This frees up time to focus on other ventures. f disband: Disbands your current faction. I checked source code, and leaving Austria and/or Czechoslovakia as puppets would not be enough, but as far as I can tell Germany is now screwed.
With nations, you're able to conquer other countries, dominate over regions, produce Money, resources, a military force, and play the game. This disaster for me was slightly reduced by Romania turning fascist and asking to join my faction. TWWH and it are focused on different sides of the war gaming coin. influence = The amount of influence to add.