Editing Middenvader Era

'''The Middenvader Era''' was the historical period from 1946 to 1959, following the [[Vader Era]] and preceding the [[Vriend Era]]. It was a transitional period in which the older generation remained active while developments associated with the later Vriend Era began to take shape.<ref name="timeline-middenvader"/>

In the Netherlands, the period included the internal division of the [[Schroeter family]] and the development of new industry in [[Vriendendam]]. During the same years, [[Jan Paap]] consolidated the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]] and extended its control outside Tanoa.<ref name="commission-background"/><ref name="jan-rule"/>

== Background ==
The Middenvader Era began after the end of the [[Second World War]]. Within the Schroeter family, the shift from wartime production to peacetime industry increased disagreements over the ownership and future of [[Schroeter Traktoren]]. By the late 1940s, the family had divided into opposing groups around the company.<ref name="commission-background"/>

Jan Paap had established the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen in 1944 and remained [[Führer of Tanoa]] throughout the Middenvader Era. During the 1950s he created new central institutions and began extending Tanoan authority into South America.<ref name="jan-rule"/>

== Chronology ==

=== 1946 ===
* The Middenvader Era began following the end of the Vader Era in 1945.<ref name="timeline-middenvader"/>

=== 1948 ===
* October
** 28 October – [[Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap]] was convicted of war crimes. His term as [[Great Paap]] ended and [[Martin Paap I]] succeeded him.<ref name="great-paap-1948"/>

=== 1949 ===
* The first [[Middenvader Commissie]] was held in Vriendendam to address the dispute over Schroeter Traktoren. The meeting ended without a lasting agreement and formally exposed the division within the family.<ref name="first-commission"/>

=== 1950 ===
* [[Schroeter Romeo]] was formally registered in Vriendendam after [[Lourens Schroeter (father)]] and [[Lourens Schroeter]] expanded their post-war vehicle workshop into an automotive manufacturer.<ref name="schroeter-romeo"/>
* Jan Paap established the [[Oberkommando der Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]] as the central command authority of the Tanoan state.<ref name="jan-rule"/>

=== 1952 ===
* Jan Paap authorized a biological reconstruction programme intended to recreate extinct species for military use.<ref name="jan-rule"/>

=== 1953 ===
* [[Patagonia]] came under de facto control of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen.<ref name="jan-rule"/>

=== 1954 ===
* Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap was released from imprisonment and moved to Vriendendam. Later that year, he founded the [[Wehrmacht-Veteranenverein Vriendendam]] and became its first chairman.<ref name="martinus-later-life"/>

=== 1955 ===
* April
** 17 April – [[Rudolf Aziones]] ordered the [[Nakoriva massacre]] after the inhabitants of Nakoriva refused to recognize Tanoan authority. All 162 inhabitants of the village were killed.<ref name="aziones-career"/>

=== 1956 ===
* The biological reconstruction programme authorized by Jan Paap produced its first successful prototype. The programme later developed into the [[Dinosaurier-Truppen]].<ref name="jan-rule"/>

=== 1959 ===
* A second [[Middenvader Commissie]] was held after the Schroeter dispute had continued through the 1950s. The meeting broke down after members of the Schroeters-West faction walked out.<ref name="second-commission"/>
* Several days after the commission, [[Ferdinand Schroeter]] was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds.<ref name="commission-dissolution"/>
* July
** Schroeter Traktoren closed its factories and ceased operations. A formal truce prohibited the company from being re-established.<ref name="commission-dissolution"/>
* The Middenvader Era ended at the close of 1959. The [[Vriend Era]] began in 1960.<ref name="timeline-middenvader"/>

== See also ==
* [[Timeline]]
* [[Vader Era]]
* [[Vriend Era]]
* [[Middenvader Commissie]]
* [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="timeline-middenvader">"[[Timeline#Middenvader Era|Middenvader Era]]". ''Timeline''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="commission-background">"[[Middenvader Commissie#Background|Background]]". ''Middenvader Commissie''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="first-commission">"[[Middenvader Commissie#First commission (1949)|First commission (1949)]]". ''Middenvader Commissie''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="second-commission">"[[Middenvader Commissie#Second commission (1959)|Second commission (1959)]]". ''Middenvader Commissie''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="commission-dissolution">"[[Middenvader Commissie#Assassination and dissolution|Assassination and dissolution]]". ''Middenvader Commissie''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="schroeter-romeo">"[[Schroeter Romeo#History|History]]". ''Schroeter Romeo''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="great-paap-1948">"[[Martin Paap (father)#Paap family leadership|Paap family leadership]]". ''Martin Paap (father)''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="jan-rule">"[[Jan Paap#Rule as Führer|Rule as Führer]]". ''Jan Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="martinus-later-life">"[[Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap#Imprisonment and later life|Imprisonment and later life]]". ''Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="aziones-career">"[[Rudolf Aziones#Allgemeine SS career|Allgemeine SS career]]". ''Rudolf Aziones''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}

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