Germany�s last Colony

The Ernst-Th�lmann-Insel (Cayo Ernesto Thaelmann) is an approx. 15km long and 500m wide island in the Bay of Pigs on the Cuban South Coast.
In June 1972 the Cuban leader Fidel Castro went to visit the GDR ( the former East-Germany) . During his stay he gave the GDR a Caribbean island as a present. Its original name was Cayo Blanco del Sur, later it was renamed Ernst-Th�lmann-Insel, after the leader of the German Communist Party in the 20s and 30s who was murdered by the Nazis. (Seriously, no joke!)
In the German unification treaty from 1990 the island is not mentioned.
On behalf of the German people, I therefore demand an immediate clarification of the legal status of the Ernst-Th�lmann-Insel.
I am further willing to personally hoist the German flag on the island and, if necessary, to volunteer as one of the first German settlers in the Carribean.
Please support our just cause!


Edited by Komnenos

I would like to see Germany get something back!  BUt lets not start a war with Castro over yet.  Actually.... better yet, lets start a war with him!

I imagine this would be better in Historical Amusement, as I imagine you are all kidding when claiming that obscure and, in any case, ilegal concession to a country that doesn't exist anymore, am I wrong? 

Please, Shroeder couldn't keep Castro in check.  Too bad for the Germans.

Well Komnenos I say go take back your island. Why not govern it on behalf of the German people and start your own dynasty on the island, I bet you would love that .

It would be cool if Germany retook it by force. Maybe then Castro would blame someone other than the U.S. for all of his problems.

You Germans are nuts! Why go to a distant Carribean island where you can end up awash in the sea after a tornado?

Come and live in a deserted Greek island and you can probably get government support for it 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4171015.stm

 

or apply for a position as lighthouse-keeper, for one of the few lighthouses that are not automatic and are preserved for historical purpoces. Remember, there're 2,000 islands in the Aegean and only 200 are inhabited.

 

Edited by Yiannis

Hi, frankly I haven't thought of it that much, to look for practical information. Now I think that I'm also interested!

To start with, if you don't have a source of income, it's hard to make a living in a small deserted island. First of all, there're no tourists, except if you become known, built a small tavern and the island has a decent beach, so you can attract sail boaters. You have to have you own boat and a bigger island near by, where you can get provisions. 99% of these smaller islets have no water, must be imported. Must be used to loneliness, winters will be very lonely. If you are in need of (any kind of) medical attention, forget about it!

I'm not sure if you can buy it, since they belong to the state and it doesn't sell land unless there's a very specific reason. Some others are protected as birds havens and are out of limits, you cannot built anything, or even stay overnight. But you can probably built a light structure in one of the not protected ones. Wanting to live in it, is another issue.

Lighthouse guard seems much more interesting, I'll look into it and get back to you!

 

Dream on!

As a group of Turkish citizenswe have a total belief that Germany is right in this issue and support your rightful cause.

Ernest Thalmann should stay German!!!