Everyone in the barracks was relieved when Hogan informed them what had gone right. General Stauffen had succeeded according to plan. The leaders of the provisional government were meeting in London with high-ranking leaders of the allies. Germany as a whole surrendered, on the condition that no division within the Oder-Neisse line occurs, except for the Saarland. Germany would cede all territory east of the Oder-Neisse line and Germany as a whole fell under occupation by the allies, as soldiers upon soldiers surrendered.
World War II had ended in Germany; Fighting was still going on in France; Petain was pretty much losing. In the meantime, tanks rolled towards all of the stalags, concentration camps, etc, liberating the prisoners. The war crimes of Nazi Germany were quite evident.

"Sir. many of the German people celebrating Hitler's downfall want a new kaiser." A colonel said to General Eisenhower. "A new…" Eisenhower reacted to this strongly. "KAISER?!" The colonel, Edward, got worried. "You can't be serious. These people want a monarchy?" Eisenhower was boiling. "Yes sir. They are chanting "Kaiser Hogan!" Over and over again. Aloysius Barton went into the hallway when he heard this.
"General Robert Hogan? Why would the people want him?" Barton questionably asked, as Hogan had just been made a full General. "Sir. Many of them have been told that he is Papa Bear, how he has done everything he could to liberate this country from the tyranny of Hitler. They want him as a leader because he is their Napoleon Bonaparte."

The Liberation of Stalag 13 by the American forces occurred with relative ease, although there was some resistance. On Klink's orders, the German guards dropped their weapons and surrendered. Colonel Klink and Sergeant Schultz themselves surrendered. It would serve as a camp for German prisoners pending the outcome of the trials that would ultimately follow. In the meantime, Hogan sealed up the tunnels with heavy concrete walls, leaving the interior effectively sealed, and he made the bunk bed entrance stop functioning, so that when it is tapped, nothing happens.
Following this, evacuations of POWs from the camp began, excluding German POWs who would be kept there for the time being. Hogan packed his things up, finally saying goodbye to the camp. Before he left the barracks, he saw to it that Klink got moved into what was Hogan's office during the duration of the war.

In the meantime, Hogan was being transported, along with the gang of his fellow prisoners who helped him with his operation, to London. In the words of Peter Newkirk, it was a "bloody hell of a job well done".

August 5, 1944, London, England

Hogan and his gang had finally arrived in London, after a long flight on the plane. The men were being processed as they were taken to the base to have physicals done on them to see how they were doing. Hogan was relieved to be finally done with the Underground missions that he carried out. He did feel a bit terrible, though, about doing what he did to those three beautiful women that worked for the Geheime Staatspolizei, known more commonly by "Gestapo". But he knew what had to be done. Regardless, the Gestapo was a corrupt organization run by a corrupt government.

"Mon Colonel, what are you thinking about at the moment?" Corporal LeBeau said to him, breaking Hogan out of his trance. Hogan looked at him, wondering what to say at this point. Hogan was going to miss doing all of the underground missions that he had done over the past few years, even if some of them were EXTREMELY dangerous.

"Well, LeBeau. I'm really gonna miss the missions we went on back at Stalag 13 in Germany, to be honest. But I'm glad the war is over. He said to LeBeau, who nodded. "I know, mon Colonel, I know." Hogan then relaxed as they arrived by truck to the base, so they could be processed in, as Stalag 13's POWs were evacuated to London. "But you should be glad, Colonel, that the war as a whole is finally over, so we no longer have to keep risking our lives so that we could bring the corrupt government down." Hogan nodded, also relieved too as Nazi Germany was an extremely corrupt regime that had to, at all costs, be destroyed.

