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Calinthian People's Army
Gothic: *Kalinthische Volksarmee*
Calinthian People's Army; Gothic: Kalinthische Volksarmee
	Coat of Arms of the People's Republic of Calinthia
Motto	Für Gott und die Einheit der Arbeiter; (For God and Unity of the Workers)
Founded	Founded in 1942.
Current form	Military Besserung of 1944
Headquarters	Spesnova, Calinthia
Leadership
Grand General	Siegmund Goering
Minister of Defense	General of the Military Friedrich von Guder
Manpower
Military age	18
Conscription	Yes, mandatory for males and females.
Active personnel	1,263,138 military & 219,114 civilian (1978)
Reserve personnel	At any time, 2,000,000 reservists could be called upon
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Bralonia; •
Foreign suppliers	Yonderre
Related articles
History	Military history of Calinthia
Ranks	Ranks and insignia of the Calinthian People's Army

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The Calinthian People's Army (KVA) was the military of the People's Republic of Calinthia also known as Calinthia. Gothic: "Volksrepublik Kalinthische"

History

The history of the Calinthian People's Army dates back to the creation of the People's Republic of Calinthia (PRC) in 1942. The Calinthian People's Army was raised to defend the goals of the Calinthian Communist Party in establishing a Soviet State during the Calinthian Civil War. The Calinthian Civil War would rage for six years and would see the KVA fight against Republican Guard Forces and Loyalist Forces.

The Communist uprisings on the Western territories of Calinthia by mainly Gothic Calinthians resulted in Republican Guard Forces being stretched thin. At first the Communist Calinthians and Loyalist Calinthians would openly fight one another in many minor skirmishes in the North. However, by late 1937 the Communist Calinthians under General Secretary of the Communist Party Siegmund Goering (1901 - 1991) would ally themselves with the Loyalists against the Republican Guard Forces. With Communist forces in the West and Loyalists in the East, the Republican Guard quickly found themselves on the back-foot. By early 1940, Republican Guard Forces prepared a hastily built defense around Aurelia and struggled to maintain their supply lines from the port of Napolis. Constant air attacks by the superior Loyalist air force rendered many of the railroads inoperable. In addition, Communist forces under the command of Karl Vorkas would launch guerilla warfare assaults on Republican garrisons stealing millions worth of military equipment. By the end of the Calinthian Civil War in 1942, the Communist forces would create the Calinthian People's Army (KVA) using the equipment they had stolen from the Republic of Calinthia as well as the equipment donated to them from the foreign supplier Yonderre.

The Calinthian Civil War resulted in the dissolution of the Republic of Calinthia and it's military in 1942. Following the collapse of the Republic of Calinthia, Gothic Calinthians formalized their new state through the creation of the Communist State of Calinthia. In 1944, the Calinthian People's Army would undergo reformations to strengthen the military might of the PRC. These reformations were the Military Besserung of 1944.

Command structure

Organization

Tactics & Strategy

Since the Military Besserung of 1944, KVA ground tactics consists of large mechanized and armoured assaults with supporting artillery using the Calinthian strategy of 'Manöververteidigung' (maneuver defense). In Maneuver Defense, Calinthian forces dig entrenched forward positions in such a way that they can easily fall back while under the cover of other nearby friendly positions. When the KVA go on the offensive, they do so slowly and methodically, building entrenchments, forward operating bases, and solidifying logistical lines. In addition, a strong reliance on tanks, mobile infantry, as well as mass artillery mean that no unit has a high likelihood of being unsupported at any given time. However, in exchange for survivability and time, KVA forces relinquish land and even fortified positions. This means most KVA units choose to retreat to better positions rather than stay and fight to the death. However, some generals will give or be given the order to hold their positions in a static defense such as at the Battle of Wagner Platz. Most Calinthian equipment represents this strategy and preference of long range engagements. KVA general Hannelore von Klaive was the first to formalize the concept of maneuver defense against loyalists in the Calinthian Civil War.

