Chapter 46:
September 11, 1939
A mansion in the city of Frankfurt, 9th Military District, Central Germany Colonel Henning von Tresckow stood by the window, puffing hard on his cigarette as he looked down at the city of Frankfurt, where twilight was descending.
Many told him to cut back on the cigarettes, but he just couldn't bring himself to smoke less in this damn world.
The mansion was filled with Junkers, those with the "von" in their names, and monarchists led by Doctor Goerdeler.
"Is it true that His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince had a secret meeting with Major Schacht?"
"Yes. It's a report from the guards we assigned to protect him from a potential Nazi terror attack. They said he went alone, carefully, dressed in a suit to go without our knowledge."
At Doctor Goerdeler's words, the monarchist Junkers' faces grew quite displeased.
"How could His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince set us aside, who are so devoted to the imperial family!"
"Even if we understand his lack of enthusiasm for our proposal to bring back His Majesty the Emperor, given the circumstances, this is going too far."