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The '''Vader Era''' was the historical period from 1920 to 1945, following the [[Pre-Vader Era]] and preceding the [[Middenvader Era]]. It covered the adulthood of the generation later classified as the [[Vaders]]. The first nineteen years formed an interwar period, while the [[Second World War]] dominated the final six years.<ref name="timeline"/>
'''The Vader Era''' was the historical period from 1920 to 1945, following the [[Pre-Vader Era]] and preceding the [[Middenvader Era]]. It corresponded to the main adult period of the generation classified as the [[Vaders]] and included the interwar period and the [[Second World War]].<ref name="timeline-vader"/>


During the 1930s, members of the [[Noord family]], [[Paap family]], [[Van Hetten family]], [[Hoos family]] and [[Schroeter family]] entered military service or expanded existing family industries. [[Angelo van Noord]], [[Martin Paap (father)|Martin Paap]], [[Humphrey van Hetten]], [[Antonie Ronald Paap]] and [[Otto Hoos]] later served in German military formations. Family companies produced machinery or military components during the war.<ref name="family-war"/>
The period included the establishment of [[Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG]] in Liechtenstein and the wartime service of members of the Noord and Paap families. During the final years of the era, [[Jan Paap]] founded the [[Argentine Einsatz]], which became the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]] in August 1944.<ref name="van-noord-history"/><ref name="jan-tanoa"/>
 
The final phase of the era also produced institutions that continued after 1945. [[Jan Paap]] formed the [[Argentine Einsatz]] on 13 May 1944 and landed on [[Ravi-Ta]] in [[Tanoa]] on 9 August. The first houses at [[Vriendendam]] were built during the [[Battle of Arnhem]] in September 1944. The era ended in 1945 after the defeat of the Axis powers and the conclusion of the Second World War.<ref name="argentine-formation"/><ref name="vriendendam-arnhem"/><ref name="war-dates"/>
 
== Periodisation ==
The Vader Era is dated from 1920 through 1945. Its opening followed the end of the Pre-Vader Era in 1919. The year 1920 marked the beginning of the period in which the generation later called the Vaders reached adulthood and assumed military, industrial or family positions.<ref name="timeline"/>
 
The era was not defined by one government or organization. The five principal families remained separate, and [[De Vrienden]] did not yet exist. The period is instead defined by the activity of the Vader generation and by the military or industrial structures in which its members worked.
 
The end date follows the conclusion of the Second World War in 1945. The [[Middenvader Era]] began in 1946 and covered the post-war reorganization of the surviving families, companies and settlements.


== Background ==
== Background ==
The opening years of the Vader Era followed the political instability created by the [[First World War]]. European governments faced economic disruption and disputes over the post-war settlement. Germany remained under the [[Weimar Republic]] until [[Adolf Hitler]] became chancellor on 30 January 1933. The Nazi government then removed political opposition and expanded the German armed forces.<ref name="nazi-background"/>
The Vader Era began after the political and economic instability that followed the [[First World War]]. Germany remained under the [[Weimar Republic]] until [[Adolf Hitler]] became chancellor in 1933. The Nazi government subsequently removed political opposition and expanded the German armed forces.<ref name="nazi-background"/>


The expansion of German military institutions created opportunities for members of the principal families. Angelo van Noord and Martin Paap entered the Wehrmacht in 1934. Humphrey van Hetten joined the Luftwaffe in 1935, while Jan Paap entered the Wehrmacht in 1936. Antonie Ronald Paap began military training in 1938 and entered German service in September 1939.<ref name="angelo-early"/><ref name="martin-military"/><ref name="humphrey-military"/><ref name="jan-military"/><ref name="antonie-military"/>
The German military expansion affected members of families later represented among the Vaders. [[Angelo van Noord]] entered German military service in 1934, while Jan Paap joined the army in 1936.<ref name="angelo-training"/><ref name="jan-military"/>


Industrial development occurred at the same time. Ten members of the Noord family moved to [[Schaan]], [[Liechtenstein]], in 1934 and incorporated [[Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG]]. Its automobile division produced the [[Van Noord Schaan Tipo A]] from 1937 to 1939, while its military engineering division developed engines and armoured vehicle components. [[Schroeter Traktoren]], led by [[Ferdinand Schroeter]], maintained civilian and defence-oriented production before the war.<ref name="van-noord-industry"/><ref name="schroeter-industry"/>
== Chronology ==


