Chapter 201
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The Funeral of Wilhelm II was held by the Imperial family instead of as a grand state funeral.
Britain and Belgium, still our Allied Powers, shuddered at the mere mention of Wilhelm II, public opinion wasn't exactly favorable toward him, and we were in the middle of a war.
Nevertheless, many gathered.
Field Marshal Erwin von Witzleben, Admiral Erich Raeder, and General Hugo Sperrle.
The commanders-in-chief of the three branches of the military and most of the Junkers not currently commanding on the front lines visited to mourn the leader of the old Empire.
What would August von Mackensen, who had taken his own life after the military government's coup d'état, have thought if he had seen this scene?
Wilhelm III did not shed a tear.
However, throughout the funeral, he never took his eyes off the casket where Wilhelm II lay.