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Re: Ostland General Newspaper (Ostland Allgemeine Zeitung)

Postby Auditorii » Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:48 pm

Dorvish exodus will only boost Ostland says experts
February, 4548

Wolfsheim - Grand Duke Magnus IV and a bevy other officials, including State Chancellor Wilhelm Karsten von Prochnow were at Wolfsheim International Airport to welcome the exodus of Dorvish military, economic and political officials. The arrival at the airport was something that was often celebrated for foreign heads of states and foreign governments. The Grand Duke welcomed numerous high-ranking officials, took pictures and welcomed them to their "Home away from home." and noted that the Dorvish would return to their homeland someday and would free it of the socialist yoke that ripped power away from the people. The influx of Dorvish officials and expatriates will surely boost the Ostlandic economy ten-fold, and many of them have already established a foothold in Ostland via previous exodus'. Ostland was one of the few countries on the approved list of dual citizenship that Dorvish citizens could get without much difficulty. The capital flight from the Dorvish Republic with the "Socialist Revolution" will surely hurt the Dorvish economy and exodus of experienced military officers places Dorvik in major danger of losing their regional power status, an already declining military apparatus was temporarily bolstered by the presence of the All-Dorvish League and their favoritism of the Dorvish Armed Forces. Gath Defense Collective, one of the world's leading military and security think-tanks based out of Dorvik, has noted that the military and capital flight place Dorvik in a dangerous situation that might prove to be untenable for them to recover from immediately.

Volksdundorfische Cultural Association members were out in full force. The brown-tan uniforms of the Political Leadership Corps and the field-grey uniforms of the Security Service were in full force assisting the Ostlandic officials in welcoming their Dorvish brothers and sisters. It is expected that the Ostlandic officials will conduct a census to assist in the counting of the arrival of several thousand Dorvish officers, industrialist, business owners, intellectuals and others that have been expelled because they refused to do their part in the so-called "revolution" of the Revolutionary Socialist Party that lead a coup of the government. While Ostland is continuing to grow and expand, the influx of millions of Dorvish Dolgars into the Ostlandic economy will only further bolster the ever growing Ostlandic economic outlook. Despite the hustle and bustle of the ceremony, Ostlandic officials were looking to expand regional cooperation and seeking new markets for the Eastern Oil Corporation (Ostöl AG), one possible ally is Lourenne, who has grown close to the Ostlandic government in the preceding months.
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Re: Ostland General Newspaper (Ostland Allgemeine Zeitung)

Postby Auditorii » Fri Mar 22, 2019 5:27 pm

Ostlandic government announces resettlement program
January 4549

Wolfsheim - The State Chancellery announced the return of settlement programs in central and southern parts of Ostland as the influx of refugees and expatriates from both Dorvik and Dundorf as increasingly socialist and totalitarian governments, increases. The settlement program will provide land and economic aid in return for 25 years of service to the Ostlandic state. Refugees and others will be asked to take jobs in the state civil service or be asked to join up to the military, a wide array have already volunteered for military service and have bolstered the ranks of the Ostland Landwehr, including hundreds of former Dorvish officers who were forced out of Dorvik. The "Military Flight" combined with the "Capital Flight" from Dorvik has been a tremendous boon for the Ostlandic defense forces as well as the security and intelligence apparatus. The State Chancellery also announced that they would be trained and updated to Ostlandic customs, the differences in the Hulstrian-based Ostlandic language and trained in Hulstrian customs, which are still prevalent in Ostland.
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Re: Ostland General Newspaper (Ostland Allgemeine Zeitung)

Postby Auditorii » Mon Mar 25, 2019 10:36 pm

State Chancellor announces signing of Treaty of Delaune
August, 4550

Wolfsheim - State Chancellor Wilhelm Karsten von Prochnow announced that the government of Ostland and the State Chancellery had brought the Treaty of Delaune before the Eastern Land Council, it was approved with unanimous decision. The Treaty of Delaune establishes the Western Dovani Economic Area, commonly called WEDEA, and will provide a formidable boon to the Ostlandic economy. State Chancellor Prochnow noted that the Ministry of Economics and Finance will be forming an office specifically for the task of working with the Western Dovani Economic Area. The State Chancellor cited the presence of Kazulia and newcomer Lourenne as chances for Ostland to benefit greatly from the creation of a unified economic area. It will be one of the first of its kind in Western Dovani and will provide a great benefit to the region. Ostland is eager that its recently discovered sources of oil and natural gas will be able to further expand pipelines and work alongside Kazulia to dominate the Dovani gas and oil markets.