== Chronology ==
=== 1920 ===
=== 1920 ===
* The Vader Era began after the conclusion of the [[Pre-Vader Era]] in 1919.<ref name="timeline"/>
* The Vader Era began following the end of the [[Pre-Vader Era]] in 1919.<ref name="timeline-vader"/>


=== 1933 ===
=== 1933 ===
* '''January'''
* January
** '''30 January''' – Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. The Nazi government subsequently transformed Germany into a one-party dictatorship.<ref name="nazi-background"/>
** 30 January – Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. The Nazi government subsequently dismantled the Weimar political system and established a dictatorship.<ref name="nazi-background"/>


=== 1934 ===
=== 1934 ===
* Ten members of the Noord family relocated to Schaan and founded [[Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG]].<ref name="van-noord-industry"/>
* Ten members of the [[Noord family]] moved to [[Schaan]], [[Liechtenstein]], and established [[Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG]] as the holding company for their manufacturing businesses.<ref name="van-noord-history"/>
* [[Martin Paap (father)|Martin Paap]] entered German military service.<ref name="martin-military"/>
* '''November'''
** '''1 November''' – [[Angelo van Noord]] joined the [[Wehrmacht]] and began training with Kraftfahr-Abteilung Cannstadt.<ref name="angelo-early"/>
 
=== 1935 ===
* '''March'''
** '''16 March''' – Germany reintroduced military conscription as part of its open rearmament programme.<ref name="war-background"/>
* [[Humphrey van Hetten]] moved to Germany and joined the [[Luftwaffe]].<ref name="humphrey-military"/>
* '''October'''
** '''3 October''' – The [[Kingdom of Italy]] invaded Ethiopia.<ref name="war-background"/>
 
=== 1936 ===
* '''March'''
** '''7 March''' – German forces entered the demilitarized Rhineland.<ref name="war-background"/>
* [[Jan Paap]] joined the Wehrmacht.<ref name="jan-military"/>
* '''November'''
** '''1 November''' – Germany and Italy announced the Rome–Berlin Axis.<ref name="war-background"/>
 
=== 1937 ===
* '''July'''
** '''7 July''' – Full-scale war began between Japan and China after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.<ref name="war-background"/>
* [[Automobili Van Noord Schaan]] began production of the Van Noord Schaan Tipo A.<ref name="van-noord-industry"/>
 
=== 1938 ===
* [[Antonie Ronald Paap]] entered military training in [[Cologne]] before transferring into airborne training under the Luftwaffe.<ref name="antonie-military"/>
* '''March'''
** '''11–13 March''' – Germany annexed Austria.<ref name="war-expansion"/>
* '''September'''
** '''29 September''' – The Munich Agreement transferred the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia to Germany.<ref name="war-expansion"/>


=== 1939 ===
=== 1939 ===
* '''April'''
* September
** '''7 April''' – Italy invaded Albania.<ref name="war-expansion"/>
** 1 September – [[Nazi Germany]] invaded [[Poland]], beginning the [[Second World War]] in Europe.<ref name="war-start"/>
* '''August'''
** 3 September – The [[United Kingdom]] and [[France]] declared war on Germany.<ref name="war-start"/>
** '''23 August''' – Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.<ref name="war-expansion"/>
* '''September'''
** '''1 September''' – Germany invaded Poland, beginning the Second World War in Europe. Angelo van Noord participated in the campaign with the 2. Panzer-Division.<ref name="war-outbreak"/><ref name="angelo-early"/>
** '''3 September''' – The United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany.<ref name="war-dates"/>
** [[Antonie Ronald Paap]] entered German military service and joined a [[Fallschirmjäger]] formation.<ref name="antonie-military"/>
* '''November'''
** '''30 November''' – The Soviet Union invaded Finland, beginning the Winter War.<ref name="war-outbreak"/>
* Production of the Van Noord Schaan Tipo A ended. Military engineering became the main activity of the Van Noord industrial network.<ref name="van-noord-industry"/>


