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Wall Maria Reclamation Operation
A year after the fall of Wall Maria, the government sends most of the refugees on a supposed offensive to reclaim the lost territory. In reality, the goal is to reduce the population amid the food shortage. Only a handful of people return alive. Among the dead is Armin's grandfather.
Sides
Wall Maria refugees
Some 250,000 hastily armed civilians
Titans
Pure Titans
How it unfolded
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The campaign
The refugees, poorly trained and carrying makeshift weapons, are sent beyond Wall Rose and wiped out by the Titans.
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A calculated sacrifice
It is confirmed that the operation was a deliberate purge ordered by the royal government to ease the famine within the Walls.
Notable deaths
- Armin's Grandfather — Sent on the Wall Maria Reclamation Operation; he never returned.