It makes sense, sure, but perhaps during the events of TTL they perhaps lost the manufacturing capability (where was it made anyway?) and since it was notoriously harder to make than other combat helmets, perhaps they switched to a different, simpler design?
Perhaps a Dutch Formosa in a TL where they manage to get trade deals with the Qing court, but the only caveat is that exchange does not happen on the mainland. So Formosa becomes an extremely important trade hub for the Netherlands and they make a concentrated effort to populate and fortify the...
He also knew an opportunity when he saw one. If there is a brief political instability in France in 1934 (but no outright civil war) before Fascists take power, could they make a gamble for the Rhineland early? Not sure if they are in any shape to do so but they weren't really ready OTL either...
Poland is guaranteed by both France and Britain. They were willing to go to war over it OTL. If the Soviets were to decide to just march through, Poland would fight. Between the Soviets and the Poles, France and Britain will not choose the Soviets, especially since there is no Germany standing...
I also don't think Fascist France would somehow turn against England, they are very staunch allies at this point with minimal conflicting interest. France would not support Franco for Gibraltar, France has nothing to win from a conflict like that (but they could lose their navy and their...
France would be still very anti-German and be closer to Italy. They might directly intervene in Spain on behalf of Franco and support Italy in regards to Austria to keep Germany disunited. Strong ties with Poland for the same reason, tacit support for the Little Entene. Remilitarization of the...
I had this crazy idea once that Mongols take Egypt and torch Cairo and raid up and down the Nile, massacring large part of the Muslim population. The Copts instead offer no resistance and become subjects, which lands them as favored servants in the Egyptian Khanate (advisors, etc). Later on, the...
If the Ottomans completely fall apart, then I don't see why anyone would try and take the city. It's still a huge fortress. Instead, Byzantines might limp on as a quasi city-state, maybe going more mercantile.
How about Hungarians being Germanized? Let's say Christianity doesn't catch on very well or that Stephen I does not manage to defeat the pagan rebellions alone and is forced to rely on (even heavier than OTL) German support. Something akin to the Northern Crusades happen and once the pagans are...