GATE: And Thus They Conquered

by AllenFierte

The anime GATE shows the journey of the Japanese forces in a new land. And I loved the show. But I always imagined that it could be much more. So, imagine for a minute, what if the GATE opened to a different time? A different place? This series of one-shots will explore the possibilities. Join me, for a journey beyond time and space. Join me, as we go beyond the GATE. More inside.

4. Ghosts of the Reich

GATE has connected to: Nazi Germany. Next stop, Blitzkrieg.

They ran. What else could they do? A surprise attack, against an unprepared enemy had, in their minds, guaranteed victory. They had expected some resistance, but not the blistering counter-attack, headed by terrifying steel monsters, that spit fire and death, and hammered their comrades into the ground.

And so they ran, the commander, the soldier, the beasts, it mattered not. In the face overwhelming force, even the bravest soldiers in the empire broke and ran.

It mattered not. On iron treads the steel juggernauts roared forward, tossing aside man and beast, tearing into them with reckless abandon. They outpaced even the fleetest of horses, each panzer stained by the blood of a thousand foes.

Over a hundred thousand of the greatest soldiers of the Empire met the armoured fangs of the Third Reich, and were torn to pieces.

And where the panzers went, the Wehrmacht followed. The sound of gunfire pierced the night, amid the thunderous sound of cannon fire. Any stragglers were cut down, their bodies added to the death toll.

Supported by multiple other divisions, Rommel carved a path through his foes. Ahead of all others, the Ghost Division thundered on. Groups of legionnaires were rent asunder by claps of thundering cannon fire. They were crushed beneath the iron juggernauts in their unstoppable blitz.

When the panzers finally reached the source of their foes, a massive stone arch, all but Rommel's Division halted. To the astonishment of everyone, his tanks continued forward into the gaping maw.

The last tank paused only to turn its gun towards the gate itself, blasting the supports to rubble before barreling on, letting the gate to collapse in on itself, leaving behind a wide-eyed public and a furious Himmler.

Based on a theoretical invasion of Nazi Germany, while Rommel was still in command of the Gespensterdivision. Rommel was one of the greatest German commanders, and his Gespensterdivision (Ghost Division), the Tank division under his command, was one of the most feared for its speed and unpredictability.