Yeah, this flood and a really big series of forest fires, IIRC a decade later or so, were about the biggest internal uses of the Bundeswehr till about the end of the cold war. In neither case this followed quite the letter of the law.
Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II
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I wonder how much of a cult of personality (or perhaps 'imperial cult' would be a more fitting term) will develop around the royal family as word of their achievements spreads. From patrons of the arts and medical services, to successful soldiers, athletes and statesmen, there's going to be a lot of stories for monarchists to rally around.
One things for sure - other royal families will be cursing the name Hohenzollern for putting pressure on their own houses to match their achievements!
One things for sure - other royal families will be cursing the name Hohenzollern for putting pressure on their own houses to match their achievements!
I think it will not be so much a cult but more of a sense of pride that the Family has dedicated itself to the Empire.
As one of the differences that is going on ITTL there won't be will all these disposed royalties becoming what is known as Euro-Trash where their income is sketchy and IOTL many of them would hit the American charity ball circuit as paid guests to add "Glamour and Class" to the proceedings.
What it will do is to make having a Hozenhollern as a mate a desirable choice for many royal families, as an example ITTL having Kiki marry the Crown Prince of either Italy or Greece would go a long way in propping up their respective Houses.
Special Forces soldiers ALWAYS have some of a competitive reaction when they walk into a base from other country and unit. And THAT happens with ALLIED Countries.
When it happens to countries that slightly less than 20 years ago were cheerfully murdering each other in the battlefield, the competitive reaction its exacerbated to the nth degree and in a far less nicer way.
Two Spetnaz walking into a Sealion Base at this point in time, would be the metaphorical equivalent of those same soldiers dropping their pants and waving their dicks in front of the German Soldiers's girlfriends, knowing that always that unless they cross a certain line, the Sealions CANT touch them, no matter HOW MUCH they want to beat them to an inch, and the Russians know it, and they are milking it for all that its worth, to the further outrage of the Germans....
The main problem that Tilo has with Spetnaz showing up with Gia was that he wasn't notified ahead of time, there at certain rules of protocol that has to be followed so that there no surprises and there are no misunderstandings.
Tilo may want to ask Nancy if she knew if Gia was coming ahead of time, and if so why didn't she tell Tilo?
Tilo may want to ask Nancy if she knew if Gia was coming ahead of time, and if so why didn't she tell Tilo?
When a dignitary RELATED to the German Imperial Family arrives, the only answers that your State Department wants to hear are "Yes", "We'll do it ASAP" and "There was NO problem." Anything else its the kind of stuff that implies paperwork from the 10th layer of Hell.
Technically the Marine Infantry post belongs to Korea and Gia and the Russian government could have gone through the Korean government and the post commander who is Korean could have been informed but did not get the word to Tilo.
It's more the lack of curtosey towards Tilo, whether this is a personal visit or not, the base commander, (Tilo), should have been informed ahead of time, if nothing else, to ensure that any sensitive materiel is secured.
Poor form from Gia, regardless of rank.
Just a clarification, so Louis went to take a look at the new research ship and the XO spotted him and basically volunteered him to go to Antarctica?
He iquired about joining the expedition and learned the they welcomed any warm bodies with the right skill set.
I read it the wrong way because in my mind it went something like this:
Louis was walking around the dock area when he saw the KLM new research ship, as he stopped and took a look at the world’s most advanced scientific research vessel the ship’s XO spotted him, an Officer Aspirant doing nothing and the XO gave him something to do filling out forms to go to Antarctica.
That would be more in style of this story.
Part 94, Chapter 1469
Chapter One Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Nine
22nd February 1962
Pusan, Korea
General Han had thought that he had been doing the right thing by letting Gia through to see Nancy. Gia was a well-known figure with close ties to Russian and German Royalty, so she was someone who the Korean Government and Military understandably wanted to keep happy. He hadn’t realized that Tilo had not been uniformed about Gia’s impending visit or the presence of her bodyguards. When he had a chance to think about it, Tilo had concluded that with anyone in the sisterhood with the means coming to visit Nancy now that she was pregnant and having a hard time of it, he should have anticipated that Gia would show up eventually.
As for the rest, this incident had not exposed Tilo at all because he was aware of the realities of having Sabastian in the house. Nothing that went boom or bang was stored inside the house and because of a memory Tilo from had from his childhood of confidential documents being folded into paper airplanes and thrown off a bridge, none of those either.
It was things like that which were the reason why Nancy was saying that she hoped that she was carrying another girl. Tilo didn’t have the heart to tell her that while the girls in his family were easier than the boys initially, that changed in a hurry when they got older. Ava had gotten pregnant, then married, had three more children and then to their mother’s dismay, divorced her worthless lump of a husband before her twenty-first birthday. Hanna had gone much the same route except she had not gotten the divorce and had ended up with six kids before her husband had removed himself from the equation with a workplace mishap. Tilo remembered the funeral of Hanna’s husband as his newly widowed sister could barely contain her glee at finally being free of the drunken prick. Inga had turned out to be a lesbian, but if that was the alternative to ending up like Ave and Hanna then Tilo could not fault his youngest sister in that regard.
