TYSKIAN EMPIRE:
Organisation: Preface:
Military: Preface
“Many states have an Army, but the Prussian Army has a state.” - I am sorry for random history quote
Tyskia has some of the finest military academies and by far the most brilliant General’s Staff of the Listerian continent. However, despite their technological advancements and superior training, the Tyskian army is often unable to operate at full potential: their capabilities (in any given theatre) are limited by the Foreign Ministry’s fear of escalation. They have a rocky relationship with the Exchequer (and by extension, the Chancellery; the Minister of Finance is backed by the Chancellor) due to budget disagreements. Both sides are willing to let the funding debate die in times of war -- survival precedes pride.
During war, the Tyskian army is as fearsome as they come. Equipped with the finest heavy armour, the most accurate rifles (that’s an exaggeration), and led by the best officers, they have no equal in a conventional, logical war -- and therein lies the issue.
The Tyskian General Staff operates under the assumption that their opponents are logical beings confined by the chains of reason. They do not understand the nuances of peacekeeping or integration: they place no value on infrastructure that does not supply their war effort. As such, they remain blind the atrocities they commit; the General Staff understands only the total annihilation of the enemy, and not what comes after.
Military: Headquarters
The Imperial General Staff is headquartered in Bremenstadt, the Tyskian Capital. They are in possession of both an office building, and, just in case of direct attack, an underground bunker complex.
Imperial General Staff: Operations
Lieutenant General Kurt Von Haugen (Department of Operations; chair)
Major General Walter Eindsdat (Department of Operations; member)
Brigadier General Erich De Ingrasan (Department of Operations; member)
Brigadier General Leer Lietz (Department of Operations; member)
Colonel Hildenbert Ebner (Department of Operations; aide)
The operations department is responsible for military planning before, during, and after a war. It is responsible for the overall deployment of troops and their utilisation in direct combat. As such, it is also the department with the most direct contact with the Empire’s civilian ministries: they must ensure that the army’s objectives align with that of their civilian counterparts. All members of the department have attended the Army War College in Bremenstadt.
Imperial General Staff: Logistics
Lieutenant General Alrich Ebenstadt Klien (Department of Logistics; member)
Lieutenant General Astor Mayer Veers (Department of Logistics; member)
Major General Rudolf Heimlich Ziegler (Department of Personnel; chair)
Major General Ambose Von Holland (Department of Logistics; chair)
Brigadier General Odo Pabst (Department of Personnel; member)
Brigadier General Rudiger Spitz (Department of Personnel; member)
Colonel Otto Hardwin (Department of Logistics; aide)
Colonel Niklaus Brauer (Department of Logistics; aide)
Colonel Heine Zimmerman (Department of Logistics; aide)
Colonel Ugar Hartmann (Department of Logistics; aides)
The logistics department is responsible for pay and general upkeep of the army. It manages recruitment efforts, personnel reassignments (between units), and complaints from both civilian and military sources. It is also the largest department: the Imperial army correctly realises that troops, no matter how well trained nor how well motivated, cannot fight without supplies.
The logistics department also handles the military’s budget. Research and Development, as well as well
Imperial General Staff: Intelligence
Major General Jeremius Kuhn (Department of Intelligence; chair)
Lieutenant General Anton Vienhein Schmidtt (Department of Intelligence; member)
Colonel Hans Von Lorenz(Department of Intelligence; aide)
Colonel Matthias Schulze (Department of Intelligence; aide)
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Military: Ostland MilitaryTheatre
The Ostland Military Theatre is the one that is expected to bear the brunt of any foreign aggression against the Empire. As such, it is also the district that receives the most funding and priority assignment for reserve troops; they are expected, with these resources, to defeat or delay the enemy such that the central armies based around the Capital can mobilise and come to their aid (as needed). The disposition of their troops is as follows: (only gonna do one army, rest of them are similarly organised)
The theatre itself comprises its namesake province, the Duchy of Ostland, the Duchy of Elsland, the Duchy of Saarsland, and their subordinate cities, counties, and baronies.
The military theatre also covers the vast majority of arable land in the Empire -- at least the land that hasn’t been built over by the sprawling spires of industrialization.
