The Rise of the Third Reich

Of course there are pro-German factions in Canada!

The French people in Quebec are now very pro-German and have long been looking forward to a Bourbon prince to be their king. Of course, this is not the only reason Quebecers are pro-German. The French people in Quebec in this era were mainly farmers, and their products were mainly sold in Europe - the United States itself is a super agricultural power with so much agricultural products that it needs to be dumped. It has no need for Canadian agricultural products at all, and Europeans have more people and less land. , a big customer of Quebec farmers.

Now because of the war, the farmers in Quebec are almost bankrupt, and naturally they are dreaming of "joining the European Union".

In addition to French farmers in Quebec, Germans in Canada are generally pro-German, and the most influential pro-German figure is Margaret Rose von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha - she is the British Princess Margaret, the heir to the (Canadian) throne, should have used the surname Windsor.

But for some unknown reason, she restored her ancestral surname - Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (family name is Wetting) after the Soviet-Russian peace talks (actually Germany won the Soviet-German War). Moreover, she added "Feng" before her surname, completely claiming to be a princess of the German Saxe-Coburg-Gotha dynasty, and she also started learning German!

According to the information Donovan had, the Canadian heir to the throne, who was said to be rebellious in adolescence, was very dissatisfied with marrying a Bourbon prince. Her imaginary husband should be a German prince, preferably a vicious Nazi. Warrior, it would be better if you are an ace pilot...

In short, as the balance of victory in the war tilted more and more towards Germany, many Canadians (British people in Canada), including Princess Margaret, discovered that they had German ancestry (many of which were true). . Some British nobles who originated in Germany simply restored their German ancestral surnames and added "von" in the middle of their names, and many Canadians (British people) began to learn German.

Now Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom has announced that she will send troops to expel the US military in Canada. I am afraid that the pro-German faction in Canada will become more arrogant, and the pro-American camp will be greatly shaken, right?

"Can anything happen to Canada...?" After learning a lot of pro-German information about Canada, Truman began to worry that something had happened to Canada.

There are now hundreds of thousands of effective British troops on Canadian soil. If something happens, the United States will die in an ugly way.

"It's not that bad yet..." Donovan thought for a while, "If we lose the battle in Newfoundland and Labrador and let the British army...the British traitor army invade Brunswick, I'm afraid there will be Very serious problem.”

The British troops in Canada will resist the invading German troops, but it's hard to say whether they will fight the invading... oh, probably the British troops who came to liberate them.

As for British traitors and so on...this is what Americans say, and Canadians don't see it that way at all. In the eyes of most Canadians, Queen Elizabeth is the legitimate heir to the British throne. She served as British regent after George VI fled. She was crowned king and led the quelling of the rebellion in London when the cabinet and parliament had collapsed. It's completely correct and not treacherous at all.

"Mr. President, we should be prepared to help Canada gain independence from Britain and establish a democratic republic when necessary!"

The suggestion was made by Secretary of War Wallace, who had no favorable opinion of the monarchy in any situation. We are even more resolutely opposed to a pro-German European reactionary dynasty (the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha dynasty is actually a German dynasty) ruling Canada after the war - this dynasty is likely to become a tool for German power to penetrate North America!

"Henry," Truman glanced at Wallace, "if we overthrow George VI and establish a Canadian republic, then our peace negotiations with the European Community will become extremely difficult. And... Canada's hundreds of thousands of pounds The army and millions of militiamen are likely to become our enemies!"

"But President," Wallace shook his head and said, "if we allow the pro-German forces in Canada to expand, even if peace is achieved, it is possible that Canada will fully fall to Germany in the future and plunge the United States into crisis again.

Once Germany deploys long-range bombers capable of carrying atomic bombs on Canadian territory, the entire United States will face catastrophe! "

The reasons put forward by Wallace were difficult to refute. Truman glanced at Presidential Chief of Staff William Leahy, whose already white eyebrows were knitted into a ball, as if he was thinking hard about countermeasures.

"Mr. President," Leahy said, "Minister Wallace is right when he says that we must prevent Canada from falling over to Germany after the war... Canada should be independent, not part of the British Empire."

"Are we going to take Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec?" Truman asked.

"No... that won't work." U.S. Army Chief of Staff Marshall interjected, "The Army in Canada is not prepared for this and it is impossible to disarm the Canadian Army in a short period of time."

"Then think of other ways." Wallace said, "For example, be prepared to control George VI and Princess Margaret. In addition, we should clearly tell George VI that the United States is opposed to a European prince becoming a Canadian The future king!"

Truman thought for a while, and the current method seemed easier to accept: "Okay, that's it. I will let Kennedy go to Canada... He has been the ambassador to the United Kingdom and has a good relationship with King George VI. If that When King George VI listens to his advice, we won't be so passive now."

