The Architect of Destruction (Set within another alternate history of mine)
Sept 23, 2024 17:06:07 GMT
Post by therusynoftexas on Sept 23, 2024 17:06:07 GMT
Chapter I: Graduation and the War
Adolf Hitler was accepted into the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1908 after passing the entrance exam. While at the Academy, his proficiency at art grew and he won multiple awards for his artistic and architectural talent.
While at school, his Communist ideas expanded to him becoming a member of the Communist Party of Austria. Immediately after his graduation, Adolf was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian Army. As a college graduate, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant, commanding a Landwehr infantry platoon on the Eastern front. During the war, he won multiple medals for bravery, and by the end, he had achieved the rank of Captain.
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Chapter II: Post-War and the Rusyn Revolution
As the war ended with a decisive yet costly Central victory, many of Austria-Hungary's promising young architects and artists were dead, and so Hitler saw his opportunity to make a lot of money as a freelance architect, painting in his free time and selling his art whenever he needed a bit of extra cash. He eventually became quite wealthy by designing famous architectural marvels, being noticed by the Imperial government and being hired for multiple government building projects. Eventually, he was knighted by Emperor Karl for designing the headquarters of the new Ministry of Imperial & Royal Construction and Infrastructural Affairs, being appointed Minister of the ministry after the first Minister died just two months later.
Hitler wished to begin a communist revolution, especially after becoming leader of the Communist Party, but things only seemed to get better. The Emperor was well-liked and seen as a good leader, the Empress was popular and fashionable, their children were adored by the people and their oldest, Prince Otto, held great promise as the future Emperor.
However, in the East of the Empire, Rusyn secessionist movements began to gain traction amongst both ethnic Rusyns and people of other ethnicities in the region, and in 1932, they staged a full-on rebellion, led by Rusyn veteran of the war, Nikolas Risko. The Rusyns were all Christians and Jews and their fight for freedom was in the name of simple independence, not of Marxist liberation, so Hitler had no qualms with resigning from the Ministry re-enlisting to fight the Rusyn rebellions.
Due to his prominence in politics and military experience, he was permitted to be given the rank Colonel upon re-enlisting, leading a stormtrooper regiment during the initial invasion. He became feared by the Rusyns, known throughout Europe for the unspeakable war crimes he committed in just the opening months of the war. The Emperor, seeing how brutal Colonel Hitler was, attempted to demote him back to Captain, but his Chief of Staff convinced him to let him stay, seeing how proficient he was at securing victories.
Hitler would soon be promoted to Brigadier-General in order to take command of a four-pronged assault on a group of largely Jewish villages, however when his soldiers saw that the villagers were peaceful and unarmed, they mutinied. Hitler responded by killing all of the mutinying soldiers by firing squad. The Emperor again attempted to demote him for this, but was convinced not to.
Hitler would soon be promoted to Major-General, securing a few small victories in that time, and then a year later, Lieutenant-General. In this capacity, with the war about to be won, he ramped up his brutality, and in the Third Battle of Lesko, he became known as the Butcher of Lesko, as no Rusyns survived that day, with even prisoners of war being killed in secret by his men.
Chapter III: Hitler's Coup
Once the war ended, as a reward for securing victory, Hitler was given the honorary rank of Field Marshal (with the duties and responsibilities of a Colonel-General) and put in charge of the forces keeping the peace in the few Rusyn areas left.
After the Emperor died, his son Otto became the new Emperor. Despite disagreeing with Hitler's politics, brutal strategies, and views on race, he saw that Hitler would be able to effectively lead the military if a war broke out, so in 1941, he appointed him to be the new Chief of the General Staff.
With this newfound position, he used his influence to stage a military coup and create an Austrian communist state. The coup soon led to a civil war, with all parts of the Empire except Austria proper seceding.
The Imperial Family and some other nobles and officials escaped to the Bavarian Reich, forming an Imperial Government In Exile (though they would eventually be permitted to form their own kingdom within the Empire called the Kingdom of Hapsburg-Bavaria in a traditionally Austrian catholic region).
Chapter IV: Osterreicher Volksrepublik
With the civil war ended, Hitler declared the Osterreicher Volksrepublik (Austrian People's Republic) in 1948, with him as Bundesvolkskanzler (Federal People's Chancellor), the position of dictator of the republic. However, after only three years in office, he died, and the people tore down the republic, wishing to return to the peaceful days of the Empire, and so the King of Hapsburg-Bavaria was re-crowned as Archduke of Austria in 1952, with the Second Archduchy of Austria being the primary Austrian state to this day.