Imperial Third Army (Headquartered in Ostmark)
* VII Infantry Corps
* 1st Division
* Division Headquarters Detachment (Battalion)
* Field Artillery Brigade (Augmented):
* 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
* 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
* Extra Battalion
* Division Supply Train
* 3rd Signal Regiment
* Assorted Divisional Logistics
* 1st Cavalry Brigade:
* 7th Tank Regiment
* 9th Tank Regiment
* Extra battalion
* 1st Brigade (Infantry)
* Brigade Headquarters Detachment (Battalion)
* 9th Infantry Regiment
* 13th Infantry Regiment
* 2nd Brigade (Infantry)
* Brigade Headquarters Detachment (Battalion)
* 10th Infantry Regiment
* 15th Infantry Regiment
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* 2nd Division:
* Division Headquarters Detachment (Battalion)
* Field Artillery Brigade (Augmented):
* 12th Field Artillery Regiment
* 13th Field Artillery Regiment
* Extra Battalion
* Division Supply Train
* 3rd Signal Regiment
* Assorted Divisional Logistics
* 1st Cavalry Brigade:
* 5th Tank Regiment
* 8th Tank Regiment
* Extra battalion
* 1st Brigade (Infantry)
* Brigade Headquarters Detachment (Battalion)
* 3rd Infantry Regiment
* 14th Infantry Regiment
* 2nd Brigade (Infantry)
* Brigade Headquarters Detachment (Battalion)
* 19th Infantry Regiment
* 20th Infantry Regiment
* 3rd Division:
* Division Headquarters Detachment (Battalion)
* Field Artillery Brigade (Augmented):
* 11th Field Artillery Regiment
* 23rd Field Artillery Regiment
* Extra Battalion
* Division Supply Train
* 3rd Signal Regiment
* Assorted Divisional Logistics
* 1st Cavalry Brigade:
* 11th Tank Regiment
* 33rd Tank Regiment
* Extra battalion
* 1st Brigade (Infantry)
* Brigade Headquarters Detachment (Battalion)
* 11th Infantry Regiment
* 17th Infantry Regiment
* 2nd Brigade (Infantry)
* Brigade Headquarters Detachment (Battalion)
* 18th Infantry Regiment
* 21st Infantry Regiment
* X Infantry Corps
* XIX Infantry Corps
* II Heavy Assault Brigade
Imperial Fourth Army Army (Headquartered in Folare, Elsland)
Imperial Eighth Army (Headquartered in Feldhofen, Saarland)
7th Air Army (Headquartered in Hendorf, Elsland)
III Reserve Army (Headquartered in Morthal, Ostmark)
IV Reserve Army (Headquartered in Morthal, Saarland)
All divisions assigned to the Ostland Military District carry an extra battalion in their attached artillery and cavalry brigades. Each army is also given a numbered Heavy Assault Brigade for usage in breakthrough actions and counter offensives. The Divisions assigned to the Ostland Military Theatre have been stripped of their light infantry complement; the General Staff has deemed, as the Theatre itself is so well mapped, that forward screening actions are unnecessary and reconnaissance can be carried out by elements of already present infantry regiments or the 7th Air Army.
Military: Nordland Military Theatre:
The Nordland Military District consists of its namesake province, the Duchy of Nordland, the Duchy of Grunau, and the County of Dulau (and of course, all subordinate cities, baronies, and other units of land distribution). While not as large, nor expected to face the kinds of threats unique to the Ostland Military Theatre, Nordland is just as well guarded: it is home to the Imperial High Seas Fleet and most of Tyskia's natural resource production.
As such, they are given the following:
Imperial Fifth Army (Headquartered in Grobst-Nordenberg, Nordland)
Imperial Seventh Army (Headquartered in Grobst-Elsenberg, Grunau)
Imperial High Seas Fleet (Based in Port Falkbern, Braunland Harbor, and Port Wittwiz: Dulau)
Imperial Maritime Security Fleet A (Based in Neu-Rosenshafen, Nordland)
2nd Air Army (Headquartered in Postau, Nordland)|
V Reserve Army (Headquartered in Postau, Grunau)
Units assigned to the Nordland Military Theatre are assigned cold weather gear and instructed on how to perform combat operations in extreme, sub-zero environments. Furthermore, because flexibility is far more important than direct firepower -- snow tends to bog down tanks and other heavy weapons -- Imperial Divisions assigned to the aforementioned theatre are given double the light infantry complement (two brigades) but half the heavy armour (only 1 regiment of tanks).
Additionally, instead of a heavy assault brigade, armies are given extra regiments of signal, supply, and logistical personnel to compensate for harsh operating conditions.
Military: Westenland/Sudland Military Theatre:
The Sudland Military Theatre covers the Duchy of Sudland, and the counties of Alsmark and Arnmark.
This theatre is considered relatively unimportant by the General Staff, despite containing most of the Empire’s infrastructure. This is because of its unique geography: its Southern border is an impassable mountain range (with some heavily defended exceptions), and its Eastern flank is covered by the Ostland Military Theatre. Defending one defends the other, or so the line of thinking goes.
The West is… more interesting, but due to its comparatively close proximity to the Capital and the Central Tyskian Armies, reinforcements are always available. It comprises of the Duchy of Westenland, Wolfchen, and the county Weinenwald. The forces available to Wetstland Sudland are:
Imperial Third Army (Headquartered in Dinkau, Sudland)
Imperial Sixth Army (Headquartered in Dinkau, Sudland)
Imperial Ninth Army (Headquartered in Dinkau, Sudland)
3rd Air army (Headquartered in Kirchden, Westenland)
6th Air army (Headquartered in Kirchden, Westenland)
II Reserve Army (Headquartered in Wolfchen, Wolfchen)
IX Reserve Army (Headquartered in the Ostbach, WienenWald)