=== 1940 ===
=== 1940 ===
* '''March'''
* May
** '''13 March''' – The Winter War ended.<ref name="war-outbreak"/>
** 10 May – Germany invaded the Netherlands. Angelo van Noord commanded the seizure of the railway bridge at [[Gennep]], with [[Martin Paap I]] serving under him in 4./Baulehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800.<ref name="gennep"/>
** '''29 March''' – Angelo van Noord arrived at the Abwehr training camp near Asperden and took command of 4./Baulehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800.<ref name="angelo-abwehr"/>
* November
* '''April'''
** 2 November – [[Antonius Martin Paap]] died. [[Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap]] succeeded him as [[Great Paap]].<ref name="great-paap"/>
** '''9 April''' – Germany invaded Denmark and Norway.<ref name="war-west"/>
* '''May'''
** '''10 May''' – Germany invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Angelo van Noord commanded the seizure of the railway bridge at Gennep, while Martin Paap served under him in 4./Baulehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800.<ref name="angelo-netherlands"/><ref name="martin-military"/>
** Antonie Ronald Paap fought near Rotterdam and its airfields with a Fallschirmjäger formation.<ref name="antonie-military"/>
** Otto Hoos served with the [[Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler]] during the campaign in the Netherlands, Belgium and northern France.<ref name="otto-service"/>
** '''15 May''' – The Netherlands capitulated.<ref name="war-west"/>
** '''28 May''' – Belgium capitulated.<ref name="war-west"/>
* '''June'''
** '''10 June''' – Italy entered the war against France and the United Kingdom.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/>
** '''22 June''' – France signed an armistice with Germany.<ref name="war-west"/>
** '''24 June''' – Angelo van Noord received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for the Gennep bridge operation.<ref name="angelo-netherlands"/>
* '''October'''
** '''28 October''' – Italy invaded Greece.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/>
 
=== 1941 ===
* '''April'''
** '''6 April''' – Germany invaded Yugoslavia and Greece. Otto Hoos served in the Balkan campaign with the Leibstandarte.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/><ref name="otto-service"/>
* '''May'''
** Antonie Ronald Paap fought in the [[Battle of Crete]] after his Fallschirmjäger unit was deployed to the island.<ref name="antonie-military"/>
* '''June'''
** '''22 June''' – Germany invaded the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. Otto Hoos served on the southern Eastern Front with the Leibstandarte.<ref name="war-eastern"/><ref name="otto-service"/>
* '''November'''
** '''30 November''' – Angelo van Noord became commander of the 1st battalion of Lehr-Regiment "Brandenburg" z.b.V. 800.<ref name="angelo-eastern"/>
* '''December'''
** '''7 December''' – Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and other Allied positions in the Pacific.<ref name="war-pacific"/>
** '''8 December''' – The United States declared war on Japan.<ref name="war-pacific"/>
** '''11 December''' – Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.<ref name="war-pacific"/>
 
=== 1942 ===
* Angelo van Noord commanded the 1st battalion of Lehr-Regiment "Brandenburg" on the Eastern Front. The battalion operated around Kursk, Voronezh, the Don, the Caucasus, Crimea and the Mius sector.<ref name="angelo-eastern"/>
* '''June'''
** '''3–6 June''' – The United States defeated a Japanese carrier force at the Battle of Midway.<ref name="war-pacific"/>
* '''August'''
** The Guadalcanal campaign began in the Solomon Islands.<ref name="war-pacific"/>


=== 1943 ===
=== 1943 ===
* During the recapture of an airfield on the Eastern Front, Jan Paap fought his cousin Antonie Ronald Paap. A German officer stopped the fight, and both men were reassigned.<ref name="paap-confrontation"/>
* January
* Angelo van Noord left command of the 1st battalion in March and later served with the expanding Division Brandenburg in the Balkans and Romania.<ref name="angelo-eastern"/><ref name="angelo-balkans"/>
** 6 January – Jan Paap rejected the expected Great Paap succession during a confrontation with [[Antonie Ronald Paap]] at Rzhev airfield. Martin Paap I later received preparation as the replacement heir.<ref name="jan-military"/>
* Internal disputes began among the owners of Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG. Sabotage, killings and disappearances followed between 1943 and 1945.<ref name="van-noord-collapse"/>
* Internal conflict began among the owners of Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG. Sabotage and killings continued until the company ceased operating in 1945.<ref name="van-noord-collapse"/>
* '''February'''
** '''2 February''' – The remaining German forces at Stalingrad surrendered.<ref name="war-eastern"/>
* '''May'''
** '''13 May''' – The remaining Axis forces in Tunisia surrendered.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/>
* '''July'''
** '''5 July''' – The Battle of Kursk began.<ref name="war-eastern"/>
** '''10 July''' – Allied forces invaded Sicily.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/>
** '''25 July''' – Benito Mussolini was removed from power.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/>
* '''September'''
** '''8 September''' – Italy announced an armistice with the Allies.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/>


=== 1944 ===
=== 1944 ===
* '''January–May'''
* January
** Antonie Ronald Paap fought with Fallschirmjäger forces during the [[Battle of Monte Cassino]].<ref name="antonie-military"/>
** 17 January – Jan Paap decided to desert from German military service. He travelled west through occupied Europe before reaching Argentina in May.<ref name="jan-military"/>
* Jan Paap deserted from the Eastern Front after bribing [[Georg Schäfer]] to assist his escape. He travelled through Spain before reaching Argentina.<ref name="jan-flight"/>
* May
* Martin Paap became [[Great Paap]] after Jan rejected the expected family succession and left Europe.<ref name="martin-leadership"/>
** 13 May – Jan reached [[Rada Tilly]] and founded the [[Argentine Einsatz]].<ref name="jan-tanoa"/>
* '''May'''
* July
** '''13 May''' – Jan Paap reached [[Rada Tilly]], Argentina, and formed the Argentine Einsatz. The Tanoa Einsatzgruppen later used the same date as its formal establishment date.<ref name="argentine-formation"/><ref name="tanoa-formation"/>
** 28 July – The Argentine Einsatz expedition departed from [[Comodoro Rivadavia]] for Tanoa.<ref name="jan-tanoa"/>
* '''June'''
* August
** '''6 June''' – Allied forces landed in Normandy.<ref name="war-allied"/>
** 9 August – The expedition reached [[Tanoa]] and landed on [[Ravi-Ta]]. The Argentine Einsatz was reorganized as the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]], and Jan became the first [[Führer of Tanoa]].<ref name="jan-tanoa"/>
** '''22 June''' – The Soviet Union began Operation Bagration against German Army Group Centre.<ref name="war-eastern"/>
* September
* '''August'''
** During the [[Battle of Arnhem]], houses were constructed north of Arnhem behind the German defensive position. These became the first houses of [[Vriendendam]].<ref name="vriendendam-arnhem"/>
** '''9 August''' – The Argentine Einsatz reached Tanoa and landed on Ravi-Ta. The expedition established barracks, command posts and storage areas before reorganizing as the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen.<ref name="argentine-expedition"/>
** '''25 August''' – Paris was liberated by Allied forces.<ref name="war-allied"/>
* '''September'''
** Operation Market Garden began in the Netherlands. During the Battle of Arnhem, fathers attached to an SS armoured division constructed houses north of Arnhem. These houses became the first settlement at Vriendendam.<ref name="war-allied"/><ref name="vriendendam-arnhem"/>
* The [[NSTAP]] was founded after Jan Paap's expedition reached Tanoa. It became the political organization of the new regime.<ref name="nstap-formation"/>
* '''December'''
** '''16 December''' – Germany began the Ardennes Offensive. Otto Hoos served with the Leibstandarte during the campaign.<ref name="war-collapse"/><ref name="otto-service"/>


