

After Einstein removes Hitler, meaning Nazi Germany is not in his way, Stalin finds that Europe is ripe for the picking and begins a campaign to claim the continent for the Soviet Union. In the years that followed, he began putting in motion plans for the expansion of Soviet Communism across the world. Sometime in the mid-to-late 1920s, Joseph Stalin came to power as the leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. When you kill ten million, it is a statistic."

Reasonable Authority Figure: Von Esling doesn't take offense when Stavros stomps out during a briefing, as he understands that Stavros is still grieving after his home country, Greece, fell to the Soviets.He does see the need to rein-in Einstein's enthusiasm over science on a couple of occasions, however, presumably to prevent the preceding conversations from being unintentionally derailed.

Officer and a Gentleman: Always polite and understanding.Mission Control: Briefs the Allied commander on his missions.He's also a very patient and level-headed leader to his forces. Big Good: Von Esling is the supreme commander of the Allied forces, who are resisting the nefarious Joseph Stalin and his attempted conquest of Europe.Certainly helped by the Nazis never existing in this timeline. All Germans Are Nazis: A rare subversion.His second in command is Nikos Stavros, alongside Field Commander A9, the executor of the most important battle plans. He is a responsible, dedicated commander.

A stoic, exemplary German military officer, Von Esling is the commander of the entire Allied military junta established to defeat the Soviet aggression.
