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Accordingly, SACEUR, the Supreme Allied Command, Europe (or what’s left of it) has decided to evacuate all USAEUR (US Army, Europe) forces from the continent and return them to America. The German government (what’s left of it) has agreed to cooperate and to allow the American forces to make use of the remains of the German merchant marine. The fleet consists of a hodge-podge collection of container ships, general cargo ships and tankers (converted to passenger service by rough wooden constructions in their holds), excursion ships, and smaller vessels (river boats and channel ferries) felt to be large enough to be able to survive the crossing.

An oil tanker, found drifting at sea off Borkum Island in the North Sea, is being tapped to provide the fuel for the crossing (crude oil can be burned in diesel engines, but it doesn‘t do them much good). There is no refinery in northern Germany operating yet, and it will be too long before one can be brought back on line.

In return, the Americans have agreed to leave their heavy equipment behind for use by Germany (since there is no room for it aboard the evacuation fleet anyway). The evacuation has been code-named Omega, the final letter of the Greek alphabet and a traditional symbol of endings and final chapters.