Brian Regnitz
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Brian Regnitz | |
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 Brian Regnitz, 1940 | |
| Nickname(s) | Boy |
| Born | 11 May 1910 Leeves, Erebonian Empire |
| Allegiance |  Erebonian Empire |
| Service/ | Imperial Army of Erebonia |
| Years of service | 1920-1962 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Royal Western Erebonian Artillery Brigade 5th Erebonian Division 6th Erebonian Armoured Division Second Erebonian and Rubrumian Imperial Force VII Erebonian Corps |
| Battles/wars | Fifth Erebonian-Calvardian Border War Second Europan War War of Lorican Aggression |
| Awards | Grand Knight of the Order of Heimdall Legion of St. Olav Erebonian Armed Forces Deployment Medal Silver Oak The Imperial Cross Emperor's Medal for Outstanding Civil Service |
| Relations | Carl Regnitz (grandson) Machias Regnitz (great-grandson) Elliot Testarossa (best friend) |
| Other work | Television Presenter |
General Brian "Boy" Regnitz GEO, GOH (11 May 1910) is a retired Erebonian Officer, General, and Television Presenter who is best known for his roles during the Middle East Campaign and the Asianna and the Pacific Campaign of the Second Europan War. He was nicknamed "Boy" due to his young facial features. Regnitz was also responsible for the establishment of the Thors Military Academy in Leeves and the formation of the Erebonian Special Air Service in 1941. He is remembered and dubbed as the "Father of the Erebonian Special Forces". He also co-led the Second Erebonian and Rubrumian Imperial Force alongside his best friend, Rubrumian General Elliot Testarossa. The two would also be honoured as one of the ERUAC's most accomplished commanders.
Regnitz was also famous for his aggressive and cautious approach to the battlefield. He specialised in combined operations that required the coordination of infantry, tanks, air force, and logistics. He placed emphasis on dagger thrusts and offensive means to conduct defensive operations. Regnitz also masterminded the relief of Bethausian forces during the Manas River Offensive, in which he and his Rubrumian counterpart, Elliot Testarossa successfully pulled off a seemingly-impossible tactic to relieve the Bethausians at the time when the Imperials gained strong military commanders in the guise of Quenminese Marshal Mạc Hiếu Quang. Most historians have credited his emphasis on fast mobile tanks, motorised infantry, self-propelled artillery, and tactical aircraft as having perfected the Blitzkrieg tactic. He is also regarded as the Father of the Erebonian Armoured Force.
Early Life
Military Career
Post-War
Personal Life
Regnitz married Lilia Jane Regnitz prior to the start of the Second Europan War. The couple had 4 children. He is the grandfather of Governor and General Carl Regnitz, who served as the Governor of the Heimdallr Capital Administrative Region.
He also supported Erebonia's membership within the Lucis Commonwealth of Nations, in which Regnitz served as one of the proponents of Erebonian membership to the Lucis Commonwealth.
Legacy
According to Historian Martin Aldermann:
"Regnitz epitomized the fighting soldier in the Second Europan War. He exercised unique leadership by his ability to obtain the utmost—some would say more than the maximum—response from Erebonian and Rubrumian combat troops. Through his charisma, exemplified by a flamboyant and well-publicized image, he stimulated, better than any other high-ranking Erebonian army commander, Erebonian troops to an aggressive desire to close with and destroy the enemy. He personified the offensive spirit, the ruthless drive, and the will for victory in battle....As the outstanding exponent of combat effectiveness, particularly with respect to the employment of armored forces—that is, the combined use of tanks, motorized infantry, and self-propelled artillery, closely supported by tactical aircraft—Regnitz brought the blitzkrieg concept to perfection.
Lucian Brigadier Tsukuyo Kushineda described him as:
"Whilst my Husband was the master of defence, Regnitz spearheaded us. Through Regnitz and Testarossa, the ERUACs that made sure that the Imperials wouldn't get away."
Today, Regnitz has several streets and landmarks named after him. The famous being the General Brian Regnitz Royal Armoured Military Academy in Oslo, where the famous 6th Erebonian Armoured Division is currently stationed in. The other being Fort Brian Regnitz, where the 2nd Erebonian Armoured Division is stationed in.