=== 1945 ===
=== 1945 ===
* '''March'''
* May
** Angelo van Noord became staff chief with the SS-Jagdverbände under Otto Skorzeny.<ref name="angelo-final"/>
** 8 May – The German surrender came into force in western Europe. On the same day, Jan Paap authorized [[Operation Sternzug]] to obtain German rocket personnel and technical records for Tanoa.<ref name="war-end"/><ref name="jan-tanoa"/>
** Western Allied forces crossed the Rhine and advanced into Germany.<ref name="war-collapse"/>
* June
* '''April'''
** 16 June – [[Oskar Dirlewanger]] killed [[Ilie Ionuț]] in Bucharest during his attempt to seize the [[Bucharest Butchers]].<ref name="purge-ilie"/>
** '''30 April''' – Adolf Hitler died in Berlin.<ref name="war-collapse"/>
** 18–27 June – Dirlewanger assumed leadership of the Butchers and his supporters killed Ionuț family members who refused his command. The [[1945 Ionuț purge]] ended on 27 June, after which the restored [[House of Ionuț]] ceased to function.<ref name="purge-killings"/>
* '''May'''
* September
** '''7 May''' – German representatives signed the military surrender at Reims.<ref name="war-dates"/>
** 2 September – Japan signed its formal surrender, ending the Second World War.<ref name="war-end"/>
** '''8 May''' – The German surrender came into force in western Europe. Angelo van Noord destroyed his Soldbuch and obtained false documents under the name Uwe Tering.<ref name="war-dates"/><ref name="angelo-final"/>
* October
** '''9 May''' – The German surrender took effect under Soviet reckoning.<ref name="war-dates"/>
** 10 October – Jan Paap founded [[Georgetown]], which became the principal administrative centre of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen.<ref name="jan-tanoa"/>
** [[Alessandro van Noord]] fled from Schaan to Switzerland. He was the only known survivor of the ten-member Schaan branch.<ref name="van-noord-collapse"/>
* Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG ceased operating by the end of the year after the collapse of its wartime industrial network and the deaths or disappearances of most members of the Schaan branch.<ref name="van-noord-collapse"/>
* '''July'''
* The Vader Era ended at the close of 1945. The [[Middenvader Era]] began in 1946.<ref name="timeline-vader"/>
** Angelo van Noord was released by American authorities while using the name Uwe Tering.<ref name="angelo-final"/>
* '''August'''
** '''6 August''' – The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.<ref name="war-collapse"/>
** '''8 August''' – The Soviet Union declared war on Japan.<ref name="war-collapse"/>
** '''9 August''' – The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, while Soviet forces attacked Japanese-held Manchuria.<ref name="war-collapse"/>
** '''15 August''' – Japan announced its surrender.<ref name="war-dates"/>
* '''September'''
** '''2 September''' – Japan signed the formal surrender document aboard USS ''Missouri'', ending the Second World War.<ref name="war-dates"/>
* '''October'''
** '''24 October''' – The United Nations officially came into existence.<ref name="war-aftermath"/>
* Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG ceased operating by the end of the year.<ref name="van-noord-collapse"/>
* The Vader Era ended. The Middenvader Era began in 1946.<ref name="timeline"/>


== Main developments ==
== See also ==
=== Military service ===
* [[Timeline]]
Military service formed the best-documented activity of the principal families during the Vader Era. Angelo van Noord entered the Wehrmacht in 1934 and initially served in motorized reconnaissance. He transferred to the Abwehr in March 1940 and commanded the company that seized the railway bridge at Gennep during the invasion of the Netherlands. He later commanded a Brandenburg battalion on the Eastern Front, served in the Balkans and Romania, and ended the war in the SS-Jagdverbände.<ref name="angelo-early"/><ref name="angelo-abwehr"/><ref name="angelo-eastern"/><ref name="angelo-balkans"/><ref name="angelo-final"/>
* [[Pre-Vader Era]]
* [[Middenvader Era]]
* [[Vaders]]
* [[Second World War]]
* [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
* [[Vriendendam]]


Martin Paap served as an Unteroffizier in Van Noord's company during the bridge operations of 10 May 1940. He remained with the Brandenburg formation after the original battalion was expanded into a regiment.<ref name="martin-military"/>
== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="timeline-vader">"[[Timeline#Vader Era|Vader Era]]". ''Timeline''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>


Humphrey van Hetten joined the Luftwaffe in 1935 after moving from Suriname to Germany. He served in German military aviation before and during the war. He returned to Suriname after Germany's defeat.<ref name="humphrey-military"/>
<ref name="nazi-background">"[[Nazi Germany#Background|Background]]". ''Nazi Germany''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>


Antonie Ronald Paap served as a Fallschirmjäger from September 1939 until 1945. He fought in the Netherlands in 1940 and on Crete in 1941. His unit later served as ground infantry on the Eastern Front. In 1944 he fought at Monte Cassino before being captured in northern Italy after the German surrender.<ref name="antonie-military"/>
<ref name="angelo-training">"[[Angelo van Noord#Early service and training (1934–1939)|Early service and training (1934–1939)]]". ''Angelo van Noord''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>


Otto Hoos served with the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler from 1940 until 1945. His service took him through the western campaign, the Balkans and the southern Eastern Front. He later fought in Italy, Normandy, the Ardennes and Hungary.<ref name="otto-service"/>
<ref name="jan-military">"[[Jan Paap#Military service|Military service]]". ''Jan Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>


