The Rise of the Third Reich

Panteleimon Kondradyevich Ponomarenko, First Secretary of the Belarusian Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party of the Soviet Union, walked into the Western Military District Headquarters building and saw General Pavlov, the commander of the Western Front coming down from upstairs to greet him. , and said half-jokingly: "Comrade Commander, do you think I look like a revolutionary soldier when I put on my military uniform?"

"Look what you said, you are an old Red Army member from 1918." Pavlov stepped forward to greet him, stood at attention, and then respectfully performed a military salute.

In the Soviet Union, the party led everything, and the army should naturally obey the leadership of the party. The political commissar representing the Bolshevik Party certainly had great power. Moreover, in mid-May, when Stalin was determined to implement the Thunderstorm Plan, Ponomarenko, who served as a member of the Military Commission of the Western Military District, was not an ordinary "military-level political commissar". He was the First Secretary of the Belarusian Party Central Committee and the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party. committee member. And he is still under 40 years old - to serve as the top leader of an important union republic at such an age shows that Stalin attaches great importance to him.

Ponomarenko gently raised his hand and returned a military salute. Then he took out a pipe that was exactly the same as Stalin's carved pipe. With the help of a secretary, he lit the pipe and took a puff. He smiled and said: "I'm not a big fan." A Red Army soldier, I was too young at that time, not even 16 years old, and I had a baby face, I looked like a child.”

You also have a very cute baby face now. Pavlov invited Ponomarenko upstairs with a smile on his face, but he thought to himself: Stalin must really like this cute baby face, otherwise why would he be made the military commissar (political commissar) of the Western Military District? Khrushchev in the Ukraine next door was a member of the political bureau. He wanted to be the military commissar of the Southwest Military District, but he didn't get it. In the end, Rykov, the division-level political commissar, was given an advantage - the Western Military District was much more important than the Southwest Military District. It was a major thunderstorm plan. The main force in China now has 20 army groups and a total of 188 divisions! If the Western Military District can really plant the red flag in Berlin and Paris, Ponomarenko can enter politics with his eyes closed!

Considering that he is less than 40 years old, he will probably be Stalin's successor and the great leader of the people of the world in the future!

When he thought about becoming a close comrade-in-arms with the great leader of the people of the world, Pavlov suddenly felt that his body was full of energy.

At this moment, Pavlov and Ponomarenko had walked side by side into a large conference room on the second floor of the headquarters. Inside the conference room, there were bright stars, including the commanders of the various armies under the Western Military Region, as well as several chief officers of the Western Military Region, including Major General Rimoschik, Chief of Staff of the Western Military Region, and Grigoye, Director of Communications of the Western Military Region. Major General Hu, Lieutenant General Grich, Commander of the Artillery of the Western Military District, and Major General Kobets, Commander of the Air Force of the Western Military District. Seeing the great leader of the future people of the world and the great leader's close comrades come in, everyone stood up and saluted.

Pavlov and Ponomarenko returned the favor with cheerful expressions, and then sat down side by side on two chairs in the center of a long conference table.

"Comrades," Pavlov said, "Comrade Military Commissar Ponomarenko has something important to announce."

Then I saw Ponomarenko taking a document from the secretary behind him, unfolding it and reading: "According to the decision of the Political Bureau meeting of the Bolshevik Party Central Committee of the Soviet Union, the People's Commissariat of Defense of the Soviet Union ordered the Western Military District to be reorganized from now on. Western Front. Comrade Pavlov serves as the commander of the front, Comrade Ponomarenko serves as the military commissar of the front, and Comrade Rimoschik serves as the chief of staff of the front..."

What Ponomarenko announced was just an order to reorganize the military district into the front army, but no one here would think that this was just a change of sign... According to the practice of the Soviet Red Army, when there is no war, the front army is the military district, and when there is a war, the military district is Front Army.

Now that the Western Military District has been changed to the Front Army, it probably means that a war is about to begin!

Ponomarenko closed the document in his hand, glanced at the soldiers in the conference room with gentle eyes, and then said in an emotional tone: "Comrades, now I want to tell you a story that is for all mankind, for the world revolution, and for the world revolution." For us Bolsheviks, this is extremely important information - the Bolshevik Party Political Bureau and the Executive Committee of the Third International have recently carefully studied and concluded that the climax of the world revolution has arrived. Heavy losses have been suffered in the internecine fighting, and people in all countries are increasingly war-weary and eagerly await the arrival of a new era of socialism. Therefore, the Bolshevik Party and the Third International have respectively passed resolutions to launch a world revolution in the near future and eliminate the challenge first. German imperialism that started the world war and liberate the peoples of all European countries who were enslaved by German imperialism!”

