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The Reichstag - Seat of German Government - and the Volkshall, Berlin (1988)

Paralyzed in Darkness: A Very Different Cold War

"The vision of our first Fuhrer guided our future, our second secured it, our third defined our place in the world. Now we must decide what as a people we wish to achieve with our newfound greatness. Should we cower in the face of adversity from those who wish to deny us our rightful future? No!"

"In this century it is the strong who shall prevail, the strong who will determine the fate of the world, the strong who will forge a new path for Germania and Europa. The strong who have defined our history; from Charlemagne and Frederick, to Bismark and Hitler."

"To that end, today as i assume this office - bestowed upon me by the greatest of Germans - i urge you to ask yourselves; have you earned the respect of your ancestors? Have you earned the honour of calling yourselves German? As our task as Germans is to measure one another based not on where in life you started - but where you are going, what legacy you will leave behind."

"While we have suffered for half a century, it is our will to do what we must to survive, to fight to keep our head above the water, that has placed us among the Valkryies. For only through struggle, hardship and diligence may we may we prosper - and only through prosperity, purity and determination may we create the thousand year Reich of our dreams."

"So go forth, define your future; cast out that which may defeat us, and together we shall build a legacy of the Gods on Earth."

- Der Führer des Großdeutschen Reiches Kurt Waldheim (1972) -

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Index

Prologue


Hello, welcome to my first TL. I'm sure as soon as i post this i will get complaints from people about it being another "Axis Wins" TL - but i'd like to reassure you this one will be really rather different to the others. My focus really is on the creation of a realistic timeline under realistic premises, so while at the start i do intend to focus a tad on the Second World War, my main focus for this TL will be the cold war itself that follows and the result of the Axis victory on US, Soviet, Chinese, Indian and most importantly British politics. I have often seen ideas about how Germany 'could' win, but having just spent the last two years studying strategic studies i feel we can do better than relying on early nukes or assassinations as well as give an insight into how such a massive event in history would affect the future of the world and Germany economically, politically and domestically. So while there will be similarities to some other TL's here, they will almost certainly be merely coincidences rather than just copying - i will however try to cite people who's work is similar to decisions you see in here to avoid accusations of plagiarism. I plan to have this run up to roughly the 2000's so it could be a long one! I hope you enjoy and questions and pointers welcome.
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