The Third Reich: I seized power

In August 1935, the Second Round of Expansion of the Third Reich was completed.

The total strength of the army, navy and air force has increased to 800,000.

Of these, the army formed thirty-five infantry divisions and three armored divisions. Two other armoured divisions are being formed.

The navy is relatively low-key and is building warships on a large scale.

In the Air Force, there are already three fighter wings, a dive bomber wing and a medium bomber wing.

Next, the Air Force will form more fighter wings and bomber wings to further enhance the strength of the Air Force.

At the end of August, Hess summoned the top brass of the army, navy and air force in the executive government.

“Guys, the second round of the expansion plan has been completed. Although quite a few units are still in training, they have not yet been able to form combat effectiveness. However, our military power has increased significantly. It can even be described as strong soldiers. Then, naturally, we can no longer tolerate some of the unfair treatment imposed on the alliance. Hess looked at the generals.

The generals all had serious expressions, and they knew that Hess wanted to act impatiently.

“The existence of the Rhine Demilitarized Zone is a complete disgrace to the Third Reich! Our land is garrisoned by foreign armies. Even the public is bullied by foreigners. This would be absolutely unacceptable for the Third Reich. Hess continued.

“Gentlemen, I intend to send troops into the Rhine Demilitarized Zone within two months to drive away the armies of the Kingdom of Gaul and the Kingdom of Flanders.” Hess said directly.

“Yes, Your Excellency!” The generals all answered.

As soldiers, they naturally do not want to suffer such humiliation.

It is undoubtedly their duty to be able to send troops into the Rhine Demilitarized Zone and retake it.

“Your Excellency, with our current strength, it will be no problem at all to recapture the Rhine Demilitarized Zone. However, I am afraid that this will provoke a strong reaction from the Gauls. If it is not done well, it will also detonate a war. Admiral Bromberg reminded.

Hess nodded: “It is indeed possible. However, this is the worst-case scenario. I believe that the Gauls do not have the guts to do so. On the issue of Saarland, they have compromised and backed down. Then this time, the Gauls also compromised and retreated, which is also a high probability event. ”

The other generals nodded repeatedly, and many did not believe that the Gauls would dare to fight the Third Reich at this time.

After all, the Third Reich is no more current than it was two years ago.

After completing the second round of expansion, the Third Reich already had 800,000 troops. The army and air force, in particular, have skyrocketed in strength. Even if there is a real war, the Gauls will definitely not take advantage of anything.

Of course, if you can avoid going to war, it is naturally the best.

Now the Third Reich, although the economy is recovering, the military power is growing rapidly. But the preparations for war were also not completed.

Next, Hess hopes to be able to store as many resources as possible in the next few years.

Such as oil, rare metals, rubber and so on.

In the event of war, these resources will become strategic resources. The Third Reich, which lacked these resources, would have been denied access to them because overseas trade routes were cut off.

This would have a fatal effect on the war potential of the Third Reich.

Without the ability to store enough strategic materials before the start of the war, it would be very difficult for the Third Reich to survive the high-intensity war.

Especially oil, there is not enough oil, tanks, armored vehicles and cars, as well as aircraft warships, cannot be driven. At that time, how will the Third Reich win this war?

In the Third Reich itself, there were some oil fields. But the reserves are very small. All added up, it is estimated that it is only a few hundred million tons.

Moreover, most of these oil resources are buried deeply, and with current technology, only a small amount can be extracted. And the cost of mining will also be very high.

It’s just that during the war, everything has to be served for the war. No matter how expensive it is, it is better than no oil.

Therefore, Hess hopes to be able to go to war after he is fully prepared.

This time the military action will be more of a test for the Allies.

If nothing else, the Allies would still have chosen to compromise and back down.

“The Minister of Foreign Affairs will go to Gaul to discuss with the Gauls the question of the Rhine demilitarized zone. It would be best if the Gauls were willing to back down. If the Gauls did not want to, then we had to force an army to enter and force the Gauls to back down by force. Hess said.

“Yes, Your Excellency!” All the generals answered.

“The Army needs to be ready. As soon as the Gauls refused, we were to send ten infantry divisions and two armored divisions to the west and enter the Rhine DMZ! Hess said.

“Yes, Your Excellency!” The generals of the army answered one after another.

“The Air Force must also be prepared, once the war starts, the Air Force must seize air supremacy as soon as possible!”

“No problem at all!” The generals of the Air Force appeared very confident.