After my meeting with Hindenburg, people's attitudes toward me changed.
Since I was a war hero who had been featured in the newspapers and even recei ved a medal from the famous Hindenburg himself, everyone at the hospital treated me with special treatment.
Not only medics and nurses, but even military doctors.
Certainly, the power of the medal was extraordinary.
Even in the original history, Hitler was awarded the Iron Cross, First Class, but it i s known that he never met Hindenburg. It wasn't even mentioned in the newspaper
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Compared to Hitler in history, my current actions are a little different.
I almost died, but it's a pretty good start.
Just meeting Hindenburg and receiving a medal from him would be a huge plus.
In real history, Hitler also benefited greatly from the Iron Cross, 1st Class, which he received during his service in World War I.
Unlike most politicians who stayed in the safety of the rear during the war, Hitler, who was on the front lines, actively used his war experience to promote himself an d succeeded in making a good impression on the public.
And you even received a medal directly from Hindenburg? Game over.
There's still a long way to go, but things seem to be going smoothly.
After I fully recovered from my injuries, I did not return to my main unit right awa y... but was sent to the replacement battalion.
It is said that the rule is that soldiers who are injured on the battlefield are sent to the main unit through the replacement battalion.
Sent to a replacement battalion, I was promoted from corporal to sergeant. My m erits on the battlefield and the award of the Iron Cross, First Class, seemed to have been decisive in my promotion.
I was suddenly promoted from a corporal to a sergeant and was given the job of training newly enlisted recruits.
It reminds me of my days at the army training camp.
I was daunted by the thought of having to eat, sleep, and live here for a month.
The difference from then was that now I was in a position to teach new recruits.
"Attention."
"Attention
Listen carefully. The most important things on the battlefield are speed and intui tion. Running fast and moving quickly reduces the chance of being shot, and being quick on the uptake increases your chances of survival."
"Gas is heavier than air, so it stays below ground level. If you're in a hole or trench and a gas attack occurs, don't remove your gas mask without warning, even if you t hink enough time has passed. Always get above ground before removing it. Just a meter can mean the difference between life and death."
"When throwing a grenade, always pull out the safety pin before throwing it. Don't be stupid and throw it without pulling out the safety pin."
The boys, who were of an age more suited to pencils and notebooks than militar y uniforms, listened attentively to what I said.
The problem these days is that new recruits are either too young or too old.
People who would normally be in schools or coal mines are now wearing military uniforms and marching on parade grounds because of this damn war.
Despite squeezing every man in Germany, the situation remained grim.
The German army was repeatedly retreating, pushed back by the Allied forces, an d rations became increasingly strict.
"What's for dinner tonight?"
"What is it? Stewed turnips and sauerkraut."
"Damn it, again? It was the same thing this morning
"I ate the same thing last night."
"Just hold on a little longer. If we win the war, we'll be slicing steaks in Paris."
"Yes, once the war is over, we can say goodbye to these 'pseudo-foods' forever."
Despite this, people still could not give up hope of victory.
The reason was the armistice with Russia that had taken place just recently.
The Romanov dynasty, which seemed to last forever, collapsed in a revolution, an d the communists who seized power signed an armistice with Germany.
The new Russian Soviet Republic had to cede to Germany a vast territory, includi ng the Baltic states, Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine, in exchange for an armistice, and the entire population was ecstatic about the great victory on the Eastern Front.
"Extra, extra! Russia has signed the armistice!"
"at las!"
"Now all that's left are the British and the French!"
"Haha, long live victory! Long live Germany!"
The morale that had been low soared again as if it were piercing the sky.
The people began to have hopes for victory, and the government also worked har d to promote this, trying to give the people the impression that victory was just aro und the corner.
People on the streets, trainees and nurses alike, had no doubt that Germany woul d soon achieve victory.
Just as Russia fell to revolution, revolutions will soon break out in France and En gland as well.
From my perspective of knowing the future, it was an incredibly ridiculous idea
***
October 24, 1918
"Is this the only way after all?"
"There is no other way in the current situation, Your Majesty."
German Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Reinhard Scheer and Commander-in-Chief o f the High Seas Fleet Franz von Hipper prepared for the final operation.
