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What if the DDR or it's equivalent had adopted a non-German national conciousness? Non-German national conciousness as in being a seperate nation from Germany, who in this scenario would only be West Germany. Could such a nation spinoff the German nation?

1. Would West Germany still be interested in reunification, or would they accept a seperate nation similar to Austria?
2. How would such a nation building scheme be viewed in the Western world, Warsaw-pact and beyond?

Spinoff nation as in a nation that has roots in the shared German past or greater Germanic nation. The greater Germanic nation includes Flemish, Dutch, Frisian, Low German and High German. Current spinoff nations of a greater Germanic nation/HRE include Austria, Liechenstein, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Netherlands.

What would a spinoff nation based in OTL DDR define as it's nationhood?
1. Perhaps they could define themselfes as a hybrid nation of Germans and Slavs?
2. Focus on the Teutonic Order?
3. Focus on Prussia?
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