Crumbling Reich: A Weimar Republic Game (Gameplay Thread)

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Alfred Hugenberg gives speech after weeks of no public appearances

After weeks in which he had no public appearances, letting the media wonder what is happening to the Interior Minister and the DNVP Chairman, Alfred Hugenberg has given a speech at a rally in Dresden, which was printed by his newspapers. Here is what he had to say -

Hello, Dresden! I am here to ensure you that the Von Papen Government, the DNVP, Der Stalhelm and the Interior Ministry are all working for you and for the rise of the German nation. On May Day, the Bolshevik illegal militias were soundly defeated by the Police and Der Stalhelm, the army of the people. We have managed to survive a motion of no confidence put forward by the Bolsheviks and by that ruined their plans to take over our Fatherland. And we have started enforcing the ban that no one thought it was possible to enforce, which is why Bolshevik activities are lowering by the hour. While many talk, we act, and we have been the ones to fight with the Bolsheviks tooth-and-nail. We are also working to restore morality and patriotism in our public life as well as in our government, as it should be noted that the Von Papen Government is staunchly supportive of our Great Kaiser and of ending the dominance of foreign powers. We have also been working to restore our economical prosperity which was destroyed by the Jews and Bolsheviks, and one project to stand out is the Autobahn. Soon our communities will have modern infrastructure and we will create thousands of jobs due to the quick, decisive action of the Franz Von Papen Government! Under our leadership, the German eagle will rise in the sky again!

And may I say, at the Interior Ministry we have not been sleeping, far from it actually! We are ready to take on the Bolsheviks, end the reign of terror and bring safety back, just like I have promised to do. We have clear plans and we will succeed! We will also work towards police reform, because the system is a mess, all of those chiefs, many of whom are Bolsheviks and Socialists, ruling like despots. It has to end. We will do many great things together with you the German people.

Thank you!

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Alfred Hugenberg calls the intervention an enormous success

In a speech given today in front of the DNVP Conference, Hugenberg called the intervention a great success, saying that it stopped a new bloody Bolshevik revolt in its tracks while arresting thousands of their activists. He said that it is clear that the Von Papen Government, together with the Interior Ministry and Der Stalhelm, are ready and able to end the disorder.

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DNVP MP proposes alternative plan for police reform, Hugenberg reacts


After Franz Von Papen came forward with a police reform plan, a formerly unknown DNVP MP proposed an alternative one - The creation of a national police force with military grade armaments, placing the local police forces under the control of the Interior Ministry. The MP said in defense of his plan that the dissolution of the Police was made under French influence and should be reversed, and the local police leadership needs to be controlled by the government in order to prevent Bolsheviks from occupying top positions. He also said that with this reform, the police will act in unity and disorder can be prevented.

When asked about this, Alfred Hugenberg said that while he is loyal to Franz Von Papen and his government, he would like a plan similar to what the DNVP proposed, as the government-approved one was made under the influence of a narcissist wanting to replace our police force with his personal guards. However, he would still vote for the Von Papen plan as it would be an improvement.

Numerous forces, many of which powerful, are pushing for the DNVP plan to reach the floor first, before the Zentrum-Mahraun one.

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Hugenberg protests Mahraun's alledged dealing

"If these accusations are true, he is a disgrace for our nation and its soul and should resign immediately. Our government was not appointed to further pander to our enemies, but to fight them. His dealings in Foreign Affairs have been a mystery to the Cabinet, as his only focus was to replace our police with his so-called paramilitary. I ask him to publicly inform the Cabinet and the country about his actions, or the DNVP will consider radical steps."

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Hugenberg publishes travel records of DNVP and Nazi leaders

After Mahraun's speech accusing the DNVP and NSDAP of conducting negotiations in Warsaw, Alfred Hugenberg published the travel records of all proeminent DNVP and NSDAP members, showing no trips to Poland at least since Von Papen took office. He then accused Mahraun of lying to benefit politically and calledon him to resign. When asked whether that means he supports the Nazi motion of no confidence, he said that he hopes for a resignation to come from the "disgraced Minister" as it would be a stretch for a government party to vote a motion of no confidence

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Der Stalhelm organizes mass rally in Berlin against Minister Mahraun

Following the conflicts between Minister Hugenberg and Minister Mahraun, Der Stalhelm organized a mass rally in Berlin calling Mahraun a traitor and a power-hungry narcissist. Militiamen from all around the country as well as DNVP supporters came to the rally, and while neither Hugenberg nor other Ministers attended the rally, most of the DNVP Leadership went there and held fiery speeches, calling for Minister Mahraun to resign and accused him of sabotaging the government, being a spy of foreign powers and ruining the foreign policy of Germany, making it a slave to the French. Violence was not allowed at the rally, as its attendants peacefully marched to the Reichstag and the Foreign Affairs Ministry, chanting their demands.

