Seen as an inspiring figure, he saw the coming battles as exciting and adventurous. He took part in the Saxonian military's first assault in Operation "Sonnenaufgang" against the Polania Republic's border under the command of the legendary Gunter von Duisburg. While the Saxonians anticipated an easy victory against a lightly defended border, resistance was stronger than anticipated while friendly armor was delayed, and a strong force of mechs and artillery quickly turned back the Saxony force and inflicted heavy casualties. Wilhelm began to change from this point onwards, developing an immense hatred of the enemy, particularly the Rusviet Tsardom. He saw the outsiders as savages and despaired at the immense loss of Saxonian lives.ĭuring the Christmas Truce, he considered gunning down all the Rusviets who had arrived to drink, dance, and trade gifts with their Saxony counterparts, putting him at odds with Gunter. He was later given his own command of a small force known as the Saxonian Knights. While on deployment to a less contested zone during the war, which at that point had been locked into a stalemate, a Rusviet base in Wilhelm's area began pushing artillery at a Saxony base. Blocking the assault, he and the Knights eliminated the artillery, the base, and captured a chlorine gas stockpile. He learned of a Rusviet fortress nearby and used the gas on it, breaking the stalemate and allowing the army to push further into enemy territory but infuriating Gunter. His tactics would only become more savage and reckless, and he soon stopped listening to his superior altogether. While assaulting a strategically valuable village, Wilhelm refused to wait for Gunter's support to arrive and attacked, only to get caught in an ambush and take heavy losses until Gunter came to his rescue. The older officer tried to expose what had happened to the Kaiser, but Friedrich made Gunter out to be a liar so Wilhelm (and thus the monarchy) could save face, leading to Gunter to resign in humiliation.įinally snapping once learning of the casualty numbers, he proceeded to snatch a Stormtrooper's machine pistol and gun down a number of unarmed Rusviet POWs, forcing Gunter to restrain him and knock him unconscious.
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