Alptraum
An Alternative History Affair
By TekcoR
Reflection on the Future
The meeting with the Führer had continued on another two minutes before I had been allowed to depart. Hitler’s had continued on with his insistence to remind me of the dire consequences if I were to fail in my perceived objectives. I was eager to begin using my new found favor to further benefit the cause I had to uphold; yet there were a series of problems that I would have to overcome. My experience within the Waffen Schutzstaffel was limited to minimal, when compared to my predecessor who had molded the organization since his sentencing. From what I had gathered, the position I now found myself in requires an extensive level of politics and posturing, something that I am not skilled in. I knew I would have to find myself an ally in the game of thrones that I most definitely had no choice but to participate in.
What I lacked in the political department, I exceeded in the matter of military affairs. I am unique within the four previous Reichsführers, in the sense that I am the only member who has devoted himself to the truest form of military service. None of my predecessors had obtained a rank higher than lieutenant in service of the Imperial Army, the Reichswehr or in service of the Wehrmacht. Technically after the year of 1934, I had been outranked by Himmler when Reichsführer became equivalent to Generalfeldmarschall of the Heer. I believed that with the new powers I found myself wielding, I could reorganize all the levels of the Schutzstaffel into a better fighting force. Preferably the force could shed the reputation of being force a force whose primary objective was initially to defend the Führer.
The reputation that the Schutzstaffel has blindly followed the Führer though is a bit misconstrued. Unbeknownst to Hitler and the late Himmler, I had learned through various sources, most importantly from the Abwehr headed by Admiral Wilhelm Canaris that the legendary Sepp Dietrich of the 1st SS LAH was willing to assist in a post-Hitler and national socialist Germany. Though the news was welcomed, the 1st SS LAH, though will the largest and most armed division of the Waffen Schutzstaffel was overshadowed by the sheer amount of supporters of the regime. Within the Waffen Schutzstaffel alone, the Dietrich’s division was just one of seventeen. In the sense of combat divisions we fielded, the division was just one of over two hundred.
I had breezed past Martin Bormann who was standing right outside the Führer’s suite. There was no doubt in my mind that Bormann had an inkling of what happened in the meeting, for the look on his face was cold, and abrasive, perhaps knowing that I now represented another threat to his growing influence. Martin had already accumulated immense power, heading the Party Chancellery and controlling access to the Führer. I had also learned from my intelligence associates that Bormann had been jockeying for control of the police services after the death of Himmler, and in fact had been made official the day before my visit. Bormann and I both knew that inevitably a final solution would have to be calculated and carried out for one of us. With those thoughts, I did not confront Bormann at that time.
The move by Bormann actually played well into my overall plans for the Schutzstaffel. I had formulated a plan well before becoming Reichsführer; the plan never being shared with my co-conspirators, but had learned a great deal about the organization from them. There were several sub-organizations under the umbrella of the Schutzstaffel. From the police, women’s corps, a scientific group, police units, and combat divisions, the Schutzstaffel was bloated. While I understood the purpose of the various organizations under the umbrella, I think they would be better suited to be merged with organizations and groups that already served that function. I was more concerned about the combat divisions the constituted the Waffen Schutzstaffel. At the time of my ascension to Reichsführer the Waffen SS composed of twelve divisions and various independent regiments. These would have to be reorganized into something more suitable, but beyond their present organizational orders, the Waffen SS would go through no changes for the foreseeable future.
There were hundreds of plans that I wanted to implement within a moment’s notice of becoming the Reichsführer. However, the strain caused by the past few months had caused a toll that needed to be addressed. After exiting the bunker, I headed back towards Templehof where the planes along with my nephews awaited.
Originally Posted by superjames1992
LOL, Nebraska should have trained you well.
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