I recently came into posession of a German atlas printed in October 1939, shortly after the beginning of WW2

Do you have Parkinson's disease?

kek

here you go, user :3

the Benelux countries and former "Versailles-Poland" (with the visible German-Soviet division line)

And what of Greece?

The preface is just pure gold:

"While the political map of the world had already changed a lot in 1938, this is even more true for 1939:
Slovak declaration of independence on March 14th, Bohemia and Moravia as protectorate of the Greater German Reich on March 16th, reunification of Memelland with the Reich on March 23rd, reunification of Danzig with the Reich on September 1st, collapse of the state construct of Versailles-Poland in Spetember 1939.
But there were changes on other continents as well, such as the incorporation of Hatay into the Turkish state.
Because of these developments, we had to completely redraw our maps and tewrite the accompanying descriptions and tables."

"Greece, officially Hellas, is a monarchy. Free elections, bicameral system. The country is divided into 10 provinces. Capital: Athens.
Compulsory Service, 60 000 active troops. Navy: 44 ships, weighing 38 512 tons. Flag blue-white with white cross.
Universities in Athens and Saloniki.

During antiquity, a number of independent city states (Athens, Sparta, etc) developed in eastern Greece. The culture of antiquity reached its high point here. In 1456, the country was conquered by the Turks and regained its independence only in 1829 with British help. In 1924, Greece was turned into a republic. After the war with Turkey, 1,3 million Greeks from Asia minor returned to the country. After a plebiscite in 1935, the konarchy was restored. authoritarian government since 1936."

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I´m curious to know what do they say about Spain.

Ireland please

Where did you find these things? Also please read Italy.

"Spain, officially Espana, is divided into 50 provinces. Capital: Madrid.
Compulsory service, additionally a colonial army. Navy: 69 ships weighing 118 420 tons. The flag is red-yellow-red.
11 Universities.
Until 1931 Spain was a kingdom, thereafter it became a republic. In 1936 national uprising inder the leadership of General Franco, ending the Civil war in 1939 with the conquest of Madrid."

POST AMERICA

Thanks.

What does it say about China / Japan?

Ireland, officially Eire, became a sovereign and independent state as part of the United Kingdom. Free elections, bicameral system. Capital: Dublin.
No compulsory service, 6000 active troops. The flag is green-white-yellow.
The country is divided into 4 provinces. University in Dublin.

Until 1924, Ireland was part of Great Britain. After decades of uprisings the British government approved the Anglo-Irish state treaty, which guaranteed Irelands independence as part of the British world empire. Irish nationalists demand a complete independence from Britains imperial system and unification of the Northern Irish territories with Ireland. New Constitution 1937, "economic peace" with England 1938."

>decades

The United States of America are a federal republic with 48 states, which enjoy a high degree of legislative and executive autonomy. Free elections, consitution of 1787.
Division of executive, legislative and judicative powers. The president, elected for four years, is the head of government and holds federal executive powers.
The congress, consisting of the senate and house of representatives, holds legislative powers. The federal supreme court holds the highest judicative power.
Capital: Washington.
No compulsory service, 185 000 active troops. Navy: 535 ships weighing 1 548 970 tons.
America owns several overseas territories with varying degrees of autonomy."

There is also a paragraph about demographics, which states that the population consists of "around 90% whites and 10% negroes, the rest consisting mostly of (American) Indians (350 000), Japanese (140 000) and Chinese (75 000)", and that also mentions that the US hosts the highest amount of "Jews by religion" in the world, 4,5 million.

Do Yugoslavia next

>green
Right, good start
>white
Yeah, keep going
>yellow
Are they are fucking blind?

bump

Argentina please.

how bout the soviet union

"Italy, officially Italia, is a kingdom. Since the declaration of an Italian empire, the king also holds the titles of Emperor of Ethiopia and (since 1939) King of Albania.
Government under the leadership of the Duce, Benito Mussolini. Great Fascist Congress as the supreme authority in all matters of constitution. The country is divided into 98 provinces (including Libya). Capital: Rome.
Compulsory service, 1 million active troops, additionally a fascist militia and a colonial army (consisting partly of natives). The flag is green-white-red.
The national symbol is the symbol of fascism: The ancient roman fasces.
Italy has 21 universities, including Europe's oldest in Bologna (established 1119)."

