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Post by Netherlands on Sept 10, 2004 22:24:05 GMT -5
With the mobilization completed, the Dutch Army exceeds 650,000 men. 100,000 of those, however, are Indonesian colonial troops.
Current Army
*Note: Each Division contains 20,000 soldiers each equipped with a Mosin-Nagant rifle. Each division is also given 250 machine guns of poor design.
I Armee -- I Corps - I Division - II Division - III Division - IV Division - V Division
-- II Corps - VI Division - VII Division - VIII Division - IX Division - X Division
II Armee -- III Corps - XI Division - XII Division - XIII Division - XIV Division - XV Division
-- IV Corps - XVI Division - XVII Division - XVIII Division - XIX Division - XX Division
III Armee -- V Corps - XXI Division - XXII Division - XXIII Division - XXIV Division - XXV Division
- VI Corps - XXVI Division - XXVII *30,000 In this division.
Colonial Armee - I Colonial Corps -- I Colonial Division -- II Colonial Division -- III Colonial Division -- IV Colonial Division -- V Colonial Division
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 11, 2004 11:12:02 GMT -5
With the declaration of war on Belgium, the Dutch Government has decided that it must fortify its borders. The I Armee will be deployed along the Belgium border, where they will begin to make trench lines.
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 12, 2004 12:00:20 GMT -5
The I Armee is deployed on the border with Belgium. The soldiers begin to fortify themselves with long trench lines and machine gun nests. Soldiers are given full supplies.
Middelburg: I, II, III Division. - 60,000 soldiers
Breda: IV, V, VI, VII. - 80,000 soldiers.
Eindenhoven: VIII, IX. - 40,000 Soldiers.
Maastricht: X. - 20,000 soldiers.
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 19, 2004 12:56:13 GMT -5
The II Armee is in the process of entering transport ships on the Dutch coast. 2 Battleships and 4 destroyers will escort it.
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 19, 2004 16:58:03 GMT -5
The II Armee is now full boarded onto the transport boats. The fleet prepares for a voyage, supplies are stockpiled, ammunition, food, and the like are packed. The fleet sets out for an unknown destination, they will arrive in 4 RL days.
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 26, 2004 17:00:33 GMT -5
Over 100,000 Dutch troops will be conscripted and trained over the next 6 weeks. They will be apart of the Dutch Guard unit that will stay in Holland.
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 26, 2004 17:02:17 GMT -5
The III Armee begins to board transport ships in Amsterdam. Supplies are stocked into the ships, and soldiers begin to load up into the ships. The ships will be ready to take off in 1 RL hour.
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 26, 2004 19:23:59 GMT -5
The ships are loaded up and begin to head out. They are destined to an unknown location located somewhere in the Med. Sea.
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 27, 2004 2:15:37 GMT -5
After days of traveling through the waters, the convoy passes through the Gibraltar straights. The location of this convoy is still unknown, yet it seems like it won't be passing through the Suez Canal. The escorts of this convoy are 2 battleships and 4 destroyers.
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 27, 2004 17:26:35 GMT -5
The convoy arrives at its destination, off the coast of Sparta. With help from the Italian fleet, it begins to unload the soldiers. It is expected that it will take 30 RL minutes to completely unload the supplies and men.
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Post by Sparta on Sept 27, 2004 17:30:54 GMT -5
Thank You
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 27, 2004 19:36:09 GMT -5
Finally the last Dutch soldier landed on Spartan ground. 200,000 Dutch soldiers will be given to Italy as an expeditionary force to be used however they wish. Command of the army is now in Italian hands.
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