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Operation Surrogate; Kurosawa's March to the North
	Part of the Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War of the Second Europan War
	; Rubrumian infantry near Musan, December 1944
Date	15 October 1944 - 28 May 1945
Location	Eastern Joyonghea and Churongchandat
Result	Allied Victory; At least 6 Imperial Army groups surrounded, border with Ruzhite closed;
Belligerents
Rubrum; ; United Kingdom; ; Zanarkand ; ; New Akiba ; ; Jutland-Gimli ; ; Joyonghea ; ;	Quen Minh; ; Churuongchandat; Ruzhite Empire; ; Archadia-Archedes ; ;
Commanders and leaders
Harry Kurosawa; ; Murasame Susaya; ; Sagaru Yamada; ; Tasaku Mitsuru; ; Okita Hanamura; ; Albert Crocker; ; Allone Grønkjær ; ; Katerose Ulrika von Kahlenberg ; ; Jon Berg ; ; Edward Samegawa; ; Roy Peterson; ; Hikaru Komaki; ; Simmon Denzel Crocker; ; S. H. Furokawa; ; Chae Hwa-young; ; Rang Seong-hun; ;	Hồ Danh Sĩ Quốc; ; Ông Thao Pin; ; Ky Manh Hung; ; Phang Duc Nguyen; ; Fusuhu Nemgiyen; ; Tebengri Yabuqa; ; Chakhurkhan Boroldaiuyalbi; ; Olav Timasheff; ; Hans Greppenberg; ; Hugo Cavallero ; ; Alessandro Berdoli ; ; Arturo Amadeo ;
Strength
Initial: 950,000 ; By May 1945: 1,924,500	Initial: 1,750,000 ; By May 1945: 750,000
Casualties and losses
165,978 casualties 37,757 killed; 1,249 tanks; 490 aircraft	397,978 casualties 79,757 killed; 2,549 tanks; 782 aircraft

Latest revision as of 07:23, 9 August 2024

Operation Surrogate, or famously known as "Kurosawa's March to the North" was a campaign that spanned for 7 months which involved nearly 2 million Allied troops throughout the campaign. It was to be the biggest campaign ever fought during the Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War. The grand strategy came largely from Rubrumian General Harry Kurosawa, who realised that if the Allies could not reach the Quenminese colony of Churuongchandat by 1945, the war would last for 5 more years. And with Grand General Cheon Sang-ji dealing with the Imperial forces in Western Joyonghea, Kurosawa sought to use the Eastern region of Joyonghea as a route to hasten the Allied advance to the north. From here, he would be able to cross the border just before 1945.

His forces followed a scorched earth policy, destroying military and industrial complex, disrupting supply and transportation routes between Quenmin-occupied Joyonghea and Churuongchandat. The operation greatly costed the Imperials the capability to fight the war longer and helped lead to its eventual defeat during the Hyesong Gap. Kurosawa's strategies and decision to operate further into enemy lines through the use of quick movement manoeuvres is regarded by many historians as the basis for a large-scale asymmetric and modern warfare.

The advance subsequently ended during the middle stages of the Battle of the Hyesong Gap, which saw nearly 750,000 Imperial troops, almost 6 Imperial army groups to be surrounded on all sides. This was to be the largest encirclement in military history.

