The People's Reich - A German Democratic Republic AAR

Greetings, comrades. Over these past few months I've been reading some of your magnificent AARs and they have inspired me to create my own. So I present to you: The People's Reich. I'll be playing as the German Democratic Republic starting from the 1933 scenario. Join me as I bring the glory of communism to the world! Now, this my first attempt at something like this, so constructive criticism is certainly welcome and encouraged. I have been playing ahead to see how it would work out, so the first few updates are already put together. So, enjoy, comrades. I hope you have as much fun reading as I've had liberating.

March 4th, 1933. The German federal election of 1933 is underway. The NSDAP is hard at work ensuring that they'll win the majority of seats in the Reichstag, with members of the SS and SA personally monitoring the voting situation. Over the past couple of weeks, roving gangs of brownshirts have done all they can to terrorize the opposing parties that run against them, trying to improve their party's image while soiling the others. Newspapers of the social democrats and centrists have been banned for criticizing the Nazi Party. Party meetings were violently attacked and broken up. Government officials who are known supporters of opposition were dismissed from office. Six days before the election, Hitler had found a golden opportunity to be rid of the KPD and secure his place in the government. Under mysterious circumstances, fire broke out in the Reichstag. The Berlin police had found a Dutch communist in the building afterwards, who later admitted to setting the fire. Hitler used this to convince President Paul von Hindenburg to sign the Reichstag Fire Decree, enacting Article 48 of the Weimar Constiution:

Order of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State​

On the basis of Article 48 paragraph 2 of the Constitution of the German Reich, the following is ordered in defense against Communist state-endangering acts of violence:

§ 1. Articles 114, 115, 117, 118, 123, 124 and 153 of the Constitution of the German Reich are suspended until further notice. It is therefore permissible to restrict the rights of personal freedom [habeas corpus], freedom of (opinion) expression, including the freedom of the press, the freedom to organize and assemble, the privacy of postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications. Warrants for House searches, orders for confiscations as well as restrictions on property, are also permissible beyond the legal limits otherwise prescribed.

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And with that, thousands of communists, and any who "support or encourage the criminal aims" of communists, were arrested, including KPD leader Ernst Thälmann, and the Communist Party of Germany was outlawed. The full ban, however, would not take full effect until the day after the election, which was still yet to come. The Communist Party was still in the running, and they had a few aces up their sleeve.


The results were in, and the communists had won the election. Many across the nation were shocked and surprised at the unexpected results. Many had foreseen a landslide by the NSDAP, who were absolutely furious that their bid had failed. The first act of the Communist Party was the release of all who had been imprisoned. Thälmann ordered the Nazi Party banned, the expulsion of any Nazis or Nazi affiliates from Berlin, and Hitler arrested for his blatant abuse of power. In protest of the communist victory, Hitler took his brownshirts and went into full on rebellion throughout Bavaria. The Reichswehr was sent to put the fascist revolt down with orders to shoot on sight. The battle became very reminiscent of the November Revolution so many years ago. Except this time, the sides had switched and it was the communists in charge, and they were more than happy to put it down.


The rebellion was strong, however. The initial battles ended in failure, and the divisions in Munich were made to retreat. The army was able to contain the fascists while they reorganized and awaited reinforcements from the north. After two months of fighting, on May 22, the last of the Nazis were cornered and eliminated in the city of Landshut. After everything had calmed down, it was noticed that Hitler was nowhere to be found. The search spanned all of Germany to find him and bring him to the gallows. After several weeks, an army patrol discovered him trying to make his way into Austria through Innsbruck. News of his capture was well met among some, but for the majority of Germany, the response was rather lukewarm. His eventual fate at the hands of the Communist Party was unknown, as he was never seen or heard from after, nor was he ever mentioned at all, and anyone who asked would be very strongly encouraged to never ask again.


Quietly watching events unfold in Germany, Josef Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, saw potential in the new communist government as a powerful new ally in Europe. The Soviet foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov, was sent to Berlin to formally offer the Communist Party of Germany an invitation into the Communist International. Thälmann was more than happy to accept, and Germany entered into an alliance with the Soviet Union.


With the situation under control, and the new alliance secured, it was time to organize a governing body for the newly formed German Democratic Republic. Ernst Thälmann remained as leader of the Communist Party of Germany, appointing himself General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Germany. Emil Barth, the most radical member of the old Council of the People's Deputies, was appointed Chairman of the State Council. Richard Müller, a leading figure in the mass-mobilization of the council movement, was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers. The Reichstag was dissolved and replaced with the People's Chamber, which convened in the renamed Palace of the Republic.



