The Third Reich in Desperation

Seeing that the two comrades understood half-understood, Hitler went on to say: "As for the SS, I think we should get in touch with them. After all, they are all members of our Socialist Workers' Party, and I, the leader of the party, also You should care about it." At this point, Hitler smiled confidently: "I am still very confident in my eloquence. I think I can have a good exchange with Colonel Reinhardt, who leads the SS."

Speaking of which, if Rohm and Göring didn't understand Hitler's thoughts, they would have spent so long with Hitler in vain.

The Socialist Workers Party, finally parting ways with Ludendorff!This time, both the group that belonged to Reinhardt and the group that belonged to them have completely broken with Ludendorff.

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January 1923, 1, was the second day after Ludendorff's bribed parliamentarian proposed the removal of Sickert.The French-Belgian coalition retreated, and the SS from the Socialist Workers Party defeated the well-equipped invaders who were several times their size.

On the outskirts of the Ruhr, Steve, who just defeated the French No.1 general like a dream, stood in a position full of tank wreckage and scattered the remains of the two armies, reminiscing about every process of this war .

From the excitement of defeating the Belgian striker at the beginning, to the surprise that Pétain's airborne command of the French army brought him.After that, Steve experienced the powerlessness brought about by Pétain's steady command of the French army.It wasn't until Zhang Chengtian saw through Petain's tactics, attacked the Belgian troops behind the French army, and liberated the frontline troops that Steve was relieved.

The next thing is much simpler.The French No.1 will stop the large-scale offensive and mobilize all armored forces to stabilize the rear.

Afterwards, following repeated mediation by the League of Nations, the French government ordered the operation to be terminated.The French army withdrew from the Ruhr, withdrew from Germany, and rolled back to the country.

Looking at the cheering SS officers and soldiers on the ground, Steve smiled proudly.

This is not a successful military exercise in an era of peace, nor a successful diplomatic victory...it is a victory in war, a great victory finally bought with blood, life and will.

For a week, Steve felt that he had been suppressed by Petain's directing skills.More than once the SS positions were in danger of collapsing.

Steve thinks that the reason why the defense line can last until now is not because of his superior commanding skills than Petain, but because the SS officers and soldiers desperately resisted and tenaciously held every inch of the position.

It is their tenacity and bravery that far surpasses the French army, and it is for themselves and for Germany that they are now sitting on the ground and cheering as victors!

Steve now suddenly recalls the call from Petain.He once yelled at Petain on the phone that it was the glory and luck of the SS to experience this war.

Now it seems that maybe this is why these SS officers and soldiers are so tenacious.

Many of them, after being kicked out of the "[-] National Defense Forces", may only be able to live in mediocrity in peacetime.They may change careers as a hawker, a farmer, a worker or an ordinary employee who is looking forward to a raise all day long.However, they chose to join the SS, and did not hesitate to fight with blood on the battlefield in the name of a soldier.

Steve now feels that the footsteps of the SS may be far more than that.The future era will still belong to this group of passionate people.And the blood they shed will water the most splendid flower of glory in Germany!

That afternoon, the name of the SS appeared in the ears of every household in Germany.What Steve said to Model before the war became reality.

SS Front Commander Steve, was awarded the Iron Cross First Class.Be the first honoree without a military rank.

The commander-in-chief of the SS, Colonel Reinhardt, was nominated by the personnel department of the Wehrmacht to be promoted to major general because of his meritorious service in planning the "Purple Plan", which was personally approved by the commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht Army, Sickert.

And Sickert himself was hailed by the German people as a new German star who was planning a strategy and winning a decisive victory thousands of miles away.The recall proposal planned by Ludendorff has since become a joke in the German military circles.

Text Chapter 35 Expansion

历史书会记载1923年1月19日的那场德国的胜利，报纸会报道1923年1月20日那场柏林的狂欢。

All the taverns were packed with carnival crowds, and all kinds of fine wines were in short supply.People flooded the streets, raising the German tricolor flag.The factory announced a full day off with pay. The workers who were originally planning to demonstrate against the Wehrmacht's failure to send troops turned into organizers of the victory parade.

The Gestapo Propaganda Department, which had already been prepared, distributed the newspapers that had been triggered in advance to the streets and alleys.The title is "The youngest major general in German history - the most successful organizer of the Socialist Workers Party - the best commander of the SS - God's best gift to Germany".

The lengthy headline takes up a full third of the newspaper's front page in bold font.However, this long-winded typesetting did not have any impact on the sales of the newspaper.On the contrary, due to the Gestapo-controlled newspaper, the Social Worker's Newspaper, was advertised as "the newspaper of the Socialist Workers' Party" and was of the same line as the heroic SS.With popular support, newspaper sales far exceeded the expectations of the Gestapo Propaganda Department.

For a while, Zhang Chengtian's heroic deeds were also made a special feature by the social worker newspaper.Operation Rainbow became Zhang Chengtian's first personal masterpiece. In the process of suppressing the Karp riots, Zhang Chengtian was even described as a prophet who predicted the enemy beforehand (in fact, Zhang Chengtian himself did not think it was an exaggeration. After all, that period He knows all about history, and there is nothing wrong with the words of the prophets.)

And the victory of the Battle of Ruhr this time gave all the credit to Zhang Chengtian alone, and the "Purple Plan" was immediately compiled into the major military weekly magazines to add fuel to it.

It has to be said that Zhang Chengtian's momentary fame was largely due to the fact that too many group credits were attributed to him personally in the propaganda.Of course, this is a common propaganda tool.The success of many celebrities in history is inseparable from various group contributions, but in order to publicize a sufficient role model, these credits are often exclusively shared by a lucky person.

