The Giftunheile

Operation Green Marauder
Part of Wars of the Disinherited
An Ostlander border town after an intense three day battle.
Date 1719.12 AN - Location Ostland • Moorland Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Floria Supported by:  Raspur Pact  Benacian Union  Moorland  Normark	Ostland Confederacy of the Dispossessed.
Strength
: 532,000

The Giftunheile is a Florian invasion of Ostland triggered after events in Ostland. The aim being to overthrow the Ostlander regime, remove Confederacy presence and establish a pro Raspur Pact Government. Unlike Floria's invasion of Port Balaine, the invasion was supported by several Raspur Pact nations particularly in the Keltia region who were struggling against the Confederacy of the Dispossessed.

The invasion was the first significant action of Isabelle Chopin's tenure of being President of Floria.

Events

Deployment into Keltia

With Floria being a non Keltian member of the Raspur Pact. Floria was in need of logistical support to get its number of troops to the continent. This was achieved with support from Normark and Moorland who were also combating the Ostlanders in Operation Lefthand Punch.

Troops and equipment were initially transported to Normark before eventually arriving in the southern border of Moorland.

Early Ostlander resistance

Ostlander forces in response to the invasion dug and built trenches to give its troops protection against Florian artillery and infantry.

Given its proximity to the Moorland border, Reichsborg the capital of Ostland became a significant target for Florian forces. Naturally Ostlander forces were more concentrated causing a tactical challenge for the Florian Army.

Ostland knew they were significantly outnumbered compared to the Florians and knew that its best likely chance to slow down Florian advances from the North would to build a vast network of trenches similar to what Floria utilised in the War of Lost Brothers. In the early days of the invasion this has proved to be effective however the Florian approach adapted to the situation quickly especially when Floria was also fighting a irregular force as well as a conventional armed force.

Use of Chemical and biological weapons

Floria during the conflict has used chemical weapons extensively during the conflict. This was due to the late arrival of Florian artillery, therefore in its place Florian forces dropped chemical weapons into Ostlander extensive trenches to drive the Ostlanders out.

A significant breach of international warfare, this caused many atrocities for the Ostlanders both for it's military and civilians.