS and steadily climbing its ranks. Josias soon developed a reputation for being meticulous and fiercely devoted to the letter of the law, even prosecuting Buchenwald camp commandant Karl-Otto Koch for embezzlement of funds. By the time the West Russian War came to a close, Josias had a comfortable job as the SS High Police Commissioner in Wartheland, and he largely remained above suspicion regarding Himmler's failed SS coup. In order to keep his reputation airtight while serving as Himmler's eyes and ears in the Reich's eastern peripheries, the two engineered a falling-out that culminated in Josias publicly denouncing the SS and tearing up his membership card.\\\
When it came to light that Reichskommissariat Kaukasien was overrun with partisans and needed a new Reichskommissar, it was easy for Josias to sway the Führer with his excellent work record and sterling reputation. But less than a week after arriving in Tiflis, Josias was captured by a branch of the Transcaucasian Soviet partisan group and gruesomely tortured for three days. He remembered every bit of pain he suffered, as well as every face that watched. After he was finally rescued, he put his plan for "pacification" into place. Highways and cities were fortified, natives were forcibly relocated, and uncooperative regions were indiscriminately firebombed. Josias also began filling the bureaucracy and garrison with loyal SS members, and quietly rejoined the organization (though he considers it an insult his original membership number wasn't restored). He still sends his resource quotas to Germania so they don't complain, but there are those who still believe that he really takes his orders from Ost-Paris.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (King Josias) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Josias, Erbprinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, found himself utterly alone. He had cut off his ties with the SS after feeling slighted by Himmler, he had refused to aid any of the so-called Führers at each others' throats in the Reich, he had alienated the industrialists for frequently trying to exact greater and greater taxes upon their mines and refineries, and the damnable natives would never accept a foreigner ruling over their lands. There was only one thing Josias had left to turn to: his noble heritage.\\\
The idea was dismissed as madness, both by his family and his closest advisors. An absolute monarch in the twentieth century? What an absurd fantasy! But to Josias, it seemed that there were few other options. Monarchs could rule multi-ethnic states with more ease than military dictators, let alone National Socialists. After all, had the Habsburgs not managed to hold together a cosmopolitan Empire in the heart of Europe for five hundred years? And thus, he ordered it to be done. A crown was crafted, a date was set, a cathedral was chosen, a bishop was found, and a large swathe of the bureaucracy and military who spoke out against it were quietly purged from the government.\\\
Now, the Reichskommissar's official title is His Majesty Josias I, King of Kaukasia, Protector of Kuban, and Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. He wears elaborate uniforms, holds court at his palace in Katharinastadt, and hears the petitions of regional governors who must bow before his throne. Although some call it madness, there is method to it: he has taken his duties as a monarch just as seriously as he did as a Nazi, and he seems to have little intent of relaxing oppression against the natives.[[/labelnote]]
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: RK Kaukasien's natives react to news of the cruel Reichskommissar Josias' death with celebrations.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Josias is a member of the Princely House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and one of the most brutal rulers, even among fellow Reichskommissare. He is also the only Reichskommissar who starts as an Esoteric Nazi.
* AssholeVictim: He was brutally tortured by partisans for three days, but he was still an ardent Nazi who was brought in to [[DeadlyEuphemism "clean up"]] the RK's partisans.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Josias can fully embrace his noble blood and declare himself King of Kaukasia.
* BaitAndSwitch: If Heydrich wins the German Civil War [[spoiler:and rebels against Himmler during the SS Civil War, his focus tree changes so that Heydrich can reach out to different nations for aid in his struggle. One tree involves reaching out to Josias, enticing him to join with either promises of power or wealth, which makes it seem like it's possible to recruit him. Instead, reaching out to Josias just causes the Reichskommisar to ramble about his hatred for both Himmler and Heydrich, too crazed to even get involved in the conflict and rendering the idea of an alliance void.]]
* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: While Josias was already a devout Nazi and a close ally of Himmler, the torture he faced by the hands of the Transcaucasian Soviet partisans removed any reservations he had about bombing the countryside back to the stone age.
* BerserkButton: He hates being snubbed or placed under less priority. Himmler failing to arrive for a massive celebratory parade to welcome him (without even getting confirmation if Himmler could attend it) spurns Josias enough to leave his cause. Heydrich's attempt to negotiate for his support [[spoiler:in the SS Civil War will fail if Heydrich has negotiated with slave rebellions before him]].
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Twice in the same event. If Heydrich wins the civil war and [[spoiler:negotiates with the slaves before Kaukasia, Josias tells him over the phone that he thinks Himmler is a "chinless worm" and refers to him as "that fucking mongoloid." However, he then grows incensed that Heydrich dared negotiate with the slaves before him, and tells him "You know what they said about you in the SS? You look like a fucking Jew," before [[RudelyHangingUp hanging up the phone.]]]]
* EvilColonialist: The worst example of this among the Eastern European Reichskommisars, whose rule is considered so brutal that he's classified as an Esoteric Nazi.
* FacialHorror: His facial scars are very gruesome, as can be seen in his portrait.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: His face was ''horribly'' scarred during his torture by partisans, which is why he's so uncompromisingly brutal against partisan resistance.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The real Josias was a high-ranking NSDAP member and SS officer. This Josias is a high-ranking NSDAP member, SS officer, and an insane adherent to the Burgundian System who brutally oppresses native Caucasians.
* NaziNobleman: Josias is both a high-ranking member of the SS and the leader of the Princely House of Waldeck and Pyrmont. When he goes rogue from Himmler, he can take advantage of his aristocratic heritage to crown himself King of Kaukasia.
* {{Nepotism}}: Looking at Kaukasien's general list shows that Josias had made a few of his own children generals in his fiefdom. This includes his daughter Guda, a rather notable departure from the hyper-masculine dogma of the NSDAP and the SS in particular.
* ThePurge: Prior to his official coronation, King Josias I quietly purges a large number of military officers and bureaucrats who opposed his decision.
* {{Railroading}}: If the player is playing as Reinhard Heydrich, Josias [[spoiler:will not declare himself king nor will he be overthrown by Pleiger]].
* TakeAThirdOption: During a Heydrich playthrough, [[spoiler:Heydrich will have the option to offer Josias an alliance to prevent Himmler from plunging the world into nuclear chaos. Josias will denounce Himmler and refuse to help him, but then angrily rebuke Heydrich for reaching out after negotiating with the slaves first. Heydrich decides to let the man wallow in his situation.]]