Now with a proper government in place, the People's Chamber met to discuss Germany's future. Three main issues were put forth: the current state of the economy, the current state of the military, and the extent to which the government has power in Germany. The Chamber came up with the German National Reform Program to address the three main issues. The program started with reforming the military. In early August, all divisions of the Reichswehr were recalled to Erfurt for reassignment. The new army, named the Nationale Volksarmee, was reorganized into five armeekorps of two divisions each.


Divisions were then deployed into major areas to curb any attempts at anti-government movements.


With the successful transition into the new army, attention was then turned towards the navy. The Reichmarine, currently stationed at Wilhelmshaven, was formed into the Volksmarine, and placed under the administration of the Nationale Volksarmee.


With the first stage of the reform program completed, it was agreed to shift focus on the economy situation, which when completed would make regaining power over the nation a lot easier. On October 13th, the Economic Recovery Program was enacted to restore the German economy to acceptable levels and to lower unemployment numbers. To oversee the process, the Chamber created the People's Committee of Labor.


On November 3rd, the Committee developed the idea of a high speed road network, dubbing it the Autobahn, and presented it to the Chamber. It was unanimously approved and construction began immediately.


By January of 1934, the German National Reform Program was deemed a resounding success. By this point, the third focus of the problem, extending government control, had succeeded. Dissent had almost disappeared entirely, and after a successful year, the German people were now more willing to accept the new government. But there was still much to do.

Rebuilding and Rearming​

It was the start of the new year and Germany was slowly getting her strength back, little by little. While the Council of Ministers was drawing up the next plan for the nation, something quickly became very apparent: there was no available manpower. When questioned as to why new divisions weren't being trained, Chairman of the National Defense Council Ernst Wollweber said that there simply weren't any divisions to train. Nobody was joining the army. This became a rather large problem. The NVA is currently one of the smallest armies in the world at seven infantry divisions, three cavalry divisions, and one headquarter division. This was simply unacceptable. Wollweber and Hans Kehle, Chief of the Land Forces of the National People's Army, were tasked with arranging a recruitment program that would raise the number of available volunteers for service. They presented their plan to the Council, which swiftly approved it, and on February 12th, the campaign began.


While Wollweber and Kehle toured the country looking for able-bodied Germans, the Council turned their attention back to the economy. In May, the Autobahn Network continued to make progress. The quality of Germany's infrastructure has significantly increased in the few months since November and is continuing on at a steady rate.


Wollweber and Kehle were able to use this in their recruitment campaign, as a sign of Germany's growing strength, and appeal to the people's sense of pride in their country. Over the course of six months, the campaign went all across Germany, showing off the potential of the new Autobahn Network, from the Rhineland to East Prussia, rallying citizens to the cause. Upon their return to Berlin in August, they presented their report to the Council: 40,000 men had enlisted in the NVA and have been sent off for basic training.


On September 20th, the National Defense Council passed the National Service Act of 1934. Eighteen months of selective service in the Nationale Volksarmee became required for males between the ages of 18 to 26, and all males up to the age of 50 were liable to be called into service. To accommodate the sudden increase of available numbers, more divisions were ordered.


In November, the construction of the Autobahn Network was beginning to finish, and unemployment numbers still weren't at satisfactory levels. The People's Committee of Labor needed ideas to get people working. A series of ideas were debated back and forth when two were decided upon: an industrialization project in Pomerania and East Prussia, and the construction of a defensive line on the border of France. In East Prussia weapons factories were being manufactured, far from the peering eyes of the western Allies, to be able to arm the coming additions to the NVA. The Chamber approved both projects and construction began in mid-November.


The French requested an explanation as to why Germany was undertaking the project, fearing an invasion was being planned and demanded that they cease. Walter Ulbricht, Foreign Minister of the German Democratic Republic, issued an official statement that the defensive line, named the Blumenthal Line, after the Prussian field marshal who's organizational genius broke the French advance at Wissembourg in the Franco-Prussian War, was being constructed as a preventative measure in the event of Allied intervention into Germany to overthrow the communist government, and that the project would proceed as planned. The KPD could tell that the French weren't satisfied with that answer, but it was the only one they getting, for as far as even they were concerned, that actually is what the line is for. Only a handful of top level Comintern officials were made aware of it's true purpose.


On December 26th, the National Defense Council made an amendment to the National Service Act of 1934, broadening the pool of suitable candidates for service in the NVA. Many expressed their dissatisfaction with it but others didn't seem to mind.