At that time, Kennedy believed that Britain could not defeat Germany and should negotiate peace as soon as possible. This suggestion was criticized in the UK and the United States at the time, causing him to lose his position as ambassador to the UK. Now it seems to be prescient.

When Truman mentioned this issue, there was an awkward moment in the conference room of the White House bunker. Wallace glanced at William Leahy, and the President's chief of staff immediately said: "Mr. President, the situation on Newfoundland has stabilized and is beginning to change in a direction that is favorable to us. Although the Germans were on the 26th and Airdrops were continuously organized during the day on the 27th, but no super-large transport aircraft capable of carrying tanks appeared again. Those dropped to Newfoundland were all ordinary paratroopers.

These lightweight troops cannot compete with our armored troops in any way! Therefore, on the night of the 26th and 27th, our army advanced quite smoothly, and has now compressed the German army into a narrow strip of dozens of kilometers long near the west coast of Concepcion Bay. "

Following the airdrop during the day on the 26th, hundreds of Fokker 42 sorties flew over Newfoundland during the day on the 27th, dropping thousands of paratroopers and a large amount of supplies. Now the number of German troops on the west coast of Concepcion Bay has More than 30,000.

However, the US military on Newfoundland is not worried about the increase in the number of German troops. What really scares them is the German tanks and tank destroyers. In particular, the E-25 tank destroyer, which appeared on the battlefield for the first time, has extremely strong combat effectiveness. Its 75mm gun with a diameter of 70 times can even threaten the front of the American M26 "Pershing" tank at a distance of 1,500 meters when using pointed tungsten core armor-piercing projectiles. If fighting at night, with its excellent night vision goggles, the E-25 tank destroyer can threaten the M26 "Pershing" tank at a distance of 1,000 meters, and the commander of the "Pershing" tank is not even around at this time. The hidden position of the E-25 was discovered with the help of flares.

Therefore, in the battles on the night of the 26th and the 27th, the U.S. 16th Armored Division lost a total of hundreds of tanks and tank destroyers of various types, and the progress was very slow. The so-called compression of the German army to a narrow strip of dozens of kilometers long near the west coast of Concepcion Bay is nothing more than the result of the active contraction of the German army.

However, the damage to more than a hundred tanks and tank destroyers was not too much for the US military on Newfoundland. They had enough stocks to consume, and the route to Newfoundland was not completely blocked by German submarines and Mine cut off. On the night of the 26th and 27th, the Americans used tank landing ships to transport a total of 200 M26 "Pershing" tanks from the Nova Scotia Peninsula to Newfoundland.

In addition, many airports on Newfoundland that were destroyed in the German air raid on the 24th have been repaired. This allowed C-47 transport planes transporting tank crew members to land on the island at night. Therefore, during the day on the 28th, the number of tanks/tank destroyers equipped by the US military (excluding inventory quantities) on the island of Newfoundland not only did not decrease, but actually More than 300 vehicles have been added!

Using these new tanks/tank destroyers, the U.S. Army also urgently formed a new armored division on Newfoundland—the U.S. Army's 21st Armored Division. Moreover, the 21st Armored Division, 16th Armored Division, 11th Airborne Division, 13th Airborne Division and 17th Airborne Division were used to form the 20th Army of the Army, led by General Patton's general Lieutenant General Walton Walker ( The commander transferred from Trinidad was specifically responsible for attacking the German forces on the west coast of Concepcion Bay.

"Mr. President," U.S. Army Chief of Staff Marshall assured President Truman, "Lieutenant General Walton Walker once commanded troops in bloody battles with the Japanese in the Hawaiian Islands and has very rich combat experience. He commanded five elite armored divisions. "

"Can the Germans on Newfoundland be wiped out in one week?" Truman was doubtful.

"No problem." Chief of Naval Operations Ernest King also said: "President, we have many light ships in Concepcion Bay and have laid tens of thousands of mines. It is impossible for German ships to be in the Gulf of Concepción." Breakthrough within 1 week. Therefore, the German army on Newfoundland was actually isolated."

Chapter 1253 Atomic Bomb 10

"This is great!"

After hearing Ernest King's guarantee, the President of the United States finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Secretary of War Wallace: "Henry, I think the victory of Newfoundland can bring a perfect ending to this world war. The end of it.”

"President, you are saying..." Wallace seemed not to understand what Truman said, "You are saying that we should make peace with the Germans?"

"Not only Germany," Truman shook his head vigorously, "but also Japan! The whole world should restore peace after the Battle of Newfoundland."

"Japan?" Wallace shook his head vigorously, "But they are about to be defeated. The Far East War they launched was a complete disaster. Even that bastard Hideki Tojo resigned."

