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| image = Rim Worlds Republic logo.png
 
| Founded = [[2779]]<ref name="FSWp100"/>
 
| Founded = [[2779]]<ref name="FSWp100"/>
 
| Dissolved = [[2802]]<ref name="FSWp100"/>
 
| Dissolved = [[2802]]<ref name="FSWp100"/>
| capital = [[Finmark]]
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| capital = [[Finmark (system)|Finmark]]
| systems = 6 (c. [[2786]])
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| systems = c. [[2792]], 6
 
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| language = Greek
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| Head of State = [[First Consul of the Republic|First Consul]]
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| Head of State = [[First Consul of the Republic|First Consul]] (pre-[[Reunification War|reunification]]),
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[[President of the Republic|President]] (post-[[Reunification War|reunification]])
 
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Formed after the fall of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]], the '''Finmark Free Republic''' was a rising periphery power that became another casualty of the [[First Succession War]].
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Between 2779 and 2782 Finmark created a government modeled on the early Rim Worlds system and managed to pull together a defense force comprised largely of fresh recruits and orphaned elements of the [[SLDF]] and the former [[Rim Worlds Army]]; these forces mustered a strength of almost two [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s, a similar number of [[aerospace fighter]]s, and enough armor and infantry units for each world in the Republic to have approximately two regiments of mixed armor and infantry each.<ref name="FSWp100"/>
 
Between 2779 and 2782 Finmark created a government modeled on the early Rim Worlds system and managed to pull together a defense force comprised largely of fresh recruits and orphaned elements of the [[SLDF]] and the former [[Rim Worlds Army]]; these forces mustered a strength of almost two [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s, a similar number of [[aerospace fighter]]s, and enough armor and infantry units for each world in the Republic to have approximately two regiments of mixed armor and infantry each.<ref name="FSWp100"/>
  
Finmark's influence continued to grow, with systems as far away as [[Inner Surge]] and [[Port Vail]] receiving some form of defensive support from Finmark by the late 2780s as the government worked on rebuilding as much of the former Finmark Province as possible; the government also worked to restore the orbital shipyards above Finmark, with the shipyards nearing fully operational status by the late 2780s. Unfortunately for the nascent interstellar state - and particularly the inhabitants of Finmark - the increasing savagery of the [[First Succession War]] combined with Finmark's growing strength attracted predatory attention from the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="FSWp100"/>
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Finmark's influence continued to grow, with systems as far way as [[Inner Surge]] and [[Port Vail]] receiving some form of defensive support from Finmark by the late 2780s as the government worked on rebuilding as much of the former Finmark Province as possible; the government also worked to restore the orbital shipyards above Finmark, with the shipyards nearing fully-operational status by the late 2780s. Unfortunately for the nascent interstellar state - and particularly the inhabitants of Finmark - the increasing savagery of the [[First Succession War]] combined with Finmark's growing strength attracted predatory attention from the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="FSWp100"/>
  
 
With the Lyran Commonwealth reeling from the death of [[Archon]] [[Jennifer Steiner]], the loss of huge amounts of industrial infrastructure to destructive raids and invasions and a significant shakeup of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] imposed by Archon [[Richard Steiner (29th c.)|Richard Steiner]], Richard Steiner chose to respond to [[LIC]] reports on the remnants of the former Rim Worlds Republic by redeploying the bulk of his [[WarShip]]s assigned to the [[Periphery]], shoring up defenses on the borders with the [[Draconis Combine]] and [[Free Worlds League]]. However, in addition to the general withdrawal of Lyran WarShips from the Periphery border, Richard also directed a squadron of corvettes to strike at Finmark, deemed the sole military threat remaining among the former unclaimed Republic worlds.<ref name="FSWp67">''First Succession War'', p. 67: "The Fist of Defiance: Steiner's Campaigns"</ref>
 
