Iron Cross

Carrying out a bloodbath is by no means an easy task. First of all, you must have the ruthlessness, and the most important thing is to have soldiers on hand - Cromwell's historical practice proves this. Although Churchill came from a senior aristocratic background and had been a cabinet minister and even Lord of the Admiralty for many years, he had no military base and no particularly reliable military supporters.

Although Brooke and Pound were usually obedient to the Prime Minister and obeyed his orders, Churchill knew that relying on them to do this would not work. Not to mention that they could not control the entire army. Even if they could control the army, it would not be possible. Will support their own claims. He even dared to bet that as long as he revealed this idea, these two people would control him in turn.

To carry out a great purge, the local army is fundamentally unreliable, because what we have to deal with now is not ordinary people, not even a small group of people - he believes that George VI will not lie to him, and at least 70% of the people are involved. Congressman, who knows if there is any inextricable connection between these military generals and these political figures?

Finally, the sky is the limit, and he now has another option - the U.S. military. Although the U.S. military garrison is not large, there are only 2 divisions in total. They are the troops that stayed in England after the cancellation of Operation Torch. There are also some air forces and navy, but most of them only serve a liaison role. If you are really determined to do it, 2 The teacher is enough.

He thought very clearly that once he did this, all other roads would be blocked from now on. Success may not necessarily lead to a good ending, but failure may lead to a very bad outcome. I wonder what British history will say about itself in the future. There is a lot of history behind the surname Churchill. His father is Lord Randolph who was the Chancellor of the Exchequer. His ancestor John Churchill was the first Duke of Marlborough - a supporter of the Glorious Revolution. He is well-known in terms of background and inheritance. family.

Another key issue is that he must communicate with President Roosevelt to gain command of the U.S. military. He believed that the United States needed a Britain that resisted rather than surrendered. The British Isles were the best springboard for the U.S. military to counterattack the European continent, but this was obviously not possible. The method could be explained by telegram, and he had to say it in person. But now that he couldn't go to the United States for a visit, he was vaguely worried. What if he wasn't here and the people in the country would turn the world upside down?

After much hesitation, he said lightly to his secretary: "Send a telegram to President Roosevelt and invite Director Donovan and Mr. Hopkins to come to London to discuss the follow-up to the French incident."

After receiving Churchill's telegram, Roosevelt was very confused. The French incident actually had little impact. Churchill also passed the parliamentary inquiry. Although the scene was ugly and almost out of control, the MPs were unanimous in rejecting the ultimatum. Now What does it mean to send Donovan and Hopkins to London?

Getting to London was not particularly difficult. Now with strategic transport, traveling across the sea was easy and quite safe. The Germans hardly interfered with the dense fleet of transport aircraft over the Atlantic - regardless of whether they had P-51 escorts or not.

The main generals of the German Air Force expressed concerns about this, believing that American aircraft could not be allowed to fly unscrupulously, and proposed using France or the Azores as a base for interception, but Hoffman said there was no need to worry: air transport would not work, but sea transport would not!

Hopkins also expressed confusion about the telegram, but he didn't mind a trip to London: "Anyway, you want to communicate about sending 300 Royal Air Force pilots to the United States, so I might as well go and talk about it."

Roosevelt nodded: he first proposed that the British Army send 2-3 divisions to North America, but Churchill rejected it; then Arnold proposed that the Royal Air Force support the United States with 200-300 skilled pilots, especially fighter pilots, to help the U.S. Army. Hang regained his strength and started training. During the long-term confrontation with the German Air Force, many fighter heroes emerged in the Royal Air Force flying Spitfire fighter jets. In view of the current reduction in air defense pressure on the British Isles, the United States believes that the deployment of this number of pilots will not affect the UK's defense capabilities.

During the discussion, Director Hoover suddenly came over with a heavy face and his tone sounded terrible: "The Germans are broadcasting..."

"What other important news is there? Hitler, a lunatic, always thinks he doesn't do enough things. How are you planning to smear us this time?" Roosevelt frowned and said angrily.

As the propaganda war continues to deepen, the "Voice of Europe" radio station has become famous. Even if the FBI uses all means to try to block, interfere, and destroy, it still cannot stop the spread of this voice. Whenever people are quiet at night, countless families across the United States They gathered in front of the radio to listen to the news coming from the European continent, which contained content they cared about, including notifications of the names of fallen soldiers, readings of prisoner of war camp life diaries, inner monologues of surviving officers and soldiers, and letters from some soldiers.

