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+Nation Name: The Dominion of Newfoundland
+Leader: Priminister Lawrence J. Young (Formal head of state: King George VI)
+Allegiance: Allied Powers
+Government: Constititional Monarchy
+History: In the alternate history of this universe, Newfoundland was given the status of Sovereign Dominion in 1907, making it no longer governed by the united kingdom and thus when financial troubles hit Newfoundland, their own autonomy was too far gone for them to be federated into Canada. During 'The Grear War', as a British dominion it was required to commit to the war effort against the German Empire, it did so and sent the First Newfoundland regiment as well as a small fleet of cruisers; During the war the Navy discovered the capability of German U-Boats and thus they started their own U-Boat programme which turned out to be a success. At The Battle of The Somme, the Newfoundland regiment was consistently the first to throw themselves over the top of the trench, this was done voluntarily by the troops and they ensued heavy casualties; however due to their gallantry, in a 1927 appeal to the Judicial Committee of The Privy Council, Newfoundland was given Labrador (just as in the actual world), along with the then sparsely populated islands of Prince Edward, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and coastal portions of Quebec, much to the detest of Canada. With the islands securely transferred to Newfoundland, their economic situation began to improve as mining operations began and more trade passed through them to get to mainland Canada, the population also increased due to more arable land and now sits at just under a million.
+Culture:
The Newfoundlanders are gung-ho about pretty much everything but especially about serving the crown, they are essentially the Austrilians of North America in that respect. Among that they are very patriotic, almost to the point of being jingoistic which doesn't mesh well with their conservative Canadian neighbors. They are also very British, practically on par with the UK and much more so then their North American Neighbors, if one were to walk down the streets of a Newfoundland town they would find it oddly reminiscent of towns in the UK, same architecture and lots of Union Jacks and Newfoundland Flags, highlighting how patriotic they are. Though the only thing that they do not retain is the British accent, they have a watered down version of it that some might say is more pleasant to listen to.
+Military:
+Leader: Priminister Lawrence J. Young (Formal head of state: King George VI)
+Allegiance: Allied Powers
+Government: Constititional Monarchy
+History: In the alternate history of this universe, Newfoundland was given the status of Sovereign Dominion in 1907, making it no longer governed by the united kingdom and thus when financial troubles hit Newfoundland, their own autonomy was too far gone for them to be federated into Canada. During 'The Grear War', as a British dominion it was required to commit to the war effort against the German Empire, it did so and sent the First Newfoundland regiment as well as a small fleet of cruisers; During the war the Navy discovered the capability of German U-Boats and thus they started their own U-Boat programme which turned out to be a success. At The Battle of The Somme, the Newfoundland regiment was consistently the first to throw themselves over the top of the trench, this was done voluntarily by the troops and they ensued heavy casualties; however due to their gallantry, in a 1927 appeal to the Judicial Committee of The Privy Council, Newfoundland was given Labrador (just as in the actual world), along with the then sparsely populated islands of Prince Edward, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and coastal portions of Quebec, much to the detest of Canada. With the islands securely transferred to Newfoundland, their economic situation began to improve as mining operations began and more trade passed through them to get to mainland Canada, the population also increased due to more arable land and now sits at just under a million.
+Culture:
The Newfoundlanders are gung-ho about pretty much everything but especially about serving the crown, they are essentially the Austrilians of North America in that respect. Among that they are very patriotic, almost to the point of being jingoistic which doesn't mesh well with their conservative Canadian neighbors. They are also very British, practically on par with the UK and much more so then their North American Neighbors, if one were to walk down the streets of a Newfoundland town they would find it oddly reminiscent of towns in the UK, same architecture and lots of Union Jacks and Newfoundland Flags, highlighting how patriotic they are. Though the only thing that they do not retain is the British accent, they have a watered down version of it that some might say is more pleasant to listen to.
+Military:
Newfoundland practices mandatory conscription of all males upon reaching the age of 18, this is due to the fact that the population is small and in the event of an invasion, woefully undermanned to do anything about it, however most of these conscripts are demobilized. She however maintains a standing army of twenty regiments of a thousand men each, situated in two ten thousand man brigades.
The smallest sized unit in the Army is a squad of ten soldiers of mixed composition, generally having one machinegunner, two grenadiers and seven riflemen of which one is a radio operator and one is a medic; however depending on terrain and the strength of opposition, the composition and gear carried can vary. At the moment the army is using Lee-Enfields as main rifles, Sterling Submachineguns and Brens as Light Machineguns, however a rearming programme is taking place where the Lee-Enfields will be replaced by Semi-Automatic versions of the Sterling but progress is slow as they are trying to re-chamber the Sterlings for .357.
The smallest sized unit in the Army is a squad of ten soldiers of mixed composition, generally having one machinegunner, two grenadiers and seven riflemen of which one is a radio operator and one is a medic; however depending on terrain and the strength of opposition, the composition and gear carried can vary. At the moment the army is using Lee-Enfields as main rifles, Sterling Submachineguns and Brens as Light Machineguns, however a rearming programme is taking place where the Lee-Enfields will be replaced by Semi-Automatic versions of the Sterling but progress is slow as they are trying to re-chamber the Sterlings for .357.
Subject to change.