Hindenburg:
- But, but….Your Majesty, Sire, I think we have talked about all the states of the Empire, its soldiers and its medals…. Look at the map: Anhalt, Baden, Bayern, Braunschweig, Bremen, Hessen, Hamburg, Lippe Detmold, Lübeck, Mecklenburg Schwerin, Mecklenburg Strelitz, Oldenburg, Preussen, Reuss, Saxony, Saxony Altenburg, Saxony Coburg-Gotha, Saxony Meiningen, Saxony Weimar Eisenach. Schaumburg Lippe, Schwarzburg, Waldeck Pyrmont and Württemberg…
The Kaiser:
- No, gentlemen. Let's not forget Reichsland Lothringen and Reichsland Elsass.
Ludendorf:
- You are right, Your Majesty. Sir. We need to talk about the Imperial Territories.
The Kaiser:
- Well, do it gentlemen and do it quickly and well. Don't forget that we are Prussians.
Hindenburg & Ludendorff:
- Jahwol, Sire!
(... I can almost hear the sound of clicking their boots )
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