Kurt Frediericks
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Kurt Frediericks | |
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| Born | 25 May 1885 Eboelfontein, Domonokian Free State (now Ebel, Basel-Ebel) |
| Died | 19 August 1979 Ebel, Basel-Ebel |
| Allegiance |  Domonokian Free State (until 1902) Basel-Ebel |
| Service/ | Basel-Ebelian Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1899 - 1960 |
| Rank | Marshal of Basel-Ebel |
| Commands held | Rhodeian and Basel-Ebelian Expeditionary Corps |
| Battles/wars | Lucio-Domonokian Wars First Europan War Second Europan War War of Lorican Aggression |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Garter Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the Lucis Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Distinguished Service Cross Lucis Empire Medal |
| Relations | Alexander Frediericks (great-grandson) |
Field Marshal Sir. Kurt Frediericks (25 May 1883 - 19 August 1980) was a Basel-Ebelian military leader and philosopher. He was a renowned veteran best remembered for his early career during the Lucio-Domonokian Wars where he served as a young field commander. He later pledged his allegiance to the Lucian crown following the surrender of the Domonokian governments as it was folded into the Union of Basel-Ebel. He found himself reemployed and served as Basel-Ebel's leading commander during the First Europan War and later in the Second Europan War. He is best known for his abilities in conducting war of attrition and guerilla warfare.
Frediericks was born to Afrikaner parents in the Domonokian Free State. He studied law at the University of St. Georgius until in 1897, when he returned home at the high of tensions between the Domonokian states and the Lucian government in South Africanna. He found himself serving in the army and employing unconventional strategies in the war, which many had claimed to be the earliest example of special operations warfare. At a very young age, he became a colonel and headed a commando unit until the surrender of the Domonokian states in 1902. He was one of the observers in negotiating the Treaty of Cape Albona. Later, he returned to study law and earned a master's degree. By 1910, he was a senior officer in the Basel-Ebelian Colonial Army and played a role in establishing the Basel-Ebelian Defence Force. He personally led troops during the First Europan War consisting of both Basel-Ebelians and Rhodeians.
In the years leading up to EWII, tensions rose between the National Party (who were pro-Imperial) and the Progressive Democratic Party (who were pro-Union). The case was that the National Party wanted to impose apartheid and were eager to cooperate with the Imperials while the PDP wanted to uphold the rights of both blacks and whites. Frediericks used his influence to gather votes for the PDP, which they subsequently won in 1933. He also leveraged his friend, Benedict Zondo to become the first Black Prime Minister of Basel-Ebel's history. The popularity of the PDP eventually led to the public to agree that Basel-Ebel should join the war to defend Africanna and the world from Imperial expansion as the Archadian Empire was near its doorstep. Frediericks established the Rhodeian and Basel-Ebelian Expeditionary Corps in 1935 to bolster the two country's defences and to ensure Basel-Ebel and Rhodeia's contribution to the Allies. They later served throughout the conflict until the end of the war in 1945. Throughout the conflict, he placed unconventional and guerilla warfare to a great extent, often causing a great deal of problems for Imperial forces in the later parts of the war. He retired from the army in 1960 and served as a lecturer in many of Basel-Ebel and Rhodeia's military academies until his death in 1980.
Frediericks is one of Basel-Ebel's most honoured heroes and is placed as the 2nd greatest Basel-Ebelian after Prime Minister Benedict Zondo. He structured the army enough to make the Basel-Ebelian Defence Force as one of the best armies in Africanna while the RBEEC continues to serve in the contemporary era as one of Frediericks' legacy.