Begging of hell

"So, what do you think?" The voice comes from behind him. The voice sounds just like his teachers voice

"This isn't what I signed up for."

"I understand." The voice is sympathetic.

"I thought I was going to be defending the Fatherland, not killing innocent people."

"This is war. There is no such thing as an innocent person."

"You don't have to tell me that. I saw what happened today."

"I know it's hard, but you have to remember that they're not really people. They are communist scum."

Then Adolf wakes up sweating, realizing he was talking with someone in his sleep. He stands up, grabs his rifle, and leaves the barracks (As they were hired by the government themselves, they are given access to military barracks) and sits outside.

He looks up at the stars.

"I guess war is about killing and death. And there's no getting around it."

He sighs. "I'm sorry, teacher. I won't be able to honor you this early it seems... Forgive me."

Adolf then stands and enters the barracks to go back to bed, but he couldn't find any sleep at all, not after witnessing the horrors of war.

The next morning, the squad is preparing to leave, heading throughout the region killing all the communists they can find. Adolf has not slept at all. He has a grim expression on his face. The other members of the squad are excited. They are happy to be out doing something.

They set off and are quickly deployed. Their mission is to take out a Communist base in the area. They arrive and start attacking.

Adolf is horrified by the scene. Men, women, and children are being killed. They're screaming and running. After a few days of relentless slaughter, news is brought to our leader: 8,000 of Hoffenmann's soldiers have clashed with 30,000 of BSR. Under his orders, 20,000 of us march over to Dachau to help Hoffenmann's soldiers.

The journey takes them several days. It is hot and humid, and they are forced to march through mud and rain. They reach the battle site on the sixth day. It is a mess. Dead bodies are strewn everywhere, and the smell of blood and decay is overwhelming.

"This is horrible. Why are we here?" Adolf says.

"To kill communists. To help our fellow Germans," their leader says.

"This is murder. This is wrong. These people are innocent."

"These people are communists. They are enemies of the Fatherland."

Adolf shakes his head and walks away.

He sits down in the mud and puts his head in his hands. He slaps himself.

"This is war. I signed up for it; now I can't back out." He stands up and takes a few deep breaths. "Communists are the enemies of the Fatherland; they must die."

He loads his gun and returns to the group. "Let's get this over with."

The squad begins to advance. The battle lasts a long time, and eventually, the communists are killed, and Dachau is taken. And then they march to Munich and surround it.

Adolf is tired, hungry, and thirsty. His uniform is covered in blood and dirt.

He has seen more death in the last month than he ever thought possible.

"How much longer are we going to have to fight?" He thinks to himself as he awaits orders.

Then news comes: the communists are holding Countess Hella von Westarp, the society's secretary, and six others hostage as well as the well-connected Prince Gustav of Thurn and Taxis. And on 30 April, they were executed.

The next day orders are given to begin the siege. Adolf is leading the charge with Hoffenmann soldiers as they quickly break through the defenses. Street fighting broke out all over; artillery weapons were fired on the city, people were burned with flamethrowers, even bombs were dropped by aircraft. The fighting goes on through the week. 606 people were killed in this, 335 of whom are civilians. 1,000-1,200 communists and anarchists are killed. Adolf personally executed 50 of them, just to try and get the guilt away.

On May 6th, the city was declared secured, and the month of constant fighting is over. Adolf falls to his knees at the thought of finally getting peace and rest. But he forgot something truly important, something that would send Germany into hell.

On June 28, 1919, it was officially declared that the German Empire lost the Great War, and the Treaty of Versailles was signed, putting Germany into hell. Germany pays financial reparations, disarms, loses territory, and gives up all of its overseas colonies.