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well if the minors are Ireland and Mexico I will be pissed.That's what quite a few do.
The Free Corps were apparently SS units formed from POWs and whatnot, as far as I could tell from Wiki. Someone more history-savvy will probably elaborate on this or correct me.
Given this, however, this is more likely to be a feature of the German tree than a US national focus.
The German "Frei-Korps" (literally "Free Corps") were volunteer (somewhat paramilitary) units (usually light infantry but sometimes including cavalry) raised from the time of Frederick the Great and the Napoleonic wars up to the Interbellum. Quite an old tradition and not neccesarily related to the SS. The most famous of the Freikorps was the Lützow Freikorps, raised during the Wars of Liberation (1813-1814) against Napoleon (they were all dressed in black by the way, they were nicknamed the "Black Band"). Back then they fought for the Kingdom of Prussia. But of course during the Weimar Republic several paramilitary Freikorps units were raised to fight against the Communists, usually consisting of veterans from WW1.
EDIT: They could be either Monarchist or Fascist, I think.
Well there were no US free corps in the German army and even then they would be formed through the waffen-ss division decision system already in place. This is definitely from the US National Focus tree.
Not to mention the national focus has American flag on it, there's no way in hell this is for Germany.
Maybe it's a focus for some kind of Fascist USA which makes paramilitary Freikorps-like units consisting of German-American people?
I can see it being for a Fascist US and involve establishing some form of Paramilitary based on the German Freikorps and the SS.
Alternatively it could be some sort of Red Herring and be for the exact opposite. Maybe for some sort of group that come about through civil war or some sort of unrest and letting them recruit more African American soldiers. (And with the opposing side being at least pro segregation the adding of Free in the name?) Or maybe something about recruiting volunteers from Liberia?
I'm kind of iffy on both of the latter so I'm going to guess its almost certainly something for a Fascist (Or authoritarian non-aligned) US.
Alternatively it could be some sort of Red Herring and be for the exact opposite. Maybe for some sort of group that come about through civil war or some sort of unrest and letting them recruit more African American soldiers. (And with the opposing side being at least pro segregation the adding of Free in the name?) Or maybe something about recruiting volunteers from Liberia?
I'm kind of iffy on both of the latter so I'm going to guess its almost certainly something for a Fascist (Or authoritarian non-aligned) US.
Because the Germans never invaded the US? In HOI4, you can.
That's a better point.
I'm hoping this involves the German-American Bund. Maybe it could connect to the training camps they had in Wisconsin and New York? I did a lot of research on them and their activities for an exhibit at my city's Jewish Museum this year.
It would be interesting if you had focuses related to raising militia units from various far right and far left groups be it the Bund, Silver Legion or CPUSA.
It would be interesting if you had focuses related to raising militia units from various far right and far left groups be it the Bund, Silver Legion or CPUSA.
Reading in on the German-American Bund and the Silver Legion of America's activities in America is quite interesting as a footnote of history. It's just one of those cool things to know about.
Personally I find it very unlikely that the Free Corps focus is related to Nazi Germany's Freikorps. I suspect its just a different organization with a similar name. Likely related to Fascist US, but possibly not. After all, if there is one word that Americans love its 'Free' and 'Freedom', so it's not out of the realm of possibility that an American organization would name itself the 'Free Corps"
In this vein it could also be a militia-type unit formed in opposition to the non-democratic forces in a civil war.
Speaking of the Silver Legion, I always found it odd they picked them for the fascist party. I have struggled on finding any in depth material on them.
I think they were chosen over the Bund because they aren't directly affiliated with foreign nations and therefore non-German nations could puppet the US and it'd be less weird
I think the US tree like the British tree will weaken the US and either weaken them so much, or strengthen Soviets and Allies so much that they will not add much firepower to the Axis or their focus tree will make them still fight either of them.