For the United States and Europe, the Far East War was just an inconspicuous local war that took place in a distant place. It seems that the German General Staff headed by Marshal Hessmann has not seriously studied this war - because for Germany, the three parties involved in the Far East War, Soviet Russia led by the Soviet Bolshevik Party (the Soviet Union is not officially The name of the country, Soviet Russia is the official name); China and the Japanese Empire, led by the Chinese Bolshevik Party, are not enemies of Germany.

The Soviet-German war had turned into the "Soviet-Russian Civil War" in 1944, and the war had ceased in July 1944 - this was what Germany was happy to see. If the war could not cease, then Stalin's "100 million" (actually not that much) Many) Slavic masters are about to join Europe! Therefore, Germany actually does not want Soviet Russia to be defeated by Japan in the Far East, which will speed up the reunification of Russia.

In 1939, China's central power fell completely into the hands of the Bolshevik Party supported by the Soviet Union. This actually had something to do with Germany, because Germany launched a world war at that time and also showed an alliance with the Soviet Union. This made the Chinese Bolshevik Party and the revolutionary regime in southern China, as allies of the Soviet Union, also worth a hundred times. Therefore, the Bolshevik Party completely became the dominant force of the southern revolutionary regime, and then launched the Second Northern Expedition, with the goal of seizing the Fengzhang regime in North and Northeast China.

Great powers such as the United Kingdom, the United States, and France, because they were afraid of offending the Soviet Union (they were very afraid of the alliance between the Soviet Union and Germany at the time), so they severed diplomatic relations with Feng Zhang when the Bolshevik army began its Northern Expedition, and at the same time established diplomatic relations with the southern revolutionary government. ——And this is equivalent to a death sentence for Feng Zhang’s regime!

As the backing force of the Fengzhang regime, Japan sent troops to intervene when the Northern Expedition approached Beijing. The Soviet Union did not show any weakness and sent the 56th Army of the Red Army commanded by Zhukov from Outer Mongolia to support the Chinese revolution.

The two sides launched a decisive battle on the Chahar Grassland, but no one announced the result after the war. There seemed to be neither winners nor losers. However, according to reliable rumors, the Japanese Army's elite 2nd Division and 1st Cavalry Group (equivalent to a division) at that time attempted to repel the Soviet army before the Soviet army and the Chinese Red Army joined forces heading south from Mongolia.

As a result, the two sides launched a field battle on the Chahar Prairie, and the Japanese army experienced the power of mechanized warfare for the first time. Although the BT tanks and T-26 tanks equipped with the Soviet 56th Army at that time had little outstanding performance in the subsequent Soviet-German War. But they are not something that the Japanese army without some anti-tank means can stop, so the battle will inevitably end with a disastrous defeat for the Japanese army.

After this battle, the Chinese Red Army in the Northern Expedition marched into Beijing and Tianjin without any bloodshed. The Japanese-leased troops in Tianjin hurriedly evacuated after the Chahar War, and the British, French, American and other countries stationed there were also stationed in Shanghai. Together with the foreign troops in the concession, they retreated at the request of the Chinese revolutionary government.

However, the Chinese Red Army, which successfully captured North China, did not continue to march into the hinterland of Northeast China. Instead, with the assistance of the Soviet Red Army, it advanced to the western Liaoning area (occupying the western Liaoning Corridor and the Jehol Mountains) and then declared an armistice with the Feng clique regime. The failed Feng Clan regime also experienced civil strife. The old commander Zhang Zuolin (who lived 10 years longer than in history) was assassinated. Marshal Zhang Xueliang fled to Beijing. The Feng Clique general Tang Yulin became the leader of the three eastern provinces with the support of the remaining Feng Clique troops. , continues to survive under the protection of Japan.

This Chahar War, which did not attract the attention of the West, also became the main reason why Japan gave up its mainland expansion policy at the end of 1941.

But in 1944, seeing the Soviet Union retreating steadily under the attack of Germany, Japan once again picked up the continental expansion policy that had been abandoned. The Army, headed by Hideki Tojo, formulated a risky expansion plan and prepared to dispatch more than 1 million elite "mechanized troops" in an attempt to defeat the Soviet Red Army and seize the Far East, and at the same time capture the entire Northeast China.

However, what the Japanese did not expect was that what they would encounter in the Far East was not only the more than one million defeated soldiers of the German Nazis (the Japanese were not able to deal with the defeated soldiers of the Nazis), but also countless more Chinese communist fighters!

In the seventeen or eight years before 1944, although China completed a vigorous social revolution, the country was still inconspicuous in the eyes of the great powers. Because now is the era of industrialization, and China is very backward in this regard, so it is not in the eyes of the Japanese Empire.

