No.1 "The Ministers Give-away"
It was cool that day. Everyone was in his warm clothes hurry whatever they was their destination. Destpite the freeze and unpleant weather, there was a huge army of peaple on the street.
- "Drive faster" - said man in back of Mercedes-Benz PKW. He had glasses, and short haircut.- " I will be late on the meeting becouse of you!".
-"I can't" - said the young man, driving the car - " it's too icy" - he replied, but started to pretend that his trying go faster. Man behind just grunted, and went back to reading the newspaper.
-"It was great interview you had in Deutchers, Sir. I could never known that it was so close to the war" - said driver, trying to break the tension. - " I'm glad, that there are no secrets before us".
-"What do you mean" - asked Alfred interested.
-"I mean you tell us everything that we supposed to know" - said slowly young man, sensing that question may be a trap - " you know, not every Minister in other countries would share so much with his own coutryman".
-"Indeed" - said Minister checking his watch - "are we there yet?".
-"Just a few minutes" - said quickly driver, and started to hunk. Meantime his passanger gone back to reading.
New edition of Deutch Reich-Anzeiger
Alfred Hugenberg, Minster of Security
The were late. Alfred shot from the car, and running he hit the man covered by clothes so much, that even his face was buried in them.
-"Guten Morgen Alfred" - said man - " nice to see you" - he took his scarf off his face.
Alfred recocnized him at one. - "Guten Morgen Krupp" - replied - " we are late!" - said not stopped running.
-"You can relax, Sir, the Chancellor will be late" - he said calmly - " he is at Our Great Wilhelm II right now, it will take a while." - said, and grabbed Alfreds elbow - " let go inside before mine moustaches will fell off". They no one, even body guard laughed. No one spoke, when they were climbing the stairs to theirs offices.
-"Well, see you at the meeting" - said Krupp, and followed by his body guards disapeared in his office. On stairs he spotted familiar face, but coulnd not recall who he was. Opened his door office disapeared to.
Hour later there was a knocking to his door.
-"Come in" - said sipping his hot coffee. Door opened, and there was his secretary telling, that meeting is about to start in 10 minutes. Without reply, he finished his coffee and went on second flour. While he was passing peaple, almost everyone had a copy of "Deutscher Reich-Azaiger" with his interview. He rised his eyes a little higher, and tried to stad straight, but his body refused. The hours in car made their job.
In office there was almost everybody already. Erich Reader, Chief of Navy, and Erich Ludendorff, Chief of staff, were talking standing next to slightly opened widow, smoking cigars. Chief of Air force, Robert Ritter von Greim, talking jokes to the rest of them. Gustav Krupp, Armaments Minister, had a straight face, but Constantin von Neurach acctually laugh. Alfred sat dawn on his seat. Reader cought his sight and nod, said immediatelly something to his Ludendorff. They watched him for a minute. Also Alfred noticed, that Greim stopped joking, and they all started talking. While he was watching them, they did not seem to notice him.
Then, there was a disturbance in the hollway. Every one new Who was coming. Everyone headed to their seat, noded man, who just entered the room. He was old looking man, but with vigour. Nodding back he took his place. He did not look at Alfred.
-"Gutten Tag, gentelman" - said Franz von Papen, the 22nd Chancellor of Germany - " sorry I am late, but the your majesty Wilhelm II Preßen himself wanted to see me immediately" - said, and sat down first time looking at Alfred. His look was serious.
-"Well, lets get down to nitty-gritty, shall we, I am sure you have better things to do right now, is it Gustav?" - sound of seriousness rised again.
-"Yes, of Sir. We still trying to avoid stagnation. That is why i ordered myself of constructing numerous of new factories, which will make our industry even more productive, and give job to those immigrants, who stayed." - said with his head risen up, and as sirious as he could - " datails you have before you, Sir". Chancellor rised the piece of paper from the others.
Production queue of factories
-"Very well, but that is not enough." - said still his face having straight - "you do understand, that the Field Altilery and Tanks are not be able to construct their self. We need the factories to be more efficent. That is why I decided to dismiss you. I hope you do understand. Your country is greatfull for your duty so far." - finished his unsuccesfull speach. Realized that, got up and shaked Krupps' hand, and accompanied him to the door thanking him for his service. Then from Chancellors office entered a man with the moustache, with a nice suite and looking as sirious as Papen at the moment.
-"Guten Tag, Gentelman" - said - " my name is Hjalmar Schacht, please to meet you" - and he took the Krupps Chair.
Hjalmar Schacht, new Amraments Minister
-"Now." - said Papen, not looking at anybody - " please, that what will be said now, will not gone into public, understood?" - said, and slowly his eyes went on Alfred - "I want to talk with you about the meeting that I had with our ceasar. It was far from nice gentelman. " - said his voice rising - " becouse it concerned about one of you". Alfred started to look around, but everyone was looking at him, no one else. -" Alfred, my friend, what have you done?" - said with a trembling voice Papen - "You as a Minister of security shold know better. Telling such things in public, it is an outrage! You exposes us to enemies, and made the work for Neurath much harder." - he stopped for a second - "And the War will end in 40 days on one front?!?! Who told you that? Even I did not knew that, that indeed this was a initial plan!" - he was yelling right now - " who is that general Ludendorff?".
-"Do not know, Sir" - said calmly - " it could be every one from the general staff. The inquiry is taking place" - he looked at Alfred all this time - " but it was well known plan in 1910 developed to avoid 2-front war. We have similar plan, but details are, of course top secret." - finished.
-"Not now!" - yelled Chancellor - " every god damn dissent General in France or Russia will figure this thing out. It is a matter of time, mark my words!" - silence fall on chamber. No one spoke.
-"I always thought that it was a well known.."- started Alfred, but did not finished.
-"You thought wrong my firend. You better pray, that I have no right today" - said Chancellor, and covered his face with his hands.
Alfred got up and left. When he shut the Offices doors, man jump to him. -" Mr. Alfred, you will come with me" - said bold man. Alfred recognised him at once. It was hjalmar schacht, head of Intelligence.-"Great..." - thought, but obeyed. Schubert was Carl von Schubert with the man, who Alfred saw on the stairs when he was comming on the meeting. -"Let me introduce, Rudolf Diels, new Minister of Secuiry" - said Schubert smilling. All three left.
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Hello every one. There is my first, but delayed many times, attemept to write an ARR. I hope it will be at least interesting to post your suggestions, corrections (especially laguage releted - My English BAD :wacko: ) etc. With no further ADO, i hope u enjoy it.
I am using this mod which i prefer most as the altenative history with skiff and some minor changes with ship names.
I play on Hard/furius. Hard only becouse i think it will be more "historic" in sense of (especially) research (infatry 41 in 01.01.1940 SIC!).
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