Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2622
Unlike Berlin, which has been reduced to a meat grinder, Hamburg is now brimming with the warm spring sun.

Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany, and it is also the largest port city in Germany and the most important industrial center. The U-boats that have caused the Royal Navy to suffer are produced in Hamburg.

In July 43, in order to attack Germany's industrial capacity, the Allied forces carried out continuous bombing of Hamburg. The operation caused more than 7 deaths, millions of people were homeless, and most of the city was destroyed. Since then, Hamburg The industrial capacity of China has plummeted, and nearly two years have passed, and it still has not recovered.

At Roosevelt's funeral, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the South decided to leave Berlin to the Russians and not participate in the Battle of Berlin, so the Allied forces that landed in Hamburg were completely idle and had nothing to do.

It can't be said that there is nothing to do, the Allied forces are still very busy, and the focus is different.

For the British army, the only purpose of their Hamburg is to search for wealth and have fun, and the war has nothing to do with them.

The mission of the U.S. military is more subtle. Their targets are German factories and engineers, trying to replicate what Southern Africa did after World War I, and relocate Germany's industrial capabilities to the United States as a whole.

The Southern African Expeditionary Force had the heaviest task. They had to gain the trust of the Germans, at least the Hamburgers, and redefine the relationship between Southern Africa and Germany.

The war is coming to an end. In the future, the relationship between Southern Africa and Germany will no longer be hostile, but will develop in the direction of an ally. After all, Southern Africa hopes to build Germany into a bridgehead against Russia and limit the expansion of Russian influence.

"More and more people are coming from the north. Don't they know that Hamburg is under our control?" Major General Morse from the Fourth Armored Army is basking in the sun on the anti-aircraft tower in Holy Spirit Square, where the Fourth Armored Army is Temporary headquarters in Hamburg.

There are two air defense towers in Holy Spirit Square, namely the command tower and the battle tower. These two bunkers were built in 1942 to prevent the Allied forces from bombing Hamburg. The designer was the famous architect Friedrich Tower. Sim.

The battlefield of the battle tower is 5000 square meters, the tower is 39 meters high, the wall thickness is 2.5 meters, and the top thickness is 3.5 meters. It consumes a total of [-] tons of cement.

A total of four 128mm twin anti-aircraft guns and twenty small-caliber anti-aircraft guns were installed in the battle tower. During the "Gomorrah" bombing operation in 1943, these anti-aircraft guns fired a total of 9000 rounds. A total of more than [-] Allied aircraft were damaged and shot down.

After the Allied forces landed in Hamburg, the expeditionary force took over the two air defense towers. The command tower was used as the headquarters, and the battle tower was transformed into a temporary refugee camp.

When these two anti-aircraft towers were built, they could provide air defense cover for the citizens. During the war, at most 6 people poured into the air-raid towers and the air-raid shelters under the Holy Spirit Square.

"Of course they know, but compared with us, the Russians scare them more." Major General Cai De, the chief of staff, looked at the workers on the opposite side who were renovating the windows of the battle tower. glass.

The conning tower where Chaide and Morse are located is also being remodeled.

What made Cai De quite dissatisfied was that during the war, the command tower was taken over by the Gestapo, and some of the rooms were used to detain and interrogate prisoners, which did not match the image of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

However, Cai De couldn't find a more suitable place, so he could only temporarily put the headquarters here.

"Hehe, that's what they deserve!" Morse didn't feel sorry for the Germans. As a half-French man, he didn't hide his pleasure at all.

The Germans from the north were the refugees who were transferred from the occupied areas to the German mainland by the German Navy through "Operation Hannibal".

This action is still ongoing.

Interestingly, the attitude of the Allied forces towards Hannibal's actions was deeply divided.

The United Kingdom and Russia both tried their best to prevent Operation Hannibal. They dispatched bombers every day to bomb the ships involved in Operation Hannibal. Even if some ships were not of German nationality, they were within the bombing range of the two countries.

The attitude of the expeditionary force and the U.S. military is to ignore it, and the U.S. military does not care about it. The expeditionary force will provide basic life assistance to those refugees who evacuate to Germany, at least they cannot starve to death.