With the Lyran Commonwealth reeling from the death of [[Archon]] [[Jennifer Steiner]], the loss of huge amounts of industrial infrastructure to destructive raids and invasions and a significant shakeup of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] imposed by Archon [[Richard Steiner (29th c.)|Richard Steiner]], Richard Steiner chose to respond to [[LIC]] reports on the remnants of the former Rim Worlds Republic by redeploying the bulk of his [[WarShip]]s assigned to the [[Periphery]], shoring up defenses on the borders with the [[Draconis Combine]] and [[Free Worlds League]]. However, in addition to the general withdrawal of Lyran WarShips from the Periphery border, Richard also directed a squadron of corvettes to strike at Finmark, deemed the sole military threat remaining among the former unclaimed Republic worlds.<ref name="FSWp67">''First Succession War'', p. 67: "The Fist of Defiance: Steiner's Campaigns"</ref>
  
Whilst General [[Paul Steiner]] advocated conquering Finmark, Richard had other plans. [[Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE]] - "Shark Fin Soup" - was drawn up; HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE called for the capture or crippling of Finmark's jump stations and the shipyards. Rather than conquer the planet, Richard had his forces equipped with strategic nuclear weapons and issued explicit instructions that any potential strategic threats to the Commonwealth were to be neutralized with extreme prejudice should the local defenders prove too challenging. Claiming more worlds in the Periphery using ground forces was neither practical nor expedient, according to Richard's thinking, whilst the other Successor States posed more of a threat.<ref name="FSWp67"/>
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Whilst General [[Paul Steiner]] advocated conquering Finmark, Richard had other plans. [[Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE]] - "Shark Fin Soup" - was drawn up; HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE called for the capture or crippling of Finmark's jump stations and the shipyards. Rather than conquer the planet, Richard had his forces equipped with strategic nuclear weapons and issued explicit instructions that any potential strategic threats to the Commonwealth were to be neutralized with extreme prejudice should the local defenders prove too challenging. Claiming more worlds in the Periphery using ground forces was neither practical or expedient, according to Richard's thinking, whilst the other Successor States posed more of a threat.<ref name="FSWp67"/>
  
Under the command of [[Kommodore]] [[Gustav Sharae]], the Lyran task force, consisting of half a dozen ''[[Leopard CV]]''-class [[DropShip]]s, four ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class DropShips fully loaded with marines and a squadron of six corvettes, conducted Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE. Of the six corvettes, two were ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent-39s]]'', the [[Potsdam|LCS ''Potsdam'']] and [[Ulm (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|LCS ''Ulm'']], while the remaining four were all ''[[Mako]]s'', including the [[Hadrian|LCS ''Hadrian'']] and Sharae's flagship, the [[Constantius|LCS ''Constantius'']].<ref name="FSWp68">''First Succession War'', pp. 68–69: "Shark Fin Soup"</ref>
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Under the command of [[Kommodore]] [[Gustav Sharae]], the Lyran task force, consisting of half a dozen ''[[Leopard CV]]''-class [[DropShip]]s, four ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''-class DropShips fully-loaded with marines and a squadron of six corvettes, conducted Operation HAIFISCHFLOSSENSUPPE. Of the six corvettes, two were ''[[Vincent|Vincent-39s]]'', the [[Potsdam|LCS ''Potsdam'']] and [[Ulm (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|LCS ''Ulm'']], while the remaining four were all ''[[Mako]]''s, including the [[Hadrian|LCS ''Hadrian'']] and Sharae's flagship, the [[Constantius|LCS ''Constantius'']].<ref name="FSWp68">''First Succession War'', pp. 68–69: "Shark Fin Soup"</ref>
  
The task force jumped into the Finmark system at the zenith jump point via the [[Dijonne]] system in [[2792]], facing only light resistance at the [[recharge station]] from a single pirate-rigged ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class DropShip stationed there. Sharae then delivered an ultimatum to the Finmark government, stating that the Commonwealth was going to seize the Roe Weapon Systems shipyards in the interests of "interstellar security," and that any resistance from Finmark would be met with maximum force.<ref name="FSWp68"/>
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The task force jumped into the Finmark system at the zenith jump point via the [[Dijonne]] system in [[2792]], facing only light resistance at the [[recharge station]] from a single pirate-rigged ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class DropShip stationed there. Sharae then delivered an ultimatum to the Finmark government, stating that the Commonwealth was going to seize the Roe Weapon Systems shipyards in the interests of "interstellar security", and that any resistance from Finmark would be met with maximum force.<ref name="FSWp68"/>
  