"Welcome back to London, Colonel- I mean, General Hogan." Aloysius Barton said to Hogan, to his shock and to the shock of the others. Hogan did not really expect to make general, but he figured to at least get at least up to brigadier at the very least. "I made it to the rank of general?" Hogan was confused a bit.
"Of course! Your name was being thrown around the table, including your own men's name for promotion." He explained to Hogan. "Alright, now. There are several people in the main conference room who want to see you and your men." Hogan wondered who it could be that wanted to see him. "Whose honor do we have the presence of being in?" Hogan asked.

"Along with me, General Butler, General Patton, General Walters, Group Captain Roberts, General Roland, Air Marshal Woodhouse, General Eisenhower, and General de Gaulle. We also have a few soldiers that do the, well, transcribing of course." Hogan couldn't believe it. General Patton, General Eisenhower, and General de Gaulle were in that room. Especially Group Captain Roberts. And they were sitting in there on their debriefing!
Hogan then went into the room and began to report everything that went on during the war in Europe, most of it being the sabotage activities he took part in the underground during the war he was fighting to end. By the time it was over, Hogan felt relieved. He would be going home soon to the States. Hogan was promoted to a full General, Carter was promoted to Colonel, LeBeau was promoted to Colonel, Sgt. Kinchloe was promoted to Colonel, and Corporal Peter Newkirk was promoted to Group Captain.

Hogan intended to run for the Presidency in 1944. He wanted a chance at governing the country. However, Eisenhower would inform him of what Germans had in store for him, hearing him speaking to Group Captain Newkirk. "I figured you'd say that, General Robert E. Hogan. But..the people in Germany want you as Kaiser. As much as I hate it, too, it's their own will. They want you as their leader, as crazy as it sounds." Hogan was boiling within a minute, and he put his fists on the table. "I refuse. I will not accept the position of Emperor." Hogan said to Eisenhower.

"I admire your confidence and refusal, Hogan. But how will the people of Germany react? You helped free them from Dolfy's tyrannical reign." Hogan still wouldn't budge. "Ike, I do not intend to become Emperor, as I am the man who would not be Emperor. The first President, George Washington, was the man who would not be King." Hogan stated to Ike, direct and firm.
Hogan then walked away from Eisenhower. The people of Germany would seriously not like this, Ike said to himself in his mind. Indeed, several German civilians were outraged. Even Claus von Stauffenberg questioned Hogan's decision to not be Emperor, however he understood why Hogan refused, but hoped Hogan would change his mind.
A couple weeks would pass, and Hogan would be heading home, to his family's home in the countryside, in Indiana. It was quite a distance from Muncie, where Colonel Carter will return to open up a new drugstore once he takes the pharmaceutical exam. Hogan was going to go through with his plan. However, looking at the month it was now, Hogan began to think the plan was just outright unviable.

On August 23 of that month, Hogan knocked on the door of his family's house. Opening it was his father, General Edward H. Hogan. "Robert!" The two embraced. "Welcome home! And you're a general!" Hogan nodded, chuckling. "Yeah, father. I managed to reach the rank I desired by going out there and fighting for our country. All while from inside a Stalag." Hogan then stepped inside the house.
"Yeah, Ike told me all about it over the phone." Hogan's father said to him as Hogan sat down in a chair. "I'm glad, honestly. It shows how brave I truly am. I am going to pursue the presidency very soon, likely soon. He said to his father. "I see, son. So..turning down the offer of becoming Germany's Kaiser?" He asked his son.

"Of course, father. I don't want to be emperor. I intend to become President of the United States." He said to him, before asking his dad where his mom was. Hogan asked. She would then walk in the room, upon hearing Hogan's voice. Janet L. Hogan. "Robert! My Son!" She ran over and gave him a very tight hug. "I missed you sweetie. Welcome back!"
Hogan had by this point decided that trying for the presidency now wasn't going to work. Not one bit. He'd get destroyed. Dewey and Bricker had already been nominated for President and Vice President. Running as a third party candidate simply wasn't possible. "Thanks, mom. I missed you too. And father, I'm not gonna seriously try to run now. The Republicans already nominated their candidate." He said to the two.