Jan Paap joined the Wehrmacht in 1936 and served in France and the Soviet Union. His confrontation with Antonie in 1943 accelerated his break with the Paap family. He deserted in 1944 and left Europe.<ref name="jan-military"/><ref name="paap-confrontation"/><ref name="jan-flight"/>
<ref name="van-noord-history">"[[Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG#History|History]]". ''Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>


=== Industry ===
<ref name="van-noord-collapse">"[[Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG#Collapse|Collapse]]". ''Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
Schroeter Traktoren entered the era as an established manufacturer under Ferdinand Schroeter. Before the war, it maintained civilian production alongside defence work. During the conflict, the company redirected production towards wartime demand and supplied reinforced chassis systems and armoured industrial components.<ref name="schroeter-industry"/><ref name="family-war"/>


The Van Noords of Schaan established a separate industrial network in Liechtenstein in 1934. Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG controlled an automobile company and a military engineering division. During the war, the engineering division supplied engines and drivetrain systems to German-aligned industrial companies through Swiss commercial routes.<ref name="van-noord-industry"/>
<ref name="war-start">"[[Second World War#War breaks out in Europe|War breaks out in Europe]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>


Disputes among the Schaan branch began in 1943. Sabotage damaged workshops, while killings and disappearances removed nine of the ten known family members. Alessandro van Noord escaped to Switzerland in May 1945, and the company ceased operating before the end of the year.<ref name="van-noord-collapse"/>
<ref name="war-end">"[[Second World War#Start and end dates|Start and end dates]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>


Van Hetten family members in Germany worked in aviation and technical programmes during the same period. The family's interest in aircraft mechanics and applied engineering became established during the Vader Era.<ref name="van-hetten-members"/>
<ref name="gennep">"[[Angelo van Noord#Operation in the Netherlands (10 May 1940)|Operation in the Netherlands (10 May 1940)]]". ''Angelo van Noord''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>


=== Paap succession and Tanoa ===
<ref name="great-paap">"[[Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap#Great Paap|Great Paap]]". ''Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
The Paap family succession divided in 1944. Jan Paap had been expected to succeed his father as Great Paap, but he rejected the position and left Europe. Martin Paap then became head of the family.<ref name="martin-leadership"/>


After reaching Rada Tilly on 13 May 1944, Jan formed the Argentine Einsatz through recruitment networks in Patagonia. The movement grew to approximately 3,400 members by August. It recruited former soldiers and technical workers for a permanent expedition outside Argentina.<ref name="argentine-formation"/>
<ref name="jan-tanoa">"[[Jan Paap#Founding of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen|Founding of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]". ''Jan Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>


The expedition landed on Ravi-Ta on 9 August. Its members established the first command and storage facilities before reorganizing as the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. The NSTAP was founded after the landing to direct political organization inside the emerging regime.<ref name="argentine-expedition"/><ref name="nstap-formation"/>
<ref name="vriendendam-arnhem">"[[Vriendendam#Battle of Arnhem|Battle of Arnhem]]". ''Vriendendam''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
 
=== Vriendendam ===
Vriendendam began during the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. After the German victory in the battle, a defensive position was established north of Arnhem. Houses were constructed behind the main fortifications for the fathers stationed there.<ref name="vriendendam-arnhem"/>
 
The houses survived the liberation of the Netherlands because they stood away from the principal defensive works. They were occupied after the war and became the base of the permanent settlement that expanded during the Middenvader Era.<ref name="vriendendam-postwar"/>
 
== End of the era ==
The military defeat of Germany ended the European structures in which most documented Vader-generation soldiers had served. Former servicemen were captured, returned to civilian life or concealed parts of their wartime records. Family companies lost access to wartime contracts, and the Schaan industrial branch collapsed.
 
The Second World War continued in Asia until 2 September 1945. Its conclusion closed the Vader Era. The post-war period shifted attention from military service to reconstruction, family succession and control of surviving property.