At this point, Ponomarenko suddenly stood up, raised his arms and shouted: "Long live the world revolution! Long live the liberation of all mankind! Long live GCism!"

Is this going to be a world revolution? Is this going to liberate all mankind?

Although everyone here was a big shot and knew that the relationship between the Soviet Union and Germany was becoming more and more tense, no one thought that a fight was about to begin. Moreover, could the Soviet Union defeat Germany?

Just when everyone hesitated, Pavlov had already taken the lead in shouting slogans: "Long live the world revolution! Long live the liberation of all mankind! Long live GC-ism!"

…

"Leader, Marshal of the Reich, do we really want to go to war with the Soviet Union?" In the official residence of the Imperial City of Berlin, the number one revolutionary target of the world revolution, the Emperor of the German Empire, a large number of monarchs of kingdoms and principalities, the first citizen of Europe, and the chief executive of the European Community Elder Wilhelm III sat on his throne and asked Hitler and Hersmann very uneasily.

"Yes, my majesty." Adolf Hitler replied in a tone as calm as possible, so as not to scare the emperor, who was not in good health.

"My lord," said Hersmann, "this is the only way to the unification of Europe, just as the Franco-Prussian War was to the unification of Germany."

"But the war with the Soviet Union reminded me of the last world war." William III said, "At that time we were also at war with Britain, the United States and Russia."

"My Majesty," Hessmann said, "France, Italy and Japan were also our enemies at that time. Moreover, the empire was still trapped in Central and Eastern Europe, and the High Seas Fleet could not show its power in the oceans at all. But now, we, the German Empire, have led In Europe, the Imperial Army has landed in Ireland, and the Imperial Navy has dominated the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, our German Empire will be victorious in the battle with the Soviet Union, and His Majesty will surely go down in history as a result of this battle and become the great emperor of Europe."

The current situation looks really scary, but it just looks scary.

The British Empire was already dying, and their offensive in Ireland had been frustrated. The German ground forces do not need to attack at all. Relying on elastic defense to protect the airfields in Dublin and Coke Bay will allow the air force and naval aviation to completely strangle Britain.

Although the United States is vigorous and vigorous, the vitality of the U.S. Navy cannot be restored at all within a year. By then, the United Kingdom would have almost knelt down. Without Britain as a springboard, how many troops could the United States invest in Europe?

Therefore, the Soviet Union now seems to be cooperating with the United Kingdom and the United States, but in fact it is fighting alone. It is a dream to rely on hundreds of divisions to bulldoze Germany. The only hope is to use the Eastern Front War to save Britain. Until the United States is able to deploy a large army on British soil, it can truly create a situation of attacking Germany from the east and the west.

Only then will Germany be truly strategically passive.

"Emperor? Me?" William III smiled bitterly. Unlike his always strong and arrogant father, William III had a weak character and poor health. He was a playboy when he was young, and he had little power after becoming emperor. If he could become the Great Emperor like this, he would probably be the weakest Great Emperor in history.

"Okay," William III was silent for a while, and finally nodded, "I will pray for the empire and all Europe, hoping that God can give us a strong and unified alliance to help us defeat everything that tries to destroy our beautiful life and home. powerful enemy."

Hessmann bowed his waist slightly and expressed his gratitude to the emperor for his cooperation. Then he said: "Your Majesty, we think it is necessary for you to appeal to the whole of Europe and ask every European to do their best. To protect our civilization and continent forever, and to fight hard so that our descendants can bask in the sunshine of peace and tranquility instead of living in the shadow of the Soviet Empire and the American Empire.”

Although the war with the Soviet Union and the United States makes people worried, it is also a good opportunity to unite Europe. Only when most Europeans feel pressured and frightened will they come up with the idea of ​​​​uniting for warmth-if they cannot unite, everyone will They will all become slaves to the Bolsheviks and the United States!

After coming out of the audience hall of the Imperial Residence, Hessmann and Hitler had just walked into the palace hall when they saw Stauffenberg and Hitler's adjutant Martin Bormann walking quickly.

"Marshal Reich, General Stockhausen just called," Stauffenberg reported first, "The Western Military District, Southwest Military District and Northern Military District of the Soviet Union have all been reorganized into front armies!"

"Leader, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just received a request for an interview from the Soviet Ambassador. The Soviet Ambassador hopes to meet with Minister Ribbentrop in two hours and submit important diplomatic documents."

Hersmann and Hitler looked at each other, and they both knew what it meant? The Soviet ambassador must be delivering an ultimatum! The war between the Soviet Union and Germany is likely to break out within 24 hours!