In the short time that Ostland has created its natural resources management company, known as Eastern Oil Corporation (Ostöl AG), has come to provide the Ostlandic economy with a notable boost of nearly 3% growth in GDP for the year. It is one of the highest growth rates in Ostlandic history, however, many experts and the Ministry of Finance and Economics note that it is unlikely to continue. The news of the growth is likely to continue to boost the Wolfsheim Stock Exchange and local markets. A favorable agricultural season in central and southern Ostland also boosted markets as the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests released their annual State Agricultural Report a week earlier than expected. It is normally released the first week of September and is usually an indication of the agricultural sector of Ostland which contributes nearly 40% to the Ostlandic economy. The presence of oil and the arrival of a state-operated oil company has launched oil and natural gas to nearly 25% of the Ostlandic economy.

Perhaps the greatest boost has come in the form of Dorvish expatriates who have brought several dozen new corporations such as Ebner AG, new offices and factories from Artanian Defense Group and others such as Dorvish-Southern Dovani Bank, Theil-Hassel Technologies GmbH, Kasmetall AG, FärberKiesel AG, Dorvische Werft and Lievland Seawerke.
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Re: Ostland General Newspaper (Ostland Allgemeine Zeitung)

Postby Auditorii » Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:08 am

VDKV unveils new headquarters in Ostland for 930th Congress
January, 4555

Wolfsheim - Reichsführer Regismund Baldur von Rohr-Mauss, the leader of the Volksdundorfische Cultural Association, was in Wolfsheim to unveil the new headquarters of the VDKV. The original headquarters was originally located at the Bernhoff Building at 179 Franz Wagener Straße, in the Eppen borough of Haldor, Dorvik. While the VDKV still maintains possession of the building through international law as its officially registered as an "international organization" but has moved operations to the more favorable Grand Duchy of Ostland. The ceremony kicked off the 930th Congress of the VDKV, the largest until the 1000th Congress which will be held at the organizations anniversary. The VDKV remains the largest and most powerful Pan-Dundorfian cultural organization and has continued to fund efforts of Volksdundorfians around the globe. While the organization started out self-defense units organized throughout Artania, the VDKV has grown into a sprawling organization that has offices around the world and held its largest presence in Dorvik, Dundorf, Narikaton and Darnussia and remains heavily involved in Ostland and parts of northern Hulstria and Gao-Soto.

Organizationally the VDKV's Political Leadership Corps has competed in elections in Ostland and has been the largest political party since they began operations in Ostland. It previously operated the State Commissariat "Narikaton and Darnussia" which lead to the establishment of the a financial institution known as the "Volksdundorfian International Bank" or VDIB as it is commonly known, it is underneath the oversight of the Main Economic and Administrative Office. The President of the bank is appointed directly by the Reichsführer with the consent of the several Reichsleiter who manage each main organ of the VDKV. The new headquarters will be the heart of the VDKV and will conduct all operations of the VDKV across the globe and it is considered to be a state of the art building, the building will be guarded full-time by the Security Service (Sicherheitsdienst; SD) which is an official paramilitary of the Grand Duchy of Ostland, which has passed legislation to allow for the organization to operate as a paramilitary. The SD has been involved in numerous operations and is equipped with mostly small arms, light vehicles and some light tracked armor personnel carriers. They are used as a rear area security force and protect VDKV officials abroad.
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Re: Ostland General Newspaper (Ostland Allgemeine Zeitung)

Postby Auditorii » Sun Aug 04, 2019 3:26 pm

A Renewed Grand Duchy
January, 4614

Wolfsheim - Recently coronated Grand Duke of Ostland Florian II and State Chancellor Karsten von Sondheim celebrated New Year's Eve and New Years Day at the Palace of the Grand Duke. A resurgence in Ostland has been pushing for a more active role in Ostland, namely in projecting power for the Ostlandic state. Grand Duke Florian II is a staff officer trained by the Ostland Marine, the naval component of the Ostland Landwehr. The State Chancellor is a former member of the Intelligence Bureau for the East, the intelligence agency responsible for Dovani and is a noted "spymaster" and has deep ties with the intelligence community in Ostland. Ostland has continued its streak of success underneath the Grand Duchy, continued economic growth and continued stability via the Volksdundorfische Cultural Association and many former Dorvish expats, including the Dorvish royal family who has land within Ostland and has continued to travel back between Dorvik and Ostland until a time where it becomes dangerous for them.
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Re: Ostland General Newspaper (Ostland Allgemeine Zeitung)

