The Third Reich in Desperation

In fact, even if Reinhardt didn't play word games a lot, he released Newk.Germany will not pay much WWI reparations after 1932.

In other words, the reason why Reinhardt was able to evade compensation through word games was essentially to rely on the appeasement policies of European countries, especially the United Kingdom and the United States, rather than his talent for exploiting loopholes.

In addition to the Soviet Union, capitalist countries such as Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Romania, Greece, and the United States have more or less participated in this policy of preventing the Red Soviet Union.

At the same time, the Soviet Union was also trading a large amount of war materials with Germany.

Almost all powerful countries in the world are conducting transactions with the Germans, and the purpose of the transactions is to deal with the other party.

China bought German weapons to deal with the Japanese army, Japan bought Iron Fist rocket launchers to counter the Soviet army, the Soviet Union bought German military technology to confront capitalist countries, the Spanish Republican Army and the National Army bought weapons from Germany to destroy each other...

On the other hand, countries such as Romania, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela, which are not too big to watch, have allowed Germany to import a huge base of oil.

What could be happier than a day like this.People all over the world are trying to please and win over themselves.Eat at both ends, you can have everything you want, what more can you ask for...

Only in such a position and in such an environment did Reinhardt understand what happiness the geographical advantage of the "Chosen Nation" of the United States means in history.

Germany's present detachment is short-lived and easily broken.However, the special geographical advantages of the United States are doomed to its transcendent status in the next 10 or even 20 years.

However, at least today, when the appeasement policy is prevailing, Germany under the leadership of Reinhardt is still quite popular.

The two armored divisions led by Guderian took the trail to Vienna.Among them, all the tanks were covered with German flags and flower bouquets, which were warmly welcomed by the Austrian people.

And this long-distance march also exposed the problems of the T3 tank in terms of engines and other aspects, and there were many breakdown accidents on the small road to Vienna.

R & D experts from various departments in Germany also held an emergency meeting to discuss improvement measures.

A week after the German-Austrian merger, other countries responded mildly to the incident, as Reinhardt expected.

Although the Allies of World War I, especially Britain and France, had the responsibility to uphold the Treaty of Versailles, especially the clause prohibiting the merger between Germany and Austria, they only carried out diplomatic protests and did not take actual actions to prevent the merger.

In the referendum that Reinhard asked to preside over half a month later, 99.7% of the Austrians were in favor of the German-Austrian merger.Internationally, it has greatly demonstrated the desire and joy of the Germans for the merger.

Afterwards, Reinhardt, the German head of state who stayed in Austria in order to create an advantage in public opinion and leave a close influence on the people, sent a telegram to Sickert in Berlin.

The content of the telegram is only one sentence: "From today on, no one dares to look down on the will of the Germans!"

Body 1 Chapter [-] The Lonely Hero

On April 1937, 4, although Reinhardt tried all kinds of means, and even invited a famous Chinese medicine doctor in Asia for recuperation, he still failed to save the life of a German general.

Hans von Seeckt, the commander-in-chief of the German army who was honored as "Sphinx" (Sphinx) by the British in World War I and later known as the father of the German Wehrmacht in World War II, In the early hours of April 1937, 4, he left the country he loved so much.

Sickert's death also marks the end of an era.

Reinhardt, who lost the strong support of Sickert, reorganized the Weimar Republic into the German Third Reich in order to further concentrate power against foreign enemies, but still retained the basic bureaucratic system of the original republic.

Before Sickert's death, the German Wehrmacht peacefully crossed the border between Germany and Austria and stationed throughout Austria.The new Austrian cabinet leader Seth Inquart signed the "Austria-Germany Reunification Act", and Germany and Austria were formally merged.

Austria became the German province of the East, with Seth Inquart as governor.The merger of Germany and Austria expanded Germany's territory by 17%, increased its population by 10%, and greatly enhanced its military strength.

This respected general, with the efforts of his closed disciple Reinhardt, finally saw a rising Germany before he died.

Before his death, Sickert on the hospital bed said the last few words: "Fortunately, God bless Germany! Fortunately, I have a good student!"

In Austria, Reinhardt in Vienna immediately flew back to Berlin to preside over a large-scale German state funeral after receiving the news.

