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The Polish occupation zone in Germany was a military occupation area, under the administration of the Polish government-in-exile, located within the British Occupation Zone of the Allied-occupied Germany, that existed from 19 May 1945 to 10 September 1948. It was established from the territory...

For all talks about how the Ottoman Empire would inevitably collapse with or without WW1 (overall sentiment is no - its collapse was not inevitable, and it could survive if it took necessary steps to), a topic that I do not often see even in surviving Russian Empire discussions, is whenever if...

OTL reunification which resulted in Władysław Łokietek on the throne (he had insane amount of luck, but was was good for him wasn't necessarily good for the Kingdom) was far from optimal and ended with significant territorial loses. Challenge is to restore Poland in better shape after period...

Wawel Royal Castle-Krakow 12 November 1577 As the great comet passed over earth in the year 1577, there was a great deal of celebration in Krakow, the capital of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. All people of the city, whether they were mere common folk, priests, burgher...

What if Catherine of Hungary was born male, and let's say he lives an average lifespan? Who would in theory would he marry? What would happen with the union between Hungary-Poland? What sort of expansion would he do?

Jadwiga (Hedwig) of Sagan and her second husband, Rudolf of Austria The unlikely survival of a duke and the unhappiness of a queen are two different things, but what happens when those two different things are brought together by fate? How would the world change? To answer those questions, we...

What if the Jagiellonian dynasty didn't come to an end with Sigismund II Augustus' death? First of all, I know the Union of Lublin wouldn't be a thing, since there would be no need to create a real union between Poland and Lithuania for the two realms to remain connected. The Jagiellonians were...

Poland was freed from the Warsaw Pact finally, but that was not enough for many angry citizens. Who's to say communism won't rise in Poland again? Who's to say Russia won't invade them for leaving? The Polish now have a strong desire to go farther to the right, and more want to get revenge on...

What if Russia was removed from Europe in crimean war ? POD is Napoleon III and Palmerston convince Austria to join the Crimean war and that a panslavic Russia is more dangerous for them than independent Poland and Ukraine. They create rebellions in Finland, Belarus, Poland and Ukraine while...

Main PoDs are: -Matthias Corvinus has kids with Beatrice of Naples* -Sigismund Jagiellon dies before 1506. Result? According to Hungarian customs one Matthias' legitimate sons should be elected to the throne after his death. Meanwhile as Treaty of Olomouc from 1479 stated, Vladislaus...

I got inspired by this threads central topic: Link So apparently King Frederick William 1(The Soldier King) of Prussia was intended to marry Queen Ulrika Elenora of Sweden at the start of 1700, but on the verge of certification Charles XII pulled the plug on these plans for reasons unknown...

So, in his final years, King Wladyslaw IV of Poland dreamed of a great war with the Crimea and Turks, there were some alliances and foreign funding organized, Cossacks have been roused (which had very unfortunate results very soon) and the like. But Sejm was not interested in war, particularly...

What if Catherine (1370-1378) had born a s son and lived until 1443? What is the suitable wife for Louis II, King of Hungary and Poland (1370-1443)? What are the appropriate marriages for his sisters? What is the probability of Louis seeking a third throne (Naples).

Henry the Righteous (Henryk Prawy/Probus), Duke of Wrocław, was one of late 13th century Piast dukes, who attempted to reunite fragmented Poland, but died (from poison?) at age 32. But what if he succeeded? As Duke of Wrocław, biggest and richest duchy of Silesia (which was, in turn, richest...

Let’s imagine a different, more successful Warsaw Uprising, leading to the Polish resistance liberating itself akin to Tito’s Yugoslavia. The Polish government-in-exile returns, but is forced by the WAllies to agree to the OTL postwar borders in order to appease Stalin. What happens next? Would...

On 1379, Andrei of Polotsk would be crowned as King of Lithuania with the support of Muscovy and prevailed against the younger Jogaila and the other sons of Uliana of Tver with Algirdas, this which would cause the conversion of Lithuania to Orthodoxy and the cohesion of the state of Lithuania...

ORDER OF THE WHITE EAGLE Enter the world where Prussia collapsed during the Seven Years' War, and Poland became one of the great powers of the XIX century. CHAPTER 1: The Commonwealth at the crossroads of history The XVII century wasn't a nice time for once mighty Polish-Lithuanian...

Wars to reconquer Poland and Finland are successful, leading to them being inducted as SSRs (Finland being given Karelia, and Poland eventually getting East Prussia) Similarly, Bessarabia is invaded, but ends up incorporating both Moldavia and Wallachia. Transylvania ends up independent...

After years of reading alternate historical discussions and stories on this board, I have decided to make my first post. I thank all of you for the marvellous historical insights and creativity. This scenario is rather specific, but lately, I have been reading about British foreign policy...

The first president of interwar Poland, Gabriel Narutowicz was elected with the help of the left and various minorities, much to the anger of the National Democracy and other right-wing movements. He was assassinated by one such right-winger in December 16 1922, after just five days in office...