Greater German Reich

The **Greater German Reich** (**Großdeutsches Reich**) is a country located in Central Europe. It shares borders with RK Norwegen-Dänemark, RK Litauen, RK Niederlande, RK Polen, RK Ukraine, the Slovak State, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Swiss Confederation, the Kingdom of Italy, the Generalgouvernement der Weichsel, the Kingdom of Croatia, and Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren. The list above only includes European borders.

### Language(s)

German (official), Polish, Lithuanian, Italian, etc. (unofficial)

### Government

National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, NSDAP)

### Currency

Reichsmark

The Greater German Reich is the heart of Nazi Germany. The Reichkommissariats of Europe operate under their own local governments but are considered integrated parts of Germany.

Germany's puppets, allies, and colonies are all in Germany's peacetime alliance call Stahlachse, a reformed version of Germany's previous alliance called the Axis.

## History

### The Second World War

Germany would begin an invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, marking the beginning of a 6-year conflict that would change the globe forever. With combined efforts from Germany and the Soviet Union, Poland would surrender after just over a single month of fighting. By then, the Allied Powers had already come to their aid. By April 9, 1940, Germany had invaded Denmark and Norway to secure the availability of the iron ore from Sweden, which had previously been threatened by a British blockade.

Continuing to rapidly sweep through Europe, Germany would begin its invasion of Western Europe on May 10, targeting the Benelux and France. The Benelux nations, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium would surrender on May 10, May 14, and May 28 respectively. On June 22, France signs an armistice with Germany, and the Reich occupies the northern coastline while in southern France, a puppet state called Vichy France would be established. On June 10, Italy would join the war, invading France on June 21, a single day before its collapse. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union would attack Romania and the Baltic States, occupying Northern Bukovina and Bessarabia as well as completely annexing the Baltics.

From June 10 to October 31, the Germans fight a massive air battle against the British called the Battle of Britain. Though Germany had done well at first, the attempt to weaken the British enough for a full-scale invasion had failed. On October 28, Italy invades Greece from Albania, failing miserably. This forces the Germans to invade Yugoslavia with its allies in Hungary, Italy, and Bulgaria on April 6. After the Yugoslavian surrender on April 17, Bulgaria and Germany would continue to invade Greece until Greek resistance ends in the early portion of June. Croatia would be formed, including territory in Slavonia, Dalmatia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina.

On June 22, Germany and its allies, excluding Bulgaria, launch Operation Barbarossa, and pummel into the Soviet Union with a surprise invasion. Finland would join the war as well, hoping to reclaim lost lands from the Winter War. The city of Leningrad would be besieged, and Moscow would be threatened. By late 1942, Germany would face a difficult choice: invade Moscow or attack Stalingrad. Hitler would choose to attack Moscow, sending a massive force to occupy the city. In one of the bloodiest battles of the war, the Battle for Moscow, Germany would defeat the Soviet Union. After multiple smaller defeats in Vladimir and Saratov, the Soviet Union would finally capitulate to the German Reich.

In Africa, the British and French would continue to fight. In Libya, Italy was losing ground rapidly, allowing Egyptian forces to occupy Benghazi. With the Soviets out of the way, however, Germany was able to divert more assets to Africa, and a firm control over Morocco would be established by Germany. Nonetheless, the British and French would occupy Libya by late 1943 and southern Italy by early 1944. Italy would betray the Germans, but a ready German force from the Eastern Front would occupy the northern regions. By March of 1944, French and British troops would be kicked out of Italy. African operations would continue, however. German troops would reoccupy Tripoli and Tobruk by the end of March, and the rest of Libya and most of Egypt would fall to Germany by April.

The French, exiled in Central Africa, would begin to resist the Germans in mainland France, establishing the French Freedom Front. They would occupy major cities such as Montpelier, Nice, and Bordeaux. By June of 1944, they would occupy Paris, and sign a new armistice with Germany, reclaiming most of their lost land. However, the new French Military Junta would struggle in Syria, where they would lose land to Turkey, who had joined the Axis just prior to the Soviet surrender. With Turkish success in Syria growing, Nationalist Spain would join the fight as well, occupying most of Mauritania. Germany would then begin operations in the Congo, landing on the Belgian Congo's coast on July 1, and occupying Kinshasa by June 3. The Belgians in the Congo would surrender to Germany, and the end of this war was foreseeable.

On May 7, 1945, the British would finally surrender to Germany. However, the French would continue to fight on. On the same date, French resistance would continue to fight in colonial possessions against Germany's allies, who hadn't agreed to the armistice signed by the Germans. Nonetheless, the French would have many small successes and would maintain all strongholds in the areas surrounding Beirut and Damascus. Continuing, French troops in West Africa and Central Africa would rendezvous and reconnect the two French territories by defeating Spanish troops at Timbuktu. By June 5, 1945, France and the Axis would finally agree to stop fighting, though both sides only had signed a ceasefire. This had affected Germany badly as the Germans had been supplying their allies in Turkey and Spain in order to defeat the French. War had finally ended, however, and Germany was ready to enact its will.

#### Treaty of Frankfurt

The Treaty of Frankfurt had a massive impact which would change the course of history. The leaders of the United Kingdom, the French Military Junta, Nazi Germany, the Italian Empire, the Republic of Turkey, Nationalist Spain, the Soviet Union, and the Kingdom of Hungary among other nations would meet in the city of Frankfurt to sign the treaty. The city was chosen for multiple reasons, with the largest reason being the city was the location where Germany and France had signed the treaty that ended the Franco-Prussian War, allowing Prussia to finally unify the German Empire. With the treaty instated, Germany's reichkommissariats and protektorats would be officially created.

##### Aftermath of Frankfurt

The Treaty of Frankfurt had indirectly caused many events throughout the globe. First, it had caused disarray among the British Isles, and within the year, Scotland and Northern Ireland would declare independence. Next, the Soviet Union would completely collapse into seven states, five of which are not controlled in any manner by the new German Reich. The Soviet Union's remnant would be located in the northern wastelands, establishing the Yamalian Soviet Socialist Republic. Located in the region around Lake Baikal is the Transbaikal Confederacy. Meanwhile, the Yakutian Empire rests in the land of Sakha Yakutia and Kamchatka. Then, the Russian Nationalist State lies in the southern regions of Siberia and the Ural Mountains. Finally, the Russian Federation stands strong in the Volga region of Russia. In Abyssinia and Tripolitania, the Ethiopian Empire and the Islamic Republic of Libya would proclaim independence, facing no resistance from the faltering Kingdom of Italy. The Treaty of Frankfurt had indirectly caused these events and would continue to impact the globe as time goes on.

### Post-War Period

In Germany, Adolf Hitler would continue to murder "undesirables" under his control. By 1946, 12.7M people had been killed, and more were on the way. However, loyalty within the German Reich was questionable. A great example of this could be found in the Schutzstaffel (SS), a military organization under the control of Heinrich Himmler, who wanted worse than Hitler himself. SS soldiers would listen to Himmler rather than Hitler, similar to how General Robert E. Lee had followed his state rather than his nation during the American Civil War. Continuing, Germany's economy has begun to fail, with full economic crash expected by the end of 1950. Nonetheless, German propaganda attempts to hide the fact of the Empire's struggle, though progress is limited. Germany is losing its prominence, and Germany must compete with the growing Japanese Empire and the lingering threat of the United States.