The Polemarch (Greek πολέμαρχος) was a military position responsible for organizing all the military forces of Earth into the International Fleet.[1]
History[]
Creation[]
When the First Formic War ended, the leading nations of the world announced the creation of the International Fleet, using the Mobile Operations Police as the model for soldiers from all across the world working together as one. The first Polemarch was Khudabadi Ketkar, who previously was the leader of the Indian Para Commandos. The stated purpose of the Polemarch was to organize, build, and maintain the International Fleet.[2]
The Swarm[]
Three years after the end of the First Formic War in 84 BX, Ketkar began to fight with the Hegemon, Ukko Jukes, over Fleet matters. Eventually, their differences grew until Ketkar resigned. He was replaced by Averbach, the brother of the MOP solider.[1]
The Polish Boy[]
In 34 BX, an unnamed man was Polemarch.[3]
Ender's Game[]
During the few years before the Third Formic War, an unnamed Russian man was the Polemarch. As soon as the war was won, however, the Polemarch and the rest of the Second Warsaw Pact fought to gain control of the Fleet against the Hegemony for 5 days, a conflict that became known as the League War.[4]
Post-Formic Wars[]
After the Third Formic War, the Russian Polemarch was either fired or stepped down. When Peter Wiggin became Hegemon, he appointed Admiral Jawaharlal Chamrajnagar to be the Polemarch during the Wars on Earth.[5] Sometime before 41 AX, Chamrajnagar stepped down and Bakossi Wuri became the Polemarch.[6]
Known Polemarchs[]
- Khudabadi Ketkar (First Polemarch)[1]
- Averbach[1]
- Unnamed man[3]
- Unnamed Russian man[4]
- Jawaharlal Chamrajnagar[5][6]
- Bakossi Wuri[6]