Occupation of Essef

Occupation of Essef
	Part of Midlothian War
	; flag of occupation zone
Date	16th January, 2022 - 23 January 2022 (7 days)
Location	Essef, Wegmat
Result	• New Germany taking half of Essef ; • New Germany pulling out of theMidlothian War ; • creation of the Free City of Paradise
Belligerents
Weimar ; Kapreburg	Wegmat
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Baruh; Sakaive; Erwin B.; Jackson I ; Matthew Hughes	Ian Brandis ; Cole Baird
Strength
6	5

The Occupation of Essef lasted from 16 January 2022 through 23 January 2022, for 7 days. it was jointly occupied by New Germany and Kapreburg. On 23 January Operation Wegmat Idiot also known as Battle of the Highlands occured, and as a result, New Germany gained half of Essef in exchange for New Germany pulling out of the war.

Prelude

Battle of Jefferson Lake

This engagement is also known as Operation Glad You Came. Before fighting, all three forces met at around 12:30 PM local time to eat and talk with each other. The Battle of Jefferson Lake was a battle of the Midlothian War that occurred on 16 January 2022, shortly preceding the Battle of Bushwood. The Battle was short-lived due to Weg's lines breaking very quickly. It was a New German/Kapresh victory. New Germany also committed numerous war crimes during this Battle.

Battle of Bushwood

Kapresh/New German forces moved south to the key Weg city of Bushwood immediately following the Battle of Jefferson Lake. Weg forces moved inside of the greater building structure that made up the Downtown borough of Bushwood. Intense fighting broke out until New German forces went through the garage of the building and flanked the Wegs from their left. The Battle of Bushwood was a major battle causing catastrophic land loss. No borough of Bushwood was not taken by Kapresh/New German forces however the rest of Madison was. The important province of Essef along with Paradise City was taken. Paradise City declared itself as a free city-state, independent of Wegmat and the occupiers.

Operation Off!

Wegmat forces began Operation Off! as Weg positions were prepared in Hilda. The Weg strategy was to wait for an invading force and destroy them allowing them to retake Essef. The National Intelligence Agency began an aggressive campaign to get some non-military New Germans to fight with Wegmat. The Wegmat Armed Forces also began an aggressive recruitment campaign that ultimately failed when 3 Wegs were unable to show up to the Battle of the Highlands due to outside complications.

conclusion

after the Battle of the Highlands Cole B. struck a deal with Vladimir Baruh which gave New Germany southern Essef except for Paradise City and Madison except for Bushwood.