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World War II

1939 CE 1945 CE

Duration of World War II

1944 WWII

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Founding of The Department
Founding

Remnants of the Illuminati Order start a new organization, focusing on keeping the supernatural away from the mundane.
1945 WWII

9

First Branch
Construction beginning/end

First two branches of The Department opened in New Orleans, Luisiana and in London, marking the beginning of operations.

Cold War

1947 CE 1991 CE

Duration of Cold War

1947 CW

Roswell Incident
Discovery, Scientific

US Government captures remants of an Extraterrestrial Ship along with it's crew and stows it to a Military Base known as Area 51.
1950 CW

Emergence of Matryoshka
Founding

Soviet Union responds with creating their own, government funded counterpart for The Department, called Matryoshka.
1960 CW

Department Becomes World Wide
Political event

Department grows to have a branch in most major locations in the world, excluding only territory of the Soviet Union.
1969 CW

Department takes over Area 51
Diplomatic action

The Department purchases Area 51 from US Government.
1975 CW

Founding of Dreamland
Founding

Area 51 is repurposed as a maximum security prison for Supernatural Criminals.
1990 CW

Fall of Matryoshka
Disbandment

Due to efforts of The Department, as well as it's internal corruption, Matryoshka disbands. KGB cuts all ties and eliminates remaining agents, forcing the organization to fade into obscurity.