Background

Preparations

Order of Battle

Allied Forces

1st Zanarkian-Joyonghean Army Group
- Ulsan Amalgamated Army
  - 3rd Joyonghean Guards Regiment
    - 3rd Battalion, Guard Fusiliers
    - 3rd Battalion, Jejunom Guards
    - 3rd Battalion, Jurchen Guards
    - 5th Battalion, Grenadier Guards
    - 4th Battalion, Whiteford Guards
  - Fifteenth Joyonghean Army
    - 17th Area Division
    - 8th Reserve Area Division
    - 2nd Zanarkian-Joyonghean Infantry Division
    - Zanarkian-Joyonghean Sapper Division
  - Sixteenth Joyonghean Army
    - 21st Area Division
    - 10th Reserve Area Division
    - 1st Zanarkian-Joyonghean Infantry Division
    - 3rd Zanarkian-Joyonghean Infantry Division
  - Eigteenth Joyonghean Army
    - 120th Reserve Area Division
    - 1st Zanarkian-Joyonghean Armored Brigade
    - 2nd Zanarkian-Joyonghean Armored Brigade
  - 1st Teulabian Supplementary Brigade
    - 1st Teulabian Infantry Regiment
    - 2nd Teulabian Infantry Regiment
    - 1st Teulabian Battery
- Fifth Zanarkian Imperial Force
  - XX Zanarkian Corps
  - VIII Zanarkian Corps
  - X Zanarkian Corps
  - New Akiba Joyonghea Expeditionary Corps
  - Bikanel Force
Third Rubrumian Army
- General Headquarters
  - IV Rubrumian Corps
  - V Rubrumian Corps
  - VIII Nihhonese Corps (Artillery & other Support Services)
  - IX Jutland-Gimlian Corps
Lucis 11th Army
- General Headquarters
  - XXX Corps
  - II Lucis Airborne Corps
  - The King's Nibelheimian Corps
  - Royal Artillery Expeditionary Corps
    - 59th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery
    - 82nd Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery
    - 17th Field Regiment
    - 5th Nihhonese Regiment, Royal Artillery
    - 12th Nihhonese Regiment, Royal Artillery
    - 2nd Rocket Brigade
    - 5th Rocket Brigade
    - 91st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Mobile)
    - 55th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Mobile)
    - 19th Heavy Ambulance Regiment
    - 21st Heavy Ambulance Regiment

