Union Defence Force
Active: | 1508–1613 & 1629– |
Motto | Pax in Bello |
In use by: | Imperial Forces |
Allegiance: | Elwynn |
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Type: | Defence Force |
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Nickname: | None yet |
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Current Commander: | Commander-in-Chief King Noah |
Under the Martial Code of Shireroth, the Union Defence Force (UDF) exists to defend the territorial integrity of the Elwynnese Union as an Imperial State within the Imperial Republic of Shireroth.
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History
The UDF has been through various incarnations but traces its ancestry back to the feudal militias raised by Elwynn to fight in the War of Vengeance and the Elwynnbrigaden which fought in the War of Jeremy's Nose and the Kai Aphmyarkaiph before being re-established as the Elwwehr in the wake of the White Lily Revolt. The UDF expanded dramatically in size during the era of Elwynnese independence and emerged as a political power broker in the tumultuous years prior to the establishment of the Coordinated State was abolished after the Communist Revolution of 1613 and replaced by various ad hoc revolutionary groups and a People's Militia. Following the Kalirion Restoration the UDF was re-established by decree of the Steward of Elwynn, Hallbjörn Haraldsson, in 1629 AN.
Culture
As a force recruited from across the Twelve Peoples of Elwynn communication within the ranks of a heterogeneous force was an acute issue from the earliest days of the UDFs establishment. As a consequence the UDF evolved its own distinctive dialect or Army Crandish formed of a creole of the Norse and Froyalanish languages leavened with a heavy dose of Babkhi command words.
Organisation
Structure
The Union Defence Force consists of four combined-arms territorial defence divisions, one gendarmerie division, two auxiliary service corps (fleet & air) and five non-combatant corps.
Manpower
UDF Manpower: [919,892 personnel]
Territorial Defence Divisions
94,892
Gendarmerie Division
25,000
Auxiliary Service Corps
200,000
Non-Combatant Corps
600,000