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Hitler’s will Hitler’s war!
October 27th 1940
Aboard the train Amerika Southern Germany .
Ribbentrop: Mein Fuhrer word from our military attaché in Rome is that it is now practically certain that Mussolini will attack Greece early tomorrow morning.
An agitated Hitler turns to Ribentropp.
Hitler: The Italians will never get anywhere in the autumn rains and winter snows.
Besides consequences of war in the Balkans are quite unpredictable.
Ribbentrop: Mein Fuhrer you must do all you can to hold up this crazy scheme of the Duce’s.
Hitler: we shall head to Italy at once.
After this short meeting in which Hitler’s anger increased at the prospect of the Italian move and he criticised not only the plan of attack but the Italians and Mussolini himself the meeting was ended.
Ribbentrop immediately put his staff to work preparing a message for Rome that criticised the intended attack in strong language.
Within an hour the message was brought before the Fuhrer to sign.
The Fuhrer looked at the message before him in silence.
To Ribbentrop this pause seems like an age before the fuhrer placed his signature on the page.
Ribbentrop rushed to have the message sent to the Duce.
In Rome the message arrives on the desk of a grim faced Mussolini.
Ciano: Hitler does not wish us to attack Greece.
He has advised an immediate delay of the attack until he can meet with you personally tomorrow.
Mussolini: Send a message to the Commando Supremo to delay the attack.
Ciano: But Il Duce you said to me just the other day that Hitler always faces you with a fait accompli we he moves against another country and you were going to do the same to him this time.
Mussolini looks slightly surprised to hear Ciano quote his own words back to him.
Mussolini: We will delay the attack to hear what Hitler has to say.
Do not worry Ciano the equilibrium will soon be restored.
Hitler heading towards Italy aboard the Amerika.
October 27th 1940
Aboard the train Amerika Southern Germany .
Ribbentrop: Mein Fuhrer word from our military attaché in Rome is that it is now practically certain that Mussolini will attack Greece early tomorrow morning.
An agitated Hitler turns to Ribentropp.
Hitler: The Italians will never get anywhere in the autumn rains and winter snows.
Besides consequences of war in the Balkans are quite unpredictable.
Ribbentrop: Mein Fuhrer you must do all you can to hold up this crazy scheme of the Duce’s.
Hitler: we shall head to Italy at once.
After this short meeting in which Hitler’s anger increased at the prospect of the Italian move and he criticised not only the plan of attack but the Italians and Mussolini himself the meeting was ended.
Ribbentrop immediately put his staff to work preparing a message for Rome that criticised the intended attack in strong language.
Within an hour the message was brought before the Fuhrer to sign.
The Fuhrer looked at the message before him in silence.
To Ribbentrop this pause seems like an age before the fuhrer placed his signature on the page.
Ribbentrop rushed to have the message sent to the Duce.
In Rome the message arrives on the desk of a grim faced Mussolini.
Ciano: Hitler does not wish us to attack Greece.
He has advised an immediate delay of the attack until he can meet with you personally tomorrow.
Mussolini: Send a message to the Commando Supremo to delay the attack.
Ciano: But Il Duce you said to me just the other day that Hitler always faces you with a fait accompli we he moves against another country and you were going to do the same to him this time.
Mussolini looks slightly surprised to hear Ciano quote his own words back to him.
Mussolini: We will delay the attack to hear what Hitler has to say.
Do not worry Ciano the equilibrium will soon be restored.
Hitler heading towards Italy aboard the Amerika.