Greece defeats Turkey in 1923 and gains the entire western Anatolian coast, while not being able to conquer Constantinople aka Istanbul.
Moving the Capital to Ankara would be considered a sign of weakness in this scenario, so it remains in the now detached city, nevermind it being rather...
There is the theory that Martin Luthers household served as a kind of blueprint for the Protestant clergy, with the wife (and the children) of the Pastor having certain roles.
So what if Katharina von Bora and her fellow nuns never makes it to Wittenberg and Martin Luther remains a bachelor for...
While I have sympathy for that position, I have to point out that 100 000 men and restrictions on police force was not sufficient for internal security as
Chancellor Heinrich Brüning pointed out in his memoirs. He considered 200 000 men appropriate.
My Epistoraly (coming of age) novel set in a no WW Timeline of a German gay teenager living in a Chinese family in the colony Tsingtau that is soon going to be left to its on devices in a Balkanised war-torn China, due to the 99 year lease is running out.
Sometimes, it is just about naming:
The War of 1812 is called the 2nd American War of Independence in German History books.
(2. Amerikanischer Unabhängigkeitskrieg)
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The Franco-Prussian War. Moltke wanted a second go, because France had recovered faster than anticipated. The Kaiser said no...
I am not trusting that Hans Island treaty, eventually sailors on both sides will be longing for the free booze and restart the conflict. ;-)
2nd Emu war? ;-)
Just a thought:
Just because Germany as a country was late to the colonial game, does not mean that German Capital was.
As far a I know, the descendents of Jacob Fugger are still pretty wealthy.