If it was another girl, perhaps her and her older sister Anna would take after their mother and be all the better for it.
Hamburg, Germany
When Louis Ferdinand arrived survey the damage to Hamburg as well as the surrounding countryside he had been shocked by the scope of the devastation. It had been reported that around a hundred people were confirmed to have died in the flood and twice that number could not be accounted for. While there this was an immense human tragedy, there had been a number of people who had stepped up and shown real leadership as the crisis had unfolded. He knew that he would be keeping a close eye on them in the coming days. One never knew when the next Augustus Lang or Emil Holz would step out of the woodpile. Into this was Louis checking on his daughter and he could see that he probably had good reason to be concerned. Pale and feverish, Kiki started coughing when she sat up as he entered the berth on the SMS Brandenburg that she was sharing with another young woman. Mitzi, if he recalled correctly. Just sitting up had taken much of Kiki’s strength when she was this sick.
“No fucking… medals” Kiki said as she tried to get her breath back, “Don’t you dare…” She then had another fit of coughing.
“I can speak to the Government of Hamburg or the Reichstag, but I don’t know if they will listen, even to me” Louis Ferdinand said, “Once they get reports of you ignoring your own personal well-being to continue the rescue effort it becomes the sort of thing that is impossible for them to ignore.”
Kiki winced at that. Louis didn’t have the heart to tell her that the Government of Hamburg had already decided that of the people who had come to the city’s aid there were a few dozen who had been particularly notable. Among them had been Louis Junior and Kiki.
“Where’s Charlotte?” Kiki asked, changing the subject.
“With Marie and Victoria in one of the processing centers, there are thousands of people who were left homeless by the storm” Louis said and as soon as he said it, he knew that he had made a mistake.
Kiki put her feet on the floor and stood up, “There’s still so much more to do…” She muttered before she nearly collapsed, and Louis had to grab her around the shoulders to stop that from happening.
“You’ve already done more than anyone asked” Louis said as he guided Kiki back on to her bunk. She was unable to do anything else as she was completely spent.
“You always were such a headstrong girl” Louis said as he pulled the blanket, “Some of us would like if you gave us a turn to save the world.”
Kiki just stared at Louis. He could tell that she had not found that remotely funny but telling jokes like that had always been the domain of fathers.
“Just rest and you can get back to the fight tomorrow” Louis said. As Kiki fell asleep, he saw that her face was thinner than he remembered, and her hair was nearly chin length. She had it cut short just before she had left six months earlier. It clearly showed just how long Kiki had been pushing herself so hard. Looking up he saw Mitzi was watching them.
“You don’t need to worry about her” Louis said to Mitzi, “After that little display you can be certain of it.”
Mitzi nodded nervously. She had seen the Emperor before during that review which in retrospect must have been a subtle way for him to check in on Kiki. Now, everyone knew that Kiki was his oldest daughter so when he had boarded the Brandenburg it hadn’t been just because he was here to meet with Captain Hase. Kiki had not exactly made things easy for anyone though. She had led team pushing herself as hard as she could even as the cough had gotten worse and Kiki had grown feverish with her ignoring it. When the floodwaters had receded and the FSR Teams had been withdrawn Kiki had finally accepted the fact that she was sick. The part that had surprised Mitzi was that Kiki had known that she had pneumonia, having had it before, but had kept going back into the cold and damp of the flooded city.
“Please keep her from doing anything more for the next few days Fraulein Gott” Louis said, “I don’t care if you have to lock her in here, if anyone has any questions tell them I ordered you to do it.”
Mitzi smiled at that.
22nd February 1962
Pusan, Korea
General Han had thought that he had been doing the right thing by letting Gia through to see Nancy. Gia was a well-known figure with close ties to Russian and German Royalty, so she was someone who the Korean Government and Military understandably wanted to keep happy. He hadn’t realized that Tilo had not been uniformed about Gia’s impending visit or the presence of her bodyguards. When he had a chance to think about it, Tilo had concluded that with anyone in the sisterhood with the means coming to visit Nancy now that she was pregnant and having a hard time of it, he should have anticipated that Gia would show up eventually.
As for the rest, this incident had not exposed Tilo at all because he was aware of the realities of having Sabastian in the house. Nothing that went boom or bang was stored inside the house and because of a memory Tilo from had from his childhood of confidential documents being folded into paper airplanes and thrown off a bridge, none of those either.
