Frieden

The Frieden movement was a violent movement based on a fascist ideology that arose in the Europan city of Katreus in the mid-22nd century. It formed partially in response to the rise of the communist Koslovics and perceived oppression by the United Nations. "Frieden" means "peace" in German — in this case, the Frieden believed that peace could only be achieved once the "oppressors on Terra Firma" were eliminated.

History
The Frieden movement was birthed largely due to anti-Koslovic sentiment in the Jovian Moons. It was supported by Unified German Republic corporations, who had been frequent targets of Koslovic "workers' crusades". The movement did not begin with violence, but following its inception it quickly escalated to it. In 2158, the Friedens targeted an embassy in Thynia, a city on Europa, leveling the structure with military=grade explosives. This led the United Nations to declare the Friedens terrorists, as it had previously done with the Koslovics. At this, the UN also dispatched colonial advisors to Io to help organize policing efforts in the area. In the years that followed this first violent attack, the group rapidly accrued support and resources as Frieden ideology and influence spread quickly across the Jovian Moons, Mars, and Luna. During this period, acts of terrorism continued.

By 2160, the conflicting beliefs of the Friedens and Koslovics had sparked a full-scale war between the two factions. The battles waged between the two factions were dubbed the Jovian Moons Campaigns, signifying the theater of operations they were fought it. At the outset of the war, the Friedens attacked the United Nations colonial advisers on Io. The United Nations could do little in response, since the United Nations Space Command was not yet formed at this point. The death toll of the Jovian Moons Campaigns was substantial, but by late 2170, the fighting subsided and there was peace for several months. Some dared to speculate that the worst had passed. The conflict had not vanished, however; it had only relocated. In February of 2162, however, a series of bombings in South America, on Earth, began a nineteen-month series of conflicts that would come to be known as the Rainforest Wars. Engagements spread across the continent and before long violence between the warring factions had been reignited throughout the Sol system.

In November of 2163, the Friedens suffered a critical loss, as their leader, Nadja Mielke, was assassinated on her way to a command center in the Europan city of Pelagon. This enraged the Friedens, and in December they retaliated against the Koslovics with nearly all military assets at their disposal. A large scale campaign against Argyre Planitia, the hub of Koslovic activity on Mars, obliterated the city within hours.

Toward the end of the conflicts, the Frieden movement began to splinter among itself, as the reformist Neo-Friedenists proposed peace with the United Nations. This led to a conflict between the reformers and the hardliner Friedenists on Delambre, Luna.

Both the Frieden and the Koslovics were defeated by the UN and formally surrendered during the Callisto Treaty of 2170.

Organizational aims
Judging by the term "secessionist", it is clarified that the Frieden movement's main goal was to separate itself from the United Nations' authority and create an independent state in the Jovian Moons.

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Cole Protocol
 * Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo