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  1. The Dogger Bank War - how a North Sea battle changed the course of the 20th century

    Indeed. French élan against MG08... and mortars and guns and rifles and mines...

  2. The Dogger Bank War - how a North Sea battle changed the course of the 20th century

    Well, IMO even the Prussian franchise was fairer, as even the poorest could generally vote. On the Reich level 90+% could vote, making the franchise much more democratic than the British.

  3. The Dogger Bank War - how a North Sea battle changed the course of the 20th century

    60% of the men in Britain were allowed to vote in 1884. On the Reich level the Germans could vote universally, with few exceptions, like soldiers.

  4. The Dogger Bank War - how a North Sea battle changed the course of the 20th century

    There was no Herero Genocide. When Trotha gave his orders, the damage had been done. Trotha was an idiot and tried to cover his incompetence with such orders. Indeed the Herero had been led by his own leaders into the desert. That was no real great moment of German history though, but we could...

  5. The Dogger Bank War - how a North Sea battle changed the course of the 20th century

    You don't have any idea about Imperial German history.

  6. The Dogger Bank War - how a North Sea battle changed the course of the 20th century

    Great TL!

  7. Rank the crazy naval invasion plans

    There are IMO only 4 real candidates. The German plan to invade the US was just like plan Red, Black, Orange etc. by the US, a study, nothing more. And we can discuss, how sensible these plans were. It was no actual plan to be executed. Okay, now to the 4 candidates: - Operation Sea Lion: I...

  8. Why wasn't Gustave Whitehead credited with "first flight" ahead of the Wrights?

    @Jellico is right. There are other claims as well (Karl Jatho for example). All lack evidences. In case of Weißkopf/Whitehead there are newspaper news and some witnesses named. Of the newspapers only two are reporting independently, and both were local newspapers. The others referred to these...

  9. The Craziest Idea

    Okay, my opinion: 1. H-44 was a design study. It was made to design a battleship being able to withstand all known threats, as of 1944. And there were plenty. It was a feasability study. These studies are normal and most countries do so. In any case it should NOT be built. I don't see anything...

  10. In 1914, which African Colonies were profitable?

    There were two colonies, which were profitable for Germany, Samoa and Togo. Likely, with more time, even other colonies could be profitable.

  11. Why did Bismarck/Prussia single out Hanover and Electoral Hesse for liquidation in 1866?

    That.

  12. Was Napoleon a Bad Guy?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Philipp_Palm It's him, who let Napoleon be shot. Yes, he was a tyrant.

  13. Was Napoleon a Bad Guy?

    This is in German only. It shows (too short) the story of Napoleon and the Germans.

  14. Was Napoleon a Bad Guy?

    That. Napoleon was a grey person. However, most persons were grey. So what did he do? Trying to implement a modern legal system and other reforms were great advancements. But he also tried to build up an empire. And yes, you can't equal Hitler with Napoleon. However, you can compare them. And...

  15. How would you have dealt with Germany post WW1?

    Would the Italians fight for France? Italy, who felt betrayed? From the Balcan nations not to speak. And Britain and France were in the ropes. Would the US want to continue to pay for this, when they could get more out of a peace? Would the soldiers carry on fighting and dying?

  16. How would you have dealt with Germany post WW1?

    Only plebiscites were an adequate mean to legitimize border changes. However, I have to add, that despite the fact, that southern East Prussia was inhabited by Polish speaking people, these Masurians considered themselves as Germans, especially as they had a different culture than the Poles and...

  17. How would you have dealt with Germany post WW1?

    Indeed. In 1944 the US Army got a bloody nose, when they tried to invade German proper. The way to the German border had been fast, after they had finally broken the lines at the Normandy. When they attacked in the Hürtgen forest, they failed. The invasion of Germany could only happen in 1945...

  18. How would you have dealt with Germany post WW1?

    Can someone here make sticky, that Fritz Fischer is no real scientist? And before talking about the causes of ww1 one has to read The Sleepwalkers at first.

  19. How would you have dealt with Germany post WW1?

    I completely disagree, to nearly every point. An invasion of Germany back in 1918 would change the situation dramatically. The army of 1918 might have been beaten, but still managed to retreat in good order. An invasion of Germany, after a truce is asked for, would result in severe German...

  20. How would you have dealt with Germany post WW1?

    Posen, yes, Corridore, only if you count the Kashubs being Poles. As they were divided in three factions, one pro Germany, one pro Poland and one neutral, it's obviously no Polish majority. In any case a plebiscite would have brought a result. Considering the results in Upper Silesia I severely...
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