In 1939 you have had the Anschluß, and all of Czechoslovakia is occupied by Germany.
The Anschluss happened in 1938.
Not all of Czechoslovakia was directly occupied by Germany. Slovakia was created as a puppet state.
In 1939 you have had the Anschluß, and all of Czechoslovakia is occupied by Germany.
The Anschluss happened in 1938.
Not all of Czechoslovakia was directly occupied by Germany. Slovakia was created as a puppet state.
In 1938 shortly after Munich.And part of Slovakia was ceded to Hungary.
And Poland got a small piece of Bohemia. (Teschen.)
Sure. You are saying that Hitler does OTL. After all, what's the purpose of arming if you never get to use the arms. Indeed, I agree, the only way for Germany to stop after the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia is by removing Hitler.
That said, if the German soaring public debt and the shortage of valuable foreign currency don't matter, why was your last post an attempt at pushing them under the carpet? If their existence doesn't matter, why argue about them?
He wouldn't move. Same thing as in 1938 when he was waiting for Poles to attack Czechoslovakia. They didn't he disn't move. Situation was not right.So what about Uncle Joe spinning the occupation of half of Poland as 'Protecting' it from the horrible Fascists, saving their Slavic Cousins east of the Bug and Vistula?
OTL the Poles ordered their troops not to engage the USSR unless necessary
So what about Uncle Joe spinning the occupation of half of Poland as 'Protecting' it from the horrible Fascists, saving their Slavic Cousins east of the Bug and Vistula?
OTL the Poles ordered their troops not to engage the USSR unless necessary
If the war is to be started in 1940/42 these payments could be spread out over a longer time, thus less budget shortfalls.
Hitler was paranoid and rushing into war prematurely was Germanys undoing.
As It was those European rearming counties that were buying Nazi weapons when they could- and were making Germany the largest seller of planes in world. Historically that amounted to > 1/3 billion RM , prewar- which could have doubled had RLM let them.
What Germany needed was to hammer out economic/military cooperation through out Europe in an anti Stalinist defensive pack.
Germany was doing this with Sweden who saw Nazi supply of fertilizer coke & coal as essential as Germany saw Swedish shipments of iron ore etc.