Except for Reinhardt, almost all the top leaders of the entire Third Reich gathered here.There is Speer, the Minister of Armaments Production of the Third Reich of Germany, Steve, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Staff of the SS, Ross, the Minister of State Security of the Third Reich who is the top head of the Gestapo, and the outgoing former Wei Wei. The President of the Republic of Malta, Gustav, the Minister of Petroleum Miles who has been re-elected, the newly promoted Minister of Security of the Third Reich, Moss, Hans von Furmanreid, who has just been transferred to the position of Minister of Propaganda, and Rein The honorary board member of the company, Schacht, Minister of Economy of the Third Reich, has been a senior representative of the Wehrmacht under Sickert, such as Manstein and other military officers......

In German history, there has never been a general's funeral with such specifications.Almost all powerful figures and representatives of a country participated in this high-scale German state funeral.

The streets were already crowded with crowds.Under the propaganda of the Social Worker Newspaper, Sickert's achievements became known to the world earlier than in history.The people believe that Germany's thriving national and military strength today is absolutely inseparable from the credit of General Sickert.

Moreover, he is also the most respected teacher of Head of State Reinhardt.It was he who once taught the "God's gift to Germany" who will continue to lead the German people!

After the military band played a round of Beethoven's Symphony No. 2, Chapter [-], Reinhardt slowly walked up to the stage and published a pre-prepared tribute to Sickert's achievements:

约翰内斯·弗里德里希·列奥佩德·冯·西克特上将，这位德意志的优秀将军，在1866年4月22日被上帝带到了德国的石勒苏益格，又在1937年4月12日被上帝召回了他的怀抱。

He is my teacher, the founder of the new German Wehrmacht, the hero who laid the foundation for Germany's resurgence, and the pride of all Germans!

General Sickert is a role model for our new German Army commander, a perfect example of the German General Staff principle of "talking less and doing more".Under his influence, many people, including me, were greatly affected.

Mr. Smith, the British ambassador to Germany, once commented: "General Sickert's mind is much wider than his restrained military appearance, and his knowledge is much broader than his rigorous and neat appearance."

In this regard, I have to praise, Mr. Smith is very accurate.

Many people know that Admiral Sickert was an excellent officer who graduated first in the staff school.But few people know that besides this, he also has expertise in literature, and has won the extraordinary title of "Abu Turner" (excellent sportsman) in sports.

I don't hesitate to believe that General Sickert is fully capable of achieving greater achievements in literature or sports.

However, General Sickert finally chose to join the army.For the country he loved so much, General Sickert put aside his talent in literature, abandoned his pen and joined the army, and became an excellent officer.

This officer with a very high literary talent showed us another kind of talent on the battlefield.

He once served as the chief of staff of a newly formed group army, and planned a destructive offensive that advanced 100 miles within two weeks, captured 12 prisoners within 14 days, and recovered the second largest fortress in Central Europe, Sepp in one month. Remichel, accept the highest military honor - the Medal of Valor!

General Sickert experienced the Lemberg victory, participated in the famous Battle of Warsaw, and planned the surprise attack on the Brest-Litovsk fortress.

He planned to accomplish many goals that the Allies could not achieve, and for this he was awarded the Oak Leaf (Medal of Valor with Oak Leaves) on the medal.

Having been a general myself, I can't think of a better chief of staff at the time than General Sickert.

In the 1920 years from 1937 to 17, General Sickert made great achievements in his post that cannot be evaluated highly.In an era of political turmoil and a country in disrepair, he created an army that became the backbone of the nation and proved to be the best-trained and best-led army of its generation.

And now, the teacher has handed over this army to me, and entrusted his dreams and expectations to me!And I will live up to my trust!

Long live General Sickert!

Long live the Third German Reich!

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Following Reinhardt's leadership, everyone who heard the broadcast in the square and on the street shouted loudly.

"I announce that Admiral Sickert has been promoted to be the first field marshal of the Third Reich, and that he is bestowed with the field marshal's scepter..."

"Long live!......" In this passionate atmosphere, the emotions of the German people were also mobilized to the extreme.

In addition to ordinary people, high-level German officials and some keen reporters immediately heard a deep meaning from Reinhardt's eulogy.

If it is said that Reinhardt called Admiral Sickert the unofficial teacher at the end of the eulogy, it is out of respect and love from the heart.

Then Reinhardt skipped the president and the Army Command, and directly announced the promotion of a field marshal in this public place, which is more than just respect and love that can be explained.

Behind this thought-provoking behavior, there is an incredible possibility-Reinhardt has already mastered, or is about to master, the power of the German President and the Army Command!

Reinhardt, who was born in the navy, naturally seized the leadership of the navy long ago.And the emerging Luftwaffe, from its commander, Catherine, down to the captains who were sent to the Soviet Union for special training, are all Reinhardt's cronies.