"After this battle, even if we do nothing, the hatred between Germany and Russia will continue forever." Cai De is not optimistic about the future of Europe.

"Isn't this what we want—" Morse looked towards the entrance of the Holy Spirit Square, and another large group of refugees were sent over by expeditionary military trucks.

Intellectually speaking, all officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force, including Morse and Zeide, knew clearly that the atrocities committed by the German army during the war were unforgivable.

These Germans who immigrated to the German-occupied areas during the war were also the beneficiaries of the war. Although they are pitiful now, they were very happy when the German army was invincible. In the German-occupied areas, they lived a life of superiority. .

But when these ragged, tired-faced women and children appeared in front of them, emotion still prevailed over reason.

How proud I was at the beginning, how frustrated I am now.

As victims of the war, don't add insult to injury now, these six years are destined to become memories that everyone will never forget.

Lieutenant Randy, who was on duty at the entrance of the Holy Spirit Square, was also responsible for looking at the convoy.

"Didn't I ask you to find another place? There is no room for them here." Randy pointed to the densely packed tents on the Holy Spirit Square and complained to the leading officer, Captain Benson.

It is indeed crowded, the Holy Spirit Square is actually not that big, it is already full of homeless refugees, and these refugees are recovering their lives in an orderly manner under the arrangement of the Expeditionary Force.

After the "Gomorrah" bombing, 70.00% of the entire urban area of ​​Hamburg was destroyed. Many buildings looked complete on the outside, but the inside had actually been burned into empty shells, which could collapse at any time, making them uninhabitable at all.

It's not that Mustache doesn't want to rebuild Hamburg, but that he doesn't have the ability at all. Even if he rebuilds it, he will be bombed again by the Allied forces. It's better to divide Germany's limited air defense capabilities to other cities to avoid greater losses.

Here we will mention again a certain Luftwaffe Marshal who has changed his surname.

Goering promised Mustache before the war that no Allied bomb would be dropped on German soil.

This promise has now become a joke, and Goering has lost the trust of the mustache and has begun to be marginalized.

Goering was not reconciled. He also sent a telegram to Berlin a few days ago, asking whether Mustache would agree with him to take over the entire command of the country according to the order of Mustache himself on June 1941, 6.

On June 1941, 6, Mustache designated Goering as his successor in the form of a decree, and awarded Goering the highest military rank specially set up for him-reich marshal, so that Goering's status in Germany surpassed that of all military marshals. Power for a while.

This telegram originated from the persuasion of the chief of staff of the Luftwaffe, Air Force General Karl Kohler. Kohler said that General Jodl believed that Mustache no longer had the ability to lead the country, and hoped that Göring could negotiate on behalf of Germany and the Allies.

Göring was skeptical and sent this telegram.

The telegram aroused the fury of Mustache, who personally ordered Göring's arrest.

Goering did deserve what he deserved, and this is also the consensus of all the refugees in Holy Spirit Square.

"Where can I send them?" Benson was helpless, he couldn't watch these people starve to death.

In order to save space as much as possible, the German Navy strictly restricted the belongings of refugees when they boarded the ship, allowing more refugees to board.

Therefore, when these refugees boarded the ship, what they could carry was extremely limited. Most refugees chose to carry valuables, and basically did not bring food.

The Allied forces did not kill innocent people indiscriminately, but they would not let go of the belongings brought by the refugees. Therefore, most of the refugees who finally arrived in Hamburg were empty-handed.

What the expeditionary force can do is only to ensure that these people will not starve to death, and there are very limited things they can do in other aspects.

After all, the war is not over yet, even if it helps, it should wait until the war is over.

"Anywhere, it's not our responsibility—" It's not that Randy is indifferent, if it's southern African refugees, Randy will take the initiative more than anyone else.

The war was not initiated by southern Africa. According to the principle of whoever pollutes, the German government should be responsible for these refugees.

However, Hamburg is under the control of the Allied forces at this time and is under military control. From this perspective, the Allied forces really cannot ignore it.

After all, the expeditionary force is here to maintain peace, not to create conflicts.