Postby Auditorii » Sun Aug 11, 2019 4:51 am

Introduction to the new Chief of the General Staff
April, 4617

Wolfsheim - State Chancellor Karsten von Sondheim spoke at a press conference to discuss a decree from Grand Duke Florian II, the decree officially disbands the Ministry of Defense and assigns all authority over the armed forces to the Ostland General Staff. The General Staff which is mirrored off of the Dorvish Supreme General Staff will have complete and total control over all matters of personnel, economics, planning, and operations. The State Chancellor introduced Regismund Volkmar von Rohr-Mauss, of the famed Rohr-Mauss family from Dorvik, as the new Chief of the General Staff and his announcement that he was being promoted to the rank of Colonel-General (Generaloberst) of the Ostland Landwehr, the name for the country's armed forces. In his initial address to assembled defense officials, civilian leaders and representatives from the Eastern Land Council, the new Chief of the General Staff laid out his plans.

The first issue that he was going to tackle was the formal establishment of the three branches of service, the Ostland Landwehr (Army), the Ostland Marine (Navy) and the Ostland Luftwaffe (Air force). Each branch of service will have an appointed leader, the Ostland Landwehr will be handled by the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (Oberbefehlshaber des Landwehrs), the Ostland Marine will be handled by the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy (Oberbefehlshaber der Marine) and finally, the Ostland Air Force will be handed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force (Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe), each assisted by a Chief of their respective branches General Staff. The movement is to centralize command authority within the armed forces and ensure that operational planning is tantamount to success on the battlefield.

The second issue that the incoming Chief of the General Staff needs to handle is the constant outbreaks and territorial sovereignty violations of Utari Mosir. Following a series of civil and ethnic conflicts, the once isolated problem has become a growing issue for Ostland. Ostland Border Police have been required to call in army units station on the border and at one point it prompted a firefight between Utari Mosir rebel border officers and Ostland Border Police. The incoming Chief of the General Staff has stated that "...continue incursions along the border provinces of Ebentetten and Misteldorf will require a more direct and actionable response from the Ostland government and people. Effective immediately we are beginning Operation Watch in the North (Betrieb Wacht im Nord) which will be our primary operation to stop territorial violations that have occurred over the past several years."

While the Ostlandic government continues to monitor the situation, the Census and Statistical Office has continued to conduct an emergency census due to the incursions in the north. Despite the growth, the Dundorfian and Hulstrians remain at 45% of the population while 50% remain Kunihito. The Ministry of Economics and Finance has continued to push a positive growth agenda focusing on the development of small and medium-sized businesses. A recent act of the Eastern Land Council known as the "Law on the Promotion of Business" focused on promoting banks to give business loans to startup businesses. While Ostland hasn't much diversified and has remained largely agricultural and natural resource focused, there are growing sectors of the economy such as financial services which has exploded in both the Touryou State and Ostland proper. Another growing aspect of the Ostlandic economy is heavy industry, which was noticeably absent for several decades has made a comeback in Ostland.

The expansion of ports in Nakashiyako, Shintodaka Prefecture in the Touryou State as well as continued renewals and expansions in Königborn (Kronhofen Province), Birspach (Ermold Province), Blustadt (Kreuzsellen Province), Okutsukawa (Kamisuzawa Prefecture) have prompted serious economic growth in the local regions. Despite the positive stability the Minister of Foreign Affairs Valentin Kasper has condemned the move in Dankuk of a communist coup and has requested increased State Border Police presence in the northern parts of the nation that are close to Dankuk. Grand Duke Florian II issued a personal statement condemning the attack on the "...people and the Imperial family of Dankuk."
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Re: Ostland General Newspaper (Ostland Allgemeine Zeitung)

Postby Auditorii » Mon Aug 12, 2019 2:04 am

Continued clashes along the northern border
May, 4617

Northern Ostland - Utari Mosir Border Guards conducted a midnight raid on several outposts along the Ostland-Utari Mosir Border, though immediately denied by the Utari Mosir government led by President Yakov Akahito, the Utari Mosir forces are believed to have been acting underneath orders of the Utari government. Intelligence sources state that since the troubles that plagued Utari Mosir in the 45th century, the Utari Mosir government has been ever fragile due to a poor economic situation and ethnic conflict between the two subgroups of the Utari's; one related to the Sekowian settlers and another from the more eastern portion of Utari Mosir that was once a Trigunian colony and expanded over time. While the two ethnic groups have largely remained peaceful, there have been periods of tension and conflict, mostly stoked by the 20% of ethnic Hulstro-Dundorfians that migrated from Dundorf, Dorvik, Hulstria, and Ostland. During several periods the Hulstro-Dundorfians have claimed leadership over the Utari people and have lead the country both success and ruin, most recently in the 45th century when an international coalition took down the Haukist government.