!!''Paul Pleiger''
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->'''Role:''' Economy Minister (Josias cabinet), Head of State (Coup)
->'''Party:''' Arbeitsbereich Osten der Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei - Hitlerite[[note]]Working Area East of the National Socialist German Workers' Party - Hitlerite[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Technocratic Nazism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Although Reichskommissariat Kaukasien may have been created as a way to test limited autonomy for collaborating minorities, its continued existence has always been to serve one purpose: to wring every drop of oil and pry every ounce of precious metals from the earth. To ensure this end, the upper echelons of the Reichskommissariat's bureaucracy was filled with mining magnates, oil barons, and other industrialists who would have a very personal interest in maximizing operations. The undisputed leader of this corporate clique is Paul Pleiger, who previously ran prestigious industrial operations like the Reichswerke Hermann Göring.\\\
While Pleiger and his ilk have been content to take a backseat while the Reichskommissars kept the natives in line, Josias's recent... eccentricities have convinced him that actions must be taken to keep the Reichskommissariat's primary mission active. Now that cooler heads have prevailed, Pleiger hopes that he and his fellow industrialists are able to keep things steady, keep the oil flowing back to the Vaterland, and keep their many investments profitable for the rest of their lives. Pleiger also has decades of experience in expropriating property from liberated territories, and many in both Katharinastadt and Germania are confident that he can deal with this pesky native problem that not even Josias's heavy-handedness could crush. All he needs is a few years of stability and steady funding, he insists, and everything will settle into a happy status quo that will benefit everyone (and their portfolios).[[/labelnote]]
For tropes related to his role as the head of Reichswerke in the upcoming Speer facelift, see his entry in Characters/TNOGermany.
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* TheCoup: Finding Josias too crazed to support any further, Pleiger can launch a coup against him so that he and the industrialists can restore some level of sanity back to Kaukasien.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Although he is still a Nazi, Pleiger is nowhere near as insane as Josias zu Waldeck-Pyrmont is. After overthrowing Josias, he'll tone down the oppression and make life a little more bearable for the Caucasus' native peoples.
* PragmaticVillainy: Pleiger is a Nazi who wants to squeeze out all the juices out of Kaukasia, but he doesn't have much love for Josias' eccentricities and can take action against him under the right circumstances. In power, he can allow some leniency towards the Caucasian minorities if he considers it more beneficial.

