E48 - The Occupation of Fezzan

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SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[01:42] Na
    The fleet led by Galactic Imperial Navy
    High Admiral Wolfgang Mittermeyer
[01:47] Na
    departed the capital Odin for the
    Iserlohn Corridor... or so it appeared.
[02:04] EnsignA
    Something's not right.
[02:06] EnsignA
    Don't you think so?
[02:08] EnsignB
    Yeah. It's obvious the fleet isn't
    heading for the Iserlohn Corridor.
[02:13] EnsignA
    You noticed that, too?
[02:15] EnsignB
    It's heading in a different direction from
    Iserlohn and outside Imperial territory.
[02:19] EnsignB
    That can only mean one thing.
[02:21] EnsignA
    You mean...
[02:23] EnsignD
    There's a notice from
    High Admiral Wolfgang to all fleets!
[02:37] Wolfgang
    Our destination is not
    the Iserlohn Corridor.
[02:42] Wolfgang
    It is the Fezzan Corridor.
[02:45] Wolfgang
    Our ultimate objective, of course,
    is not to stop at Fezzan,
[02:51] Wolfgang
    but to use it as a rear base for
    our passage through the corridor
[02:55] Wolfgang
    and subdue the insurgents calling
    themselves the Free Planets Alliance,
[02:59] Wolfgang
    putting an end to the war that has
    divided humanity for centuries.
[03:04] Wolfgang
    That is the goal of this expedition.
[03:08] Wolfgang
    We are not here simply to fight and conquer,
[03:13] Wolfgang
    but to turn a new page in the book of history.
[03:17] Wolfgang
    Of course, achieving this
    goal will not be easy.
[03:21] Wolfgang
    The Alliance territory is vast,
[03:23] Wolfgang
    and their military boasts a great number
    of troops and brilliant leaders.
[03:28] Wolfgang
    But by taking control
    of the Fezzan Corridor,
[03:32] Wolfgang
    we can give ourselves an
    overwhelming advantage.
[03:37] Wolfgang
    I know I can expect all
    of you to fight bravely.
[03:44] EnsignA
    This will change history!
[03:46] EnsignB
    Yeah. I never even dreamed
    I'd live to see the day.
[03:52] EnsignB
    I thought we'd just keep serving
    the nobility to stay alive,
[03:55] EnsignB
    only to die in a battle we
    had no hope of winning.
[04:00] EnsignB
    But now, under Fleet Admiral Lohengramm,
[04:03] EnsignB
    we get to fight in the battle
    to unify the universe.
[04:06] EnsignB
    I couldn't be more proud!
SIGN    Episode 48
SIGN    The Occupation of Fezzan
[04:23] OperatorB
    Gravitational anomaly
    detected in the corridor!
[04:25] OperatorB
    What are these numbers?!
[04:33] OperatorB
    That was dangerous, damn it!
    Who the hell is that?!
[04:37] Bomel
    This is...
[04:39] Bomel
    Contact Central Space Port Control!
[04:42] OperatorA
    Transmission failed!
    They're jamming our comms!
[04:45] Bomel
    Break off course! Get us out
    of here before they take us!
[04:49] OperatorA/B
    Right!
[05:01] A
    What's that?
[05:02] B
    It's kind of pretty.
[05:06] Julian
    It's started. Just like the admiral said.
[05:13] ControllerB
    Descending merchant ship Leonov, please 
    proceed along Central Space Port invasion route B.
[05:13] ControllerA
    It's the Galactic Empire!
SIGN    Fezzan Central Space Port Control Station
[05:15] ControllerA
    The fleet that just appeared in our
    orbit is from the Galactic Empire!
[05:18] ControllerB
    Slavyanka en route through sector 12, stand by 
    until you receive orders from Kapustin in sector 17.
[05:19] Control Center Chief
    What?!
[05:20] ControllerA
    This is the Fezzan Central
    Space Port Control Station.
[05:22] ControllerA
    Message to the Imperial fleet in our orbit:
[05:26] ControllerA
    Please comply with all orders from control!
[05:30] ControllerA
    This is a demilitarized zone.
[05:32] ControllerA
    Intrusion by military vessels will be
    penalized for violation of the law.
[05:36] ControllerA
    You are ordered to comply!
[05:43] ControllerA
    Warning! This is a demilitarized zone!
[05:44] ControllerB
    The Imperial fleet is descending!
[05:46] ControllerA
    Intrusion by military vessels will be
    penalized for violation of the law!
[05:46] Control Center Chief
    Contact the leader's office!
[05:49] Control Center Chief
    Fezzan was supposed to be a neutral state...
[05:53] Control Center Chief
    How did we not know about
    this until it happened?
[06:10] C
    Sorry! Outta my way!
[06:14] Wolfgang
    Once again...
