| Armed Forces Reichswehr | |
|---|---|
 Reichswehr insignia | |
| Founded | 4960 |
| Current form | Active |
| Headquarters | Dunberg, Oderveld |
| Leadership | |
| During Wartime:
Reichskanzler |
Diana Heiner |
| During Peacetime:
Minister für Nationale Verteidigung |
Lennard Kaiser |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18-50 |
| Conscription | Yes |
| Active personnel | 250,000 (ranked 4) |
| Reserve personnel | 3,000,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | 50,000,000,000 |
| Percent of GDP | 3% |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Wieger, Walther, CZ |
| Related articles | |
| Ranks | Organization, ranks and uniforms of the Armed Forces of Dundorf |
The Armed Forces (Dundorfian: Reichswehr) was founded in 4960 when the Dundorfisches Reich was proclaimed. The Reichswehr gives its name to the imperial legacy of Dundorf and its current form of government.
The Reichswehr has two primary branches the Reichsarmee which is the unified land combat component of the armed forces and the Luftwaffe which is the unified air and air defense component of the armed forces.
The Reichwehr's command in times of war falls to the Nationaler Verteidigungsrat (Luthorian: National Defense Council), which is headed by the Reichskanzler. While in times of peace the National Defense Minister chairs the command of the Reichswehr.
The National Defense Minister and the Reichskanzler attend weekly, sometimes daily meetings of the Nationaler Verteidigungsrat (Luthorian: National Defense Council) which is comprised of several dozen officials and officers who assist the National Defense Minister and the Reichskanzler in crafting their security and defense policy. The day-to-day operations of the military are left to the Nationaler Verteidigungsrat consisting of military officials, generals and defense experts but led by the Grand Commander of the Reichswehr.
The Reichswehr focuses on a very mobile warfare doctrine developed during the First Dundorfian Civil War era known as Blitzkrieg (Luthorian: Lightning War) which emphasis numerous combined arms units, focus on supporting air craft and the strong reliance on mechanized, armored and motorized troops. The Dundorfian armed forces remains today as one of the standards of military organization when it comes to doctrine and has refined and crafted its doctrine over the course of it's military history. In recent years, as armed capabilities were once again being reinforced, the National Defense Council came up with a additional doctrine named "Boat warfare" (Dundorfian: Bootskrieg). This doctrine has to be used together with the blitzkrieg in order to work, utilizing small but heavily armed and armoured boats in river systems, meant to weaken defenses allong river banks and create chaos while ordinary land forces push using the Blitzkrieg doctrine. This "Bootkrieg" has only been used in training so far.
Former Armies[]
- Order of the Knights of Dundorf (Dundorfian: Ritterorden von Dundorf) also known as Knights of Dundorf (Dundorfian: Ritterdundorfischer)
- Royal Army of Dundorf (Dundorfian: Königliche Armee von Dundorf) also known as the King's Watch (Dundorfian: Königswache)
- First Reichsheer was the military of the Dundorfian Reich (Historical)
- Badara Protectorate Defense Force (Badara Protektorats-Verteidigung-Kraft)
- Freikorps
- Heimkorps
- Republican Protection League
- Badara Policing Brigade (Badara Polizeilich überwachen der Brigade)
- Wehrmacht (Dundorfian Reich)
- First National People's Army (Dundorfian Democratic Republic (Historical))
- Barministan Advisory Army
- Second Reichsheer
- Bundeswehr
- Various iterations of the Wehrmacht, National People's Army, People's Armed Forces and others
Modern era (2000 - present)[]
Underneath the CPD (3134)[]
Established by the Communist Party of Dundorf in May 3134 it was a response to defend the state and implement a socialist policy to the Armed Forces. It's sole power rested in the hands of the Premier of the Dundorf Democratic Republic as Commander-in-Chief and the Chairmen of the Council of Ministers as second in command. It was headed by the State Defense Council (Dundorfische: Staat Verteidigungsrat) which included the Premier, the Chairmen, two Army Generals, two Fleet Admirals, two Air Force Generals (one from the Air Force and one from the Air Defense forces.) and it could include the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Internal Affairs if so chosen by the Premier. The People's Armed Forces had four branches, they were the Volksheer (People's Army), the Volksmarine (People's Navy), the Volksluftwaffe (People's Air Force) and the Volksluftverteidigungskräfte (People's Air Defense Forces).
