Immersive Namelists Expanded

More namelists! Used GPT-4 to speed up the creation process and help with translations.

Check out my other mod: Immersive Ship Names Expanded

Info:

• Not Ironman/Achievement compatible
• Unless Paradox changes how namelists work, this mod will be compatible with any future game version!
• No hard incompatibilities. Namelists from other mods might override namelists from this mod in some cases.
• Feel free to use this mod however you wish.

Included nations:

This is not a complete list of included namelists! Just some examples.

USA

• Communist USA Guards Divisions
• Fascist USA Fascist & National Legion Divisions
• Shock Divisions
• Composite Units: For example Merrill's Marauders
• Armored Detachment: Named after various US forts
• Ranger Force: Historic commando & ranger battalions
• Division of National Defense: Emergency homeland defense units

Germany

• Fortress (Festung) Divisions: Named after European cities
• Garrison command namelist
• Expanded SS namelist with a few dozen fictional named divisions
• SS infantry, motorized, mechanized, and armored namelists with both historical and ahistorical entries (as well as the general purpose SS list)
• SS-Standarte
• Named Armored Divisions: Panzer divisions, but every division has a nickname
• Marine & Paratrooper namelists have nicknames for divisions
• Kampfgruppen
• Grenadier & Volksgrenadier Divisions separated from the vanilla namelists
• Heavy tank battalion namelists (Schwere Panzerabteilungen)
• Panzerartillerie & Flak Divisions
• Luftwaffe Field Divisions (Luftwaffe-Felddivisionen)
• Reserve Divisions
• Volkssturm
• Monarchist / Imperial Divisions: Authentic naming conventions for the German Empire

Sweden

• Infantry Brigades (Infanteribrigader): Named after Swedish provinces with regional nicknames (e.g. Gula brigaden, Hallandsbrigaden, Livbrigaden)
• Armored Brigades (Pansarbrigader): Historic tank brigades (e.g. Göta pansarbrigad, Skånska pansarbrigaden, Blå brigaden)
• Bicycle & Ranger Brigades (Cykelbrigader & Cykeljägarbrigader)
• Cavalry Brigades (Kavalleribrigader): Dragoon and hussar formations (e.g. Livgardets dragoner, Livregementets husarer)
• Ski & Arctic Ranger Brigades (Skid- & Jägarbrigader): Arctic, mountain, and frontier units (e.g. Skidjägarbrigaden 'Jämtland', Fjälljägarbrigaden 'Sarek', Gränsjägarbrigaden 'Kalix')
• Coastal Defense & Marine Brigades (Kustartilleri & Skärgårdsbrigader): Coastal artillery and archipelago defense (e.g. Vaxholm, Gotland, Stockholms skärgård)
• Home Guard & Defense Areas (Hemvärnsområden & Försvarsområden)
• Artillery & Anti-Air Brigades (Artilleri- & Luftvärnsbrigader)
• Paratrooper Brigades (Fallskärmsjägarbrigader)
• Royal Guards & Carolean Formations (Kungliga Livgardet): Imperial and historical guards including Carolus Rex, Gustavus Adolphus, and Livdrabantkåren
• Swedish Volunteer Units (Svenska Frivilligkåren & Skandinaviska Frivilliglegionen)

Lithuania

• Historical Regiments: Infantry regiments honoring grand dukes and monarchs (e.g. Lietuvos Didžiojo Kunigaikščio Gedimino, Vytauto, Algirdo, Karaliaus Mindaugo)
• Cavalry Regiments: Historic husar, uhlan, and dragoon regiments (e.g. Geležinio Vilko / Iron Wolf, Radvilos, Birutės)
• Armored & Anti-Air Teams (Šarvuočių Rinktinė & Priešlėktuvinės Apsaugos Rinktinė)
• Artillery Regiments & Infantry Brigades
• Territorial, District, and Border Garrisons

