Chapter 859: The German Massacre

Germany, 1934.

Adolph. Hitler's former close comrade-in-arms Röhm was arrested.

To the average Berliner, there is nothing on the surface to suggest that the country is in turmoil. Yes, rumors abound in the city; Shalodenberg. There have also been traffic jams on Southey Street due to the barricades at the police station and military vehicles coming and going. People also knew that there were arrests in the house, but the atrocities were carried out in secret. Few people know about Feng. General Schleicher and his wife have been killed. Few people know about Grigor either. Strassel was arrested at the lunch table and put in cell No. 16 in the Gestapo prison. There, the killers who were hiding in the shadows shot inside from the window, and Strassel dodged back and forth like a rat in a cage, and was finally shot and injured. A killer walked into the cell and ended up with him. In this way, Goebbels and Goering's enemies were destroyed, and they were loyal to the Führer at the time of their death.

In Berlin, the general leader of this purge was Goering.

In the afternoon of the same day, Goering gave a brief briefing to foreign journalists in the Propaganda Department.

He didn't come to power, he came to power slowly. Before he began to speak, he deliberately made a long pause to deepen his impression. His body leaned forward slightly, his chin in one hand propped up, his eyes rolling, as if he was afraid of what he was disclosing was about. "When he mentioned that Schleicher was linked to the Rohm-Strassel conspiracy, one asked, what is the current situation of the former chancellor?

"He was so stupid that he dared to resist". As Göring spoke, a smile on his face that one recorder called a wolf: "He's dead." ”

Later that day, the German National Press Agency published a letter to Victor. Luzer's telegram, on the one hand, excused the purge, and on the other hand, assigned Luzer to succeed Rohm. The telegram listed more than a dozen "tasks" for the new commander of the SA and his subordinates at all levels.

The first task was: "I demand blind obedience and absolute discipline from the SA commanders. The same must be required of each stormtrooper. He also harshly condemned "official travel in limousines or vans," excessive eating, drinking, and public disturbances.

"I have a special hope that every mother will hand over her son to the SA, to the party, or to the 'Hitler Youth' without fear that her son will be morally corrupt there."

As a result, leaders of the SA who misbehaved would be expelled from the SA and expelled from the party.

"I ask my SA leaders to be human, not ridiculous." These words, which come from this moment in the moment, have been ridiculed by most foreign observers. But the Germans in general relished it, relieved that the Führer shared their disgust with the lawlessness of the stormtroopers.

He went further and called on every SA leader to "be loyal and honest to the Wehrmacht" in order to "prove that he is a true leader, friend and comrade." ”

By evening, the number of people killed had reached frightening proportions. Schleicher's friend von Chercher. General Budov was shot at the front door of his house.

The acting police chief of Breslau was beaten with a short gun; An SS cavalry officer was assassinated in a smoking room. The author of the transcript of Papen's controversial new speech lies frozen in the dungeons of the Gestapo prison. The prison is located on Prince Albrechtstraße. Under the supervision of the SS, the Richförde barracks were also executing prisoners.

Executed here were the Minister of Transport, the president of Catholic Action, and Carl Brown, who was on his honeymoon but was dragged back. Ernst.

Ernst's last words were: "Long live Hitler!" ”…,

The stormtroopers were in disarray. Some units had been put on guard, pistols were issued, and they were ordered to go after traitors, only to be surrounded by SS troops and detained. Others were severely beaten in the streets by Himmler's men, some of whom were shot dead on the spot. Some were on the list, should have been arrested or killed, but were forgiven because a friend in the SS interceded for them. For the tens of thousands of people who felt they had sacrificed everything for the party, it was a night of terror and a night of disillusionment.

It was not until 10 p.m. that Hitler's plane landed at the Tamberhof airport. Few people greeted him at the airport. There were only Goering, Himmler, Flip, several Gestapo officials, and a policeman.

The first to step out of the landline was the Führer himself!

He wears a brown shirt, a bow tie, a leather jacket, and a pair of military boots on his feet.

After shaking hands with the crowd, Hitler pulled Goering and Himmler aside and listened carefully to their reports. Himmler handed him a list. As the Führer's fingers slowly moved downward, Himmler and Goering whispered. When the three men went to board the car, Hitler revealed that Röhm himself would not be executed.

He said that he had asked von . General Epp gave assurances. Goering and Himmler found it difficult. If the rebel leaders had been forgiven, the massacre of the day would have been laughed at. The car was on the road, and the three people were still arguing.

