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Region: The Democratic Commonwealth

Greater prussian reich wrote:Greater Prussian Empire - initial claim.

Territory claimed:

Territories of the German Empire (relative to 1913, including available overseas colonies)
Poland

Leader: Kaiser Wilhelm II

The 1871 Franco Prussian war was a major success for the Prussian Empire and North German Confederation. However, the prolonged war didn’t end up in Chancellor Bismarck’s favor. In fact, it led to the creation of several French states. The Prussian Army while victorious was not intent on waging an even larger war for the whole of France, and as such it was decided that France would be left to implode on itself, as it would in the coming years. The inability of the Prussian Empire to annex Alsace-Lorraine would leave a bitter taste in the mouths of the average German. These bitter feelings would boil up even further as the nation reached into the 1920’s. As World War 1 never happens, the German/Prussian Empire remains a prominent force in European politics.

In the meantime following the end of the Franco Prussian War, Otto Von Bismarck and his Kaiser successes, Kaiser Wilhelm II led a challenging and massive program of industrialization and modernization. Railroads were built on mass, both for logistical and civilian needs. In a state of war, the Prussian would need to be ready. The navy was dramatically increased too. With the challenge posed by the Royal Navy on the Imperial Navy’s stance with its colonies, the Imperial Navy sought out action with the tactics of fast battleships. Mastered with the likes of modified dreadnoughts. The Royal Navy though wouldn’t pose much of a threat for long. As Great Britain too imploded on itself in the face of a more powerful Ireland, Germany was put in a position of naval dominance both locally and around its colonies in Africa. Without a war by the weakened superpowers, Germany’s colonies in Africa and Asia would stay in place, without much in the way of removal.

The 1905 Russo-Japanese war proved to the Germans that the Russians were an inferior fighting force at all levels. Tensions were already high as in 1904, there were various German/Russian border skirmishes in what is Poland. In 1906, the German Empire launched a substantial campaign in Russian Poland that caught the Russian Empire by complete surprise. Cavalry wreaked havoc followed by lines of infantry. The Russian Navy was overwhelmed in quick succession at St.Petersburg, with the Imperial German Navy mining the sea and blockading it.

However, the Western Russian Armies mobilized quicker than expected pushing the Germans back slightly. In three months of war, the war grounded to a stalemate. As an attempt to end the war - the German Empire pioneered early variations of ‘Stormtrooper’ tactics. In a massive front-wide attack, the Russian frontline was overwhelmed within a matter of days. With Russian reserves having been caught off guard and with communication in a fray, the Russian polish front collapsed. Russia sued for peace, with Germany demanding Poland as the victor.

Through the following decades up until 1922, the German Empire grew in population and in economic capabilities. With no British or French empires to challenge them, the Kaiser believed that this decade would be the finest yet for the Empire. With new territorial gains in his sights, and a military as capable as ever - would the Kaiser succeed in his dream of a grandiose Reich?

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