The Führer's voice was a little out of shape in the electric horn, but the passion and power contained in the words did not diminish in the slightest, and the citizens of Berlin listened to it with fascination and enthusiasm.

Gustav. Otto was a Wehrmacht sergeant who served in the Greater German Infantry Regiment and was at the forefront of the team as the acting platoon commander of the starting company.

The cheers from the loudspeakers in the trees on the street continued, and the crowd under the street trees had fallen into a state of frenzy, and the police and soldiers supporting the vigilance did their best to maintain order on the scene, but there were still enthusiastic citizens who broke through the police wall and hugged and kissed the Wehrmacht officers and soldiers who were standing in the middle of the street waiting for the parade.

Because it was winter, olive leaves and flowers could not be found, and if it were summer, the streets would have turned into a sea of petals, and the Germans had the custom of offering flowers to their heroes, decorating those cold tanks and cannons with bouquets and green leaves, and filling the chests of soldiers with flowers, like medals awarded to them.

Although there were no flowers, the German citizens had prepared a replacement, throwing bouquets of colored paper and silk cloth at the soldiers, hanging holly rings around the gun wagons, and young men and children lying on high street trees, throwing shredded pieces of colored paper around them, like colorful petals fluttering in the cold wind of early winter.

The whistle of the deputies' final preparations had sounded, and the order began to be passed quickly back along the ranks.

Otto looked at the front of the procession, where there were the standard-bearers of the regimental headquarters and two flag guards, and the regimental commander, Colonel Scheverin, was standing behind the standard-bearers in a parade uniform, and beside him was the regimental chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Goleman.

It was the supreme honor of the Greater German Infantry Regiment to be the leader of the entire parade procession, and every soldier kept this in mind, so that no matter how fanatical the crowd around them was, the infantry regiment's parade was as steady and quiet as a stone.

Otto took off the M40 steel helmet from his head and rubbed his fingers against the slightly rough frosted brim of the helmet.

It was a brand-new Army-standard steel helmet, less than a month after it had been shipped from the factory by inspection number, and Otto had only received it from the quartermaster a week earlier. This time, everyone in the Greater German Regiment received a new set of woolen military parade dresses, as well as new leather gear and a pair of marching boots.

The Grand German Infantry Regiment had its own distinctive dress logo, which was significantly different from the regular army units, except for the floral GD logo on the epaulettes, the dress collar badge of the Greater German Regiment was twice as long as the ordinary army collar badge, and the cuffs also wore French-style three-breasted sleeves.

This is not because the regiment wanted to be a maverick, and the elongated collar and sleeves were the hallmarks of the elite troops of the Second Reich, but the Großdeutschland regiment continued to use them as a way to represent a kind of historical heritage.

This infantry regiment has been the window unit of Berlin since Weimar times, and has had a street parade almost every month, becoming a symbol of the continued existence of imperial force.

The members of the Greater German Regiment came from all parts of the Reich, and the Army Command transferred a company from each of the seven army infantry divisions allowed to be retained by the treaty at that time, and mixed into this headquarters garrison infantry regiment, and every three months thereafter, each infantry division had to replace an infantry company to serve in the headquarters garrison infantry regiment, so this regiment also became the symbol of the armed forces of the German Empire.

The Großdeutsche Infantry Regiment was not only the face of the capital of Berlin, but also the face of the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich, and the daily training of this unit was very rigorous, and the soldiers were selected from the elite of the whole army, and in turn they were treated more than most army units, and in addition to a steady stream of honors, each of them received additional subsidized military pay.

Because the Greater German Regiment itself has the attributes of a guard of honor, there is no more suitable than this unit to participate in the review, all the large-scale events in Germany, this unit is responsible for the garrison guard mission, the average height of more than 1.8 meters of the Greater German Regiment soldiers, has become an alternative scenery in Berlin, can be compared to the Royal Infantry Regiment in front of Buckingham Palace. And wearing a dark green "Great Germany" cuff has also become a big dream for many young army soldiers.

"All!" The loud command of the regiment commander came from ahead, and it was still clearly heard in the noise around him.

