German communist revolution of late 1918 and early 1919 escalates to the point of genuine threat of overthrowing the government by force. How does Entente powers react?
German communist revolution of late 1918 and early 1919 escalates to the point of genuine threat of overthrowing the government by force. How does Entente powers react?
"Quick. Now's our chance to partition Germany!"
I think France would be angling for that, at the very least.
There's no such thing as the USSR in 1919. There was the RSFSR and, depending on what month you're talking about, several other RSFSR-supported republics in the west.This. The USSR will probably want to establish a German SSR, but there's now Poland in the way. Expect, at the least, outright annexation by France of the Rhineland and Saar. Beyond that, it depends how war-weary the Entente are. If they're up for it, they may invade Germany to prop up Wiemar and make it into a puppet state. If they're not, well, Red Germany wouldn't be so horrible.
Certainly favorable border adjustments for neighboring countries are in order, like Poland getting Gdańsk and Opole or Denmark getting all of Schleswig. As for Germany itself, I can’t see them being fully partitioned. Rhineland due to French intervention and East Prussia due to geographical separation might form separate states. Less plausibly, if the German Revolution is fought to exhaustion we could end up with Red Germany and White Germany in addition to that."Quick. Now's our chance to partition Germany!"
The Blockade: Assuming the Entente supports White Germany, is it possible to differentiate between blockading Red Germany and supplying White Germany?So the Entente must work with the tools they have: the blockade, the Rhineland occupation, and the peace treaty.
Is Entente willing to support Poland so that German and Russian revolutions are separated? Or perhaps they judge it would be infeasible since newly reborn Poland can’t possibly stand against both Russia and Germany?The USSR will probably want to establish a German SSR, but there's now Poland in the way.
Why?Red Germany wouldn't be so horrible