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Nico 2022-04-22 07:01:03

General One: The enemy may break through the line of defense. To the south, they occupied Zosen and were heading for Steinsdorf, and they moved between the districts of Freenau and Pankow on the northern outskirts of Berlin. In the east they had reached Lichtenberg, Marsdorf, Karlshorst. Führer: If Steiner attacks, everything will be fine. General 1: Führer, Steiner... General 2: Steiner did not have enough troops to attack. Führer: Keitel, Yodel, Kreps and Burgdorf stay. (Yu everyone exits the room) That's an order! Steiner's attack is an order! How can you ignore my orders? Did things get to this point? All the troops are cheating on me, even the ss. These generals are disloyal cowards! General Three: I didn't let them... Head of State: Coward, traitor, rice bucket! General Three: Führer, this is too much. Führer: These generals are the dregs of the German people and have no sense of honor. Calling yourself a general is just because, you spent a few years in the military academy, but you only learned how to eat with a knife and fork, how many years, the army will only obstruct my actions, all you do is drag me hind legs! I should have executed all the senior officers, like Stalin did! ! ! I never went to academy, but I conquered all of Europe alone... Traitor, deceived and betrayed me from the beginning, unforgivable betrayal of the German people! But all traitors will pay, with their own blood, they will drown in their own blood! All orders are ignored, how can I lead in such an environment? ended. The war was lost. But if you think that means I'm leaving Berlin...then you're wrong, I'd rather die by my own bullet. Do whatever you want.

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  • Adolf Hitler: [Screaming after Steiner didn't attack after giving an order] Traitors! I've been betrayed and deceived from the very beginning! What a monstrous betrayal of the German people, but all those traitors will pay. They'll pay with their own blood. They shall drown in their own blood!

  • Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel: The Führer has lost all sense of reality.

    Generaloberst Alfred Jodl: He moves divisions that only exist on his map. Steiner's scattered unit can hardly defend itself and yet, Steiner is ordered to attack! It's pure madness!

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: Then why don't you tell him yourself?

    Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel: He won't listen to reason. You should know that.

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: Something must be done.

    Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel: Are you insane? We'll be thrown out like Rundstedt and Guderian!

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: Yes, and?

    Generaloberst Alfred Jodl: [glares at Fegelein] We are soldiers! We pledged our allegiance to the Führer!

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: So that means we are no longer allowed to think?

    General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf: All this coming from you? An opportunist? A ruthless careerist?

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: Pardon?

    [Burgdorf takes a swig of alcohol]