Alternative history: The Danish fascist party - 1936 Denmark (CORE2-mod)
Prologue
Easter Crisis of 1920
According to section XII, articles 109 to 114 of the Treaty of Versailles the future border between Denmark and Germany had to be decided by a two voting’s one in Northern Schleswig and one in Central Schleswig. The Danish Duchy of Schleswig had been conquered by Prussia and Austria in the 1864 Second war of Schleswig along with the Danish ruled German provinces of Holstein and Lauenburg. Article 5 of the Austro-Prussian Peace of Prague stipulated that a plebiscite should be held within 6 years to give the people of Northern Schleswig the possibility of returning to Danish rule, a provision ignored by Prussia and later Imperial Germany. Only the defeat of Germany in World War I forced this country to accept a plebiscite.
Map of Schleswig-Holstein
The first voting was taking part in the Northern part on February 14, 1920 and the result was three quarters of the population to return to Danish rule. Central Schleswig (Zone II) voted on March 14, 1920 and this time, each parish was to decide its own allegiance. Since no parish in Central Schleswig produced a Danish majority, the Commission Internationale de Surveillance du Plébiscite Slésvig decided on a line almost completely identical to the border between the two zones. The poor result in Central Schleswig - particularly in Flensburg, Schleswig's largest city, triggered Denmark's 1920 Easter Crisis.
The government of Prime Minister Carl Theodor Zahle determined that reuinification with Northern Schleswig could go forward, while Central Schleswig would remain under German control.
Many Danish nationalists felt that Central Schleswig should be returned to Denmark regardless of the plebiscite's results, generally motivated by a desire to see Germany permanently weakened in the future.
King Christian X of Denmark
King Christian X agreed with these sentiments, and ordered Prime Minister Zahle to include Central Schleswig in the re-unification process. As Denmark had been operating as a parliamentary democracy since the Cabinet of Deuntzer in 1901, Zahle felt he was under no obligation to comply. He refused the order and resigned several days later after a heated exchange with the king.
Carl Theodor Zahle
Subsequently, Christian dismissed the rest of the legitimate government and replaced it with a de facto conservative care-taker cabinet under Otto Liebe. The dismissal caused demonstrations and an almost revolutionary atmosphere in Denmark, and for several days the future of the monarchy seemed very much in doubt… (the alternative history begins)
Denmark was in a trembling state after King Christian X had replaced the government. The communist and fascist parties were seeing a opportunity to get to the power. The Danish population was divided in two, pro or against the king. Leader of the Danish Fascist party Henning Paulsen was quick to cease the chance and gathered about 100.000 people to a demonstration against the king. The demonstration ended out of control, the Kings resident was stormed and King had to escape rapidly to Sweden.
With The Danish population behind him Henning Paulsen was able to take the power from Otto Liebe, who was the care-taker of the government after Carl Zahle was replaced by the king.
Military parade in Næstved to show that Henning Paulsen was the new Prime minister of Denmark
Denmark was now a fascist state almost without knowing it! Henning Paulsen was an almost unknown man before the crisis and the Danish population was still unaware of what his politics were and the Danish monarchy was now history after almost a thousand years at the throne. Follow the Denmark in the next update...
Prologue
Easter Crisis of 1920
According to section XII, articles 109 to 114 of the Treaty of Versailles the future border between Denmark and Germany had to be decided by a two voting’s one in Northern Schleswig and one in Central Schleswig. The Danish Duchy of Schleswig had been conquered by Prussia and Austria in the 1864 Second war of Schleswig along with the Danish ruled German provinces of Holstein and Lauenburg. Article 5 of the Austro-Prussian Peace of Prague stipulated that a plebiscite should be held within 6 years to give the people of Northern Schleswig the possibility of returning to Danish rule, a provision ignored by Prussia and later Imperial Germany. Only the defeat of Germany in World War I forced this country to accept a plebiscite.
Map of Schleswig-Holstein
The first voting was taking part in the Northern part on February 14, 1920 and the result was three quarters of the population to return to Danish rule. Central Schleswig (Zone II) voted on March 14, 1920 and this time, each parish was to decide its own allegiance. Since no parish in Central Schleswig produced a Danish majority, the Commission Internationale de Surveillance du Plébiscite Slésvig decided on a line almost completely identical to the border between the two zones. The poor result in Central Schleswig - particularly in Flensburg, Schleswig's largest city, triggered Denmark's 1920 Easter Crisis.
The government of Prime Minister Carl Theodor Zahle determined that reuinification with Northern Schleswig could go forward, while Central Schleswig would remain under German control.
Many Danish nationalists felt that Central Schleswig should be returned to Denmark regardless of the plebiscite's results, generally motivated by a desire to see Germany permanently weakened in the future.
King Christian X of Denmark
King Christian X agreed with these sentiments, and ordered Prime Minister Zahle to include Central Schleswig in the re-unification process. As Denmark had been operating as a parliamentary democracy since the Cabinet of Deuntzer in 1901, Zahle felt he was under no obligation to comply. He refused the order and resigned several days later after a heated exchange with the king.
Carl Theodor Zahle
Subsequently, Christian dismissed the rest of the legitimate government and replaced it with a de facto conservative care-taker cabinet under Otto Liebe. The dismissal caused demonstrations and an almost revolutionary atmosphere in Denmark, and for several days the future of the monarchy seemed very much in doubt… (the alternative history begins)
Denmark was in a trembling state after King Christian X had replaced the government. The communist and fascist parties were seeing a opportunity to get to the power. The Danish population was divided in two, pro or against the king. Leader of the Danish Fascist party Henning Paulsen was quick to cease the chance and gathered about 100.000 people to a demonstration against the king. The demonstration ended out of control, the Kings resident was stormed and King had to escape rapidly to Sweden.
With The Danish population behind him Henning Paulsen was able to take the power from Otto Liebe, who was the care-taker of the government after Carl Zahle was replaced by the king.
Military parade in Næstved to show that Henning Paulsen was the new Prime minister of Denmark
Denmark was now a fascist state almost without knowing it! Henning Paulsen was an almost unknown man before the crisis and the Danish population was still unaware of what his politics were and the Danish monarchy was now history after almost a thousand years at the throne. Follow the Denmark in the next update...
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