Operation Bagration ended with a decisive victory for the Soviet Union, Army Group Center had completely shattered, Army Group North began to lose their frontline connection to Germany, two major German Army Groups had been eliminated, the Victory Day in the next year had been imagined by the Allies soldiers!
Suddenly, the voice of that general breaks the silence of the meeting room.
“The Allies had broken through our frontline in Paris, and we lost control in the city.”
Hitler fell into his madness, in this game he can not win, despite his excellency generals trying their best to turn the tide, yet perhaps not enough to stop the Red Waves.
He continues: “Simultaneously, Army Group North had sent a request to evacuate from Ostland through the sea.”
“No! They must stand where they stand! Dönitz new technology could help them hold the position until we turned the tide and they could join us later.” — Adolf angrily said.
If they - Germany bursted the war flame, in a second it's shiny as the torch in a midnight, so what is the reason to not the next second it will go down, just as how quickly it burns wildly?
“As well as the defeat of the Army Group Center, Central Europe defense is considerably vulnerable. There is no essential defense in the critical main front.”
The general lifted up his fingers from the map. Hesitating said:
“... There is no meaning to continue the war, my Führer.”
Adolf looked at him, angrily said:
“Are you skeptical about our final victory? You're such a defeatist!”
He dismissed him on the spot, and assigned that general to the frontline.
“He shouldn't have said that…” — The others whispered.
A hard truth had spoken, a clock is ticking, and ticking.
{ Günter's encampment }
Schneider walks on the hill, where it is covered with colorful flowers, every treading he can sense a sweet fragrance in the air. The chill autumn breeze made him shivered, and sorrowful in his heart. The cloudy day is what he needs to refresh his soul.
The wind blew mildly, he took off his field cap, and lay down on the ground.
The gray clouds slowly shifted to the horizon, just like how all of his bother vanished into the air.
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Suddenly he feels something heavy lay on his arm. It's like pin him tight on the ground.
“Hugh! Hey!”
He struggles to lift his arm up, but seems ineffective.
He struggled hard, but nonetheless, nothing happened.
“Ahhh!”
He woke up, when he looked beside him, he saw that Amber was sleeping on his arm. Schneider gasped quietly, but still he let her sleep on his arm, he didn't dare to interrupt her sweet dream.
“...”
“... Mmhm…” — She turned to his side.
“...!”
“Ah…” — Amber slowly opened her eyes.
How coincidence, Schneider also looked at her pensively when she was sleeping, he even didn't notice that she had already woken up.
She panicked, “Hah! You…!”
“Calm Down, you little girl…!”
“S… Sorry… I was a bit tired… Pardon me…” — She quickly ran away.
Did she just sleep not too long ago? He asked himself.
“You… Hmph… Why did I oversleep during work like this…? What a day…”
Schneider slowly gets up, his injuries from the last fight haven't recovered yet, it hurts whenever he works intensely.
“Alright… Let's get back to work!”
“Mr. Schneider!”
“Have any news?”
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“Jürgen?!”
He went on, “you mustn't be kidding!”
Through his assistant, Schneider knew that Jürgen and high-ranking SS officers would visit them soon. It is rough for what he has undergone with the 3rd Panzer Division – The most brutal purging units.
Even though Schneider is a SS officer like them, but for what they did, he can not even accept it due to its barbaric. He feels nausea whenever he thinks about that.
“Are you alright Mr. Schneider?”
“No.”
“Why? What happened?”
“What happened? Great question. 3rd Panzer Division in general and that damn Jürgen is not a human anymore!”
“... Aren't all of the SS like that?”
Schneider looked at him, disappointed.
“Are you trying to say that I and him are the same?”
“No, sir.”
“In simple terms. No SS officer is good. Those «White Skulls» are not exceptional, but even more brutal than the others.”
“...”
“All you need to know is you're about to meet the devil in human form.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Now dismiss.”
Günter, who had heard the conversation from a distance. He listened to an entire of the talk, and realized the distrust between the Wehrmacht and SS has been pushed to the peak, it's about to collapse, when it comes, they will start to kill each other.
He sighed, looking down at the old wounds that had partially healed on his body like old memories and memories still remaining. War can change everything, but it cannot change Günter's loyalty to the country and the army. From far away. Amber also heard all of what they said.
When hearing about the Waffen-SS through Günter's account, Amber felt surprised and worried. The SS's reputation for brutality and crime during their war created a strong and fearful impression on her mind. Although she had never met face to face, Amber could feel the cruelty and inhumanity of this organization through the stories and information that Günter and Chadrick shared. Faced with the presence of SS, Amber felt worried about the future as well as about the safety of herself and those around her.
Then, Amber walked in. Günter, although surprised, did not show his emotion. Then he walks out, he said he is busy with something, but inside, he harbored a tired and anxious mood.....
“What’s caught your mind, Amber?”
“... What is Waffen-SS?” — She curiously asked.
“A combat branch of my nation. Known for its elite and impulsiveness. They committed war and political crimes many years ago, however, no one can stop them. ”
“...”
“Is that too brutal for you?”
“Hmm… What about… Wehrmacht? I heard it once before but I don't know what it is.”
“It is my branch, in simple terms it was ground units, and also the main combat forces of my nation—”
The radio signal interrupted them, but only the hissing sounds.
“Zzz… Zzz…”
“What happened?” — Günter walks to the radio.