Post by Ottoman Empire on Oct 2, 2004 12:35:50 GMT -5
Following the surrender of Italy the Ottoman Empire has gained the new lands of:
Northern Ethiopia (To be renamed Ottoman Ethiopia)
Italian Somaliland (To be renamed Ottoman Somaliland)
Eritrea.
Troops formely stationed in Greece during the conflict there have been removed and will be deployed in the newly taken African lands:
Ottoman Ethiopia= 2 Divisions (60,000 men)
Ottoman Somaliland=2 Divisions (60,000 men)
Eritrea= 1 Division (30,000 men)
All divisions that haven't been sent to Africa but returned to Turkey from Greece will be redeployed at a later date. Each Division has 300 Maxim Mg's and 300 4.5" Howitzers with them.
The countries taken into the Ottoman Empire will be governed by their current governments but will be protected by the Ottoman Army and also will be supervised by Ottoman Officals.
The transport ships takening the men will be:
2 Dreadnoughts (Residaye and Sultan Osman I)
8 Destroyers (Basra, Samsun, Tasoz, Yarhisar) French DURANDAL class and (Gairet-I-Watanije, Jadhigar-I-Millet, Muavenet-I-Millet, Numene-I-Hamije) German S.165 class
Northern Ethiopia (To be renamed Ottoman Ethiopia)
Italian Somaliland (To be renamed Ottoman Somaliland)
Eritrea.
Troops formely stationed in Greece during the conflict there have been removed and will be deployed in the newly taken African lands:
Ottoman Ethiopia= 2 Divisions (60,000 men)
Ottoman Somaliland=2 Divisions (60,000 men)
Eritrea= 1 Division (30,000 men)
All divisions that haven't been sent to Africa but returned to Turkey from Greece will be redeployed at a later date. Each Division has 300 Maxim Mg's and 300 4.5" Howitzers with them.
The countries taken into the Ottoman Empire will be governed by their current governments but will be protected by the Ottoman Army and also will be supervised by Ottoman Officals.
The transport ships takening the men will be:
2 Dreadnoughts (Residaye and Sultan Osman I)
8 Destroyers (Basra, Samsun, Tasoz, Yarhisar) French DURANDAL class and (Gairet-I-Watanije, Jadhigar-I-Millet, Muavenet-I-Millet, Numene-I-Hamije) German S.165 class