!!''Wittekind zu Waldeck und Pyrmont''
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[[caption-width-right:156:[[labelnote:Wittekind as the King of Kaukasia]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_caucasus_wittekind_kaiser.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Role:''' Military Commander, Head of State (Monarchist succession)
->'''Party:''' Deutsch-Kaukasischer Königlicher Bund[[note]]German-Caucasian Royal League[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Absolute Monarchy[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Wittekind Adolf Heinrich Georg-Wilhelm zu Waldeck and Pyrmont has been surrounded by the Nazi elite literally since the day he was born: his godfathers were Heinrich Himmler and Adolf Hitler. And as one would expect of any scion to a Nazi nobleman, his father made sure to intellectually and ideologically groom him as his successor. He was sent to an SS-Junkerschüle and trained to be an SS officer, where by all accounts he was a rather bright student. However, he was far more interested in economics and finance than politics or military strategy, so his father reluctantly bade him to go and study business administration in Frankfurt. It was his studies that spared him from having to see frontline combat in the West Russian War, and kept him safely out of suspicion when Himmler attempted his putsch.\\\
When his studies were finished, Wittekind departed not to his family estate in Hesse, but to his father's administrative headquarters in Katharinastadt. Here, it was once again that Josias began grooming his son for leadership, but of a far different kind than before: monarchy. Wittekind stayed quiet when his father announced his royal ambitions, believing it to be a practical joke or desperate cry for international attention that would soon be abandoned. But Josias refused to drop the charade, staying fully committed to his role as King of Kaukasia until the day he died.\\\
Now, Wittekind wears a crown he does not want atop a throne he despises in a country he wants nothing more than to abandon forever. But flight is no longer an option. And with the land around him rapidly descending into chaos, King Witteking I will have no option but to fight for his life.[[/labelnote]]
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* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Despite their familial relationship, Wittekind is not insane or genocidal like his father.
* PunchClockVillain: Wittekind only joined the SS because his family expected him to do so and he just goes along with whatever his father tells him to do.
* ReluctantRuler: After King Josias' death, Wittekind finds himself wearing a crown he does not want, atop a throne he despises, in a country he wants nothing more than to abandon forever, but flight is no longer an option.

!!''Eccard Freiher Von Gablenz''
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->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
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* ALighterShadeOfBlack: He's a Nazi colonial administrator who will be put in charge of Kaukasien after Bormann retakes the colony, but his rule is generally less repressive than the one led by Josias.

%%!!''Alfred Becker''
%%->'''Party:''' Arbeitsbereich Osten der Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
%%->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
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%%* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Becker's a Nazi colonial governor appointed by Göring after he conquers Kaukasien, but %%his ideology of National Socialism is less extreme than Josias' commitment to the Burgundian System.
[[/folder]]

!! Caucasus Collapse
[[folder:Adygea]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Adygea
->'''Ideology:''' Left-Wing Populism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]
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* NonIndicativeName: Despite its name, this country consists of more than half of the North Caucasus. Its capital is located at Vladikavkaz, a good 500 kilometres away from Adygea proper.
* RagTagBunchOfMisfits: Freed from Kaukasien's control, Adygea will be composed of prisoners, war heroes, priests, politicians, and farmers who have rallied around Lyubov Lysenko, inspired by her tenacity during the occupation.

!!''Lyubov Lysenko''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' Left-Wing Populism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]
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* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: In real life, Lysenko was the leader of a collective farm in Adygea who was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labour. In this timeline, she leads the Russian rebellion in the North Caucasus against the German boot.
* HopeBringer: Enslaved by the Nazis, Lysenko was forced into hard labor and brutally beaten and starved repeatedly, but Lysenko endured through every horror she faced. Many admired or were inrpised by this showcase of determination, which is why many have joined her after the Caucasus collapse.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Avaria]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Avaria
->'''Ideology:''' Liberalism
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* LaResistance: Even after their homeland was conquered by the Nazis, the Avar people have no submitted themselves to them and can potentially retake their country if Kaukasien collapses.

!!''Rasul Gamzatov''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' Liberalism
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* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: In real life, Gamzatov was an Avar poet and bard. In ''TNO'', he inspires the Avars into fighting against the German yoke, eventually becoming their leader after the Germans are kicked out.
* RebelLeader: Despising Josias' reign, Gamzatov became a propagandist to inspire thousands to continue resistance against the Nazis during the West Russian War and even after.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Azerbaijan]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Republic of Azerbaijan
->'''Ideology:''' Paternalistic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]
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* LaResistance: A rather inactive example of this trope, but many Azeri instead voiced their discontent of German rule by chanting and printing anti-German poems written by Vahabzadeh, in which they will immediately take back their countryside if Kaukasien collapses.

