Unicario wrote:Schleiser said, "The people of Germany were not directly responsible for that however, I'd put the blame more on the Austrian government and the Serbian terrorists who killed their Archduke, but yes, the Free State idea is very good." He nodded and extended his hand.
"Austria and the Black Hand played their parts too," said Moraczewski, "as you played yours. Nonetheless, since we can both agree to a free state, that is only at the back of our minds now." He reached out and shook von Schleiser's hand. "I suppose negotiating borders for and putting into practice the Freistaat Danzig is the prerogative then?"
There was of course, himself. Chancellor Adolf Hitler, one of the most famous men in post-war Germany for his dedication to his "Deutsche Genossen", which was more of a term of connecting high power to low, than communistic. Hitler was charismatic, and above all -- loyal. At least, he was a bit egotistical to be speaking of himself like this.
Then there was his foreign minister, Konrad Adenauer. The former mayor of Koeln, this man was fierce and followed both Kaiser Wilhelm AND Hitler's policy of being aligned to the British as an ally, which had recieved German probing with a quite strong and warm welcoming -- They were even in deliberation to pick a new monarch, of which two or three of them were direct relatives of the Kaiser!
Next, was his Minister of Security and Intelligence (and defacto head of the Schutzestaffel, the German special forces dedicated to intelligence gathering), he was a crafty man with designs for Germany that even Hitler was afraid of at the moment, but he was a strong mind and strong loyalty to both himself and the Kaiser. A former comrade in the DAP, he denounced Iron Guardism at the same time Hitler did, and won the hearts of many for his leadership against the KPD.
The man in charge of the Reichswehr was Paul von Hindenburg, a veteran of the Great War, despite Hitler and Wilhelm III believing him to be directly responsible for Germany's defeat in the West, but there wasn't really anybody qualified to take his place. Hitler had pondered the idea of finding a replacement, but there was little to determine due to Hindenburg's military clout.
Hermann Goering... a very close friend of Hitler's was the Airmarschall of the Luftwaffe, Germany's newly reorganized air force. It was obvious that Goering was a fiercely loyal man, willing to serve the Empire in anyway the Kaiser or he chose.
Then finally was him. Franklin Roosevelt, who Hitler found to be a very fascinating man. He didn't seem to care of his new exile status from his homeland, nay, he seemed to fit right into German society, he seemed to look fear in the eye and SPIT in it's eye. Hitler was very impressed by Roosevelt's strength, and had nearly keeled over when Roosevelt brought forth several new reforms to the Reichsmarine, creating a new idea that even Donitz was impressed, and had approved of Roosevelt's appointment instead of himself. Hitler liked Roosevelt, and was going to ensure his future in Germany was bright... very bright.