Feng. President Hindenburg took the execution of the prisoner with aptitude. His first reaction was to break Messner in a frenzy: "I told you earlier, for months I have been asking the Prime Minister to lock up Roma, an immoral and dangerous gangster. But, unfortunately, he just didn't listen. Look at how much blood is shed now! ”

The next day, July 1, the weather was hot and cold.

Berliners wander the streets with their children as if it were a normal Sunday. The significance of the brief announcement by the authorities of the execution of five or six traitors, as well as the continued transport of SS troops, and so on, is understood by few people here. Those who have been given the privilege of being close to the Führer know that the Führer is going through one of the most painful crises of his stormy career. In the afternoon of the same day, the crisis reached ** and he was forced to approve the execution of Roma. Hitler's death sentence was even marked with love. He instructed Theodore. Brigadier Ek, give Röm a chance to kill himself.

With Hitler's verbal orders and two of his men, Eck arrived at Staddelheim. It's not too late. At first, the warden refused to hand over Roma because there was no warrant. At Eck's shouting, the warden complied and ordered a jailer to take the three SS soldiers to cell 474 in the new building.

Rom was shirtless, sweating profusely and listlessly on the iron bed.

"You have lost your life," said Eck, "and the Führer has given you another chance to come to the right conclusions." ”

He flicked the pistol with only one round on the table and left the cell. After waiting in the aisle for 15 minutes, but still hearing the gunshots, Eck drew his pistol and, together with his two deputies, rushed back to his cell.

"Chief of Staff, get ready!" Eck shouted. He noticed that his assistant's gun was shaking, so he said, "Calm down, aim slowly." Two deafening gunshots reverberated through the tiny cell. Röhm fell.

"My Führer!" Panting, he shouted: "My Führer! ”

"You should have thought of that, it's too late!" Eck said. It was 6 p.m. Those who are supposed to die first are the last to perish. As soon as Röhm died, those in the Berlin area who were on the death list of the Richterveld Barracks and the Columbia Building, but had not yet been executed, were also ready to die.

Because powerful friends and foreigners often drove around his house, Baben was still alive. …,

On Sunday, Ambassador Dodd left a business card at the door with the words: "I hope to see you soon." Dodd felt that Barben was an unrighteous coward, but he couldn't help but like him.

He left his business card in protest against the atrocities of the Nazis.

Little is known about what is happening, and Goering's lengthy explanation of the massacre later that day does not serve its true purpose.

"The purge will continue inexorably." Goering made this announcement after assuring all citizens of the calm of the country and that the Führer was in full control of the situation. The lawless elements of the stormtroopers will be eliminated.

"The people must understand that everything we do seriously is for them."

Like most communiqués issued by any one country, it is a hodgepodge of truth and fabrication, giving the public a chance to believe what they are anxious to believe, with nothing to worry about, but to do a hateful but necessary job, in an upright manner and in the good of the country.

The communiqué was followed by the publication of the von . General Blomburg's order to the Wehrmacht, expressing total loyalty to the Führer. Despite many objections to the idea of independence from the "inner political struggle", it vividly proves that the army has fought with Adolf. Hitler was flesh and blood.

Even though Blomburg assured the public that the crisis had passed, the massacres continued until the early morning of 2 July. At Columbia House, a midshipman general was Captain Carl Brown. Schlieer called out from his cell. The midshipman said: "By order of the Führer, you will be executed!" ”

Schlieer had witnessed three comrades being dragged to execution, one every half hour.

It was 4 a.m. About 100 people, or 200, were slaughtered without trial, and the exact number is never known.

On Monday, the weather was hot. On this day, ordinary Germans throughout the Reich were secretly rejoicing that those barbaric stormtroopers had finally been surrendered.

Hindenburg, however, was pondering. Feng. The tragic murder of General Schleicher and his wife deeply disturbed him and led him to order an investigation.

Officials said they were killed after resisting arrest. He couldn't accept this. At the same time, he could not vent his anger and had to sign a congratulatory telegram to Hitler drafted by the Nazis. The electric cloud:

"I have learned from the various reports submitted to me that, thanks to your courageous actions and your courageous intervention, a case of treason has been nipped in the bud. You saved Germany from danger. For this, I would like to express my deepest gratitude and gratitude to you. ”

With this certificate of support in hand, Hitler won almost unanimous support from the whole country!