Second German Brothers War

From May 26th - August 8th 1903, raged the Second German Brothers War, a conflict between the German Empire, Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary.

## Leading to the war

Leading up to the war, Kaiser Willhelm II, always wanted Austria to be a part of Germany as they were both ethnically german. Meanwhile, the king of italy had territorial claims on certain parts of Austria.

## During The War

### German Front

German Soldiers were sent through Czechia to capture Prague to get an advantage from the north, it was a easy victory thanks to Germany's new Friedrich Class Cannon zeppelin that killed hundreds of Austian soldiers. However, one of the zeppelins would misfire and catch itself on fire, crashing down into a Czechian town and killing 362 innocents and injuring 830 people. Once Prague was captured, the divisions in the north started to push south and some would keep going eastward. After the loss in Prague, Many Austrians were sent retreating to keep a hold of the capital as German soldiers were now marching from Eastern Bavaria towards Vienna, and the help from the north made it easier to Push them back. After 2 months, the Austrian capital was reached, but they wouldn't surrender, after another month of fighting, the Germans reached Bratislava, but marched in without resistance, some soldiers even joined the germans as they marched to Budapest, where the remains of the Hungarian army stood without weapons and a white flag raised over the city, marking the surrender of Austria-Hungary.

### Italian Front

On the italian front it was divvided into the North and into the east front.

On the north front, Soldiers were sent in on heavily modifiedd Austro-Hungarian fortresses in south tyrol, which was also located on the alps, making it hard for the Italians to push through.

But the eastern front was a little better, Although soldiers that occupied Bosnia had Left there to fight against the Italians, the italians still had problems with austrian Tactics, but at the Battle of Trieste, the tide turned as the austrains were forced to retreat further and further. Before the end of the war, Italy had pushed down half of dalmatia, and made a Naval invasion on the city of Zara.

### Bosnian Revolution

Often overshadwed, was the Bosnian Revolution once the Austrian soldiers left, as they reclaimed land and took parts of dalmatia, which Italy didnt like. They also took some minor cities out of slavonia.

### End of the war

At the end of the war, they signed a peace treaty in Berlin, marking the end of the war, and the end of Austria-Hungary.

## Treaty of Berlin

* Germany annexes Austria, North Slovenia and czechia
* Italy annexes Alto-adige, Litorale, Istria and Zara.
* Bosnia gains Dalmatia
* Germany Puppets Galicia as "German Poland"
* Bosnia takes 10% of state treasury
* Germany and Italy takes 20% of state treasury each
* Kingdom of Hungary will be independent
* Kingdom of Bosnia will be independent

## Aftermath

On August 10th 1903, Kaiser Willhelm II announced that the "United German Empire" has now formed, leading to a new era within German History.

Relations Soured Between Italy and Bosnia

#### Casualties

German Empire: ca 140,000

Italy: ca 230,000

Austria-Hungary: ca 450,000

Bosnia: ?

## Important Battles

### Battle of Vienna

Belligerents: German Empire, Ausria-Hungary

Casualties:

* Germany: ca 20'000
* Austria-Hungary ca 72'000

Winner: German Empire

### Battle of Prague

Belligerents: German Empire, Ausria-Hungary

Casualties:

* Germany: ca 15'000
* Austria-Hungary ca 40'000

Winner: German Empire

### Battle of Trieste

Belligerents: Kingdom of Italy, Austria.Hungary

Casualties:

* Italy: ca 22'000
* Austria-Hungary: ca 40'000

Winner: Kingdom of Italy