Equestria: World War II (1939-1941)

6TH APRIL 1940

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It was 4:30am in Canterlot, which meant it was 5:00am in the UK. Despite the early morning hour, the whole of the castle was awake, as the princesses were having an emergency conference call with the leaders of the Allied countries. The previous day, Germany had invaded the countries of Denmark and Norway. The country of Norway had still not been taken yet. However, the King of that country had been forced to flee his capital. However, Denmark had surrendered to the Germans after just 6 hours, and their country had been occupied by the Germans.

Multiple people had died, mainly military, but quite a few civilians had also died, and rumours had come that chemical weapons had also been used during the invasions. That was against the rules agreed upon by the member League of Nations countries. Chemical weapons had been banned since the end of the Great War.

The call would start soon, and the two Princesses were already heading to the conference room. Cadance would also join this call from the Crystal Empire. This time, Equestrians would also be joining the battle for Norway along with the Allied powers. The Royal Equestrian Air Force, as well as the Royal Crystal Empirean Army, would both be fighting in this. In fact, the British had consulted the Crystal Empireans specifically because their kingdom's climatic and geological conditions were similar to those of Norway.

The Princesses reached the room, where the call would take place. Celestia glanced at how much the castle had changed since Equestria had arrived on Earth. The bright electric lights and fans were everywhere, and they made the castle brighter than ever. They also could be switched on and off with the flick of a switch, so they could be turned on even in the daylight, as long as there was a constant supply of electricity.

The telephone network had also been fully set up, and the sale of telephones and such communication equipment had begun in Equestria and the Crystal Empire. The improved postal network was also fully operational now. As the Princesses sat down their seats, the new technology expert, Sparks, informed them, "Your Majesties, we will start the conference call now."

"Thank you, Spark." said Celestia, as the call began, and the voice of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain came through the telephone.

"Good morning, your Highnesses. Sorry about the early timings of this call, but it couldn't wait. Denmark has already been taken, and we cannot let Norway fall to the Germans." said Chamberlain.

"I know, Mr. Chamberlain. We cannot let the Axis powers win. It will give Discord a rise to power, and he will throw Earth into chaos. We cannot let that happen? How is the hunt for the pieces of the Destroyer of Discord going?" asked Cadance.

"As of now, we are still looking, but so far, no luck with finding any pieces of it yet, despite the large amount of source material given to us by you. So for now, the only piece found is the one that was recovered at Buckingham Palace."

"I see. They should eventually be found. No matter what, they will turn up. How is the situation in Norway right now?" asked Celestia.

"So far, relatively okay, compared to Denmark. The capital of Norway, Oslo, has still not been fully occupied yet, so troops are trying to fight off the Germans who are trying to get further into Oslo. We have sent in air support, in the form of Hurricanes, a few Spitfires, and some Wellington bombers. Some of these aircraft are being flown by Equestrian and Crystal Empirean troops."

"I see. A Royal Equestrian Air Force Hurricane squadron is also on their way. They will be additional support for your troops. What about the French?"

"The French Army and Navy will provide ground and sea support, but air support will mainly come from the Royal Air Force. The operation will begin soon to take back Norway. We can't let any more innocents die. 20 Danish people were killed in Denmark, and reports have come that 200 Germans were also killed. In Norway, close to 2,000, mostly Germans, have already died. We can't afford any more fatalities on our side."

"I know, Mr. Chamberlain. The operation begins at 7:30am local time there, right?" asked Cadance.

"Yes, it should be around 9:00am in Equestria then. We'll begin the main operation then. Hopefully, we are able to take back Norway from the Germans, and hopefully Denmark as well, if we take Norway."

"I too hope so, Mr. Chamberlain." said Celestia, as the call continued. They decided to end the call earlier than planned, as in a few hours, they would soon be back in the room, to hear the operation to take back Norway live. Celestia sighed, before heading back to her room for a quick nap. Hopefully, this operation would be successful.

--------------------------------------------------------------THE REICHSTAG, BERLIN---------------------------------------------------------------
It was a day of celebration in the Reichstag. Germany had successfully acquired a new country for themselves, and was in the midst of taking another one, rather easily at that. However, they knew that the Allies would soon interfere. Thankfully, it was a good thing that they came prepared. Pretty much half of the equipment they had deployed to Norway were from the Erweiterung program. They had deployed multiple Panzer IIIEs and Bf109Es. The Type VIIE U-boats were still in the development phase, with prototype parts beginning fabricating, and the Panzer IVE program was still in limbo as of now.

