Salamander Kampfgruppe

Salamander Combat Group (サラマンダー戦闘団) is an Imperial special army combat group directly controlled by the Imperial General Staff, and led by Lt. Colonel Tanya von Degurechaff. It was originally formed as the experiment unit mentioned by von Degurechaff in her thesis《Force utilization and maneuvering in this Great War》. The General Staff Office accepted her requirement and nominated her to hold the test. This experimental combat group was named Salamander, and this name was transferred to a new formed high-mechanized combat group, which is led by von Degurechaff after the test ended.

Originally Planned

 * 203rd Flight Mage Battalion
 * Infantry forces
 * an infantry unit that can function as engineers
 * a supporting artillery company
 * a newly created tank company

Initial Roster

 * Leader - Lt. Colonel von Degurechaff
 * 203rd Flight Mage Battalion
 * 332nd Infantry Battalion, made up of reservists, fresh recruits, and officers who were wounded in Rhine
 * a reserve artillery company armed with old model 15 cm guns
 * a tank company armed with Panzer IV Ausf. D

After Tanya's Negotiations

 * Leader - Lt. Colonel von Degurechaff
 * 203rd Flight Mage Battalion
 * a reserve mage company


 * - To serve as the "anvil" while the 203rd hammers the enemy.


 * a Fallschirmjäger (parachute) battalion detached from the 2nd Guards Division
 * - The 332nd was defiant to Tanya's orders, and so was replaced by another battalion that was stationed in the capital and eager for battle.


 * a self-propelled artillery company with old model 15 cm guns mounted on captured François armored cars
 * - Since commanders are allowed to make field modifications to their equipment, Tanya acquired some captured François vehicles that remained unused to fit the guns on.


 * a tank company armed with Panzer IV Ausf. G
 * - The tanks were meant for Romeel's 21st Panzer Division, but Romeel needed more fuel than tanks in the Southern Continent, and agreed to swap tanks meant for him for more fuel shipment.

Practice Period - Commander

 * Leader - Lt. Colonel von Degurechaff
 * 203rd Flight Mage Battalion - Maj. Weiss
 * a reinforced infantry battalion - Capt. Thon 1926/10/16~1926/10/20(MIA) → Lt. Tospen
 * a self-propelled artillery battalion - Capt. Meibert
 * a medium tank company - Capt. Ahrens
 * a reverse mage company - Lt. Wustmann

Trivia

 * During the forming of the experiment unit, the 332nd Infantry Battalion, the original infantry one, rejected Tanya's order and required for the independence in action. Finally, Tanya replaced it with a Parachute Battalion, which had stationed in the capital for a long time and the commander desired for battle.
 * This army combat group is quite unusual, since the normal one is organized to carry out a specific task, and usually gets temporary.