Third German Empire (Classic)

Third German Empire

The Third German Empire, otherwise known as Germany or Austro-Germany, is the 6th incarnation of the German nation, and was preceded by the Second German Empire. The nation was founded by a compromise between Kaiser Schober of Austria and Chancellor Paper of Germany, nominally uniting the two states into one political unit permanently for the first time since January, 3 months prior. While fixing the issue of German dualism, it remained somewhat decentralized compared to all prior regimes. That said, it continued the Anchluss.

History

Golden Week

Treaty of Vienna

The treaty of Vienna nominally unified the Reformed German State, reestablished by Chancellor Paper 3 days prior, and the remnants of the 2nd German Empire, known as Austro-Germany. The treaty split Germany into two distinct imperial states, Deutschland and Österreich. The two states each had a sovereign kaiser, but were bound militarily and by the High Chancellor. The nation, nontheless, was far weaker than it was just 3 months prior, having a small fraction of the population, and losing most colonial possessions.

Rapid Expansion

The Third Empire saw the constituencies of Austria and Germany both expand massively, with the two states growing tremendously in population. The German component, under Kaiser Carlito II, grew from 4 to an astounding 53 within 1 short week, while Austria under Kaiser Schober I similarly gained 30. Growth was seen in industry as well, through the establishment of a new military factory to mass produce weaponry, to new mass food farms. German cities also grew for the first time in a while, with Berlin gaining new infrastructure, Vienna a massive new community, and large-scale architectural projects. The German army also saw increased activity during the expansion, with training and mass arming of all German soldiers.

Second Battle of Sorong

One such incursion was the German defense at the Second Battle of Sorong. The battle was partially from tensions over New Guinea's ownership, and another being the longstanding German policy of protecting small Malaya-Moluccas nations such as Malaya and Oceania. The battle was a successful defense of Sorong, unlike the first battle which saw the city entirely destroyed. The battle interestingly did cause deterioration of German Japanese relations for a time, culminating in the Mid-April crisis.

April Troubles and Kerala War

Mid-April Crisis

On the weekend concluding the Golden Week, aggressive German policy and unrestricted Austrian attacks on several nations caused a crisis. This began when the town of Aurora left Austria to join UK, wherein several Austrian citizens attacked the town despite extremely strong German-British ties. The town then joined the nation of Republica Romana, leading to several instances of Romans and Austrians attacking one another, notably with starwars attacking Siscia and killing many citizens. A conference was held, however was inconclusive as a result of German unwillingness (though moreso inability) to reign in rogue elements. A counter offer to remove a massive outpost in the alps in return for reigning in the Austrians was declined, and Germano-Spanish relations (Spain holding Rome as a vassal) declined severely after misinformation was spread by Romans about German views on Spain. This culminated in the Russian-Roman defense pact against Austria. This led to a massive crackdown on Austrian attacks by the Chancellor, and tensions were so high the Empire nearly collapsed a week after it started.

Aftermath

The crisis was solved however, with a scaleback on German diplomacy and a cooling of tensions. A Non-Aggression Pact was signed with Japan, and the corresponding Guineas were recognized by both parties. Germany also decided to be neutral in the Kerala War despite Lantaun appeals for support. Germany continued to grow, though Austria lost 20 people inexplicitly. A scare came on 4/17/2018 when Roman troops entered Ulm, however it ended up being them passing through Europe in order to fight in the Kerala War.

The Kerala War Outbreak

The Kerala War, initially a local conflict, became the driving force of German foreign relations from their declaration on 4/21/2018. The war had many affects, such as solidifying friendly relations between Japan and Germany as of now, and allowing Germans to fulfill militarist desires. The war also saw a tremendous shift in German thought, as previously Germans generally lauded at war and glorified it. While not depicted in policy, this thought subconsciously drove the nation. The war's massive casualties quickly changed this, as while the allied side was generally winning and equipment was not an issue, the general population of both Imperial Germany and Austria had much less desire for full on warfare. That said, German intervention in the war was significant, with all significant battles since declaration featuring either minor or major German support on the allied side. The war saw major damage to both the Allied and Central powers, however German towns saw relatively little attacks due to engineered traps from November. Padova saw significant attacks, however after a particularly humiliating defeat Lantau stopped raiding the colonial city.

Colonial Expansion

This time also saw the most rapid colonial expansion in German history, with 4 new towns being established in New Guinea and several across Africa. This saw the advent of long standing German colonial claims. Austria also became relatively inactive at this time.

Government

Command

High Chancellor: paperpikmin

Emperor (Kaiser): caarliitoo of Germany, Schober60 of Austria

Minister of Transportation: 73beetle

Minister of Propaganda: Oretin_

Minister of War: Emperor (Kaiser) caarliitoo

Minister of Foreign Affairs: High Chancellor paperpikmin