Equipment

All numbers are approximate and as per the Calinthian People's Army own statistics from the People's Republic of Calinthia report prior to 1961

Equipment	Numbers	Notes
Main Battle Tanks	6,121
APCs/IFVs/Scout Cars	11,613	Mostly BM-52s, BM-62s, and BT-51s.
Utility Vehicles	3,111
Trucks	612
Towed Artillery	14,689
MLRS	912
Fighter Aircraft	114	Land deployment only
Bomber Aircraft	346	Land deployment only
Transport Helicopters	189	Most are AMS-68 imported from Yonderre
Attack Helicopters	123	Most are AMS-72 imported from Yonderre
Amphibious Assault Vehicles	4,896	Mostly BT-51s, and BT-62s

Naval Equipment:

Destroyers	31	26 in storage
Carriers	12	4 in production
Submarines	61	12 in storage
Hospital and Logistical ships	200	23 in storage
Cruisers	121	11 in storage
Amphibious Assault Vehicles	6,112	736 in storage

Gallery

KVA Blumentarn camo uniform and wool Kopfschützer in Spesnova National Heritage Museum
BT-56 equipped with a BSG-3
KVA soldiers advancing on Loyalist positions around Karlsplatz (1956)

Notes

Calinthian People's Army had direct control over the Air Force wing of the Calinthian People's Military.

