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The Battle of Warsaw, or 'The Miracle of the Vistula', was an incredible event in military history, with Poland saving itself from Soviet aggression against the odds. But it is mainly forgotten that nearly two weeks later, the Soviets came close to another blow nearly as crushing, with Budyonny...

Dollfuss' "Staendestaat" was now in a very strong position. With a friendly Italy to its south, a non-interventionist Germany to its north and its domestic enemies crushed, Dollfuss intended to reform the state in the way he believed in, and to keep a low profile as a nation. The same could...

There's been a semi-conflict over Osthilfe- my plan long-term is indeed to force a conflict, now that public opinion is against the Junkers.

On the 11th July 1934, an unusual event took place which changed the face of German and Austrian history, Austro-German relations and European politics, even though its significance might not be noted for many years. At 5 a.m. that day, a German national named Theodor Habicht was dragged from...

Cheers Rob, duly noted. I'll have a look and see if I can approach any of that.

Sorry everyone, been working away. Update soon.

Within 2 weeks of the government's formation, a bill was put before the Reichstag to recreate Hanover as its own state, separating it from Prussia. It did not entirely correspond to the historical kingdom, and indeed was mainly centred on Hanover itself, but the act passed despite some...

Hmmm...just looked it up and old Magnus was in charge of Osthilfe, and would have been in the (ITTL) short-lived von Papen cabinet- and thus he would probably be butterflied out by the scandal and the gutting of the DNVP.

The elections marked a first opportunity for the German people to vote directly on Severing's handling of the economy and of the general state of affairs. It was an interesting contest, and a worrying one for the camarilla, who were beginning to see their power ebb away thanks to Osthilfe. The...

A quick round-up of minor events elsewhere: In France, a wanted murderer, Erich Ziemer, is facing extradition to Germany for the murder of two policemen on Buelowplatz in Berlin in 1931. His accomplice, Erich Mielke, is believed to be in the Soviet Union. In England, Port Vale have defeated...

@Parma- this is turning into an interesting read and a good discussion. Don't worry about feeling you need to redraft- if you feel it helps you get the most out of your idea, then redraft as much as makes you comfortable!

Whilst I agree with a lot of that, it's worth pointing out that the upper class in Flanders at the time were Francophone Flemings, a social group which has nearly vanished outside Brussels. The French speakers persecuted Walloon possibly worse than they did Flemish (although Walloon is making a...

A-H was almost comically reactionary. The CSP in Austria was so reactionary it's untrue. And the Hungarian government in particular was chauvinistic beyond belief. Germany at the time was better but not great. And the Ottoman Empire? Enough said. Although I will concede that the most...

This sounds really good. A refreshing new POD! Subscribed.

On the 29th April 1933, the second and final cycle of the German presidential election took place, with von Hammerstein-Equord taking over 56% of the vote. The remaining opponents (Thaelmann, Hugenburg and Goering) all received similar votes to the first cycle. But for Hugenburg and the DNVP...

Ah bugger, the perils of not being American! Cheers for that...I think for now I'll assume that it followed your suggestion and he was bullied into it...

And thus did John Nance Garner become the new president, despite standing in opposition to much of the platform upon which his party had been elected. To his horror, Congress quickly passed an amendment to the constitution, number 21, which allowed for Congress and not the president to select...

Hammerstein's candidacy met with a surprised reaction across the political spectrum, especially with the speed of which he stepped down as Reichswehr Commander-in-Chief, to be replaced by Wilhelm Adam. The SPD rank and file, especially the union chiefs, were remarkably supportive of such a...

He was a bit of an odd chap. Very much an accomplished soldier, but rather liked the comforts of life. He was sometimes referred to as the "Red General" because he had good relations with the unions, but was nonetheless somewhat conservative. He described the Nazis as a gang of "criminals and...

The camarilla was now tearing itself apart. For his support of suppressing Osthilfe, Schleicher was excluded. Oskar Hindenburg, von Papen, and Otto Meissner continued with their plotting, but the Osthilfe scandal had done serious damage to their reputations, as well as to the DNVP, which was...