Adolf Hitler was accepted into the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1908 after passing the entrance exam. While at the Academy, his proficiency at art grew and he won multiple awards for his artistic and architectural talent.
While at school, his Communist ideas expanded to him becoming a member of the Communist Party of Austria. Immediately after his graduation, Adolf was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian Army. As a college graduate, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant, commanding a Landwehr infantry platoon on the Eastern front. During the war, he won multiple medals for bravery, and by the end, he had achieved the rank of Captain.
Chapter II: Post-War and the Rusyn Revolution
As the war ended with a decisive yet costly Central victory, many of Austria-Hungary's promising young architects and artists were dead, and so Hitler saw his opportunity to make a lot of money as a freelance architect, painting in his free time and selling his art whenever he needed a bit of extra cash. He eventually became quite wealthy by designing famous architectural marvels, being noticed by the Imperial government and being hired for multiple government building projects. Eventually, he was knighted by Emperor Karl for designing the headquarters of the new Ministry of Imperial & Royal Construction and Infrastructural Affairs, being appointed Minister of the ministry after the first Minister died just two months later.
Hitler wished to begin a communist revolution, especially after becoming leader of the Communist Party, but things only seemed to get better. The Emperor was well-liked and seen as a good leader, the Empress was popular and fashionable, their children were adored by the people and their oldest, Prince Otto, held great promise as the future Emperor.
However, in the East of the Empire, Rusyn secessionist movements began to gain traction amongst both ethnic Rusyns and people of other ethnicities in the region, and in 1932, they staged a full-on rebellion, led by Rusyn veteran of the war, Nikolas Risko. The Rusyns were all Christians and Jews and their fight for freedom was in the name of simple independence, not of Marxist liberation, so Hitler had no qualms with resigning from the Ministry re-enlisting to fight the Rusyn rebellions.
Due to his prominence in politics and military experience, he was permitted to be given the rank Colonel upon re-enlisting, leading a stormtrooper regiment during the initial invasion. He became feared by the Rusyns, known throughout Europe for the unspeakable war crimes he committed in just the opening months of the war. The Emperor, seeing how brutal Colonel Hitler was, attempted to demote him back to Captain, but his Chief of Staff convinced him to let him stay, seeing how proficient he was at securing victories.
Hitler would soon be promoted to Brigadier-General in order to take command of a four-pronged assault on a group of largely Jewish villages, however when his soldiers saw that the villagers were peaceful and unarmed, they mutinied. Hitler responded by killing all of the mutinying soldiers by firing squad. The Emperor again attempted to demote him for this, but was convinced not to.
Hitler would soon be promoted to Major-General, securing a few small victories in that time, and then a year later, Lieutenant-General. In this capacity, with the war about to be won, he ramped up his brutality, and in the Third Battle of Lesko, he became known as the Butcher of Lesko, as no Rusyns survived that day, with even prisoners of war being killed in secret by his men.
Chapter III: Hitler's Coup
Once the war ended, as a reward for securing victory, Hitler was given the honorary rank of Field Marshal (with the duties and responsibilities of a Colonel-General) and put in charge of the forces keeping the peace in the few Rusyn areas left.
After the Emperor died, his son Otto became the new Emperor. Despite disagreeing with Hitler's politics, brutal strategies, and views on race, he saw that Hitler would be able to effectively lead the military if a war broke out, so in 1941, he appointed him to be the new Chief of the General Staff.
With this newfound position, he used his influence to stage a military coup and create an Austrian communist state. The coup soon led to a civil war, with all parts of the Empire except Austria proper seceding.
The Imperial Family and some other nobles and officials escaped to the Bavarian Reich, forming an Imperial Government In Exile (though they would eventually be permitted to form their own kingdom within the Empire called the Kingdom of Hapsburg-Bavaria in a traditionally Austrian catholic region).
Chapter IV: Osterreicher Volksrepublik
With the civil war ended, Hitler declared the Osterreicher Volksrepublik (Austrian People's Republic) in 1948, with him as Bundesvolkskanzler (Federal People's Chancellor), the position of dictator of the republic. However, after only three years in office, he died, and the people tore down the republic, wishing to return to the peaceful days of the Empire, and so the King of Hapsburg-Bavaria was re-crowned as Archduke of Austria in 1952, with the Second Archduchy of Austria being the primary Austrian state to this day.
