Let's say the Western Allies and the Soviets agree to an united, neutral Germany in 1947 following the Molotov Note. What are the effects of this? Such a Germany would be more left-wing than our timeline's West Germany as East Germany had been a left-wing stronghold during the Weimar Republic. With a string of neutral states, Germany Austria and Yugoslavia, would the Cold War not happen at all or, at least, be less intense than in our timeline?
I'd actually assume it would be much more to the Right here; there is no Allied occupation authorities to purge the FDP of Neo-Nazis or establish the socialist system in the GDR.
I think Allied troops would remain in neutral Germany. Indeed, I think that, without Cold War concerns, there would be more thorough Denazification.
If Allied troops remain then there is no deal; the entire purpose behind the Soviet offer was to create a neutral buffer.
I assume the forces of both the Western Allies and the Soviets would remain for a few years. They remained in Austria until 1955.
Maybe, but then after there is no forces and Austria involved the Soviets dragging their feet because they wanted to get additional economic concessions.
I assume they would stay for long enough to finish Denazification.