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 | image       = [[File:OperationSurrogate.jpg|280px]]
 | caption     = Rubrumian infantry near Musan, December 1944
-| date        = 15 October 1944 - 28 May 1944
+| date        = 15 October 1944 - 28 May 1945
 | place       = Eastern Joyonghea and Churongchandat
 | result      = Allied Victory;
@@ Line 57: / Line 57: @@
 | units1      =
 | units2      =
-| strength1   =Initial: 950,000 <br/> By May 1945: 1,924,500
+| strength1   = Initial: 950,000 <br/> By May 1945: 1,924,500
-| strength2   =Initial: 1,750,000 <br/> By May 1945: 750,000
+| strength2   = Initial: 1,750,000 <br/> By May 1945: 750,000
-| casualties1 =165,978 casualties
+| casualties1 = 165,978 casualties
 * 37,757 killed
 ,249 tanks<br/> 490 aircraft
-| casualties2 =397,978 casualties
+| casualties2 = 397,978 casualties
 * 79,757 killed
 ,549 tanks<br/> 782 aircraft
-}}{{Campaignbox Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War}}'''Operation Surrogate,''' or famously known as '''"Kurosawa's March to the North"''' was a campaign that spanned for 7 months which involved nearly 2 million Allied troops throughout the campaign. It was to be the biggest campaign ever fought during the [[Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War]]. The grand strategy came largely from Rubrumian General [[Harry Kurosawa]], who realised that if the Allies could not reach the Quenminese colony of [[Churuongchandat]] by 1945, the war would last for 5 more years. And with Grand General [[Cheon Sang-ji]] dealing with the Imperial forces in Western Joyonghea, Kurosawa sought to use the Eastern region of Joyonghea as a route to hasten the Allied advance to the north. From here, he would be able to cross the border just before 1945.
+}}
+{{Campaignbox Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War}}'''Operation Surrogate,''' or famously known as '''"Kurosawa's March to the North"''' was a campaign that spanned for 7 months which involved nearly 2 million Allied troops throughout the campaign. It was to be the biggest campaign ever fought during the [[Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War]]. The grand strategy came largely from Rubrumian General [[Harry Kurosawa]], who realised that if the Allies could not reach the Quenminese colony of [[Churuongchandat]] by 1945, the war would last for 5 more years. And with Grand General [[Cheon Sang-ji]] dealing with the Imperial forces in Western Joyonghea, Kurosawa sought to use the Eastern region of Joyonghea as a route to hasten the Allied advance to the north. From here, he would be able to cross the border just before 1945.
 His forces followed a {{wp|scorched earth}} policy, destroying military and industrial complex, disrupting supply and transportation routes between Quenmin-occupied Joyonghea and Churuongchandat. The operation greatly costed the Imperials the capability to fight the war longer and helped lead to its eventual defeat during the [[Hyesong Gap]]. Kurosawa's strategies and decision to operate further into enemy lines through the use of quick movement manoeuvres is regarded by many historians as the basis for a large-scale {{wp|Asymmetric warfare|asymmetric}} and {{wp|Modern warfare|modern warfare}}.
-The advance subsequently ended during the middle stages of the [[Hyesong Gap|Battle of the Hyesong Gap]], which saw nearly 750,000 Imperial troops, almost 6 Imperial army groups to be surrounded on all sides.
+The advance subsequently ended during the middle stages of the [[Hyesong Gap|Battle of the Hyesong Gap]], which saw nearly 750,000 Imperial troops, almost 6 Imperial army groups to be surrounded on all sides. This was to be the largest encirclement in military history.
 ==Background==
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 ===Allied Forces===
 *'''[[1st Zanarkian-Joyonghean Army Group]]'''
-**'''1st Conglomerate'''
+**'''Ulsan Amalgamated Army'''
-***'''Joyonghean Imperial Regiment of Guards'''
+*** '''3rd Joyonghean Guards Regiment'''
-****1st Battalion, Saengmyeong Guards
+**** 3rd Battalion, [[Guard Fusiliers (JSA)|Guard Fusiliers]]
-****1st Battalion, Jejunom Guards
+**** 3rd Battalion, [[Jejunom Guards]]
-****1st Battalion, Pobaek Guards
+**** 3rd Battalion, [[Jurchen Guards]]
-****1st Battalion, Jurchen Guards
+**** 5th Battalion, [[Grenadier Guards (JSA)|Grenadier Guards]]
-***'''Second Joyonghean Army'''
+**** 4th Battalion, [[Whiteford Guards|Whiteford Guards]]
-****7th Area Division
+*** '''Fifteenth Joyonghean Army'''
-****8th Area Division
+**** 17th Area Division
-****10th Area Division
+**** 8th Reserve Area Division
