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Troublous years since 1920 have shaken down eleven German cabinets; but these seven years have buffeted in vain Dr. Otto Gessler, continuously Minister of National Defense...
...President Paul von Hindenburg contributes to the State stability and prestige; 2) "The German Lloyd George," Dr. Gustav Stresemann, continues as Foreign Minister in cabinet after cabinet and negotiates ceaselessly among the former enemy powers from whom he has filched many a concession; 3) stern, able Defense Minister Otto Gessler is even more a fixture at his post than is Dr. Stresemann in his; he works tirelessly, commands imperiously and never gives interviews; 4) finally President Dr. Hjalmar Schacht of the Reichsbank is a granite wall against which some finance ministers lean for support and others butt in vain. Vigorous...
...northern Germany, dressed itself in gala attire: Field Marshal Paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, President of the German Republic, was due to arrive on his first visit since 1877. In due course the aged President appeared, received a hearty welcome. He had come, with Dr. Otto Gessler, Minister of Defense; Admiral Zenker; Rear Admiral Mommsen, to attend the annual maneuvers of the German Navy, held this year in the Bay of Swinemunde...
...Otto Gessler, German Minister of Defense, startled the Reichswehr by ordering that only the black, red & gold flag of the Republic shall be displayed on Reichswehr buildings and by officers and men of the German Army. The order also included the families of Reichswehr soldiers and all civilians housed on Reichswehr property, although display of the flag in this case was made optional...
...very day of this speech by Belgium's War Minister, the German War Minister, Dr. Otto Gessler, said before the Army Budget Committee of the Reichstag: "The intentions of our neighbor states are not unknown to us. ... They are planning a quick and deep penetration into Germany in the first days of the next war. . . . Our only security is to compose our present army exclusively of men capable of filling officers' ranks at a moment's notice...