I Became the Last Princess of the Brown Bear Kingdom

Karl Liebknecht, briefly dreamy, soon shook his head.

It would be easier to fight this before the Russian defenses are built, but that's not possible.

“Comrade, Austria is also fortifying the Sudetenland. Shouldn’t we attack before the fortifications are completed?”

“Yes, it will be difficult once this defense line is built.”

Karl Liebknecht squinted his eyes at the Sudetenland, the border between Austria and Germany, on a map of Europe.

Yeah, we need to attack there too.

If the Czech Republic had declared independence by taking the Sudetenland, they would have used the excuse that there were Germans living in the Sudetenland.

Should we start a war right now?

This is a bit of a concern.

“The communes within France are already ready to rise up, so there will be no two fronts.”

“Hmm.”

Could Russia lay a defensive line along its vast borders?

If that's really the case, then something needs to be done about it before anything happens.

Doesn't this smell like a trap?

It's almost as if the witch of Moscow is deliberately trying to lure the communists.

“Comrade, shouldn’t we light the beacon of revolution?”

Yes, we must light the signal fire before the Russian defense line is completed.

It is natural to start a revolutionary war.

But Germany is not at that stage yet.

Even if the Russian defense line is strengthened, it will be different if France, Italy, and Germany, the three greatest land powers in Europe, join forces.

So not now, not here, Secretary Karl shook his head.

“No. No. We need to wait and see. We are still too weak to start a world revolution.”

“They are as weak as we are weak.”

Yes, it is weak. But when you look at the overall military power, the German People's Army is pushed back.

First of all, the biggest problem is weapons.

“Just wait a few more years. We still don’t have enough weapons.”

We are still a long way from rearmament.

They are lured by Russia and start a war in a hurry, only to lose everything.

At least we must wait until the red seeds have sprouted in all the colonies of the imperialist countries.

So Karl Liebknecht estimated it to be around 40 years.

However, there were some in the German Communist Party who were dissatisfied with Karl Liebknecht.

If not now, then when?

“Comrade. Still, it would be a shame to miss this opportunity.”

“Yes. We can’t just sit still. First, we need to establish a foothold for advancing into Northern Europe. We need to start a communist revolution in Denmark.”

Denmark did not join the Anti-Comintern Pact for fear of provoking communist Germany.

This may be a blessing for communist Germany.

If we start with Denmark and gradually turn Northern Europe into a communist country, we may not be able to seize control of the seas, but we will be able to put pressure on the Baltic states and Finland.

So, it can be said that the enemy of Northern Europe is the one opposing the Anastasia Line.

However, there were still those who chafed at Karl Liebknecht's weak methods.

“Hmm. The current Secretary General is too weak.”

Paul Joseph Goebbels frowned as he rose to become one of Karl Liebknecht's closest associates, pushing out Rosa Luxemburg as well.

Originally from history, he gave a total war speech, became chancellor in the final days of Nazi Germany, and was a close associate of Hitler. He served as Liebknecht's assistant in Communist Germany.

Goebbels could not hide his disappointment at Liebknecht's hesitation.

'Yes. Then, I should start the revolutionary war.'

Liebknecht, the secretary is weak.

At times like this, we need to move forward. But it's like this.

Where did the secretary go who had engulfed Germany in revolutionary fervor?

In just over ten years, he has become a leader who fears imperialism so much. This is not right.

In Britain, Churchill is watching the opportunity, in Austria, Hitler is there, and in Italy, Mussolini is there.

Needless to say, there is a powerful imperialist leader in Moscow.

If this is the case, shouldn't a strong leader emerge in Germany as well?

Yeah, there's no way it can't be you.

'The Junker officers had many complaints against the Secretary-General, didn't they?'

Goebbels secretly approached the German People's Army, the German military.

* * *

Around this time, something strange also happened in Spain.

First of all, the biggest change is that the Communist Party is growing in Spain.

Even in history, the Spanish Communist Party grew significantly in power until the civil war, but that was as far as it went.

Now, with the support of communist Italy behind the scenes, they have grown their power significantly, and this is a major difference from the original history.

But apart from that, there was another change.

