Great Homeland Army

The Great Homeland Army or Great Patriotic Army (Shirakawan: 大祖國軍 Taisokokugun, Geusyoan: 大祖國軍 Daisokuogun) was a in Yamataian-occupied Chisei from 1923 to 1943.

Founded in 1924 in response to the establishment of the New Territories in western Shirakawa and Geusyo following the First Escar-Varunan War, the Homeland Army initially consisted primarily of from the Chiseian Royal Army who were opposed to the terms of the Treaty of Wanshu, but its membership soon broadened into a general coalition against Yamataian rule, with members ranging from socialists and anarchists to liberals and nationalists. The group carried out a variety of insurgent activities within the New Territories, varying from sabotage and assassinations to labour agitation and even open rebellion. It also worked closely with non-violent groups like the Patriotic Alliance.

The Chiseian Resistance as a whole recieved little support from the Chiseian government during the interwar period, though it worked with Royal intelligence services and other state actors on occasion. It would only be with the outbreak of the Second Escar-Varunan War in 1937 that Chisei would begin to actively arm and frequently cooperate with partisan groups. The Homeland Army played a massive role in the Chiseian war effort. It sabotaged railways, assassinated officers and occupation officials, destroyed war material, and tied up vast numbers of Imperial Army forces in garrison duties. It also fought pitched battles against the Yamataians, particularly in 1939 and 1942. The most well-known operation of the Homeland Army was the Kanayachi Uprising in December 1939, which many have credited as one of the factors which prevented the taking of Eito by the Imperial Army.

The organisation was disbanded in 1943 following the Oyashima Armistice. Controversially, many of its high profile members would be subsequently persecuted by the Chiseian military regime, as they were deemed dangerous and untrustworthy.