The Rise of the Third Reich

Hessmann was ordered to come to the General Staff Headquarters at Koenigplatz, and he felt a relaxed atmosphere. From the second half of 1918 to the present, Hersman has never felt at ease here.

He met Lieutenant Colonel Schulenburg in the hall. The lieutenant colonel waved to him and then took him to Hindenburg's office. Hersmann came to say goodbye to Hindenburg. Today was the day when the marshal retired from active service. days. Chief of the General Staff will be replaced by General Groener, and Hindenburg will go to Hanover for a period of seclusion.

Hessman knew that the Marshal would not withdraw from people's sight. A few years later he would run for president and be elected president of the German Empire! Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles and began preparations for rearmament after Hindenburg was elected president.

In the large and grand office, Hersman saw Hindenburg standing by the window, with one hand on his hip, looking down at the copy of the telegram spread out on the desk - it should be the "Versailles" sent by the Paris peace talks delegation. the final version of the Treaty. He raised his head, looked at Hessmann who was walking quickly, and then smiled: "Before the Bolsheviks in Hungary are finished, we can have an army of up to 200,000 people, and we can also retain the General Staff... But other aspects are still quite harsh. ah!"

Of course Hessmann knew the contents of the latest version of the Treaty of Versailles, and there was his "cooperating informant" in the German delegation. The content of the treaty is not much different from the previous draft of the Treaty of Versailles, except for major modifications in two aspects.

One is to allow the Germans to retain the General Staff and the 200,000-strong army before the collapse of the Hungarian Bolshevik Party, but the Germans must guarantee that they will no longer provide ammunition, food, coal, and military advisors to the Hungarian Bolshevik Party. The Allied Powers will send military observation missions for supervision - this is actually a very beneficial change! Not for Germany, but for the Junkers military bloc.

An extra army of 100,000 men does not mean much at first glance, and even this small number of people cannot threaten Britain and France. But that is 100,000 iron rice bowls, and those who can stay in the army after the war are the best, the best officers and non-commissioned officers. Their presence in the Army could increase the power of the Juncker bloc while weakening the power of extremist parties.

Because the Army can support 100,000 more soldiers, it means that the stormtroopers, SS, Red Guards, etc. of extremist parties like the Nazis will have 100,000 less backbones! If you include the added strength that the Stasi and the Courland Defense Forces gave the Juncker Group. In the future, Juncker will have several times more leverage when bargaining with the Nazis!

In the future, when the Nazi Party comes to power - Hessmann has already felt that this is inevitable, because the Juncker elites are not "one of their own" from the middle and lower classes of Germany and will suffer a great loss when voting - the Juncker Officer Group Can exist as a collaborator rather than a tool of the Nazis.

The second is to order Germany to hand over all merchant ships to make up for the losses suffered by the British in "Operation Rainbow", and also to take away almost all the cruisers, destroyers and other auxiliary ships of the German Navy, and only allow Germany to retain 6 old cruisers. 12 destroyers and 12 torpedo boats. The loss of merchant ships will worsen Germany’s future economy and be more conducive to the development of extremism. The loss of most of the navy will allow the British to rest easy and no longer worry about the spread of extremism in Germany...

In addition, the Treaty of Versailles did not mention the Courland Autonomous State from beginning to end. It seems that the Allies do not intend to treat the Courland Autonomous State as part of Germany. The strategy of using Olga as a shield was largely successful.

"Marshal," Hessmann gave a military salute to Marshal Hindenburg, "a harsh treaty will only awaken the German people. And we still retain some strength, and the Courland Autonomous State seems to be preserved."

"Before the French defeat the Hungarians, we should be able to take a breather." Hindenburg said and sighed again, "But what about after that? If the French really go all out, the Hungarians won't be able to support it for long. "

The current German President Albert and Prime Minister Scheidemann are not figures like Hindenburg. They will implement the treaty in a disciplined manner. Moreover, the German Social Democratic Party is now far more afraid of the Bolsheviks than militarists like Hindenburg and Hessmann!

"Marshal, I think even if we recall all our advisors, the Hungarians can still hold on for a few years. They have learned the essence of guerrilla warfare." Hessmann was more confident than Hindenburg. "And it is a landlocked country with poor transportation. It is not very convenient, the railway has been destroyed, and the water transportation on the Danube has been blocked by mines. Once the Bolshevik rule is consolidated, it will not be easy to conquer with their organizational and mobilization capabilities. "

"What about in a few years?" Hindenburg frowned again, "At that time we still have to lay off those 100,000 brothers..."

In a few years you will be the President of Germany, and you will be much more courageous than Albert and Scheidemann! Hersman thought this in his heart, but said: "By then we should have come out of the trough, and the French will become even more averse to war."

"I hope so!" Hindenburg paused, "But for now we still have to be patient, you know? As far as I know, President Albert and Chancellor Scheidemann don't like you very much... You go with the Bolsheviks Too close!”

"Marshal, I know too much!" Hessman smiled nonchalantly.

Before the revolution broke out in November last year, Hersmann was ordered to take over the Military Intelligence Bureau. He also transferred a large number of spies from the Stasi agency, established a Berlin intelligence station, and began to conduct operations against the Social Democratic Party, the Independent Social Democratic Party and the Spartacists. Conduct reconnaissance.

Now, the Military Intelligence Department has set up a political team dedicated to investigating German political parties and politicians. Many politicians of the German Social Democratic Party, including Ebert and Scheidemann, have been subject to secret investigations, and a lot of black material has fallen into Hessmann's hands.

So Hessmann was not afraid of unarmed politicians like Ebert and Scheidemann. What really worried him was political parties like the Nazi Party.

However, after Hindenburg fell from power and before the Social Democratic cabinet collapsed—even without the memory of later generations, Hersmann knew that the Social Democratic cabinet would not last long—Hessmann decided to keep a low profile.

"I know how to get along with them, Marshal, you can rest assured." Hessmann finally said something to reassure Hindenburg.

Hindenburg smiled and said: "Lieutenant Colonel, you are still young and have a bright future... Just be patient for the time being. It will change in a year at most!"

One year? Hessman thought for a while, wouldn't it be a Kapp coup? Although this coup was defeated, it caused President Abbott to lose face.

"There won't be any big events this year," Hindenburg said to Hessmann in the tone of an elder speaking to a junior. "Ludwig, hurry up and get married to that countess... This But a good marriage. It can make you one of the famous families in the West and the South."

"I plan to get married to Chloe within the year."

Hindenburg nodded, "Okay, if it is inconvenient for me to go then, I will ask Oscar (Hindenburg's son) to attend the wedding... In addition, while I am not in Berlin, you can contact Lieutenant Colonel Schulenburg and I’ll keep in touch. Don’t worry, I won’t give up on my responsibilities and I’ll be back!”

He will come back and be President! Hessmann thought to himself: It turns out that Marshal Hindenburg was already planning to obtain the position of German President when he was disbanded and returned to his homeland in 1919.

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