The Act was further amended on March 7th of the following year, increasing required service to 24 months, and raising the age to 28. The Council of Ministers was rather pleased with recent developments, for in only six months the nation's available manpower had more than tripled. On June 4th, one final amendment was made to the Act, further increasing required service to 36 months in the active or reserve for the Volksarmee, the Volksmarine, or the Luftstreitkräfte. For his efforts in the rebuilding of Germany and the Nationale Volkarmee, Ernst Wollweber was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit, 3rd Class.


More good news just over a month later in July, when the first of new divisions had completed their training and were ready for deployment. In early August even more divisions completed training and were ready for deployment for a total of ten, doubling the NVA in size. Wollweber was once again praised for his efforts. Among the good news, an announcing from Italy was the cause for anger throughout the Communist Party. Mussolini's fascist government was invading Abyssinia, one of only two African nations to resist European colonialism. Foreign Minister Walter Ulbricht issued an official government statement condemning the invasion and Benito Mussolini for his imperialism.


Some interesting news came out of France in September, where the people appeared to be rather displeased with their government. Dissent was high in the mainland, and there was an open rebellion in the southern region around Montpellier. While the party had no official position on the matter, it was covertly supportive of the dissenters and would closely monitor the situation.


In the same week, the People's Committee of Labor reported that the unemployment rate had dropped to under five percent. The Economic Recovery Program had successfully brought the economy to acceptable levels in just over two years. The Committee of Labor, originally to be disbanded after the program ended, was kept and redesignated the People's Council of Labor, and oversaw all economic and industrial matters.


As 1935 came to a close in December, the Council of Labor reported that the industrialization project had finished. The new weapons factories in East Prussia began manufacturing arms for the now doubled army, in preparation for the party's next plan.

1936 started off with the delightful news that George V of the United Kingdom had died the night of January 20th. One of the orchestrators of Germany's humiliation, the event was cause for much celebration. The Soviet Union shared in Germany's rejoicing as the UK had attempted to interfere with with the Russian Civil War, but failed and had to withdraw. Having been reminded that the Bolsheviks personally disposed of their own monarch, Nicholas II, many members within the KPD suggested that they should do the same. The problem, however, was that Wilhelm II, the abdicated Kaiser of the old empire, had exiled himself to the Netherlands, and vowed to never return to Germany until the monarchy had been reestablished. Hatred of the emperor was strong among the Communist Party, but not enough to initiate another world war over a single man, for the Dutch certainly wouldn't just give him up. Not yet, at least. But should the opportunity present itself, they would most certainly love to bring him to justice for dragging Germany into Balkan affairs.


February brought the announcement that Italy's conquest of Abyssinia was complete as Italian troops marched through the capital of Addis Ababa. While the party expressed their discontent at the situation, many did find it amusing with how long it took them. The invasion started in August of the previous year, and had just now concluded. It took Italian forces six months to defeat a severely outdated army. The Soviet Union announced that it did not recognize Italy's occupation and officially recognized Haile Selassie. Germany did the same, recognizing Selassie as the sovereign leader of Abyssinia. Selassie would later give a speech at the League of Nations, stating: "It is us today. It will be you tomorrow."


On the first of July, a further ten divisions were added to the Nationale Volksarmee, increasing it's size by another 1/3rd. With this, General Secretary Ernst Thälmann called the People's Chamber to congress.


At the congress, Thälmann introduced what he called "Phase I". It was part one of a plan to undo the last decade and strengthen Germany further. He presented a map that laid out what Phase I consisted of.


Thälmann declared to the congress that with the new army and the support of the Soviet Union and the Communist International, Germany could reclaim her lost territory, undo the damage done by the Allies after the war, and unite all German people into a single state, which was dubbed Großdeutschland. At that very moment, an aid had arrived and handed Thälmann a telegram. He read aloud to the congress that the Kremlin had looked at the plan sent to them the previous day and pledged the full support of the Soviet Union in the formation of Großdeutschland. The ministers erupted into thunderous applause and cheering. Once the celebration had died down, the Chamber concluded with a very enthusiastic singing of Die Internationale, and the ministers departed.

Three weeks later, on June 17th, Civil War broke out in Spain.


Fascists, Alphonsists, Carlists, and many others rose up in defiance of the leftist coalition government. While the Nationalist faction was able to secure power in Morocco and the outlying Spanish islands, on the mainland the Republicans still held considerable power and were able to resist. Many countries refused to give assistance to either side, passing it off as nothing but rabble. The Italians, however, sent materiel and volunteers to the nationalists. To counter, the Soviet Union sent the same to the Republicans.