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Hugenberg responds to Mahraun's newest attacks

"Even as the parliamentary debate is related to police reform and Mr Mahraun seems to be ignoring the option of his own government, he felt the need to attack the monarchists, despite claiming to be one himself. Needless to say, there have been no wild or radical moves from the monarchist movement and Mahraun is lying again. He really needs to choose a side. You can't be on both sides for long, Minister!"

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The German Rebirth League - For Law and Order

The DNVP will not run on its own during this election cycle, but rather together with many right wing parties and personalities on The German Rebirth League list. Its leader will be Alfred Hugenberg and it shall be led by the DNVP. Its gatherings will be protected by Der Stalhelm and local police from any violence. The League will present itself as an union of patriots ready to tackle the country's most urgent problems standing against violent mobs.

Its leader and main public face Alfred Hugenberg will tour Northern Germany and East Prussia, following the same pathway from Hindenburg's presidential campaign and holding rallies in every major city. He will also give a few speeches in Bavaria. However, the League will hold rallies with proeminent party leaders in the entire country.

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Alfred Hugenberg attacks Adolf Hitler and the NSDAP in first campaign speech (Northern Germany)

Good day to you, my fellow Germans! Today we start one of the most crucial electoral campaigns in the history of this accursed Republic, and we, the German Rebirth League, propose the most competent and patriotic list in the history of the same accursed Republic! In the coming months we will go to each city and village and convince you that this team is the best option for Deutschland.

Today, I wish to discuss the so called saviors of the Fatherland, the soldiers in the crusade against mentally healthy leaders, the NSDAP. Led by a politician who pretends to know how to make Germany great but in reality has no clue, but instead has almost all mental disorders in the book. A proto-Bolshevik with a party whose name contains the word Socialism, he claims to be a patriot who can implement basically the agenda of the DNVP, but has neither its sanity or its effectiveness. He has no remarkable accomplishments, except maybe the epic failure of a coup in Bavaria, during which he had hidden after a bodyguard. His fellow party leaders are quite a bunch themselves, including a morphine addict, homosexuals, unfaithful and immoral men, demagogues and interestingly, no so-called Aryans. And the party itself is quite an eclectic bunch, with anything from communists to conservatives, only kept together by Hitler using the power of manipulation. And cracks are already beginning to show up. The communists formed their own party and more and more of the conservative reactionaries are joining the League, as they see that such a disorganized and immoral party can not restore the German Empire.

If you want law and order, if you want true economic recovery, if you want for Germany to be ruled by its rightful Kaiser again in peace and morality, if you want for our Fatherland to never bow again to foreign powers but to take its land back, the only true choice is the German Rebirth League! Our leaders are sane and have sound judgement unlike that immoral, weird bunch, and we have been effective in achieving our goals in government. There is no question that Germany is better than it was when we took office, and thanks mainly to the DNVP, we have achieved in 4 months more than anyone would have dreamed of. Violence is dropping, law and order is back. Economic recovery is in, austerity is out. And if you vote for the League on 12th September, we will achieve in 4 years so much, that Germany will be almost unrecognizable. Thank you.

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Interior Ministry offers police protection to all party leaders except Ernst Thaalmann

The Interior Ministry is offering the services of the new federal police as soon as possible to all party leaders involved in the campaign. In a statement, Minister Hugenberg said that his Deutschland is one in which political fights are carried through words and not through fists, and wants to ensure that everyone is safe from attacks. The exception from this rule is Ernst Thalmann, about which the Minister said that he does not want to waste badly needed taxpayer money to protect a domestic terrorist and Russian puppet.

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Speech of Interior Minister Alfred Hugenberg after the shooting in Czechoslovakia.

