Deutsches Reich

The Deutsches Reich, or international recognized as German Reich, is the German state since 1933 after the ascension of Pan-German Volkist People's Unity Party to the political stage and Adam Dressler's assumption to German presidency. Despite remaining the same official name as preceded Weimar Republic, the purpose of the name of German Reich has been changed for serving as main value of Deutschevolkism (German volkism), as the state becomes national scale of Volksgemeinschaft under the framework of master culture and cultural hegemony. The nation still remains in federalism with authoritarian one-party dictatorship. With all federated states have been infiltrated with local Volkist party by strong support of central government to maintain the control of government in the German states.
== Summary ==
After a coup by the Freikorps Deutschland, a large right-wing militia secretly supported by Werner's ministry, Adam Dressler was appointed President of the Reich in 1933 by the Junta of National Salvation, led by Chief of General Staff Georg Ludwig Rudolf Maercker, who had been appointed in 1932 by Dressler's right-hand man, Chancellor Ferdinand Werner. This act was reluctantly supported by the Reichstag, where the right-wing coalition held a simple majority at the time. The day after his appointment, Dressler dissolved the Reichstag to call for a snap election, aiming to secure a right-wing supermajority in parliament. Before the election, Dressler enacted the "Act of Safeguard of the Reich," passed by the Reichstag, denouncing communist actions related to the Reichstag Fire Incident and declaring all far-left and socialist parties illegal. This caused nationwide protests and led key leaders of the banned parties to flee to Denmark and Soviet Russia.
In 1934, socialists, supported by the Soviet government, waged a revolution across the Schleswig-Holstein region and the Netherlands to achieve a Communist World Revolution. The German government suppressed the rebels in Schleswig-Holstein, but intervention from Denmark and Britain, citing a breach of the Treaty of Versailles, led to Germany losing Schleswig-Holstein as punishment. In retaliation, Germany secretly supported Dutch communists in imposing the monarchy. After the Dutch royal family fled, Germany then supported right-wing protesters to countercoup the Dutch communist rebels. Once the Dutch communist government was quelled, a German-backed government was installed, which later joined the German side. The European Solidarity Pact was signed and ratified by both governments to counter the Entente and the British Imperial Defense Sphere. To consolidate his presidential power, the Reichstag passed the "Act of Presidential Support on Administration of the Reich," centralizing authority in the hands of the president. This act granted him the title "Führer des gesamten Deutschen Volkes" (Leader of All German People), aligning his legitimacy with the German populace and molding the presidency to fit the Volkism doctrine's envisioned nation.
Under Dressler's regime, left to far-left wing parties were banned, along with some centrist parties. The Reichstag was dominated by a Volkist-led right-wing coalition, turning constitutional institutions into rubberstamp tools for the Volkist regime. German culture became a form of cultural hegemony, requiring every citizen to embrace and obey the master culture. Citizens' rights remained the same as those granted by the Weimar constitution, with the addition of occupational autonomy, where each occupation formed its council or union to protect and unite its members. In 1935, the Reichsrat, the upper house of the German parliament, was de facto dissolved and reorganized into a new body called the Aufsichtsrat der Verwaltungszusammenarbeit Deutscher Nation (Supervisory Board of Administrative Cooperation of the German Nation), or Aufsichtsrat for short, redistributing the nation's power. The Aufsichtsrat became an important organ of the German government due to its power in legislative review, providing legal advice to the government, sharing legislative power with the Reichstag concerning constitutional amendments, determining the jurisdictional power of federated states, and dealing with business corporations on behalf of the government.
The absolute power of the Reich was divided among three major bodies: the Aufsichtsrat (People-Business), the Supreme Political-Economic Committee (Volkist Party), and the Presidential Government (People-Nation).