The Finmark government made contact with Sharae while the task force was burning towards the planet, stating that they wished to arrange a diplomatic agreement and desired to avoid trouble with the Lyran Commonwealth; whilst unhappy with losing their single largest source of income, the Finmark government appeared to accept that they didn't have the strength to take on the LCAF. The shipyards had only been restored to working order in [[2790]], and while some of those under Sharae's command were suspicious that they were being led into a trap, but the task force was confident that there would be no any active WarShips to oppose their own WarShip squadrons, particularly given the intelligence reports indicating that the SLDF had already salvaged the bulk of any useful military resources from Finmark.<ref name="FSWp68"/>
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The Finmark government made contact with Share while the task force was burning towards the planet, stating that they wished to arrange a diplomatic agreement and desired to avoid trouble with the Lyran Commonwealth; whilst unhappy with losing their single largest source of income, the Finmark government appeared to accept that they didn't have the strength to take on the LCAF. The shipyards had only been restored to working order in [[2790]], and while some of those under Sharae's command were suspicious that they were being led into a trap, but the task force was confident that there would be no any active WarShips to oppose their own WarShip squadrons, particularly given the intelligence reports indicating that the SLDF had already salvaged the bulk of any useful military resources from Finmark.<ref name="FSWp68"/>
  
 
After two days of negotiation with the Finmark government, Sharae was confident that he had negotiated the government's surrender; Sharae dictated that the shipyards be left with all bays open to confirm that there were no hidden threats, and when the task force approached the shipyards, that appeared to be the case. Sharae ordered two ''Furies'' to approach and secure the shipyards, escorted by a pair of the ''Leopard CVs'', the ''Potsdam'' and the ''Ulm''. While the rest of the task force maintained overwatch, intent on spotting any sign of hostile forces emerging from either the far side of the shipyards or from behind Finmark's moon, the marines boarded the shipyard without encountering any resistance - and then a nuclear weapon concealed within the shipyards was detonated.<ref name="FSWp68"/>
 
After two days of negotiation with the Finmark government, Sharae was confident that he had negotiated the government's surrender; Sharae dictated that the shipyards be left with all bays open to confirm that there were no hidden threats, and when the task force approached the shipyards, that appeared to be the case. Sharae ordered two ''Furies'' to approach and secure the shipyards, escorted by a pair of the ''Leopard CVs'', the ''Potsdam'' and the ''Ulm''. While the rest of the task force maintained overwatch, intent on spotting any sign of hostile forces emerging from either the far side of the shipyards or from behind Finmark's moon, the marines boarded the shipyard without encountering any resistance - and then a nuclear weapon concealed within the shipyards was detonated.<ref name="FSWp68"/>
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With the loss of Finmark, the Finmark Free Republic collapsed over the next decade.<ref name="FSWp100"/>
 
With the loss of Finmark, the Finmark Free Republic collapsed over the next decade.<ref name="FSWp100"/>
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==Society==
 
==Society==
The government was patterned using the early Rim Worlds Republic as a base.<ref name="FSWp100"/>
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==Rulers==
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==Maps==
 
==Maps==
===Finmark Free Republic - 2786===
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===Rim Worlds Republic===
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===Provinces===
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<gallery>
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File:Rim_Worlds_Republic_-_Finmark_Province_2571.png|Finmark Province, 2571
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Finmark_Free_Republic_-_2786.png
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File:Rim_Worlds_Republic_-_Finmark_Province_2750.png|Finmark Province, 2750
 
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==References==
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
 
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==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
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* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
  
[[Category:Nation States|Finmark Free Republic]]
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[[Category:Nation States|Rim Worlds Republic]]
[[Category:Finmark Free Republic Related Categories]]
 

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