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In the earliest part of the war, Urcea employed the use of a full Armored Division, the innovation of [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] advisor [[Benno_de_Caryale#Deputy_Lord_Marshal|Benno de Caryale]]. The Division, where employed, was a major success, defeating both Republican Front militia as well as disorganized Republican Front tankers operating in support of infantry. After the disaster at Marmande, The Armored Division was transferred to XII Corps, though over the objections of the unit's commanders and de Caryale, it was primarily used in a defensive capacity for the remainder of 1934, a decision derided by the military historian Stephan D'Ambrosio as a "massive waste of potential...the shelving of a unit which was a potential war winner in this early stage." Despite its temporary sidelining, the Armored Division was noted by many international observers and is pointed at as a pioneer in international military doctrine. | In the earliest part of the war, Urcea employed the use of a full Armored Division, the innovation of [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] advisor [[Benno_de_Caryale#Deputy_Lord_Marshal|Benno de Caryale]]. The Division, where employed, was a major success, defeating both Republican Front militia as well as disorganized Republican Front tankers operating in support of infantry. After the disaster at Marmande, The Armored Division was transferred to XII Corps, though over the objections of the unit's commanders and de Caryale, it was primarily used in a defensive capacity for the remainder of 1934, a decision derided by the military historian Stephan D'Ambrosio as a "massive waste of potential...the shelving of a unit which was a potential war winner in this early stage." Despite its temporary sidelining, the Armored Division was noted by many international observers and is pointed at as a pioneer in international military doctrine. | ||
===Northern escalation=== | |||
Early fall 1934 saw the war expand, first to the detriment of allied forces with the opening of a theater in [[Alshar]] and [[Audonia]] in late September 1934. However, closer to the current theater of fighting, two major participants would enter the war. | |||
=Sarpedonian Theater= | =Sarpedonian Theater= | ||