Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

After Southern Africa declared war on Germany, the two countries were in a state of war. Each ambassador to the other country had been recalled, so they had to rely on the Americans to communicate with each other.

Just like the last world war, the Americans have not participated in the war yet, using the excuse of remaining neutral and doing business well.

Southern Africa was a supplier to the Allies.

The United States was a supplier to the Axis powers.

After the European War broke out, Winston contacted Roosevelt many times, hoping that the U.S. government could impose restrictions on American companies and reduce trade with Germany.

Roosevelt's response was very American, using the "free trade" that the U.S. government had always advocated as an excuse not to interfere in the commercial practices of American companies.

Winston was helpless.

In order to avoid completely pushing the United States towards the Axis powers, the British government had to hand over some orders to American companies for completion.

Not only did this not make the Americans restrain themselves, but it actually made them more aggressive, because the Americans knew very well that Britain under the appeasement policy was no longer as tough as before.

By the way, after Neville resigned as prime minister, like many politicians who died within a few years of losing power, his health deteriorated rapidly, to the point where he had to be hospitalized for treatment.

There are rumors that Neville's condition may worsen at any time and he may not survive this winter.

Nowadays, communication between southern Africa and Germany can only be carried out through Americans, so Hilden went to Ribbentrop.

Ribbentrop actually knew very well that although Southern Africa had participated in the war, it had not gone all out.

During the last World War, southern Africa immediately sent an expeditionary force to Europe, causing Germany to fall short.

This time when the European War broke out, Southern Africa not only did not participate in the war immediately, but the focus of the war was not on Europe, but on Africa. This was obviously an attempt to poach Britain and France.

Africa has always been regarded as the back garden of Britain and France, and it is the private territory of Britain and France.

Now that France has given up resistance, Britain is alone in Africa and has to rely on the power of southern Africa to maintain colonial rule.

After the end of the last world war, Southern Africa received German control of Tanganyika and South-West Africa.

After the end of this world war, how many British and French colonies will be left in Africa?

Not to mention, in East Africa, the Second Army of Southern Africa is raging all the way. Italian colonial rule in East Africa has completely collapsed. The British colonies in East Africa are actually under the protection of the Second Army. So by the end of the world war

, will East Africa still be British East Africa?

The same goes for French North Africa.

After accepting the leadership of the Free French, the Third Army of Southern Africa has entered French North Africa. The troops organized by the Free French are receiving training from Southern African instructors in the Kingdom of Congo. Southern Africa's influence on French North Africa is increasing rapidly. Those in the Congo

Will the servant army of the French North African colonies, which the kingdom feels truly "equal treatment", still be so loyal to France after the war?

All this remains to be verified by time.

The Germans knew this, so they would certainly not abuse southern African prisoners.

Winston and De Gaulle also knew it, but neither the British nor the French could do anything about it.

The situation is stronger than the person!

Compared with British East Africa, the only thing Winston can pray for now is that Britain can still retain control of the Suez Canal after the war.

For this reason, the British government continued to send more troops to Egypt, mainly Indians.

Wei Weier was very depressed.

Sending more troops is certainly a good thing, but if the reinforcements are Indians, it will be a blessing or a disaster.

On October 11, the 20,000-ton ocean-going transport ship "Hercules" from southern Africa arrived in Alexandria, carrying supplies from Cyprus to support the British Mediterranean Fleet.

Cunningham was very pleased that this batch of supplies included advanced red-headed torpedoes from southern Africa, which the Mediterranean fleet urgently needed.

After the outbreak of the European War, the Mediterranean Fleet and the Italian Navy launched a brutal attack battle in the Mediterranean. Both sides suffered heavy losses. As the main weapon of the attack, the status of torpedoes was raised to an unprecedented level.

The performance of British torpedoes is not as good as that of Southern Africa. In terms of range, power, accuracy, reliability, etc., Southern African torpedoes are superior. Although the red-head torpedo is not the most advanced torpedo in Southern Africa, it has also greatly improved the combat effectiveness of submarines in the Mediterranean fleet.

At least the red-headed torpedo will definitely explode after hitting the target. Don’t underestimate this. In World War II in another time and space, the Royal Navy failed to solve this problem until the end of the war.

When supplies arrive at Alexandria, they must be unloaded. This task is completed by the Indian Sixth Division.

Regarding the combat effectiveness of the Indian army, both Cunningham and Wavell knew very well that sending the Indian army to fight would probably not work.

Then it's okay to work as a coolie on the dock.

Facts have proved that Indians are not qualified to be coolies.

The Indian army completely learned the habits of the British army. The good habits were not learned, and the bad habits were further "carried forward", which even the British did not expect.

The "Hercules" carried a total of nearly 12,000 tons of supplies, including 150 red-head torpedoes.