It was things like that which were the reason why Nancy was saying that she hoped that she was carrying another girl. Tilo didn’t have the heart to tell her that while the girls in his family were easier than the boys initially, that changed in a hurry when they got older. Ava had gotten pregnant, then married, had three more children and then to their mother’s dismay, divorced her worthless lump of a husband before her twenty-first birthday. Hanna had gone much the same route except she had not gotten the divorce and had ended up with six kids before her husband had removed himself from the equation with a workplace mishap. Tilo remembered the funeral of Hanna’s husband as his newly widowed sister could barely contain her glee at finally being free of the drunken prick. Inga had turned out to be a lesbian, but if that was the alternative to ending up like Ave and Hanna then Tilo could not fault his youngest sister in that regard.
If it was another girl, perhaps her and her older sister Anna would take after their mother and be all the better for it.
Hamburg, Germany
When Louis Ferdinand arrived survey the damage to Hamburg as well as the surrounding countryside he had been shocked by the scope of the devastation. It had been reported that around a hundred people were confirmed to have died in the flood and twice that number could not be accounted for. While there this was an immense human tragedy, there had been a number of people who had stepped up and shown real leadership as the crisis had unfolded. He knew that he would be keeping a close eye on them in the coming days. One never knew when the next Augustus Lang or Emil Holz would step out of the woodpile. Into this was Louis checking on his daughter and he could see that he probably had good reason to be concerned. Pale and feverish, Kiki started coughing when she sat up as he entered the berth on the SMS Brandenburg that she was sharing with another young woman. Mitzi, if he recalled correctly. Just sitting up had taken much of Kiki’s strength when she was this sick.
“No fucking… medals” Kiki said as she tried to get her breath back, “Don’t you dare…” She then had another fit of coughing.
“I can speak to the Government of Hamburg or the Reichstag, but I don’t know if they will listen, even to me” Louis Ferdinand said, “Once they get reports of you ignoring your own personal well-being to continue the rescue effort it becomes the sort of thing that is impossible for them to ignore.”
Kiki winced at that. Louis didn’t have the heart to tell her that the Government of Hamburg had already decided that of the people who had come to the city’s aid there were a few dozen who had been particularly notable. Among them had been Louis Junior and Kiki.
“Where’s Charlotte?” Kiki asked, changing the subject.
“With Marie and Victoria in one of the processing centers, there are thousands of people who were left homeless by the storm” Louis said and as soon as he said it, he knew that he had made a mistake.
Kiki put her feet on the floor and stood up, “There’s still so much more to do…” She muttered before she nearly collapsed, and Louis had to grab her around the shoulders to stop that from happening.
“You’ve already done more than anyone asked” Louis said as he guided Kiki back on to her bunk. She was unable to do anything else as she was completely spent.
“You always were such a headstrong girl” Louis said as he pulled the blanket, “Some of us would like if you gave us a turn to save the world.”
Kiki just stared at Louis. He could tell that she had not found that remotely funny but telling jokes like that had always been the domain of fathers.
“Just rest and you can get back to the fight tomorrow” Louis said. As Kiki fell asleep, he saw that her face was thinner than he remembered, and her hair was nearly chin length. She had it cut short just before she had left six months earlier. It clearly showed just how long Kiki had been pushing herself so hard. Looking up he saw Mitzi was watching them.
“You don’t need to worry about her” Louis said to Mitzi, “After that little display you can be certain of it.”
Mitzi nodded nervously. She had seen the Emperor before during that review which in retrospect must have been a subtle way for him to check in on Kiki. Now, everyone knew that Kiki was his oldest daughter so when he had boarded the Brandenburg it hadn’t been just because he was here to meet with Captain Hase. Kiki had not exactly made things easy for anyone though. She had led team pushing herself as hard as she could even as the cough had gotten worse and Kiki had grown feverish with her ignoring it. When the floodwaters had receded and the FSR Teams had been withdrawn Kiki had finally accepted the fact that she was sick. The part that had surprised Mitzi was that Kiki had known that she had pneumonia, having had it before, but had kept going back into the cold and damp of the flooded city.
“Please keep her from doing anything more for the next few days Fraulein Gott” Louis said, “I don’t care if you have to lock her in here, if anyone has any questions tell them I ordered you to do it.”
Mitzi smiled at that.
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Hopefully Louis will let Christoph know about the order. He could post a couple of marine sentries at the door, and claim it is the Kaisers orders.
Given that Christoph is only a Captain and in command of a BB group in this situation, might we see him being promoted to Flag rank in recognition for what he engineered here?
Anyway, with pneumonia, the ships doctor should recommend bed rest for her, which her commanding officer would then turn into an order.
(This is how it works in the OTL Bundeswehr. You go to the doc, who gives you a recommendation about the necessary treatment, after which you go to your CO who turns that recommendation into an order. In most cases. And your CO can order you to go to the Doc's office.)
(This is how it works in the OTL Bundeswehr. You go to the doc, who gives you a recommendation about the necessary treatment, after which you go to your CO who turns that recommendation into an order. In most cases. And your CO can order you to go to the Doc's office.)
Today that is indeed standard practice, but when did it become so? Perhaps the S&R teams will institute "Kiki protocols" listing all the reasons you do not keep going if you are in risk of becoming a patient yourself