My fellow Germans,

Yesterday we have witnessed a horrific attack by the SA on a party leader. Otto Strasser is no friend of mine, and I am no fan of his, as everyone knows my stance on Bolshevism. However, this government shall have no tolerance on violence, and we are colaborating right now with the Czech police to get to the bottom of this attack. However, our Ministry has taken all appropriate measures to prevent violence in our homeland, and you can continue to feel safe walking down a street during an electoral campaign, like you have not in years, because the police is acting fast to protect you.

Thank you

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Hugenberg gives speech on the shooting at League rally

My Fellow Germans,

My speech given a few days ago against Hitler and his thugs was very controversial, however now, I am being proven right! What kind of a party leader sends a drunk thug in another country to try and kill one of his opponents in a full, crowded room? An irrational, potentially psychotic one does, that much I can tell you! This election is a chance to fundamentally change the course of our nation for the better, to end the republicanism and weakness that plague our country! And we can not waste it by voting for someone who would do such an idiotic plan, who is surrounded by thugs, immoral people, addicts and homosexuals! We must vote for the only list that is both sane and effective, that can rebuild Germany to its former glory and ensure law and order instead of fighting it!

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Alfred Hugenberg officially invites General Lettow-Vorbeck and the VU to join the German Rebirth League

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Alfred Hugenberg's speech on the Von Papen Government (East Prussia)

My fellow Germans,

Today I would like to discuss with you the greatest government in the history of this accursed Republic. The Von Papen government. The accomplishments of the said government are undeniable and visible to all of our countrymen. After years of stagnation, austerity and poverty, the great economic recovery has begun. The Autobahn and the new police will hire tens of thousands, giving a massive boost to our economic activity and lifting many out of poverty. The worst legacy of Bruning's so-called government has started being eradicated, and that in a few months. And there is now law and order on our streets, no more violent mobs of communists or national socialists to harass the population and the electoral campaign is largely being orderly. Of course, what happened in Czechoslovakia is a sad attempt at ending said order, but we are working to prevent anything similar from happening in our Fatherland. And if you want 4 more years of economic recovery, law and order and patriotism you need to vote for the German Rebirth League on September 12th. We are the party of the Kaiser, the party of President Hindenburg and the party of von Papen. Because make no mistake, there has been no party more committed to the goals of this Ministry, then the DNVP! We are the guarantee of its policies continuing in the next Reichstag. Because unlike the Papist Zentrum who did nothing and the Mahraunist thugs who purposefully sabotaged this government, we fought tooth-and-nail for its preservation and success! The only reasom for which now we are having an election and not focus on the important issues of the country is that the Mahraunists made it impossible for us to govern. They treated their partners with arrogance, sabotaged the Ministry, committed high treason on a regular basis and wanted to take over the law enforcement with their Jungdo thugs. And the main priority of the League will be to kick them out of office, back into the political nothingness from which they came from.

And the opponents of this government are not better, believe me. Compare the Bolshevik revolutionary menace of the KPD, the snideness, cuningness and political incoherence of the Weimar-backing SPD and the insanity, ineffectiveness and division of the NSDAP with the competent statemanship of von Papen and the League. They are hungry for power, we are hungry for justice. Justice for Germany and its people, justice for the Kaiser, justice for the millions of men and women forgotten.

Thank you.

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Alfred Hugenberg addresses the statements of Otto Wells (East Prussia)

...and that I hear that Herr Wells has once again attacked this great government! The government that he himself put in place, make no mistake about that. He claimed that the peace established by this government is breaking civil rights! How so? Is it not a human right of the men to enjoy a crime-free, violence-free society, instead of being afraid of getting out of the house if some electoral campaign is happening or even when one is not? This terror endured by patriotic, good Germans was tolerated by the accursed Weimar Republic that Wells so enthusiastically backs, and even by all of the Social Democratic governments that failed to fix this during their year-long reigns! If not for Chancellor Von Papen and I, this campaign would have been similar to a civil war. But this is where the Social Democrats want to take us, a crime-ridden, police-free society. One in which the chaos of their beloved republic would be felt in all areas of society. I and the League, in contrast, are the toughest party on law and order. No party is tougher than we are or more enthusiastically committed to this cause. In just a few months, we have lowered the violence drastically. In 4 years we would eradicate it. We will refrain from nothing to prevent the rights of criminals and thugs from getting in the way of peace. If you want law and order, we are the party for you! FOR LAW AND ORDER!