The "accidental" attack claimed the lives of nearly 12 Ostlandic Border Police officers. The attacks prompted the Ostlandic Landwehr to respond to the attack. Elements of the 1. Infanterie-Divison and the 1. Panzergrenadier-Division responded and the repelled the attackers. A spokeswoman for the State Chancellor noted that the State Chancellor was in a meeting of the rebuilt State Council on Defense and Security as news of the attack broke to the press corps assigned to the State Chancellery. In the early morning hours, the new Chief of the General Staff Colonel-General Reigsmund Volkmar von Rohr-Mauss issued standing orders for the full deployment of the 1. Infanterie Division, the 2. Infanterie Divison, the 3. Infanterie Divison, the 1. Panzergrenadier Divison, the 2. Panzergrenadier Division and the 1. Panzer Division "Grand Duke" to deploy from their barracks and set up a position on the border and to replace the State Border Police in territorial and sovereign defense but leaving the administration of migration issues to the State Border Police.
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Re: Ostland General Newspaper (Ostland Allgemeine Zeitung)

Postby Auditorii » Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:28 pm

Ostlandic forces strike Utari border posts
June, 4617
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Ostlandic Panzer and Panzergrenadier forces strike at Utari border positions

Northern Ostland - Ostlandic forces underneath the command of Colonel-General (Air Force) Lorenz Reder conducted a series of surgical strikes against border outposts in Utari Mosir in the early morning of June the 5th and successively for the next five days, ending on the 10th. Attacks were conducted by elements of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Infantry Divisions, elements of the 1st and 2nd Panzergrenadier Divisions and the 1st Panzer Division "Grand Duke". These forces were assisted by all three volunteer security regiments of the VDKV's Security Service. The attacks left a number of Utari Mosir border forces dead and a wide gap in the southern border of Utari Mosir. The island of Kamphon was also the site of Ostlandic surgical strikes, conducted by the Sea of Carina Fleet. The island of Kamphon, which originally belonged to Citufingan was captured by the Utari Mosir government and held during the Utari Mosir crisis several decades ago. State Chancellor Karsten von Sondheim informed the government of President Yakov Akahito as the attacks began on the border outposts. The Ostlandic government noted that they had no intention of returning any land captured or gained during this assault due to "...incredible circumstances where Utari Mosir cannot maintain peace and order within its border regions." Representatives from the Rear Area Operations Office of the Operations Department of the Ostland General Staff were present at the press conference held by the General Staff's Army Communications Service. Underneath the leadership of General Magnus Hertzfeld, the Chief of the Rear Area Operations Office, the Rear Area Operations Office would be raising four security divisions in order to facilitate "...peacekeeping operations..." in the rear area and implement military administration in the conquered areas.
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Re: Ostland General Newspaper (Ostland Allgemeine Zeitung)

Postby Auditorii » Wed Aug 14, 2019 4:47 am

July, 4617
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Fallschirmjäger from the 1. Fallschirmjäger Regiment

Ostlandic Fallschirmjäger from the 1. Fallschirmjäger Regiment, the sole airborne force of the Ostland Landwehr, conducted surgical strikes behind Utari lines as conflict between Utari Mosir and Ostland continues to heat up. Ostlandic forces were shelled in the morning hours of 1 July, 4617 after nearly three weeks of limited skirmishes along the border. The surgical strikes conducted by the Ostlandic paratroopers included raids via airborne paradrops and air mobile assaults aboard a variety of rotary-wing aircraft. In a three prong attack, the respective battalions of the 1. Fallschirmjäger Regiment conducted the strikes in the cover of night and the early hours of the morning. It is likely that the strikes from the airborne units will delay the actions of the Utari Mosir Defense Force for the next several months. Elements of the 1. Fallschirm-Abteilung conducted a series of raids on supply depots that were supplying front line combat units and elements of the 2. Fallschirm-Abteilung destroyed communications arrays that linked the front line forces to the headquarters in the capital of Cise. Despite the strikes from the airborne forces elements of the elite 1. Gebirgsjäger Division and the 2. Gebirgsjäger Division joined in conducting raids out outposts bordering Kazulia and Dankuk, striking at the heart of the enemies supply depots in the mountains.

