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''Opération Soleil de Plomb'' [[note]]Literally ''Operation Sun of lead'' in French, meaning "Blazing Sun"[[/note]] is the third album and second one-shot story in the AlternateHistory comic book series ''ComicBook/Block109'', published in 2011.

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''Opération Soleil de Plomb'' [[note]]Literally ''Operation Sun of lead'' Lead'' in French, meaning "Blazing Sun"[[/note]] is the third album and second one-shot story in the AlternateHistory comic book series ''ComicBook/Block109'', published in 2011.
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* ZergRush: The countless African warriors eventually overcome the German commando.

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* ZergRush: The countless African warriors eventually overcome overrun the German commando.
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* JungleWarfare: The German convicts are clearly not prepared to fight in the jungle. Local natives very much are.
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* DwindlingParty: Only two convicts of the squad make it home alive.

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* DwindlingParty: Only two convicts of the squad make it home alive.alive eventually.

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* ForegoneConclusion: It's a certainty that Skorzeny will survive the Africa mission, since he dies in ''[[Recap/Block109FirstAlbum Block 109]]'', which is set in 1953.


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* SavedByCanon: It's a certainty that Skorzeny will survive the Africa mission, since he dies in ''[[Recap/Block109FirstAlbum Block 109]]'', which is set in 1953.
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* ForegoneConclusion: It's a certainty that Skorzeny will survive the Africa mission, since in a previous album it was already shown that he will die on the Eastern front.

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* ForegoneConclusion: It's a certainty that Skorzeny will survive the Africa mission, since he dies in a previous album it was already shown that he will die on the Eastern front.''[[Recap/Block109FirstAlbum Block 109]]'', which is set in 1953.
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* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: Part of TheReveal at the end. [[spoiler:The African colonial troops manipulate the SS forces throughout the story to make them think the French are still an active threat (in fact, they had already been killed by the natives) so they could lure the Germans into a trap and kick all the colonial powers out of their country.]]

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* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: Part of TheReveal at the end. [[spoiler:The The African colonial troops manipulate the SS forces throughout the story to make them think the French are still an active threat (in fact, they had already been killed by the natives) so they could lure the Germans into a trap and kick all the colonial powers out of their country.]]country.

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** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Leclerc_de_Hauteclocque Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque]] is still a colonel in this universe. [[spoiler: Turns out he has already died (either of starvation / illness from the jungle or killed by the local tribes) when the German commando reaches his camp.]]

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** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Leclerc_de_Hauteclocque Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque]] is still a colonel in this universe. [[spoiler: Turns out he has already died (either of starvation / illness from the jungle or killed by the local tribes) when the German commando reaches his camp.]]
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''Opération Soleil de Plomb'' [[note]]Literally ''Operation Sun of lead'' in French, meaning "Blazing Sun"[[/note]] is the third album and second one-short story in the AlternateHistory comic book series ''ComicBook/Block109'', published in 2011.

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''Opération Soleil de Plomb'' [[note]]Literally ''Operation Sun of lead'' in French, meaning "Blazing Sun"[[/note]] is the third album and second one-short one-shot story in the AlternateHistory comic book series ''ComicBook/Block109'', published in 2011.
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* ShoutOut: There are a number of shout outs to ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' and ''Film/{{Platoon}}''. The Belgian Congo war is basically a mix between the UsefulNotes/AngloZuluWar and [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Nam]]. Germans eventually conquer it.

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* ShoutOut: There are a number of shout outs to ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' and ''Film/{{Platoon}}''. The Belgian Congo war is basically a mix between the UsefulNotes/AngloZuluWar and [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Nam]]. Germans eventually conquer it.it after the commando's story ends.
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* ZergRush: The countless African African warriors eventually overcome the German commando.

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* ZergRush: The countless African African warriors eventually overcome the German commando.
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* ChasedByAngryNatives: Basically what happens to the German commando, without any sort of humor.
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* ForegoneConclusion: It's a certainty that Skorzeny will survive the Africa mission, since in a previous album it was already shown that he will die on the Eastern front.
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* ShoutOut: There are a number of shout outs to ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' and ''Film/{{Platoon}}''. The Belgian Congo war is basically a mix between Useful the Notes/AngloZuluWar and [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Nam]]. Germans eventually conquer it.

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* ShoutOut: There are a number of shout outs to ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' and ''Film/{{Platoon}}''. The Belgian Congo war is basically a mix between Useful the Notes/AngloZuluWar UsefulNotes/AngloZuluWar and [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Nam]]. Germans eventually conquer it.
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''Opération Soleil de Plomb'' [[note]]Literally ''Operation Sun of lead'' in French, meaning "Blazing Sun"[[/note]] is the third album and second one-short story in the ''ComicBook/Block109'' series, published in 2011.

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''Opération Soleil de Plomb'' [[note]]Literally ''Operation Sun of lead'' in French, meaning "Blazing Sun"[[/note]] is the third album and second one-short story in the ''ComicBook/Block109'' series, AlternateHistory comic book series ''ComicBook/Block109'', published in 2011.
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''Opération Soleil de Plomb'' [[note]]Literally ''Operation Sun of lead'' in French, meaning "Blazing Sun"[[/note]] is the third album and second one-short story in the ''ComicBook/Block109'' series, published in 2011.
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In October 1946, the SS invade Belgian Congo in order to seize its uranium mines. There, they face a harsh resistance by the remaining French colonial forces. In February 1947, a squad of convicts is sent to kill the resistance leader known as Colonel Leclerc.
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* DarkestAfrica: Deep rainy jungles, warlords leadings hundreds of spear-wielding warriors... you name it.
* DwindlingParty: Only two convicts of the squad make it home alive.
* {{Historical Domain Character}}s:
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Leclerc_de_Hauteclocque Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque]] is still a colonel in this universe. [[spoiler: Turns out he has already died (either of starvation / illness from the jungle or killed by the local tribes) when the German commando reaches his camp.]]
** Otto Skorzeny.
* HungryJungle: What with endless rain, heat and ''very'' angry natives.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Whenever German soldiers get ambushed by spear-throwing Africans, or when these get close enough, it ends up like this.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: Part of TheReveal at the end. [[spoiler:The African colonial troops manipulate the SS forces throughout the story to make them think the French are still an active threat (in fact, they had already been killed by the natives) so they could lure the Germans into a trap and kick all the colonial powers out of their country.]]
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The SS squad that is sent to assassinate Colonel Leclerc is composed of convicts.
* RockBeatsLaser: Things get ''really bad'' for the Germans once they run out of ammo.
* ShoutOut: There are a number of shout outs to ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' and ''Film/{{Platoon}}''. The Belgian Congo war is basically a mix between Useful the Notes/AngloZuluWar and [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Nam]]. Germans eventually conquer it.
* ZergRush: The countless African African warriors eventually overcome the German commando.
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