Also, they mention that Italy not only wants Italians to settle in the colonies, but that they also want to repatriate Italian emigrants.

Theres not really an interesting description here, only statistics. Do you care about the demographical numbers?

Sure go ahead, fren

"The Soviet Union is, according to the 1936 constitution, a union of 11 autonomous federal republics, the largest by far being the RSFSR, 22 autonomous republics inside of the federal republics and 9 autonomous areas with partial autonomy.
Supreme Congress with elected members legislative power. Executive power lies with the People's commissars, who are lected by the Supreme Congress.
Compulsory service (Red Army), 1.8 million active troops. Flag is red with ahmmer and sickle.
22 Universities.
Russian Empire until 1917, large territorial losses after WW2, formation of new states on former russian land (Finland, Baltic States).
Territories lost to Poland in the war of 1920 were partially reintegrated with the German-Russian border treaty on Spetember 28th, 1939."

south slavs please

Alright:

15, 4 million people in Yugoslavia 1939
of those:
7.5 million Serbs
3.5 million Croats
1.5 million Slovenes
0.5 million Germans
0.5 million Magyars
0.5 million Romanians
0.5 million Albanians

It is mentioned that German minorities exist in Voivodina ("Schwäbische Türkei, Batschka, Banat, settled in 18th century by Swabians") and in Slovenia ("Gottschee"), that most of the Yugoslavians are christian, with a sizable minority of "Mohammedans" in Bosnia and Macedonia, and that the different Regions of Yugoslavia are ethnically and culturally very distinct from each other.

Also, the largest cities are
"Belgrad (Beograd) 267 000 inhabitants
Agram (Zagreb) 186 000
Maria-Theresienstadt (Subotica) 100 000
Laibach (Ljubljana) 79 000"

Anything about Czechs?

starting with grorious nippon

"Japan, officially Nippon, is an empire, the Cabinet holds executive power granted by the ruler. Right to vote restricted to men, bicameral system.
Capital: Tokyo (Edo) on the island of Hondo
Japan had been a feudal state until the mid-19th century and only became a constitutional monarchy in 1889. After adapting european institutions and technologies on a large scale over the last century, it rose to be the most influential Asian nation. Through wars with China and Russia, Japan conquered important territories overseas and became recognized as a major power internationally.
The goal of the Japanese government is further expansion on the East Asian continent to create new living space for its large population surplus."

user, these are amazing. What is the name of the atlas, would like to see it all for myself. It's really cool to see how other nations from other eras view their world

"With the Slovak declaration of independence on March 14th, 1939, the multinational state of Czecho-Slovakia, created artificially through the dictate of Versailles, finally collapsed.
Apart from the Carpatho-Ukraine, which was occupied by Hungary, only the old german cultural lands of Bohemia and Moravia-Silesia remained.
Recognizing the inability of this rump state to survive on its own, the Czech government placed its land and people under the protection of the Greater German Reich.
Because of this development, the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was created on March 16th on the orders of the Führer as an sovereign territory under German governance."

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CAME HERE TO POST THIS

PLS DO IT OP

UK and china pls

So I guess it's similar with Poland?

not a lot of interesting stuff though, the description is very short.

"Argentinia, officially Republica Argentina, Republic since 1816, constitution of 1853. Free elections, bicameral system.
Capital: Buenos Aires.
Compulsory service, 32 000 active troops. Navy: 43 ships. The flag is blue-white-blue. The national language is spanish, most of the population adheres to Roman Catholicism."

It mentions in the demographics table that the population is "almost exclusively of European descent", with around 200 000 Germans and 20-30 000 Indians.

Thank you

Godspeed op

MAGYARORSZÁG

Poland is mentioned as the "Territory of the former State of Versailles-Poland":

"Apart from the core land of the vistula basin, the polish state created in Versailles occupied large areas of the German empire, including parts of West Prussia, Posen and Silesia, as well as all of Galicia, large parts of White Ruthenia and Ukraine and the Vilna area.
Through the vistula corridor that seperated East Prussia from the Motherland the former Versailles-Poland had gained access to the Baltic Sea and constructed the artificial harbor of Gdingen just north of Danzig.
In September of 1939, this polish state created in Versailles collapsed. Instead of arbitrary division, the territory of the former Versailles-Poland will be shaped by clear conditions in the future, thanks to the German-Soviet border and frienship treaty that clearly established the interests of both nations.
The new border between the two countries will respect ethnic boundaries by ceding the regions populated mainly by Ukrainians and White Ruthenians to the Soviet Union."