It is expected that the Utari Mosir Defense Force will respond in kind, but its limited military capabilities are largely focused on defense and intelligence reports have been provided that the UMDF will set up a defensive line several hundred meters from the border. General Watase Murai, the Chief of the Utari Mosir Defense Force, announced that the nation was now a nation "...under arms." and that "...every Utari man and woman would fight the fascist invaders from the south." President Yazov Akhito called for peace and calm and the withdrawal of Ostlandic forces. This was following the attacks by Ostlandic paratroopers, it is likely that the fighting will be delayed until September-October of this year and will resume as the Ostlandic forces secure ground. Since the conflict took a tense turn in May, 4617 the Landwehr has been dealing with an influx of refugees coming from the country attempting to gain access to Ostland. Chief of the Rear Area Operations Office General Magnus Hertzfeld has noted that "several security divisions" have been raised and are being dispatched across the border and in the rear area to assist in humanitarian operations. According to a Public Information Office report by the Landwehr General Staff there have been a number of military administrations started to "...continue government and provide stability operations to the Utari people." These military administrations are responsible for a wide variety of duties, mostly focused on consolidating gains, focusing on stability operations and building lasting institutions following departure of military administration. General (Air Force) Gerhard von Köhler was appointed as the Military Commander of the Military Administration in Utari Mosir in a memo issued by Chief of the General Staff Colonel-General Regismund Volkmar von Rohr-Mauss and signed by the State Chancellor and the Grand Duke.
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Re: Ostland General Newspaper (Ostland Allgemeine Zeitung)

Postby Auditorii » Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:40 am

Simmering tensions in Nord-Carina
September, 4620

Major combat operations ended for the Ostlandic Armed Forces in January, 4618 and nearly a third of Utari Mosir has been underneath Ostlandic control for two years. State Commissioner Karsten Tugendhat, who serves at the head of the State Commissariat "Nord-Carina", has stated that humanitarian missions have been the backbone of the Ostlandic operations in the occupied territories of Utari Mosir. While the fighting continues to flash in the eastern portion of the nation, Ostland has gained a foothold in Utari Mosir, including the disputed island of Kamphon. It is likely that the Ostlandic Armed Forces are waiting to resupply and reorganize their forces, conduct any replacements they need and eventually continue. The Ostlandic Armed Forces have been heavily hampered due to the poor condition of infrastructure in Utari Mosir, something that the Rear Area Operations Office has taken to both the domestic and international community to assist with. Filings with the International Development and Stability Bank have shown that the Ostlandic forces occupying the lands of Utari Mosir have taken to calling it by its former colonial name of Nord-Carina, officially known as the "Republic of Utari Mosir", the Ostlandic government has established a sort of "government-in-exile" lead by Ostland educated Utari Suto Kanjiro, a Western Utari as "Prime Minister of the Republic of Utari Mosir".

It is likely that Ostland will setup a friendly regime in Utari Mosir and will focus on "stability missions" while ensuring that Ostland benefits from a war which has claimed over 15,000 lives, mostly of Utari. In some ironic fashion, the Ostlandic government have dispatched officials to attempt to educate and build relations between the Western Utari, who are more heavily influenced from the Kunikata and Hulstrian settlers and the Eastern Utari, who are more heavily influenced from the presence of several Trigunian settlements on the eastern coast during the time period when Trigunians was exploring the Arctic. Despite focusing on infrastructure development and educational chances for Utari citizens, Ostland has taken to provide for a new era of self-defense in Utari Mosir, establishing the "Utari Mosir Defense Forces" with three primary components, an army, navy, and an air force. It is likely that combat operations that are rumored to begin again in the summer of 4621 will focus on the capture and total capitulation of Utari Mosir and the capital city of Cise, it is unknown if Ostland will have the ability to occupy Utari Mosir fully or will hand over power to the Ostland-backed Republic of Utari Mosir.

Despite the lul in action in Utari Mosir, the State Border Police have dispatched a number of heavily armed "Border Police Battalions" to the Ostland-Kazulia border to manage any issues that may arise from increased tension with Dankuk and Kazulia. Minister of Foreign Affairs Valentin Kasper sent a diplomatic cable to the Kazulian Ambassador to Ostland stating Ostland's intention to support and back long-time ally Kazulia.
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