With both technical and financial issues resolved, Adolf began to reorganize the army.
When it came to the Imperial Army, there was one thing that made him uncomfortable. It was true that he had the highest command of the National Defense Force, but he was excluded from the establishment and construction of the army. He was in the hands of the Junker Officer Corps.
The army was separated from the supreme leader.
Although this was a long-standing tradition in Germany, Adolf now wanted to break it.
The method he wanted to use was also very simple. To put it bluntly, it was to promote new people. Fortunately, the current official positions and military ranks of the future famous generals were not high. It was not a bad way to obtain their loyalty through this method.
After all, for the Empire's soldiers, the appreciation of their superiors meant that they had to be loyal to them.
That afternoon, in the conference hall of the Prime Minister's Office in the capital of the Empire.
The generals of the army had long been waiting there with bated breath. Many of them were officers who had participated in World War I and had rich combat experience. Some of them were attending such a high-level meeting for the first time.
The Chief of Staff of the National Defense Army, General Ludovic Beck, was deeply worried at the moment. Judging from the current situation, the New Empire was already moving further and further on the road of war. He was afraid of repeating the mistakes of World War I.
The commander of the First Army of the Wehrmacht, General Gerd van Rundstedt, was the most respected general in the army. Many famous generals in the future would be under his command. At this moment, he was curious why the middle-ranking officers and the general were having a meeting together.
Colonel Erich van Manstein, Chief of Staff of the 3rd Military Region of the National Defence Force, although he was also worried that the crazy head of state would make preparations for war rashly, he had been thinking about strategies to confront various countries because of his position as a soldier.
Heinz William Guderian, Chief of Staff of the Army Mobile Unit of the National Defence Force, was still thinking about the new armored tactics that he had been thinking about for a long time. He did not care that there was a big shot like the admiral in the meeting.
Erwin Rommel, the tactical instructor of the Potsdam Military Academy of the National Defense Force, was excited about the content of the upcoming meeting, because this might be a great opportunity for him to return to the army.
However, no matter what their situation was, they all felt that today's meeting might announce a big event.
Many of them already knew about the order that the head of state had given at the naval meeting, as well as the sensational military expansion plan. Therefore, they believed that the head of state also had a huge plan for the army.
"The head of state has arrived!"
The guards gave the order, and the officers stood at attention and saluted.
They had just sworn their allegiance to the Ruler not long ago. Although some of them were unwilling, they had to obey since they had sworn their allegiance.
"Hey! Chancellor!"
The officers said in unison.
"I'm sure you've all guessed the contents of this meeting. The navy needs to be expanded, and so does the army.”Adolf walked in and gestured for everyone to sit down. Behind him was Misch, who was holding a folder.
"The restrictions imposed on us by the Versailles treaty will soon cease to exist, and the Imperial Army will no longer have only 100,000 soldiers.”Adolf said to all the officers.
"I hereby announce that from today onwards, the Empire will restore the universal compulsory military service system to facilitate the expansion of the National Defense Force. This year, it is planned to expand to 36 divisions and a total of 500,000 soldiers.”
"Among them, it is planned to build three armored divisions, five mechanized infantry divisions, two artillery divisions, and one army aviation division. In addition, the cavalry system will be abolished and incorporated into infantry.”
Adolf announced.
"What? Armored troops!"
The first to get excited was Guderian from the mobility unit. He had been researching the use of new weapons like tanks, but he had never had an actual army to operate them. Now, he felt that the opportunity had come.
" The Army wants to establish an aviation unit?!"
Manstein was a little surprised because he had been researching air-tank coordination and infantry-tank coordination tactics recently. The Imperial Air Force had not been established yet, and tanks had not been built yet, so his situation was the same as Guderian's. It was still on paper.
"But my head of state!" General Beck, however, broke out in a cold sweat. He said hurriedly," Such a large-scale expansion of the army is a great challenge to the Versailles Contract. What if the allied countries use this as an excuse to declare war on the Imperium?!”
"They won't go to war, General Beck.”
Adolf looked at him with disdain. He didn't have a good impression of Admiral Beck, because in history, this general had a disagreement with the head of state. In the end, he even participated in the 720 incident that assassinated the head of state.
"Maybe I should find a reason to remove him from the General Staff!”
Adolf was furious. How could he give a person who tried to assassinate him a chance?
However, he still explained," Whether it's Britain or France, they are still stuck in the quagmire of the economic crisis. They don't care about our free time. Moreover, France is the only one who really implements the contract.”
"But building an armored force requires a lot of funds and resources. I'm worried…"
Becker wanted to persuade him to give up on this crazy plan, but Adolf obviously did not want to give him any chance.
"As I said, if the German people are no longer strong enough to defend their own existence, they should perish!”
Adolf roared.
"Cough cough…"
The other officers also looked at Beck with disdain. As a soldier, he actually hindered the strength of the country? They looked down on such soldiers.
"Alright! You don't have to worry about resources. This is an order! Next, I will announce the reorganization plan of the new army!”
"The Northern Army Group will be formed, with one armored division, two mechanized infantry divisions, and three infantry divisions under the command of General Van Bock.”
"Form the Southern Army Group, with one mechanized infantry division and five infantry divisions under the command of General Rundstedt.”
"The Central Army Group will be formed, with two armored divisions, three mechanized infantry divisions, eight infantry divisions, and the Army Air Force under the command of General Kettle.”
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