Chapter 72 Military Reform
Paul? Feng? Hindenburg was highly respected in military circles, could he give up military power and return to Berlin to take up Eric? Adrian's vice president of the German Coalition is a major event for the whole of Germany, which fully proves that Adrian has returned to the hearts of all the people and his regime will be unbreakable.
Although the whole country has played a game of chess and the economy is also being boosted, the army is still diverse, which involves badges and logos, standard uniforms, military flags and military music, ceremonial marches, rules and regulations, passwords and instructions, institutional norms, hierarchical differences, weapons and equipment, military research and development, national security, and so on.
Eric? Adrian deliberately placed Brauchitsch and other military generals in a smaller room as the cabinet continued to discuss national policy, so that they could open up their minds and imagination.
Brauchitsch and other military representatives understood Adrian's arrangement, and a plan for the reform of the army, which had been drawn up in Hanover for a long time, was once again re-examined here in order to obtain the president's signature as soon as possible.
Adrian was almost always in charge, he didn't have time to read the text, and in order to get benefits faster, he usually listened to reports or listened to opinions. Brauchitsch and other military representatives were aware of this. Therefore, this time, they still followed the president's instructions, first to do the work in detail, and then systematically reported to the president.
The Federal Republic of Germany abolished all the original unit numbers and structures, and established the Wehrmacht, which was mainly responsible for national war affairs and had reserves.
The General Staff Headquarters was abolished, and the United Front Front Command was established, with one commander-in-chief, several deputy commanders, one chief of staff, and several staff officers.
The Commander-in-Chief and Deputy Commander-in-Chief are non-permanent positions appointed by the President in wartime, and the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff are nominated by the President and voted by the Cabinet. The remaining positions are filled by a vote of nominations from within the army.
The Wehrmacht has three commanders, namely the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy.
Chief of Staff of the United Front Work Department is Max? Hoffman
The commander of the army was Karl? Rundstedt
The commander of the Air Force was temporarily led by Walter? Brauchitsch concurrently
The commander of the Navy is Franz? Feng? Hipper
The ranks of the Wehrmacht are 6th class and 25th grade.
Marshal; Special Marshal (given a special title, e.g. if promoted by a campaign, the name of the battle), Generalissimo, Marshal
Generals: There are five levels of generals, the first level is the first, and the fifth level is the highest, lieutenant general, major general, and brigadier general
Officers: Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Lieutenants: Captain, Lieutenant, Ensign
Non-commissioned officers: sergeant, sergeant, corporal
Soldiers: 5th Private, 4th Private, 3rd Class, 2nd Private, 1st Class, Recruit. The fifth class is the highest
The ranks of the National Army are equal, and there is no marshal.
The supreme commander of the National Army is the President himself, and when the President is unable to exercise his powers, his commander-in-chief is replaced by the Vice-President, who is second in line, and so on.
The standing strength of the National Army is not large, and it is only the strength of one army, and it is mainly responsible for the defense of the capital and the protection of important figures.
Adrian listened carefully to the detailed reports of Brauchitsch and other military representatives, affirmed their achievements, and emphasized that they should be followed step by step, and then made important additions.
The National Army occupies the establishment of one army, which makes the personnel of the Ministry of National Defense, including the vice president, really dissatisfied. The national army is not subordinate to any department, if there is a comparison, this is actually the emperor's bodyguard, only for the emperor to be loyal to one meaning. But Adrian's prestige was too high, and when Hindenburg clearly gave up the post of chief of the General Staff to take over as vice president, there was no strength to compete with him in Germany.
The local legions of the former empire were unified into army groups, and the 3.2 million troops were divided into four army groups, namely A, B, C, and D armies. Feng? Marshal Mackensen served. The commander-in-chief of Army Group B was led by Johannes? Friedrich? Leopold? Feng? Marshal Zeckert served. Army Group C by Oscar? Feng? Hurtier served. Army Group D by Paul? Emir? Feng? Marshal Leto-Forbeck held. Of these commanders-in-chief, only Mackensen remained on the Western Front, and the others were recalled to Berlin for the Army Reform Conference. It seems that none of the four major armies have Adrian's people, but in fact, these commanders-in-chief are all blocked by Max because they are far from the front line. Hoffmann's men exercised command instead. The new president does not seem to be willing to let go of the appointment of the defense minister and the national security minister. The two ministers were too young to talk, and there were voices of opposition, but Adrian did not seem to want to discuss too much on this topic, and everyone had to give up. Fortunately, in the subsequent military appointments, those generals who contributed to Germany's contribution to the war were not all forgotten, and the new president took care of these people.
After forcibly interfering in arranging some personnel appointments from the military, Adrian began to pay attention to the situation at domestic factories. Among them is the development and manufacture of weapons, because he has a deep understanding and experience in this aspect.
In this regard, Adrian intends to solve it at a macro level with funding. On November 1 of each year, the Cabinet conducts a one-month inspection based on the national defense expenditures submitted by the three armed services. On December 1, the Congress adopted the actual situation gathered to allocate the military spending ratio as appropriate. The ratio of military spending to the National Defense Forces is a percentage of the state revenue of the previous year, and the specific amount is submitted by the Cabinet to the President for approval, and finally implemented after the National Assembly votes to approve it.
The lights in the entire conference room were all supported by chandeliers, and with a group of generals smoking non-stop, the visibility had already been reduced. Adrian, who was sitting in the chief, also held a cigar in one hand and read the manuscript. Access has long been forcibly restricted, and the security has reached the level of one gate, three posts, and three doors and one team. In fact, this room included almost the entire German military leadership, and if anyone tried to do wrong, a single bomb could plunge Germany back into chaos.
Adrian's overall thinking was so clear that Brauchitsch and other military representatives were impressed, and they never expected Adrian to be so meticulous.
It was only before the start of this meeting that there was a small episode in which the commander of the Navy was originally nominated by Alfred? Feng? Tirpitz served, but because the idea of unlimited submarine warfare clashed with Adrian's ideas, the two sides got extremely unhappy, and in the end, Alfred? Feng? Tirpitz humbly withdrew, and let the equally experienced Franz? Feng? Hipper served as commander of the Navy. And so far, Eric? Adrian's Federal State of Germany was largely on track.