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OSTMARK'S GERMANIAN MILITARY DISCIPLINE IS A JUMP TO THE PAST
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VIENNA (People's Republic of Ostmark) - The brass band played a military march and behind it a column of goose‐stepping soldiers came marching down Volksrepublikplatz. It was a Volkswehr's parade, a display of military might that the National-Syndicalists stage each week.
60 years after the abdication of the last King of Ostmark Ludwig IV,
The weekly military parade, known as the changing of the guard, seems to derive its special poignancy from the historic setting, the Reichswehr‐type uniforms that the People's Defence Force soldiers wear and their strict military discipline. The parades are held in the heart of this city, on Volksrepublikplatz, the wide square where the monarchs of Ostmark once reviewed their troops.
Each Friday afternoon all traffic is halted on a two‐block stretch of the downtown thoroughfare as officers of the People's Police rope off the parade ground in front of the Memorial to the Unkown Soldier, a classic structure built for the Von Wien monarchy early in the 19th century. The National-Syndicalists, the first to post a permanent two‐man honor guard at the memorial, have named it their “Altar of the Fatherland”.
On a recent sunny afternoon, several hundred onlookers converged on the scene, pressing against the ropes or standing on benches and other high places to watch. Fathers carried small children on their shoulders. Judging from the languages spoken, most of those present were Ostmarkian, but the spectators included tourists from Elben, Serenierre and Eiffelland-Retalia.
Whenever they appear at public ceremonies, the troops of the People's Defense Force show the same rigid drill as that displayed by the famous ostmarkian grenadiers. The soldiers wear the high leather boots and stone‐gray uniforms of the old royal army, and only their flat steel helmets distinguish their appearance from that of the royal forces.
In the parade, a company of the army's honor guard regiment marched to the memorial, accompanied by its military band. The company commander, a powerfully built captain, used a microphone to bellow his orders. Public reaction was mixed. “Gabriel, isn't that just tops,” an older woman called out to her granddaughter as the soldiers performed their intricate drill. But a youth from Trier said he was disgusted. “I am glad we do not have that kind of militarism in our army,” he said.
The reason the National-Syndicalists stress the drill and the militaristic traditions seems to lie in their expectation that public display of armed power will help forge the national identity their National-Syndicalist state still lacks. “Don't forget that parades serve to instill respect and fear in the people,” a spectator said. Today germanians have broken with such traditions and have dropped the rigidity of 18th century military drills, all except Ostmark's People's Defense Force.
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VIENNA (People's Republic of Ostmark) - The brass band played a military march and behind it a column of goose‐stepping soldiers came marching down Volksrepublikplatz. It was a Volkswehr's parade, a display of military might that the National-Syndicalists stage each week.
60 years after the abdication of the last King of Ostmark Ludwig IV,
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are still very much alive here. And in the face of popular disaffection and listlessness, the National-Syndicalists have been praising the Kingdom of Ostmark's erstwhile philosophy of military discipline, subordination and service.The weekly military parade, known as the changing of the guard, seems to derive its special poignancy from the historic setting, the Reichswehr‐type uniforms that the People's Defence Force soldiers wear and their strict military discipline. The parades are held in the heart of this city, on Volksrepublikplatz, the wide square where the monarchs of Ostmark once reviewed their troops.
Each Friday afternoon all traffic is halted on a two‐block stretch of the downtown thoroughfare as officers of the People's Police rope off the parade ground in front of the Memorial to the Unkown Soldier, a classic structure built for the Von Wien monarchy early in the 19th century. The National-Syndicalists, the first to post a permanent two‐man honor guard at the memorial, have named it their “Altar of the Fatherland”.
On a recent sunny afternoon, several hundred onlookers converged on the scene, pressing against the ropes or standing on benches and other high places to watch. Fathers carried small children on their shoulders. Judging from the languages spoken, most of those present were Ostmarkian, but the spectators included tourists from Elben, Serenierre and Eiffelland-Retalia.
Whenever they appear at public ceremonies, the troops of the People's Defense Force show the same rigid drill as that displayed by the famous ostmarkian grenadiers. The soldiers wear the high leather boots and stone‐gray uniforms of the old royal army, and only their flat steel helmets distinguish their appearance from that of the royal forces.
In the parade, a company of the army's honor guard regiment marched to the memorial, accompanied by its military band. The company commander, a powerfully built captain, used a microphone to bellow his orders. Public reaction was mixed. “Gabriel, isn't that just tops,” an older woman called out to her granddaughter as the soldiers performed their intricate drill. But a youth from Trier said he was disgusted. “I am glad we do not have that kind of militarism in our army,” he said.
The reason the National-Syndicalists stress the drill and the militaristic traditions seems to lie in their expectation that public display of armed power will help forge the national identity their National-Syndicalist state still lacks. “Don't forget that parades serve to instill respect and fear in the people,” a spectator said. Today germanians have broken with such traditions and have dropped the rigidity of 18th century military drills, all except Ostmark's People's Defense Force.
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