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Why then no name to it.this must be like OTL's Grossdeutschland or the Panzer Lehr Divisions then?
Why then no name to it.this must be like OTL's Grossdeutschland or the Panzer Lehr Divisions then?
You are exactly correct. It was obviously also based on OTL 4th Armored Division in terms of its Commander and initial combat history. My next post will be on the 24th South Carolina Infantry Regiment (Tom Colleton's Regiment) as the books mention multiple times that Tom's Regiment went faster and further then most other Confederate units, and made it the furthest into Pittsburgh and was one of if not the last pocket that held outthis must be like OTL's Grossdeutschland or the Panzer Lehr Divisions then?
Building on that thought.Here's another question that I've been thinking about based on the Mexican Civil War in the Centre Cannot Hold - Jefferson Pinkard talks about how the Freedom Party volunteers are not the only CSA volunteers fighting on behalf of the Mexican government. My take is that you could have an unaligned Confederate volunteers drawn from the ranks of the Tin Hat association, which might be more of the 'de facto' formation. Which would naturally have a rivalry with the Freedom Party volunteers, the question is if the Germans had the Condor Legion in Spain. Is there another suitably cool name we could use for the two Confederate volunteer formations? I thought the Eagle Legion might be too cliched.
What you're talking about here kinda is reminiscent of the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair of OTL, when Hitler removed several Generals in positions in the high command and replaced them with others who were aligned with the Nazi Party.I noticed that Amos Mizel essentially disappeared after the 33 Election.. also notable that there was never an acknowledged Secretary of War of the Confederate States.
What if Mizel had been the initial Secretary of War, but he got caught up with the attempted Knight Coup. Featherston could have used the excuse to essentially dismantle the role/assume control of it directly himself himself so he would have direct oversight over the Confederate Armed Forces. It would explain why Nathan Bedford Forrest III went to Featherston directly rather then the Secretary of War.
I might do a write up on the Knight-Mizel Affair....
Essentially accurate yeah. I had imagined the Knight Coup was a combination of both the Blomberg-Fritsch Affairs and one of the many attempted assassinations of Hitler.What you're talking about here kinda is reminiscent of the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair of OTL, when Hitler removed several Generals in positions in the high command and replaced them with others who were aligned with the Nazi Party.
in my personal opinion it's very likely that they would've had a chance to reform in this timeline as such they may be able to survive into the late 20th century and then it's up Air in the 90s Yugoslavia only existed in the 20th centuryHonestly I see the Ottomans much like the Austro-Hungarian Empire;
I noticed that Amos Mizel essentially disappeared after the 33 Election.. also notable that there was never an acknowledged Secretary of War of the Confederate States.
What if Mizel had been the initial Secretary of War, but he got caught up with the attempted Knight Coup. Featherston could have used the excuse to essentially dismantle the role/assume control of it directly himself himself so he would have direct oversight over the Confederate Armed Forces. It would explain why Nathan Bedford Forrest III went to Featherston directly rather then the Secretary of War.
I might do a write up on the Knight-Mizel Affair....
That can also explain why Mizell supported Knights attempted Coup as after Stuart's firing it was notable that Featherston began firing Generals (as was mentioned by Chester Martin's brother in an off handed comment) so Mizell saw it as going against the country and undermining his authority as SecWarMizell as the initial Secretary of War makes a lot of sense. It's mentioned in The Victorious Opposition that Action Francaise purged the "deadwood" from their army much faster than Featherston did, and there's also a scene in Blood and Iron where Mizell expressed disapproval of Featherston describing the men in the War Department as traitors. Combining those two factoids, my head canon has always been that Mizell was Featherston's initial Secretary of War, and in that position he was the one who was protecting the army's senior leadership from Featherston (which helps explain how Jeb Stuart lasted in the army until 1936.)
That can also explain why Mizell supported Knights attempted Coup as after Stuart's firing it was notable that Featherston began firing Generals (as was mentioned by Chester Martin's brother in an off handed comment) so Mizell saw it as going against the country and undermining his authority as SecWar
So I'm guessing now for your write up, the Department of War becomes the Confederate Armed Forces/Army High Command. In this capacity leading Featherston's personal military staff, who becomes his de facto defense secretary? James F. Byrnes? Blanton Winship? A couple of oft-speculated names. Nathan Bedford Forrest III already acts as Army Chief of Staff in his capacity. What would become of the Department of Navy as well? It's also speculated the C.S. Air Force is its own department by the time of the SGW. The last two would be explored in other write ups .I'll be working those thoughts into my write up!
Well, with the Freedom Party becoming the sole legal party, they'll gladly rubber stamp Featherston serving concurrently as the Defense Secretary.The War Department is going to retain its title, Clarence Potter mentioned multiple times that he worked in the War Department Offices. Instead Featherston is going to assume control of the Department directly, similarly to how Winston Churchill was also Minister of Decence during OTL WWII
They'll probably aim for statehood to be granted the rights in the US constitution. Although the US could always try and flood Canada with settlers or attracting immigrants. Most likely they'll accept the situation and vote for those who are willing to extend the rights to them.With the Canadian election being this past Monday, I have some ideas and questions on how different the state of Canadian politics would be pre-GW1 and post. First with the immediate prewar period: Robert Borden is mentioned as still being the PM during GW1; and in 1911, he came to power after a split in the Liberal Party under Wilfrid Laurier on the issue of freed trade, reducing tariffs, and cultural rapprochement with the United States. Of note, Champ Clark would never utter his wish to see the "American flag will fly over every square foot of British North America up to the North Pole" since since the CSA are state allies with the British Empire, which drove the issue against free trade in favor of the Conservative. But with OTL's relations and cultural animosity, the end results would be the same and the Liberal's may split further as a result.
Now with the US winning the FGW and annexing Canada as a whole, how long would it take for Canadians of various political backgrounds to ultimately accept the US and know the UK was never coming back after the Great Wars? That would mean among the Conservatives, Liberals, and small left wing parties that were the predecessors to the NDP. The Conservatives would react strongly against this the most and would make up the lot of the rebels; the Liberals would be a mixed bag as they had wanted to work with the US, but now their country is gone and the US are their new overlords; left-wingers would perhaps try to cooperate the most IMO through negotiations. Though when Custer becomes the Governor General, Canadians are universally opposed to his heavy-handed rule and have total hatred toward him. Long term once the US tries to make the former provinces into states, it won't be an easy process. A bit of speculation is that the US offers the chance for Canadians to serve in the Armed Forces to become citizens, but there'd still animosity. An idea from David in his After the End thread is that Canadians become the foremost constitutionalist activists in trying to have their rights recognized as US subject and citizens for those born after annexation that ends up working out for them in their favor. What are all your thoughts and opinions on this matter? What are your speculations for long-term rapprochement between the US and their former Canadian subjects when it comes to politics and society, apart from what was mentioned in the books?