!!''Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' Paternalistic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]
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* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: In real life, Vahabzadeh was a poet, dramatist, lyricist and translator. In this timeline, he is the leader of the Azeri partisans fighting against RK Kaukasien.
* SkewedPriorities: PlayedForLaughs: When the Azeris rebel against RK Kaukasien, Vahabzadeh will be invited to lead the new state for the many poems he wrote that encouraged resistance against Josias' administration. Vahabzadeh will accept, but bemoan the fact that it would delay the completion of his latest poetry collection.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Georgia]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Flag of Legionary Georgia]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kr_georgia.png[[/labelnote]] ]]
->'''Official Name:''' Georgian Socialist Republic (Javakhishvili), Legionary Georgia (Loladze)
->'''Ruling Party:''' Sakartvelos Kumisturi Partia[[note]]Communist Party of Georgia[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Revolutionary Front[[note]]Socialism[[/note]] (Javakhishvili), Fascism (Loladze)
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* LaResistance: Even before Kaukasien's collapse, a shadow Georgian government was established under Javakhishvili and his partisans, whom invited union leaders, scientists, accountants, teachers, and other specialized workers to build a fledgling state that would emerge immediately after the Caucasus collapse and avert any potential chaos that might result from the aforementioned disaster.

!!''Givi Javakhishvili''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Sakartvelos Kumisturi Partia[[note]]Communist Party of Georgia[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Revolutionary Front[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
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* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: In real life, Javakhishvili was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Georgian SSR. In this timeline, he is leads the Georgian Resistance against the German occupiers.
* TheRemnant: He was a mild-mannered bureacrat who oversaw the Georgian SSR's water pipe infrastructure and has remained in the Caucasus as a resistance fighter after the Nazis took over.

!!''Shalva Loladze''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' Fascism
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: Shalva Loladze in real life led a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_uprising_on_Texel Georgian Legion insurrection]] in the Netherlands in 1945. In TNO, he leads a Georgian Legion insurrection against RK Kaukasien.
* TheMutiny: After authority in Caucasia breaks down as a result of Josias zu Waldeck-Pyrmont's death and the Georgian Legion's leaders refuse to act, Loladze leads a mutiny, arrests his commanding officers, and flies the flag of Georgia over Tbilisi again.
[[/folder]]

! Moskowien
[[folder:Reichskommissariat Moskowien]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Reichskommissariat Moskowien[[labelnote:Tr.]]Reich Commissariat of Muscovy[[/labelnote]]
->'''Ruling Party:''' Arbeitsbereich Osten der Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei - Kasche[[note]]Working Area East of the National Socialist German Workers' Party - Kasche[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
The German occupation regime of Western Russia, conquered from the Soviet Union in World War II. For its tropes, see the dedicated [[Characters/TNOMoskowien Reichskommissariat Moskowien subpage]].
[[/folder]]