“Now that we have Russia’s support, we have nothing to fear.”

Jose Antonio was building a political party with gold bullion given to him by the Tsar of Russia.

The Spanish right-wing party is called the Falange.

With the massive capital buff of gold and the threat of the Communist Party, the Phalange grew in power more easily than ever before.

It was a huge step forward considering that it wasn't originally that popular in history.

And Jose Antonio also secretly contacted Francisco Franco.

“General Franco. I am content to immerse myself in the politics of the new Spain. Please, become the Caudillo of Spain.”

“Hmm.”

Around this time, Francisco Franco, who was thinking of taking over Spain one day, was thinking about Jose Antonio's proposal.

Well, Franco also had a secret meeting with Ohrana, who was sent by the Empress.

At first, he regarded Jose Antonio as an enemy and someone who had to be dealt with at any time, but the Russian Empress was pushing him from behind.

Of course, Franco had also accepted the proposal from the Empress to Ohrana and was strengthening the military's foundation as the Chief of Staff, but it seemed that the Empress wanted Jose Antonio to lead the government and Franco to take charge of the military.

The Falange has already absorbed the Carlos faction.

To be clear-headed, then, it would be better to have Jose Antonio as the prime minister and have him behind him.

“Why are you doing that?”

“The Phalange is a party that the Marquis has raised. I will take over the military from behind, so the Marquis should form a new government.”

“If that is what you wish, General, then I understand.”

The Phalange party has been growing rapidly in strength in recent years.

Now, in this situation, it would be a bit dangerous for me to suddenly take control of the Phalange Party.

However, it is not possible to stick to the Communist Party or the Republican government.

Yeah. Well, you could put Jose Antonio as Prime Minister as Madame Face and remain as the Caudillo who controls the military.

Some time later, on July 17, 1935, two months after Franco became Chief of Staff.

“We, the Italian Communist Party, will help the Red Army. Rise up!”

“We will not spare our support either.”

The German Communist Party and the Italian Communist Party finally gathered their resolve with the support of the Comintern forces.

Spain. To liberate the Iberian Peninsula under the red flag.

“Italy is right. If things continue this way, the Falange will gain great strength. We must rise up now!”

And finally, the Spanish Communist Party, supported by the Italian and German Communist Parties, rose up in the name of the Popular Front together with leftist forces to seize power with the tacit approval of the Republican government.

“We were already prepared!”

Jose Antonio and Franco, who anticipated a civil war early on, rose up in arms under the pretext of suppressing the communists.

The Spanish Civil War began a year earlier.

* * *

The Spanish Civil War finally broke out.

However, it broke out a year earlier than the original historical date.

The reason was simple.

The Spanish Communist Party grew with the generous support of Communist Germany and Communist Italy, and the Falange also grew in power with the power of gold bullion.

Naturally, the Spanish Communist Party rose up when it saw the possibility of losing the election to the Falange, as the political situation in Spain became more complicated.

The Falange, which had been preparing for civil war, escaped the capital, escaped the fighting, and then rose up under the command of Franco, who led the African Corps.

The Republican government was originally heavily leaning towards the Communist Party, so it sided with the Communists and labeled the Phalange a rebel group.

However, in a situation where civil war was already imminent, the forces raised by Franco and Jose Antonio were greater than those of the Republic.

Above all, the elite Moroccan African Legion was in Franco's hands, and when the Communists took control of the capital Madrid, they were immediately called back to Iberia and became the Falange force.

Here, our Russian Federation was the first to express its intention to sell weapons to the government of the Republic.

Germany was having difficulty exporting weapons, and although Secretary General Mussolini had promised free aid to Italy, the Falange was formidable, so if there was a country that sold weapons, there was a willingness to buy them.

“Will you help our republican government?”

“Well, you can sell weapons to anyone if you give them money.”

“Thank you. We happen to have some gold. We’ll buy it with this!”

The Government of the Spanish Republic announced its intention to purchase it immediately, paying in gold.

It was possible because we know that Russia has been recently increasing its focus on weapons development.

However, we have decided to screw the Republic here in various ways.

“Okay, then we’ll hand over all these weapons to the Phalange.”

“But there is trust between the countries, so is that okay?”

