The more you read about of Hitler, the more you curse those who let him grow. Another tidbit. In the first weeks of German occupation of Austria, 79000 people were arrested. Guess who were the first two? The two sons of Archduke Franz Ferdinand,
whose assassination led to First World War. Why did he hate the Habsburgs that much? For two reasons.
1. He was shovelling snow when the Royals were partying in Vienna.
2. Austro-Hungarian open border system which allowed people of "inferior races" encroaching upon the
1. He was shovelling snow when the Royals were partying in Vienna.
2. Austro-Hungarian open border system which allowed people of "inferior races" encroaching upon the
facilities which Germans should enjoy.
Franz Ferdinand was a symbol of that liberalism which Hitler hated - the one which differentiated the European Monarchies from Nazi Mental State - rather than marrying into an exalted German Noble family,
Franz Ferdinand was a symbol of that liberalism which Hitler hated - the one which differentiated the European Monarchies from Nazi Mental State - rather than marrying into an exalted German Noble family,
he married the daughter of a Bohemian Noble!! Not just that. He didn't stay in Vienna but near Prague in some Czech estate. How can Hitler tolerate such an abnormality? He never understood that respect should be commanded like the Habsburgs, not demanded.
Literally everyone from the Poles to Croats loved Franz Joseph. Was that inferiority complex of Hitler which made him that fearful demon? Or was it his father's adulation bordering worship of god, with Franz Joseph his god and he wanted to be the one who toppled that god?
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