Following the Soviet example, Germany also pledged support for the Republicans and sent assistance.


Four months pass, and the Spanish are still slugging it out in Iberia. Early on the morning of October 22nd, Ernst Thälmann gathered the cabinet and announced that it was time to put Phase I into action. Thälmann said that he was succeeding Chairman of the National Defense Council Ernst Wollweber with Erwin Jollasse, a Generalleutnant in the NVA picked for his revolutionary idea, a form of warfare he called blitzkreig, which required a series of quick and decisive short battles to deliver a knockout blow to an enemy state before it could fully mobilize. Thälmann loved the idea and decided to appoint him as Chairman, promoted him to Marshall of the German Democratic Republic, and assigned him command of the Truppenamt des Volksarmee. Wollweber was promoted to a position on the Central Committee of the Communist Party.


After a long month of much planning and preparation, on November 9th the non-aggression pact with Austria was declared defunct and German troops gathered at the southern border. On November 28th, war was formally declared, and Jollasse gave the order to advance. Phase I had begun.

At noontime on November 28, 1936, forces of the NVA crossed the border into Austria. The Austrian army, only six divisions strong, put up a valiant fight but ultimately were forced back. The operation was barely four days along, with German troops hardly making any sizable advance, when news arrived that Hungary, Austria's former ally and co-monarchy, had once again joined forces with them and declared war on the Soviet Union. While unexpected, it wasn't any cause for alarm. Hungary's army wasn't much larger than Austria's. The operation would continue, and would simply just expand into Hungary. The party thought this was wonderful, as not only would Germany be absorbing Austria, but they also would be able to prop up a friendly government in Budapest. This sentiment quickly faded however when the next day Italy also declared war on the Soviet Union and joined the alliance with Austria. Mussolini remembered how the Comintern had denounced him during the invasion of Abyssinia, and used the opportunity to retaliate, announcing that Italy would defend their fellow fascists. The party suddenly become very worried, as Italy's army was larger than Germany's, and Germany was fighting this alone. The Soviet fleet didn't have any transport divisions, so Red Army support wasn't happening. The only thing Stalin could do was send the Red Air Force over to help, which wouldn't be very much. The cabinet began to have second thoughts, everyone except for Erwin Jollasse. Jollasse had full confidence in his army and wouldn't hear any suggestions of quitting. He reminded the cabinet of how the Italian army struggled against the Abyssinians. They would be no match for Germany, and the Italian African colonies would make great staging points to spread the revolution further. Thälmann saw no reason to doubt him, and allowed the invasion to continue.


General Korfes and the XI. Armeekorps entered the capital city of Vienna on the 17th, and started pushing east into Hungary. On the 29th, ten divisions reached the border of Italy and engaged the joint Austro-Italian forces in Bolzano.


On the 6th of January, 1937, unable to continue, the Austrian government surrendered. The Austrian army was absorbed directly into the NVA and redeployed south to assist in fighting the Italians. The integration process of Austria began immediately. The administrative districts of Austria were directly incorporated into Germany's, and Otto Bauer, Austrian marxist and proponent of union between Germany and Austria, was appointed chief administrator and given a seat in the People's Chamber.


Various attempts to break through the Italian line were failing. Jollasse ordered all operations along the Italian border to cease until the army group in Hungary finished and regrouped with the main force. The cabinet expected a short fight, but the Hungarians put up a surprisingly tenacious defense. The army wouldn't get much farther than Gyor until April, and then it would be another month until the I. and XXII. Armeekorps would reach Budapest and force the surrender on June 21st after constant back-and-forth fighting. The same day, Comintern officials met the Communist Party of Hungary. After much delegation, the Hungarian Socialist Republic was formed and welcomed into the Communist International.


That same week, the Soviet Union announced Operation Zet, assistance that would be sent to the Kuomintang in their fight against Japan. The KPD protested against, saying that the assistance should go to the Chinese Communist Party, who were currently struggling to maintain their position. When the Kremlin insisted that the assistance go to the nationalists, Germany sent it's own assistance to the Chinese communists. Many in the Comintern looked upon Thälmann with awe, for very few ever went against Stalin in any capacity.


