What If The Holy Roman Empire Existed In WW2?! HOI4

Today we take a look at a scenario of the Holy Roman Empire still existing in 1936, this new mod comes with a fairly detailed focus tree. Let's see if I can be competent on Hearts of Iron 4!
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[@AlextheRambler]

*Thumbs Up if you love Jeeves*

[@arttu6656]

But I'm atheist

[@andreshernandez06]

Bruh momentum

[@Maximus51802]

YES YES YES THAT MAGNIFICENT BASTARD

[@thomasturner6980]

Beatles > Jesus

[@LCTUER]

Could you do a video explaining your templates?

[@supercoopergaming2054]

He’s wearing an oversimplified shirt

[@yankeebrit9399]

And his dad punished him severely

[@odinnorsepath6844]

He has betrayed us

[@leventesaho4127]

And that led to more economic downturn

[@greenman4919]

Yay someone else noticed it to

[@faan481]

Hell yeah

[@Hobbyrepubliken]

Lots of small states in a FACTION called Holy Roman Empire could work. The Emperor has a lot of puppets in the faction but not everyone is a puppet

[@CoinCollector]

Also the dutch east indies is still the dutch east indies because the Netherlands still exists in south america I think!!

[@tommarch.4493]

yeah, Alex is so eurocentric

[@stendijk8949]

Yes the islands Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Saba and another one

[@tommarch.4493]

@@stendijk8949 Sint Eustatius and at this time Dutch Guiana (Suriname now)

[@tommarch.4493]

@@Timo11042 we aleardy said it. And we extented our reasonment to every terrotiries ownes by the Kingdom of the Netherlands during this time, and not just to the wrong Hoi4 map

[@Rosebakker5242]

Yes, Dutch Guyana or Suriname

[@ceri-potat]

"Reich" can mean "Empire" the "Holy Roman Empire" is called "Das heilige Römische Reich" in German

[@impe898]

Heiliges Römisches Reich

[@impe898]

Weil es ja nicht "das" heilige römische Reich ist

[@dsksd.schayan-5304]

"Das heilige römische Reich deutscher Nation"

[@MouldMadeMind]

@@dsksd.schayan-5304 später

[@core_russell3869]

@@dsksd.schayan-5304 yes

[@leoschenk2118]

Reich also means empire, as well as realm

[@dry5778]

Aswell as the “-dom” in kingdom

[@tannerjordan3754]

Doesn’t Reich also mean time period? Correct me if I’m wrong

[@dry5778]

Tanner Jordan can’t think of any context where it would be translated like that. I don’t think it is possible

[@leoschenk2118]

@@tannerjordan3754 I believe that it only means in reference to a time period, in German, if you are talking about the Kaiserreich period, das drittes Reich period, or some other specific Reich period based on the time period of specific Reichs

[@jarne5778]

I think Reich is like the same as the word Rijk in Dutch

[@bananas1055]

In German the double 'l' signals that the silable is pronounced quick So powerful would be pronounced powerfuuhl And powerfull would be pronounced like it is in English I guess the creator is from Germany or Austria

[@dirty_echo]

You forgot about the German speaking parts of Italy and Switzerland AND ALLMIGHTIG LICHTENSTEIN

[@pilum3705]

Pleion I have always wondered why no has done a Liechtenstein Challenge yet, but then I remembered that Paradox didn’t add it into the Game because it was too powerfull.

[@lit2701]

nah I guess it's just because it's spelled "full" and the creator just thought it then must be written "powerfull" as it kinda means "full of power".

[@coledevlin3984]

Pilum I don’t think Lichtenstein existed during WW2

[@ottovonmlgbismarck9882]

@@coledevlin3984 they have existed since before the creation of Germany. For reasons...

[@finbarrdarcy5929]

Alex, ISP, Paintbrush and Boeken HOI4 co-op. I require it in my life.

[@gdoublell1002]

THIS

[@deeznutz32108]

@@gdoublell1002 Drew doesn't even watch HOI4 much anymore, let alone play it so sadly this likely won't happen

[@hellothere6393]

@@deeznutz32108 ikr it's sad

[@spysappingmahinternet]

@@deeznutz32108 now he just laughs at big chungus memes on Reddit

[@deeznutz32108]

@@spysappingmahinternet At least he has a second channel where he does watch games, but he only uploads once a week there

[@Sedgee]

“Modders are so Eurocentric” *forgets to garrison Africa*

[@alexandrearaujo2877]

Alex's HRE video: exists. Drew's HRE video: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@Merf_Gaming]

two Ls in "powerful" Alex: Pronounces the letter F twice

[@giospell1842]

Alex: wear oversimplified shirt *HISTORY EXPERT*

[@charlienelson737]

Am early so I better make a joke Alex’s hairline

[@sillypuppy5940]

charlie nelson hair today gone tomorrow

[@user-hh6wc4nh2e]

Got'em coach

[@benhoffmann3821]

What many people didn’t know the HRE nearly was a centralised state one time… there’s an alternative history video on KZbin you could watch

[@adiffo7331]

When will you start sponsoring your own hairline?

