Hitler appeared at the Lubold Arena. He was more an object of admiration than a speaker. He entered dramatically, followed by Göring, Goebbels, Hess, Himmler and several others.
The band played the "Badenweiler March". After the moving "Eggméng Prelude" was played, Hess walked to the stage and slowly read the list of martyrs who died in the 1923 uprising.
It was a moving experience for the 30,000 people in the audience.
The most important words came from the mouth of the regional governor Wagner. He read a communique from Hitler. Because Wagner's voice was so similar to Hitler's, some reporters listening to the radio thought it was him.
"The German way of life for the next 1,000 years has certainly been decided," Wagner read there: "For us, the turbulent 19th century is over. There will be no more revolutions in Germany for the next 1,000 years."
Hitler was intoxicated by the almost constant cheers from his admirers, but he was still tortured by anxiety.
Many of the stormtroopers who came to celebrate the festival came with remorse and awakening. When he thought of embarrassing or even dangerous scenes that might happen, he felt nervous, and sometimes he even felt remorseful. Once, party officials often came to visit.
While dining in a restaurant, he suddenly turned to Hans.
Frank. "Your delay in taking action in Munich on June 30 annoyed me!" he shouted. When Frank asked for resignation again, he interrupted impatiently, "In a few weeks, the state law will
The joke will be over."
The Reich will dictate, and Bavaria and the other states must obey, he said. After an uncomfortable silence, he walked out.
As the congress became more and more exciting, Hitler returned to his cheerful mood. This was particularly evident on the evening of the 7th.
That night, 200,000 loyal party members, carrying more than 200,000 flags, packed Chaplin Stadium to capacity. Their ranks were as neat as an army.
The effect of Speer's 130 searchlights is more thrilling than imagined.
In the terrible silence, Hitler's voice rang out through the loudspeaker...producing a terrifying effect. "We are strong and will be stronger!" he said. This was both a promise and a threat.
Rini.
Refensdahl and his photographers filmed this scene from more than 10 angles. During the filming process, those nosy brown-coated gangsters...at the instigation of Goebbels, without telling the Führer, attacked her.
Interference. They constantly harassed photographers, pushed them away from the most advantageous angles, and even dismantled several photography stations.
Hitler himself was threatened because of the possibility of a response by the SA.
Two days later, 50,000 stormtroopers gathered in the stadium; Hitler was prepared for this.
In his speech... the Führer pardoned all stormtroopers involved in the Roma conspiracy.
The conference ended without any unexpected incident. This ensured the success of the last program on the 9th and 10th the next day.
This day was designated as Army Day. To this end, the mobile troops equipped with the latest weapons gave a perfect performance on the huge lawn.
This is the first public display of armed force in Germany since the war.
Seeing this realistic combat exercise, the 300,000 spectators were almost ecstatic.
Hitler was also intoxicated with joy like the masses. After he finished his final speech, the cheers of the crowd resounded through the sky...and could not be silent for a long time. Hess's voice was finally heard: he bid farewell to the Führer on behalf of the Nazi Party.
"The Party is Hitler!" he said: "Hitler is Germany, and Germany is Hitler. Hail Hitler! Hail victory! Hail victory! Hail Hitler victory!"
The frenzied crowd rhythmically chanted "Hail for victory!"
This scene is really exciting, exciting... and exciting. But for those who are not infected by Hitler, it is the roar of a creepy beast, a scream coming from the cave.
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There was no better symbol of a wedding between the Führer and his troops than this, and he decided to make a conciliatory gesture to his senior generals. That night, after a spectacular military parade in front of his hotel, he invited them to dinner!
"I know that you accuse our party of many wrong things." Hitler said at the time: "I admit that you are 100% correct. But you must also remember that at the moment of struggle, the intellectual class abandoned me...
Therefore, most of the people I work with are of low quality. I have been working hard to correct this shortcoming. However, just as it takes several years to build up the officer corps of the new armed forces, the party must establish a good
Leading a group takes longer."
His words were effective, and he knew how to use his superb skill...to tailor his speech to the needs of his audience.
Later, Hitler visited the barracks.
There, the old corporal had a lively chat with the soldiers, telling jokes and reminiscing about the past. After returning to the hotel, he was relaxed and happy. While having supper with his confidants, he described the reunion with the soldiers in detail. One week
This is the most appropriate way to end the hard work.
Two days later, a reception was held at the Presidential Palace to welcome Hitler.
He was in high spirits. The diplomats who had been avoiding him had to express their formal congratulations to the new president. Despite some unpleasant things and despite his anxious moments, he still completed his original plan.
Everything was done at Nuremberg. The party was reunited, the people and the army were on his side.
At the same time, Hitler spent a lot of time on foreign policy. Since success in the diplomatic field mainly depends on strength, Hiller strived to rearm the Reich overnight.