In early August the army group from Budapest had regrouped with the main force on the border and began an offensive into Udine. By September, the Italian line collapsed and German forces moved into Venice, creating a pocket in the region of Litorale


On November 15th, the Nationalist faction in Spain declared victory in the Spanish Civil War. Comintern officials weren't terribly disappointed at the loss of the Republican government. While it was a government of the left, it was also a government of compromise. Portugal, fearing for their safety with their new fascist neighbor, petitioned the United Kingdom for protection. The UK accepted and in January, Portugal joined the Allies.


The Italian government, having lost confidence in Mussolini, voted him out of his position. Mussolini, seeing no other option now that his regime had collapsed, fled Italy that night and took refuge in Spain. Franco, remembering how Italy helped him during the civil war, welcomed his totalitarian friend from Italy with open arms and gave him shelter in the capital of Madrid. The NVA continued to blitz through the Italian forces, reaching Perugia and Alexandria by mid-Ferbruary. While the main force pushed south towards Rome, a smaller group had 8 Italian divisions cornered in the city of Turin. They ignored calls to surrender, and were able to hold out for two weeks before the NVA were able to overpower them and round up the remaining survivors. The Italians were taken by surprise when the NVA simply told them to return to their homes, fully expecting to be executed. Not knowing anything else to do, they did just that and returned home. The forces at Turin moved south to regroup with the main army and in mid-March, German troops marched into Rome. The Litorale Pocket collapsed in April, with Italian forces there also being disarmed and sent home.


By June 12, all of mainland Italy had been secured by the NVA. All nonessential army personnel were sent back to Germany, with a small force left behind to deal with partisans, Albania, and Italian Africa. Upon his return from the front, Marshal Jolasse was declared a Hero of the German Democratic Republic and a parade was held in Berlin to celebrate his victory over the Italians. As a friendly gesture, the Soviet Union declared him a Hero of the Soviet Union for his determination to push forward when all others wanted to turn and leave. The war wasn't over yet, but nobody doubted that the Italians were defeated. Jollasse insisted on pushing into Italian Libya and Italian East Africa as soon as possible, but the party refused. Jollasse would be able to continue his was, but for now he and the army were given the opportunity to rest. He'd been hard at work since November navigating the army all the way down to Sicily, and was given leave to go home and see his family.


In September, Comintern officials met with the Communist Party of Italy to negotiate a new government for Italy. Germany had requested a solution to the growing partisan problem along the peninsula. The troops left to guard the ports weren't enough to deal with it. On September 1st, the Italian Union was declared, and welcomed into the Communist International.


On September 21st, Marshal Jollasse returned to his post, and began drawing up the invasion plan for Italian Africa. The Volksmarine was deployed to Venice, and German Forces Command Italy was ordered to report to the transport fleet. The liberation of Italian Africa was uderway.

Upon returning to his post on September 21st, Marshal Jollasse was informed that twelve divisions had completed training and were ready for deployment. Delighted at the sudden increase, the second phase of the operation was held back for another month to be able to organize the new divisions and get them to the transport fleet in Venice. When they arrived in October the plan began. Before they could take Italian Africa, they had to eliminate Italian forces still active in the Mediterranean. On October 13th, Field Marshal von Dewitz zu Kreb and three armeekorps were sent to assault the Albanian capital of Tirana. Von Dewitz zu Kreb was able to make landfall, move into the city, and fight off the two militia divisions defending the city on October 22nd.


The majority of Albanian territory was occupied by German forces on November 5th, and King Zog I was forced to surrender. Being a monarch, many demanded him killed, or at the very least thrown in prison. The party did none of that, however. The Albanians didn't enter this fight willingly, being dragged along by Italians. Zog was told that he could have his freedom, but he couldn't stay in Albania, and he had to renounce his throne. Zog accepted, and took his family and went to live in the United Kingdom. A new government was formed in Tirana, with the Party of Labor of Albania at the helm. The Socialist People's Republic of Albania was proclaimed, and welcomed into the Communist International.


On the 15th, General Danneel and the XXXIV. Armeekorps landed in Cagliari and moved north to secure the island of Sardinia. Field Marshal von Derwitz zu Kreb was picked up from Albania on December 6th to begin the final strike at Italian forces in Libya and sent to land at Benghazi. The news of the German landing quickly made it's way across Libya and an uprising occurred against the Italians south of Tripoli.