[@tripple.d7430]

When did he started sponsoring oversimplified

[@khorps4756]

"Alex the Rambler's hairline oversimplified"

[@christophmaier4397]

hairline jokes died in 2018

[@jesusshrek1271]

@@christophmaier4397 just like his hairline

[@christophmaier4397]

@@jesusshrek1271 im gonna be honest thats a good one, some ppl just overuse it

[@burntbybrighteyes]

The Roman Empire is traditionally called "das Römische Reich" in german. Reich means realm but can also mean Empire or Domain

[@PMGF]

This mod doesn't exactly scream 'quality'

[@andenfighter0078]

13:33 *has max fuel* "I SHOULD PROBABLY BUILD SOME REFINERIES"

[@strangelighter9463]

"The emperor never really had power over everything" *Laughs in CK2*

[@BossCampers1656]

What are you talking about it did exist. You know how people don’t say it’s an empire at all Exactly

[@Mooneron]

How dare they?

[@cyberavenger8668]

@@Mooneron barely an empire.

[@Mooneron]

@@cyberavenger8668 Go commit skipped Spanish lesson.

[@Coinfliptails]

And then they forgot about Liechtenstein, the last state of the HRE.

[@Mooneron]

@@Coinfliptails Ah yes, the Country that has been accidentally invaded By Switzerland

[@Fallen-ph9nm]

Hes an *oversimplified* fan like do you want me to *oversimplify* it for you. And *His* dad punished him severely

[@Fallen-ph9nm]

@Yoshi Does Stuff oh im sorry

[@c0d312]

*Alex wears a oversimplified shirt* *oversimplified fans like that* *many look up oversimplified* *everybody likes that*

[@samuelfinn]

Alex after playing Minecraft with Drew : Alex the crafter

[@Spoon80085]

I tried to form the Netherlands in 1444 in eu4 and after 5 years I had about 50 wars at once, and hundreds of ducats in debt

[@ahmeddadanovic4384]

What if Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth existed in HeArTs oF IrOn IV ?

[@its_dahek2106]

They would get anexed by Nazi and aComunis

[@generalping999]

@@its_dahek2106 takes two clashing ideologies to annex the PLC

[@sillypuppy5940]

3 hungry hippos do some partitions

[@jhf9933]

he’s already done it

[@pingmann]

Road to 56 has this option.

[@matthewwatson3593]

Alex: I won't play hoi4... Plays hoi4

[@Versailles26]

Love your vids and hope you carry on making amazing content

[@vassoliberiou5311]

Alex: this would easily be the most powerful country in Europe at that time Ottoman empire: wait that's illegal

[@FlavarOlonar]

nice to see you play such a low powered nation. Thanks for the fun video

[@ethanperrin9847]

0:40 loving the oversimplified shirt

[@calibvr]

Play as Britain and colonise the world and then release it all, stay democratic Historical AI: on

[@matej_bosnjak]

0:28 good merch rambler

[@kevinschoneberg3863]

I have to say I really enjoyed this video keep the great work:)

[@historyguy7522]

Alex: Wears Oversimplified T-Shirt. Me: Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well .

[@christofferbuhl4378]

Alex i absolutely love how you are so worried even though you own most of Europe

[@baseballjustin5]

Can we have more Tom and Alex lol. That was a great video. Tom seems like he can get along with everyone.

[@Finn_the_Cat]

Alex: the Netherlands doesn’t exist in this mod. Dutch controlled South America: am I a joke to you

[@clayplayz2680]

Should have made the thumbnail say "This is breathtaking" and put keanu reevs in the tags and thumbnail 😂

[@braselini7183]

"Reich" can actually be translated in multiple ways. You're right that it firstly means Realm, but an Empire is still called Reich like in "Kaiserreich". It describes something like Kingdom even though it means literally the Realm of the King

[@oldcow__plays3987]

On subtitles it says horses of iron for

[@barneykenway4767]

The fact that you never got Demark keeps me up at night

[@woooof_]

Im here! Great video so far

[@Janik-gg4yt]

You really should play TABS again, loved the vid

[@seanb3027]

Yay more hoi4 tysm!!!!!!

[@xaverniedl293]

Alex always manages to somehow get Adolf in every damn time

[@Zula_The_Squid]

*The HRE replaced the RE* History teachers: "Wait, that's illegal. We don't do that here. Yes, but actually no."

[@Joseph_417]

I got a CK3 ad while watching the video

[@joshuanaumowicz5115]

Just realized you had an oversimplified shirt on. Nice my dude

[@janpolak7013]

HRE should be represented rather like a faction than a nation

[@Davidius100]

Is that an Oversimplified T-shirt? Much respect

[@Deak-tj4ml]

Ram fan Man i love ham

[@YourLocalMusketMan]

Thanks For Rebulding MY Fav Empire FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF ALEX THE RAMPLER!!!

[@oblivousninja4403]

When your German monarch is destroyed after WW1, and then see a holy roman empire in Germany

[@feesh147]

Alex just for future videos you don’t need to garrison the Baltic coast because of the Denmark straight, you can’t naval invade through that

[@Rogerboyo]

When you notice Alex wearing an Oversimplified shirt.

