One Hundred and Eleven Last Effort
To tell the truth, the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is the real fascist. He proposed the word fascism, formed the party of fascism, and he has always advertised himself as the world leader of fascism.
Mussolini's rapid rise after the First World War was a perfect fit for his opportunistic policies because of the conditions after the First World War. To gain popular support, he exploited fears of a growing communist movement while appealing to the country's growing patriotic dissatisfaction with Italy's little success in postwar negotiations.
On March 23, 1919, he directed the launch of a "fascist movement" that established the world's first "fighting fascist party" in Milan. The political program of this group is a combination of syndicalist and nationalist slogans.
During the turbulent years of 1919-1922, Mussolini used his black shirt stormtroopers against striking workers, communists, socialists. In 1920 the threat of the Communists receded. In the general election of 1921, twenty-two fascists were elected to Congress. Fascist parties were organized across the country.
Mussolini founded the National Fascist Party, and Mussolini was called "the leader". A long general strike in 1922 was disrupted by the "Storm Troopers". This cleared the way for the well-planned "Roman March" (October 28, 1922). During this crisis, Mussolini himself remained in Milan until the indecisive Emmanuel III rejected the advice of his advisers to arrest Mussolini, summoned him to form a cabinet (31 October), and was appointed as Prime Minister, take power.
The Italian fascist leader has always been very dissatisfied with Germany's current policy. He doesn't want to see a moderate and radical German foreign policy. He needs a madman to support his grand expansion plan.
And this madman's candidate he has found, that is the leader of the German Nazi Party Adolf Hitler. Therefore, Mussolini's stormtroopers have always been the main supporters of the brown shirt stormtroopers of the Nazi party. Without the support of Italy, the violent establishment of the Nazi party may have been wiped out long ago.
Now everyone knows the origin of the German Nazi Brown Shirts, right? This is completely a fake product of the Italian fascist black shirt army that has changed its color. Do you really want to know the name of the German Nazi SA now? This is really the plagiarism of Hong Guoguo, who is too lazy to change his name. ——It seems that Shanzhai is not an invention and patent of the Chinese people. Everyone developed it from that time. Don't laugh at the black crow...
This time Mussolini was invited to visit Germany, which was actually a compromise measure that Italy had to take. The Nazi Party, the spokesman of the Fascist Party in Germany, has been suppressed, and finally a man named Arcador Rudolph ascended to the pinnacle of German power, which marked the complete failure of Mussolini's series of investments in Germany.
For now, for the victor's side, Arcado Rudolph extended an invitation to Benito Mussolini. At any other time, Mussolini could have made a gesture to shirk the meeting, but now this invitation was sent against the background of the issues of Austria and Czechoslovakia, and Mussolini had no reason to hesitate.
So Mussolini had to rush over to see a German man who was very unpleasant to him. Because in Italy he was honored as a leader, and this man named Accardo was also honored as a leader in Germany-according to the usual principles, there must be an open and secret battle between the two leaders.
In fact, before this meeting, the Soviet government had secretly acquiesced in the fact that Germany had annexed Austria. They would no longer do any bullshit justice for Austria. They were just on guard against the development and growth of Germany.
And take this opportunity to grow and develop themselves.
The French government was dragged down by the domestic financial chaos caused by the economic crisis and the funds used to build the Maginot Line. Moreover, French Marshal Pétain overestimated the Siegfried Line being built in Germany, believing that the French army "will cost countless lives on this line of defense".
Therefore, Mussolini's visit to Germany this time was regarded by the whole of Europe as the last diplomatic effort by the great powers to maintain the status quo of Austria's independence. With this diplomatic effort, four Italian divisions drove to the border, and Mussolini made it clear in an interview with reporters: "The independence of Austria must first be ensured."
To be honest, Akado didn't have any good impression of Italy under Mussolini's leadership. During the whole process of World War II, the Italian army had been sleepwalking. North Africa let the British slaughter it again, and after the Soviet-German war started, the Italian army was even less effective.
According to an unofficial account that Accardo read in his previous life, after the Battle of Stalingrad, Mussolini flew to Berlin to ask Hitler about the loss of the Italian army, and the angered Fuhrer replied to him: "No! Italy! No loss! Because they all ran out!"
