History VideoGame / GerdaAFlameInWinter

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Gerda states in her opening monologue that communists, along with students, were among the earliest opponents of the Nazi occupation. Communist parties weren't overtly anti-Nazi until Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, when Nazi Germany invaded the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]] and broke the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. That doesn't mean there weren't individual initiatives, since many anti-fascist communists were taken aback and baffled by the Pact, but by and large it took the biggest communist country in the world at the time to be invaded for Western Europe's communist movements to generate resistance movements, often getting orders from Moscow. Many non-communist LaResistance movements were formed as early as summer 1940 for countries like France and, obviously, late 1939 for Poland. This may be justifiable given it is presented as the perspective of Gerda, who the game makes clear was not always aware of several political aspects of the war and just wanted to keep her head down till it ended.

* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Being half-German and half-Danish, Gerda can easily communicate both with her Danish neighbours and the German occupiers. However, this leads to several complications as [[HalfBreedDiscrimination neither group unconditionally accepts her as a member of their
own]]; for instance, if you talk to your father near the clinic, a Danish local will see you and assume that you're trying to cozy up to the occupation.

* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Being half-German and half-Danish, Gerda can easily communicate both with her Danish neighbours and the German occupiers. However, this leads to several complications as [[HalfBreedDiscrimination neither group unconditionally accepts her as a member of their own]]; for instance, if you talk to your father near the clinic, a Danish local will see you and assume that you're trying to cozy up to the occupation.

You play as Gerda Larsen, a half-German, half-Danish nurse living in the town of Tinglev, UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} during its occupation by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII; now, in early 1945, the end of the war is in sight, but the German occupation has begun brutally cracking down on the resistance. One day, Gerda discovers that her husband Anders has been arrested by the Gestapo in connection with a factory bombing, and she must use any way she can, with the help of the locals, LaResistance, or even the occupation, to find him.

* DangerousDeserter: When Gerda is going to Dr. Lindholm's clinic on the second day, she encounters a group of German soldiers who have deserted from the Eastern Front. They are wheeling [[{{Plunder}} a large cart with possessions they have looted from several houses]], and if Gerda admonishes them for looting, they subtly threaten her, saying that because they are deserters, they can do anything.

* ChummyCommies: The communists, represented most directly by resistance leader Liva Hansen, are presented as staunch anti-Nazis, and, according to Gerda's narration, were among the earliest opponents to the German occupation. [[note]]That latter part about being the earliest opponents to Nazi Germany in occupied territories isn't true, communist parties weren't overtly this until June 1941 when Nazi Germany invaded the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]], betraying the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. That doesn't mean there weren't individual initiatives of course since many anti-fascist communists were taken aback and baffled by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, but by and large it took the biggest communist country in the world at the time to be invaded for Western Europe's communist movements to generate resistance movements, often getting orders from Moscow. Many non-communist resistance movements were formed as early as summer 1940 for countries like France and, obviously, late 1939 for Poland.[[/note]]

* DangerousDeserter: When Gerda is going to Dr. Lindholm's clinic on the second day, she encounters a group of German soldiers who have deserted from the Eastern Front. They are wheeling a large cart with possessions they have looted from several houses, and if Gerda admonishes them for looting, they subtly threaten her, saying that because they are deserters, they can do anything.
* DistantPrologue: The game starts in December 1939, with Gerda's return to Tinglev after her time at nursing school, being received by Anders (at this time her fiancé) and Dieter; while the war has not yet reached Denmark, it seems to only be a matter of time, and Dieter and Anders discuss its implications, with Dieter supporting the Nazis out of a sense of national pride and Anders opposing him. While they stop their argument for Gerda's sake, it becomes a much more pressing issue once the Nazis occupy the town, with Dieter becoming a member of the party. The game proper starts in 1945, by which time

* AllForNothing: Like many characters, it is possible for Anders to die. Making Gerda's quest to save him all for nothing.

