I love how this, written ITTL in the mid-1960s, illustrates an example of the little ways in which the lack of Hitler and his Nazi regime shapes the fate of millions of people.
8mm to the Left: If Hitler Died in 1923
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Quick note: The first upload of this chapter was a bit corrupted and cut out the bit about the film industry, so make sure you read the version which includes that
This may come up or be tweaked in a future chapter, but my headcanon at the moment is that she went on to study history, married a minor member of the German nobility, and spends the rest of her life as a professor and author (but continues to write under her maiden name).
Her older sister (who IRL died of starvation and disease in a concentration camp) is a world traveller and diplomat who aids in the [REDACTED] Crisis before becoming a diplomat for the Kingdom of [REDACTED].
(I have to keep SOME secrets)
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Both of them died at Bergen-Belsen.
Speaking of future stuff, what could be interesting could be Willy Brandt (or more accurately, Herbert Frahm owing to the Nazis not being a thing ITTL) becoming notable as the leader of the SAPD here.
I am reluctant to make any specific claims.because a lot is still due to happen which might affect this
I wonder how much of the Weimar liberalism will survive ITTL. There's no nazis, but the government isn't exactly liberal either. I could see it being a very regional thing.
Could something be done to incentive tourism? Besides economical benefits, I could see it fitting with LV's strategy of putting a friendly face to the West. Given that most of the people who travelled at this time were rich people, primarily from thr UK and USA, painting a good image might be a good investment.
Maybe try and build some landmarks in some of the major cities? It's not too late to some Eiffel-esque, very recognizable building (please nothing like the Berlin TV tower, that thing is hideous). Maybe also fund museums, and open some of the more impressive castles for visits, as well as incetivizing Alpine tourism when Austria is incorporated.
There will be a rise in Conservative values tied to the events which eventually kill the Weimar Republic, but indeed certain areas like Saxony and Berlin will remain comparatively liberal indefinitely. There will be a counter-push many years later which sees a lot of the social movements from IRL 1970s and so but a few decades earlier. Also, some of the advancements of Weimar will never die, for example women will keep voting rights far longer and be way less willing to give it up. I suspect Maria von Lettow-Vorbeck would put her husband's jewels in a vice if he tried to reverse some of those advancements.
I added that as a sort of precursor to incentivised tourism. One of von Lettow-Vorbeck’s weaknesses is that he isn't as savvy in that sort of stuff (he IS an old man), plus the idea of mass tourism is rather new. Germany will come around to using that to their advantage once the European economy really starts to pick up and they can begin using it to their advantage.
The Berlin TV tower is indeed hideous. Actually... that is what I had in mind as a potential destiny for Albert Speer.
Incorporation of Austria? What an odd concept 🤔
My first degree was in chemistry. For many years, Germany was considered the place to go for post doctor study in chemistry, physics, math, and medicine. One suggestion is to encourage Germany universities to reach out to their counter parts in Britain and the USA to renew academic exchanges.
Oh, definitely, and without the Holocaust, many of the greatest minds will stay German.
The Great German Axademic Exchange is coming, but it won't be triggered until Germanys first foreign foray.
I'd argue that such things would fall outside LV's immediate responsibilities. He would probably just have to authorize some sort of funding for this, and the rest would be left to the Cabinet, Reichstag, or the local governments
Does this mean that Adenauer dies or loses power prematurely or am i misreading it?
Adenauer plays a major role in the story of Germany, but the circumstances for his rule are very different from IRL, and his ability to handle them even more so. You both are asking the right kinds of questions, though. After all, he died in 1967 in our world, but here his biography is published that year.
My plan is for L-V to eventually get talked into creating a national tourism bureau which will operate largely on its own. He won't care about it and it will largely just grow on its own.
What would German demographic growth have been like in the 1930s without the Nazis' pro-birth policies?
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May not be that different, the economic situation and the lack of birth control probably had more to do with population growth than any Nazi policy.
Plus a lot of the demographic benefits were more than countered by the war and hunger and population expulsions.