GERMANIA – capital of a victorious Third Reich?

Hello all

I once read that Hitler planned to rename Berlin “Germania” if he won WWII.

Does anyone know likely this would have be? It’s interesting that in Robert Harris’s novel Fatherland Berlin retains its name. So maybe it’s just an alternative history myth.

Has anyone read Albert Speer’s autobiography? Apparently, he discusses the matter at length. But again, was this just posturing or where their actual pans to change the capital's name?

Would be interested in your thoughts/views on this…

Altguy3
 
they wear going to rebuild berlin into the world capital germania, they would have buildt som really big building too. They actually started quarring rocks in noraway during the war for this. You can see som of them in the fatherland movie.
 
Hello all

I once read that Hitler planned to rename Berlin “Germania” if he won WWII.

Does anyone know likely this would have be? It’s interesting that in Robert Harris’s novel Fatherland Berlin retains its name. So maybe it’s just an alternative history myth.

Has anyone read Albert Speer’s autobiography? Apparently, he discusses the matter at length. But again, was this just posturing or where their actual pans to change the capital's name?

Would be interested in your thoughts/views on this…

Altguy3

there only one source on that: Albert Speer
Hitler has never spoken about Germania !
he used mostly the therm "Welthauptstadt" (Captiol of the world)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welthauptstadt_Germania
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkshalle

although
Berlin had never useful for Hitler giant buildings
the city name come from Old Polabian word for "swamp"
Berlin ground has marshy terrain and wet sand with high groundwater

Albert Speer confronted with problem, build the "Schwerbelastungskörper"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerbelastungskörper
a bloc of concret with mass of 12650 metric tons !
If the structure was to sink 6,35 Cm or 2.5 inches or less,
the soil would be sound enough to build Hitler's planned massive structures
but over decades it sank 18 cm or 7 inches !

wat a view
The Arch Of Triumph and The Volkshalle sink very slow like the Titanic into soil of Berlin
LOL
 
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