* ChummyCommies: The communists are presented as staunch anti-Nazis, and, according to Gerda's narration, were among the earliest opponents to the German occupation. [[note]]That latter part about being the earliest opponents to Nazi Germany in occupied territories isn't true, communist parties weren't overtly this until June 1941 when Nazi Germany invaded the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]], betraying the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. That doesn't mean there weren't individual initiatives of course since many anti-fascist communists were taken aback and baffled by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, but by and large it took the biggest communist country in the world at the time to be invaded for Western Europe's communist movements to generate resistance movements, often getting orders from Moscow. Many non-communist resistance movements were formed as early as summer 1940 for countries like France and, obviously, late 1939 for Poland.[[/note]]

* DistantPrologue: The game starts in December 1939, with Gerda's return to Tinglev after her time at nursing school, being received by Anders (at this time her fiancé) and Dieter; while the war has not yet reached Denmark, it seems to only be a matter of time, and Dieter and Anders discuss its implications, with Dieter supporting the Nazis out of a sense of national pride and Anders opposing him. While they stop their argument for Gerda's sake, it becomes a much more pressing issue once the Nazis occupy the town, with Dieter being a member of the party.

A side story, ''Liva's Story'', was released on May 23, 2023, detailing the story of the resistance leader Liva "The Sparrow" before the events of the game.

* BlackMarket: Gerda can use a ration stamp to buy some real cinnamon in the black market.

* ChummyCommies: The communists are presented as staunch anti-Nazis, and, according to Gerda's narration, were among the earliest opponents to the German occupation. [[note]]That latter part about being the earliest opponents isn't true, they weren't overtly this until June 1941 when Nazi Germany invaded the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]], betraying the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. That doesn't mean there weren't individual initiatives of course since many anti-fascists were baffled by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, but by and large it took the biggest communist country in the world at the time to be invaded for Western Europe's communist movements to generate resistance movements and get orders from Moscow. Many non-communist resistance movements were formed as early as summer 1940 for countries like France and, obviously, late 1939 for Poland.[[/note]]

* ChummyCommies: The communists are presented as staunch anti-Nazis, and, according to Gerda's narration, were among the earliest opponents to the German occupation. [[note]]That latter part about being the earliest opponents isn't true, they weren't overtly this until June 1941 when Nazi Germany invaded the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]], betraying the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. That doesn't mean there weren't individual initiatives of course since many anti-fascists were baffled by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, but by and large it took the biggest communist country in the world at the time to be invaded for Western Europe's communist movements to generate resistance movements and get orders from Moscow. Many non-communist resistance movements were formed as early as summer 1940.[[/note]]

* ChummyCommies: The communists are presented as staunch anti-Nazis, and, according to Gerda's narration, were among the earliest opponents to the German occupation. [[note]]That latter part about being the earliest opponents isn't true, they weren't overtly this until June 1941 when Nazi Germany invaded the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]], betraying the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. That doesn't mean there weren't individual initiatives of course since many anti-fascists were baffled by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, but by and large it took the biggest communist country in the world at the time to be invaded for Western Europe's communist movements to generate resistance movements and get orders from Moscow. Many non-communist resistance movements were formed as early as 1940.[[/note]]

You play as Gerda Larsen, a half-German, half-Danish nurse living in the town of Tinglev, Denmark during its occupation by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany during UsefulNotes/WorldWar2; now, in early 1945, the end of the war is in sight, but the Nazi occupation has begun brutally cracking down on resistance. One day, Gerda discovers that her husband Anders has been arrested by the Gestapo in connection with a factory bombing, and she must use any way she can, with the help of the locals, LaResistance, or even the occupation, to find him.

* ChummyCommies: The communists are presented as staunch anti-Nazis, and, according to Gerda's narration, were among the earliest opponents to the German occupation. [[note]]That latter part about being the earliest opponents isn't true, they weren't overtly this until June 1941 when Nazi Germany invaded the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]], betraying the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. That doesn't mean there weren't individual initiatives of course, but by and large it took the biggest communist country in the world at the time to be invaded for Western Europe's communist movements to generate resistance movements and get orders from Moscow. Many non-communist resistance movements were formed as early as 1940.[[/note]]