These radio waves seemed to have magic power, firmly attracting the attention of the American people. They heard selected "real" stories one after another. There were no empty preachings and political offensives from CBS, but only human words. Compared with "Tokyo Rose", "Mr. Berlin" is obviously more mature and stable.

"Dear American listeners, this is EuroVoice, bringing you this afternoon's news...

Today is the glorious day when the American Volunteer Division and the Napoleonic Volunteer Division of the Waffen SS were established. The head of state came to the scene in person to present the flag to the troops..."

"My honor is loyalty!" (English)

"My honor is loyalty!" (French)

"Long live the Führer!" (English)

"Long live the Führer!" (French)

Loud, overwhelming slogans rang out on the radio!

"Waffen SS American Volunteer Division? What is this? Where did they find the Americans?" Roosevelt felt confused.

"...After the flag-presenting ceremony, the head of state delivered a live speech."

"Dear comrades, all comrades of the Armed SS..." The demonic voice had just begun, but was drowned out by the roar of the mountains and the tsunami of "Long live!"

"Today is a special day and a memorable day in the history of the Waffen-SS. After your volunteer application and layer-by-layer selection, we formed the unique American Division and Napoleon Division... Yes, you used to be Prisoners of war, but from today on, you are our, all-axis military forces and the people who are bound by flesh and blood, dependent on each other for life and death, and can entrust our destiny and future to each other!"

"Long live!"

"Long live the Führer!"

Roosevelt and everyone around him were shocked: The German army had only obtained a large number of American prisoners of war in May. How could they be converted into volunteers so quickly? It is not unusual to have French volunteers. After all, the Pétain government is now pro-Axis, but why are there American volunteers? Were all these prisoners of war coerced or deceived into joining the puppet army? But judging from the shouts at the scene, there was no sign of being forced. On the contrary, the slogans were neat, loud, and fanatical even more than when he was reviewing the troops. Are Nazis really capable of losing their minds?

"...life in a prisoner of war camp has enabled you to fully understand Germany's policies, the true face of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS, the starting point and purpose of the German people's participation in this war, and see the entire German armed forces. The courage to fight for national dignity and the destiny of the country. We are not fighting for this or that group, not for this politician or that politician, we are fighting for ourselves! Through visits, you have learned about the German people’s struggle under the Treaty of Versailles. We have learned about the painful history of exploitation and oppression by the international Jewish group, and deeply sympathized with and supported our stance and policies, so we volunteered to join the Waffen SS..."

"Some people say that I massacred Jews? You saw it with your own eyes and came into contact with the Jewish police in the prisoner of war camp. They told you personally that this is a lie. The Jews were indeed doing hard labor, but there was no threat to their lives. Some people said that I invaded other countries, and you also came into contact with them. Soldiers from various Eastern countries are very grateful to Germany for winning their independence and defending their national autonomy. Some people say that I rob other countries. This year, we have allocated fields and distributed diesel to the people of Eastern countries, including Ukraine. Now they are expecting a bumper harvest; We have placed and paid various orders in various industrial countries in Western Europe, solving widespread unemployment and economic shrinkage, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Compare the peace treaty we signed with the French government and the one signed by the French government with us more than 20 years ago. In the Treaty of Versailles, even the officers and soldiers of Napoleon's division felt ashamed of the absurdity and shamelessness of the past French government... Therefore, Marshal Pétain resolutely declared war on Britain from the standpoint of European coordination and axis integration. We have the same goal and the same words and deeds. A unified community of interests - jointly overthrow the international monopoly class and the Jewish group that exploit people and eat people."

"You originally lost the battle, not because you were not brave, nor because you were poorly equipped, but because your goals were wrong and your motives were impure... The officers and soldiers of the American Division must have a deep understanding of this. Those American politicians How did the general and the general lead the troops? In a desperate situation, they abandoned the soldiers they had been with day and night and ran away, because they came to fight for promotion and political achievements. How could they have the determination to fight hard and die? ? How can there be a spirit of sharing weal and woe?

In the African campaign, we captured a total of more than 50,000 British, American, Australian and New Zealand Allied troops. Except for General Lumsden, who led his troops to surrender and committed suicide, there were very few other senior officers, especially generals. Where were they? They abandoned you, left you useful, and returned home! After a while, they will lead a bunch of new cannon fodder to fight with us. It doesn't matter to them if they lose again. The worst they can do is run again... This is not a rumor. If you don't believe it, look at how they fled from the Philippines in despair, leaving behind tens of thousands of people. General MacArthur, whose army was captured, is now openly leading the army to fight! "

There was a burst of laughter below.