Editing Jan Paap (section)

== Founding of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen ==

Paap arrived in Rada Tilly on 13 May 1944. He established contact with sympathetic political networks in [[Patagonia]] and with [[Jose Alem]], the father of [[Chiche Alem]]. Paap learned Spanish while preparing a centralized authoritarian state intended to operate beyond the jurisdiction of an existing government.<ref name="argentine-formation"/>

Paap organized the Argentine Einsatz through recruitment cells in Patagonia. Former soldiers provided the movement with military personnel, while technical recruits prepared the equipment needed for a permanent settlement. By August 1944, the organization had approximately 3,400 members.<ref name="argentine-recruitment"/>

The expedition reached Tanoa on 9 August 1944 and landed first on [[Ravi-Ta]]. The Argentine Einsatz established its initial command base on the island before being reorganized as the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. Paap became Führer and initially governed through direct military orders. Native inhabitants were compelled to construct the settlement and military infrastructure used by the expedition.<ref name="argentine-expedition"/><ref name="tanoa-history-1940s"/>

Paap founded the [[NSTAP]] in 1944 as the ruling political party of the emerging state. In 1945, he ordered the construction of [[Georgetown]], which was named after Georg Schäfer. Paap also founded the [[Paapjugend]] as the regime's youth organization. He established the [[Reichsschatzamt von Tanoa]] to control state property and financial accounting.<ref name="tanoa-history-1940s"/>