* ChummyCommies: The communists are presented as staunch anti-Nazis, and, according to Gerda's narration, were among the earliest opponents to the German occupation. [[note]]That latter part about being the earliest opponents isn't true, they weren't overtly this until June 1941 when Nazi Germany invaded the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]], betraying the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. That doesn't mean there weren't individual initiatives of course, but by and large it took the biggest communist country in the world at the time to be invaded for Western Europe's communist movement to turn into resistance movements and get orders from Moscow. Many non-communist resistance movements were formed as early as 1940.[[/note]]

* ChummyCommies: The communists are presented as staunch anti-Nazis, and, according to Gerda's narration, were among the earliest opponents to the German occupation [[note]]Which isn't true so to speak, they weren't overtly this until June 1941 when Nazi Germany invaded the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]], betraying the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. That doesn't mean there weren't individual initiatives of course, but by and large it took the biggest communist country in the world at the time to be invaded for Western Europe's communist movement to turn into resistance movements and get orders from Moscow[[/note]].

* ChummyCommies: The communists are presented as staunch anti-Nazis, and, according to Gerda's narration, were among the earliest opponents to the Nazi occupation.

* LesCollaborateurs: Downplayed, but most of Tinglev has accepted rule under the Germans relatively quickly, not least because the town had been part of Germany in living memory, and the occupation has been fairly accepted by the community. This is most visible with Gerda's father Dieter, who went so far as to join the Nazis even before the war came to Denmark, and Margit, who is being courted by a Nazi officer and whose father's factory is supplying the Nazis.

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* ThoseWackyNazis: The occupation, of course. They're mostly played dead seriously, as desperate people who nevertheless participate in an inhuman system.

* StayInTheKitchen: A fairly common attitude, observed during the prologue. When Dieter, Anders, and Gerda meet the train conductor, the latter, talking about Gerda and Anders's upcoming wedding, says that her nursing education would be pointless once the two are married. When Gerda says that she plans to work in Dr. Lindholm's clinic even after their wedding, he responds with a huffy "I see. Hm, how very...er...modern."

You play as Gerda Larsen, a half-German, half-Danish nurse living in the town of Tinglev, Denmark during its occupation by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany during UsefulNotes/WorldWar2; now, in early 1945, the end of the war is in sight, but the Nazi occupation has begun brutally cracking down on resistance. One day, Gerda discovers that her husband Anders has been arrested in connection with a factory bombing, and she must use any way she can, with the help of the locals, LaResistance, or even the occupation, to find him.

* LesCollaborateurs: Most of Tinglev accepted rule under the Germans relatively quickly, not least because the town had been part of Germany in living memory, and the occupation had been fairly accepted by the community. This is most visible with Gerda's father, who went so far as to join the Nazis even before the war came to Denmark, and Margit, who is being courted by a Nazi officer and whose father's factory is supplying the Nazis.
* ForegoneConclusion: With it being the winter of 1945, the third Reich is approaching its end. Notably, this is acknowledged in-universe: smatterings of news about the Soviet advance in the east and the Anglo-American advance in the west have reached the townspeople, and it is expected that the war won't outlast the year[[note]]They'd be right, too; V-E day was celebrated by the end of that May[[/note]].

You play as Gerda Larsen, a half-German, half-Danish nurse living in the town of Tinglev, Denmark during its occupation by Nazi Germany during UsefulNotes/WorldWar2; now, in early 1945, the end of the war is in sight, but the Nazi occupation has begun brutally cracking down on resistance. One day, Gerda discovers that her husband has been arrested in connection with a factory bombing, and she must use any way she can, with the help of the locals, LaResistance, or even the occupation, to find him.

* LesCollaborateurs: Most of Tinglev accepted rule under the Germans relatively quickly, not least because the town had been part of Germany in living memory, and the occupation had been fairly accepted by the community. This is most visible with Gerda's father, who went so far as to join the Nazis even before the war came to Denmark, and Margit, who is being courted by a Nazi officer and whose father is supplying the Nazis.

''Gerda: A Flame In Winter'' is a narrative adventure game with RPGElements developed by [=PortaPlay=] and published by Creator/DontnodEntertainment released on September 1, 2022.

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A side story, ''Liva's Story'', was released on May 23, 2023, detailing the story of the resistance leader Live "The Sparrow" concurrent with the events of the game.