Estonia

• Historical Regiments: 1.–10. Jalaväerügement and elite battalions (Kuperjanovi, Sakala, Kalevlaste Maleva, Scoutsrügement, Vahirügement)
• Defense Formations: Territorial Defence League formations covering all Estonian counties and cities (e.g. Tallinna malev, Tartu malev, Narva malev)
• Armored Trains & Armor: Renowned armored trains (Kapten Irv, broad & narrow gauge) and legendary armored cars (Suur Tõll, Tasuja, Kalevipoeg)
• Coastal Defense & Marines: Naval Fortresses (Aegna Merekindlus, Naissaare Merekindlus, Suuropi Merekindlus) and marine landing formations

Latvia

• Historical Infantry Divisions: Full historical regional divisions and wartime mobilizations, e.g. 1. Kurzemes kājnieku divīzija
• Infantry Regiments & Elite Battalions: Peacetime regiments, War of Independence formations, and historic riflemen, e.g. 1. Liepājas kājnieku pulks, Kalpaka bataljons, 1. Daugavgrīvas latviešu strēlnieku pulks
• Aizsargi Territorial Formations: All 19 county Home Guard regiments plus railway and aviation wings, e.g. 1. Talsu aizsargu pulks, Dzelzceļu aizsargu pulks
• Armored & Mobile Divisions: Autotanku pulks, armored trains, and legendary armored cars, e.g. Bruņudivīzija 'Lāčplēsis', Bruņuvilciens 'Kalpaks'
• Coastal Defense & Marines: Naval fortresses, batteries, and marine regiments, e.g. Daugavgrīvas krasta cietoksnis, 1. Jūras kājnieku pulks
• Cavalry Formations: Historical regiment and independent partisan squadrons, e.g. 1. Jātnieku pulks, Ziemeļlatvijas jātnieku eskadrons

France

• Named Infantry Divisions: Same as the regular infantry namelist, but with nicknames
• National Guard Divisions: French cities as nicknames, e.g. "1ère Division de la Garde Nationale 'Paris'"
• Metropolitan Divisions: Divisions formed after the liberation of France. Credit to Heorl1!
• Heavy Infantry (Divisions d'Infanterie de Décision): Used as support for units tasked with piercing the front. Credit to Heorl1!

United Kingdom

• Home Guard
• Royal Guard
• Independent Brigades
• Special Service Brigades: Commando formations
• Loyalist & Blackshirt Brigades: Alt-history ideological and civil war formations

Finland

• Garrisons are now called local troops (=Paikallisjoukot): Named after various towns and cities in Finland.
• Independent Groups: Named after Finnish commanders, e.g. Ryhmä Talvela
• Command Detachments: Named after smaller municipalities of Eastern Finland, e.g. Ilomantsin Komennuskunta
• Swedish Volunteer Corps (Svenska Frivilligkåren): Historic volunteer companies and battle groups from the Winter War

Poland

• Home Army and PSZ: Special names for units of the Polish Armed Forces and Home Army, available after capitulation.
• People's Army: Ideological-related names and nicknames for units, e.g. "40 Dywizja Piechoty czasu 'W'"
• Expanded Names and Nicknames: Full names and historic nicknames, e.g. "18 Dywizja Piechoty Ziemi Łomżyńskiej"
• Border Protection Corps (KOP - Korpus Ochrony Pogranicza): Dedicated border guard brigades and regiments
• Swietokrzyska Brigade (Brygada Świętokrzyska)

Italy

• Guerrilla & Partisan Formations: Insurgent units of all major Italian resistance factions (Garibaldi, Giustizia e Libertà, Matteotti, Fiamme Verdi)
• Expanded Nicknames: Each unit now has the correct, historical nickname.
• Defense Brigades: Units similar to the German Festungsdivision with names of Italian cities, e.g. "Brigata Difesa 'Bologna'"
• Colonial Units: Dubat bands, Savari & Spahis cavalry squadrons, and irregular bands
• Roman Legion (Legione Romana): Alt-history imperial units

USSR

• NKVD Security Divisions
• Guards Paratroopers & Guards Airborne
• Artillery Divisions
• Penal Units (Shtrafbat)
• Cossack Cavalry Divisions

Planned:

• More USSR!
• More USA!
• More Germany!
• More France!
• More UK!
• More