Behind the smoke of the disarmament talks in Geneva, he quickly established the German armed forces at all levels. He was encouraged by the response of the masses during the military exercises in Nuremberg. He then secretly ordered only 10 soldiers to be killed three weeks later.
The army of 10,000 people was doubled. On the day the secret order was issued, 70,000 people enlisted. The defense budget increased to 654 million marks.
Even with strict confidentiality measures in place, the sudden addition of nine corps headquarters, 14 infantry divisions, and seven mechanized battalions could not but arouse rumors that this was a violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
These rumors, coupled with the deterioration of Anglo-German relations, really concerned Hitler.
In addition, due to Germany's military expansion, it is obvious that the military unity of Britain and France has become closer. On the other hand, there is evidence that Britain is not prepared to take big risks.
"No country, especially Britain," the personal secretary of the British Foreign Secretary told Prince Otto of Bismarck in the autumn of that year, "is willing to go abroad to fight for the interests of other countries."
Since Hitler had no intention of meddling with the British Empire and his entire foreign policy was based on British tolerance, he easily regained their sympathy.
On March 10, Hitler took another step on his diplomatic chessboard.
He told Price of the Daily Mail that recently the Luftwaffe has officially become a branch of the German armed forces.
As Hitler had hoped, there was no formal official condemnation from either Britain or France.
On the contrary, John who may have heard about this.
Lord Siméng informed the House of Commons that he still planned to visit Berlin once the Führer recovered from his cold.
France's response was simply a proposal by the Ministry of Defense to extend the service period of its troops.
Hitler defeated this weak reaction without consulting his generals.
On the morning of March 15, he ordered his chief adjutant to meet with him at the "Four Seasons Hotel" in Munich. He instructed his adjutant to announce the re-enlistment and expansion of the armed forces.
That night, the National Defense Committee held a meeting to discuss Hitler's conscription plan, which alarmed them.
Feng.
General Blomberg expressed concern about the possible reactions of the major powers. Ribbentrop believed that there was nothing to worry about and ignored Blomberg's concerns.
"What you are saying is all nonsense!" Blomberg retorted angrily. He spent the whole night attacking the plan, and the next morning his objections were suppressed when he and Fritsch reported to Hitler.
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That afternoon, a Saturday, about 100 foreign journalists crowded into the conference room of the Propaganda Department. No one understood why they were suddenly summoned, so the air in the room was a little tense. Goebbels came in!
"It looks both serious and serious." He read aloud a new decree, announcing the full implementation of military service and increasing the peacetime troop strength to 300,000.
Although everyone had guessed this, it was still shocking. Rochner and several reporters hurriedly ran into the hall to make phone calls. Although Goebbels was still answering questions.
At that time, the French ambassador was in the study of the head of state in the Prime Minister's Office and got the first-hand news. François.
Bencer protested that this notification was a flagrant violation of the Treaty of Versailles, and expressed regret that Germany allowed France to accept a fait accompli without prior contact or discussion with France.
Hitler solemnly and firmly retorted that his intentions were purely self-defensive.
France has nothing to fear.
France's answer to Germany's renewed show of force was a meaningless appeal to the League of Nations!
On the morning of March 25, the British official delegation met with Hitler in a friendly atmosphere. Paul, who served as the translator for the Führer for the first time.
Schmidt noticed that when the Führer asked John.
Sir Simon, Aiden and Ambassador Eric.
Sir Phips's smile was "exceptionally friendly" in his greeting.
Siméng announced that the British government and people first need peace and sincerely hope that Germany will cooperate with other European countries to move towards this goal. The decisive factor in Britain is the British public. He said that for a similar situation like Germany's "withdrawal from the League of Nations, Austria and
Some unilateral statements said such an incident was "extremely disturbing". Britain "is not opposed to Germany, but is strongly opposed to anything that might endanger the peace."
During the morning meeting, Hitler argued calmly and politely, which not only surprised the British, but also his translator. However, after lunch, when the Eastern Pact involving Lithuania was brought up
, he lost his cool.
"We have nothing to do with Lithuania!" Hitler shouted.
Currently, there is a conspiracy trial against the German ethnic minorities there. Anger shot out of his eyes, his voice was rough, and even the trill of r came out. "They trampled on the German ethnic minorities in Memel. No matter what the circumstances, we will never
Make a treaty with such a country!"
At 10 o'clock in the morning on the same day, Sir Siméng suggested discussing the equipment issue. He said that the United Kingdom has recently been conducting separate consultations with major powers to prepare for the convening of a large-scale naval conference, because the conference will amend the current naval treaty.
He invited Germany to London to participate in similar informal consultations. Hitler accepted on the spot. He reiterated the issue he had previously raised with the ambassador: limiting Germany's tonnage to 35% of the British fleet's tonnage.
At the same time, he could not see "what time or place" could force him to "recognize the superiority of the French or Italian fleets!".