[@daltonfakes1426]

Love the vids and the hairline:)

[@hayden-ln1li]

Alex said that reich means realm I always thought it meant empire I’m guessing Alex watches name explain

[@aaryanpatel4260]

Aex is wearing Oversimplified merch

[@luxuriousgh0st125]

I like that alex is wearing a oversimpflified t shirt 0:28

[@landon4150]

I’m going to six flags STL. Tommorow I’m excited

[@_mishmoosh]

Alex: thinks anschlussing an entire country is op The actual Anschluss:

[@obi-wankenobi6652]

Wouldn't it be cool if there was a feature/mod that made it to where forming a nation changed focus trees? Like playing Turkey and restoring ottomans, then getting the option to bring back the sultan or reform to parliamentarism?

[@joverkilla9946]

I like how he got the the oversimplified march on

[@1Madlycat]

So that’s why KZbin was recommending me those old Waking the Tiger videos

[@tabzaofficial]

Lol, love your videos!

[@johnistvanffy8603]

When you realize watching Alexis sponsored videos will make him play more hoi4

[@Martin-is3jr]

Marvel: Infinity war is the most ambitious crossover in history Me: Alex wearing an oversimplified shirt

[@Spoon80085]

Jeeves has a large amount of time to talk about sponsorships in the middle of a battle

[@ibon6467]

*Title:* What if the Holy Roman Empire Existed in WW2? *HOLY MUSIC STARTS*

[@CTGReviews]

Why is -nobody- *everybody* talking about Alex wearing an Oversimplified shirt?

[@marisagarciarodriguez9644]

I LOVE you Alex

[@linusjklett]

One of his best games ever

[@extremespots2043]

I love that oversimplified merch

[@reign_of_stuka8991]

Maybe to represent the decentralised states you always have - stability

[@ronaldwhitman1377]

It wasn't always so decentralized. It wasn't that way until it was on its last legs

[@TailsIsDisappointed]

The Holy Roman Empire was not Holy nor an Empire. Now the Roman Empire... best empire.

[@granockss9548]

It's the dumbest words a man can ever said. In the late it fit but not at the beginning! So you can't say this statement without any context.

[@kylarstern17]

Actually it was both holy and an empire just not for it's entire existence since it existed for almost a millenium.

[@CoinCollector]

I think the quote your were going for was “ The Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, Roman nor an Empire”

[@craftthemoon]

Why are u booing him? He's right!

[@CoinCollector]

@@craftthemoon He quoted it in correctly though!

[@Onion__Duck]

Someone forgot to thank the Patreons =P

[@revbooster5041]

13:25 The happiest moment of my life. The British without a navy. Finally

[@otterfan65]

I don’t know what’s worse, the way Italy’s name bends to fit or the fact that the HRE was formed by Belgium

[@tadz7333]

That oversimplified merch👌

[@drunkacorn8745]

*Neville Chamberlain* Yes Germany, you can eat all of Czechoslovakia for free. Peace in our time! *Also Neville Chamberlain* No, all of the Holy Roman Empire, you can’t have Malta.

[@toastzilla2]

I spy an oversimplified shirt! Nice.

[@danielruzsik6440]

I see you Alex Flashing in that Oversimplified t-shirt

[@legohistorytube.3148]

I knew that he was wearing an Oversimplified shirt when It was made.

[@thezombiecreeper]

I didn’t know Alex was that thicc meme. I guess the truth has been revealed.

[@yourmother3212]

Aiiiii Alex with OVERSIMPLIFIED shirt

[@nobody6293]

Yeah, Reich also means Realm but it's mostly refered to as Empire, so the Holy Roman Empire was also called ,,Heiliges Römisches *Reich* "

[@rileyquinn3929]

Literally a Re-skin of the Yugo Focus tree tbh.

[@gabrielm.942]

The only real benefit that I see to that the added benefit of more manpower provided it was all cored

[@essejay7952]

Was he wearing... an OVERSIMPLIFIED SHIRT

[@sirarthur6463]

Alex's hairline is white like Francis II in Holy Roman Empire.Oh My Giddy Aunt

[@eladboruchowski6136]

I want to see an oversimplified and Alex collab

[@huenoiflo]

Reich is German for "empire". And it's not pronounced "reik". The ch is pronounced as the hissing of a cat.

[@obscenecamel7461]

18:26 Alex: Imperium Romanum yeaaah Me: *sees name of the leader* What the fuck did you just bring upon this cursed land

[@viceboy5080]

Alex has more hair in his chest rather than in his head

[@junkoxeno_7734]

Ironic how WW2 is mainly about someone trying to make a Thousand Year Reich and someone makes a mod with a Thousand Year Reich.

[@jackobwpierdemoller4698]

Nor holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

[@timer3770]

Jackob Wpierdemöller holy yes

[@fanolade]

I need this as austrian!! LETS RULE HRE AGAIN YESSS

[@zacharylink538]

Yes more love your videos

[@someguye7451]

Alex: why are modders so Eurocentric Also Alex: 8:17