Valdemar II
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I have only seen the spelling Skåneland, without the 'et'.![]()
Sorry it should have been Skåneland. It was wrong even in danish where the term would be either Skåneland or Skånelandene.
I have only seen the spelling Skåneland, without the 'et'.![]()
Uh, what, Switzerland?
The United Grand-Duchy IS the most unlikely part on the map, mainly just for divergencys sakeIts a compromise solution for Alsace-Lorraien, and unites Alsace-Lorraine, the Saar, Luxemburg, some German border territory linking Luxemburg and the Saar and Eupen into a neutral state between Germany and France.
And Scania is an own member of the Federation, and Scanian has been for politcial reasons regogniced as own language.
And the Baltic Landbund is indeed ruled by the German minority there. On the map i t would look neat if it was part of the Scandinavian Royal Federation, Ive though that as well, but TLwise it would make no sense. Basically, the German Freicrops that did act there IOTL are more successful, and due to the Sovie Victories have a free hand given by the French and British.
Ok, here's the idea. With no more territory than what is shown below, describe a scenario in which Germany is *still* one of the top 5 military, economic, and political superpowers in the world. If it can be done...go for it![]()
Economy is extremly important for a superpower, but it is not the mark. It is a mark. With only a great economy you are not yet a superpower. You also need things like a good militairy, good relations with other countries, etc. A good economy is necessary for a superpower, at least for a superpower that wants to remain a superpower.
Germany has a good chance to become one of the most important powers in Europe. Economy wise it has a very good chance to outperform France, the UK and Russia. Outperforming the USA is so hard that is almost impossible. outperforming China and India on the long term is probably also hard, but possible. So Germany could become the second great power behind the USA, certainly if they can gain Austria and Sudetenland.
Gaining Austria and the Sudetenland without a war is very hard. I think that only an insane man like Hitler would be able to accomplish that and with such a man as leader of Germany would almost certainly doom Germany to fight a war it will lose. The only way for Germany to gain those territories is for Germany to wait a long time and use very cunning diplomacy. Without a World War 2 it is certainly not impossible for Germany to play France against Germany and Gain the territories that way. Another way could be to play the western powers against the sovjet union. I think that to get the wanted effect will be very hard for a sane and stable person, so it probably will take a lot longer. So maybe Austria will be German somewhere in the forties and Sudetenland somewhere in the sixties.
I disagree, the other European powers didn't really even protest the Anchluss that much. They would have accepted an Austrian-German union, and rapproachment with France, good relations with Poland, and solid diplomacy could have won it the Sudetenland, as well. It's only the Polish Corridor that would be virtually impossible without a war.
I think that Hitker took a very big gamble with the anchluss. Austria joining with Germany is, if i remember correctly, explicitly forbidden in the Versailles treaty. If you wish to accomplishing it without angering France or the UK you need very good relations with those countries, something Germany didn't have in the 30's. It is almost unbelievable that Hitler got away with it so easy, I think even he himself was amazed. A more cautios leader would probably not take such a gamble. I think it still can be done, but at a lot later point in time. Annexing Sudetenland is even harder. You have to take part of a country that doesn't want you to take that part. Noone in their right mind would try that, unless you would be absolutely certain nothing would happen or if you are preparing for a war.