[06:17] Wolfgang
    There are four targets in this
    first stage of subjugation.
[06:20] Wolfgang
    The Central Space Port Control Station,
[06:22] Wolfgang
    the Navigation Bureau,
[06:24] Wolfgang
    the Dominion leader's office,
[06:26] Wolfgang
    and the Alliance commissioner's office.
[06:28] Wolfgang
    We will rapidly subdue these four locations
[06:31] Wolfgang
    and take control of the backbone of Fezzan!
[06:35] Marinesk
    I can't find the outstanding
    account vouchers!
[06:38] Marinesk
    Hey!
[06:39] Marinesk
    Take the second set of
    books and get out of here!
[07:14] Wolfgang
    There is one thing I want you to keep in
    mind while carrying out this objective.
SIGN    Fezzan Dominion Leader's Office
[07:19] Wolfgang
    This order is absolute.
[07:23] Wolfgang
    Any who cause harm to civilians
    or engage in looting
[07:28] Wolfgang
    will be executed by firing squad
    following a summary trial.
[07:32] Wolfgang
    Know that Wolfgang Mittermeyer
    does not go back on his word.
[07:36] Wolfgang
    Anyone who sullies the
    honor of the Imperial Navy
[07:39] Wolfgang
    will receive punishment
    befitting their crime.
[07:42] Wolfgang
    Remember this.
[07:45] Wolfgang
    Also...
[07:47] Wolfgang
    What happened to the Empire's
    commissioner for Fezzan?
[07:50] Droysen
    Well... there are concerns that he may be
    attacked by rioting locals,
[07:56] Droysen
    so we were asked to provide
    an escort force for him.
[07:59] Wolfgang
    Making demands of us the moment we arrive?
[08:03] Wolfgang
    All right, then.
[08:05] Wolfgang
    Send him a battalion from our landing force.
[08:08] Wolfgang
    If he's too scared to walk the streets,
[08:10] Wolfgang
    he can hardly be expected
    to come and greet us.
[08:14] Louis
    Setup complete.
[08:16] Julian
    Here, too.
[08:18] Henslow
    What do we do now?
[08:20] Henslow
    Don't you have some idea?! 
    I need you to have something!
[08:25] Julian
    Let's get going for now.
[08:28] SoldierA
    Team 1 in position.
[08:30] SoldierB
    Team 2 in position.
[08:32] SoldierC
    Thermal images detected.
[08:34] SoldierC
    There are at least three people inside.
[08:37] Glaeser
    Begin infiltration.
[08:45] SoldierA
    It came from the roof!
[08:47] Glaeser
    Subdue them.
[09:03] SoldierA
    There's no one here.
[09:05] SoldierB
    The three thermal images were a bluff.
[09:07] SoldierB
    And the shots from the roof came from simple
    turrets made by attaching sensors to rifles.
[09:14] Glaeser
    They were buying time, and we helped them.
[09:17] Glaeser
    And the data from the commissioner's office?
[09:19] Soldierb
    We can't find it.
    They've already wiped everything.
[09:24] Glaeser
    I guess they have some talented personnel
    outside of Yang's fleet at Iserlohn, too.
[09:34] Rupert
    The Central Space Port has already
    been occupied by the Imperial Navy.
[09:40] Rupert
    Are you listening, Landesherr?
[09:44] Rubinsky
    Yes.
[09:45] Rupert
    It appears Fezzan's last day
    is now within arm's reach.
[09:51] Rupert
    Soon enough, Boltik will come barging in,
    backed by the might of the Imperial Navy,
[09:56] Rupert
    to steal your position and assume
    power far greater than he can handle.
[10:05] Rupert
    Your time is over.
[10:07] Rubinsky
    Are you giving me your personal
    guarantee that my time is over?
[10:13] Rupert
    As far as that goes, I am of
    the same opinion as Boltik.
[10:17] Rupert
    If an actor occupies the stage
    too long after his part is over,
[10:22] Rupert
    he becomes a nuisance to
    those who come after.
[10:24] Rupert
    I would appreciate it if you
    would make your exit with haste.
[10:28] Rubinsky
    You agree with Duke Lohengramm,
    then, with regard to the opinion
[10:32] Rubinsky
    that I am more unmanageable than Boltik?
[10:36] Rubinsky
    I suppose I should be honored.
[10:39] Rupert
    You can try to glorify
    yourself all you want.
[10:42] Rupert
    I don't give a damn what you say.
[10:52] Rubinsky
    I see how it is.
[10:54] Rubinsky
    You bare your fangs the moment
    an opportunity arises.
[10:57] Rubinsky
    Well, I can't say you aren't
    quick to seize an opportunity,
[11:01] Rubinsky
    but don't you think you're
    making it a bit obvious?
