Greater German Reich

The **Greater German Reich** (**Großgermanisches Reich**) is a country in Central Europe and the east coast of the former United States. The nation has many branches sometimes called Reichsprotektorate (Reich Protectorates) which it manages through the Eiserne Koalition.

## Greater German Reich

### Official name

The Greater Germanic Reich of the German Nation

### Common name

Germany, German Reich, Nazi Germany (foreigners)

### Language(s)

German (official)English (quasi-official)

### Head of government

Stellvertretender Reichskanzler Marvin Hofmann

## History

### Pre-World War II

Germany emerged from World War One a defeated and broken nation, her army beaten on the field, her allies collapsing under the strain of four years of unrelenting war, and the Treaty of Versailles humilating the nation. In the economic and political chaos that followed the war, the far-right National Socialist German Workers' Party led by the charismatic Adolf Hitler gained massive popularity.

The party soon surged afterwards and with the start of the Great Depression, the NSDAP's ideals of a return to glory and revenge were more popular than ever. In 1933, President Paul Von Hindenburg chose Adolf Hitler to become chancellor.

Following Hindenburg's death, the NSDAP assumed full control of Germany. The NSDAP transformed Germany into a one-party totalitarian regime and persecuted Communists, Socialists, Jews, and other "undesirables". In 1936, Germany made it's first move towards expansion when it re-militarized the Rhineland. The French and British failed to stop them. In 1938, the Federal State of Austria was peacefully annexed following a pro-Nazi coup.

During the "Sudetenkrise", the NSDAP used pan-German sentiments to spark conflict with the First Czechoslovak Republic. The primary goal was the unification of ethnic Germans living in Czechoslovakia with those living in the German Reich (at the time, ethnic Germans made up 90% of the Sudetenland and 20% of the whole Czechoslovak state). To settle the matter, the Munich Conference was held and Czechoslovakia was forced to give up the Sudetenland to Germany. The next year brought about the annexation of the rest of Czechoslovakia (which the Allies could only protest). It was at this point, Britain and France declared their support of Poland in case of a German invasion.

Germany demanded to annex the historically disputed Danzig Corridor, that separated East Prussia from the German mainland. Upon Poland's refusal, an invasion occurred, in which, both Germany and the USSR invaded Poland. To ensure Polish sovereignty, England and France declared war on Germany, sparking World War II.

### World War II

Germany quickly overran the Polish and turned north. Denmark and Norway were easily defeated in 1940, and the German army turned west, invading Belgium and the Netherlands. German forces successfully surrounded and destroyed the British Army at Dunkirk and forced the French to surrender.

After the fall of France, Italy joined the war, and the British fleet was trapped in the Mediterranean, when German Paratroopers seized Gibraltar and the Italians overran Egypt, capturing the Suez and cutting off the British supply lines to Africa.

The next year German forces launched Operation Barbarossa to invade the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. However, Hermann Göring and other high ranking Nazi officials believed that war with the Soviet Union would result in a German defeat and Hitler was overthrown in order to make peace with the USSR. This peace also game at the price of all the land in Poland.

Around this time, the Empire of Japan attacked the Americans in Pearl Harbor, bringing the US into the war. In 1945, England had been conquered, and Europe was completely under Nazi domination. Within the year, an American bomber traveled over the German city of Munich where they dropped the first atomic bomb. As a response, a German plane launched from a Japanese carrier conducted a nuclear strike on Washington DC. The Americans soon signed an armistice and the war ended.

### Post-War

When the war ended, Adolf Hitler aided Henrich Himmler in overthrowing Göring and he was executed after taking the blame for the bombing of Munich. Himmler then became the Führer of the Reich and he began reorganizing German land. He rebuild Munich and turned it into a shinning example of German pride. It became a short of second capital where non-ayran foreign leaders were allowed to visit.

In 1962, Himmler created the Eiserne Koalition, an alliance between Germany, its protectorates and other nations weakened as a result of WWII. The member states gave up many rights to Germany.

## Politics

### Overview

The German Reich operates under a National Socialist dictatorship, led by the Führer Henrich Himmler. The German Reich is considered the most powerful country in the world, achieving total dominance over the majority of Europe, Africa, and North America.

Himmler's declining health has lead to German progress stagnating. Himmler refused to give the S.S or any other body any control over Germany proper. This means that German's colonies and protectorates were improving economically while the fatherland remained unchanged. This was the case until Himmler turned 90 years old. The high ranking Nazis convinced Himmler to create the role of Stellvertretender Reichskanzler. This role has all the powers of the Führer which allowed the first real progress to be made.

### Foreign relations

The Greater Germanic Reich leads the Eiserne Koalition, which is a military and economic alliance that consists of the Germany's protectorates, colonies and allies. Its key objective is to maintain Germany's sphere of influence, while also preventing rival factions from expanding such as the Red Sun Pact.

Germany's main enemies are the Japanese and Soviet Union. Japan is the most economically powerful country in the world. Their control over the Chinese population allowed for them to create a large trade empire. The Soviet Union on the other hand, is a dying nation. It's economy is almost dead but the Red Army remains strong in order to combat the Nazi threat.