! Slave Revolt '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)'''
[[folder:Armeeverband "Freies Europa"]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Armeeverband "Freies Europa"[[labelnote:Tr.]]"Free Europe" Army[[/labelnote]]
->'''Ruling Party:''' Reichsbanner Schwarz-[[red:Rot]]-[[gold:Gold]]
->'''Ideology:''' Guevarism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]], Social Nationalism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]], Partisan Movement[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
Armeeverband "Freies Europa", or the Free Europe Army, is an alliance of German and Eastern European resistance groups organized around German resistance leader Willy Brandt. Führer Albert Speer's social reforms in the late 60s gave the European resistance an opportunity for a mass slave revolt across German Eastern Europe, directly challenging Speer's vision for the Reich. Determined to free Europe from Nazi tyranny, Germany's reactions towards the European resistance will define the future of Speer, his cabinet, and all of Germany.
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* TheAlliance: Armeeverband "Freies Europa" (meaning ''Free Europe Army'') is a coalition of multiple [[LaResistance resistance]] movements across Eastern Europe, united in their defiance against the Nazi tyranny.
* BadassBoast: The quote that accompanies the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJOpx-fy9WY Freies Europa revolt event]] is straight out of a passage from Friedrich Schiller's ''Myth/WilliamTell''.
-->''One people will we be, - a band of brothers''
-->''No danger, no distress shall sunder us.''
-->''We will be freemen as our fathers were,''
-->''And sooner welcome death than live as slaves.''
* ClimaxBoss: The Slave Revolt is the last domestic obstacle for Speer's Germany that must be actively dealt with in the closing years of the 1962-1972 segment. The revolt is a major watershed moment for Albert Speer's Germany, as how Speer deals with it (whether peacefully or violently) will lead to one of his three paths in the upcoming 1972-1982 segment.
* EstablishingCharacterMusic: The Slave Revolt super event that officially signals the start of the Slave Revolt features a triumphant chorus of the famous German worker's song Einheitsfrontlied.
* MultinationalTeam: The movement is made up of enslaved Eastern Europeans of all nations as well as German dissidents, with a German anti-Nazi, a Polish priest, a Ukrainian rebel and a Belarusian partisan at its helm.
* RainbowSpeak: Mentions of the Reichsbanner Schwarz-[[red:Rot]]-[[gold:Gold]] is almost always coloured as such in the UI of Speer's Germany.
* SatelliteCharacter: The Slave Revolt is not meant to be a playable country; its only role is to interact with Speer's Germany at the end of the first decade and determine which route it would take in the second decade.
* SlaveRevolt: "Freies Europa" is a massive slave revolt that occurs across the entirety of Eastern Europe after Speer pacified it. Their ultimate goal is the manumission of all slaves across the Reich.
* WalkingSpoiler: The faction does not appear anywhere in the game unless Speer wins the German Civil War, and plays a major role at the end of his first decade.

!!''Willy Brandt''
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[[caption-width-right:156:[[labelnote:Social Nationalist]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brandtsocialnationalist.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:156:[[labelnote:Partisan Movement]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brandtpartisanmovement.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Role:''' Leader of the Reichsbanner Schwarz-[[red:Rot]]-[[gold:Gold]], Head of State (Slave Revolt)
->'''Ideology:''' Guevarism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]], Social Nationalism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]], Partisan Movement[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Willy Brandt fights for a Europe many believe will never exist. Born as Herbert Frahm in 1913, he strove with determination during the Weimar years to maintain the democratic republic against the threats of the Nazis and Communists alike. As Frahm, he joined the SPD aged 16, the SAPD aged 18, and the anti-Nazi resistance just aged 20. The death of Frahm and the birth of Willy Brandt came when he fled to Oslo to establish an SAPD cell as a bastion of German resistance.\\\
As Norway and later the Soviet Union collapsed, Brandt and his fellow resistance members attempted to flee to the US to continue the struggle against tyranny. The cruelty of fate saw them all captured by the Kriegsmarine and thrown in an eastern European KZ, where they toiled with little but gruel and the threat of a bullet to sustain them.\\\
Refusing to be crushed by such brutality, Brandt covertly organized camp resistance cells and established outside contacts who were not surprised when Brandt and his allies escaped during the chaos of the West Russian War. Free at last and as fervent as ever, Brandt coalesced much of the German resistance around the re-established Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold, working undercover as he grew his network to include European partisan organizations and German student leaders, exploiting the mayhem of the Bürgerkrieg to his advantage.\\\
Many would have given up such a fanciful dream in search of a peaceful life. Not Willy Brandt. The Slave Revolt provides the final flame of hope for the forces of liberation and democracy, whatever the cost may be. The final die has been tossed, and only time will tell if it heralds freedom or death.[[/labelnote]]
Willy Brandt, long time member of the SPD, SAPD, and the German resistance, fights tirelessly for the freedom of all of Europe. Put into a concentration camp after WWII, Brandt persevered and escaped during the West Russian War, and restarted organized resistance. He reestablished the Reichsbanner Schwarz-[[red:Rot]]-[[gold:Gold]], once the SPD paramilitary that defended Weimar democracy, as an organized German resistance network, and reached out to Eastern European partisans for a pan-European alliance. Now that the Slave Revolt has begun, Europe reaches its fateful moment, one that may herald the coming of freedom or death.
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: In one event, Willy Brandt kneels before a monument dedicated to the victims of Nazi Germany, similar to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kniefall_von_Warschau his famous genuflection at a monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising]] in our timeline.
* ChummyCommies: Willy Brandt can adopt Che Guevara's ideology and strategies to topple the Nazi system and European slavery.
* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: In Speer's GUI, the leader of the Reichsbanner Schwarz-[[red:Rot]]-[[gold:Gold]] is depicted wearing a trenchcoat and shades.
* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Should the revolt succeed, the full truth could never be revealed so long as Speer remains in charge. This is partly due to the Gang of Four's collusion with Brandt, and his own status as a criminal in his homeland.
* HeroAntagonist: Brandt leads the uprising against the oppressive institutions of Nazi Germany and its exploitative policy in Eastern Europe and his forces represent the greatest domestic challenge to Speer during the late 60s.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In OTL, Willy Brandt only became his legal name after he regained his German citizenship in 1948. Since he almost certainly never regained it ITTL, and Norway is still occupied, his legal name is most likely still Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm[[note]]Willy Brandt was a pseudonym he adopted while hiding from the Nazis in Scandinavia. He had his citizenship revoked during this time, and became a Norwegian citizen even after fleeing to Sweden following the German invasion. He was actually working for the Norwegian government when he first returned to Germany after the war[[/note]].
* RebelLeader: During his time in a concentration camp, Brandt covertly organised resistance cells and established outside contacts. During the chaos of the West Russian War, Brandt escaped coalesced much of the German resistance around the re-established Reichsbanner Schwarz-[[red:Rot]]-[[gold:Gold]], working undercover as he recruited European partisan organisations and German student leaders into his network.
* RedBaron: The RND files indicate that his moniker is "Spartakus".
* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: In real life, Willy Brandt was a German dissident who was forced to flee to Norway and Sweden to escape the Nazis, then became a prominent politician from the Social Democratic Party who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974. He promoted integration and cooperation in Europe, and even got a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. In TNO, he is a German dissident who is very remorseful for his people's role in the suffering of millions, and so he and his supporters, in cooperation with native Eastern European partisans, start an armed struggle to abolish slavery in the Reich and its eastern colonies.
* SmokingIsCool: He is the leader of an anti-Nazi slave revolt, and is shown smoking a cigarette in his portrait.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Even if the slave revolt leads to Germany abolishing slavery and the Gang of Four dismantling the Nazi dictatorship, Willy Brandt knows he can't just return to the Reich and live a normal life, as he will be arrested for treason immediately. Due to this, after the revolt is over, he is forced to immigrate to the United States.

