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That level info would be consistent with most other historical characters in the first volume of a series. Plus, there'd be the fact that their countries participated in Stalins drive to the west.

Attlee's section will be comparable: "Attlee was PM when WWIII broke out.  After the bombing of two cities, Attlee screamed in Truman's ear," followed by an ongoing series template. Same with MacArthur, Kim, etc. And there's always a possibility that by volume three, Truman's vague plan comes to fruition, or NATO successfully drives into the east far enough that they can install a new government, etc.

I think my main issue is Fictional Gottwald. HT has used variations of the names of historical figures for fictional characters before. But I can't think of an instance where he had a fictional character sharing a name with a contemporary historical world leader. I just feel like we should premptively address the issue, even if HT doesn't. I think if he weren't in the mix, I wouldn't bother making the suggestion.