Germans controlled almost every country in Europe at some point in history

Does anybody find it funny that throughout history Germans controlled almost every country in Europe at some point? No i’m not just talking about WWII… Here is a list i’m trying to leave out WWII as much as possible (some countries were invaded more than just the examples below):Albania – Occupied in 1943Andorra – Invaded by visigoths during migration periodAustria – Austrians are GermanicBelarus – Most of it occupied during Operation BarbarossaBelgium – Invaded by Germanic FranksBosnia and Herzegovina – Part of Austrian empireBulgaria – PassCroatia – Part of Austrian empireCyprus – PassCzechia – Part of Holy Roman EmpireDenmark – Danes are GermanicEstonia – Occupied by German crusadersFinland – PassFrance – Invaded by Germanic FranksGreece – Occupied in 1941Hungary – Part of Austrian empireIceland – Icelanders are GermanicIreland – More or less invaded by vikings but i give this one a passItaly – Invaded by Ostrogoths in north and later Normans in southKosovo – More or less occupied in WW2Latvia – Conquered by German crusadersLiechenstein – Are GermanicLithuania – More or less conquered by German crusaders (part of it)Luxembourg – Are Germanic at least some of itMoldova – PassMontenegro – Part of Austrian empireNetherlands – Dutch are GermanicFYROM – more or less occupied in WW2Norway – Norse are GermanicPoland – Most of it conquered by Prussia and later all of it during WWIIPortugal – Invaded by visigoths during migration periodRomania – PassRussia – Only a small part of it during WWII so passSerbia – Same as all former southern yugoslav statesSlovakia – Part of Austrian empireSlovenia – Part of Austrian empireSpain – Invaded by Visigoths during migration periodSweden – Swedes are GermanicSwitserland – Swiss are mostly GermanicTurkey – PassUkraine – Briefly part of it during WW2UK – Invaded by Saxons during migration period via /r/HistoryMemes https://ift.tt/2OHZz03