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in October 1917 Lenin and the Bolsheviks

seized power in a confused and exhausted

Russia they wanted no part of the

imperialists war and signed a separate

peace with Germany at brest-litovsk in

March 1918 but meanwhile unrestricted

German submarine warfare had caused the

Americans to enter the conflict on the

Allied side in Austria where the funeral

of Franz Josef marked the end of an

epoch the new Emperor Kyle appealed to

the Germans to make peace before it was

too late

his armies were beaten and his empire

disintegrating he did not want to be

deposed and murdered like Nicolas of

Russia and his family in the spring the

Germans launched a major attack on the

Allied line but the line held and the

British counter attacked with hundreds

of Tanks the German army real on August

the 14th the Kaiser some of the council

at supreme headquarters which was

located in the former Grand Hotel

Britannic at Spa in occupied Belgium ha

ha ha

good morning gentlemen

hi Lynette morning father

in the morgue Majesty ruined off had to

stay huh finally insert register him

good morning Chancellor your majesty

yeah well a cup of coffee of it Oh Thank

You Lily thank you this is pure coffee

boss your majesty

no wood shavings that supreme

headquarters there huh no flavored

sawdust at the British blockade as eat

their own soda

Germany stands firm bright swords

gentlemen shining armor at the hour of

decision your supreme warlord once again

joins the ranks of his Circa thank you

mother

well in the murder commander-in-chief

staked the agenda the chief of

operations has offered his resignation

refused that offer was refused five days

ago since that time a situation has

deteriorated college Ludendorff your

warlord has faith in you as your Majesty

commands boundless faith you are a

friend I shall never desert your

Majesty's confidence strengthens me

your majesty mm-hmm where young me

general Clara bringing the latest

telegrams yes of course a good to see

you again Joanna question

your majesty the satirical appreciation

for the month of August 1918 is as

follows there withdraw from the war of

our Russian enemies enabled us to

transfer men and materiel from the east

and to launch um five months ago our

great new offensive this some offensive

began

excuse me your majesty private telephone

message for his imperial Highness the

crown prince

Oh mayor take it father sadly really

certainly oh thank you

thank you gentlemen over there are 5000

honey thank you wait we'll call Fanta

Grand Prince peaking my darling is this

wise

I insist if you obey me obey your crown

prince now of course I love you

now I will not repeat it very well I

will repeat it I love you more than my

wife and when I see you can I talk back

to your little bottom

therefore it is not possible to break

the enemy's will by offensive operations

our future objective must be to paralyze

the enemy's will to win my strategic

defence and our defensive lines are

drawn with the usual precision defensive

lines are in ruin never as your majesty

well knows all right know nothing of the

kind

your majesty August the 8th was the

black day from a German army when the

British launched their big tank attack

six of our divisions crumbled completely

without resistance yes it is changed the

way our men's seemed unable to get used

to tanks our casualty figures clearly

show that there are more missing the

dead and wounded entire units disobeyed

the officers from surrendered yes it is

very odd indeed don't you think so

Chancellor he in the military sphere

Your Majesty I bow completely to the

judgement of the Supreme Command

oh how wise thank you better so unlike

your predecessors were these men were

scum of course your majesty

boys comb out some soft jobs at home

prisoners return from the Russian front

and so on yes so we must reveal

conditions we we have come to a limit

have we your majesty we have the war

must be ended well I can face it your

warlord can face his destiny Your

Majesty we must negotiate an armistice

but then regroup smash the troublemakers

at home and fight on an armistice yes

not in your opinion Ludendorff we shall

upon the last today be victorious yes

now you gentlemen dispute that excellent

magnificent nice we'll ride through the

Brandenburg Gate at the head of

returning heroes you understand

general ludendorf informed us earlier

that the army had ceased to be a perfect

fighting machine nonsense

ah Willy our dear Foreign Minister here

this is my aitikaf father well I mean my

ballet Oh hisses hisses never mind that

now yeah yeah he has excellent news Your

Majesty may I urge extreme decisive that

extreme discipline at home discipline

and crush disaffection rush it yes

Grenier what have you there it's a just

another telegram I received this morning

your majesty

read it troop train in Frankfurt had

this slander choked on it slaughter

cattle for butcher Vilhelm and his gang

how can they say that they knew my

heartbreak discipline Your Majesty we

must have a commissioner for propaganda

see to it Chancellor you make a see to

it

decisiveness millet your Majesty's order

the cars that much less known understand

upon what terms are we to seek the

armistice terms would foreign minister

