➢〔ᴊᴀɴᴜᴀʀʏ 2ɴᴅ, 1991, ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ〕Border Crossing 91'

"November 8th, 1989, 3 days after the declaration of war.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I hope you're both well and that everything's okay at home in Leipzig. I'm writing this letter from the barracks – we received the news this morning that my unit is being relocated to the border with West Germany. We're told it's because of the tensions following the incident earlier this month. You've probably heard about it.

I'll tell you honestly: I'm scared. I do my best not to let it show because everyone else seems so determined, but my heart pounds when I think about what could happen. We've heard a lot about how dangerous imperialist provocations are and how we must stand firm, but sometimes I wonder if I'm truly up to the task.

I want you to know, no matter what happens: I love you. I promise to be careful, and I will do everything I can to return safely. Maybe this will all be over soon, and we can write normal letters again, without soldiers having to read them.

Please write to me soon. Your words give me relief.

With love,
Your daughter
-Erika."
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BREAKING NEWS:

The New York Times

East Germany Declares War on the West; Soviet Union and Allies Back Move
ʙʏ ᴍɪᴄʜᴀᴇʟ ʀ. ɢᴏʀᴅᴏɴ, ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴏʀᴋ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ

ʙᴏɴɴ, ɴᴏᴠ. 5

ɪɴ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴇꜱᴄᴀʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ’ꜱ ʟᴏɴɢ-ꜰʀᴏᴢᴇɴ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇ, ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ ʏᴇꜱᴛᴇʀᴅᴀʏ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴇᴄʟᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴡᴀʀ ᴏɴ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇꜱ, ᴘʟᴜɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ɪᴛꜱ ɢʀᴀᴠᴇꜱᴛ ᴄʀɪꜱɪꜱ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡᴀʀ ɪɪ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄʟᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʙᴇʀʟɪɴ ʙʏ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴇʀɪᴄʜ ʜᴏɴᴇᴄᴋᴇʀ, ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ꜰᴀᴛᴀʟ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ꜱᴋɪʀᴍɪꜱʜ ɪɴ ɴᴏᴠᴇᴍʙᴇʀ 1989 ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ, ᴛʀɪɢɢᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴍɪꜱᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇʀ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴɴᴇʀ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ꜰʀᴏɴᴛɪᴇʀ, ʜᴀꜱ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ꜱᴘɪʀᴀʟᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ɢᴇᴏᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴꜰʟᴀɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ, ᴄᴢᴇᴄʜᴏꜱʟᴏᴠᴀᴋɪᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʀꜱᴀᴡ ᴘᴀᴄᴛ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴏɴ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ’ꜱ ꜱɪᴅᴇ.

ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ɴᴏᴠᴇᴍʙᴇʀ 4, 1989, ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄɪᴀʟꜱ, ᴀ ʙᴜɴᴅᴇꜱɢʀᴇɴᴢꜱᴄʜᴜᴛᴢ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ꜰɪʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴀɴ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ꜱᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ɪɴᴀᴅᴠᴇʀᴛᴇɴᴛʟʏ ꜱᴛᴇᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ. ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴜꜱᴇᴅ ʙᴏɴɴ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇʟɪʙᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɢɢʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀꜱ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴀᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪᴇꜱ, ʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜɴɪꜱʜᴍᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇʀ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ.

ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏɴɴ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴꜱɪꜱᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴛʀᴀɢɪᴄ ᴍɪꜱᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛꜱ ꜱᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴀʟʟɪᴇꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴏᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ʀᴀʟʟʏɪɴɢ ᴄʀʏ. ᴅɪᴘʟᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ ɴᴇɢᴏᴛɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀᴘꜱᴇᴅ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏꜱᴄᴏᴡ ᴀᴄᴄᴜꜱɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴛᴏ ᴏꜰ “ꜱʜɪᴇʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀɪꜱᴍ.”

ʏᴇꜱᴛᴇʀᴅᴀʏ, ɪɴ ᴀ ᴛᴇʟᴇᴠɪꜱᴇᴅ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴍʀ. ʜᴏɴᴇᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴄʟᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ “ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴛɪᴄ ʀᴇᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ɪꜱ ᴇxʜᴀᴜꜱᴛᴇᴅ” ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ “ꜱᴏᴄɪᴀʟɪꜱᴛ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴᴅ ɪᴛꜱᴇʟꜰ ʙʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ ɴᴇᴄᴇꜱꜱᴀʀʏ.”

ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ, ᴅᴇꜱᴘɪᴛᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴏᴍᴇꜱᴛɪᴄ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇꜱ, ꜱᴡɪꜰᴛʟʏ ʀᴇᴀꜰꜰɪʀᴍᴇᴅ ɪᴛꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ. ᴀ ᴋʀᴇᴍʟɪɴ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ “ᴀɴʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴅʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ.” ꜱᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇꜱ ꜱᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴘᴏʟᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴢᴇᴄʜᴏꜱʟᴏᴠᴀᴋɪᴀ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜᴇꜱᴛ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟᴇʀᴛ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʀᴍᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴜɴɪᴛꜱ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ꜰʀᴏɴᴛɪᴇʀ.

ᴄᴢᴇᴄʜᴏꜱʟᴏᴠᴀᴋɪᴀ, ᴡʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀꜱ ʙᴀᴠᴀʀɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ’ꜱ ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜᴇʀɴ ꜰʀᴏɴᴛɪᴇʀ, ᴅᴇᴄʟᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀ “ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴏʙɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ” ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ “ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇꜱ.”

ᴡᴇꜱᴛᴇʀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟɪɢᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄɪᴀʟꜱ ꜱᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ 300,000 ᴡᴀʀꜱᴀᴡ ᴘᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʀᴏᴏᴘꜱ ɪɴ ꜱᴛʀɪᴋɪɴɢ ᴅɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ɴᴀᴛᴏ ᴘᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴅᴀʏꜱ.

ɪɴ ᴡᴀꜱʜɪɴɢᴛᴏɴ, ᴘʀᴇꜱɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ɢᴇᴏʀɢᴇ ʜ. ᴡ. ʙᴜꜱʜ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇᴍɴᴇᴅ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ’ꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀꜱ “ʀᴇᴄᴋʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴊᴜꜱᴛɪꜰɪᴇᴅ,” ᴘʟᴇᴅɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇꜱ “ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴ ɪᴛꜱ ᴀʟʟɪᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀɢɢʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ.” ɴᴀᴛᴏ ᴀᴍʙᴀꜱꜱᴀᴅᴏʀꜱ ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇɴᴄʏ ꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ʙʀᴜꜱꜱᴇʟꜱ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄɪᴀʟꜱ ᴄᴏɴꜰɪʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴɢᴇɴᴄʏ ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴɴᴇʀ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀ.

ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇʟʟᴏʀ ʜᴇʟᴍᴜᴛ ᴋᴏʜʟ ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄʟᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀꜱ ᴀ “ᴛʀᴀɢɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀɪᴍɪɴᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴄɪꜱɪᴏɴ ʙʏ ᴀɴ ɪʟʟᴇɢɪᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴍᴇ ᴄʟɪɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ.” ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀꜱꜱᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴀᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ.

ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ, ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴀɴɪᴄ ʙᴜʏɪɴɢ, ᴛʀᴏᴏᴘ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɪʀ ʀᴀɪᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ꜱᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀɴɪɢʜᴛ. ɪɴ ʙᴏɴɴ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʀᴀɴᴋꜰᴜʀᴛ, ʟᴏɴɢ Qᴜᴇᴜᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛꜱɪᴅᴇ ɢʀᴏᴄᴇʀʏ ꜱᴛᴏʀᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴀꜱ ꜱᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ. ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴏʏꜱ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏʙᴀʜɴꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴀɪʀ-ʀᴀɪᴅ ꜱɪʀᴇɴꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ 1960ꜱ.

ᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴꜱ, ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴏᴘᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴄᴜʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙʀɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴄᴏɴᴄɪʟɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ɴᴏᴡ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴀʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ.

So uh... New bot, yay!! This time it's a Alternate History where the Cold War became really heated, but instead had a conventional war instead of y'know, nuking each other's asses. This was supposed to be released in 2023 but I was lazy and just didnt have the motivation, but here is! A new bot, finally.

As usual give me yk, feedback and suggestions and again, I'll keep the definitions open so you can make your own version of it, if you want to learn more about the universe here is the lorebook, https://chub.ai/lorebooks/anonymous/cold-war-border-crossing-89-5be528ddb4f0 i give you guys kiss on forehead, mwah