C01Q034- The Eleventh Hour: Mussolini and Bonnet

The Eleventh Hour: Mussolini and Bonnet
Compact interpretation on 27-JAN-2004
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the historical follow-up of the facts.

I. 34.

L'oyseau de proye volant à la fenestre,
Avant conflit fait aux François parure.
L'un bon prendra, l'autre ambigue sinistre,
La partie foible tiendra par bonne augure.

I. 34.

The bird of prey flying at the window
Before the conflict will make to the French a fantasy
A good one he will grasp, to the other an ambiguous and sinister (future)
That the weak part will view as a good omen

This quatrain talks about the last moments before the beginning of World War II, from one very curious aspect.

The first verse talks about the "bird of prey flying at the window". This is a reference to Mussolini. Mussolini was Hitler's ally but we must understand that the relationship between both was not "a happy marriage" as many would think. In AUG-1939, Hitler and Stalin signed a pact that made feasible the beginning of the hostilities by Germany. Mussolini was asked to take part on the war but refused making a long list of claims, asking for supplies in a quantity and stated period that German could not obviously fulfill. This was his way to say that if Hitler went to the war, he would have to go without Italy. In fact, Mussolini, in a correspondence to Hitler, said that only if the England and France stayed out of the war, he would send troops to Poland. IN Fact, Mussolini feared that the English and French would attack his coasts in a retaliation to the entrance of Italy in the war.

On the other hand, Mussolini also feared to be in a second plane because of the Russian-German Pact and envisaged a course of action to stay in a better position. This was done with the (involuntary) aid of Bonnet.

On one side we have England and France. On the other, German and RUSS (and of course, Mussolini). Amid all them, Poland.

Hitler wanted to invade Poland and his excuses to do it were the "Germans that were persecuted in Poland". This was a lie. After Munich, England would not accept Hitler's occupation policy but France thought that his claims on French territories ended in the occupation of the Sarre (see C01Q034) and there was a strong feeling that peace could be maintained.

Mussolini saw a good opportunity and proposed a "new Munich Treaty". Let's see how.

Taking advantage of France's position of not to go in a war with Germany because of the claims of Hitler over Poland, Mussolini proposed a joint conference (to occur in 05-SEP) involving England, France, Germany, Poland and Italy "to discuss the Versailles Treaty", that was the cause of the imminent war. To do this he used the diplomatic way of France and England in Rome to establish the contacts. In his mind he would play the same role that he played in Munich. The points devised were:

1) French and England would have their guarantees (those guarantees in fact worth nothing, but Bonnet found them a good omen - L'un bon prendra)

2) German "inside" Poland

3) Italy as the great proposal presenter

4) Poland.. well, they would have to negotiate their claims with the Panzer Divisions, The Luftwaffe, German Army, the SS, Gestapo, Hans Frank, Goering, Heydrich, , Kaltenbruner, Ribbentrop, Bayer, Keitel, Borman, Himmler, Goebels, von Brauchist, Jodl, Fegelein, Otto Remer, Eichman,.. (l'autre ambigue sinistre, )

Mussolini expected that Poland would play the same role as Czech-Slovak have played in Munich. Getting back on time, since the take over of the Sarre through a voting processes not so "pacific", the French thought the German claims with respect to France have finished. And Mussolini manipulated this fantasy. The Foreign Affairs Minister of France, George Bonnet, believed in the illusion Mussolini was creating for France and in fact even after the invasion of Poland, when Hitler's troops have already crossed the borders, Bonnet was taking about a "symbolic retreat of the German troops and the peace talks" as Mussolini had proposed. He also tried a contact through the King Leopold in order to contact Mussolini so that this last one could influence Hitler. Bonnet found Mussolini's proposal a good omen (L'oyseau de proye volant à la fenestre -Mussolini-, Avant conflit fait aux François parure - the "conference" on 05-SEP -, L'un bon prendra -France, Bonnet-, l'autre ambigue sinistre -Poland -, La partie foible - Bonnet - tiendra par bonne augure)

The whole history finished when the English did not accept any conversation without the retreat of Hitler from Poland. And because of these facts the war declaration of England was divulged separated from the French declaration (twelve hours later).

Some numerical relationships

IV, 34 => 4, 34 => 4+3+1 = 08 => AUG-1939, month of Mussolini's proposal .


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Notes

27-JAN-2004. Compact interpretation.

Bibliographic references

[1] Adolph Hitler; by John Toland.
[2] The raise and fall of the Third Reich, William Schirer.