Edropian Defense Forces

The Edropian Defense Forces, or short: EDF, are the unified armed forces of the Federal Republic of Edropia. It consists of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. According to the Edropian Constitution the states of Edropia are not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own, as matters of defense fall into the sole responsibility of the federal government.

The EDF played a major role in the Great Laraniem War, fighting for the Laraniem Prosperity Sphere, and was one of the biggest militaries in Laraniem during the 1940s. Ever since the end of the war however the EDF has received major budget cuts due to the nation's pacifistic foreign policies. Nowadays most of the equipment is outdated and the EDF only has a fraction of the personnel it had in 1987.

Edropian Revolution
The Edropian Defense Forces were founded on 28 March 1924 with the creation of the Army, only 27 days after the establishment of the Federal Republic, to operate as temporary police forces during the everlasting Edropian Revolution. The EDF acted as direct successor of the Edropian Imperial Forces of the Edropian Empire and as such directly adopted their equipment, personnel and structure. The Air Force and Navy were created shortly afterwards on 7 April and the Edropian Revolution officially ended on 17 May 1924.

Pre-war years
Due to the nation's weakened state after the revolution, Edropia wanted to remain neutral at first to avoid confrontation with the Atharin Empire. However, as the Atharin Empire invaded its neighbors and grew increasingly threatening, the neutrality policy was losing popularity very fast. When the Atharin Empire invaded Essentei on 26 July 1927 the government held a referendum whether Edropia should join the Laraniem Prosperity Sphere. The majority voted for yes and Edropia joined the LPS on 6 August 1927. As the war grew closer Edropia focused all its resources on its preparation and as such the EDF received considerable budget increases and subsidies. The EDF sent supplies and weaponry to Essentei and Indoinastan during the invasions and the Air Force was especially involved by dropping off the supplies directly over devastated cities and frontlines. Later volunteers were sent as well but despite these efforts the LPS was unable to stop the invasions and both countries were annexed by the Atharin Empire.