Chapter 65: The British Army in Berlin
At least in 1945, Berlin had just been conquered for a month, and the world war was not yet over. The Quad occupation forces and the Quad occupation apparatus in Berlin were still united.
Of course, the soldiers did not know that the other side was a long-term competitor in the future, and even many middle and high-level generals did not regard each other as enemies.
Soviet soldiers played accordions, which drew applause from British soldiers, and American soldiers and Soviets shared cigarettes and talked about when they could return home and live a peaceful life. It seems that MI6 and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have begun to attack each other's territory.
In the building of the British Foreign Office in Berlin, Alan Wilson had just finished writing a proposal that, in short, was a document on the anti-intellectualism of the United States, the barbarism of the Soviet Union, and the inworthiness of France as a victorious power. It is used for the next propaganda in Germany and even in Europe.
Experiencing the thrill of punching the United States and kicking the Soviets, Alrenwell was very satisfied.
"At least we can't let those farmers in the countryside in the United States who don't know which country they don't know bring back to China our European young women, can we?" Looking at Mark looking at the document with a strange face, Alan Wilson explained, "Otherwise, this is the British Empire's irresponsibility to European civilization, in fact, how did Germany lose the war, you can now ask a random European, everyone knows who made the greatest contribution." ”
It is now 1945, and Europeans still know that the Soviet Red Army was the decisive force in defeating Germany, not the United States in the twenty-first century to save the world.
"But the Americans are our British allies." Mark is a little unsettled, what is this.
"The United States is just a suspicious ally in our colonies of the British Empire. It was even more dangerous than the USSR in the colonial question. Alan Wilson corrected with a cold face, "Of course, we have the same interests as the Americans in the defense of Europe, but this is only a European issue, I can't be wrong in the matter of the colonies, I am a civil servant working in British India." ”
If all the colonies were lost, Britain would have no choice but to be the followers of the Americans. The simplest truth is that with a large population and a large country, with a military force to protect itself, it can achieve steady development.
In terms of the size and population of the British Isles, the population of the United States and the Soviet Union is three times that of the United Kingdom, and how can it be possible for the British to close the gap between the value created by the three people.
Just as China only needs one-third of the Americans per capita, it can force Americans to jump into the sea. Of course, there are no counter-examples in later generations, and India is a negative example.
Because the population size is only one-third of that of the United States, even if Britain recovers the same economic level as the United States, it is the result of being crushed by the United States, so Alan Wilson believes that it is necessary to retain a colony with a good foundation and a small area to focus on management.
Once the confrontation with the Soviets began, Alan Wilson certainly hoped that the Americans would be in front of the Soviets and that Britain would support them in the second line of defense, otherwise he would jump up and down to guide Mihailovich and guide them to Bavaria in Patton.
In fact, this is also the dream of Prime Minister Churchill, and it is not a new trick to take the opportunity to deplete the strength of the Americans. Its history can be traced back to the end of World War I, when Britain and France lobbied the United States to form a large army, mainly the American Expeditionary Force, to attack Soviet Russia, which had fallen into the hands of the Bolsheviks.
It didn't do that at the beginning, and now it's just that Churchill wants to do it again, buying time for the British Empire to adjust.
"Guys, the parade is attended by the 7th Panzer Division, and many Allied generals will be present at that time." Ivor came in and clapped his hands to attract attention, "As for the news from the Soviets, it is a military parade on June 24. On that day, Moscow's Red Square and Berlin presided over at the same time, and the commander-in-chief of Berlin's side was Marshal Zhukov. ”
Alan Wilson, who crossed his legs, frowned, and held military parades in Moscow and Berlin at the same time on June 24? This is definitely different from history, Zhukov was the commander-in-chief in Berlin, so who was the commander-in-chief in Moscow? Stalin himself?
It's not that he is a liaison officer who has to pick out the details, in the case of previous historical memories, a little change, it will be very uncomfortable, this is like the uncanny valley effect, the more similar to humans, the more similar robots, because they are too similar, it makes people feel scared.
"After the military parade on Moscow's side and the joint military parade, there was an important meeting of the heads of state to decide on the issue of post-war order." Ivor glanced at his colleagues, "Everyone must strictly follow the confidentiality rules, no problem." ”
"No problem!" Everyone's answers were very neutral.
The 7th Panzer Division, which had been paraded, had arrived in Berlin, and Alan Wilson, a diplomat in Berlin, had also come forward to greet the officers and men who had participated in the parade, and Robert Anthony Eden, the foreign secretary, had also arrived in London.
The Foreign Secretary was undoubtedly the most important position in wartime Britain after the Prime Minister. Although the date for the Potsdam Conference had been set, it was fitting that the Foreign Secretary should come and organize it first.
"On June 28, we will talk with the United States and the Soviet Union about the post-war order in Europe." Foreign Secretary Robert Eden revealed the exact date of the meeting.
Anyway, Alan Wilson felt that once the election date approached, anything now could be election-related. Who made a parliamentary state such a political environment?
Early in the morning of 17 June, the first military parade after the restoration of order in Berlin began. The main character of the parade was the British 7th Panzer Division, which had the title of "Desert Rat". On the day of the parade, a large number of British tanks and tanks roared through the spacious streets of Berlin, attracting many Berlin citizens to stop and watch.
The commander-in-chief of the British military parade was Field Marshal Montgomery, Marshal of the Soviet Union Marshal Zhukov, and American five-star General Eisenhower was also present and observed the parade with Marshal Montgomery.
"Didn't General Patton like this kind of occasion, it was surprising that he didn't come." Marshal Zhukov looked at the parade of the British army and asked Eisenhower.
"Maybe he'd rather be in a bigger joint parade." General Eisenhower digressed from the topic with a smile, "It is surprising that Moscow and Berlin began military parades at the same time." ”