The influence of German militaristic tradition and militaristic thought on the German people (it will be used tomorrow, please help, don't use too many words, thank you.

Generally speaking, Germans, the main ethnic group in Germany, are brave soldiers. They became enemies of the Roman Empire more than 2,000 years ago, attacked the defense lines of the Roman Empire many times for hundreds of years, and destroyed the western Roman Empire in the 5th century A.D. and occupied almost the whole of Europe. After the Frankish Empire was divided into three parts in the 9th century, East Frankish (that is, Germany) was located in Central Europe, constantly fighting forces from all directions, and it is still the most powerful country in Europe. Germans have a history of martial arts.

In a narrow sense, the source of modern German militarism is Prussian spirit. Prussia lies in the west of present-day Poland. It was originally conquered by the Teutonic Knights of Germany in13rd century. It can be said that the country was originally established by a group of soldiers. Several Prussian monarchs from17th century all expanded their armies and territories through war. 17 13 Frederick William I, the "king of soldiers" who succeeded to the throne, vigorously collected taxes, ate chaff and swallowed vegetables by himself, and expanded his army with every copper coin. The military expenditure reached more than 85% of the national income. At that time, Prussia's population was only 2.24 million, ranking 13 in Europe, but its army was as high as 85,000, ranking fourth in Europe. People say that other countries are "one country, one army" and Prussia is "one army, one country".

The "soldier king" gave this army harsh militaristic training, strict training and cruel corporal punishment. His education made Prussian soldiers "obey like dead bodies" to their superiors, and at the same time required officers to understand that "serving the king is the greatest honor". He even often picked up a stick himself to teach the soldiers who made mistakes. At the same time, the officers and men are brainwashed by the religious thought of "piety" in Protestantism, and they are educated to be diligent, hardworking, disciplined, loyal to the monarch and patriotic, and brave in dedication. His brainwashing was very successful. The military spirit of the Prussian army was solidified and even became the spiritual feature of the entire nation in Prussia.

Since then, Frederick II (King Frederick), the son of the king of soldiers, has further expanded his army to prepare for war, giving full play to his military genius. During the Seven Years' War, he used Prussian troops to resist the siege of Russia, France and Austria, and established Prussia's position as a European power. Another hundred years later, under the leadership of Bismarck, the bloody prime minister, the kingdom of Prussia unified the German states through three wars and established the Second Empire. Prussian spirit became German spirit.

In World War I, this spirit prompted most people in Germany to cheer for the war. However, after a long World War I, the German war fanaticism was almost exhausted. Since then, the militarism of Germans in World War II is not so much an instinctive desire for war as a long-term obedience spirit, and it is an angry rebound against the Versailles Peace Treaty after the defeat of World War I.