Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

If possible, the French government does not want to use cruel methods to retaliate against the Germans. After all, the intensity of the French battlefield is much less than that of Russia.

In view of the cooperative attitude of the Vichy government, the German army was quite restrained in the early stages of occupying France, and the lives of the French people were not greatly affected. Southern France has always been under the control of the Vichy government.

As the situation on the Russian battlefield deteriorated, Germany's exploitation of France became increasingly serious. After the French navy went to North Africa to surrender to the Allies, the German army sent troops to occupy southern France, and the situation finally worsened step by step.

After Operation Overlord was launched, northern France with Normandy as its core was severely damaged. Cities were destroyed, large tracts of farmland were abandoned, and transportation was completely cut off. France did not have enough food to eat itself, and naturally there was no extra material to supply German prisoners of war.

Roque can't take care of the German prisoners of war now. The rainy season in southern Africa this year has been heavy, and agricultural production has been affected to a certain extent. Fortunately, there have been bumper harvests in the past few years, and the foundation is relatively strong, so it can still hold on now.

Pretoria in October is in the early summer, and it is the season of fragrant purple flowers. The whole city is enveloped in a sea of ​​purple flowers, attracting countless tourists to watch.

In Justice Square in the city center, staff of the Phyllis Foundation were registering, and people were sending old clothes or blankets and other cold-weather clothing, which were sorted and sent to Europe.

During the World War, the economy of Southern Africa was not only not affected, but was thriving. People's incomes were getting higher and higher, and their requirements for clothing were also getting higher and higher. In Pretoria alone, the amount of clothing discarded every year could be

There are tens of thousands of pieces of clothing. These clothes are actually still wearable and do not need to be discarded.

"Yes, after you register with us, you can use your voucher to go shopping at Capai Mall and enjoy certain discounts. It is equivalent to replacing your old clothes at home with the latest ones." Staff of the Phyllis Foundation

Take the trouble to explain in detail to passers-by.

Cape Mall is a shopping group under Ada's name, the most famous chain store in southern Africa, with branches in almost every city.

This time, the Phyllis Foundation and the Cappe Group jointly promoted the campaign, which can not only provide warmth to European refugees, but also promote commercial sales. It received support from the federal government of Southern Africa, and the Rand Bank made a special donation of 10 million rand.

Rand Bank is a company under Roque's name, and its behavior is a benchmark for business consortiums in southern Africa. After Rand Bank donated, other consortiums made donations one after another, raising more than 100 million rand in just half a month.

A large part of this was private donations from southern African Germans.

"Are those aid recipients including Germans?" a middle-aged woman asked the staff of the Felice Foundation in German.

"Of course, the recipients of donations include all Europeans, but if it comes to Germany specifically, I'm afraid it will have to wait until the end of the war." The staff are patient and every love is worthy of respect.

Again, revenge and punishment will not help resolve hatred. To deal with the threat of war in Europe, violence alone is not enough.

The German ethnic group in southern Africa is very large and has good economic strength. Many of them have no feelings for mustaches, but they have feelings for Germany. The feelings of these people must also be taken care of.

Of course, there is still a bottom line. Nowadays, ships from southern Africa cannot reach Germany at all, and even free aid cannot be sent there. Germans from southern Africa can understand this.

"Thank you, thank you -" the middle-aged lady kept thanking her and left one hundred rand without even asking for a voucher.

The donation voucher can not only be used for discounts, but also can be used for tax deduction, so charities in southern Africa are very powerful.

Of course, the southern African federal government no longer easily approves organizations such as foundations to prevent some people from using this form to evade taxes.

Every one of the so-called charitable foundations in the United States will die in southern Africa.

In the Eterno store next to the square, new season summer clothes have been launched, and there is an endless stream of customers. The clothes here are not cheap. If you want to buy low-priced cotton clothes, you have to go to the Cape Mall next to the museum.

The location of Pretoria is much better than that of Cape Town. It may snow in Cape Town in winter, but it almost never snows in Pretoria. This city is like spring all year round and doesn’t even need air conditioning, so the southern

Africa's developed wool textile industry has almost no market in Pretoria.

Wool textiles in southern Africa are basically exported, and Europe has always been an important market.

