Greater Germanic Reich

The flag of the Greater Germanic Reich

The **Greater Germanic Reich**, fully styled the **Greater Germanic Reich of the German Nation** (German: Großgermanisches Reich der Deutschen Nation) is a country located in Central Europe. It borders Denmark to the north, Reichskommissariat Ostland, Reichskommissariat Ukraine and the General Government to the east, Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia to the southeast, Italy and Switzerland to the south, and Burgundy and Reichskommissariat Niederlande to the west. The Reich borders several other countries if their colonial holdings in Eastern Europe and Africa are taken into account.

The Greater Germanic Reich is considered the heart of the wider "German Reich" which spans across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Africa. The Reich's colonial holdings operate under their own local governments called Reichskommissariats. The Reich manages its diplomatic relations through the Einheitspakt and Großraum, a faction and an economic sphere, respectively, that includes the Reich and its few independent allies.

## History

Germany was humiliated following the First World War, however it has managed to rise to prominence again and emerge victorious in the Second World War under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. Following the victory the Reich shaped the territories under its control into its own image, perpetrating a mass genocide of those deemed "undesirable" (Jews, Roma, Slavs, Blacks, the disabled, communists and homosexuals) by the ideology of national socialism, damming the Mediterranean and the Congo River and reshaping the city of Berlin to create the Welthauptstadt Germania, all three of these grand projects were completed with the use of the largest slave apparatus in history.

Soon after, the Reich was brought to the brink of collapse due to a devastating economic crash, the West Russian War, a coup attempt by the Schutzstaffel and the failure of Generalplan Ost. It would have totally collapsed had it not been for the quick and decisive action of the Wehrmacht. The Reich has remained frozen by the economic crash to this day and rampant slavery, a series of student protests, the ineptitude of the ruling National Socialist German Workers' Party, as well as the factionalism within it, the machinations of the Reichsbank and the Wehrmacht's overbloated budget have destroyed the people's faith in the government.

## Situation

The Reich operates under a national socialist dictatorship led by Führer Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist German Workers' Party. It is considered the most powerful country in Europe and Africa and it leads the Einheitspakt, a military and economic alliance that consists of the Reich's puppets, protectorates, colonies and allies, the key objective of the Pakt is to maintain Germany's sphere of influence and prevent rival factions such as the Organization of Free Nations, the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and the Triumvirate from expanding.

## National Spirits

The national spirits of the Greater Germanic Reich:

* Needed Consumer Goods: +20.00%

* Stability: -25.00%

The Reich's survival hinges on the Fuhrer's.

* War Support: -25.00%
* Research Speed: -15.00%
* Academic Base Monthly Change: -0.08
* Poverty Monthly Change: -2.00
* Industrial Expertise Monthly Change: -2.00

* Recruitable Population Factor: 25%
* Daily Command Power Gain Multiplier: -25%
* Daily Compliance Gain: -0.02%
* Counter Intelligence: -2.00
* Army Professionalism Monthly Change: -2.00
* Cannot train units, disband units, or edit unit templates.

## In-game

Germany will have a focus tree composed of three branches at the start of the game. These branches are: "The Enemy Of My Enemy" branch, which focuses on developing closer ties with the United States of America so that the two countries may ally together against Japan, the "Convene The Reichstag" branch, which enables Germany to pass a series of new laws and deal with the ongoing student protests and the "Pakt Wargames" branch, which gives Germany a choice to militarily strengthen either the border of Reichskommissariat Moskowien against the Russian warlords or the southern border of the Einheitspakt with the Triumvirate. However, this focus tree is merely an illusion and an assassination attempt will be made on Hitler's life by a Burgundian agent thought to be working for the Kempeitai before the player has an opportunity to finish any of these focuses except for the "A Man On The Moon" focus.

Following the assassination attempt, the player will have to choose Hitler's successor and will have a choice between Albert Speer, Martin Bormann, Hermann Göring and Reinhard Heydrich. After the player names the successor, Germany's focus tree will change in order to prepare said successor for the upcoming and inevitable German Civil War which will break out following Hitler's death on 15 October 1963. The player will take control of either Speer's Germany, Bormann's Germany, Göring's Germany or Heydrich's Germany (depending on whether they chose Speer, Bormann, Göring or Heydrich) if they were playing as Germany when the war breaks out.