Word: berliners
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Adolf Hitler turned 47 last week. On ordinary days the Realmleader has come to maintain a worshipful wall around himself against even the biggest of the Nazi bigwigs. On his birthday, however, he welcomed them all at the Berlin Chancellery, glowed under their congratulations, revived Kaiser Wilhelm's practice of birthday honors...
...Berlin Nazis sang an unofficial little tune...
When he meets young Christoph Kroysing, Berlin's self-pity vanishes. Kroysing had discovered some fellow-non-coms were selling army rations instead of distributing them to their hungry men; he had been so foolish as to write an influential uncle about it. Of course his letter was stopped by the censor, and he was threatened with court martial. Kroysing would have welcomed the chance to testify, but the court martial was indefinitely postponed, and he was transferred to a dangerous advanced post, kept there on the supposition that sooner or later he would be killed. Day after...
...Kroysing is, he is terrified. Just as he is about ready to sign the damning confession, the French attack. After a terrific bombardment the order is given to evacuate Douaumont, and in the chaos of the battle Captain Niggl gets back to safety. Lieutenant Kroysing is reported missing. Meantime Berlin, whose company is in charge of an ammunition dump, is the only one to keep his head and stick to his post during a bombardment. A well-meaning artillery officer recommends him for The Iron Cross. Only result is that Berlin is given a more dangerous job: scavenging...
...pals goes lo a nearby field hospital with a cunningly self-inflicted wound. When Berlin pays him a visit he finds Lieutenant Kroysing a patient there too. Kroysing is furious that Niggl has given him the slip but swears he will corner him again somehow when he has recovered from his wound. Berlin's man-made misfortunes seem momentarily on the mend. The pretty head nurse knows his books and admires them. Thanks to her personal influence with the Crown Prince, he is transferred to a better job, with an army corps that is leaving for the comparative comfort...