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Interior Minister Alfred Hugenberg gives speech on the latest shooting

My fellow Germans,

Today, we have witnessed yet another attempted breaking of good order in our society by an insane, out-of-control party. Regardless of my personal feelings towards Otto Wells, which are not pleasant, we can not live in a country where political leaders can be killed by a mob. As such, your Ministry has taken decisive action. We have decided to make police protection mandatory for all political leaders and grow its size, as it is only for the brave men in uniform that Wells so viciously fought against that he is still alive, as well as make police protection mandatory at all political rallies. If you want to use your constitutional right and go to rallies, feel free to do so as the police is only there to protect you and your fellow attendants from getting hurt. We will also find out who this shooter was and investigate his political connections, as I think we all know who ordered this. Which is why I have decided to implement a no-tolerance policy on the SA and the SS, illegal organizations. If any members of the said groups are spotted on the streets, they will be swiftly arrested. Thank you.

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Interior Minister sends forces to establish control over Dresden

After making numerous statements supporting law and order, today Interior Minister Alfred Hugenberg has mobilized Der Stalhelm and entire Police Departments to enter the KPD stronghold of Dresden and arrest all RFB members they can find on charges ranging from being part of an illegal organization to owning firearms. Hugenberg also ordered them to avoid as much as possible a street war and rather use surprise attacks and enter their Headquarters to confiscate all documents that could be found. The sickle and hammer on all buildings were taken down and replaced by posters supporting LAW AND ORDER.

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Alfred Hugenberg responds to the attacks:

"Just hearing these two raving lunatics boastful about sending thugs to murder politicians and patronaging illegal organizations should terrify all thinking Germans. When a country does not have laws abided to by everyone it falls into anarchy. For the past years the weak Republic has failed to enforce them but now your Ministry is here to protect you. What happened in Dresden was necessary to ensure stability, and this is a sober reminder that we may lose everything if on September 12th we do not vote for peace, stability and order."

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Hugenberg and Hindenburg, photo up together

Photos from a meeting taken a few weeks ago between President Hindenburg and the German Rebirth League leader Alfred Hugenberg have shown the two men smiling, clearly enjoying the company of each other. According to the newspapers which first announced this meeting, the President and Interior Minister had a great time together, as they discovered they saw eye to eye on almost all issues, including the one of the monarchy, of law and order and of foreign policy. The photos were spread in the entire country afterwards by League activists who interpreted this as a clear endorsement by Hindenburg towards their party.

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Hugenberg, visits to the Kaiser and von Papen

Alfred Hugenberg, the incumbent Interior Minister and leader of the German Rebirth League, has made several important visits a few weeks ago that are published today by his media institutions. He had a very important meeting in Netherlands, where the former Kaiser lives. There, Hugenberg received a great, warm welcome from the Kaiser and his most loyal servants. After many hours of private discussions, the two statesmen took a photo shaking hands. That soon became the main poster of the Rebirth League going into the election. Hugenberg also attended a private meeting with von Papen, and rumors started spreading of von Papen secretly backing Hugenberg and the League against the Mahraunists, however the Interior Ministry swiftly denied such claims, saying that von Papen is too focused on competently governing to pay attention to electoral campaigns. However, there is no question that the League is trying to use the 3 meetings in their favor in the last week of the election. The entire propaganda of the League as well as the media empire owned by Hugenberg talked only about how close the relationship of the Interior Minister with these great statesmen is for days.

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The Telegraph Union: NSDAP Fuhrer Adolf Hitler, a secret Jew?

In a bombshell report that is sure to shock many and affect the election, Hugenberg's Telegraph Union claimed that it had sent journalists in Austria to find out more about Hitler's extended family and what they found out was shocking. Hitler's paternal grandfather is a man called Leopold Frankenberg, a Jew. Despite Hugenberg's call for order, his newspapers and minions unleashed in public anti-Semite statements, however actual attacks were prevented.