fun hints are not agree with a more

useful topic for consideration would be

the mechanics of the other Asian Field

Marshal as a mere politician I bow to

your political skill mechanics simple

ask the king of Spain or Queen grameena

of Holland ask the king of Spain to

intercede Willie Oh hmm yes decisiveness

concentration

where's Muller ordering the cars oh is

it no matter Stan Shang we withdraw from

Belgium withdraw a tactical armistice

will be easier to obtain if we offer to

withdraw from Belgium but our right

flank depends upon Belgium my sincere

belief is that the sufferings of Germany

have been such that even England and

France must can see our right to occupy

Belgium I even mentioned Belgium that

business is settled it is down in black

and white in blood and field gray you

drive to the station with me when I want

to have a word with you of course father

and as you know gentlemen health of the

Empress has succumbed to the great

strains placed upon a time must be

constantly at her side until enter her

but I look forward to the outcome of

these events when they utmost confidence

in the book your majesty

well no that is it when it's Ernestine's

yo Chancellor Grenier gentlemen happy up

vill hands her his castle in Germany

when the war is lost

war is not laughing tears it is not no

doctor gentlemen please the emperor has

made certain decisions it is for us to

enact them however we interpret events

gentlemen let us never forget the

emperor has a truly noble nation home

don't know the fact about Willy's affair

is that the woman is a French widow who

lives near his headquarters and well

although it grieves us there is a sort

of stupid safeness about it I'm sorry I

just blurted it out the strain of

keeping these facts from you has been

very great I knew about the French we do

a year ago you never told me what's that

your duty though that very hell your

advisors are of the opinion that you

should return to your supreme

headquarters in Belgium now was it not

your duty to inform me well there are

some saris that her mother should keep

to herself sorrows of Stadium I've no

wish to burden you I know how much I

mean to hear my heart attack shattered

you I know that but as Admiral Musel

manner you're advising whispers no

conspirators we must set an example of

sacrifice fish friends have you seen

this newspaper

I'm not dismayed by no gossip

what if the Turks are defeated what if

Austria has sued for a separate peace

what if the Bulgarian army is Tandon

many filthy peasant rabble when I behold

the dignity of the German soldier grata

where is your lady-in-waiting I sent her

away so that we could have this little

talk

who oh what fun we had before the war we

never talked like this we did we didn't

twit please don't Oh Darla what am I

going to tell ya I had a dream I saw all

our English and Russian relatives and

all the ministers and Generals of my

reign march past mocking me only the

little queen of Norway had a kind word

she would have God knows I never wanted

such slaughter shall we say a prayer

together yes

what what is it

no please - please

Russia Russia Nicki you daddy

nothing you mustn't think about that

when you saw them in your dream where

they already did no weather I mean did

they still have faithful East Arnhem and

the children it was no need to suit all

the children no need yeah but they are

at peace now Dora only God can

understand these riddles

amen amen

Donna I think I should return to supreme

headquarters certify yes my presence

there could be vital I'm sure it could

yes shall I find your lady-in-waiting

thank you I shall miss I know

billions politicians that is the cause

that is the ELSA and what has happened

to my Armistice proposals rejected was

that my fault

perhaps we should have offered to

withdraw from Belgium the approach would

have been more direct direct we are

German soldiers we have a pride okay

where is Foreign Minister von insa he is

never on time and why is that because he

is a politician because of the trouble

from Berlin the war is nothing but in

which is yeah yeah and I cannot conduct

it alone oh I am so hot oh my god aunt

aunt we are all tired here if you'll

cover it

I'll so-called allies are crass

Austrians cards what do you want general

Field Marshal

Maria himself how is the Emperor you'll

soon see for yourself unchanged

he still ignores what he knows to be the

hat I mean that if he reads those

newspapers which demand his education he

does not comment upon them what

fortitude but in all sincerity he never

wanted this war no he wanted a victory

and he could have had one more

discipline and less treachery less grana

general Wallace room there's no change

iris home gentlemen shall we be seated

if there's no change the news must still

be bad bad paddy says you know that we

have sustained four days of continuous

assaults we have not slept my eyes sting

my ears are buffing and staring at maps

all night makes the lines crawl about

like maps God knows what our frontline

of suffered may God's master faces of

traitor civilians our civilians have no

food and no fuel don't answer me back

they dying there hundreds of thousands

from the influenza so odd to me my duty

is to obey obey go on comb at War men

