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Re:The New Europe With Lasting Peace (100 year old map) by MichaelMoser123 on Sunday November 08, 2020 @11:06AM (#25026613)
Is that German propaganda? Sankt Stephan is at the center of the realm, Berlin is drawn just as just another province. Sankt Stephan would be the center of Vienna, correct me if I am wrong. Someone was trying to make the Habsburg empire great again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen%27s_Cathedral,_Vie...
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Re:The New Europe With Lasting Peace (100 year old map) by scrollaway on Sunday November 08, 2020 @11:13AM (#25026673)
A lot of people (especially across the waters) have no idea where Switzerland is on a map, nor that they speak German (Same with Austria).

I'm going to guess that might have to do with GP's assumptions…

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