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Hugenberg responds to Hitler

First of all, even if I own the Telegraph Union, I do not also write its articles. I have given the journalists there full independence and freedom of speech. Second of all, after I read the article, it is very possible for Hitler to be a Jew, and he knows that. How dare he stand there and say, well I might not be Jewish, I do not know. If he is a Jew, he should stay away from public office instead of claiming that he is the savior of Germany

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The schedule of Alfred Hugenberg in the last days of the campaign

During the last week of the campaign, Alfred Hugenberg will work twice as hard to get his party a good result in the election. In the September 6-10 period, the Minister will hold rallies in reactionary strongholds in Northern Germany and East Prussia, hoping to convince as many voters as possible that the Rebirth League is the best choice for someone who wants law and order, Monarchy and economic recovery. His speeches will feature a variety of subjects, from attacks towards the Nazis, Communists and Mahraunists to promises of bringing back the Kaiser. On September 11th, Hugenberg will go back to Berlin for a parade. The new police is ready to a large degree and it will march on the streets. The Interior Minister, the Chancellor and the rest of the Cabinet will attend the festivities with high security around them, except for the Foreign Minister, who has not been invited. Both Hugenberg and von Papen are expected to give speeches, as this is one of their last chances to connect with voters. On September 12th, Hugenberg will give a radio address to voters and then go to the Interior Ministry where a system has been set up to coordinate with local police departments in order to ensure the safety of the election. He will be back at the DNVP Headquarters, where he will give a speech in front of thousands of supporters after the polls close.

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The speech of Alfred Hugenberg at the police march

Patriotic Policemen and my fellow Germans,

It is my honor to be here with you, the brave men in uniform, ready to bring order on our streets and end the reign of mobs and thugs like the RFB, SA or Jungdo. I am so proud that this government has managed to accomplish something that most thought would be impossible and create this police to protect the citizens of this nation, allowing them to safely walk on the streets of their city, without having to worry about being attacked, robbed or murdered. And I want to thank you for joining this new force and committing to make our nation great again.

On September 12th, we must protect this new force. Because it is no secret that our opponents want it dismantled. Otto Wells for example, despite the police saving his life from murderous thugs, still continues to call for it to get cancelled, and wants us to return to the chaos characteristic to this Republic. Which is why we must all go to the voting booth, and deny them the opportunity to dismantle it. We must protect the great accomplishments of the Von Papen Ministry, which in only 5 months did what others could not do in years by going to the polls and voting for competent, responsible parties that can fix our country. Thank you.

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Radio address of Interior Minister Alfred Hugenberg on election day

My fellow Germans,

Soon you will go to the polls, and decide what future do you want for Germany. The options are pretty clear.

On one hand, you have the Bolsheviks, the Socialist agitators that want to take away all values that make Germany what it is, confiscate all lands and do whatever the state pleases with it, give control over factories to the Union cartels, destroy our country and hand it over to the Soviet Russia.

On the other, you have the Republic-backing Social Democrats, Mahraunists, Centrists and all others. They are all responsible for the chaos that this country faced until recently, for the slums, economic disaster, hyperinflation, austerity, anarchy, loss of prestige, of honor. They had a decade of power to fix our country, but miserably failed again and again. They will fail this time as well.

The Nazis may have mostly the right policies in mind, but they are erratic and unpredictable. A vote for them is not a vote for a greater Germany, but a vote for a wasted opportunity. They are led by a Jew who claims he is the savior of the nation, but he has no accomplishments, no vision and has long lost his sanity. He surrounded himself with thugs, immoral men and homosexuals. We can not hand our country to this kind of a clique.

The best choice is, my fellow patriots, the German Rebirth League. We are an alliance of staunch patriots and competent statesmen ready to tackle the disorder and lawlessness of the streets, the economic mayhem brought to us by politicians, the injustice of having the rightful Kaiser away and the filth of the society in the Reichstag. During the Von Papen Government we have shown our competence, because there is no coincidence that exactly in the areas of Interior and Transportation, the Ministries led by our men, were registered the most glorious successes. Despite the uselessness or outright sabotage of our coalition partners, we have stayed loyal to our great Chancellor and helped him lead the most successful government in recent history. We have also supported our Kaiser consistently, and he is very supportive of our goals to bring him back to the Fatherland as soon as possible. And of course, we have been the most loyal backers of President Hindenburg, the greatest statesman in the entire Republic and a staunch patriot. The German Rebirth League can and will make Germany great and whole and we will have law and order. Thank you.