The Rise of the Third Reich

"Natalie!"

Infantry General Hessmann called the name again. He is now sitting in the office of the chairman of the Army Policy Committee. After hurriedly returning to Zosen (the General Staff Station) from Riga, the capital of the Baltic Republic, on May 12****, he would sit in this office for a while every day. Because a far-reaching event occurred on May 12, 1935 - the founding father of Poland, Joseph Clemens Piłsudski, died of illness in the Belvedere Palace in Warsaw on this day.

"Ludwig, did you call me?"

"Natalie, have the Poles replied? Have they agreed to invite the Emperor to Piłsudski's funeral?"

Natalie Leshinskaya is now not only a researcher at the Army Policy Council, but also the Secretary-General of the National Socialist International. Of course, the National Socialist International cannot be compared with the Third International. It is completely secretly funded by the Stasi. "civilian organizations".

Through this "civilian" international alliance of political parties, the Stasi fostered a small Polish National Socialist Party (not the Polish branch of the German National Socialist Workers' Party) in Poland.

The line of the Polish National Socialist Party is "Poland first", not "Polish Federation first". The party believes that the Polish Free State bears too many obligations across the federation, while the Ukrainian Free State and the Lithuanian Free State contribute too little. Therefore, it is very unfair that both the Lithuanian and Ukrainian nations took advantage of the Polish nation. It is necessary to adjust the proportion of the various obligations assumed by the three states of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine in the federation.

This "Poland first" approach attracted a small number of Polish voters and helped the Polish National Socialist Party win several parliamentary seats. Although the party has basically no say in Poland's national affairs, it can finally make a voice.

Therefore, after the news of Piłsudski's death came, Hersman immediately asked Natalie to instruct the members of the Polish National Socialist Party to propose to the Polish authorities: invite the former German Emperor Wilhelm II, who had supported Poland's independence, to attend Piłsudski. Ski Funeral.

Considering that William II is currently struggling for restoration, the invitation from the Polish government has a bit more "support" meaning - because William II is regarded as the sinner who provoked the First World War, most European countries are not interested in it. William II was opposed to any possible restoration.

"No, the Polish government did not invite His Majesty, not even the President."

Natalie took a copy of the telegram and walked into Hessman's office. She wore a gray sweater and a black skirt, with a black veil on one arm, apparently in memory of the recently deceased Polish founding father.

"But General Himigvi sent you a telegram of invitation, hoping that you can attend Piłsudski's funeral."

Hessman took the telegram copy from Natalie, "Invited me? Well, it seems that Piłsudski's successor has not forgotten that I also contributed to the establishment of the Polish Federation." He smiled coldly, "Natalie, you know what? The Polish Commonwealth would not have been possible without me."

"Really?" Natalie Lesinskaya looked at Hersman with wide eyes, "I heard that Poland was founded by the French and the British?"

"That's not the case," Hessman smiled, "That's not the case. The support from Britain and France is of no use... In fact, I was the one who facilitated the handing over of Lithuania to Poland, otherwise Poland would not have become a federation.

In addition, I proposed in the "Greater Poland Plan" that some of the weapons of the German Army on the Eastern Front at that time be handed over to Piłsudski's Polish Army. Otherwise, Piłsudski would never have won the subsequent Soviet-Polish War. "

"Oh, Lenin must not know about this, right?" Natalie asked.

"I don't know, this is top secret." Hessman said, "But the Poles are ungrateful..." At this moment, he seemed to remember that Natalie was also Polish, and smiled at her sheepishly. "It's not that you, you're a good Pole."

"I know," Natalie sighed. "The whole world knows that Poland was sorry for Germany on the territorial issues of Posen, West Prussia and Silesia... The two sides had an agreement at the time."

Poland in this time and space seems to be more hateful than in history. In 1918, the Polish Provisional Government, which received Lithuania, signed a border treaty with Germany, recognizing that Posen and West Prussia belonged to Germany. However, after the Treaty of Versailles, Poland turned its back and took away most of the land of Posen and West Prussia with the support of Britain and France. It also instigated three Silesian Polish uprisings (Poles were a minority in Silesia). ), and with the support of Britain and France, they cut off a few more pieces of flesh from Germany.

In addition, it also stirred up trouble on the border between Lithuania and East Prussia, cutting off the port city of Memel (renamed Klaipeda) in East Prussia.

