On July 13, Hitler announced the operation to the public and named it the "Night of the Long Knives." The big winner in the Night of Long Knives was not Hitler, but first the German military, followed by Goering, Goebbels, Linwei and others.
On July 26, the SS became independent from the SA because of its meritorious execution. Lin Wei served as the national leader, and Heydrich served as deputy commander-in-chief and only took orders from Hitler. Under the leadership of Lin Wei and Heydrich, it did not take long for the strength of this much more disciplined loyal force to greatly exceed the strength of the original stormtroopers.
After the "Night of the Long Knives", Lin Wei got what he dreamed of. The SS finally became independent from the stormtroopers, and he could flex his muscles.
Dong Dong Dong... "Who is it, please come in" Lin Wei shouted.
"Lampard, you little guy is really busy." Following the voice, a man wearing a general uniform came in.
Lin Wei looked up and saw that it was General von Schleicher, so he smiled and said, "General von Schleicher, do you have anything to do with me? I don't know where I can help."
"No, Lampard, it's not me who's looking for you, it's the Generalissimo who's looking for you," Von Schleicher said seriously. The business-like look on his face made Lin Wei wonder if he had rescued the wrong person.
"Hindenburg? What's the matter?" Lin Wei was confused, but he said, "Since the President is looking for me, I'll just go."
Immediately, Lin Wei followed von Schleicher to the presidential palace where Hindenburg lived. When von Schleicher arrived, he said to Lin Wei, "Lampard, I can only accompany you here. You can do it yourself." Go in, the Generalissimo is waiting for you”.
"Okay, General von Schleicher," Lin Wei replied politely.
Lin Wei opened the door and walked in. What he saw was a huge portrait. One of the protagonists of the portrait was Marshal Hindenburg. There were three people in the portrait, William II in the middle, Hindenburg on the right, and Ludo. Denf is on the left. There is a map spread on the table inside the portrait. In the whole portrait, Hindenburg and Rudolf, who are high-spirited, are giving advice to William II.
At this time, President Hindenburg was sitting in his chair, staring motionlessly at the portrait, as if looking for his high-spirited self. Then he turned around and saw Lin Wei and asked, "Lampard, can you see anything from this portrait?".
"Your Excellency," Lin Wei said.
"Don't call me President, call me Marshal" Hindenburg interrupted Lin Wei.
"Marshal, in this portrait, I can see Germany's desire for victory at that time," Lin Wei replied seriously.
After listening to Lin Wei's words, Hindenburg stood up hard. Although he was still faltering, he refused Lin Wei's help and walked tenaciously to the window. His old body seemed like a gust of wind could knock him down.
"Lampard, among the descendants of various families, you are considered the best among them," Hindenburg said.
"Marshal, you praise me so much," Lin Wei said sheepishly.
"It's not a compliment, I'm telling the truth. What do you think of Hitler?" Hindenburg asked.
Uh... Lin Wei didn't expect Hindenburg to ask this question, and was speechless for a moment.
"I want to hear the truth, Lampard, I hope you can tell me the real Hitler" Hindenburg's old voice sounded again.
Lin Wei thought about it and felt that there should be no problem. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay Marshal, as you wish, the Prime Minister is a gifted orator, you should know this. He is an adventurer, and he started to make beer with all his might." This can be seen in the embassy coup. He has created miracles one after another, from an ordinary soldier to the current German Chancellor. He is a vegetarian. An opportunist, he uses every opponent's weaknesses to give a fatal blow. ".
Lin Wei finished speaking in one breath, telling all the images of Hitler in his impression.
"Lampard, if I die, where will Hitler take Germany?" Hindenburg asked.
"Marshal..." Lin Weigang wanted to persuade.
"Go on." Hindenburg's small voice was full of penetrating force.
"Okay Marshal, the Prime Minister will definitely lead Germany to war," Lin Wei replied.
Hindenburg walked back and forth several times, and suddenly stopped in front of Lin Wei. He stared into Lin Wei's eyes and asked, "Will Hitler let the Kaiser come back?" There was hope in his eyes.
Lin Wei was a little afraid to look Hindenburg in the eyes, but he still had to bite the bullet and said, "Marshal, the Prime Minister will not let the Emperor come back."