from the factories our frontline is

collapsed

ah nobody blames you hello ty I blame

myself and i blable

traitors bella german soldiers are the

finest in the world

I know what cars are I'll tell you who I

blame

I blame car 3 excuse me gentlemen

general new block general Ludendorff

what happened collapse she dead

no sir what is it well it's like

shell-shocked isn't it sir he hasn't

been near the battle no sir he hasn't

that it should come to this that the

army of the great Frederick should come

to this

your majesty

do it thank you

loading dock Magister don't you drink

too much coffee now you want to consult

the specialist - attends the Empress

that not similar definitely oh yes the

Empress is an example to us all you

Magister this another dream or are we

six friends truly in this room we are

the army is defeated and we must make a

direct appeal for an armistice on hints

fu monastery you must approach the

American President Wilson the Wilson's

book on the Prussian constitution offers

easy hope of his sympathy very true now

that the old Chancellor has resigned he

should be replaced by a more liberal

figure president wasn't his attitude to

our Constitution is very liberal Your

Majesty should appoint your cousin

Prince max from bharden as Chancellor

max yes

he's prematurely bald poor devil huh I

don't know

hmm Oh steamed up in the Imperial train

your majesty and I sort of the cars oh

well I'd carry equal a companionship

with friends in the old days you know I

was something of a practical joker who

you were oh you suffer die death saver

how did your majesty oh yeah we were all

very young officers together

the object you say in the book is to

withdraw the army intact it is your

majesty

second Punic War hmm Rome vs Carthage an

alliance with England and Japan to drive

the Americans out of Europe well

who knows the answer to these riddles

you're a good honest man in the boat

unit it is our duty to save our social

system well I think these strikes and

mutinies are just the work of a few

Bolshevik agitators Your Majesty will

you sign the proclamation here or in

Berlin automation for the new democratic

constitution if you sign here we have

the contents you'll know know as supreme

ruler I am instrument of God there is no

provision for political parties in the

rice dog to share in my executive

decisions the Reichstag is a monkey

house if you don't believe me go and

read President Wilson's book the

alternative to a liberally reformed rice

dog is anarchy we must save the social

system

oh very well no liberalisation of the

Constitution you do realize this means

Social Democrats as ministers we do your

majesty

vulgar little nobodies they will accept

your cousin Prince max as Chancellor

they will end well good at least max is

a gentleman

cats good morning Chancellor's forgive

my lateness I arrived in Berlin owner

this morning it seems that all the pipes

in the building of frozen we'll get it

what can you find a plumber I'm told

that the Swiss Embassy have one really

if he's a German national we call him up

is Ludendorff also delaying my dear

general ride Highness Prince max

excellence in north I'm sorry that I am

late but there was a riot at the railway

station

many red flags in evidence yes very many

well we can soon stop that nonsense good

god what's that fuel shortage the power

plants closed down home oh do be seated

general thank you

tell us why you requested this

conversation and the audience with His

Majesty are my reasons not obvious no

well then we can still win this war my

depression was ill founded what has

happened is that the enemy cannot break

through you see this is a war of

defensive Harper and if we can hold fast

now we can bring the enemy through

weariness to a favorable armistice that

is why his Imperial Majesty has ordered

submarine warfare to the uttermost and

why I demand discipline at home

have you read President Wilson's

armistice conditions

diplomatic nonsense submarine warfare

must cease at once and if the United

States has deal with military leaders

and imperial autocracy it must demand

not peace negotiations but unconditional

surrender we can crush them really you

said we were defeated I was wrong

I saw you collapse that was exhausting

and it has passed the damage has been

done damage to our belief in victory not

such the win does His Majesty arrive

he's late so I can see that before he

arrives Ludendorff there's something you

should know yes I must preface it by

saying that I have admired you very much

I mean men like you soldiers got

inevitable I don't see why soldiers

reunited Germany so as well as the bands

and the uniforms there is the mystic

passion of the soldiers oath I suppose

it was for the sake of the mystery that

we accepted the Imperial system his

Imperial Majesty is the supreme warlord

Hindenburg his chief of staff and

someone like yourself makes the actual

decisions the staff has the keenest

brains of the Empire and we've always

admired them but when even plumbers and

real women know that the staff is

grotesquely mistaken it is time to

change

your highness I most strongly protest

I've told the Emperor that either you or

I must go you are a milk ah what a

liberal nest

Your Majesty that is treason here for