After the materials were brought ashore by a huge gantry crane, Indian soldiers were required to deliver the materials on the dock to the warehouse.

It should be emphasized here that the workers who operate the gantry crane are from southern Africa, and the Indians cannot even learn to operate the gantry crane.

This is really not an exaggeration.

The hierarchy in the Indian army is very strict, and the educated officers are either British or descendants of nobles in India, which are the so-called upper caste members.

As a rule, officers do not work.

British officers are better, at least they meet the current requirements for soldiers.

Indian officers are hard to describe. Many people may not have imagined that an Indian officer may have as many as ten servants dedicated to serving him in the military camp.

These servants have clear rights and responsibilities.

Some people are responsible for washing the officers' faces, some are responsible for cleaning the officers' rooms, some are specifically responsible for washing the officers' clothes, and some are specifically responsible for making tea for the officers.

Oh, Indians drink tea in morning tea and afternoon tea, so two people are responsible for each.

If you were a servant of a British aristocrat, the cleaner might also be responsible for doing the laundry. As long as the bathroom is clean and the clothes are folded neatly, that's enough.

The hierarchy in India is so strict that those who wash clothes may think that their job is higher than those who sweep the floor. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for a servant who washes clothes to sweep the floor, because that will lower their status!

The same goes for placing it on a gantry crane.

Learning to operate a gantry crane requires a certain cultural foundation.

An educated officer can learn.

But they definitely don't know how to learn. How can an officer do the work?

Uneducated lower caste soldiers can learn, but they cannot

What do Indians say when they do things?

If no one tells an Indian how to clean a room, then the Indian is likely to sweep the floor first and then wipe the table.

After wiping, sweep again.

The same goes for sweeping stairs. Many Indians really sweep the stairs from bottom to top.

The key is that someone who knows how to sweep stairs will not tell him the correct way to sweep stairs.

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The upper-caste officers did not even speak to the lower-caste soldiers. If they had to speak, they would be relayed through others.

After the red-headed torpedo landed ashore, Second Lieutenant William, who was in charge of logistics management, was worried about how to deliver it to the warehouse.

At 8:30 in the morning, a company of Indian soldiers came to the dock and accepted the command of Second Lieutenant William.

If Lieutenant William hadn't warned them, these Indian soldiers would have prepared to carry the torpedoes to the warehouse.

The red-headed torpedo weighs nearly three tons

Therefore, it is definitely not possible to carry this method, and a trolley is needed to assist.

Moreover, one small cart is not enough, and at least two are needed to safely deliver nearly three tons of torpedoes to the warehouse.

The hands-on ability of the Indian soldiers made Second Lieutenant William want to die.

A whole company of 120 Indian soldiers worked hard for nearly an hour, but they were unable to lift the box containing the torpedoes onto the trolley.

By the time Second Lieutenant William couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to instruct the Indian soldiers on how to work together, it was already ten o'clock in the morning and it was time for morning tea.

It's not okay not to drink.

These Indian soldiers can be deprived of food.

But if they are not allowed to drink the very symbolic morning tea at ten o'clock, then the Indian soldiers may riot.

In fact, it was only a small cup of black tea per person, which could be finished in one gulp, but these Indian soldiers drank it for half an hour.

At half past ten, tea time ends and work continues.

At eleven o'clock, the box containing the torpedo was finally carried onto the trolley with the cooperation of 20 Indian soldiers.

Second Lieutenant William thought that was the end and the work could finally begin.

Then it didn't.

While waiting to carry the second box, Lieutenant William was surprised to find that all the Indian soldiers stood with their hands tied, waiting for Lieutenant William's order.

"How do you usually direct them to fight?" Second Lieutenant William was exhausted mentally and physically, and asked Second Lieutenant Henry, the company commander who led the team.

"There is no need for command. Each person has a gun. After hearing the whistle, he will charge. If anyone dares to retreat, he will enforce battlefield discipline." Second Lieutenant Henry was indifferent. He probably tried to let these Indian soldiers understand some more complicated tactics.

Something more difficult.

Not to mention complicated, even the "thin red line tactic" of queuing up and being shot cannot be done by Indian soldiers, because Indian soldiers not only lack subjective hands-on ability, but also lack courage.

Therefore, it goes without saying about more complex skirmish lines or infantry-artillery coordination, as well as infantry-tank coordination. If the officers do not strictly require it, then Indian soldiers may swarm onto the tanks.

After all, who wants to walk when you can ride in a tank?

The two exchanged a few words casually. It was already twelve o'clock in the morning, and it was lunch time.

So throughout the morning, the result of the work of 120 Indian soldiers was to deliver a red-headed torpedo to the warehouse next to the dock.

If this was farther away, it would probably have to be postponed until the afternoon.