There is a hero who can be talked about by the people, so why not the Weimar government?The German people have experienced too much suffering and pressure, and they need a hero, a psychological sustenance.Driven by the times, Zhang Chengtian was lucky to become this hero. (Originally, such a role was historically played by Hitler).

Countless crowds, led by "representatives" arranged by the Gestapo long ago, chanted the slogan "Long live the Socialist Workers Party, long live Germany".Many pre-made signs were waved back and forth.As a result of such preparations arranged by the Gestapo throughout Germany, a million copies of this crude slogan banner opened from a thin red cloth were mass-printed.Now it seems that the effect is very good and it has played an excellent role in publicity.But at the beginning, this was not a small amount of money for the Gestapo.If it weren't for Rose's firm belief, Zhang Chengtian could bring victory to the SS.There are so many banners and a large number of "representatives" that it is impossible to install them.

But now, the social worker newspaper has earned its first pot of gold.More importantly, the Social Worker Newspaper has become famous for this, which will play a greater role in controlling the direction of public opinion for the Gestapo in the future.

Among the crowd participating in the carnival, there were many old route troops who were sent out of the army by the "[-] National Defense Forces".They don't complain about being dismissed from the army, because they are the ones who know the difficulties of the army best.However, watching the motherland being oppressed, but unable to do anything, it would be aggrieved to put it on anyone.

"Maybe it's time to join the SS," thought Reid, who had been a battalion commander in the old army.

Just the day before yesterday, a young man who had been a company commander under Reid called him.On the phone, the former company commander proudly said that he is now a centurion of the SS.This exciting battle to defend the Ruhr was his presence.

Reid was proud of his former subordinate, and also proud of Germany having such a force as the SS.

Thinking of this, Reid wiped away the tears of excitement from the corners of his eyes.The familiar German soldier in his memory is back!Decades ago, hundreds of years ago, when Germany faced desperation again and again, it was such soldiers who guarded the country!

Reid made up his mind that he would enroll in the SS tomorrow and join this glorious collective.He didn't want the next time, when others made history, he could only stand by and watch.

The next day, SS conscription points sprung up in various German provinces.At the same time, registration offices for the Socialist Workers Party were also set up in major squares and streets.

Young men in black SS uniforms with fine tailoring and exquisite accessories were sent to the registration points of the Socialist Workers Party to attract popularity.

Although most of these SS soldiers have not been on the Ruhr battlefield, the people will not check carefully.The people only know that the SS soldiers on the Ruhr battlefield wore this chic and avant-garde uniform.That's enough to catch their eye.

The busy Socialist Workers Party registration office was crowded with people from all walks of life who heard the news and rushed to sign up.Some of them are just ordinary small workers, some are simple farmers, some are patriotic officials, and even many officers and soldiers of the National Defense Forces took time to sign up.

At the same time, there is another group of people who are also opening registration points for the Socialist Workers Party.It's a pity that there is no SS "on guard", and these registration points are deserted, which is in stark contrast to those registration points with handsome SS boys "on guard".

At this time, Hitler was inspecting a registration point in charge of Goering.Hitler, who thought he could use the situation to grow the Socialist Workers Party, suddenly realized that things were not as simple as he thought.

Although Hitler is now in the party, there has been no challenge to his existing status.However, Hitler clearly noticed that a large part of the party list would not agree with him as the party leader.

Hitler couldn't understand why Reinhardt, the youngest general in German history, wanted to infiltrate the small party of the Socialist Workers Party.Judging from the means Reinhardt showed before, he can completely stand on his own, and he doesn't need to borrow any power from this small party in his hands.

Hitler, who thought repeatedly but couldn't get an answer, sighed helplessly.Originally thought that the registration site would be very popular, but now only a few people in twos and threes came to inquire.Without exception, their questions were probably all asking, "Is this really the registration site for the Socialist Workers Party? I heard that there will be SS soldiers standing guard at all formal registration sites. Why don't you see it here?"

Hitler was considering whether to send a few cronies to pretend to be SS soldiers to pretend.He suddenly saw several SS soldiers in black uniforms, led by an officer in a black suit, rushing to his registration point.

"Could it be that the other party can't accept the registration of a nominal party leader like myself?" Seeing a group of SS soldiers in black uniforms getting closer and closer to him, Hitler began to nervously consider the words to use in the next negotiation.

After all, including one official, there were five people in black uniforms walking towards him, and anyone would feel nervous.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Hitler?" The official's polite opening remark made Hitler feel at ease, as if the other party didn't intend to do anything to him.

"That's right, I'm Adolf, Hitler." Hitler, who was recognized, replied generously without hiding anything.

I saw a few SS soldiers behind the official. After hearing this answer, they immediately gave Hitler a 45-degree hand salute as stipulated by the SS.

Hitler, who was almost taken aback by the sudden surprise, heard the leading official say to himself before he had time to think: "Party leader, Major General Reinhardt heard that you are short of manpower, so he sent a hundred SS soldiers Come and help. Now they should have been assigned to the registration points you arranged."

Text Chapter 36 The Lion No Longer Silent

In the quiet presidential office of the Presidential Palace in Berlin, German President Ebert is sitting quietly on the black sofa next to his own window.His office desk was full of documents sent by the secretary today, but he was not in the mood to read any of them.

All of Albert's eyes were focused on the parade celebrating outside the window.Tears flashed in old Albert's somewhat cloudy eyes. The citizens of Germany haven't been this happy for a long time.ten years? 20 years?Seems like too long too long...

After a long time, he stood up and walked slowly to the huge floor-to-ceiling windows. Through the glass, in this quiet office, he listened to the cheers coming from the streets outside the presidential palace.

Outside the door, there was a knock on the door.The young female secretary reported through the door: "Mr. President, the representative of the Junker nobles, Mr. Hall requests to see you immediately."