the sake of the war and if your throne

I'd beg him to listen to what I have to

say your next appointment is with me I

believe Ludendorff it is your majesty

the substance is that your resignation

will be most acceptable ever to put it

bluntly your recent attitudes have not

been helpful to the national sacrifice

Oh Majesty I must repeat fear I will not

dispute conspirators silent I will not

be silent God arrest that man

don't spill it eyes got sepals enough

what have you no idea of military

discipline Majesty please accept my most

loyal resignation that's better

Hindenburg will appoint your successor

general Grenier

Oh Oh the lights weren't off for too

long with it my god

your majesty is this a thermometer yes

max have you caught the influenza I'm

afraid I have we shouldn't be in the

same room with you black Follow Me

gentlemen

his Majesty has been betrayed by

civilians conspirators of influence

those aspects of his character that are

notoriously shallow shall we alert your

driver general if his Majesty loses the

war he would also lose his throne oh yes

you'll lose both those at least my hands

are clean the question is can we even

save the monarchy not with civilians and

I alert your driver yes do at least he

is a soldier Highness excellency

and did you walk over here from supreme

headquarters I'm calling so Madison of

course you're here yeah ah what do you

think of my little garden has Charlie

charm well it struck me at once style of

Frederick the Great I'm cool ah

gentlemen I just hit Kindle milk

no gritty oh my god little man stares

amazed it come come come

rejoice President Wilson and his allies

have agreed to an armistice tasks of

peacetime reconstruction await us now

this crown council has been called on to

discuss the affairs of the Interior

which will be under the command of the

Empire Your Majesty I beg to be allowed

to resign my commission as a Prussian

officer I cannot say what I now have to

say no resignations not one ah an

appreciation of the situation in Germany

at present is as follows

majesty armed mobs control the ports the

Rhine crossings the principal cities of

the fatherland and the railway system no

trains can pass the army is cut off

precisely I shall place myself at the

head of the units that remain loyal and

restore order that would mean civil war

within the army it's

[ __ ] don't believe you Your Majesty no

longer has an army what the army will

march home in peace under its generals

but not under the command of your

majesty

God must have that in writing I just

have a written statement from all my

generals commanding hmm am I not your

supreme warlord have you not sworn your

soldiers out in this situation Your

Majesty

that oath is a fiction here's a book

my god Field Marshal

yeah yes thank you

Berlin all troops deserted a situation

out of hand

this clown council is temporarily

adjourned social-democrats traitors

conspirators against my dynasty

God knows my willingness to abdicate if

that were the true wish of the German

people

well I've ran long enough to know what a

thankless task it is Oh dare that

newspapers say that I cling to my

Imperial position all I've done is to

pursue my duty side by manly side with

the army and with the people ah

Willy my poor boy father

and as for education in favor of the

Regency each one of my son's has sworn

never to succeed me in that fashion

correct Willy correct father so their

judgments allow so your Majesty has

considered the tactics of abdication do

you accuse me of your own cunning we can

make a better peace without you your

majesty

I shall never speak to grana again one

of my aides suggested that you could

abdicate his improv at remain King of

Prussia remaining why did sit that's the

solution I said even so I couldn't

become emperor because I know the

villain drug building joke don't shoot

the Kaiser because you might get the

crown prince in his place

hahaha turn yourself together my my that

is the solution

Thank You Anton sir Prince max what is

happening what's happening oh no no it's

not the line it's my influenza I have

the social democrat leader here a Bert

with me and what no street-fighting

there's a general strike the Bolshevik

has hello hello hello hello

cut off hello will this be my office

when I've resigned in your Chancellor

yes did you like it it's too big

hello is that fun hinter yes who the

Empress speak to me himself will he know

no we must have a statement in 30

minutes yes

nothing

perhaps battalions of homosexuals I said

perhaps hello hello hello cut off

homosexuals he asked how can we disarm

the mutinous sailors I suggested that

battalions of homosexuals might doing I

agree a joking Villa frivolous tastes

now will the Emperor abdicate he's

considering the matter did you tell him

about the crowds on the streets what

should we do we must announce his

abdication but he hasn't abdicated yet

we'll take the responsibility

well will you make the announcement or

shall I what's the correct form

I'm the resigning Chancellor I imagine

the dutiful Tsar me good we socialists

have no wish to upset the procedures

thank goodness Hindenburg and Grenier

have gone pessimists yeah they have

absolutely no sense of peacetime

reconstruction need enough father your

mother will be very pleased by all this

