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Say Stalin decided that it is better to give DDR the majority of Silesia rather than to Poland. (The rest goes as OTL) Would DDR be able to develop such heavy industrial region into something that could sustain the economy of DDR or match the Ruhrgebiet at some level? As a compensation to the Poles perhaps profit sharing could be arranged for several years.