Oswald Mosley
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| Oswald Mosley | |
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| Historical Figure | |
| Timeline: | OTL |
| Nationality: | Britain |
| Date of Birth: | 1896 |
| Date of Death: | 1980 |
| Cause of Death: | Natural Causes |
| Occupation: | Soldier, Politician |
| Spouse: | Lady Cynthia Mosley (d. 1933)
Diana Mitford |
| Children: | Five |
| Affiliations: | Conservative Party (until 1924)
Labour Party (1924-1931) British Union of Fascists (1938-1940?) |
| Timeline: | In the Presence of Mine Enemies (posthumous reference) |
| Timeline: | Worldwar |
| Appearance(s): | Second Contact (sole reference) |
| Timeline: | Southern Victory |
| Appearance(s): | The Victorious Opposition
through |
| Affiliations: | Silver Shirts |
Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (1896–1980) was a British politician, known principally as the founder of the British Union of Fascists.
[edit] Oswald Mosley in In the Presence of Mine Enemies
After Germany defeated and occupied Britain during World War II, the Nazis appointed Oswald Mosley as Britain's nominal leader, and outlawed all political parties except the British Union of Fascists. By 2010, Mosley was long dead, but the BUF was still the only party in British politics with Charlie Lynton serving as prime minister.
The BUF was quite proud of the fact that Mosley was as prodigious a skull-cracker in his day as Adolf Hitler. This became very important in 2010 when the Party leadership sought to independently and democratically elect its leadership with minimal input from Germany.
[edit] Oswald Mosley in Worldwar
With Britain increasing its ties to Nazi Germany in the decades after the Race Invasion, Oswald Mosley's influence grew stronger. In 1963, Mosley, an MP, proposed legislation that would have effectively stripped British Jews of their citizenship. The legislation failed, but Jews knew that it would only be a matter of time before public opinion turned Mosley's way.
[edit] Oswald Mosley in Southern Victory
Oswald Mosley was head of the Silver Shirts, a far-right political party in Britain. He entered into a Government with the Conservative Party as junior coalition partner and became Chancellor of the Exchequer Prime Minister Winston Churchill's cabinet. He exerted tremendous influence on the Government, making the Conservatives resemble the Silver Shirts much more than vice versa. Mosley's input was probably useful to Prime Minister Winston Churchill's decision to declare war on Germany in 1941 (although Churchill didn't need much prodding).
By 1944, the Second Great War had completely turned against Britain. Mosley was doubling as Minister of War in Churchill's cabinet when Germany superbombed three British cities, London, Brighton and Norwich. Parliament issued a vote of non-confidence in Churchill, and Mosley fell with him.
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| Preceded by Winston Churchill | Prime Minister of Britain c.a 1941-1980(?) | Succeeded by Next known is Charlie Lynton |