Discord was among those here at the Reichstag today. Mussolini, Hirohito, and Stalin were also here, along with Hitler. They were planning to expand the Erweiterung program, as keeping it in Germany alone would be too risky. They were planning to set up facilities for it in Italy, and also in the Okinawa Islands of Japan. This would be the expansion of the Axis empire, and hopefully, the beginning of a new world order.

As Discord, still in his alias of Möller, was chatting with his fellow generals. They were all discussing military strategies, and when a little drunk, off-the-books stuff, which also gave Discord more intel into Germany's activities, just in case Hitler wanted to betray him or something of that sort. Also, they were discussing another important topic. The capture of pony POWs. They had been wanting to capture some Equestrian or Crystal Empirean soldiers for a while now, as they wanted to study them, and extract their magic, and give the Germans superpowers.

Well, so far, none of their attempts had worked, as the pony soldiers had been so well trained, none of them had been captured. Instead, they had taken multiple Germans captive instead. That was annoying, and a large blow for the Nazi ideology, which believed that humans, that too, pure-blooded German Aryan humans, were superior than any other species. They needed some pony POWs to enforce this, and keep the Erweiterung program running.

Discord was also keeping his side of the bargain with the Axis powers, as he had stolen for them the plans of the current models of the Supermarine Spitfire, certain Royal Navy ships, some French ships, and the schematics of certain guns that the Allied militaries were using, enabling the Nazis to be one step ahead.

The dream of pony POWs would hopefully come true today, thought Discord, as he and his fellow generals chatted happily about this. They would do so. As for their new super-soldier program, their first missions had already started, and now, an enhanced spy unit had been formed, made with the E-serum. They were already beginning to plant moles in the British and French governments, and maybe one in the ENA as well.

The ENA was still a thorn in their side. Discord had planted a mole in the ENA so that they wouldn't interfere with the plans that he had for the whole world. The HNA was still no threat to them yet, so they were not even paying attention to them. They were a mere spot on their radar as of now.

As Discord laughed with the other Nazis, he thought about what he and Germany could do, if Hitler wasn't in power. Someday, Hitler would grow old, and he wouldn't be able to run the Reich anymore. Then, he would take over Germany, and use it to conquer the world. He would reveal his true form, and make Earth into a planet of chaos. That would be fun, thought Discord, as he continued chatting with his fellow Nazis.

-----------------------------------------------------------SOMEWHERE OVER DENMARK---------------------------------------------------------
It was a scary day for Mage Squadron, as they flew at 5,000 feet, through the skies of unoccupied Denmark. Their Hawker Hurricanes were good, alright, and were able to hold out against German Bf109s, but they had heard stories from some Spitfire pilots that they had encountered some Bf109s which had seemed to maneuver in strange ways, which were impossible for the planes. They also managed to keep up with the Spitfires.

That concerned the pony pilots in this group, which included Flight Lieutenant Rainbow Dash. Rainbow had only just joined an operational Hurricane squadron as a Flight Lieutenant, after being a Flying Officer for a few months. She had finally managed to make it into the pilot's seat on a fighter aircraft. This was her first mission, and she was excited to have the chance to shoot down some Bf109s.

There were only a couple of other pony pilots in her squadron, which made Rainbow feel a little isolated. At first, being a female, she was ostracized by some of the humans in Mage Squadron, but after an incident where she had saved a fellow pilot's life, she had gained their respect. As the flight of 30 Hurricanes flew over the snowy Norwegian landscape, Dash decided to call up. "This is Mage 6 here, uh, are we expecting company? I don't see any Bf109s."

"Mage 6, we will be expecting company soon. We have reports that a flight of Bf109s is coming in soon, so be prepared, we may have a dogfight on our hands... OH SHIT, THEY'RE ALREADY HERE! WEAPONS FREE!" shouted the leader of the squadron, flying Mage 1, as numerous Bf109s suddenly came into sight, flying towards them head-on. The Hurricanes instantly turned off, and began flying in random directions, as the Bf109s began firing at the Hurricanes.