Hindenburg swayed after listening to Lin Wei's words. Lin Wei quickly helped Hindenburg onto a chair. Hindenburg was panting for a while and finally calmed down. He said to Lin Wei, "Lampard, you He is a Juncker, and you should know that in Germany, there is a Junker only when there is a monarch, and the monarch and Juncker are one."
"Marshal, I..."
"Lampard, I want you to return the royal family to Germany at the appropriate time, can you do it?" Hindenburg asked aggressively.
"President, I... I'm afraid I can't do it," Lin Wei said hesitantly.
"No, Lampard, you can do it. You just turned eighteen years old and joined the National Socialist Party ten years ago. Ten years later, you are already the leader of the SS. And with the current development momentum of the SS, sooner or later To keep pace with the National Defense Forces, as its leader, you have this ability."
"marshal"
"You can do it, right, huh?"
In this way, Lin Wei stayed in the Presidential Palace for nearly two hours, and did not come out until lunch time.
"Marshal, I will definitely try my best." Lin Wei thought about what he just said and laughed to himself. He looked back at the presidential palace and then strode back to the SS headquarters.
Just a few days after talking to Lin Wei, Hindenburg, who seemed to be immortal, became worse and worse day by day. At 9 a.m. on August 2, he finally passed away at the age of 87.
Three hours later, at noon, it was announced that according to the law enacted by the cabinet the day before, the offices of chancellor and president had been merged into one, and Adolf Hitler had taken over the powers of head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The title of president was abolished; Hitler's title would be Führer and Chancellor.
Lin Wei followed Hitler to attend Hindenburg's funeral. Hindenburg's death enabled Hitler's dictatorship to be fully realized. In order to plug the loophole, he required all officers and soldiers of the army to swear an oath of allegiance. The oath is as follows: I make this sacred oath before God: I will unconditionally obey Adolf Hitler, the head of state and people of Germany and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. As a brave soldier, Willing to sacrifice his life at any time to fulfill this oath.
Lin Wei watched the oaths taken by these defense force generals, and his own words rang in his ears, "Marshal, I will definitely do my best." Yes, I will definitely try my best, Lin Wei said to himself.
After Hindenburg's death, Propaganda Minister Dr. Goebbels officially announced that no will had been found of the old field marshal and it must therefore be concluded that he was intestate. However, on August 15, four days before the German people held a referendum to approve Hitler's takeover of the presidency, the Nazi Party played another deceptive trick, saying that Papen had found Hindenburg's political will. Sent to Hitler.
The words praising Hitler in his will provided Goebbels with great material for his propaganda campaign in the last four days of the referendum, as well as Colonel Oskar von Hindenburg's radio address on the eve of the vote: My father himself Regarding Adolf Hitler as his direct successor as Führer of Germany, I now, in accordance with my father's wishes, appeal to all men and women in Germany to vote for the transfer of my father's duties to the Führer and Chancellor of the country.
At that time, the band played "Badenwillow March", and 30,000 arms were raised in a salute to the National Socialist Party. A few minutes later, he was sitting proudly in the center of the big podium, with his arms crossed on his chest and his eyes shining brightly. At that time, Adolf Wagner, leader of the Bavarian party organization, read out the Führer's proclamation: For the next 1,000 years, the German way of life has been determined. The nervous age of the 19th century is gone. There will be no other revolutions in Germany for the next 1000 years!
Hitler looked at the crowd below with high spirits, while Lin Wei looked at him from behind. At this time, Hitler had become the real head of state, and President Hindenburg, the only one who could suppress Hitler, was dead.
Hitler had become a head of state who combined the powers of president and prime minister. Lin Wei should have been happy. In the past, Lin Wei believed that only Hitler could lead Germany, which was in dire straits, out of trouble. However, President Hindenburg’s words made Lin Wei feel extremely heavy. Yes, he was a Junker landlord, and Hitler would really coexist peacefully with the Junkers.
"Lampard" interrupted Lin Wei who was deep in thought. Lin Wei saw that it was his wife who came, so he forced a smile and said, "Linda, why don't you stay in the room?" You're here? You're going to be a mother soon and you're still so reckless."
"How could I be so fragile?" Linda twitched her eyebrows to express her dissatisfaction, then paused and said, "It's you, why are you looking so sad again?"