The Fighting Nazis- WWII NOTES.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT ADMIRE THE HOLOCAUST. ANY AND ALL REFERENCES I MAKE TO 'GOOD' PARTS OF THE NAZI REGIME ARE BASICALLY BECAUSE I AM SLEEP-DEPRIVED. OKAY? IT'S JUST COMING OUT FUNNY.

Please don't quote me. I am not an objective person, this is just one person oversharing.

Any and all stats n facts are quoted from my memory, so don't expect too much.

Nazism:

Background: Willy, the Kaiser and biggest klutz in history, stepped down. This is possibly the best thing that happened to Germany post-1872(i.e. being born). Feel sorry for Bismarck here.

On the other hand, Germany went to hell in a handbasket due to, you know, losing WW1. Cue the Versailles Treaty which is kinda scary in its harshness. Clemenceau was totally a Germanophobe.

At this point I would like to add that the military had BIG power during this period of time in Britain, France, Germany... even though they were all incredibly incompetent strategists and idiots.

Examples would include Winston Churchill. Around this time he was Second Sea Lord of the Admiralty and his planned expeditions were total fiascos, which is why people mocked him until WWII. Actually they still mocked him right until Monty belted Rommel in Africa, i.e. the loss of Tobruk and losing African campaign.

Don't even get me started on the French. dkfjsdlkldkgdvnkeniorhgnvd...

Righty ho. So anyway, being the progandists that they were, high command and little Willy kept the losing streak secret from the masses, so this is roughly what happened in 1918.

NEWPAPER: GERMANY PAWNED IN EPIC EPICNESS.

GERMAN PERSON: WHAT THE FUCK? WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WINNING.

NEWSPAPER: YOUR KAISER LIED TO YOU, SUCKER!!

GERMAN PERSON: IMMA RIP HIS B*LLS OFF.

... anyway, Willy stepped down.

I'd like to add that the Weimar government couldn't even step into power in Berlin, because of everyone there freaking over the Versailles Treaty, and losing a war. That's why they're called Weimar, yo.

Then the coalition governments began. You know that man in the Bible who had so many demons they were called Mob?

... yeah, Germany was kinda like that.

Germany went kind of mental, too.

That plus post-war circumstances? Ouchies.

People were either right-wing, left-wing, so swingers (here this term means swinging the wings daily).

Communism grew around this time.

Hitler the Ballsless (okay this is mean of me, I think he still had one) took advantage of this (not that way, perverts) by saying he loved it. (this sounds a bit weird)

... okay, by hating it. Businessmen liked the way he talked about communism: it made them feel safe and protected.

Until someone came along and spoiled Hitler's relationship. That dude was called Stresemann. No he is not a composer (the dude Hitler had a crush on was Wagner, esp. Die Nibelungen- Nordic myths revamp)

Stresemann did lovely things with cash though, and he sweet-talked the Americans into the Dawes Plan: money-lending.

For some period then, Germany had life going pretty well...

until the Wall Street Crash and Stresebaby died.

Yep, in the same year.

BAM! Germany went back under, and being the competents they were...

German politician Von Papen basically cajoled Hindenburg into letting Hitler become Chancellor to ward off Communist influence. Apparently he thought that Hitler would 'sober up' and that the other right-wingers would moderate his influence.

Unfortunately, the Reichstag fire and the SS made things a little more complicated.

One more thing: the SS had really sexy black uniforms courtesy of Hugo Boss, which is now being desgined by Graeme Black (2011). Blonde hair on black- admittedly Hitler was really good at creating image. Too bad he sucked at art himself.

I have to say though, Hitler did fulfill his posters: Arheit, Freiheit und Brot (work, freedom and bread). Granted through unscrupulous ways like banning trade unions, taking Jewish jobs and with state enterprises, but unemployment figures did drop.

By the way, Hitler had consistently ranted on Lebensraum (living space for Germans, i.e. territorial expansion) and the evil puppy-killing Versailles Treaty.

So I really don't know why they thought he wouldn't be a megalomaniac, considering Mein Kampf-y Chair. Ah well.

By the way, reintroducing conscription was a major win thing in the army. Night of Long Knives was SUPPORTED by many in the army, including Rommel (although he thought slaughtering Rohm and all his buddies was too severe).

And the Rhineland remilitarization in 1936? ... the army LOVED Die Fuhrer. The fact that he'd challenged Versailles and WON gave them MASSIVE... erm, happy things.

Btw, rmb the Italian Abyssinian invasion (1935-1936)? Allies were too busy freaking over that, and overlooked the teeny little Rhineland issue.

Besides, Germany-baby was just weclaiming its wightful tewwitowy, awwwwwww...

Apparently the Sudetenland, Austria, and the rest of Czechoslovakia was Germany's too.

Righttttttttt.



A/N:

More to be added later. I hope this was entertaining!

Again I apologize for any and all mistakes. My views of the high command are influenced by Norman Stone and A.J.P. Taylor, and my love for Rommel is due to the biography Desert Fox. Again, this is from memory and therefore do check before quoting me (esp. since I am high on caffeine, sleep-deprived and I don't have my notes with me). Thank you!!