In January, the Soviet Baltic Fleet was sent to assist the Volksmarine in patrolling the Libyan coast to watch for any remnants of the Italian Navy. In April, a second army group landed at Tripoli to secure Fezzan and Tripolitania, while Von Derwitz zu Kreb secured Cyrenaica. On March 20th, the former Italian government surrendered, and whatever remained of the Italian military were ordered to stand down. Vittorio Emmanuel III, King of Italy, had since abdicated to the neutral microstate of San Marino. As Mussolini had been the main cause of Italian aggression, Vittorio was allowed to remain there, just as long as he stayed there. The question arose of what to do with Libya. There wasn't a Libyan communist party to put in charge, and the KPD didn't want to rule the land directly. Comintern officials debated for the better part of a month before coming to a compromise. Idris al Sanussi, former Emir of Tripolitania, was popular among the Libyan people. While not a communist, he would be able to maintain order in the region. The agreement was made to put Sanussi as head of the new Libyan state, and the Comintern would maintain close control of the government. On June 20th, Libya was given independence under Communist International direction.


The divisions that took Libya formed into German Forces Command Libya under Field Marshal von Derwitz zu Kreb and would be responsible for any military matters in the region. With the Mediterranean under control, the only remnant of Italy remaining was Italian East Africa. Five armeekorps under Field Marshal Elbenstein were loaded onto the transport fleet and in September they landed in Italian Eritrea. The poor conditions of the east African infrastructure became painfully apparent in the six months it took until German forces secured the capital of Addis Ababa on March 20th, 1940. Despite losing their capital and the support of Italy late last year, the colonial army continued to fight the doomed battle.


The colonial government finally surrendered a month later on May 23rd, seeing no point to continue on. The territories of the former Italian East Africa were carved into two states: the restored Abyssinia, with Somalia being formed out of Italian Somaliland. Somalia presented the same issue of Libya, with their being no local communist party to put into power, with the additional problem of no popular figurehead like Sanussi. The Comintern decided that Somalia would be lead directly by the Communist International African Committee, formed after the independence of Libya for matters such as this. Abyssinia was not as difficult. The former Emperor's cousin, Ras Imru Haile Selassie, who held socialist beliefs, was put in charge of the new Abyssinia. The forces that annexed Italian East Africa were formed into German Forces Command East Africa under Field Marshal Elbenstein, and became responsible for military matters in the region. In late May, the states of Abyssinia and Somalia were given independence under Communist International direction. The war was over and all German forces not part of the regional army groups were sent home.


On June 1, a meeting was called of all top Comintern officials. The heads of the German, Soviet, Hungarian, Albanian, and Italian communist parties and the representatives of the African Committee met in Moscow to discuss the next direction of the Communist International. Resources were going to be gathered to fund communist partisan movements across Europe to strengthen communism's place in the world and gain more allies for the eventual world revolution. The delegation signed off on the plan, and departed for home to spread the news to their governments.


When the German delegation returned home to Berlin, Thälmann was pulled aside and informed of some disturbing information. In March of 1938, the German envoy to Moscow witnessed Stalin initiate a purge of his government that continued through the year. Army officers, government officials, anybody he decided, were taken and never seen again. They presented documentation of executions that had been carried out since as far back as the 1920's. Thälmann recognized many of the names, like Nikolai Bukharin, Alexei Rykov, Béla Kun, even Mikhail Tukhachevsky, who's signed confession was dappled with a brown spray that very possibly could have been dried blood. Thälmann was horrified, demanding to know if this was some kind of joke and refusing to believe Comrade Stalin would do such a thing. They were only reprints of the original papers, but it was obvious that they were indeed authentic. Thälmann ordered that this information was not to get out to the rest of the party, fearing a split, or even Soviet reprisal, and that he would watch Stalin more closely from now on. He had a feeling something was going on, but not to this extant. They continued on to the Palace of the Republic to announce the results of the meeting in Moscow, with Thälmann trying to focus on more important matters. The revolution must continue regardless.

JodelDiplom said:

Oh wait, you have the Italians on your side. You're doomed!!!

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I wouldn't say doomed, but you're certainly close.

JodelDiplom said:

What's up with the Italian commie flag, BTW?

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No idea, it's the base flag from the game. Many of the communist versions of countries have that, like England.

JodelDiplom said:

Oh and how comes you didn't annex South Tyrol when you had the chance.

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That actually may or may not be rectified in a future update, and it may or may not be related to your first sentence.

Ericafaq said:

German commies+folowing Moscow orders will never follow pan-german ideas,of gross Reich and etc

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Germany doesn't follow Moscow's orders. The Soviet Union may be leader of the Comintern but they have very little say in German politics. Plus, it isn't so much Pan-Germanism but more of regaining land taken by the Entente, with some additions included.