The Middenvader Era began in 1946. Vriendendam became a permanent settlement, while disputes over Schroeter Traktoren developed into a central family issue. Jan Paap's organization continued independently in Tanoa.
<ref name="purge-ilie">"[[1945 Ionuț purge#Killing of Ilie|Killing of Ilie]]". ''1945 Ionuț purge''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>


== See also ==
<ref name="purge-killings">"[[1945 Ionuț purge#Killings|Killings]]". ''1945 Ionuț purge''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
* [[Pre-Vader Era]]
* [[Middenvader Era]]
* [[Vriend Era]]
* [[Timeline]]
* [[Vaders]]
* [[Second World War]]
* [[Nazi Germany]]
* [[Argentine Einsatz]]
* [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
* [[Vriendendam]]
 
== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="timeline">"[[Timeline#The Vader Era (1920–1945)|The Vader Era (1920–1945)]]". ''Timeline''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="nazi-background">"[[Nazi Germany#Background|Background]]". ''Nazi Germany''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="war-dates">"[[Second World War#Start and end dates|Start and end dates]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="war-background">"[[Second World War#Background|Background]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="war-expansion">"[[Second World War#Pre-war expansion|Pre-war expansion]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="war-outbreak">"[[Second World War#War breaks out in Europe|War breaks out in Europe]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="war-west">"[[Second World War#Western Europe|Western Europe]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="war-mediterranean">"[[Second World War#Mediterranean and Africa|Mediterranean and Africa]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="war-eastern">"[[Second World War#Eastern Front|Eastern Front]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="war-pacific">"[[Second World War#War in the Pacific|War in the Pacific]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="war-allied">"[[Second World War#Allied offensives|Allied offensives]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="war-collapse">"[[Second World War#Axis collapse|Axis collapse]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="war-aftermath">"[[Second World War#Aftermath|Aftermath]]". ''Second World War''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
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[[Category:Eras]]
[[Category:Eras]]
[[Category:Vader Era]]

Latest revision as of 22:16, 20 September 2026

The Vader Era was the historical period from 1920 to 1945, following the Pre-Vader Era and preceding the Middenvader Era. It corresponded to the main adult period of the generation classified as the Vaders and included the interwar period and the Second World War.[1]

The period included the establishment of Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG in Liechtenstein and the wartime service of members of the Noord and Paap families. During the final years of the era, Jan Paap founded the Argentine Einsatz, which became the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen in August 1944.[2][3]

Background

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The Vader Era began after the political and economic instability that followed the First World War. Germany remained under the Weimar Republic until Adolf Hitler became chancellor in 1933. The Nazi government subsequently removed political opposition and expanded the German armed forces.[4]

The German military expansion affected members of families later represented among the Vaders. Angelo van Noord entered German military service in 1934, while Jan Paap joined the army in 1936.[5][6]

Chronology

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1920

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1933

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  • January
    • 30 January – Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. The Nazi government subsequently dismantled the Weimar political system and established a dictatorship.[4]

1934

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1939

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1940

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1943

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  • January
    • 6 January – Jan Paap rejected the expected Great Paap succession during a confrontation with Antonie Ronald Paap at Rzhev airfield. Martin Paap I later received preparation as the replacement heir.[6]
  • Internal conflict began among the owners of Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG. Sabotage and killings continued until the company ceased operating in 1945.[10]

1944

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  • January
    • 17 January – Jan Paap decided to desert from German military service. He travelled west through occupied Europe before reaching Argentina in May.[6]
  • May
  • July
  • August
  • September
    • During the Battle of Arnhem, houses were constructed north of Arnhem behind the German defensive position. These became the first houses of Vriendendam.[11]

1945

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  • May
    • 8 May – The German surrender came into force in western Europe. On the same day, Jan Paap authorized Operation Sternzug to obtain German rocket personnel and technical records for Tanoa.[12][3]
  • June
  • September
    • 2 September – Japan signed its formal surrender, ending the Second World War.[12]
  • October
    • 10 October – Jan Paap founded Georgetown, which became the principal administrative centre of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen.[3]
  • Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG ceased operating by the end of the year after the collapse of its wartime industrial network and the deaths or disappearances of most members of the Schaan branch.[10]
  • The Vader Era ended at the close of 1945. The Middenvader Era began in 1946.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Vader Era". Timeline. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "History". Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Founding of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen". Jan Paap. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Background". Nazi Germany. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  5. ↑ "Early service and training (1934–1939)". Angelo van Noord. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Military service". Jan Paap. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "War breaks out in Europe". Second World War. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  8. ↑ "Operation in the Netherlands (10 May 1940)". Angelo van Noord. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  9. ↑ "Great Paap". Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Collapse". Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  11. ↑ "Battle of Arnhem". Vriendendam. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Start and end dates". Second World War. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  13. ↑ "Killing of Ilie". 1945 Ionuț purge. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  14. ↑ "Killings". 1945 Ionuț purge. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
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