!!''Karol Wojtyła''
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->'''Role:''' Military Commander
->'''Party:''' Solidarność Walcząca[[note]]Fighting Solidarity[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Conservatism
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: His faction has the same name as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_Solidarity a real life anti-communist resistance movement]] that was founded after ''Solidarność'' was declared illegal in 1982.
* BadassPreacher: He is a Catholic priest and a member of a slave uprising.
* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: In OTL, Wojtyła - better known as [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Pope John Paul II]] - became a priest in 1946 shortly after the Second World War ended, and later faced repressions from the pro-Soviet government of Poland, eventually becoming the first Polish Pope and a major figure representing the anti-Communist movement in that country alongside the ''Solidarność''. In this timeline, he personally leads the Polish slaves in their fight for freedom.
* InSpiteOfANail: It seems like no matter the timeline, Karol Wojtyła remains a devout Catholic and advocate for justice, especially for his Polish compatriots.
* RebelLeader: Represents the Polish people fighting under the Freies Europa banner.
* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: Priest Karol Wojtyła, who would become Pope John Paul II in the late 1970s in real life, instead became the leader of the Polish slave revolt in the late 1960s in the TNO timeline if Speer won the German civil war.

!! ''Viacheslav Chornovil''
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->'''Role:''' Military Commander
->'''Party:''' Spilka Demokratychnoho Vyzvolu[[note]]Union of Democratic Liberation[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Liberalism
----
* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: In real life, Chornovil was a Soviet dissident who resisted Soviet Ukraine's lack of freedoms, which lead to his arrest several times. In TNO he is a full on leader of an armed revolt against German colonial oppressors.
* RebelLeader: Represents the Ukrainian people fighting under the Freies Europa banner.
* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: In real life, Viacheslav Chornovil was a prominent Ukrainian dissident in the Soviet Union who advocated for liberalization as well as for Ukrainian independence, leading to him being arrested multiple times in the 1960s and 1970s for his political views. In the late 1980s and early 1990s he played a pivotal role in Ukraine's struggle for political independence. In TNO he is one of the leaders of a massive slave revolt, representing the Ukrainian people in their struggle for freedom.

