Army of the Greater Teutonic Realm

The Army of the Greater Teutonic Realm is the land warfare component of the Greater Teutonic Realm and the de facto police force of the Overseas territories of the GTR. The latter is supposed to be carried out by the inactive Territorial Police Service. The President is the Field Marshal of the army. During times of war, the army can call up the Civil Defense Force of approximately 8,000 men.

History
The army was founded by executive order the day after founding from the garrison of Imperial troops to: "Police and defend the new nation". The first operation carried out by the new force was a week after founding when a force of 800 men were sent to secure the island of Poopland. 4 men were killed when a creeper attacked the camp. During the Great Poop War, over 1,000 men of the 14th Aerial Signal Battalion clashed with troops of Japan and Mexico. The First Great Realm War saw over 100,000 men fight against Japanese and Dexistanian troops. 500 men were deployed during the Albanian Embassy Crisis, taking part as a peacekeeping force. The Second Great Realm War saw over 90,000 Teutons killed, mostly at the battle of Tierra Plana.

Equipment
Infantrymen are generally well equipped. The standard issue rifle of the army is the GTR manufactured NRAP-77 Assault rifle with a M1911 copy used as a sidearm.

Ranks
Enlisted:

Private

Private First Class

Lance Corporal

Non-Commissioned Officers:

Corporal

Sergeant

Staff Sergeant

Master Sergeant

Officer-Cadet

Commissioned Officers:

2nd Lieutenant

Lieutenant

Captain

Major

Lieutenant Colonel

Colonel

General Officers:

Adjutant General

Brigadier General

Major General

Lieutenant General

General

Field Marshal

Corruption Allegations
In late 2020 an investigative essay was put out in the New Rawabi Times detailing the abduction, torture, and murder of a sex worker in Bog Harbor by an unnamed officer of the Army. It was revealed that the officer's superior had "Promised nothing would happen" to the accused officer. The paper also detailed widespread abuse of power by guards at military prisons. The journalist who wrote the piece later vanished under mysterious circumstances.