The year is 1924, Adolf Hitler is in jail, the Second Greek Republic is being formed, and in ice-y Greenland, a Coup D'état is occurring! Tired of Danish rule, Inuit people's rose against the Danes, with help from American troops, The Inuit's, believing the American's were there to help, forced the Danish Government to leave the land in 39 hours, with nothing but feeling their pride and patriotism trampled. The Inuit's were soon celebrating, and just as soon as a free Inuit country was to be declared... it soon fell to a roadblock. The Americans gave them two options; first, leave, and move to Canada, or die.
You see, the man running the crew was Samuel McRoberts, an American businessman turned U.S General. He controlled the US Reserve forces, and after gathering men, set to plot. The Greenland Plot, as it would soon be known, encompassed three men. McRoberts, Robert Peary and Billy Mitchell. Another individual, who was not discovered to be apart of the plot, was Senator John Knight Shields, a Senator from the State of Tennessee.
After the offer was made, the Inuits, after staring down the barrels of M1903 Springfield's and seeing the bullets themselves, many choose to leave. A few stubborn folk made to rise, but, just as the Americans said they would, 209 men died in the ensuing massacre, and with it, Inuit Greenland faded, the battered men and women and children left on what barges remained, many fleeing to Canada.
Within the following weeks the men who took part in the plot were immediately called in for a Court Marshal, but soon after they were pardoned, with McRoberts and Mitchell being merely given an Honorable Discharge. Many European countries called out the Incident, as Barbaric, but just like so many other massacres of native populations, was soon forgotten.
Soon after, the Territory of Greenland was created, Americans moved in and life continued onward. by 1941 The Population had skyrocketed. from the 19,000 population at the time of the Greenland Plot, the population had reached 51,697 moving into Greenland's history during The Second World War.
In 1942, Greenland suffered what is known in history as Operation: Nordlichter, otherwise known as the Nazi Invasion of Greenland. The Operation began at 9:00 AM, when the German Battleship Tirpitz, alongside several other ships bombarded the city of Frihedshjem, killing many civilians, including Karl Nørgaard, the cities founder and the Mayor at his last moments. German troops soon came ashore, and half of Island was under the Swastika. Within a month, US Forces under Omar Bradley, had been pinned. But not for long.
The German troops, unused to the dangerous weather of Greenland, soon suffered from the bitter cold, and with armed civilians rising, Omar Bradley did the unthinkable. in a three-day-operation, Omar Bradley led what became the Long Night, where the US Army forced Germany back to the borders of the city of Frihedshjem, where it became one of World War Two's defining moments. The Battle of the Dawn.
The two day battle was vigorous, both sides gaining ground, merely to loose it. Germany had an Advantage, as the Tirpitz would on the occasion, fire death and destruction at the American Lines. Omar Bradley himself would suffer from the bombardment, having to amputate his left pinky after shrapnel ruined his left hand, an injury he would always remember. When the Battle became apparent that it was favoring the Germans, American lines began to break, but while all else failed, one group turned the tides for the American lines.
Lieutenant Kain Paul-Lynch, followed by fellow soldiers Frederick Hansen and Ezekia Smith had accidentally been captured by Germans, who had decided to capture them for some odd reason. perhaps gloating rights, or merely information, it was unknown why the Germans captured three African-American soldiers, as many times they were merely outright executed for their race. However, after being dragged to the belly of the ship, Frederick Hansen had killed the two German guards, and incapacitated a third, before seizing their weapons.
The three fought down the Tirpitz, where they had been taken, before finally, the three came to the helm of the ship. They had taken over the helm, killing all in the room, before they barred the doors, and drove the ship straight into the port. The crash caused the ship to slam to it's left side, throwing many their death, some even being crushed. with naught but a few cracked ribs, the triumvirate, which had brought down a titan, escaped from the ship, but not before they had been trapped on Shields Street. Paul-Lynch, the leader of the motley crew, stayed behind, allowing the two to escape through the back of a shop that had not been flattened by artillery.
Back at the American lines, Omar Bradley ordered a full on frontal assault, as many soldiers felt emboldened by the fall of the Tirpitz, which had claimed many lives. Within thirteen hours the city was back in American Hands, and the body of Paul-Lynch was discovered. His Commander, a man named Edward Almond insulted him, unluckily for him, Omar Bradley had heard, and short there after, was stationed in the Reserves. in 1972, he was interviewed by the local news paper of his home town, and when asked about Paul-Lynch he had thus to say of him; "He was a lazy no-good nigger, who was probably sleeping when killed.".
After the Invasion of Greenland had ended, the 92nd would later participate in the Invasion of Normandy, where Ezekia Smith would die. out of the Three Heroes of Frihedshjem, only Frederick Hansen would survive the war, with Hansen moving to Greenland in 1948, dying in 1998, at the age of 75.
After the war, Greenland would see a quick Reconstruction, and a revival of its population, with the 50's being exceptionally kind to Greenland. Later, in 1986, Greenland would finally become a state, with it's capital, Frihedshjem.
In the Modern day, Greenland is a state with a population of 1,789,491 and being a relatively Republican state. Two state sports teams, the Greenland Bears, and NFL team and the Frihedshjem Fighters, a NBA team. There are several Soccer teams in the state.
There are currently two Independent Movements in Greenland, The Inuit Independence League, a group attempting a Peaceful Independence, which has 3,408 follows, and the Greenlandic Inuit Freedom Force, a terrorist Cell in Greenland, Responsible for the Assassination of President Wilhelm Frye Lowry, the 45th President, as he was visiting his childhood home.
A map of major cities in Greenland, where the majority of people live.
The State flag of Greenland. Adopted at the conception of the State.
American Flag adopted upon the Statehood of Greenland