!! ''Nadezhda Troyan''
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->'''Role:''' Military Commander
->'''Party:''' Di Nay Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye[[note]]The New United Partisan Organization[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Communism
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* {{Determinator}}: She has been fighting a partisan war for almost thirty years by the time the Freies Europa revolt breaks out.
* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: In real life, Nadezhda Troyan was a Soviet Belarusian partisan fighter and nurse during World War II, and became a [[UsefulNotes/TheRedCross Red Cross]] representative in the USSR after the war. In TNO, she has been fighting against the German occupiers of her homeland for about thirty years, and is one of the leaders of the Freies Europa slave revolt.
* RebelLeader: Represents the Belarusian people fighting under the Freies Europa banner.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Deutsches Freikorps]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Deutsches Freikorps[[note]]German Free Corps[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Warlordism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* BandOfBrothers: The only other thing that binds the Freikorps together other than heritage is their shared experiences in the battlefield, where they bond in times of peace and fall side-by-side in times of war.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: The Freikorps is a band of mercenaries, paid by Ferdinand Schörner and the Wehrwirtschaftsführer to crush the slave revolt.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: It's no surprise that a bunch of German mercenaries aren't very good at administering Baku, and as a result it has become highly militarized and is unstable both politically and socially.
* WalkingSpoiler: As with Armeeverband "Fries Europa", the faction's very existence spoils an important story twist for Speer's Germany, namely the slave revolt during and after the collapse of the Greater Germanic Reich.

!!''Otto Weidinger''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' Warlordism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]The slave revolt has sown chaos and destruction across the Reich's eastern territories, but nowhere has been hit as hard as Kaukasia. A land famed for its brutal treatment of slave and native alike, the fires of rebellion burnt hot and fast here, shredding the old order in a furious maelstrom. The final vestige of German administration retreated to Baku, the heart of the Reich's oil production, and was forced to rely on corporate bought mercenaries to replace the shattered garrison. It was to be their undoing.\\\
Otto Weidinger is no bureaucrat. He is a soldier, plain and simple. An SS man turned mercenary, Weidinger has spent the better part of his life criss-crossing the east with his mercenary bands, aiding whatever buyer needed him for the right price. From putting down partisans to defending corporate holdings, Weidinger has seen it all- the quintessential mercenary, on par with Siegfried Müller. However, if there's one thing Weidinger has no experience in, it's running a nation. That's where the companies come in.\\\
Weidinger is nothing more than a figurehead for the real administrative powers- the companies. Oil companies, tungsten companies, all sorts of corporations have come together behind Schörner's promises of a return to the days of glory. Their influence over the Caucauses has ousted the pro-Germania government, placing Weidinger on top and giving him the power he needs to deal with these pesky slaves. Weidinger himself has no qualms with his situation- a fat paycheck and full control over the company soldiers in addition to his normal band would be enough for him without helping return Germany to its glory days. With the latter as well, this may as well be his dream gig- assuming he can maintain it.[[/labelnote]]
----
* PuppetKing: He is given control over the Deutches Freikorps during the Slave Revolt, but he has no experience running a country, and is nothing more than a figurehead for the numerous corporations who hold the true administrative power. Weidinger himself has no qualms with his situation, as he only desires a fat paycheck and full control over his mercenaries.
* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: In real life, Weidinger was an SS officer who became a writer and published embellished versions of the Waffen-SS's history after World War II. In this timeline, after leaving the SS, he instead became a mercenary.
* StillWearingTheOldColors: In his portrait, Weidinger still wears a black cap with the Totenkopf symbol, part of the Waffen-SS uniform, even though he has already left the SS to become a mercenary.
[[/folder]]

* StupidEvil: Koch is perhaps the most incompetent Reichskommisar in the Pakt, even more so than Kasche, who can at least keep up a facade of peace in his territory, unlike the former. Literally all his successors are more competent and less oppressive than him, even the evil megacorporations or the ultranationalist butchers, and the worst case scenario for Ukraine is him waking up.

->'''Official Name:''' Reichskommissariat Ukraine[[labelnote:Tr.]]Reich Commissariat of Ukraine[[/labelnote]], Volksdirektorat der Ukraine[[labelnote:Tr.]]People's Directorate of Ukraine[[/labelnote]], Ukrainian National Republic

* TheQuisling: Melnyk is the leader of the Ukrainian National Committee, representing those Ukrainians who have remained slavishly loyal to the Reich that opposes their people, even after numerous other collaborators have defected to partisan groups.