Therefore, Accardo has not been in a hurry to find Mussolini like Hitler and study the so-called "axis of the world". This is also the main reason why the Greater Deutsches Party led by Accardo and the Fascist Party led by Mussolini are not closely related.
Therefore, Arcardo really didn't take Italy's mobilization of troops into consideration. He was very sure that relying on the German army of two divisions, he could easily defeat the provocation of Italy. The only thing that worried him was that it was still in its cradle. Will the Luftwaffe show its strength prematurely?
But this does not mean that Accardo despised Italy, on the contrary he was carefully prepared for this meeting with Mussolini. After all, the country is still one of the major powers in Europe today, with naval and air superiority that Germany cannot make up for.
Accardo hopes to use this meeting to win over Mussolini to join his camp, and to gain support from Italy on issues such as Austria; Mussolini hopes to expedition to Germany, thoroughly teach Germany's new leader, and tell him who The leader of the dictators. So Accardo and Mussolini met in Germany's Chancellor's Office.
But national leaders are national leaders after all, and Mussolini put on an intimate look as soon as they met, hugging a lanky man half a head taller than him: "Accardo, my friend, I am very happy. see you."
Of course, Akado would not be left behind, and he kindly put out various P0SS to let the reporters take pictures. After that, the reporters left, leaving two people for a private meeting. The atmosphere suddenly became less friendly.
"Prime Minister Accardo, I have always wanted Germany to be a democratic and free country." Mussolini tapped the table and put on a big brother's educational face: "So I don't want to see deportations in Germany. and abuse of democrats.”
"Presumably Italy must be a democratic country." Accardo sneered, not weak at all: "Since everyone is doing the same thing, don't accuse each other of this kind of thing, you and I don't have the same butt. clean."
Akado was very satisfied with his answer. If he was the prime minister of the Qing government, he would definitely not be able to say such a justifiable counterattack. Eighty percent of the time he could only nod and bow with a smile. It seems that there is a strong country behind it, which is indeed a very proud thing.
"I suggest that you cooperate with the Nazi Party. After all, you can only take one position and give up the chancellor to Mr. Hitler. It is in your own interests to have the support of me and many other countries!" Mussolini did not seek benefits. He can only change his strategy. After all, he did not expect to gain any benefits in Germany this time, mainly for Austria and other issues. To mention Hitler's Nazi Party is just a bargaining chip.
Akado laughed: "Don't think how great you are to be the leader of Italy. On June 10, 1924, I heard the news that someone had killed Jacomo Matteotti. Now you understand Is it? We are not enemies, on the contrary we should be allies moving forward side by side."
Who knew a man named Arcador Rudolph in 1924? Mussolini frowned and re-examined the young man opposite him. It was incredible that he had swayed a coup in another country ten years ago. So at this moment Mussolini felt the danger, and he knew that with the national strength of Italy, he could not threaten the present-day Germany, which has survived the economic crisis smoothly.
"Of course we can be friends, even staunch allies who signed a treaty." After thinking for a while, Mussolini decided to be softer and avoid some unpleasant disputes. As for Hitler's Nazi party, which he had always supported, of course he also secretly He decided not to give up easily. Now, not to mention the arrogance of being able to prop up Hitler to the top, it would be good to let Hitler drag Arkado back.
However, he still stated his basic position for the first time: "But I still don't want to see the influence of the Nazi Party continue to decline in Germany."
"This is the choice of the German people! I can't control it." Arkado said with a smile, "And Germany has passed a bill to ban all kinds of activities and propaganda of radical parties."
Accardo got up and walked to the front of the map, smiled at Mussolini with an inexplicable face, and said, "You should not interfere in Germany's internal affairs. I think you are here this time mainly for the problems of Czechoslovakia and Austria. So let's not go round each other's circles."
"Italy will not give in on this issue! Austria must remain independent!" Mussolini snorted coldly: "This is my last bottom line."
"Don't jump to conclusions in such a hurry, Mr. Mussolini." Accardo pointed to the documents on the table and motioned for Mussolini to take a look: "You look at my chips first, and then think about mine. proposal."