Any description on Portugal?

"Hungary is a Kingdom. Free elections, bicameral system. Capital: Budapest.
Hunafry has been a kingdom since 1001, 1867-1918 as part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
After the World War, Hungary lost 68% of its territory and around 60% of its population. Through the treaties of Munich and Vienna, Hungary has regained the southern parts of Slovakia, settled mostly by Hungarians, and the Carpatho-Ukraine.
Because of its lack of a coastline, Hungary has been granted access to the harbor of Fiume by Italy and right of passage by Yugoslavia."

Argentina confirmed white.

Heh. I wonder what the 1941 version of this one is like.

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China's description is the best one:

"Empire of China, officially Tschung-hua Min-kuo, is a republic since 1911. Free elections, unicameral system. In the treaty harbors the administration is partially in the hands of the foreign powers. Capital: Nanking.
Because of the war with Japan, the capital has been moved to Hankau and then to Tschunking. The Japanese created a sovereign provisional government in Peking to administer their occupied territories, which is due to be moved to Nanking this year."

"The conflict with Japan led to the independence of Manchuria (1932) and Jehol (1934) from the Chinese state. Japan is planning a reorganisation and revitalisation of China, where progress has been hindered for 100 years. While the economic pressure of the western powers is slowly receding, a new destructive element is threatening the nation in the form of communism. The reorganisation of China is a matter of life or death for the Japanese. Because of this, Japan is stationing troops in China as a defense against communism, while simultaneously supporting the country's economic growth."

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Antarctica, please

alright fellow Veeky Forumstorians, I may have to call it a day now.
If this thread is still up when I am back from work tomorrow, I will continue to post and translate from this book, otherwise I will probably create a new thread some time in the next weeks to post translated excerpts from other historical books I own.

there is no dedicated map of Antarctica, but Neuschwabenland is marked on the world map, so this will have to do

Last one for today: romania!

thank you

F

SCANS NIGGER

>Because of this, Japan is stationing troops in China as a defense against communism, while simultaneously supporting the country's economic growth."
Truly the best

Argentina is white
/pol/ btfo

Anything on Luxembourg?

bump
I really want more of this

I recommend Iran or Iraq.

What do they say about Mexico?

When you get back, can we get Liechtenstein?

Literal nazi atlas describing Argentina as white

Why? It's just stating plain facts. Maybe they're offensive facts for some brainwashed by post-war allied atrocity propaganda, but back then these were the geopolitical realities.

Now this, this is advanced Wehrabooism

Bump

>Wodka-Gau

>98% of the population is protestant christian.
Like 10% of those actually believe though.

I'd love to hear what they have to say about Scandinavia in general and Sweden in particular. If there's something about the lapps/sami that would be great.

I wonder about 43 version

I know that Alaska wasn't an american state yet, but which one would be the other not-yet incorporated state?

Hawaii

Tell me about Latvia or Baltic States in general

Fucking Germs

>There is also a paragraph about demographics, which states that the population consists of "around 90% whites and 10% negroes, the rest consisting mostly of (American) Indians (350 000), Japanese (140 000) and Chinese (75 000)", and that also mentions that the US hosts the highest amount of "Jews by religion" in the world, 4,5 million.
>Mfw

can you do canada/australia? interested to see germanys view on the dominions.

>officially Éire
We should have kept this up.

In fairness there's people here who genuinely think the proper colour is gold, and not even in a "fuck prods" sense.

Why did they leave the Regia Marina off the description?

Even 1939?

Post Cuba

France
Italy
UK

>what is ctrl+f

>the old german cultural lands of Bohemia and Moravia-Silesia
>the Czech government placed its land and people under the protection of the Greater German Reich.
I’m a little upset

I actually meant Hawaii and not Alaska. I actually thought that Alaska was made a state at roughly the time it was purchased but it seems that I was mistaken.

Australia pls

This. Post it, OP

>Japan is stationing troops in China as a defense against communism, while simultaneously supporting the country's economic growth."
Holy fuck I'm dying

no mentions of bosnians?

Please listen to Hitlers Stalingrad speech. A big chunk of it describes Hitlers economic plan to help the regions under nazi occupation. He also seems to have a bizarre fascination with bridges.