One hundred rand can buy ten wool coats in southern Africa.

In Europe the price at least triples.

"All our woolen textiles this year have been sold out, and the order from the Ministry of Defense alone has exceeded 15 million sets. If this continues, I am worried that after the world war is over, the price of woolen textiles will fall rapidly, and many of our farms will lose money by then.

Tragic." Owen returned to the Ministry of the Interior, which he was most familiar with. Southern Africa's industry and commerce were very developed, and agriculture was always the foundation.

Like farmers in other parts of the world, farmers in southern Africa also have many of the same problems. When agricultural products are at high prices, they start to do them all at once. As a result, in the next year or two years, the prices of crops are low and farmers are hurt.

In order to protect the interests of farmers, the federal government established a price protection system and took the initiative to bear part of the risks, which caused Irving more and more headaches.

When the price protection system was established in Southern Africa, the First World War had not yet broken out, and the land in Southern Africa had not been fully developed. The risks, if any, were limited and the federal government could sustain it.

After the First World War, Southwest Africa and Tanganyika were merged into Southern Africa, and then Madagascar and West Africa were added. The territory of Southern Africa expanded by nearly 5 million square kilometers, and the federal government finally began to be unable to bear it.

The key is not area expansion. With the popularization of agricultural machinery, southern African farms are being developed more and more deeply, the scale of agriculture is getting larger and larger, and the output of agricultural products has repeatedly hit new highs. This is what Irving is most worried about.

"So, the key lies in the guidance of the federal government to avoid rushing in all at once. The national farm must give full play to its regulating role, and the price protection system must be used flexibly." Roque will definitely not abolish the price protection system, and Irving will need to do the rest.

Adjust slowly.

Policies are not static and must be adjusted in time according to the situation. Especially in the current war environment, we must be prepared for danger in times of peace.

In recent years, Southern Africa has become a stronghold of the Allied Forces. Whether it is industrial products or agricultural products produced in factories, they will never worry about sales. Basically, they can sell as much as they produce. Europeans hardly do production and spend all their energy on it.

Used in fighting.

Therefore, the economic development in southern Africa in recent years has not had a solid foundation. In another time and space, the United States ushered in an economic crisis immediately after the war. It took several years to recover. Roque will definitely accept the Americans' efforts to use blood and peace.

Lessons learned through tears.

"I understand what you're saying, but what should we do specifically?" Irving didn't like Roque's attitude and spoke bluntly.

After you have been with Rock for a long time, you don’t need to use your brain at all. If you have something to do, just ask Rock what to do and then follow it resolutely. You will basically not make any mistakes.

The economic situation in the past few years has also been good. Europe has caught up with various natural and man-made disasters, while Southern Africa has been doing well. How can the economy decline under such circumstances? It will only get better and better.

"This is your job content, otherwise why would you be the Minister of the Interior?" Roque is not shirking responsibility, he is habitually delegating power.

In Rock's view, Irving is just lazy and fishing. If he really wants to solve the problem, he will definitely find a way.

Not only Irving, but also Henry and Stoudemire. They are all the same. They are basically at retirement age, and their work enthusiasm is definitely incomparable to that of younger people.

This also strengthened Rock's determination. After the world war is over, it is indeed time for Rock and his generation to retire, and opportunities should be left to young people.

After seeing Owen off, Rock opened the window and looked at the boundless sea of ​​flowers outside the window, still in a good mood.

There are indeed risks, but overall things are looking good. The Allies have now invaded the German mainland, and the Russians have begun to besiege Budapest. This is another tragedy.

The siege of Budapest was part of a continuous offensive, with the attackers being Russian troops and the defenders including the Wehrmacht, Waffen SS, and Hungarian troops.

A week ago, the Russian 2nd Front took advantage of the lack of troops in Budapest and launched a fierce attack on Brapest.

The Germans responded quickly and quickly mobilized heavy troops to adjust their defense. The Russian attack was blocked and the mission of encircling Budapest was not completed.

If this opportunity is missed, Budapest will turn into a brutal siege.