Although Russia had been defeated, Germany's defeat was virtually certain.
In the country, men were on the verge of drying up, and food and ammunition we re also on the verge of running out.
Meanwhile, the Allied powers, thanks to the United States, a major supplier of wa ter, were overflowing with ammunition and food. Furthermore, their military strengt h was several times greater than Germany's.
With the possibility of victory gone, it was necessary to deliver a 'final blow' to th e enemy to gain even a slight advantage in the armistice negotiations.
The German Navy planned to mobilize all its remaining forces to break through t he English Channel, strike the British mainland and the Belgian coast, and engage t he British fleet off the Dutch coast.
To anyone who saw it, it was no different from a suicide attack with little chance of success.
"Breaking through the English Channel, sailing up the Thames, and attacking the British mainland? Does that make sense?"
"Fuck, just tell him to quit."
"Why do we have to do this crazy thing? I won't do it!"
When this reckless plan became known, the sailors were shocked and enraged.
The sailors' anger, which had been building up due to the long war, tight rations, a nd increasingly severe government oppression and orders from their superiors, fina
Ily exploded.
November 3rd,
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"Something big has happened!"
"What's going on that makes you so fussed?"
"The sailors have mutinied!"
Sailors in the German port city of Kiel mutinied.
"We don't want to die!"
"I'm sick of war! Stop the war!"
The sailors who had subdued the officers and occupied the port soon poured int o the city, and as citizens who, like the sailors, had accumulated a lot of discontent with the government and military, joined them, the situation grew out of control.
"Stop the war!"
"Incompetent government, step down!"
"Kaiser, take responsibility! Bring my dead son back to life!"
The spark that started in Kiel soon spread throughout Germany.
Streams of people pouring out of their homes and workplaces filled the streets, a nd voices filled the air demanding that the government responsible for starting the war take full responsibility and resign.
"Your Majesty, the people's anger has reached its peak. It is no longer possible to suppress their discontent."
"I heard that Congress has just declared a republic."
"If we continue like this, a civil war might break out."
"Your Majesty, as a subject, I am disloyal.."
The Kaiser, who had lost even the last shred of will in the face of the torrential do wnpour of bad news, chose to abdicate.
On November 9, German Emperor Wilhelm II fled to the Netherlands, thus transfo rming Germany from an empire into a republic.
And two days later-
World War I ended with Germany's surrender.
***
Germany, having lost the war, was not only forced to withdraw its troops from all occupied territories, but also to disband its existing military forces.
Because the Treaty of Versailles limited not only military spending but also the si ze of the army, even those who had been serving in the army before the war had to leave.
Not only the boys and middle-aged men who were conscripted for the war, but al so the battalion commanders of the reserve battalions, company commanders, an d marching officers who had been soldiers before the war broke out had to take off their uniforms.
But I wasn't.
Unlike those who were forced out of the military, I was given a choice.
"Sergeant Adolf Hitler, you have been ordered to appear."
"You're here. Take a seat."
Inside the conference room, which I entered through the door, there were three of ficers sitting around a long table.
One was a colonel, the other two were a sergeant major and a master sergeant major, respectively. Apparently, their abilities had been recognized by their superior s and they were allowed to remain in the military.
"You know why I called you, right?"
"yes."
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"I'll give you a choice. You deserve to remain in the military. Of course, you can ave if you wish. No one is forcing you to do so, so do as you wish."
Unlike others, the medal I wear around my neck allows me to remain in the milita ry or leave it entirely of my own free will. Without it, I would have become a civilian by now.
"You can go out and find what you want to do. Staying in the military is fine, too. However, given the state of the country, we can't afford to pay you the same salary as before. Probably not for a while. You'll have to take that into consideration."
"Sergeant, what are you going to do? Answer honestly."
"Sergeant, what are you going to do? Answer honestly."
"I am...."
My choice was already decided before I even received the call.
"I want to stay in the military."
I had planned to leave this place someday for future plans, but not right now.
At least you won't have to worry about where to sleep or eat while you wait for th at day.
But it is only 'for the time being'.
"I see. I understand."
"You may leave now, Sergeant Hitler."
This left me in the army as Sergeant Hitler.