HITLER’S TRIUMPH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 March 1939, Page 6

HITLER’S TRIUMPH

CHEERED BY CROWDS IN BERLIN BUT ALSO WELL GUARDED. ELABORATE DECORATIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) BERLIN, March 19. Herr Hitler arrived at 6.30 p.m. at the lavishly decorated Goerlitzer Station, where there was a galaxy of Ministers, diplomats and officials. Trumpet peals marked his descent frcrn the railway carriage. Field Marshal Goering, in welcoming the Fuehrer, triumphantly rehearsed Herr Hitler's exploits. A band played the national Anthem and guns boomed a salute, after which thousands witnessed his 3J; miles’ slow drive, to the accompaniment of church bells, band music, and the illumination of arc lights and fireworks, behind the troops lining route. Berliners stood four deep in driving sleet and a bitter wind. Black Guards had distributed gratis paper flags, which the rain speedily reduced to pulp. Herr Hitler reached 'the Chancellery at 8.12 p.m. Cars to the number of 150 constituted the procession, two, packed with armed police, immediately following the Fuehrer, with men watching from the running boards. Herr Hitler stood up in his car saluting the vociferous crowds, estimated at a million. Herr Hitler later appeared on the balcony of the Chancellery, and was wildly cheered. He three times reappeared, at five minute intervals, walking backwards and forwards with Herr von Ribbentrop, Feild-Marshal Goering, General Keitel and others. Loud speakers then ordered the crowds to return to their homes, declaring that Herr Hitler had urgent conversations pending and would not reappear.