Ministry of Defense Authorized Creation of Dolgavian Armored DivisionsDolgavian Tanker Driving a Tank From the Artanian Defense Agency and Sold to Dolgavia Smeltburg, DolgaviaMarch 2nd 4781
Dolgavia has kept a military strictly used for Defense of Dolgavia for some time. Ever since the Dolgavian Civil War the capabilities of the Dolgavian military had been hampered with and morale and strength was weak. However over 100 years later Dolgavia has gone through significant reforms and the culture and the people have changed. So the Minister of Defense Otomars Bērziņš announced today a new program of Dolgavian Panzer Divisions. Before this Dolgavian Tank crews existed inside Motorized Infantry Divisions. The tanks are scattered and therefore this poses several problems. 1. Despite having strong infantry, this method could not stop enemy armored divisions. 2. This caused logistical nightmares and support and engineers had to move from division to division and finally 3. Dolgavia possessed no true offensive divisions. Because Dolgavia had their tanks spread out and not in a specific division, the tanks could not be utilized for offensive warfare. This caused several problems... However Dolgavia is consolidating all their tanks they have acquired into modern formidable tank divisions. These divisions are to resemble Dorvik's elite Panzer Divisions and will be able to provide Dolgavia with a quick response unit which will be able to smash through enemy divisions of armor or infantry. These Panzer Divisions will contain 15,000 men a peice.
The structure of these Panzer Divisions will follow the Dorvik model almost entirely however the Dolgavian tank divisions will be slightly smaller. Each Panzer division will include around 15,000 troops (10,000 during peace operations). This new system consolidates numerous smaller battalions into large divisions and puts Dolgavia's tank battalions on par with even the most powerful armies in Terra. The first Panzer Division that will be created will merge several existing units into a fighting force. The 1st Dolgavian Panzerių skyrius (Panzer Division) will include the following units.
1st Panzerių skyrius (Panzer Division)1 šarvuotoji brigada (Panzer Brigade)
1st Tankų žvalgymas (Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion)
1st Panzerio Batalionas (Panzer Battalion)
2nd Panzerio Batalionas (Panzer Battalion)
1st Jagdpanzer-Batalionas (Anti-Tank Battalion)
1st Motorizuota Pėstininkų Batalionas (Motorized Infantry Battalion)
2nd Motorizuota pėstininkų Batalionas (Motorized Infantry Battalion)
1st Tiekimo Batalionas (Supply Battalion)
1st Palaikymo / Pakeitimo Batalionas (Support & Replacement Battalion
2 šarvuotoji brigada (Panzer Brigade)
2nd Tankų žvalgymas (Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion)
2nd Panzerio Batalionas (Panzer Battalion)
3rd Panzerio Batalionas (Panzer Battalion)
2nd Jagdpanzer-Batalionas (Anti-Tank Battalion)
2nd Motorizuota Pėstininkų Batalionas (Motorized Infantry Battalion)
3rd Motorizuota pėstininkų Batalionas (Motorized Infantry Battalion)
2nd Tiekimo Batalionas (Supply Battalion)
2nd Palaikymo / Pakeitimo Batalionas (Support & Replacement Battalion
3 šarvuotoji brigada (Panzer Brigade)
3rd Tankų žvalgymas (Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion)
3rd Panzerio Batalionas (Panzer Battalion)
4th Panzerio Batalionas (Panzer Battalion)
3rd Jagdpanzer-Batalionas (Anti-Tank Battalion)
3rd Motorizuota Pėstininkų Batalionas (Motorized Infantry Battalion)
4th Motorizuota pėstininkų Batalionas (Motorized Infantry Battalion)
3rd Tiekimo Batalionas (Supply Battalion)
3rd Palaikymo / Pakeitimo Batalionas (Support & Replacement Battalion
4 šarvuotoji brigada (Panzer Brigade)
4th Tankų žvalgymas (Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion)
4th Panzerio Batalionas (Panzer Battalion)
5th Panzerio Batalionas (Panzer Battalion)
4th Jagdpanzer-Batalionas (Anti-Tank Battalion)
4th Motorizuota Pėstininkų Batalionas (Motorized Infantry Battalion)
5th Motorizuota pėstininkų Batalionas (Motorized Infantry Battalion)
4th Tiekimo Batalionas (Supply Battalion)
4th Palaikymo / Pakeitimo Batalionas (Support & Replacement Battalion
5 šarvuotoji brigada (Panzer Brigade)
5th Tankų žvalgymas (Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion)
5th Panzerio Batalionas (Panzer Battalion)
6th Panzerio Batalionas (Panzer Battalion)
5th Jagdpanzer-Batalionas (Anti-Tank Battalion)
5th Motorizuota Pėstininkų Batalionas (Motorized Infantry Battalion)
6th Motorizuota pėstininkų Batalionas (Motorized Infantry Battalion)
5th Tiekimo Batalionas (Supply Battalion)
5th Palaikymo / Pakeitimo Batalionas (Support & Replacement Battalion
The First Panzer Division is already being formed near the town of Smeltburg and will be operation in around 8 months. The Dolgvian Army now has sophisticated tank divisions and has stopped the philosophy of mixing tanks into Infantry Divisions. This practice has been proved time and again to not work and now Dolgavia is abandoning that practice and entering a new chapter in the land forces history. This is not the end however. Dolgavia is already ordering more tanks and will be making subsequent tank divisions which will only boost the Dolgavian Army's capability. For many years enlisting in the Dolgavian army meant you were more than likely going into the reserves, however with this recent wave of militarization Dolgavia is looking to have a permanent fuctionable army
The Permanent Dolgavian Land Forces now includes the 1st Mechanizuotoji Pėstininkų Padalinys otherwise known as the "Red Slayer" Division, This mechanized Infantry Brigade has a long and storied history and smashed the Syndicalists in the Dolgavian Civil War. It is made up of the following,
1 Mechanizuotoji Pėstininkų Padaliny (Mechanized Infantry Division "Red Slayer"Duke Fredruck mechanizuotasis Pėstininkų Batalionas (Mechanized Infantry Battalion 1)
Grand Duchess Danutė mechanizuotasis Pėstininkų Batalionas (Mechanized Infantry Battalion 2)
Duke Janusz mechanizuotasis Pėstininkų Batalionas (Mechanized Infantry Battalion 3)
A Dolgavian Armoured Vehicle in the "Red Slayer" Division
4 More of these Mechanized Infantry Division Exist and are scattered across Dolgavia during peace. However they are always on quick response for times of war and can be activated very shortly. The reorganization of the army due to the restructuring of the Dolgavian Armored Divisions will help logistics and communication and command structure significantly because the tanks will be all in one place and organized. Military personal across Dolgavia have applauded this move and welcomed this much needed reform into the Dolgavian Land Forces. The Army plans on creating more Mechanized Infantry Divisions and look to bolster the Dolgavian Army even further. We will keep you up to date on these exciting developments as Dolgavia rearms herself!!!!
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