“Isn’t the Falange part of Spain? And the Falange took it away during transport~ you could say that.”

"oh."

At first, the plan was to really sell it and provide separate support to the Falange, but unexpectedly, Italy actively supported the communist-controlled Republican government, so they decided to hand it over to the Falange, rather than hand it over to the Republican government.

“What if I insist?”

“It’s simple. The Falange is the political party of the Republic, and since the Communists took control of the capital first, it’s safe to say that they were seen as rebels.”

It's just a simple pun though.

It wasn't entirely unreasonable.

In fact, it was the Communists who first rose up and attacked the Phalange. If we look at it more broadly, it wasn't entirely wrong.

“So many weapons! Thank you so much!”

“In addition to the free support, the Republic government paid for it separately, so the weapons were sold separately.”

“?”

The Phalange ended up with more weapons without even knowing it.

Naturally, the Republican government formally protested.

“Why did you hand it over to the rebels and not the Republic?!”

“The Communists attacked the Phalange first, so aren’t the Communists rebels? We know the Phalange as the party of the Republic.”

“That. That.”

The government of the Republic had nothing more to say in response to the Russian remark.

Rather, Russia should have prevented the Phalange from providing direct military support.

“Oh. Now that I hear it, the Republic tolerates the Communists? You’re going to plant a red flag in Spain now?”

The hatred of the Russian Communists is known even to those African colonies.

So the Republican government could not question Russia further for its support of the Phalange.

The Republican government sided with the Communists and could not prevent Russia from supporting the Phalange.

Here, Mussolini of Italy created a popular front with communist Germany and attempted to send a large army to the republic as a 'volunteer army'.

“If the Communists send troops to the Republic to support it, we, Russia, will stand on the side of the Phalange and provide a million-strong army, including land, sea, and air forces.”

“Hey, where’s the bluff?”

At first, Italy laughed at this as a bluff and prepared its army.

Italy had no choice but to bite its lip and back down when it appeared that its troops, which were actually prepared for American intervention at any time, were supporting Spain.

Of course, it would be unreasonable to regard more than 50,000 troops as mere volunteers, but if the 1 million Russia had prepared had arrived, Italy would have had to face Russia in Iberia.

Italy alone could not take the power of the countries that were pulling people out of the fields and out of the Iberian Peninsula.

Communist Germany, although unable to provide direct support, nevertheless sent thousands of volunteers to help the Republic.

Thus the Spanish Civil War began in earnest.

The Phalange must win this civil war.

In that case, we will have to continue to check the civil war situation.

“How many of the brilliant communist German volunteers are now in the Spanish Civil War?”

I cautiously asked the Prime Minister and the Black Baron, who had come to the Kremlin to receive their evaluations in person.

The Spanish Civil War would be a kind of showdown with the communist bloc.

If we lose this fight and our Spain turns red, it will be annoying.

“Communist Germany sent over 5,000 troops, including aircraft, artillery, and tank units, calling themselves volunteers.”

Five thousand, five thousand. Communist Germany?

There was no Anschluss and it was somewhat inferior to Nazi Germany. Even so, the Spanish Civil War was no different from the People's War and the prelude to the Anti-Comintern Pact.

In that civil war, Germany sent only 5,000 men?

“Is it really 5,000?”

“I guess it’s an illusion. Since Italy was threatened, communist Germany tried to fall behind somehow.”

I guess so.

Communist Germany was sent a little more intelligently than Italy.

Italy probably also tried to fit in here somehow.

“What about the Phalange Party?”

“Because they had already prepared for civil war and laid the groundwork better than the Communists, Franco’s African Legion and the Moroccan Army entered the Iberian Peninsula early and were incorporated into the Falange army. The Falange has also occupied many areas, so it is unlikely that they will be pushed back.”

Of course. I warned you about the civil war in advance. Didn't I provide support with 'gold bars'?

“What about the volunteers from each country who are sent to the Phalange?”

“We have decided to send volunteers from countries that defended against air attacks, except Britain and France.”

Yes. The Phalange is also receiving reinforcements.

It's surprising that Britain and France didn't send volunteers.

Is the colonial problem really that big?