On the one hand, because of Hitler's personality, and on the other hand, because of the organization of the High Command, the shortcomings of the German military leadership became more and more apparent. This naturally leads to a further new question: what can be done to improve the situation? No.

In order to give the war a more rational guide, Guderian made at least three attempts to persuade Hitler to accept some kind of reform in the organization of the High Command. As far as Guderian knew, there was no second person who dared to be so blunt as Guderian, and it was inappropriate to criticize his military leadership to his face.

Guderian, of course, was fully aware that, in fact, Hitler was by no means willing to openly relinquish his supreme command. As a dictator, he could not have taken such a step, because in his opinion it would be an intolerable blow to his personal prestige. Therefore, Guderian's opinion was only to persuade Hitler to retain the position of supreme commander in name, but in fact to give the command of all military operations to a chief of general staff with real power, and to appoint another commander-in-chief on the Eastern Front. Unfortunately, these attempts by Guderian were unsuccessful, and will be discussed further in the later description of the situation between 1943 and 1944. For Guderian personally, these efforts were particularly difficult, because Hitler knew full well that many people in the army at that time wanted Guderian to be the chief of the general staff with real power, or the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front, so Guderian was in an embarrassing and delicate situation.

Guderian did not intend to discuss the question of changing the leadership of the country by violent means, such as the events of July 20, 1944. From the point of view of being in charge of commanding an army group, Guderian did not believe that he had the right to carry out a coup d'état in wartime, because it could collapse the entire front or even cause chaos in the country. There is also the issue of military personnel taking an oath of allegiance.

As Guderian said when he was tried as a war criminal: "Any senior military commander who has been expecting his men to die for victory for years and months will certainly not inflict defeat with his own hands." ”

In any case, it was clear at that time that even a coup d'état would not change the demands of the Allies for unconditional surrender. And while Guderian still had military power, Guderian felt that we had not yet reached the point where we should regard this kind of action as the only way out.

Sum up:

-- Hitler was only an amateur military enthusiast and did not possess the ability to be a military leader.

As for Hitler's oratorical talent, I don't need to say more here, the following speech is enough to tell the story:

Body:

Today, we stand here! Stand on the land of the Germans! Stand in Berlin, the land that our ancestors watered with blood and dignity!

In front of me, standing is a nation, a nation in humiliation! "After that war is over, the pride of our nation is gone! The victors rode on our necks and trampled on our dignity, the dignity of one of the noblest nations on the European continent! You tell me that you are choosing to be like Benjamin. Like Martin, be a freedom fighter or a slave?! ”

You may say: Mr. Hitler, I need a job, a piece of bread. Yes. You're right, life is so important. But I'm going to tell you. There is one thing in this world that is more important than life, and that is freedom! That's dignity! ”

As long as the French flag flies over Alsace and Lorraine for a day, our dignity does not exist! As long as those French and British people are tyrannical on our soil, our dignity will not exist! As long as the map of Europe, the country called Germany is fragmented and weakened. Our dignity does not exist! As long as people from other countries laugh contemptuously when they talk about the word Germany, our dignity does not exist! ”

What we need, not a loaf of bread! It's a living space! A living space for a nation! This living space is not achieved by begging and protesting, but by iron and blood! ”

Others have bullied us, even the weakest peoples have come to trample on us, and we will only cry: we express strong indignation and protest, such people. It's boneless! Such a person is lowly! We should make the enemy tremble with cannon earthquakes and deaf sounds! We should crush their dignity, their lives, and let them know that we are not a bunch of cowards who only know how to protest! ”

You have to remember that a country that only knows how to protest is a country without bones! A government that only knows how to protest is a government that has no bones! When our dignity, territory, and living space are trampled on, we still shamelessly protest against the land administration and government, we don't need it! You'll abandon them eventually! ”

I'm proud, among you guys. There are very few people who have no bones like this! In front of me is an army with thousands of years of unyielding blood! This blood once flowed in the veins of our ancestors, and they did not give in! Now, they're bubbling inside our bodies, you tell me. Do you want it to cool down!? ”

"To be able to unite people. There are two things: a common ideal and a common crime. We have the great ideal engraved on the German flag, and we will shed our last drop of blood for this ideal! In today's Berlin. Nothing can save our Motherland, only this ideal! The Treaty of Versailles, a great shame! We have the determination and the reason to refuse to carry it out! Do what you want! Just like Benjamin. Martin picked up the gun, just as he led his compatriots to fight bravely under the banner of freedom! If you want to fight, go for it! Then I will be able to see if you are 70 million slaves or 70 million unyielding Germanic people! ”

If there was a day, I, Adolf. Hitler, would also think about Benjamin. Martin is at the forefront with the banner that belongs to our Germany! Even if I die in battle, I will enter heaven with a smile! I will meet the glorious ancestors of Germany, I can walk up to the great Frederick the Great with my head held high, and I can proudly say to him: I, your descendants, have not disgraced you, I shed my last drop of blood for the great Germany! ”

We don't fight for enslavement! We fight for freedom! We are not machines, we are not cows and horses, we are people! It's the Germanic people who never gave in! ”

We unite in the name of freedom! Fight for a new, fair world! We fight for a job for everyone! Fight for those who enslaved us to get out of the land of the Germans! Fight because we don't need to shout and protest all day! Fight for our dignity! Fight for our promises! ”

Fight for the liberation of this country! Germans, we fight for the glory of our ancestors! For our children and grandchildren to be able to proudly proclaim that we are Germanic people who never give in! ”

"Long live my compatriots, Germany and the German people! Freedom, long live!

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