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Scenarios about 'drang nach osten'

The historical German concept of eastward expansion or "push toward the East," primarily associated with German settlement and colonization of Slavic lands during the Middle Ages and later revived in nationalist discourse. This policy involved German migration into Eastern European territories, cultural assimilation efforts, and territorial annexation, becoming particularly notorious when adopted into Nazi ideology as justification for lebensraum and conquest in Eastern Europe.

What If the Teutonic Knights Conquered Russia?

Exploring how European and world history would have unfolded if German crusaders had expanded eastward, establishing control over Russian territories and fundamentally altering the development of Eastern Europe.