Alternate History Kuninkaalle! (Prince Ernst SI)

[VictortheMonarch]

It had been about a month since I was thrown into the body that I inhabit now, and my plans were beginning to form. Before I was Prince Ernst Heinrich, my name was Henry Ernest, A businessman based out of Nashville. I had built a conglomerate out of many things, oil refining, Mining, Weapons Creation, you name it I probably had a stake in it. Except Super Stores. Why anyone would want to go into those horrid things was beyond me. I had Accomplished many things in my previous life, I was an industrial man, who did much to aid countries in poverty. Hell, I had even helped the Kingdom of Jordan achieve First World Country status by investing so heavily into it's economy.

I died on the streets, technically. I had returned to the room I was Renting out with my wife, only to find her in bed with another man. My shock was my downfall, because the man likely didn't know who I was or didn't care, because the next thing I knew he pushed me, and I fell out an open window to my death. Fools, there were camera's in that Apartment. At least my vengeance was secured. I had my will set up so that the man I had trained to be the heir to my company (due to my wife's infertility) would take all my money after my death, with a good five percent being left over for my wife... though I doubt she will be using it now.

Oh yes, I'm getting besides the point. In my new life my name is Prince Ernst Heinrich Ferdinand Franz Joseph Otto Maria Melchiades, and I am the twenty one year old third prince of Saxony. A month ago, on September first I had found myself in the body mere moments after being impaled on that metal fence. It was a... surprising event, as Prince Ernst was, at the time, in bed with quite the beautiful maid. I'm sure the lady wasn't happy to stop what was happening, because I immediately had a seizure, as the Prince's memories and Mine were forced together. I was bed-ridden for a few days. That did not stop me from plotting, however.

I had read many books of this phenomena. A ISOT, SI, Reincarnation, whatever you'd call it, and I have a plan. You see, currently Finland is voting on who shall be the King of Finland, and originally it was to be Frederick of Hesse, however I have placed enough bribes to find myself King of Finland, and it is with good reason. Finland is believed to be an ice dome, land too useless for even farming. However it had vast resources of Copper, Iron, Chromium and more. I am experienced in raising a country from nothing, to something. That and while the Entente did not want a German king in Finland, they would not start a war over it, their manpower too exhausted over it.

Today I am in the city of Memel awaiting the Telegraph that I was the King of Finland. I had men in Finland today that would send word immediately that I was King of Finland. The only reason I was not already on my way was because I was not certain that my bribes would follow through, how embarrassing would it be to learn you were not a King and make a ruckus over it? I would rather die that become a laughing stock, it would tarnish my plans.

A knocking at the door wakes me from the book I was reading. walking to the door I am met with one of the servants in this manor. "Your Grace, a telegraph has come, you have been elected King of Finland." God I love this new life.

 

[Buba]

So, we are in 1918, I take it?
Well, I assume that you now some economic history. Ride up the US stock market from 1921 and go liquid on 1.XI.1929?
Exploit Roosevelt's good heist and his hike up of gold price/devaluing of the USD?
Make shitloads of money from manufacturing simple armaments like Brandt mortar ripp-offs and selling to Chinese warlords and both sides of the Spanish Civil War?
Engage in piracy on the high seas and steal the 500 tons of gold the Republican Gov't secretaly and illegally sent to the USSR?

 

[VictortheMonarch]

So, we are in 1918, I take it?
Well, I assume that you now some economic history. Ride up the US stock market from 1921 and go liquid on 1.XI.1929?
Exploit Roosevelt's good heist and his hike up of gold price/devaluing of the USD?
Make shitloads of money from manufacturing simple armaments like Brandt mortar ripp-offs and selling to Chinese warlords and both sides of the Spanish Civil War?
Engage in piracy on the high seas and steal the 500 tons of gold the Republican Gov't secretaly and illegally sent to the USSR?

I was planning economic uplift, and INDEFINITELY was going to do the Chinese Warlord scheme. Though you did give me a nice Idea on the SCW one. Though it'd likely be Franco still because while not a fascist, I do admire Franco. Didn't know the Repub's sent that much gold to the bolsheviks, when did that happen?

 

[Buba]

Here is the whole story:

Moscow gold (Spain) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I learned about it from a Mussolini SI fic, where the Regia Marina intercepted all four ships. Not sure if Finland will have the fleet for it.
BTW - fleet - does Finland really, really need a submarine on Lake Ladoga?

