Belgian Royal Crisis, 1950: How bad?

I'd be curious to hear from our Belgian members.

Here's an idea: undertake a campaign-style royal tour in the late '40s like Hirohito was doing at the same time. Spend as much time as possible in Wallonia. And a full-throated, explicit. public apology for what he did during the war. Then ask the government to hold a referendum before the parliamentary vote.

Dunno if that saves his throne but it might help. On the flip side he could be too arrogant/prideful unless someone levels with him and says that's the last and best hope to avoid severe civil unrest or abdication.
 
If Leopold stays? Or alternately is more conciliatory to the GIE during the war, thereby lessening tensions.

It would rip Belgium into pieces.
Because than Man had lost al his credibility

He has singel handed surrender to the Nazis. Exceeding his authority, because that for Belgium Government to do.
negotiated with Hitler personally about condition of Belgium occupation.
Ignored the the resistance (mostly Wallons) against Nazi and compliancy (of mostly Flemish) with the Nazi.
labeled the coming liberation by the Allies as "a another occupation of Belgium"

Next to that he marry in secret his mistress, because she was pregnant of him. A major scandal in time for Catholics Belgium.
 
It certainly would be interesting to see how the great powers would react to the Belgian Socialist Party declaring Walloon independence. Might we see civil war?
 
It certainly would be interesting to see how the great powers would react to the Belgian Socialist Party declaring Walloon independence. Might we see civil war?

The US Army stationed in Belgium after the War, would have there hands full to keep them peaceful.
the British and French have sufficed problems there self.
This would be first case for U.N. who learn the hard way, who to deal with countries like Belgium.
The Benefit of this will be that U.N. will deal better in following crisis and civil wars.

on long term Belgium would be split into Socialist republic of Wallonia and the Kingdom of Flanders
while Brussels forms a city state and Germans speaking community return into west Germany occupation zone.
the Colony of Congo is also spit in two North to the Kingdom of Flanders and south to Socialist republic of Wallonia...
 
The US Army stationed in Belgium after the War, would have there hands full to keep them peaceful.
the British and French have sufficed problems there self.
This would be first case for U.N. who learn the hard way, who to deal with countries like Belgium.
The Benefit of this will be that U.N. will deal better in following crisis and civil wars.

on long term Belgium would be split into Socialist republic of Wallonia and the Kingdom of Flanders
while Brussels forms a city state and Germans speaking community return into west Germany occupation zone.
the Colony of Congo is also spit in two North to the Kingdom of Flanders and south to Socialist republic of Wallonia...

Please make flags and maps for this scenario, it's the most exciting ATL I've seen proposed in months.
 
Please make flags and maps for this scenario, it's the most exciting ATL I've seen proposed in months.

I have a rough scrip about this Belgium separation scenario. but it take some time until it finish it and get bugs out.
i have still to work on Belgium expansion war of 1919 TL
and design & drawn stuff for TL "ESA ATL Plausibility Checks and Development" and "Eyes Turned Skywards"
so please have a little patience...
 
the Colony of Congo is also spit in two North to the Kingdom of Flanders and south to Socialist republic of Wallonia...

I'm not sure about this. Katanga was the wealthiest part of the Congo and I'm not sure the United States would allow it to come under the control of a Socialist state like Wallonia even if it would be the more industrialized of the two.
 
Please make flags and maps for this scenario, it's the most exciting ATL I've seen proposed in months.

Ask and ye shall receive. :D
(Although instead of West German Eupen-Malmedy, I "Wanked" Luxembourg instead :p)
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I'm not sure about this. Katanga was the wealthiest part of the Congo and I'm not sure the United States would allow it to come under the control of a Socialist state like Wallonia even if it would be the more industrialized of the two.

I think that the Socialist republic of Wallonia would have make a deal with United States
in form exclusive right for buying all uranium from SRW colony Katanga, in exchange SRW has total control over there Colony.
While the CIA deal with that "Communist" Lumumba in north Congo.

Back to "Socialist" Republic of Wallonia and US anti communism.
the Socialist republic of Wallonia will be in NATO,
because in end of 1940s and early 1950s. There were some logic consideration, that Germany could one day attack his neighbors again in 1960s.
So the SWR will be allies with US, just like the "Socialist" four Republic of France.
i belief that if Wallons, make the US clear that There "Socialist" is based on strong labor union system and not on base Communist.
that US will not intervene in internal affairs of "Socialist" Republic of Wallonia, like the CIA made in OTL to 1948 election in Italy and independent Congo/Zaire...
 
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