These Bf109s, unfortunately for the Hurricane pilots, seemed to be the new Bf109s that the Spitfire pilots had talked about. They seemed to be totally outgunning and outflying the Hurricanes. Not surprised, considering they could keep up with a Spitfire. Rainbow Dash passed by one of the Bf109s, and she watched horrified as the Bf109 made an extremely tight and fast turn, and was soon on her tail. Dash was surprised at how the Bf109 did not break apart making such a high-G maneuver, as she tried to get out of its crosshairs.

Despite the fact that they were only 5,000 feet from the ground, Rainbow Dash pushed the stick downwards, and her Hurricane began a dive, speed accelerating as the dive continued. The Bf109 followed her, also pulling a dive, and attempting to gain on her, just a second one also began following. However, Rainbow did not pull out of the dive, despite the fact that the ground was getting closer and closer every second. At the last second, just around 700 feet from the ground, Rainbow pulled up, very sharply, and put the Hurricane into a steep climb, barely avoiding the ground.

The pilot of the first Bf109 expected this move and pulled up quickly, climbing on a dime, while the pilot of the second Bf109 was taken by surprise and was unable to pull up before smashing into the ground at high speed, probably killing him in the ensuing explosion. Rainbow now at least had a kill to boast to her name. However, so far, that was the only Bf109 that had been taken out of the fight. Of the fifteen Bf109s they had encountered, 14 were still left, and of the 30 Hurricanes, 3 had already been shot down. Thankfully, none of them had been piloted by ponies, as 10 of the Hurricanes in this squadron, including Rainbow Dash's, were piloted by ponies.

However, Rainbow Dash still had to deal with that one Bf109 that was still chasing her. She tried everything to get on its tail, but this Bf109, aside from being one of the new mystery ones, also seemed to have a very skilled pilot flying it, as this guy was still on her tail. Good thing, Rainbow wasn't in its crosshairs yet, so she had a chance against it.

As the Bf109 attempted to get Rainbow's plane in its crosshairs, Rainbow slowed her aircraft down, and got behind the Bf109 quickly, with the sudden loss of speed. She throttled up again, and just as the Bf109 entered her crosshairs, she fired a burst from her guns, just as the Bf109 attempted an emergency maneuver. That ruined the shot, but a couple of the bullets hit the Bf109's fuselage, and one even hit the tail section. However, the Bf109 kept flying, albeit not as aggressively as before.

Taking this advantage, Rainbow finished off the Bf109, firing multiple bullets at it, causing it to burst into flames, as fuel began leaking from its tanks, and the German fighter began going down. Just as Rainbow turned to fight the rest of the battle, she noticed two Hurricane coming up next to her. She knew their pilots. Both were ponies. One was piloted by an Earth pony, Golden Hearts, and the other was piloted by a unicorn, Thunder Wing. They radioed her. "Hey Rainbow, looks like you finally got a kill!" said the voice of Thunder Wing.

"Make that two. I tricked one of those German pilots into crashing earlier." replied Rainbow, smugly.

"Well, let's get back to work, we can't let you have all the fun!" said Golden Hearts, as the three Hurricanes headed back towards the fight, with renewed vigour. However, soon, they were in trouble. Five additional Bf109s had arrived, to support their comrades, and soon, the 27 remaining Hurricanes were in trouble. Golden Hearts had a Bf109 on her tail, and when Rainbow saw her in trouble, she quickly flew towards her plane. However, just as Rainbow reloaded her guns, the Bf109 got its crosshairs on Golden Harvest, and fired.

Rainbow watched in horror as the bullets shredded Golden Harvest's plane, causing to begin going down in a spiral. Thankfully, Golden Harvest ejected, and Rainbow hoped that the Germans wouldn't capture. Unfortunately, Thunder Wing also met the same fate some time later, one of his plane's wings getting shredded by another Bf109. Thankfully, more support was coming in. Some RAF Spitfires had arrived to assist them. Rainbow was happy to see the other planes, as they took over. She just hoped that Golden Harvest and Thunder Wing weren't captured, thought Rainbow, as Mage Squadron, now minus six planes, began heading back to their base, as the Spitfires dealt with the Bf109s.