Chapter 114
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June 28, 1940
Berlin, Northern Germany – Government Building As Dietrich Schacht and his aide, Claudia Schacht, got out of the car and were about to enter the Government Building, a swarm of reporters followed them.
“Vice-Chancellor Schacht, a word please!”
“Vice-Chancellor! When does Germany plan to declare war on France and the Soviet Union?”
As the bodyguards naturally restrained them, a reporter from the Frankfurter Zeitung asked a question.
“Your speech may have reduced the anti-war protests, but conflicts are arising between those who still oppose the war and those who denounce them as cowardly traitors. What are your thoughts on this!”
Dietrich Schacht, who had been walking toward the building, turned around at the last question and opened his mouth.
“The very people who can still oppose the war now are the ones absolutely necessary for Germany to establish democracy in the future. Do not think of them as enemies just because they have different thoughts.