[11:04] Rupert
    If I know I'll be given the
    chance to make a correction,
[11:07] Rupert
    there's no need to hesitate
    on changing the initial plan.
[11:11] Rupert
    That's my opinion, Landesherr.
[11:15] Rubinsky
    Still, there's no need to get your
    own hands dirty, is there, Rupert?
[11:23] Rupert
    If I'm going to become Fezzan's leader,
[11:25] Rupert
    you're in my way regardless.
[11:28] Rupert
    Because you're the kind of man who can't stay
    alive if you're not stabbing others in the back.
[11:34] Rubinsky
    But you know, Rupert...
[11:36] Rupert
    Keep my name out of your mouth!
[11:40] Rubinsky
    I am your father.
[11:43] Rubinsky
    I should be allowed to call
    you by your first name.
[11:46] Rupert
    My father?!
[11:49] Rupert
    Let me tell you what a father is!
[11:56] Rupert
    No. Enough talk.
[12:14] Rubinsky
    This is something we haven't sold to
    either the Empire or the Alliance yet.
[12:18] Rubinsky
    It's called optical camouflage.
[12:23] Rubinsky
    I knew you wanted to kill me.
[12:27] Rubinsky
    I also knew why you came here tonight.
[12:30] Rubinsky
    That's why I had these ready.
[12:34] Rupert
    How... did you know?
[12:38] Dominique
    I'm sorry.
[12:40] Rupert
    You... bitch!
[12:43] Rubinsky
    The bad parts of you are
    too similar to my own.
[12:46] Rubinsky
    If you were a bit less ambitious and greedy,
[12:49] Rubinsky
    perhaps I could have entrusted my
    position and authority to you one day.
[12:55] Rubinsky
    You may have known everything,
[12:57] Rubinsky
    but you didn't know how to wait
    until the time was right.
[13:02] Rupert
    I never wanted you to
    entrust me with anything.
[13:11] Rupert
    I'm going to steal it from you.
[13:13] Rupert
    I'll take away everything you have.
    That's the decision I made.
[13:17] Rupert
    I won't let you keep anything...
[13:21] Rupert
    Not even me!
[13:31] BodyguardA
    Landesherr, what will you do now?
[13:34] Rubinsky
    During the coup d'état,
    Chairman Trunicht of the Free Planets Alliance
[13:39] Rubinsky
    hid in safety until it was over.
[13:42] Rubinsky
    I suppose we should follow
    his shining example.
[13:48] Rubinsky
    Let's go.
[13:59] Dominique
    Farewell, Rupert.
[14:05] Na
    The dominion leader,
    Adrian Rubinsky, was never found.
[14:10] Na
    All the Empire found was the body of
    a young man who'd been shot to death.
[14:34] Na
    Having subjugated Fezzan,
    Mittermeyer was a very busy man.
[14:39] Droysen
    I've stationed the second
    infantry brigade in the city.
[14:39] Na
    As one of only three men in the Imperial
    Navy with the rank of high admiral
[14:43] Wolfgang
    All right.
[14:45] Na
    and a born-and-bred military man,
[14:48] Na
    his knowledge of economics
    was not especially strong.
[14:53] Na
    Still, he did know that attempting to manage the economy
    at a day-to-day level
[14:58] Na
    would benefit the Empire in no way whatsoever.
[15:02] Na
    Banking and securities continued
    without interruption,
[15:06] Na
    and the distribution of energy and everyday
    commodities carried on as it always had,
[15:10] Na
    so for now, the citizens could
    breathe a sigh of relief.
[15:16] Na
    On top of all this, Mittermeyer issued
    a proclamation as a naval commander,
[15:20] Na
    declaring that anyone who raised
    prices or refused a sale
[15:24] Na
    without a legitimate reason
    would be severely punished.
[15:32] Na
    Mittermeyer's record as a provisional
    administrator was nearly perfect,
[15:36] Na
    but it was not without its dark marks...
[15:40] Na
    because there were some instances of
    soldiers assaulting civilian women.
[15:47] Na
    At the orders of a furious Mittermeyer,
[15:49] Na
    the guilty parties were immediately found,
[15:52] Na
    and after a summary trial,
[15:54] Na
    they were publicly executed
    at St. Therese Square.
[15:59] Na
    While it may have seemed cruel,
[16:01] Na
    this public execution was necessary
[16:04] Na
    in order to prevent
    distrust in the military,
[16:07] Na
    as well as to ease the negative
    emotions of the citizens
[16:11] Na
    and avoid triggering a civilian uprising.
[16:24] Na
    That same day, Neidhart Müller from
    the second wave of Imperial forces
[16:27] Na
    arrived on Fezzan.
[16:29] Müller
    It's an honor, sir.
[16:31] Wolfgang
    I've been waiting for you.
    I've felt so helpless here.
[16:35] Müller
    You jest, sir.
