Deutschland-Germany
30-11-2004, 16:41
A large crowd was gathering outside the German Reichstag. The people were angry at the government for withholding benefits and aboloishing the minimum wage and now, contrary to everyone's expectations they had been re-elected for a third term. Soon, over one hundred thousand people had gathered. They were shouting chants and waving placards when three hundred Imperial German troops assembled in front of them, between the crowd and the Reichstag Building.
"You must all depart this area immediately or we will fire into the crowd!" Shouted the Officer in charge.
The crowd became increasingly angry. Their livelihoods had been destroyed and now the government were denying them the right to protest. Thousands of them at the front bagan trying to push over the barricade that the police had established in front of them, whilst other civilians, some with children tried to escape to the rear in fear of their lives. The shouting intensified and the Officer looked worried.
"This is your last warning!" He shouted, although in German, and he drew his sabre.
The crowd began to hurl rocks at the soldiers, who had remained disciplined, standing with arms at the ready. The metal barricade began to buckle in some places as hundred of protestors tried to push their way over it. Suddenly, a loud crack broke through the cold air and the officer turned to his left to see that part of the barricade had been broken completely through, and he realised that he could not wait any longer, if only for the safety of himself and his men.
"OPEN FIRE!" He shouted, bringing his sword down in front of him. The soldiers fired a single volley, killing many of the protestors at the front. Bullets whipped through those who had broken through the barricade, and although some of them tried to run at the soldiers they were quickly shot down. After this first volley, the crowd began to panic and run.
"Fire at will!" The Officer ordered, and the men switched their rifles to full automatic, sything through the crowd - men, women and children. As the back ranks began to realise what had happened and the entire crowd broken into a hasty retreat, the Officer made one last command.
"Fix bayonets! CHARGE!" The soldiers swept forwards with their brutal bayonets fixed firmly on the end of their rifles, chasing down those who had not had time to escape. By the end of the day the square in which they had gathered was red with the blood of the German people, and littered with bodies. Reports varied, but some said that as many as 50,000 people were killed that day, all innocent protestors. The next day the government announced that, with the support of the military, they were taking complete control of the German State, and indefinately postponing all further elections.
"You must all depart this area immediately or we will fire into the crowd!" Shouted the Officer in charge.
The crowd became increasingly angry. Their livelihoods had been destroyed and now the government were denying them the right to protest. Thousands of them at the front bagan trying to push over the barricade that the police had established in front of them, whilst other civilians, some with children tried to escape to the rear in fear of their lives. The shouting intensified and the Officer looked worried.
"This is your last warning!" He shouted, although in German, and he drew his sabre.
The crowd began to hurl rocks at the soldiers, who had remained disciplined, standing with arms at the ready. The metal barricade began to buckle in some places as hundred of protestors tried to push their way over it. Suddenly, a loud crack broke through the cold air and the officer turned to his left to see that part of the barricade had been broken completely through, and he realised that he could not wait any longer, if only for the safety of himself and his men.
"OPEN FIRE!" He shouted, bringing his sword down in front of him. The soldiers fired a single volley, killing many of the protestors at the front. Bullets whipped through those who had broken through the barricade, and although some of them tried to run at the soldiers they were quickly shot down. After this first volley, the crowd began to panic and run.
"Fire at will!" The Officer ordered, and the men switched their rifles to full automatic, sything through the crowd - men, women and children. As the back ranks began to realise what had happened and the entire crowd broken into a hasty retreat, the Officer made one last command.
"Fix bayonets! CHARGE!" The soldiers swept forwards with their brutal bayonets fixed firmly on the end of their rifles, chasing down those who had not had time to escape. By the end of the day the square in which they had gathered was red with the blood of the German people, and littered with bodies. Reports varied, but some said that as many as 50,000 people were killed that day, all innocent protestors. The next day the government announced that, with the support of the military, they were taking complete control of the German State, and indefinately postponing all further elections.