Cxielo Armed Forces

The Cxielo Armed Forces (CAF) is the name collectively given to each branch of the Cxieli Army, Tank Corps, and Air Corps.

Army Origins
After Cxieli Prime Minister Douglas Wesemory fled from The New Armed Republic of Germany, he decided that Cxielo needed some sort of defense, as New Germany wouldn't wait to attack for long. (More on Cxielo's founding here.) Within the first two days, he hired approx. 220 foreign mercenaries. The mercenaries later became citizens of Cxielo. 2 days later, New Germany, not wanting Cxielo to amass too large a force, threatened war if Cxielo did not lay off 3/4 of their regular forces. Expecting Cxielo to give in under the pressure of such a large army, instead was shocked when instead, Prime Minister Wesemory hired 2,000 soldiers, also starting the Tank Corps and Air Corps with the purchase of 4 foreign M1A2 Abrams tanks, 4 Yakolev Yak-3s, and 3 AH-1 attack helicopters.

The Fight For New Germany
Before King Boron of New Germany could strike, Cxielo moved forward with 999 soldiers and 2 M1A2s, attempting to go along the main road into New Germany. While the Prime Minister did have "a foolproof attack strategy", he refuses to tell the media to this day. New Germany reinforced their moderately lax border security with 4,000 soldiers and 192 M4 Sherman tanks per each checkpoint. Following Wesemory's battle plan, the 333 3-man strike groups advanced along the road. Things weren't looking good for the ground forces. All of that changed the day before Cxielo's troops were going to meet the New German border. That was the day that the sky above New Germany's capital lit up with the bright light of two nuclear missiles. Over the course of that same day, 242 cruise missiles detonated over the scenic hills of the New Armed Republic of Germany. The exact number is not sure, but many historians agree that approximately 90% of all the infrastructure of New Germany was destroyed that day. While Cxielo's ally Machoria has admitted to the cruise missiles, they do not have the technology for nuclear devices, and still nobody knows who fired them. The Cxieli ground forces advanced with minor resistance. On May 12, 2148, two days after the CAF entered New Germany, the flag of Cxielo was raised over the remains of New Germany's capital building. It would have been quicker, had it not taken a day to liquidate the radioactive fires in the capital building.