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 {{Infobox national military
-| name              = Calinthian Armed Forces<br>[[Calintian language|Calintian]]: ''Forze Armate Calintiae''
+| name              = Calinthian People's Army<br>[[Gothic Language|Gothic]]: ''Kalinthische Volksarmee''
 | native_name        =
 | image              =
 | alt                =
 | caption            =
-| image2            =
+| image2            = {{Nowrap|[[File:Coat of Arms of Communist State of Calinthia.png|20px]] Coat of Arms of the People's Republic of Calinthia}}
 | alt2              =
 | caption2          =
-| motto              = ''Marcia e naviga per Dio''<br>(March and Sail for God)
+| motto              = ''Für Gott und die Einheit der Arbeiter''<br>(For God and Unity of the Workers)
-| founded            = 1521. Then later re-founded in 1938.
+| founded            = Founded in 1942.
-| current_form      = [[Armed Forces Calinthia|Military Initiative 1964]]
+| current_form      = [[Calinthian People's Army|Military Besserung of 1944]]
-| disbanded          =1861.
+| disbanded          =
-| branches          = {{Nowrap|[[File:Shield of Joanus.png|20px]] Calinthian Ground Forces}}<br> {{Nowrap|[[File:Marine Yonderre.png|20px]] [[Calinthian Navy]]}}<br />
+| branches          =
-| headquarters      = [[Aurelia]], [[Calinthia]]
+| headquarters      = [[Spesnova]], [[Calinthia]]
 | flying_hours      =
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 <!-- Leadership -->
-| commander-in-chief = [[Syrilla Constatine II]]
+| commander-in-chief = [[Siegmund Goering]]
-| commander-in-chief_title = [[Grand-General of the Armed Forces|Grand General]]
+| commander-in-chief_title = [[People's Commissar of the Defense of the Soviet State|Grand General]]
-| chief minister    = General of the Military [[Felicio Franz Sarino]]
+| chief minister    = General of the Military [[Friedrich von Guder]]
-| chief minister_title = Chief of Defence
+| chief minister_title = Minister of Defense
 | minister          =
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 <!-- Manpower -->
 | age                = 18
-| conscription      = Yes, mandatory for males. Females may serve in non-combat roles.
+| conscription      = Yes, mandatory for males and females.
 | manpower_data      =
-| manpower_age      =Average manpower age of 26 years
+| manpower_age      =Average manpower age of 22 years
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 | reaching          =
 | reaching_f        =
-| active            = 1,481,638 military & 219,274 civilian (2018)
+| active            = 1,263,138 military & 219,114 civilian (1978)
 | ranked            =
-| reserve            = At any time, 2,000,000 reservists can be called upon
+| reserve            = At any time, 2,000,000 reservists could be called upon
 | deployed          =
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 <!-- Industrial -->
-| domestic_suppliers = [[YERA]]<br>• [[MAX]]<br>• [[DRD]]
+| domestic_suppliers = [[Bralonia]]<br>•
-| foreign_suppliers  = {{flag|Yonderre}}<br>{{flag|Faneria}}<br>{{flag|Aciria}}<br>{{flag|Urcea}}
+| foreign_suppliers  = {{flag|Yonderre}}
 | imports            =
 | exports            =
 <!-- Related articles -->
 | history            = [[Military history of Calinthia]]
-| ranks              = [[Ranks and insignia of the Calinthian Armed Forces]]}}
+| ranks              = [[Ranks and insignia of the Calinthian People's Army]]}}
-The '''Calinthian Armed Forces''' is the military of the [[Calinthia|Kingdom of Calinthia]].
+The '''Calinthian People's Army''' '''(KVA)''' was the military of the [[Communist Republic of Calinthia|People's Republic of Calinthia]] also known as [[Calinthia]]. '''Gothic:''' "''Volksrepublik Kalinthische''"
 ==History==
 {{main|Military history of Calinthia}}
-[[File:Republican Soldiers Marching (1936).jpg|left|thumb|Photo of Republican soldiers marching towards Napolis in the September Uprising of 1936.]]
+The history of the Calinthian People's Army dates back to the creation of the [[Communist Republic of Calinthia|People's Republic of Calinthia]] (PRC) in 1942.
-The history of the Calinthian military dates back to 1521 AD, when [[King Joraine I]] decreed the creation of the Kingdom of [[Calinthia]]. The Calinithian military participated in many wars dating from 1521 AD up until its dissolution in 1861. In 1861, the creation of the [[Republic of Calinthia]] saw the reformation of the military. While the societal militarism that had become prevalent in the 1700s was still intact, many policies were passed to "de-radicalize" and to reduce loyalty to the crown within the military. Such laws like the [[Blood of the Republic Law]] of 1891 were passed to achieve this. These laws and policies saw many military career soldiers and officers pushed out of the military by force, regardless of military experience. This is now believed by modern Calinthian scholars to have greatly reduced the fighting capabilities of the Calinthian Military during the [[Great War]]. After having lost upwards of 1 million soldiers in the Great War, many Republican reformations were undertaken. Several-hundred military officers that were pushed out of the military were inducted back into positions of power, regardless of the [[Blood of the Republic Law]] of 1891. This created a situation in which Loyalist military officers were in charge of Republican soldiers.
+The Calinthian People's Army was raised to defend the goals of the Calinthian Communist Party in establishing a Soviet State during the [[Calinthian Civil War]]. The [[Calinthian Civil War]] would rage for six years and would see the KVA fight against Republican Guard Forces and Loyalist Forces.
-[[File:Calinthian Soldier 1944.png|left|thumb|An artistic rendition of the standard Calinthian soldier's M-41 Kit (Montuoso-41 Kit).]]
