Chapter 1901: The Future of the German Army One

That's right, it's the colonial gains. The Eastern Front was almost fought by the Bavarian Army and the Austro-Hungarian Army. Prussia can take a large part of it. In the same way, although the Western Front is mainly resisted by the troops of Prussia and other federal members, but The Bavarian Legion has also participated in large-scale offensives, and various support has never been interrupted. At least for now, there are more than 500 Wasp assault guns kept by the armies on the Western Front! And the Bavarian Air Force has dropped more than 2,000 planes on the Western Front! This loss is more than all other fronts combined, so Bavaria also has the right to a share of the future African colonies!

Of course, as for how to divide it, we will not know until the end of the war. After all, it is not even clear how many African colonies can be obtained after the war. How many colonies can be obtained depends entirely on how badly the Royal Navy can be beaten this time. Think clearly After this point, the Kaiser and the parliament faction can only pin their hopes on Crown Prince Ruprecht and the High Seas Fleet.

Well, after discussing how to end this war, now everyone will discuss the last issue of this meeting, which is how to deal with the army after the war is over!

Whether it is politically or in terms of adapting to the needs of future wars, Germany's military system needs to be changed. In terms of army composition, before World War I, Germany had two main military forces, one was the Prussian Army and the other was the Bavarian Army. The former occupies an overwhelming advantage, accounting for about 70% of Germany's overall military strength in peacetime! And Bavaria probably accounted for less than 20%. As for the rest are other states.

According to this ratio, in peacetime, the Prussian army can undertake the main tasks. The Bavarian Legion is just an auxiliary. As for the other confederacy regiments, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are soy sauce. But things were different after the war. Because the originally powerful Prussia was destined to be divided into two parts, and according to Germany's Basic Law: the army belongs to the state. The original Prussian army was doomed to be split in two. But the Kingdom of Bavaria took advantage of the opportunity of World War I to suddenly emerge! And in this way, no country has an absolute advantage in military power anymore!

The basis of military power is national strength and population. And if this principle is followed, then the three major states within the Imperial Army in the future, Bavaria, Federal Prussia, and the Kingdom of Prussia, are three countries with roughly the same area and roughly the same national strength. And the strength of these three families accounted for almost 80% of the empire, so theoretically, the number of troops owned by each of these three families should account for about 30% of the empire!

Well, it is no problem for countries to maintain their own armies, but how to bear this national defense responsibility? How is the management of the army handled? You must know that there is actually no national command system in Germany. In peacetime, Prussia and Bavaria have their own general staffs. It's just because Prussia is very strong, so during the war, the Prussian General Staff directly became the Imperial General Staff, but now? The three are similar, and each has its own general staff in peacetime. What about the command system of the imperial army in wartime? Is it like the one played in the parliament, just hold an election? What are you thinking?

There is also the usual defense obligation of the imperial army, what about the border garrison? What about the colonial garrison? Who is in charge of naval construction? Does the Air Force want to do it? how to do? These are all problems! It turned out that the extremely powerful Prussia took most of the responsibility, so now? The three together? How is the relationship coordinated? These are all headaches, and to some extent even more headaches than winning a war.

"On the issue of the future military structure, I think it is still necessary to establish an army at the imperial government level that is independent of other states and subordinate to the imperial government. This army will undertake tasks that other states cannot undertake.

For example, responding to emergencies, suppressing colonial rebellions, etc. Now the empire has more than 4 million square kilometers of land in Africa. In the future, this area is likely to more than double, and it is unlikely that countries will deploy a large number of troops in remote Africa. Army, then it is necessary to deploy some military police forces at ordinary times, and to mobilize a mobile force to carry out operations when there is turmoil. "

"And politically speaking, we belong to an empire after all, united under one banner, but if the empire does not have an army with a unified command, we are more like a confederation than a unified country." Albert Said.

"So how is the army of this empire composed? Where does the military expenditure come from? How is the command structure established? Who does it belong to?" asked the Grand Duke of Baden.

"Military expenses are naturally paid by the central government. The imperial army is subordinate to the prime minister and the cabinet. The command system of the imperial army is the Ministry of Defense. The minister of defense is appointed by a civilian, nominated by the prime minister, and responsible to the prime minister." Albert said.

"Isn't that what the British do?" the Grand Duke of Baden sneered. "But the British and French who implemented this method were beaten to pieces by us. What does a civil servant know about military affairs? Look at the navy under the leadership of Churchill, hehe, I don't know that the former British navy ancestors saw today's British Royal Navy Records, will you jump out of the grave in anger!" the Grand Duke of Baden taunted mercilessly.

"But the military has proven to be unreliable, and if they want to use their swords to influence politics, the consequences will be very serious," Barter said.

"But if a civil servant who doesn't understand anything is appointed as the Minister of Defense, can he do this job well? In everything, efficiency is the priority. A person who can serve as the Minister of Defense must understand the military!" Grand Duke Baden said.

"That's not letting the soldiers run the army?" Barter said. "We're back where we started."

"Different soldiers are different. Some soldiers don't care about politics. If such a person is appointed as the Minister of Defense, then the problem of military interference in politics can be solved very well. But what about some people? He has both soldiers and politicians He has dual identities, but because he is detached and fair, he can also serve as the Minister of Defense, but the only person who has never held a gun cannot be the Minister of Defense!" Grand Duke Baden said meaningfully.

Soldiers are different from soldiers. It is unacceptable for a soldier like Crook to intervene in politics, because Crook is a soldier. But like Ruprecht or Grand Duke Albrecht can do politics, because soldiers are just a label of their identity, they are politicians in essence, and they will consider politics from a political point of view, not from a military perspective Brain thinking problem!

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