These German lands cut off by Poland happened to be the hometowns of many Junker officers. Therefore, the Junkers group hated Poland extremely. This was the reason why the Soviet Union's opposition to Poland (this was also the case in history) emerged under such circumstances.

Piłsudski saw the rise of Germany during his lifetime and knew that he needed to say something to ease relations with Germany, so he issued the "Polish-German Non-Aggression Declaration".

But the "Manifesto" has been out for several years, what about Danze as promised? Why hasn't it been returned to Germany? Now that Piłsudski has gone to see God, can Danze still want to come back?

"Go and send electricity to General Himigwe. I will go to Huashan with Chancellor Hitler to attend the funeral."

Hitler was an old friend of the Polish people, so naturally he had received the invitation a long time ago. However, he received an official invitation from the Polish government, while Hersman received an invitation from the Polish military.

Throughout Europe, there were many big names who received invitations to attend Piłsudski's funeral. Stalin, the great leader of the Soviet Union, King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy and Prime Minister Mussolini, French President Albert Le Brun and Prime Minister Pierre Etienne-Frandy, President of Austria William Miklas, Czechoslovak President Thomas Masaryk, British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and Foreign Secretary John Simon have all expressed their readiness to attend Piłsudski's funeral.

There is no doubt that Piłsudski's funeral will be another meeting between big figures from various European countries.

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"Mr. Prime Minister, the Polish government refused to invite Wilhelm II to Warsaw. Even German President Ludendorff and Baltic President Goltz did not invite him. This shows the Polish government's stance against the restoration of Wilhelm II."

At the same time, in London, England, Stanley Baldwin, who occupied No. 10 Downing Street for the third time, was listening to Foreign Secretary John Simon's report on Piłsudski's funeral. The funeral of the founding father of Poland will be held in a few days, and Stanley Baldwin himself has received an invitation and is preparing to go to Warsaw.

But there was one thing that worried him a little - it was the possibility of meeting the German Emperor William in Warsaw!

Of course he was against William II. At the end of the World War, he was also the British Prime Minister and proposed to put William on trial. And now the British government he leads still opposes William II's restoration in Germany. In the eyes of him and many British and French politicians, Wilhelm II is a symbol of German militarism, and the restoration of Wilhelm II is the resurrection of German militarism!

Therefore, Britain and France have always opposed the restoration of William II. For this reason, they have continued to exert pressure on Hitler's government in Germany, hoping that the Nazi Party can become an important foundation for peace in Germany and Europe and prevent the restoration of William II. .

In addition, Britain and France also began to carry out some actions to expand their armaments. Britain expanded its Royal Air Force, and France, in addition to accelerating the construction of the Maginot Line, also accelerated the design and production of new tanks.

At the same time, improving Poland's armament level is also an important way to contain German militarism.

"The attitude of the Poles is commendable," Stanley Baldwin said slowly, smoking his pipe. "Piłsudski's death is a loss to the Polish people, but it is a good thing for us. Because once Piłsudski died, the door to improving relations between Poland and Germany was basically closed. What Piłsudski did not do, no one else can do in Poland. "

Piłsudski is half-god in Poland. He has not even completed the return of the Free City of Danze, let alone his successor.

As long as the Danze issue is not resolved, there will be no real reconciliation between Poland and Germany.

"Prime Minister, but we must also pay attention to the possibility of Germany and the Soviet Union cooperating to attack Poland. This is very likely to happen." Finance Minister Neville Chamberlain was also in the Prime Minister's Office. He, John Simon and Stanley Baldwin The three are now the Big Three of the British Conservative Party. Nowadays, the three of them make the decision on the major national affairs in the UK.

"Prime Minister, according to reliable information, the Germans held a large-scale military exercise in the Baltic Republic at the beginning of this month." Foreign Secretary Simon mentioned the just-concluded "Iron Fist-1935" military exercise. The scale of the exercise was so large that it was naturally impossible to keep it secret. The British and French embassies in the Baltics had received a lot of relevant information.

He said: "This military exercise is very likely to be aimed at Poland. Some people in the German military have always advocated that the Soviet Union oppose Poland, and we should be more vigilant."

Stanley Baldwin smoked a cigarette, was silent for a while, and then said: "Poland and Britain must strengthen national defense to prevent Germany's ambitions in the Polish Corridor and Danze City, and at the same time prevent the Soviet Union's ambitions in Ukraine on the right bank. I think... we We can discuss defense issues with our French and Polish friends in Warsaw.”