Reformation of the Reichsheer (4189 - 4228)[]
The snap election in April 4189 launched the Free Conservative Party (Dundorf) into power and with that came their long desired restoration of the Dundorfian Reich. The restoration of the Reich meant that the military had to be overhauled and the Free Conservative Party entered into a coalition with the Social Conservative Union, this coalition granted the positions of Minister of Defense and Minister of the Interior to the Free Conservative Party. Adelbert Dümmler became Minister of Defense; Dümmler is a former officer in the Dundorfian military and is currently apart of the Selbstschutzverband where he serves as a SSV-Standartenführer (equivalent to the rank that Dümmler held in the Dundorfian military Colonel or Oberst in Dundorfian). Dümmler immediately gathered a force of former military officers from the SSV and brought them in to consult and advise rebuilding the armed forces of Dundorf, at the recommendation of many former military officers and nobles Dümmler decided to reform the Reichsheer.
Dümmler made overtures to ensure that the civilian portion of the government was supplanted by the now Supreme General Staff which it is his intention to have entirely replace the Ministry of Defense. Dümmler also stripped all current officers of all military medals, order and decorations and by decree stated that new ones would be issued and current medals, order and decorations would be re-issued.
Second Nationale Volksarmee (4228 - 4251)[]
After overthrowing the right-wing government the communist government of the newly formed second Dundorfian Democratic Republic restored the NVA to its old glory.
The Bundeswehr (4251 - 4384)[]
With the Era of left- and right-wing dictatorships over the democratic Bundesrepublik Dundorf formed the new Bundeswehr to protect the ideals of freedom and democracy against authoritarian governments like the ones that came before.
Third Nationale Volksarmee (4384 - 4960)[]
After the Population forgot the horrors their ancestors had to live through during the communist dictatorships of the past they elected a new communist government that restored the DDR and NVA with it once again.
Modern mission and Oath[]
The current mission of the Reichswehr is to protect the sovereignty of the DR, protect its interests abroad as well as protect Dundorfians wherever they are. Since the inception of the Order of the Knights of Dundorf the military men and women of the Armed Forces of Dundorf have always sworn an oath, despite the government many of the soldiers uphold their oath regardless of the government. All members of the military swear the oath at their enlistment.
Command and control[]
The Reichswehr command in times of war falls to the Nationaler Verteidigungsrat (Luthorian: National Defense Council) and the Reichskanzler. While in times of peace the National Defense Minister chairs the command of the Reichswehr
The National Defense Minister and the Reichskanzler attend weekly, sometimes daily meetings of the Nationaler Verteidigungsrat (Luthorian: National Defense Council) which is comprised of several dozen officials and officers who assist the National Defense Minister and the Reichskanzler in crafting their security and defense policy. The day-to-day operations of the military are left to the Nationaler Verteidigungsrat in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense.
The Reichswehr focuses on a very mobile warfare doctrine developed during the First Dundorfian Civil War era known as Blitzkrieg (Luthorian: Lightning War) which emphasis numerous combined arms units, focus on supporting air craft and the strong reliance on mechanized, armored and motorized troops. The Dundorfian armed forces remains today as one of the standards of military organization when it comes to doctrine and has refined and crafted its doctrine over the course of it's military history.
Branches[]
Reichsarmee[]
The Reichsarmee (Luthorian: Land Forces) is composed of hundred thousand men and women who swear an oath to protect the Reich. The Reichsarmee is composed of a variety of branches, however they are primarily composed of Panzer (armored), Panzergrenadiere (mechanized), Grenadiere (motorized infantry) and special forces Stoßtruppen. The Reichsarmee also possesses 3 million reservists, which are trained once a year and are trained in basic combat operations and procedures. The large reserve force is seen as a stopgap in case of mayor conflict but can be called up partially as well, with the full 3 million reservists never being called up til now.
Luftwaffe[]
The Luftwaffe (Luthorian: Airforce) is the name of the air force and air defense forces component of the armed forces. The Luftwaffe is composed of nearly fourty thousand men and women who swear an oath to protect the Reich. Alongside the Reichsarmee the Luftwaffe is composed of numerous different branches however they are primarily the various fighter and bomber forces as well as the elite Fallschirmjäger (Luthorian: Airborne hunter) soldiers, currently comprising of around 4000 men specifically trained for airborn assaults.
Kommandantendienst[]
The Kommandantendienst (Luthorian: Commandant Service) is the Dundorfian military police, it is responsible for all matters relating to military justice. There are two branches of the Kommandantendienst, the actual field police (known as Militärstreife) and the Militärrichter who are military lawyers, similar to judge advocate generals in other countries.
Specialverteidigungseinheit[]
- The Spezialverteidigungseinheit (Luthorian: Special Defense Unit) is the combined special operations command of the Reichswehr. The SVE conducts all matters of special operations throughout the world and within Dundorf itself when necessary.
Personnel[]
There is currently an active personell of about 140,000 with 40,000 being in the Airforce and 100,000 being in the Army. Additionally there is an inactive personell of 1,538,100 and a reserve force of 3,000,000.
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