Word: eppes
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Dates: during 1932-1932
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...students were Nazis. Germans, facing ruin, were almost unanimous in demanding Reparations cancellation at any cost. The U. S., Correspondent Knickerbocker found, has too great a stake in the Reich to be able to afford isolation. Interviews with Adolf Hitler and the Nazis' Presidential candidate, General Franz von Epp, brought forth an ultimatum to the U. S.: If France prepares to invade Germany, the U. S. will be expected to stop her; otherwise Germany will pay no private debts. Knickerbocker conclusions...
...know: If not von Hindenburg, whom would the Nazis support? They must have a hero, preferably a War hero, a man around whom could be thrown some of the glamour that attached itself to the Hero of Tannenberg. The Nazis had such a man: handsome, stern-faced Franz von Epp...
When the War broke out Oberst (Colonel) Epp was a dashing youthful blade stationed in Munich. He was made a general, held commands in France, Belgium, Serbia, Rumania, Italy. Idolized by his men, he was many times decorated. He emerged from the War with a von before his name, but to oldtimers General von Epp was still known as Oberst Epp. He joined the Bavarian People's Party, became known for his militarism, his patriotism, once testified at a murder trial that he thought political murder was justifiable homicide if committed in the interest of the Fatherland...
...elect President von Hindenburg. Adolf Hitler wrote Chancellor Bruning a belated letter flatly refusing to help prolong the President's term by Reichstag action, whereupon the Government set Feb. 28 as election day. On the subject of election candidates Herr Hitler was glumly silent. Silent', too, was Oberst Epp. With so much almost within his grasp he did not want to overstep...