she is an example to us all you always

wanted me to spend more time on Prussian

domestic causes your majesty oh yes yes

we are composing a statement mother

there's no cause for anxiety telegrams

from Berlin hmm what's that announce my

educational pot this is treason

barefaced tremens heaven my own cousin

does announce my education a traitor he

says we totally unaware of the fact that

I am still king of data

affluenza have an in sir he must cease

tell him that under no circumstances

must he please wait I'll ring you back

hey but but Oh God

the Bolsheviks have seized the Imperial

Palace and proclaimed the Soviet regime

is because we first got all our side of

Caesar right to talk and proclaim the

Democratic Socialist Republic it's when

when relaxes of course all the aches and

pains catch on thank you what should I

do

I don't know hey Bert the office of the

Chancellor mark your royal highness

hello yes yes I am hunter

yes I've resigned I'm going home to

sleep huh

don't be ridiculous old friend the

monarch is completely lost maybe the

party headquarters yes I'm waiting

I got are you back here already

my Emperor you no longer have an emperor

my Emperor

we cannot see you taken prisoner to

Berlin our advice is that you formally

abdicate and seek refuge in Holland

do you think I am afraid to stay here

with my troops no your majesty

I shall put this villa into a state of

defense see Jake Miller machine-gun

posts trenches where necessary what will

you do Willy

I wanna join your troops yes well done

Your Majesty I beg you to go to Holland

Your Majesty that you mullah yes so

medicine

I'm in a dense ruler I'm deserted I'm

stricken to the heart the officers of

your suite are all still yellow majesty

well thank God I'm used to loneliness

the disability I was born in has made me

very self-reliant have you been Ezra

commanded your Majesty I've had the

baggage for the war the Imperial trend

unloaded unload it

but what's amiss I shall fight on here

no I shall expend the last brand of

ammunition have you seen any drunken

soldiers rioters looters moral decay of

that kind seems to accompany all

dynastic catastrophes poor Germany

contemptible unwashed France and as for

England Miller as for England why do

they hate me so much they do realize

don't they that their blockade killed

more women and children and did my

submarines they don't realize that today

well thank God Empress is safe in

Potsdam she's an example to us all oh

yes of course she is

English do know about the starvation and

the disease they cause that you know

about that do they

they do know that their hatred isn't

entirely unfair

well my courage is unabated no I can I

can handle these problems I I have the

map of Europe here in my head oh yes

sleeping and waking if my destiny is to

be a tragic one then let it come of

course in different circumstances I

might have been a an archaeologist

something of that kind

as man grows older these things seem

less important I often think of our

plumes your plumed helmets at the

Brandenburg Gate we're going to unload

the baggage or medicine

well dealt we'll go to Holland but no

farewells at least we'll spare the

generals that satisfaction

well you wait to feel Marshall no say oh

he was already awake sir hiding sir

nothing did you tell him Berlin was on

the wire of course he coming down yes

well Guyana does it happen

yes Field Marshal Imperial Train steamed

away in silence what direction

hallo Berlin sorry

but here the office of the Chancellor in

the log please listen it is the opinion

of the Supreme Command that the

government of which you are Chancellor

is the only one with any claim to

legality in consequence of this opinion

supreme headquarters will send loyal

troops to support your government and to

restore order but my government has no

legal claim how can we hold elections

please become Chancellor there are two

conditions first your government will

provision the troops

understood second your government will

cooperate in the suppression of mob rule

what of Bolshevism understood of course

we agree of course don't we all want to

violence to stop good yes then you can

hold your elections in which the

majority will vote for peace and quiet

Field Marshal and you have saved us

indeed well yes we must hope for

favourable terms of the peace treaty

good night Chancellor good night Field

Marshal

thank God there are certain values

Grenaa

you which the emperor and his army are

the eternal protectors we cannot save

the Emperor but we can save the alley I

know that feel marshal we must save

Germany it is our sacred duty good night

gorilla your martial night sergeant

right excuse me sir holy Umbra live the

Emperor

I expect they'll find him a mansion in

Holland

count Bentinck your Imperial Majesty to

place your husband our disposal is more

than generous I understand but like meee

you are a knight of the order of st.

John of Jerusalem we share that on earth

is it true that the Austrian Emperor has

fled I believe it is sale the end of an

epoch what do you think of it all mm-hmm

will you be my wife and household

evidence you are not a freemason no sir

I am NOT splendid

we accept your hospitality please so now

for some tea a cup of good English tea

you