"I don't care about it. Anyway, I leave it to you. How to deal with it is your business." Benson let everyone get out of the car, and his task has been completed.

Before Randy could speak, Hamilton, who had been watching the excitement in the car next to him, came over.

Hamilton, an American, served in the Navy with the rank of second lieutenant.

"Randy, do you want to do business?" Hamilton is not familiar with Randy, because Hamilton has been wandering around the Holy Spirit Square these days, and the two know each other.

"What business?" Randy took the cigarette from Hamilton and put it on his ear.

Hamilton is not as rigorous as Randy, not only smoking, but also flushed and reeking of alcohol.

"These Germans are business—" Hamilton said meaningfully.

"Come on, when they arrived in Hamburg, all their valuables were robbed, and it's our turn!" Randy laughed dumbly. If there was a chance to make a fortune, Randy would certainly not refuse.

It is said that the Southern African Expeditionary Force's preference for various "war souvenirs" is by no means inferior to that of the US military.

Anyway, most of the wealth accumulated by Europeans came from bad sources, and was obtained by colonizing the world.

Therefore, the expeditionary army also had no psychological barriers when they robbed.

Oh, it can't be said to grab, it should be exchanged, or picked up.

"I mean people!" Hamilton emphasized.

people--

Randy looked bewildered.

If this is a young and middle-aged labor force, it may still come in handy.

For example, the prisoners of war captured by the Allied forces are working under the supervision of the Allied forces. This is the same in the Eurasian battlefields, and the purpose is not to support idlers.

Most of the refugees are women and children, and the young and middle-aged are all recruited. In Randy's view, it is difficult for these women and children to generate economic benefits.

etc--

Could this guy be——

"Have you thought about it too? I don't know much about the situation in southern Africa, but in the United States, these women and children are very welcome." Hamilton looked at these refugees as if he was looking at a gleaming dollar .

"What do you mean?" Randy didn't quite understand these gray industries.

Whether it is useful or not depends on which angle you start from.

The gray industry has never disappeared with the emergence of human beings, and it is estimated that it will exist forever in the future. Not long ago, the United States trafficked black slaves from Africa on a large scale.

The slave trade began in the 15th century. Around 1807, the United Kingdom and the United States passed the Slave Trade Prohibition Act, and the slave trade was finally legally prohibited.

However, this bill was not seriously implemented, and the black slave smuggling trade flourished again. It was not until the Brussels Conference in July 1890 that the resolution to abolish the African slave trade was made again, and the black slave trade was officially terminated.

Termination does not mean disappearance, but another way to continue. This way is the popular human resource intermediary in recent years.

When Southern Africa was established, the slave trade had been abolished. Although Randy didn't understand the slave trade, he was too familiar with human intermediaries.

After all, Randy's family farm has to hire workers through an intermediary company every time the farming season is busy.

The workers hired by Randy's family are mainly young and strong labor force, and there will also be women, who can do some relatively easy jobs.

Child labor is strictly prohibited in Southern Africa.

"Some families in the United States have no or lost children due to various reasons, so they are very anxious about their children—" the business that Hamilton said made Randy shudder.

This Nima is not a labor intermediary, it is simply a human trade.

"These women are the same, you know, in southern Africa, there will always be many people who cannot marry a wife for various reasons—" Hamilton said frankly, this is not a taboo topic in southern Africa.

Now southern Africa still imports a large number of people every year. Although the official will not admit it, when young women apply for naturalization, the review speed will always be faster.

Two young people who also have no assets and no high education, if they are only different in gender, when applying for southern African citizenship, the male is usually rejected, and the female is relatively easy.

If you have assets, or have a high degree of education, or have skills, then you will be welcomed in all countries in the world.

"I can understand what you said, but I can't do this kind of thing." Randy is decisive. Americans have traditions in their ancestors, so they don't resist this kind of thing.

Southern Africa has only been established for a few decades, and the whole country is very clean. There are many ways to make money, and it is not worthwhile to make these black-hearted money.

"If you don't do it, it doesn't mean other people won't do it." Hamilton said a lot, and there are still people who have money but don't make it!
(End of this chapter)