What is worse than the stalemate on the battlefield is that the Hungarian Labor Party has formed a provisional government with the support of Russia and is setting up government agencies throughout Hungary. At the same time, the Russian side has invited Arthur's Fifth Army to participate in the attack on Budapest to share the burden of the Russian 2nd Front Army.

pressure.

Arthur did not reject the Russians' request, but he was not satisfied with the Russians' behavior. The Allied forces were still fighting in the front, and Russia had begun to reap the fruits of victory in the rear. The country formed by the Hungarian Labor Party would obviously become a slave state of Russia.

Unlike the stalemate on the Western Front, the speed of Allied attacks on the Eastern Front is also slowing down.

The U.S. military finally captured the Liege Fortress after paying a cost of 70,000 people. At least 50,000 German troops were reduced to ashes along with the Liege Fortress.

In both world wars, the U.S. military suffered heavy losses at the Liege Fortress.

This time Eisenhower learned a lesson. After the US military captured the Liege Fortress, he used a large amount of explosives to completely blow up the Liege Fortress. In this way, even if there was a third world war, the Liege Fortress would no longer play any role.

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In the last world war, the Liege Fortress had been destroyed once, and then the Belgians rebuilt the Liege Fortress as the Belgian version of the "Maginot Line."

The current way of war has undergone fundamental changes compared with World War I. It is difficult for things like fortresses and defense lines to play their due role. When the US military conquered the Liege fortress, they sent paratroopers to land on it.

After the Liege Fortress, the support of the Liege Fortress was cut off, otherwise the US military casualties would be even greater.

The large-scale attack operation ended here. Although the German mainland was already within easy reach after the Liege Fortress was captured, the U.S. military still lost its ability to attack due to heavy casualties.

The Free French Army has rapidly degenerated after regaining France. The conflicts between local resistance forces, Free France, and the Communist International have seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the Free French Army. De Gaulle himself has not shown much interest in attacking the German mainland.

De Gaulle's ideal was to regain France.

This goal has now been achieved.

Launching an attack on the German mainland and even occupying Berlin is a competition between the Southern African Expeditionary Force and the US military.

The Southern African Expeditionary Force's attack also encountered difficulties.

In the past, whether in Europe or East Asia, the Southern African Expeditionary Force basically encountered no obstacles from the weather. At most, it would be a typhoon next month or the North African desert. There were ways to deal with these.

Now the Southern African Expeditionary Force has finally encountered a new test, which is the European winter.

The climate in southern Africa is suitable, and it rarely snows all year round. Many of the expeditionary officers and soldiers north of the Cape State have never seen heavy snow when they were growing up.

A heavy snowfall not only stalled the reconstruction work of Cherbourg, but also made it difficult for the Southern African Expeditionary Force to attack.

It snowed heavily for three days, and the snow in northern France exceeded half a meter. At this time, the troops did not even dare to dispatch, because no one knew whether there were minefields laid by the Germans under the snow.

"Our troops lack experience in fighting in winter, and some equipment was not designed with cold zone operations in mind. In the past three days, more than 150 tanks and 1,000 trucks broke down due to the cold weather, and many soldiers suffered frostbite.

, they have no experience in resisting the severe cold. With the same equipment, the French army has a very small chance of being frostbitten——"

Roark thought of Patton's telegram and was at a loss for a moment.

This is really a racial talent. Even with the same set of cotton-padded clothes, French soldiers can protect themselves more effectively.

If you switch to Russians, the thermal insulation effect will be better. This is really studied by someone.

Back at his desk, Rock sent a telegram back to Patton.

"When the weather conditions do not allow it, the attack can be suspended appropriately and then continue to advance when the weather is suitable -"

Although Rock wanted to compete with Russia for the glory of capturing Berlin, he would not let the expeditionary officers and soldiers take unnecessary risks. They should rest when it is time to rest. Now the Russians no longer need the Southern African Expeditionary Force to share the pressure.

Even if the Allies on the Eastern Front don't help, the Russians are capable of defeating Germany.

This can be seen from the frequency of the Bearded Telegram.

In the past, Big Beard's telegram was once a week. When the Russian battlefield was at its most critical, it was once a day, or even several times a day.

Since the St. Petersburg Conference, Roque has never received a telegram from the bearded man asking for help.

The reason is very simple, I feel confident.