Entente Minor & Central Powers Minor
alternate history AAR
Following Austria-Hungary's defeat in the Great War the people of Austra declared a republic, cut of all ties with the former monarchy, and in the new state the Habsburg family had no roles anymore.
The situation was different in Hungary: altough a people's republic, and later a soviet socialist republic was declared, later the conservative powers restored the Kingdom of Hungary. Altough, due to Entente pressure the Habsburg could not return to the throne, a regent was elected, the old general Miklós Horthy.
Austria lost her Czech and Gallizian lands, just like today's Slovenia, and South Tirol.
Hungary had lost even more: Transylvania, today's Slovakia that was called "Felvidék", Carpathian Ruthenia, lands from the south called "Délvidék" (Vojvodina), they lost their masterhood over Croatia, and they also had to pass western regions to Austria (Burgenland)
The Entente and the new neighbours were eagerly watching the two states, fearing their terrorities, and the return of the royal family.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, people say. In this region: The neighbour of my neighbour is my friend. Bulgaria also had differences with Romania and Yugoslavia, also with Greece, who are enemies of the Turks. Albania was a lonely country, and their muslim culture brought them close to the Turks.
Hungary had traditionally good relations with Poland, the new republic, who had to watch both to the West and East: to nazi Germany and the communist Sovietunion. They also had good relations with the Baltic states, who were friendly to eachother, as well, just like with Finland.
Romania's, Czehslovakia's and Yugoslavia's alliance was strong to keep Hungary in check; the same was the goal between Yugoslavia, Greece and Romania to Bulgaria.
As Entente influence became weaker, the Hungarian pairlament decided the completely restore constitutional order: in 1926 they restored the bicameral Pairlament, and finally in 1931 the passed a law that the throne legally belongs to the Habsburg family. They invited Otto to the throne. A few months later the Hungarian government peacefully couped Austria, and Otto took his place as head of state there, too.
Countries in the region formed into blocks, as described above: Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Baltic States, Finland, Bulgaria, Turkey and Albania became known as Central Powers Minor; Romania, Czehslovakia, Yugoslavia, Greece became Entente Minor.
I will play with Central Powers Minor; Hungary.
Goals:
-Hungary:
restore the old empire: get Transylvania, the south regions from Yugoslavia, masterhood over Croatia; get the Slovakian lands, annex it or puppet.
-Austria:
restore the old empire: get the Czech lands, as puppet or annex it, the same for Slovenian lands. Possibly north Tirol unless we need Italy as an ally.
-Poland:
survive against the nazis and commies, grand Poland.
-Baltic states; Finland:
survive the Soviet threat, gain some lands.
-Bulgaria:
gain national terrorities from Yugoslavia, Romania, Greece.
-Albania:
get Albanian lands like Kosovo, parts of MAcedonia
-Turkey:
get some Greek lands, islands, possibly from Italy, if we don't need them as allies.
-Generally:
stop the nazi threat, create a democratic Germany, maybe with Austrian control from Vienna; stop the Soviet threat, democratic Russia under allied masterhood; Croatia as Hungarian puppet, their masterhood of Serbia, Montenegro; good relations with the Allies.
I will play with normal/normal, will possibly edit the files for Anschluss, Sudetenland events to raise the chance of fight as we're a strong alliance.
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