Of course, the Japanese view also makes sense. Since the Soviet Union's own strength was very limited at that time, it was impossible to provide assistance as it did during the Khrushchev period. Therefore, until 1942, the industrial level of China's "liberated areas" was still very weak. The index steel production had just exceeded 1 million tons, less than one-seventh of Japan's, and the electricity was only 5 billion kilowatt-hours, only one-fourth of Japan's. First, coal production is only tens of millions of tons.

However, this does not mean that China did not make great progress in the nearly 15 years from 1928 to 1942 - the Soviet Union (GC International) helped China cultivate an entire generation of talents! In 1928, there were only a few tens of thousands of college graduates in China. By 1942, there were as many as 812,000 students in colleges and universities! The number of students in ordinary middle schools has exceeded 10 million, the number of students in vocational middle schools has exceeded 2 million, and the number of students in ordinary primary schools has reached an astonishing 90 million!

The two to three million Red Army soldiers who participated in the Northern Expedition in 1939 were all a new generation who had received at least six years of socialist revolutionary education - socialist revolutionary education was of course ideological education + militarization. By the time they graduated from junior high school, they were Good communist fighters who want to write blood letters and join the Red Army to liberate all mankind. At least in terms of ideology, he is no worse than Japan's Showa samurai.

These little GC-ism warriors are not only an ideal source of soldiers (and there are as many as they want. Calculated based on primary school graduation, there are more than 10 million in each class, of which at least five to six million boys are suitable to serve as soldiers), but they are also a source of industrialization. of labor force.

Therefore, from 1942 onwards, when the United States decided to use lease materials, loans and engineers to attract China to participate in the war, the Americans soon discovered that China turned out to be ignored by them (this is also related to the closed-door policy adopted by the Chinese revolutionary government) A country with incredible growth potential.

Just a small influx of machines and technology (the value of the machines was less than US$300 million) triggered an "industrial leap" in China. In just three years, China's steel production has more than tripled, exceeding 3 million tons, electricity has doubled to 10 billion kilowatt-hours, coal has exceeded 150 million tons, and oil production has also exceeded 100 million tons. 800,000 tons (both Yumen and Yanchang oil fields have been developed). The growth of the most basic military products, including rifles, machine guns, artillery, etc., has reached an astonishing level, enough to arm an army of more than 10 million people.

Before Japan launched the Far East War, China's Bolshevik government had already realized that the invasion of Japanese imperialism was coming, so it carried out general mobilization in advance and organized millions of Red Army troops. The backbone of this army are internationalist fighters who have experienced the baptism of the Soviet-German war. Although China did not declare war on Germany, it also sent hundreds of thousands of internationalist fighters to participate in the war. In addition, the Soviet Union also sent Marshal Ikonev A large military advisory group headed by the regiment. Although their military experience cannot be compared with the German army that won on the battlefield, it is definitely not comparable to the Japanese army, which has never even seen mechanized warfare.

Therefore, the Far East War that began in July 1944 became a nightmare for the Japanese army. The Sino-Russian Red Army, which had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, deliberately showed weakness at the beginning. It took a defensive position along the Jinzhou-Rehe line and major strongholds in the Soviet Far East, dragging the blind and arrogant Japanese army into the Winter War with heavy casualties. Then they took advantage of the ice and snow season from December 1944 to March 1945 to launch a major winter counteroffensive (the Soviet army and the Chinese internationalist fighters who participated in the Soviet-German war have rich experience in winter wars), which not only eliminated the Japanese army from the northern Kurile They repelled all Soviet territory outside the island and all Chinese territory except for the Port Arthur Fortress, and also fought bravely and bravely across the Yalu River. They advanced until near 38 degrees north latitude, and then stopped the attack because of the warming climate and the arrival of the snowmelt season in the Northeast.

This embarrassing war also triggered a political crisis in Japan. Hideki Tojo, who had been proud since 1942, had to resign as prime minister in early 1945, and he was replaced by Yamamoto Go, a hero of the navy. sixteen.

Yamamoto, who had realized that Japan was unable to defeat the United States, Soviet Russia and China at the same time, stepped up the peace negotiation process with the United States in early 1945 and set out conditions for the demilitarization of the "Hawaiian Islands" and "Aleutian Islands".

"No!" Truman shook his head, "An overly weakened Japan is not good for us either. Because that will allow European power to return to Southeast Asia and Australia... The Germans are probably making this idea, otherwise the Japanese will not The Germans may have suffered such a disastrous defeat in the Far East War. They must use the power of the Soviet Union, China and us to defeat Japan, and then let the Europeans take back their Southeast Asian colonies and Australia and New Zealand. We cannot let them get their wish!"