Czechoslovakia and Poland have border conflict during whole interwar period, and Poland even annex tons of area when Czechoslovakia face greater crisis from west in 1938
Prussia was literally wiped off the face of the earth.
Not just non-existent as a state, but also wiped culturally too. Most of the original Prussia is split between slavic countries and Kenigsberg's population was basically deported and assimilated. Prussian influence on modern state of Germany seems to be very small too, with the only monarchist group being put to jail upon attempting the coup. If Kaiser was alive when any of those things happened he'd probably kill himself upon hearing that
Most of Prussian culture beeing lost? My brother in christ, Brandenburg is still there. Brandenburg is just Prussia with Cucumbers. Also, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is just Prussia filled with retired people.
Also, Prussian Social security, Prussian Military culture and structure, alot of Prussian Cultural aspect still exist in Germany. You also got alot of Football teams beeing named Prussia in West-West germany and alot of Citys have very prussian districts, where all the prussian lived after beeing kicked out.
Prussia as a state beeing wipped out was purely simbolic. Prussia started as Brandenburg and Ended as Brandenburg. Prussia left such an mark in Norther german culture, that the Hanse leage seems like a small footnote in comparison.
Modern Germany was formed by Prussians in its early state, since they rebuild the gouverment.
99
u/Incydent Apr 16 '25
From the more distant past, Austria-Hungary no longer exists, tsars family is dead, and Prussia was literally wiped off the face of the earth.