-Over the next two decades, riots, protests, and military demonstrations would see the Republican military deployed around Calinthia. The most famous of these incidents is the [[Christmas Civil War]] of 1931. While only lasting a single week, this conflict saw Republican military units assaulting positions of the Loyalist [[138th Calinthian Guard Division]] in the city of Milanopolis on the 21st of December. The result of the battle was 6,264 Republican soldiers killed, and 4,069 Loyalist soldiers killed, as well as the surrender of the 138th Calinthian Guard Division. This sparked public outrage at the Republican guard for having gone straight to violence against Loyalists, and refusing to negotiate. It wasn't until 1936 that the Republican military would face a much larger split in forces when Republican General [[Juna Ricola]] would take half of the military and a majority of the Navy and join the Loyalist cause. For two years the [[Calinthian Civil War]] would rage, resulting in the dissolution of the [[Republic of Calinthia]], and it's military. For six years the [[Calinthian Civil War]] would rage.
+The Communist uprisings on the Western territories of Calinthia by mainly Gothic Calinthians resulted in Republican Guard Forces being stretched thin. At first the Communist Calinthians and Loyalist Calinthians would openly fight one another in many minor skirmishes in the North. However, by late 1937 the Communist Calinthians under General Secretary of the Communist Party [[Siegmund Goering]] (1901 - 1991) would ally themselves with the Loyalists against the Republican Guard Forces. With Communist forces in the West and Loyalists in the East, the Republican Guard quickly found themselves on the back-foot. By early 1940, Republican Guard Forces prepared a hastily built defense around Aurelia and struggled to maintain their supply lines from the port of Napolis. Constant air attacks by the superior Loyalist air force rendered many of the railroads inoperable. In addition, Communist forces under the command of [[Karl Vorkas]] would launch guerilla warfare assaults on Republican garrisons stealing millions worth of military equipment. By the end of the Calinthian Civil War in 1942, the Communist forces would create the Calinthian People's Army (KVA) using the equipment they had stolen from the Republic of Calinthia as well as the equipment donated to them from the foreign supplier Yonderre.
-Furthering the issues of the Republic was the Communist uprisings on the Western territories of Calinthia by mainly Gothic Calinthians. At first the Communist Calinthians and Loyalist Calinthians would openly fight one another in many minor skirmishes in the North. However, by late 1937 the Communist Calinthians under Goering would ally themselves with the Loyalists against the Republican Guard Forces. With Communist forces in the West and Loyalists in the East, the Republican Guard quickly found themselves on the back-foot. By early 1940, Republican Guard Forces prepared a hastily built defense around Aurelia and struggled to maintain their supply lines from the port of Napolis. Constant air attacks by the superior Loyalist air force rendered many of the railroads inoperable. In addition, the mechanized Communist assaults using a tactic called "Schwerpunkt" penetrated deep into Republican Guard lines, cutting supply lines. The tactic was an adaptation of the [[Urcean]] "lightning war" tactic developed by [[Benno de Caryale]]. It was adapted and implemented by the Calinthian People's Army under the command of General [[Friedrich Guderian|Friedrich von Guder]], a graduate of the [[Urcean Imperial War College]] and student of de Caryale's tactics.
 [[File:Bralonia Type-51.jpg|thumb|A BT-51 of the Calinthian People's Army in the city streets of Spesnova (1951)]]
+[[File:BT-56 around Karlsplatz.png|thumb|BT-56 Logistical Support Vehicles traversing mud around Karlsplatz (1956)]]
+The Calinthian Civil War resulted in the dissolution of the [[Republic of Calinthia]] and it's military in 1942. Following the collapse of the Republic of Calinthia, Gothic Calinthians formalized their new state through the creation of the Communist State of Calinthia. In 1944, the Calinthian People's Army would undergo reformations to strengthen the military might of the PRC. These reformations were the [[Military Besserung of 1944]].
-The Calinthian Civil War resulted in the dissolution of the [[Republic of Calinthia]] and it's military in 1942. Following the collapse of the Republic of Calinthia, Gothic Calinthians formalized their new state through the creation of the Soviet State of Calinthia (SSC). The Monarchic Loyalists had declared their statehood much earlier during the war in 1938 with the coronation of King Rudolph Constatine II. With the Loyalists now once more in control of the military, the Loyalist government set about large military reformations. Any Republican sentiment in the military was outlawed, and any still loyal to the Republican government were exiled or imprisoned. This included Republican General [[Licoa Miduci]] who was exiled to [[Ardmore]] in 1941 after being imprisoned since 1938. Radical indoctrination programs were also implemented in the military and even education system. These programs would teach the value of Catholicism, as well as strength of Absolute Monarchy. Pictures of the Constatine monarch Randolph III were commonplace going forward in both military and education installations following his coronation in 1946. In addition, military hardware and technology were improved upon post [[Second Great War]]. A new uniform known as the [[M-41 Kit]] was handed out to represent the renewed loyalty to the Constatine family. The M-41 Kit also known as the Montuoso-41 Kit was the first step in standardizing Loyalist military forces.