== History ==
=== Born of Coalition ===
=== Beer Hall Putsch ===
=== Schleicher Emergency Cabinet ===
=== 1932 Presidential Election ===
=== Eastern Aid Scandal ===
=== Death of Hindenburg ===
=== Reichstag Fire ===
==== Arsonists Trial ====
=== 1933 Coup d'etat ===
==== Coalition of National Salvation ====
==== Act of Safeguard of the Reich ====
=== 1934 Holstein Revolution ===
==== Danish-British Intervention ====
==== Formation of Kiel Free Port Commission ====
=== 1934 Second Dutch Red Week ===
==== German Intervention ====
=== Greater German Reich Decree ===
== Politics ==
=== President of Germany ===
Name 	Took Office 	Left Office 	Party 	Election 	Cabinet
Friedrich Ebert 	11 February 1919	28 February 1925	SPD 	1919 Presidential Election 	
Hans Luther (acting) 	28 February 1925	12 March 1925 	Non-partisan	- 	
Walter Simons (acting) 	12 March 1925 	12 May 1925 	Non-partisan	- 	
Paul von Hindenburg 	12 May 1925 	2 January 1932 	Non-partisan	
* 1925 Presidential Election
* 1932 Presidential Election	
Paul Löbe (acting) 	2 January 1932 	23 March 1932 	SPD 	- 	
Wilhelm Marx 	23 March 1932 	1 March 1933 	SPD 	1932 Reichstag Emergency Session	Werner I
Ferdinand Werner (acting)	1 March 1933 	3 March 1933 	ADVKP 	1933 German Coup d'etat 	Werner I
Adam Friedrich Dressler 	3 March 1933 	- 	ADVKP 	1933 German Coup d'etat 	Werner II (Coalition of National Salvation)
=== Government ===
Werner II Cabinet (1933-Present) 	Werner II Cabinet (1933-Present) 	Werner II Cabinet (1933-Present) 	Werner II Cabinet (1933-Present)
Head of State:Adam Friedrich Eugen Dressler (1933-Present)	Head of State:Adam Friedrich Eugen Dressler (1933-Present) 	Head of State:Adam Friedrich Eugen Dressler (1933-Present)	Head of State:Adam Friedrich Eugen Dressler (1933-Present)
Name 	Title 	Political Party 	Note
Ferdinand Werner 	Chancellor of German Reich 	ADVKP 	Party Secretary of ADVKP
Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff 	Vice-Chancellor of German Reich Reich Minister of War 	ADVKP 	Reich Commissioner of National Mobilization Plan for Greater German Reich
Konstantin von Neurath 	Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs 	Independent 	
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk 	Reich Minister of Finance 	Independent 	
Hans Frank 	Reich Minister of Justice 	ADVKP 	Head of Legal Department of ADVKP
Rudolf Hess 	Reich Minister of InteriorReich Postal Minister 	ADVKP 	
Herbert Backe 	Reich Minister of Agriculture 	ADVKP 	
Franz Seldte 	Reich Minister of Labour 	Independent 	Commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment of Vaterlandsschutztruppe (VST)
Julius Dorpmüller 	Reich Minister of Transport 	Independent 	
Gregor Strasser 	Reich Minister of Economics 	ADVKP 	
Alfred Rosenburg 	Reich Minister of Citizens' Cooperation and Religious Affairs	ADVKP 	
Bernhard Rust 	Reich Minister of Education 	ADVKP 	
Fritz Todt 	Reich Minister of Armament and Munition 	ADVKP 	
Reinhold Wulle 	Minister of State and Chief of Reich Chancellery 	ADVKP 	Member of GOPWA and Head Staff of Party Secretariat
Hermann Esser 	Reich Minister without portfolio 	ADVKP 	Chief of Party ChancellerySecretary-General to Presidential Chancellery
Kuno von Westarp 	Reich Minister without portfolio 	KVP 	Reich Commissioner for Legal Affairs within Aufsichsrat
Hjalmar Schacht 	Reich Minister without portfolio 	Independent 	President of Reichsbank
Albert Kesselring 	Reich Minister without portfolio 	Independent 	Commander-in-chief of German Aviation Forces (Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte)
Wilhelm Keitel 	Reich Minister without portfolio 	Independent 	Commander-in-chief of German Grand Army (Deutsche Große Armee)
Erich Raeder 	Reich Minister without portfolio 	Independent 	Commander-in-chief of German War Navy (Deutsche Kriegsmarine)
Otto Strasser 	Reich Minister without portfolio 	ADVKP 	President of Aufsichsrat der Verwaltungszusammenarbeit Deutscher Nation (Supervisory Board of Administrative Cooperation of German Nation)
== Game Mechanics ==
=== National Spirits ===
* Governance Principles of Volkism
* On the Foundation of Fractured Republic
* Untamed Regional States
* Specters of Social Democrats 
* Just 6 Miles from Berlin
=== Laws/Customs of State ===
Type 	Executive	Legislative 	Judiciary 	Administrative 	Military 	Surveillance 	People/Citizen 	Culture 	Trade 	Business
Name 	Partylaw 	Rubberstamp Parliament	Executive-dominated Judiciary	Procrastinated Bureaucracy	Limited Conscription	All Eyes to the People	All Bows to Leader	Cultural Hegemony	Limited Trade	Government-owned Businesses
Trait/Buff	N/A 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A
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