Military history of the Federal Republic of Kashvan during World War II

The Military history of the Federal Republic of Kashvan during World War II Covers the non-victorious Kashvan during the second world war, Kashvan entered the war on February 2nd, 1941. The Federal republic had formed less than 2 years earlier, they had rapidly modernized during this time and made their intentions clear.

Origins
The Federal Republic of Kashvan formed out of a union between Kobaulashilvi and Macehualuti. Many people see the formation as controversial at best, with First President Hanutenga Pepabar having assigned his friend, Tsebani Mukhin as the president of Macehualuti. This more or less made the nation into a dual dictatorship, with the two getting a long for the duration of the war. Before joining the war, Kashvan began an industrialization effort, and began a mass mobilization which they claimed was for "self defense". The area that was previously Macehualuti would become an industrial powerhouse, and was responsible for much of the upgrades to infrastructure and defensive lines set up. They were also responsible for creation of the Kashvani navy, which would terrorize the west Lemurian ocean for the next few years.

Holdout strategy
The Kashvani strategy was to sweep through Pantiya and nearby islands, and hold out the territory until the allies simply conceded. With the declaration of war on February 2nd however, it became obvious the war would last much longer than hoped.

Operation Reclamation
Operation Reclamation was the first of many operations against Pantiya, the plan was to capture the Kobaulashilvi-Pantiya strip, before moving on to the small town of Mabusi. the Operation was headed by General Favinatou Bopin, it was a swift operation, with the colonial garrisons continuing to retreat after very short battles. Mabusi was left open by retreating colonial forces, allowing the city to simply be taken over, with little resistance.

Operation Hell's Push
Operation hells push was the second operation against Pantiya, the goal being to push up and secure the rest of the colony. Initial pushes were good, Bopin was leading the army in the west, hoping for a concentrated strike on Peruvala. Antu Eranosoto lead the army in the east, the goal being the city of Lemisara. As they approached the two cities, they faced heavy resistance, colonial forces now numbered in the tens of thousands, any hope for a quick victory against the Pantiyans quickly faltered as the frontline was stabilized following along the two cities.

For the next two months brutal fighting occurred in the countryside, and in the city. Pantiyan forces were stretched thin, but bolstered by the very same rebels who had attempted to gain independence from France. Kashvani forces meanwhile, had gathered up heavily along the frontline, a large attack was performed in the countryside of Pantiya, creating a gap in the line. Before the colonial forces could fall back to secure the gap, divisions of light tanks swarmed in, and encircled them. In a matter of days the cities of Peruvala and Lemisara were encircled, with railways being damaged by the advancing light tanks. Whilst Operation Hell's push didn't go the way it was suppose to, it was still successful in destroying Pantiyan colonial forces.

Operation Liberation
Operation Liberation was the final of the three main operations against Pantiya, it consisted of an attack from all sides, hoping to take advantage of the plains, their light tanks would speed through the countryside, taking over supply lines and starving any enemy troops who try to resist. The operation commenced immediately after Hell's push, and immediately began as a massive success, French Pantiya had almost entirely had to rely on rebel partisans, who were untrained and mostly unreliable. The rebels however, did make one significant victory during the operation. After attacking a convoy of supplies and troops, it was quickly found out that Favinatou Bopin, the main general of the frontline, was killed in the ensuing firefight. General Antu Eransoto was offered the frontline, but he denied out of risk of Pantiyan rebels growing in the south, which he was focused on putting down. Eventually, the job fell to General Yem Watibarone.

Watibarone's plan was different from Bopin's, Bopin wanted a swift and decisive victory over the French Pantiyans, Watibarone however decided to take the attack more carefully. Advances slowed down, and it was known that Dominon forces, Indian primarily, were arriving in Port Lemurien. Pantiyan forces held the lines just outside the city, with brutal fighting taking place, resulting in the deaths of over 20,000 Pantiyan soilders in these large scale battles. General Watibarone, either out of fear or strategy, decided not to advance on the city, and dug in for a siege after encircling the city completely. Had the General ordered an assault, dominion forces would not have been able to defend themselves and the city would've fallen. Watibarone's carefulness most likely cost the Kashvan the entire war. Many modern historians agree that had Port Lemurien fell, the allies might had to have seriously considered peace with the Kashvan, over a pointless invasion.

Downfall
With the decision to besiege port Lemurien, the allies had now been given a good amount of time to prepare, despite having low supplies, as the city was blockaded quickly. Daring convoys and escorts tried to get to the port, the ones that did had to float their materials to shore, with the port itself being completely destroyed. Despite this, the failure to secure the city was the turning point in the war.

Operation Guardian
The islands around Pantiya were seen as a large risk, they could easily be used as a staging ground against them, Diego Garcia was of particular interest to them. the invasions would be a corrdinated effort between Admiral Illasu Sesuagazi, and General Lasham Umbagille. To start, Kashvani marines landed on The Pearl islands, then swung around and captured Diego Garcia. Umbagille had landings done on Reunion and Mauritius, before then sending his marines into Madagascar. the Campaign immediately began to stall, and Umgaille's marines were needed elsewhere, so the frontline was abandoned after only a month of fighting.

Surprisingly, the Maldives would also be invaded by Kashvan, brutal island hopping took place before it was finally declared secure. An invasion of the Keregulen islands was planned, but abandoned due to logistics, distance, and other events occurring during this time. the Kashvani navy also used Diego Garcia as a base to preform bombings of Indian coastal cities, however these had a very little impact on the war. Operation Guardian ended with a failed invasion of India, which saw over 15,000 Kashvani marines killed. After this catastrophe, Lasham Umbagille was honorably discharged from the army.