056 The British Resolve to War
"From the Cabinet Chamber at 10 Downing Street, I declare to the people of the British Empire:
This morning the British ambassador in Berlin issued an ultimatum to the German government, asking them to stop the invasion of Poland by 11 o'clock and begin a planned withdrawal. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
But now I must tell you that I did not receive the withdrawal resolution of the Germans until 11:15, they did not agree with our decision, and therefore, between Britain and Germany, there was already a state of war.
I have long tried my best to avoid war and keep the peace, but I have failed. I couldn't believe that there was anything closer to success than what I did, but the Germans gave up the last chance for peace!
The Germans could have avoided war, but they made a lot of demands, but they were all rejected by the Polish government, so, Rudolph? Hess chose to put everything to war!
Today, together with France, we will fulfill our obligations, and we will do everything possible to help Poland and help the Polish people to resist the invaders bravely.
We need to do this, and the Germans must know that from the moment they reject our peace proposals, the Germans are destined to live in the flames of war, that no one or any country can avoid it, and that the actions of the German government are intolerable!
The government has developed a series of plans for the war, but these plans must be supported by you.
You may join the war or become a member of the civil defense system, how it will all be distributed, what position you will be in the war, and then you will receive specific notifications from government workers.
You may not be involved in the war, you may just be responsible for working in factories, transportation, utilities and so on, but it is vital because it will be related to the final course of the war, and I hope you will continue to work!
May God bless you as you do the right thing!
We are against violence and war, we are against anything evil, I believe in our choice, I believe in our ultimate victory! ”
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Arthur? Nivell? Chamberlain's speech to the British people showed everyone the determination of the British government, and even on this day, the British government introduced a series of policies to declare a state of emergency in the United Kingdom!
Britain has mobilized for war and requires all reservists to report immediately to its training camps.
The UK Parliament even passed a new National Service Bill, which would require all British men between the ages of 18 and 41 to have the obligation to be called up, except for those in reserved positions!
Children and pregnant women in the south of the UK are now being evacuated and heading north to find suitable housing sites.
The Royal Navy's Home Fleet immediately went to Scarbo Bay Naval Base and was immediately ready to escort the British Expeditionary Force, consisting of four divisions led by Admiral Lord Goth, to France.
The RAF immediately sent ten squadrons of light bombers to France.
At the same time, as the biggest opponent of appeasement, Winston? Churchill returned to the Cabinet and continued to serve as Lord of the Admiralty in the newly formed War Cabinet. Aiden was appointed Minister of Dominion.
If the French government finally gave up on waging war against Germany, Britain would deal with it alone, and in any case, a war would break out between Britain and Germany the moment the Germans rejected the last chance for peace!
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A series of actions by the British are showing an attitude to the German government, the British are about to launch an attack on Germany, they are already preparing for war, just wait for the time of the ultimatum of the French side, Britain will launch an unprecedented attack on Germany!
Britain's series of reactions has made all the countries of the world nervous, and after 25 years of the war has just been subsided, is a new war about to come again?
Rudolph? Hess sat in his office holding his head as he watched the reports and intelligence analyses that kept coming in, not knowing how he was going to make a decision next.
In front of him were German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, German Propaganda Minister Goebbels, and the national leader of the German SS Himmler, while no one from the Wehrmacht was present.
"Führer, the people believe that we are fighting a just war, that we are fighting a war to expel the Polish invaders, and that we have the support of the German people! The war has already begun, and for us there are no problems with domestic public opinion. ”
Goebbels was confident that there had been no anti-war voice in Germany so far, and even though everyone knew that the British and French were about to declare war on Germany, no one was against the war.
German public opinion has long been completely controlled by Goebbels, and under his propaganda, all the German people are supporting the war actions taken by the German military, and they are turning their noses up at the two old opponents of Britain and France, and even more eager for war!
"Doctor, I am not worried about the problem of domestic public opinion, I have absolute confidence in you, but the problem is that we will face international pressure, you also know that the attitude of the British is very clear now, the war between Britain and Germany has been put on the agenda of the British, is it possible for us to avoid direct confrontation with the British!"
Although Hess was almost incapable militarily, some things were obvious, the Germans simply could not cope with the two-front battle, and once the British were involved, the direction of the war would definitely not be something that Germany could control!
"By the way, what is the reaction of other more important countries outside of Europe?"
"Most countries have already decided to remain neutral, except for a few countries that have not made their position clear, most of these countries are former British colonies, but I am already working on it and there should be an answer soon."
Ribbentrop replied to Hess's words, but his heart was still a little uneasy, especially the United States, which was located on the other side of the Atlantic!
Ribbentrop had been to the United States more than once, and naturally knew very well what kind of energy the United States possessed, and once there was a voice against Germany in this country, that would be the greatest threat to Germany, and this threat would far exceed that of Britain or France, or even of the Soviet Union!
"We are not afraid of any country, the SS is always ready to fight in any place!"
Himmler didn't think much of it, he got up from his seat and waved his fist at Hess to show his loyalty and determination.
The SS was already growing, and especially in the short years since the militarization of the SS, the SS had a very strong force, but this was not enough for Himmler, who had great ambitions!
In Himmler's vision, the SS would sooner or later replace the Wehrmacht, so he would not give up any opportunity that might allow the SS to expand!
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