[16:37] Müller
    Still, you managed to assume control
    of Fezzan in just four days.
[16:42] Müller
    Remarkable.
[16:45] Wolfgang
    Either way, doing work that isn't
    combat is making me stiff.
[16:52] Na
    Then, two days later...
[16:59] Na
    Reinhard von Lohengramm,
    along with his closest officers,
[17:04] Na
    set foot on Fezzani soil.
[17:31] Soldier4
    Sieg Kaiser!
[17:35] Soldier1
    Sieg Kaiser!
[17:37] Soldier2
    Sieg Kaiser!
[17:38] Soldier3
    Sieg Kaiser!
[17:40] Soldiers
    Sieg Kaiser! Sieg Kaiser!
    Sieg Kaiser! Sieg Kaiser!
[17:46] Soldiers
    Sieg Kaiser! Sieg Kaiser! Sieg Kaiser!
[17:51] Soldiers
    Mein Kaiser! Sieg Kaiser!
    Mein Kaiser! Sieg Kaiser!
[17:57] EnsignB
    Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!
[18:00] Soldiers
    Sieg Kaiser Reinhard! Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!
[18:06] Soldiers
    Sieg Kaiser Reinhard! Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!
[18:08] Wolfgang
    They're calling you their emperor.
[18:12] Wolfgang
    "Mein Kaiser," they say.
[18:15] Reinhard
    They're being a bit hasty.
[18:18] Soldiers
    Sieg Kaiser Reinhard!
[18:26] Na
    Reinhard wouldn't declare himself emperor
[18:30] Na
    and have his coronation
    until the following year,
[18:34] Na
    but this was the day his soldiers
    began to openly address him
[18:40] Na
    as "Mein Kaiser" and "Kaiser Reinhard."
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy  Temporary Fleet Admiral's Mansion
[18:58] Na
    Reinhard set his his temporary Fleet Admiral's
    Mansion in a requisitioned luxury hotel.
[19:05] Reinhard
    On my name, I declare that
    none of the civil rights
[19:10] Reinhard
    that the Fezzani have been guaranteed
    up until now will be taken away.
[19:15] Reinhard
    My only wish is for the Empire and
    the Dominion to be closely unified.
[19:22] Wolfgang
    Understood.
[19:25] Wolfgang
    Also, there are a few things
    I must apologize for.
[19:29] Reinhard
    Such as?
[19:31] Wolfgang
    I failed to capture Landesherr Rubinsky
    and Alliance Commissioner Henslow.
[19:36] Wolfgang
    In addition, the data from the Alliance
    commissioner's office was lost.
[19:41] Wolfgang
    This failure falls upon me.
    I sincerely apologize.
[19:45] Reinhard
    I suppose it couldn't all go perfectly.
[19:49] Reinhard
    If you couldn't do it, I'm sure
    no one else could, either.
[19:54] Reinhard
    You don't need to apologize.
[19:57] Mittermeyer
    Thank you, sir.
[20:00] Reinhard
    What are your thoughts, Fräulein Mariendorf,
[20:03] Reinhard
    on what the Black Fox is planning?
[20:06] Hilde
    Currently, I believe he has
    acknowledged his defeat.
[20:10] Hilde
    I suspect that's why he is hiding,
[20:13] Hilde
    while also anticipating that Commissioner
    Boltik is incapable of ruling Fezzan.
[20:18] Hilde
    He believes that when he fails pathetically,
[20:21] Hilde
    his turn will come again someday,
[20:24] Hilde
    whether it's you, Duke Lohengramm,
    or the Fezzani people who seek him out.
[20:31] Reinhard
    You're probably right.
[20:41] Streit
    You must be exhausted
    after your long journey.
[20:44] Streit
    You only arrived yesterday.
[20:46] Streit
    Why not save your visit to the
    Navigation Bureau for another day?
[20:49] Reinhard
    I'm going now.
    Rücke, tell Kisling that.
[20:53] Rücke
    Yes, sir.
[21:12] Reinhard
    Wait here.
[21:14] Kisling
    Yes, sir.
[21:58] Reinhard
    Let's go, Kircheis,
[22:01] Reinhard
    to claim the universe for you and me.
[22:32] Na
    The year UC 798, or IC 489,
[22:38] Na
    so vanishes into the past
    amidst chaos and confusion.
[22:43] Na
    At this time, how many of
[22:46] Na
    the forty billion people in the universe
    truly know what they need to do
[22:56] Na
    and what role they play in history?
[23:00] Na
    Now, shouts of "Sieg Kaiser Reinhard" are
    poised to overwhelm the entire universe.
[23:08] Na
    For both those who see this as a good
    omen and those who see it as a bad omen,
[23:13] Na
    the only thing that proceeds with fairness
    and impartiality is the passage of time.