Evening star., 1938-10-02
BERLINERS HE'LL FUEHRER.
Hitler Receives Ovation From Half
Million Berliners.

BERLIN, Oct. Pl.-German
troops marched into Sudetenland
today behind evacuating Czechoslovak
soldiery and citizenry as Reichs-
tuehrer Hitler returned from Munich
to Berlin and received conqueror's
welcome.
1t was a bloodless conquest which
brought 100000 heiling Berliners to
the streets to salute the Fuehrer.
The main body entering Czechoslo-
yakia consisted of an estimated 10000
soldiers. They penetrated the first
zone of Sudetenland to be occupied
under the terms of the four-poWer
Munich accord.
An army communique issued at 7
pm. q pm, E. S. T) said the OBJ
jective of the first days advance was
the Moldau River, about miles into
the Sudetenland fringe near Krumau
German troops designated for
entry into zone l." the communlque
said, marched into this territory this
afternoon on schedule.
They were received jubilantly by
the liberated population. The head OF
the German marching column Is ap-
preaching the Moldau as the days
objective"
Big Tribute for Hitler.
Meanwhile the man directing this
peaceful occupation received his sec
ond great tribute of the year from
the Berlin populace.
In noise, jubilation and sheer hys-
terra, Hitler's return from Munich RI
vailed the welcome upon his return
from annexed Austria last March.
The roar was deafening when the
Fuehrer stepped onto the famed bal
cony of the chancellery to face the
packed crowd in Wilhelmplatz. Beside
him stood Konrad Henlein, Little
Fuehrer" of the Sudeten Germans, the
minority now being joined to the
Third Reich.
Looking up at the two Fuehrers were
many Sudeten Germans. Sudeten
mothers and children who had ar
rived in Berlin shortly before, en- route
to Nazi mother homes as refugees,
were given a place Of honor.
Hitler lost no time in bringing Nazi
administration to the newly won Sude-
ten provinces by appointing Henlein
Reichscommissioner for Sudeten ter
ritory effective october 2.
Making the Little Fuehrer" re-
sponsible directly to Hitler, an official
decree entrusted Henlein with political
governmental, economic and cultural
Reconstruction" of Sudetenland as
soon as the military administration
ends following occupation.
The decree provided that Czech
legislation would remain in effect
throughout Sudetenland 80 long as
it does not contravene the spirit Of
occupation of these territories by the
German Reich"
Big Welcome for Fuehrer.
The Fuehrers bombproof train
pulled into Berlin at 10:40 am (4:40
am, E. S. T) to the blare of brass
bands and thunder of Hell, Fueh-
rer!" from a multitude thronging the
station square.
Walls of the railway station were
covered WIN nags, tollage ana MOWERS.
Berlin was sea of swastika flags.
Planes roared overhead as Hitler rode
away to the chancellory between walls
OF storm troopers. More than 100000
school children were out to shrill a
greeting to the Fuehrer.
Besides the estimated 10000 soldiers
forming the vanguard of the German
army of occupation there were other
thousands, under full equipment, along
with motorized units, ranged along a
l2o-mile stretch of frontier.
Like the long gray line of troops
that filtered into zone No. today, the
others will move forward by stages
into three other zones before October 8
and annex them in the name of the
Third Reich.