"Anyways.." Hogan would yawn. "I'm gonna go hit the sack." He told the two. "I've been dusting and cleaning it for the past 2 years, Hogan." His mom told him. He thanked her and went upstairs into his room, which was across from his mother and father's bedroom. He climbed into bed and although it took a little while, he fell into a deep sleep. In the meantime, though, Hogan was being proclaimed Kaiser (Emperor) across all of Germany regardless if he wanted the position or not. He has sworn not to accept it, though.

A week passed as Hogan was out of the army at that point, having been honorably discharged. But he was surprised when one day, out of the blue, two people familiar to him showed up at the front door, knocking. Hogan would walk to the door and open it; It was very early in the morning.
"Colonel Klink! Sergeant Schultz! What are you two doing here?" Hogan would ask them both, questioning why they had come to his house. "How did you find out where I lived?" He asked them. He wondered what it was that they wanted, although he was suspicious it had to do with Hogan being declared the Kaiser across all of Germany.

"Well, you see Hogan..um…you've been declared Kaiser of Germany." Hogan nodded. "I know, I know. I do not intend to accept the position." He said in reply to the former Kommandant of Stalag 13. "That's, well..a problem, Hogan. The people think very highly of you. Many of them think you're Napoleon. Many of them think you're George Washington. If you reject them, many will hate you."
"Wilhelm," Hogan started off telling Klink. "I intend to run for the Presidency of the United States. I don't want to be a monarch. Specifically, to prove my point, I would want to be one with absolute power if I were one." These words concerned Klink, as the German people had just gotten rid of their dictator Adolf.

"Hogan..my goodness..you want to be an absolute monarch? Hogan, that's tyranny. Our people just overthrew Hitler by having him assassinated." Hogan sighed knowing that Klink was right. "I'd only want to be Emperor of any country if my power were unchecked. I'd be another King Arthur. But anyways, changing subject, Sergeant Schultz, what's the condition of your Schatze Toy Company's factory?" Hogan asked.
"Half of it…is..well, per say, destroyed from the war. It's literally in a bit of ruins. But, I'll get it running again, don't worry, Hogan. It'll become the largest in the country once more. But please, Hogan. My country needs you again. We're begging you..if anything..please..Hogan. You helped our country once..could you not do it again?"

Hogan would walk inside the house. "Wait here." Hogan said to the two. Hogan was inside the house, trying to decide what to do. His father and mother were sleeping when they'd wake up mere moments later when he walked in. "Hmm..what should I do.." Hogan said to himself. "H-hogan? You're up this early?" Hogan's father was shocked that Hogan was up at 8:30 AM in the morning.
"Yes, father. I am. The former Kommandant of Stalag 13, Wilhelm Klink, my former jailer, arrived with his former Sergeant of the Guard, Hans Schultz. Come on in, you two." Hogan told Klink and Schultz. "So, this is Wilhelm Klink, huh, Hogan? He looks a lot like his wonderful father, Edmund Klink." This surprised Wilhelm.

"You knew my father?" Klink said, surprised. "Yes, yes I did. Now, what is it that you wanted to see Hogan about?" He asked the former Kommandant. "Hogan has been proclaimed Emperor of Germany." The elder Hogan looked at his son, wondering what the younger General plans to do. Finally, feeling pressured by everyone, Hogan would speak the following words, in reply to everyone, clarifying his final decision.

"Fine, I'll do it. I accept the position of Emperor." Hogan said. Meanwhile, someone that Hogan had sent to England to stand trial for treason and attempting to sell Hogan's operation out, had just escaped prison, hours before they were supposed to be executed. They heard Hogan was proclaimed Emperor. Now they had been able to get back to the States, with their intention of becoming President. "Ah..I see, my old friend. You're becoming Emperor of the country you and me were both prisoner of."

They would settle down in Ohio, in the hopes of becoming President in 1948.