Greater German Reich

The **Greater German Reich (Großdeutsches Reich)** is a country in Central Europe. It is the center of the Aryan International Union and the most powerful country in the world.

## 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 NSDAP soon gained members such as Martin Bormann, Albert Speer, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Göring, Heinrich Himmler, and many others. The Nazi Party gained more and more popularity until the failure of the attempted Beer Hall Putsch. 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

When the war began, Adolf Hitler believed that Germany had nothing more to lose and he invaded Denmark and Norway. Then he occupied Netherlands, Belgium and France.

Adolf Hitler became upset when he could not convince Britain as an ally or conquer the nation. The lack of progress on the western front lead to Germany declaring war on the Soviet Union. However, high ranking Germans thought that this would cause them to lose the war and Hitler was overthrown and replaced by Hermann Göring. He made peace with the USSR at the expense of their land in Poland.

When Italy was overtaken by the Allied Powers, German forces fought the Americans out of Italy and set up a loyal puppet government.

The Germans were able to take Edward VIII, the former king of England hostage and they used him to stop the United Kingdom from fighting back and soon after Ireland and Scotland left the UK leaving England alone to surrender.

But this was not enough for Göring and he began a war in the Americas which resulted in the bombing of Munich. A tragedy that killed thousands and forced Germany to drop an atomic bomb on Washington DC.

### Post-War

After the war ended, Germany began to reshape Europe. Hermann Göring was replaced by Heinrich Himmler who increased the Reich's importance. He expanded colonies and formed the Aryan International Union.

Germany is the most powerful nation in the world.

## Politics

### Overview

The German Reich operates under a National Socialist dictatorship, led by the Führer Heinrich Himmler. As of 1995, the German Reich is considered the most powerful country in the world, achieving total dominance over the majority of Europe, Africa and North America.

### Foreign Relations

The German Reich is the head of the Ayran International Union, a military, economic and political union that consists of Germany, their colonies, allies and the nations that were defeated during WWII.

The A.I.U is able to remove the power from all other countries. All national boarders were largely ignored and the world was divided into separate zones, each with their own German leader.

Japan, an ally during the war, is worried about Germany's expansion and created an alliance with the Soviet Union. This caused Germany to cut all relations with Japan expect in a few minor trade agreements in the Americas.