 ==Command structure==
 ==Organization==
 ==Tactics & Strategy==
-[[File:Calinthian Soldier 1954.png|left|thumb|Artistic rendition of the slightly updated M-53 Kit of the 1950s, equipped with a supplied Burgoignesc FAL.]]
+Since the [[Military Besserung of 1944]], KVA ground tactics consists of large mechanized and armoured assaults with supporting artillery using the Calinthian strategy of '[[Defense Maneuver|''Manöververteidigung'']]' (maneuver defense). In Maneuver Defense, Calinthian forces dig entrenched forward positions in such a way that they can easily fall back while under the cover of other nearby friendly positions. When the KVA go on the offensive, they do so slowly and methodically, building entrenchments, forward operating bases, and solidifying logistical lines. In addition, a strong reliance on tanks, mobile infantry, as well as mass artillery mean that no unit has a high likelihood of being unsupported at any given time. However, in exchange for survivability and time, KVA forces relinquish land and even fortified positions. This means most KVA units choose to retreat to better positions rather than stay and fight to the death. However, some generals will give or be given the order to hold their positions in a static defense such as at the [[Battle of Wagner Platz]]. Most Calinthian equipment represents this strategy and preference of long range engagements. KVA general [[Haus von Klaive|Hannelore von Klaive]] was the first to formalize the concept of maneuver defense against loyalists in the Calinthian Civil War.
-Since the [[Military Initiative 1964]], Calinthian ground tactics consist of large mechanized and armoured assaults with supporting artillery using the Calinthian strategy of '[[Defense Maneuver]]'. In Defense Maneuver, Calinthian forces dig entrenched forward positions in such a way that they can easily fall back while under the cover of other nearby friendly positions. When Calinthian armed forces go on the offensive, they do so slowly and methodically, building entrenchments, forward operating bases, and solidifying logistical lines. In addition, a strong reliance on tanks, mobile infantry, as well as mass artillery mean that no unit has a high likelihood of being unsupported at any given time. However, in exchange for survivability and time, Calinthian armed forces relinquish land, and fortified positions. This means most Calinthian ground forces choose to retreat to better positions rather than stay and fight to the death. Most Calinthian equipment represents this strategy and preference of long range engagements.
-[[File:Calinthian Soldier 1966.png|left|thumb|Artist rendition of the standardized Calinthian M-62 Kit adopted in the early 1960s.]]
-[[File:MAX Mobilo MK I.jpeg|thumb|A 1944 MAX Mobilo MK I. ]]
-[[File:Galaecius MK I Design.jpg|thumb|A blue-print of the Galaecius MK I from 1934.]]
-[[File:Galaecius MK III (1959).jpeg|thumb|An early Galaecius MK III in a factory (1959)]]
-[[File:DRD Aleric MK I.jpeg|thumb|The DRD Aleric MK I Anti-Air platform. An AA version of the Galaecius MK III tank.]]
-[[File:Aleric MK I.jpeg|thumb|An Aleric MK I AA platform in use during training in 1984.]]
-[[File:Joraine MK II.png|thumb|A de-commissioned Joraine MK II outside the Aurelia History Museum.]]
 ==Equipment==
-{{Main|List of equipment of the Calinthian Armed Forces}}
+{{Main|List of equipment of the Calinthian People's Army}}
-''All numbers are approximate and as per the Calinthian Armed Forces' own statistics''
+''All numbers are approximate and as per the Calinthian People's Army own statistics from the [[Communist Republic of Calinthia|People's Republic of Calinthia]] report prior to 1961''
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Equipment
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 |-
 |Main Battle Tanks
-|3,102
+|6,121
-|1,261 in storage
+|
 |-
-|Infantry Fighting Vehicles
+|APCs/IFVs/Scout Cars
-|9,811
+|11,613
-|3,000 in storage (mostly outdated models)
+|Mostly BM-52s, BM-62s, and BT-51s.
 |-
 |Utility Vehicles
-|2,900
+|3,111
-|411 in storage
+|
 |-
 |Trucks
-|1,611
+|612
-|Estimated 400 in storage
+|
 |-
 |Towed Artillery
-|3,968
+|14,689
-|TBD
+|
 |-
 |MLRS
-|638
+|912
-|61 in storage, 40 in production as of 2022
+|
 |-
 |Fighter Aircraft
-|200
+|114
-|112 in storage
+|Land deployment only
 |-
 |Bomber Aircraft
-|634
+|346
-|Naval use only; 300 in storage
+|Land deployment only
 |-
 |Transport Helicopters
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 |Most are AMS-72 imported from [[Yonderre]]
 |-
+|Amphibious Assault Vehicles
+|4,896
+|Mostly BT-51s, and BT-62s
+|}
+<big>'''Naval Equipment:'''</big>
+{| class="wikitable"
 |Destroyers
 |31
-|26 in storage, with 11 more in production
+|26 in storage
 |-
 |Carriers
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 |23 in storage
 |-
 |Cruisers
 |121
 |11 in storage
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 |Amphibious Assault Vehicles
 |6,112
-|736 in storage (mostly Joraine MK II)
+|736 in storage
 |}
+[[File:BM-62 Side.jpg|thumb|BM-62 at a training camp in Spesnova (1973)]]
+<br>
+==Gallery==
+<gallery class="center" widths="190" heights="160">
+File:KVA blumentarn camo.jpg|KVA ''Blumentarn'' camo uniform and wool Kopfschützer in Spesnova National Heritage Museum
+File:BT-56.png|BT-56 equipped with a BSG-3
+File:KVA Soldiers.jpg|KVA soldiers advancing on Loyalist positions around Karlsplatz (1956)
+</gallery>
 ==Notes==
-The Air Force is directly tied to the Navy, and thus the Air branch of the Military does not exist on its own.
+Calinthian People's Army had direct control over the Air Force wing of the Calinthian People's Military.
 [[Category:Calinthian Defence Force]]
 [[Category:CAF Personnel]]