-****2nd Zanarkian-Joyonghean Infantry Division
+**** 2nd Zanarkian-Joyonghean Infantry Division
-****Zanarkian-Joyonghean Sapper Division
+**** Zanarkian-Joyonghean Sapper Division
-***'''Third Joyonghean Army'''
+*** '''Sixteenth Joyonghean Army'''
-****4th Area Division
+**** 21st Area Division
-****21st Area Division
+**** 10th Reserve Area Division
-****1st Zanarkian-Joyonghean Infantry Division
+**** 1st Zanarkian-Joyonghean Infantry Division
-****3rd Zanarkian-Joyonghean Infantry Division
+**** 3rd Zanarkian-Joyonghean Infantry Division
-***'''Sixth Joyonghean Army'''
+*** '''Eigteenth Joyonghean Army'''
-****20th Area Division
+**** 120th Reserve Area Division
-****22nd Area Division
+**** 1st Zanarkian-Joyonghean Armored Brigade
-****1st Zanarkian-Joyonghean Armored Brigade
+**** 2nd Zanarkian-Joyonghean Armored Brigade
-****2nd Zanarkian-Joyonghean Armored Brigade
 ***'''1st Teulabian Supplementary Brigade'''
 ****1st Teulabian Infantry Regiment
@@ Line 124: / Line 124: @@
 ***'''New Akiba Joyonghea Expeditionary Corps'''
 ****[[3rd New Akibander Yeomanry]]
-****[[2nd New Akiba Division|2nd Division (New Akiba)]]
+****[[2nd New Akiba Division]]
-****[[4th New Akiba Division|4th Division (New Akiba)]]
+****[[8th Division (New Akiba)|8th New Akiba Division]]
 ****[[Princess Caroline's Own New Akibander Light Infantry]]
 ****[[2nd Regiment, Waikato Highlanders|Waikato Highlanders]]
@@ Line 135: / Line 135: @@
 ****[[79th Al Bhed Sappers]]
 *'''Third Rubrumian Army'''
+**'''General Headquarters'''
 ***'''IV Rubrumian Corps'''
-****[[2nd Rubrumian Division|2nd Rubrumian Armored Division]]
+****[[3rd Rubrumian Division|3rd Rubrumian Infantry Division]]
-****[[3rd Rubrumian Division|3rd Rubrumian Armored Division]]
 ****[[4th Rubrumian Division|4th Rubrumian Armored Division]]
 ****[[3rd Rubrumian Armored Brigade]]
 ***'''V Rubrumian Corps'''
 ****[[5th Gallian Division|5th Gallian Armored Division]]
+****[[Newfoundland Highlander Division]]
 ****[[Princess Mary's Own Gallian Legion]]
-****[[Newfoundland Highlander Division]]
 ****[[5th Nihhonese-Rubrumian Division]]
-****[[King's Own Calgary Highlander Scouts]]
-****[[Royal Winnipeg Rifles]]
 ***'''VIII Nihhonese Corps''' (Artillery & other Support Services)
 ****[[12 Field Ambulance|12 Light Ambulance (RRUMC)]]
@@ Line 163: / Line 161: @@
 ****[[Princess Sophia's Royal Jutland-Gimlian Guards]]
 ****[[Princess Raphtalia's Jutlandish Light Infantry]]
+* '''[[Lucis 11th Army]]'''
+** '''General Headquarters'''
+*** '''[[XXX Corps (GL)|XXX Corps]]'''
+****[[79th Armoured Division (GL)|79th Armoured Division]]
+****[[51st Division (Great Lucis)|51st (Wessex) Division]]
+****[[95th Division (GL)|95th (Belfast) Division]]
+****[[48th Division (GL)|48th Armoured Division]]
+****[[6th Guards Brigade (GL)|6th Guards Armoured Brigade]]
+****[[8th Armoured Brigade (GL)|8th Armoured Brigade]]
+*** '''[[II Lucis Airborne Corps (GL)|II Lucis Airborne Corps]]'''
+****[[1st Airborne Division (GL)|1st Airborne Division]]
+****[[6th Airborne Division (GL)|6th Airborne Division]]
+****[[52nd Division (GL)|52nd (Highland) Division]]
+****[[8th Sapper Brigade|8th (Gallian) Sappers Brigade]]
+****[[59th Division (TS)|59th Tenebraean Division]]
+*** '''[[The King's Nibelheimian Corps]]'''
+****[[17th Landing Brigade (GL)|17th Landing Brigade]]
+****[[95th Nibelheimian Hussars]]
+****[[82nd Glider Division (NB)|82nd Glider Division]]
+****[[11th Division (GL)|11th Armoured Division]]
+****[[4th Division (GL)|4th Infantry Division]]
+*** '''[[Royal Artillery Expeditionary Corps]]'''
+****59th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery
+****82nd Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery
+****17th Field Regiment
+****5th Nihhonese Regiment, Royal Artillery
+****12th Nihhonese Regiment, Royal Artillery
+****2nd Rocket Brigade
+****5th Rocket Brigade
+****91st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Mobile)
+****55th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Mobile)
+****19th Heavy Ambulance Regiment
+****21st Heavy Ambulance Regiment
 ==The Battle==
 ==Aftermath==

Operation Surrogate: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 07:23, 9 August 2024

Contents

Background

Preparations

Order of Battle

Allied Forces

The Battle

Aftermath

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Operation Surrogate: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 07:23, 9 August 2024

Background

Preparations

Order of Battle

Allied Forces

The Battle

Aftermath

Navigation menu

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