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  1. Crown Prince Rupprecht for President in 1932

    The Kaiser's speech seemed to have an effect on the upcoming election. It appareled to have moved the voters to support the Conservatives..The Kaiser had not called for voters to vote Conservative but to remember that they had an obligation to the nation to support liberty and freedom.
  2. Crown Prince Rupprecht for President in 1932

    The Kaiser who had recovered from an illness addressed the nation and talked about the responsibility of Germany as a nation. He stated that ignoring problems that developed would only lead to conflict at a greater coast to the nation.Germany had an obligation to help its friends and steer...
  3. Rump Austrian Empire after World War I Revised

    Austria began to deactivate some of the reservist units that had been called to the border with Italy and Italy also removed forces from the border region. The Italian Prime Minister moved to ease tensions and prepared to reopen the border. He cracked down on any demonstrations that might...
  4. Rump Austrian Empire after World War I Revised

    Italy had occupied Albania and it was currently heavily involved in a dispute with Ethiopia but Prime Minister Balboa was attempting to settle the problem. He had also moved to reach an agreement with Greece's Right wing Government. There had been some diplomatic moves to resolve the...
  5. Rump Austrian Empire after World War I Revised

    Otto was glad that war with Italy had been avoided. The Austrian Military had been greatly strengthen due to the fear that a war might have to be fought. The German built Ju88 had greatly strengthen the Royal Austrian Air Force ability to strike Italy. Austria continued to buy the T-39...
  6. Rump Austrian Empire after World War I Revised

    Italian Designers who had designed the new Italian battleship arrive in Russia and held meetings with their Russian counterparts. Prime Minister Balboa was hopeful that this would lead to more co-operation and contracts. The Russians signed an agreement to buy the design and hope that the...
  7. Rump Austrian Empire after World War I Revised

    Italy was holding talks with the Russians about allowing Russia to build the newest Italian designed Battleship the which was currently under Construction in Italian Shipyards.
  8. Crown Prince Rupprecht for President in 1932

    The Social Democrats were hopeful that they would win the next election and change the direction of the nation. The Kaiser was silent due to an illness but the Chancellor was not blind to the fact that there was grumbling in the nation regarding taxes and spending. The Chancellor met with...
  9. Rump Austrian Empire after World War I Revised

    Italy had a new Prime Minister Air Marshal Italo Balboa was the man. The Fascist Party had barely survived the Fall of Mussolini.This man had what he lacked the people liked him. He quickly dealt with the problem regarding Austria and convinced Kaiser Otto that he would have no further...
  10. Rump Austrian Empire after World War I Revised

    The King ordered the Military to arrest Mussolini and remove him to a secure facility. The Fascist Blackshirt were ordered disarmed. The King was prepared to name a new Prime Minister. While a Fascist the new Prime Minister was also a Military man and far more reasonable than Mussolini. Having...
  11. Crown Prince Rupprecht for President in 1932

    The Social Democrat Party in Germany moved legislation that would require the Government of the Ukraine to pay the full cost of weapons given to that country by Germany. Currently the German Government was discounting the tanks sold to the Ukraine by nearly 50%. The Czechs were upgrading the...
  12. Crown Prince Rupprecht for President in 1932

    The Ukrainian Army was with help from Germany and Austria and the Czechs was rebuilding its military. The Leopard I tanks would be a massive improvement from the obsolete tanks. The Ukrainians had also managed to copy some of the Russian Apcs. More equipment had flowed into the country's...
  13. Crown Prince Rupprecht for President in 1932

    Germany agreed to sell the Ukraine295 Leopard 1 tanks. It would allow the Czechs to upgrade 60 Leopard iA1 to A5 standards and then provide another 60 Leopard Ia22 and allow then to again be upgraded to A5 standards and turned over to the Ukraine. Eventually 120 Leopard iA3 would be removed...
  14. Crown Prince Rupprecht for President in 1932

    German companies were coming up with proposals for a new main Battle tank to replace the Leopard I. The Proposal for the leopard II was based upon work that the Germans had done with the Americans on the MBT-70. The Americans had gone in a different direction coming up with a tank which...
  15. Rump Austrian Empire after World War I Revised

    A major clash took place between the demonstrators and the police. It became a full scale battle and Mussolini ordered the army in to support the police. The Generals were unsure that this was the right move and turned to the King to over ride the order. Mussolini ordered the Black shirts in...
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