* NotSoDifferentRemark: Many within the Ukrainian National Revolutionary Army don't understand why the Ukrainian Insurgent Army is even an enemy, since both dream of Ukraine's freedom and self-determination. Even those who recognise the difference between the comparatively peaceful UNRA and the bloodthirsty UPA still find the war questionable, but the only way to answer this is a quick end to the fratricidal war. This is not reciprocated by the UPA, who regards the UNRA as a bunch of degenerate liberals and Polish puppets.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Ohloblyn is an unsavory politician, relying on assassination, bribery, and other means of corruption to worm in his election. Not to mention his participation in the Holocaust and deflection of any blame he shares in it. However, his crimes pale in comparison to the UPA and the actual Nazis, who commit even worse atrocities.

* CombatPragmatist: The Ukrainian communists hold no illusions that Ukraine could stand against the German war machine in a conventional war, or that the Reich would leave one of its most important colonies under communist rule. Instead, they seek to fill Ukraine with partisans that can continue to harass German occupation forces even after they come knocking. While holding off the initial invasion is all but impossible for the communists (unless they're controlled by a very skilled human player), the industrialised partisan warfare makes it just as difficult for Germany to occupy Ukraine in the aftermath.

->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]If you told a younger Anatolly Pisotskyi - better known by his pseudonym Andriy Richytskyi - that he would serve as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, he would dismiss it as a passing dream, unsuited for a man like him. After all, he was an intellectual, comfortable in his Ukapist niche. History would have other things in store for him.\\\

* PersecutionFlip: ZigZagged. If the UPA wins the civil war, the once-privileged German settlers will be enslaved and left to fear further retaliation by the Ukrainian terrorists. However, the UPA still persecutes many of the same groups that the Nazis did, like the Poles, so it's not a complete turnaround of the racial hierarchy.
* RedAndBlackTotalitarianism: Their flag's colors are primarily red and black, and the UPA will create another fascist regime when they've overthrown the Nazis.

* PleaseSelectNewCityName: Under German rule, the city of Sevastopol was renamed Theodoricshafen [[MeaningfulName after the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great]]. Other cities that have been christened with new names include Simferopol (Gotenburg), Kerch (Schreckstadt), Melitopol (Ost-Berlin), Kalanchak (Richthofen) and Yevpatoria (9. November Stadt).

* CrushingThePopulace: Josias' Burgundian System doesn't spare any means to completely subjugate the population of Kaukasien, be they either full-scale terror, draconian laws or ruining the local environment.

* EvilColonialist: The worst example of this among the Eastern European Reichskommisars, who's rule is considered so brutal that he's classified as an Esoteric Nazi.

* {{Nepotism}}: Looking at Kaukasien's general list shows that Josias had made a few of his own children generals in his fiefdom. This includes his daughter Guda, a rather notable departure from the hyper-masculine dogma of the NDASP and the SS in particular.

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%%it is possible Koch to wake up and return to power, which can result in a failstate.

%%%%->'''Party:''' Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists - Melynk

* TheQuisling: Melynk is the leader of the Ukrainian National Committee, representing those Ukrainians who have remained slavishly loyal to the Reich that opposes their people, even after numerous other collaborators have defected to partisan groups.

* CivilWar: After Adolf Hitler's death, the Ukrainian communists, liberals and nationalists [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/806276324297539586/1014289256526647408/unknown.png rebel]] against the German occupiers. However, due to their irreconcilable differences, they'll simultaneously be fighting both a war of national liberation against the Germans and a civil war against each other.

* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: In OTL, Shuskyi was a Ukrainian communist and activist who was eventually executed by the NKVD under Stalin's regime. However, since Stalin never came to power in this timeline, Shumskyi is far more prominent in Soviet Ukraine and leads one of the country's most powerful resistance movements.

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Stets'koity[[note]]Ukrainian Insurgent Army - Stets'kotists[[/note]]

->'''In-Game Biography (Head of Political Education)''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Yaroslav Stetsko is defined by four things, his undying loyalty to Bandera, his deep hatred of communism, his vast intellect, and his complete moral bankruptcy. Stetsko first befriended Bandera following a snub by Stsiborskyi, a slight Stetsko would never forgive. Like Bandera, Stetsko is deeply inspired by Nazi thought, to an extent that people have not yet been able to completely determine.\\\

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi (Klyachkivsky cabinet), Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Shukhevychi (Shukhevych cabinet)

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi (Klyachkivsky cabinet), Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Shukhevychi (Shukhevych cabinet)

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Klyachkivtsi

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Shukhevychi

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Shukhevychi

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Stets'koity

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Stets'koity

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Stets'koity

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Stets'koity

->'''Party:''' Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya - Stets'koity