Chapter 53: Becoming the Führer's Mentor
“…… I come from a rural village in Munich to peasant parents,...... Ill-intentioned people force us down the path of having to fight...... and sacrifice our modest but indispensable strength for this country......"
Adolph. Hitler was completely attracted by the words on the radio, he was from Austria, but left Braunau at a young age to pursue his dreams and career in a foreign land.
First Vienna, then Prague, then to Munich, and finally to Berlin ......, where Munich is Adolf. Hitler stayed in the best places because Munich was close to Austria and the people in both places were Catholic and Pan-South German in accent.
At first Adolf. Hitler thought that he would become a good painter and go on the road to becoming a top painter, but the reality always hit people again and again, and countless people said that the figures he painted were like buildings, and buildings were like a bunch of dog ~. In an unusually positive tone, he said to him: Forget it, Hitler, you don't have the potential to become a painter at all, and you have to do something else.
Adolph. Hitler began to suspect that he might have chosen the wrong profession, but he did not give up, and he walked the galleries again and again, suffered repeated blows, spent the inheritance of his father, a customs clerk, and began to live on the streets, living on the relief bread distributed by the government.
A gunshot from a Serbian youth and it changed Adolf. The trajectory of Hitler's life can still be seen in an old black-and-white photograph and from the dense crowd of people in the frozen frame of him raising his hands and shouting "war".
Yes, Adolf. Hitler joined the army, he was Austrian, but the army he joined was the army of the Kingdom of Bavaria. But there was nothing wrong with that, the rulers of Bavaria and Austria had been married for generations, and the Entente was also fighting evil, and no one would ask an Austrian how he could choose the army of the Kingdom of Bavaria instead of returning to Austria to join the army.
“…… We need our own, our deserved, and necessary land, but the land will not give birth to our feet, except for the industrious hands, and only the ...... to put on the boots and step on that land. ......, a people cannot lose the desire to fight, and it is the nature of all living beings to be aggressive. There is no such thing as respect in exchange for weakness......,...... Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empire! Long live the army! Long live the people! ”
Wounded soldiers, nurses, doctors in hospitals...... Almost everyone who could catch their breath was listening to the radio, some of them were so excited that their faces were flushed, some of them clenched their hands into fists, and many more were relieved.
The broadcast ended, followed by a song. In the past, people liked to play songs on the radio, but now they are not interested, they are more interested in......
"Who's that guy?"
"Litchie, a peasant from the Munich countryside."
"He captured a lot of generals from the Entente?"
"That's right! He captured a British general, a French lieutenant general, six major generals, and nearly fifteen colonel-rank officers, and one Canadian lieutenant general and four French major generals were killed, and many more majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels. ”
"Huh!?"
There are too many similar conversations in the recuperation of the wounded in the remodeled barn of the farm, some people are curious about what they have done, some people are curious about what they have done, some people are curious about their origins, and some people are curious about what they have gained after doing so much.
"I know Richie! I've seen him with my own eyes! "Adolf. Hitler looked unusually excited, he raised his hand and pointed to the megaphone, and shouted: "Richie is a very brave man!" I once saw him and his comrades capture a French heavy machine-gun position! ”
"He has been in the trenches like us, and he has been fighting on the front lines like us since the beginning of the war!" Adolph. Hitler attracted the attention of the crowd around him, waving his arms and emphasizing: "He asked my name and spoke to me." You can't imagine how kind he is! ”
"Adolf, maybe you're telling the truth, but with your braggart experience," said a sergeant with a beard on his cheek, laughing, "I doubt you actually spoke to him." ”
"I swear!" Adolph. Hitler raised his right hand, revealing only the three fingers in the middle, and his face was serious: "He knows my name, he knows where I come from, and he shook hands with me amicably!" ”
For Catholics, a solemn oath is not a joke. Most of the wounded soldiers in this hospital came from South Germany, that is, Bavaria, Saxony, Württemberg, etc., and almost all of them were Catholics. Hitler didn't joke about swearing.
"I agree with what he said, and I admire him even more for being able to do such a big thing!" Adolph. Hitler, who seemed to be excited by the trust that the majority placed in him, almost roared: "We joined the army to guarantee our justice!" We are not only fighting for the Emperor, but also for ourselves! ”
A round of applause rang out, and the scene seemed to be Adolf. Hitler's place of speech, with his expression on his face and his waving hands, was previously considered neurotic and fond of fragmentation, but now those who have just listened to the radio and are motivated by it, they seem to have the same conviction in their expressions.
"He can do it, and so can we!"
"That's right!"
"Hard-working people deserve their due!"
"That's right!"
"Comrades-in-arms, comrades-in-arms! I have never been so anxious as I am now, and I have never been so eager to go into battle, shoulder to shoulder with my comrades, and launch an attack on those damned Entente enemies! ”
"That's right!"
The noise ceased until the attending doctor came to stop it, but Adolf. Hitler made dozens of times more friends today than he did in the past week.
Adolph. Hitler's mood became very happy, he had not been so happy since he left Braunau, and when most people applauded and cheered for him, he seemed to have found another meaning in life.
"Adolf. Hitler, who met Adolf. Hitler? "A couple of guys who look like officers are actually Adolf. The commander of Hitler's regiment and other officers stood by the gate of the barn and shouted: "Adolf. Hitler! ”
"Dear Lieutenant Colonel, Adolf. Hitler may not be able to move. A private said so.
The lieutenant colonel was surprised and said, "I know, but I need to know where he is." ”
The private habitually wanted to laugh, but quickly held back, and said in a sentimental tone: "He was wounded by a gunshot wound, and one testicle ~ was knocked off by a bullet, and he couldn't move for the time being." ”
“…… Belch? The lieutenant colonel was stunned for a moment, and then said solemnly: "Soldier, the person you are talking about is a corporal who is about to receive the Iron Cross of the first class. ”
Iron Cross Medal of the 1st Degree? Medals of this rank are awarded to officers of the rank of lieutenant, and only very few are awarded to non-lieutenant officers.
Adolph. Hitler had already been awarded an Iron Cross of the Second Degree. It was on October 20, 1914, that his company went to the vicinity of Ypules to take part in the battle, which lasted for three days, and the regimental commander was killed and the deputy commander was seriously wounded. He found a military doctor. The two worked together to drag the deputy head of the regiment to the first aid post.
After that, the new regiment commander, Engelhardt, took command. One day, Engelhardt was in Adolf. Hitler and another soldier, accompanied by another soldier, went to the front to inspect it, but were discovered by the enemy. The enemy then fired wildly, Adolf. Hitler jumped up to the regimental commander and pushed him into the ditch. That's how that Iron Cross of the Second Class came about.
"Oh my God!" The private of the second class understood one thing very well, so he was extremely surprised: "Isn't the Iron Cross of the first class only awarded to officers above the rank of lieutenant?" Adolph. Hitler was just a corporal! ”