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[[World War II]] kicked off in 1939. Then ...
 
[[Adolf Hitler]] [http://pixhost.me/avaxhome/85/6b/00186b85_medium.jpeg was assassinated in 1941], [[Historical Villain Upgrade|Heinrich Himmler took over the chancellery, Reinhard Heydrich became Reichsführer of the SS]], [[Berlin]] was rebuilt following Albert Speer's plans and renamed Germania (much like in ''[[Fatherland (Literaturenovel)|Fatherland]]''). [[Nazi Germany|The Third Reich]] conquered [[Alternate History Wank|Western Europe and most of Africa]], launched its [[Nuclear Option|Ragnarok]] program in 1942, and [[Nuke'Em|massively nuked]] the [[The United States|USA]] and the [[United Kingdom]] [[Dramatic Irony|on may 8th 1945]]. [[Operation Blank|Operation Barbarossa]] was launched in 1944 but the forces of [[Soviet Russia Ukraine and So On|USSR]] proved to be stronger than expected and repelled the German forces. Himmler died in an accident in 1947, he was replaced by his right-hand, an ambitious yet unknown officer whose name is Zytek.
 
The story of the first album takes place in 1953. The Waffen SS and the New Teutonic Order are desperately struggling against Soviet forces in the city of Marienburg, Pomerania, the bastion of the New Teutonic Order and the last fortress on the path to Berlin. Meanwhile, Zytek follows his own agenda...
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* [[Byronic Hero]]: Joachim Stadler.
* [[The Captain]]: Ritter Germania. Not only does "Ritter" mean "knight" in German, it is also the equivalent of "captain" in the [[The Teutonic Knights|Teutonic Order]].
* [[Captain Patriotic]]: Ritter Germania. The authors conceived him as a Nazi equivalent of [[Captain America]], with [[In -Universe]] tie-in [http://web.me.com/benprieur/Les_Sculpteurs_De_Bulles/Le_Blog/Entr%C3%A9es/2012/3/10_Der_RitterGermania_gegen_sie_files/shapeimage_4.png propaganda] [[Show Within a Show|movies]] and [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cSnq1CPZc1I/T5uin73xsSI/AAAAAAAACTM/GydOxvju7m4/s1600/Strip+Ritter.jpg comic books].
* [[Cool vs. Awesome]]: Soviet mechas and Siberian berserkers Vs. Nazi mechas and new Teutonic knights.
* [[Crapsack World]]
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* [[Double Agent]]: {{spoiler|Martha Sänger}} in ''Ritter Germania''.
* [[The Dragon]]: Zytek to Himmler.
* [[Dragon Withwith an Agenda]]: Zytek, when he was Himmler's dragon.
* [[Dragon Ascendant]]: Zytek. He replaced Heinrich Himmler after the latter's accidental death in 1947.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]
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* [[The Empire]]: The Third Reich. And Japan, of course.
* [[End of an Age]]
* [[The End of the World Asas We Know It]]: At the end of the first album.
* [[Everything's Worse Withwith Bears]]: See [[The Berserker|The Berserkers]] entry above.
* [[Face Death Withwith Dignity]] / [[Go Out with a Smile]]: {{spoiler|Zytek}}.
* [[Faking the Dead]]: Zytek, during the SS assault on Berlin.
* [[Femme Fatale]]: Martha Sänger in ''Ritter Germania''.
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* [[Malevolent Masked Men]]: [http://www.canardpc.com/img/news/44356/bloc109_carre_das_p1_51592_5646.jpg These guys], combined with [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] (see below).
* [[Mega City]]: Germania
* [[Mini-Mecha]] / [[Humongous Mecha]] / [[A Mech Byby Any Other Name]]: [http://www.bdgest.com/images/news/Block109%20ex%20libris%202.jpg German Panzermensch vs Soviet Walkers].
* [[Nazi Nobleman]]: Heydrich.
* [[Nazi Protagonist]]: The whole series focuses on Nazi Germany's side of the war.
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* [[La Résistance]]: The USR Force. They are basically [[Badass Biker|Badass Bikers]] in the wastelands the US have become.
* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: Joachim Stadler.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The title of ''New York 1947'' is based on ''New York 1997'', the French title of ''[[Escape Fromfrom New York]]''. Not to mention the collapsed [[Statue of Liberty]] on the album's cover.
** [http://www.geek-art.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Ronan_Toulhoat_Block109_5.jpg This scene?] ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]''.
** There are many shout outs to ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' and ''[[Platoon]]'' in the album ''Opération Soleil de Plomb''. Belgian Congo is basically Germany's Vietnam in this universe, even though they conquered Africa at the end.
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* [[War Is Hell]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Zytek.
* [[We Will Wear Armor in Thethe Future]]: The New Teutonic Order, and Ritter Germania.
* [[X Meets Y]]:
** ''Block 109'': ''[[Fatherland (Literaturenovel)|Fatherland]]'' meets ''[[Fallout]]'' meets ''[[Resident Evil]]''.
** ''Opération Soleil de Plomb'': ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' meets ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' and ''[[Platoon]]''.
** ''New York 1947'': ''[[Escape Fromfrom New York]]'' meets ''[[Resident Evil]]''.
** ''Ritter Germania'': ''[[Fatherland (Literaturenovel)|Fatherland]]'' meets ''[[Captain America]]'' meets ''[[Watchmen]]'' and ''[[V for Vendetta]]''.
 
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