African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 974 Team Composition
Rhine City.

Commander Felegin of the Guards Division is assigning tasks to his subordinates.

Sitting in the first seat, Felegin said to his subordinates, "According to the request of the General Staff, our Guards Division will draw most of its troops from the garrisons around Rhine City, New Frankfurt, Lusaka, etc. to participate in this parade. Because of the special situation of the Guards Division, our troops and the brother troops of the Central Military Region will be the main force of this parade."

After the capital was moved, the division of the East African Military Region was also adjusted, with the original Western Military Region and Central Military Region being integrated into the Central Military Region, the Eastern Military Region and the Western Military Region.

At the same time, the former Nile Military Region and the Northern Military Region were reorganized into the Northwestern Military Region and the Northeastern Military Region. Only the Southern Military Region did not undergo major changes.

The name change of the Nile Military Region has a lot to do with the area under its jurisdiction, which includes the Azande Plateau, the Nile Basin and other areas, so the name of the Nile Military Region is obviously no longer in line with the actual situation.

According to the location, it is more appropriate to use the Northern Military Region, but the East African province already has a Northern Military Region, so it is simply better to form two major military regions, the Northwestern Military Region and the Northeastern Military Region, according to the locations of the two military regions.

As a result, the number of East African national military regions increased from five to six, and the additional Eastern Military Region evolved from the Central Military Region with the First Town as its core.

A large amount of territory in the eastern part of the Western Military Region was incorporated into the Central Military Region, but similarly, the Southwestern Province (Namibia) was incorporated into the jurisdiction of the Western Military Region. At the same time, the coastal area of ​​Angola was also obtained by East Africa from Portugal, so the jurisdiction of the Western Military Region was not weakened.

The new Central Military Region includes twelve provinces: Central Province (with the capital city of Rhineland-Palatinate), Mitumba Province, Hesse Province, Swabia Province, Okavango Province, Hohenzollern Province, Bohemia Province, Tete Province, Salzburg Province, Lake Soren Province, Lunda Province and Kasai Province (eastern and southern Congo, all of Zambia, western Tanzania, most of Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, and parts of Angola).

"The total number of troops participating in this parade is more than 8,000, and there are many diplomats from various countries among the invited guests. So if you embarrass me, I will definitely let you know what power is!" Feilegin said almost gritting his teeth.

He knocked on the table and said, "My requirement for this exercise is that it cannot be worse than other troops. After all, the Guards Division is a garrison force, the Imperial Guard, and the face of our army. We invest so much military funds every year, so no matter what, it must meet the military appearance of the strongest army."

Although Felegin said so, other East African troops might not agree with the statement that the Guards Division is the strongest army in East Africa.

There is no doubt that the military expenditure of the Guards Division ranks first in the army, but the Guards Division is organized as a corps, while other East African troops are less than half of that in East Africa, especially after the South African War, when many armies in East Africa were downsized.

However, from the perspective of combat effectiveness, the various East African armies are not convinced of each other, especially the ace troops of each military region, and especially those that performed brilliantly in the South African War.

Although the Guards Division also participated in the South African War, the war was already coming to an end when the Guards Division joined the war, so its combat achievements were not recognized by other troops.

Of course, Felegin had no control over the doubts raised by other troops. Although it was true that the Guards Division had few combat achievements, the fundamental reason why the Guards Division did not participate in the entire South African War was that it also had to ensure the safety of the First Town at that time.

At that time, East Africa had to guard against possible naval attacks by the British Royal Navy at any time. The First Town was less than 80 kilometers away from the Indian Ocean, so the Guards Division naturally could not act rashly. Only in the later period of the South African War could the Guards Division withdraw troops to the south to participate in the war.

"The military parade was held on the National Avenue in front of the Central Government Building. The rehearsal officially began on April 4 this year, so we only had two months to conduct targeted training. Each unit had to select soldiers with good looks and heights to form the formations." "The parade troops were divided into 27 formations. The infantry formation was times plus , with two leaders. Our Guards Division was mainly responsible for the infantry formations, and six of them were under the responsibility of the Guards Division."

This was also the specification of the military parade formation of a certain major country in the past life. Of course, East Africa will still have to be more reserved in this military parade to avoid revealing the situation of East Africa’s military reform.

Therefore, this military parade is mainly composed of infantry formations, with some cavalry, artillery and naval formations. The artillery formation, as the main equipment display force, is not equipped with car-towed artillery, but continues to be mainly towed by horses.

Similarly, the Air Force, armored forces, and rapid mobile forces cannot participate in this parade. These are the core confidential parts of East Africa's military reform.

Although East Africa's air force and armored forces have not yet been formed, they still have the strength to send out one or two planes and tanks to participate in the military parade.

Felegen went on to say, "That means our Guards Division will have to send out 2,112 people, which is almost 25% of the total number of troops on parade. This also shows the importance that the Central Committee and the General Staff attach to our Guards Division. Therefore, no one will be allowed to hold our Guards Division back. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Commander!" The junior officers of the Guards Division assured one after another.

"Before April, all the troops participating in the parade will be assembled. They will conduct training in the western suburbs in April, rehearse on National Avenue at the end of April, and officially participate in the parade ceremony on May 1st. You go back and prepare. The meeting is adjourned now!" said Felegin.

While the Guards Division was making preparations, other units of the National Defense Army were also preparing for the founding ceremony. All the troops of the Central Military Region (the Guards Division also belongs to the Central Military Region), the 221st Division of the Eastern Military Region, the 312th Division of the Southern Military Region, the 411th Division of the Western Military Region, the 511th Division of the Northeastern Military Region, and the 631st Division of the Northwestern Military Region would all participate. These were basically the main forces of each military region.

After the military region adjustment, the numbers of various East African troops also changed accordingly. The starting number of the Central Military Region is 1, the Eastern Military Region (formerly the Central Military Region) is 2, the Southern Military Region is upgraded to 3, the Western Military Region remains 4, the Northeastern Military Region (formerly the Northern Military Region) is downgraded to 5, and the Northwestern Military Region (formerly the Nile Military Region) is downgraded to 6.

The importance of the East African territory can be roughly seen from the military region numerical numbers, among which 1 to 4 are undoubtedly the most important, and 5 and 6 are slightly worse.

The Southern Military Region was changed from the original serial number 5 to 3. In addition to the incorporation of the coastal area of ​​Mozambique, its resources are the most abundant in East Africa. In the south, there is also the British colony of South Africa, which needs to be vigilant. At the same time, we must also be vigilant about the French in Madagascar (in fact, it should be the colonies of South Africa and the French colonies of Madagascar that should be vigilant about East Africa.)
In this military parade, the only cavalry unit reviewed was provided by the 221st Division. Although East Africa has begun to organize armored forces, it still needs time, so East Africa still has a large number of cavalry units that are temporarily retained.

As for the naval parade troops, they are not worthy of attention. After all, it is impossible for the navy to drive warships to Rhine City. They can only send a small number of personnel to form a marching column.

At the same time, East African military academies such as the Ferdinand Naval Academy and the Hechingen Military Academy will also send teachers and students to form marching teams to participate in this event. These two schools are the cradles of East African naval and army commanders and also represent the future of the East African military.

This is basically the main force of the East African military system participating in the military parade. In addition to reviewing the military forces of East Africa, other activities must be organized. After all, in addition to the military parade, the founding ceremony also includes the important link of the coronation ceremony.

(End of this chapter)