Kurt Chill

Kurt Chill was a lieutenant general in the German army, commanding the 122 Infantry Division. Part of the German offensive against the Soviet Union in 1941, he and his men were caught in the Russian town of Pskov when the Race's Conquest Fleet invaded Earth in 1942. He became the head of German forces in and around the town from then on, forming a very tenuous truce with Russian forces lead by Aleksandr German and Nikolai Vasiliev. Naturally, neither side trusted the other, and each jockied for supremacy in their small corner of the war.

Conflict almost erupted when a group of British pilots led by George Bagnall brought a radar. Ordered to give it to the Soviets, Chill demanded that the British give the radar to the Reich, reminding the Soviets of Germany's superior position in the region. The Soviets countered with a threat to allign themselves with the Race against the Germans. Bagnall broke the impasse by allowing Chill to photograph the radar's operating manual.

Chill became the overall head of all forces in the area, German and Russian, on the strength of his experience. However, the Russian leaders permitted this only under a plan suggested by Baganll, which made the English the final arbiters of any conflict between the two sides. This included convincing Chill to allocate anti-tank weapons to the Russian commanders in for use against Lizard troop carriers.

Unfortunately for Chill, in order to keep fighting, he eventually needed Soviet supplies, a fact that gaulled him. Nonetheless he continued to defend Pskov dilligently and thoroughly. Only after the impending Lizard threat had ended did he and his Russian counterparts turn on each other.