Finnish submarine Saukko - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Fleet2 - Finland fronted u-boot building for Weimar Germany.

Vetehinen-class submarine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

There was a thread on ... SV, I think, can't find it though - "you get ISOTed with a billion 1930 USD to 1930 Finland - how to prepare for Winter War". Some good stuff there. It did get derailed by railgun fans - who wanted to bless Finland with 240mm (or was it 28cm?) ordnance, plus the usual "this pistol round is so much betterer than that pistol round" crowd.
I learned a few interesting things, though:
- combat ranges are short, due to forest;
- the Lahti-Solaranta is in the Top Three of Worst LMG Dogs of WWII, together with the Japanese and Italian entries;
- the Suomi KP/-31 was not designed as a "spray and pray" machine pistol, but a light LMG to boost the firepower of the squad. Hence the over engineering putting Germans to shame (botched attempt at quick change barrel!). The Finns were not alone in this, look at e.g. the Czechoslovak jobbies (with bipods, even!);
- this short combat range (see rationale for KP/-31) means that the Finnish army can get away with having its infantry armed with a PPS analogue. I know that I sneered at the pistol round junkies, but I will still throw out a brick out of my glasshouse - the 7,63x25mm Mauser (aka 7,62mm Tokarev) is better for this than the 9x19mm. To appeal to the cheapskate thrifty nature of the Finns, reusing Mosin rifle barrels (one rifle=2 SMGs) is an option

 

[ATP]

You could finish soviets in 1919 if you help Judenicz - but White would annex you later.Well,at least you save world from commies.
If not - made a lot of 60,81,120,160mm mortars,built PAW 600 as AT gun,and made AK 47 and PKM for infrantry.Sell,like @Bubba68 said,to china warlords and Franco.

After Hitler take Rhineland in 1936 few dyvisions could stop him - if you manage to persuade Poland to do so,WW2 is aborted.You could become King of Saxony after that.

If not,just wait for soviet attack in 1939.And in 1941 take Leningrad and Murmańsk.Soviets would not come to your bordersbefore world would end.

USA - made money in 1929,later inform about Wall Street crimes and soviet genocide.Maybe help Cristeros win in Mexico ?

 

[Buba]

I applaud the idea of the PAW 600 8cm, just like I did in the thread-I-cannot-find.

You could finish soviets in 1919 if you help Judenicz - but White would annex you later.

1 - the Whites will be fighting one another;
2 - the Whites will be fighting Poland, Georgia, Ukraine, Baltics, and ...
3 - if Ernst is single - maybe marry a tsarevna?

 

[VictortheMonarch]

After the news that I had been elected as the King of Finland surfaced, I began my trek to the port, but not before making a letter to send to my father, the current King Frederick Augustus III. I would have Telegraphed him, but I did not know how he would react. On one hand he could congratulate me, and on another he could demand that I refuse the title, or pass it onto him or a brother of me. As the Head of House he could do any of that. However if I am sworn in beforehand I doubt he could do anything.


The barge I had boarded took two days to reach Helsinki, and much fanfare was involved, if you minus out the fact there were no floats, it seem that it was a Christmas parade. Ahh, I missed this part of life.


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Niko Koskinen


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I was one of the many men who fought for Finnish liberation! While the rich kusipää eat sweets in their high towers, I had to smother my own son rather than let him continue starving. I fought for the liberation, and for it my family was executed. However my chance for revenge has neared.


The new King of Finland, Heinrich I has reached Helsinki, and my time to bear the barbs of Finnish Liberation is upon us! I shall be the Martyr of Finnish Liberation! Finns shall say my name with the respect I deserve until the end of time!


The King’s carriage neared, and I saw the Carriage near and I took a deep breath, and ran. I shoved women aside and even stepped on a child, but I cared little, liberation was upon us, I can feel it. I raised the Nagant in my hand and fired off three shots, all striking true. The black hair of the king was stained in blood and I let out a sigh of relief, as the bullets of the guards struck me.


And as my breath leaveth my body, I feel peace.


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Ernst Heinrich


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My butler was shot to death on the ride to the Capitol building. I didn’t know him, though I did feel sorrow. He took a bullet for me. I’m damn well honoring this man for his sacrifice, even if that won’t bring him back… oh well, onward to the coronation!

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Not alot in this chapter, but oh well, couldn't think of much here.

 

[Buba]

Helsinki has a building called a capitol?