Duchy of Pomerania in 2022

Second World War started on 1st of september 1939 when german ground divisions crossed the german-pomeranian border and marine divisions landing in Stralsund and Szczecin. Royal family was forced to escape west. On 9th september german military surrounded city of Colber/Kołobrzeg. The Duke and his family had to escape from the country by boat to Sweden.After Pomeranian was integrated into III Reich the same way Austria was, geramn troops entered Poland.Here almost everything happend the same way as in our normal history. Soviet forces entered Pomerania from the east and south east on March 1945. After taking over Sczeczin soviet forces installed socialist government. Duchy of Pomerania changed its name to Peoples Republic of Pomerania. After war Pomerania was heavily industrilezd. In cities alongside coast and Szczecin lagoon ports have been modernized and enlarged. Many new shipyards have been established.Pomerania was a member of Warsaw Pact so Pomeranian troops were sent to Prague when the Prague Spring occured. In June 1989 following the example of Poland and Polish Round Table Agreement in Szczecin a meeting was held beetwen comunist government and opossiton made of demcocrats and royalist. In late november after fall of the Berlin Wall massive protest occured throughtout whole country. On 2 December His royal highness The Duke of Szczecin(son of The Duke of Anklam which was a head of state at the start of the war),and his wife Her royal highness The Duchess of Kołobrzeg came back from exile. On 3rd december the new pomeranian democratic goverment was appointed by The Duke. The constitutional monarchy was chosen as a new rulling system but returning with the old name: The Duchy of Pomerania. In 1999 alongside Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic Pomerania joined NATO and in 2005 joined EU.