Otto neatly put on his new steel helmet and buckled the buckle of his chin. This helmet is actually an improved version of the M40 steel helmet, which abandons the original glossy paint, the manufacturer sprays a matte gray-green matte coating on the helmet, and adds a chin rest structure to the chin strap, which can be just put on the chin, and the helmet becomes more stable after fastening.

In order to show the magnificent style of the Greater German Regiment, the whole regiment did not wear military coats, but only wore gorgeous parade uniforms and carried a full set of parade armaments.

With the exception of the non-commissioned officers, each soldier carried a fur marching backpack, which was now the hallmark of the old German army, as the High Command had decided that units formed after 40 years would no longer be issued with the expensive but flashy M34/39 marching bags.

This kind of cover is made of a marching backpack made of fur, which is called horseskin or horsehair backpack by military enthusiasts, and the use of fur is mainly to protect against rain, which is very suitable for activities in mountain and forest areas.

Historically, the Japanese Army completely copied this marching backpack, because of the lack of domestic cowhide materials, Japan used horse leather as a substitute, and this backpack had the reputation of a horse leather backpack, but brought the original German version into the ditch.

When the government army was engaged in the adjustment division, it specially imported a full set of equipment from Germany, including this M34 fur marching bag. It is sad that because of the high price of this equipment, in order to avoid daily wear and tear, these backpacks are usually locked in the national capital's ordnance warehouse, and only when there is a grand event such as a military parade, will it be distributed to the hands of soldiers. Not to mention the soldiers of the national government wearing this backpack, it does seem to add a bit of strong temperament, and the M34 backpack, like the M35 helmet, has become the symbol of the elite lineage of the national government.

But since it is used as war preparation materials, then it must be sent down after the war, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in actual history, whether it is the Battle of Songhu or the Battle of Nanjing, where the German armor division appears in the battlefield photos, it is impossible to find the shadow of this backpack. (The Japanese seized a lot from the warehouses in Nanking and Hankow, and these backpacks were completely extinct after the government entered Sichuan.) ）

Because of the backpack, the soldier did not wear a Y-strap, and the food bag and glove bag around his waist were also removed, leaving only a felt kettle and a gas mask jar on his waist.

The officers carried binoculars, map bags, and self-defense pistols, as well as ceremonial swords and bayonets hanging from their waists. Soldiers' personal pistols are not allowed to be carried on such occasions, not because of safety concerns, if even the Great German Infantry Regiment cannot be trusted, I really don't know which unit can be considered loyal, in fact, it is only because the pistol style of the officers and soldiers is not uniform, which may affect the appearance of the procession.

It would have been okay if it had been replaced by other units, such as the two field infantry regiments that followed behind, but after all, the Greater German Regiment was the face of the Wehrmacht, and a large group of senior generals were staring at it.

"Forward!" At the command of the regimental commander, the standard-bearer sent the flag in his hand forward, and the entire infantry regiment took a step forward almost at the same moment, and then marched forward at the standard marching speed.

At ten o'clock sharp, the Greater German Infantry Regiment crossed the Charlottenburg Gate and marched along Charlottenburg Strasse towards Unter den Linden. The parade procession, which spread for several kilometers, was like an awakened python, slowly shaking its scales and meandering forward.

"Let's go! One, two, one! Otto walked on the right side of the queue with his head held high, not monitoring the queue on his side with his peripheral vision.

These people have been training for weeks and can't afford to be embarrassed at this juncture.

If you have watched the documentary of the year, you will find that not only the queue is not neat, but some even go crookedly, not to mention compared with the Chinese honor guard of later generations, even the entrance ceremony of the middle school in a certain part of the country may be a little stronger than them.

This was due to the fact that the Germans were holding a military parade to celebrate their victory, and the participants were all meritorious units who participated in the actual combat on the Western Front, and there was no queue drill at all. Now the Greater German Mission has spent several weeks on intensive training in the queue, and the effect is immediately visually manifested, as the formation is as uniform as steel, and the German citizens on both sides are stunned.

PS: Thank you for your support and understanding, this chapter is the last chapter sent in China, board the plane at noon tomorrow, and the next chapter will be written in the distance, it may be the nineteenth, or the twentyth.