Reichspräsident Wilhelm Marx

MrHola

Banned
The 1925 elections of the Weimar Republic was very close. On the second round, Hindenburg narrowly managed to defeat Wilhelm Marx by 48.3% of the votes. But what-if Marx managed to defeat Hindenburg and thus become Reichspräsident?The POD could be that the German Communist Party withdraw thus giving Marx a few votes more.

So now we have a President Marx. What would happen next?
 
Well, the 20s will probably be roughly he same.

What would be different is President Marx might be more willing to support Bruning (both of them are from the Center Party, after all), or to crack down on the Nazis and Communists.

Hrmm.
 

Glen

Moderator
The 1925 elections of the Weimar Republic was very close. On the second round, Hindenburg narrowly managed to defeat Wilhelm Marx by 48.3% of the votes. But what-if Marx managed to defeat Hindenburg and thus become Reichspräsident?The POD could be that the German Communist Party withdraw thus giving Marx a few votes more.

So now we have a President Marx. What would happen next?

Well, the 20s will probably be roughly he same.

What would be different is President Marx might be more willing to support Bruning (both of them are from the Center Party, after all), or to crack down on the Nazis and Communists.

Hrmm.

The 1920s are likely to go much the same, perhaps a bit more smoothly for the German Republic without Hindenburg ponderousness. However, the jolt of the Great Depression will still occur, the Nazis and Communists will still gain significantly.

The first real question is what happens in the Presidential Election in 1932. Marx if he even chooses to run will likely be ousted. Will Hindenburg be persuaded to run again? Perhaps. Or perhaps they see him as too old at that point sans incumbancy. Decide who is going to run in 1932 first is my advice.
 
The 1920s are likely to go much the same, perhaps a bit more smoothly for the German Republic without Hindenburg ponderousness. However, the jolt of the Great Depression will still occur, the Nazis and Communists will still gain significantly.

The Depression did not have to be anywhere near as bad as it did; Bruning chose to deal with the Versailles restrictions instead of dealing with economic hardship. A different government may have chosen differently.

Perhaps Bruning stays in office as Chancellor; perhaps some one else does. Etc.
 
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