Chapter 306: Military Parade (Prologue)
The last major international event held in Berlin was the 1936 World Olympic Games, and I remember that at the opening ceremony that went down in history, Hitler did not make any speeches, he deliberately kept a low profile, and put a mask of peace and friendship on Germany. The moderation and politeness shown by the Nazi Party paralyzed many European media and politicians.
The Olympics were the last vestiges of Europe's glory days, and just four years later, all good things were destroyed by fire and iron.
Besides, Hitler really didn't have much to say at that time, because apart from the Nazi clichés, the former Führer really didn't have much stock in his stomach.
Now that Xu Jun stands on the reviewing stand, representing the German Empire, which dominates Europe, he must show a posture that is in keeping with his role.
Considering the status of some of the guests, Xu Jun could not be too high-profile and domineering, and it was the prerogative of the victor to be complacent, but if it hurt the relationship between the alliance countries, it would be a bit more than worth the loss.
Therefore, Xu Jun deliberately avoided some sensitive areas in his speech, such as the battle between France and Britain, he only vaguely mentioned it in his words, but praised the loyalty and bravery shown by the soldiers on both sides, and his tone was unusually sincere, which made the envoys present very moved.
Denmark has sent a delegation headed by the current Crown Prince Frederick, and the Danish royal family and cabinet are trying to change their attitude towards Germany and seek friendship and cooperation between the two sides.
The Danish problem is simple: they have lost most of their national gold reserves, and the war has severely damaged agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery, which are the backbone of the economy, and all material reserves have bottomed out, and they now have no way out but to completely turn to the victors.
Belgium is headed by the new Prime Minister Leon. De Grell personally led the tour and brought a huge delegation of 160 people, of course, only a few of whom were qualified to appear on the VIP stage.
The Belgian royal family was captured during the war, and although they were nominally released, they were still under semi-house arrest in practice, and they could not participate in this event.
The Queen of the Netherlands returned home, and the stubborn old lady finally accepted the defeat of the war, because no country was willing to accept her and the "government-in-exile" she led.
In fact, while the English campaign was still going on, several fierce quarrels had already broken out between her and her government-in-exile. The queen wanted to retreat to Canada with the royal family and the government, and continue to lead the resistance in the Netherlands across the Atlantic.
But her ministers apparently had other intentions, and they thought it would be utterly foolish to continue to resist if even Britain could not prevail over Germany. They believed that in order to take responsibility for the future of the Dutch people, they should try to cooperate with the Germans.
As a result, in just one week, the Dutch government-in-exile changed four "prime ministers" in a row, lost the constraints of parliament and cabinet, and the queen's power was "released" to the greatest extent.
Jane, who is now the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Morality. Gil was dismissed by the queen because of "pro-German thoughts", and the official reinstatement of the prime minister, in addition to showing the attitude of the parliament to the Germans, was not a slap in the face to the stubborn queen.
Given the "bad" performance during the war, the Queen's power was once again locked in a safe, and it now appears that the Dutch parliament is not prepared to allow the monarchy to regain control over the cabinet until she naturally abdicates.
Xu Jun's speech did not devote much space to this low-country country, except for a brief mention of the bombing of Rotterdam and the tragedy of the Belgian countryside, and expressed deep regret about what happened during the war.
The King of Norway was a "guest" in Berlin at this time, so he was politely invited to the VIP table, anyway, there were a bunch of European princes, princesses and princes, and they could basically climb a little bit of relatives with each other.
The US ambassador to Germany just left his post last month and returned to China, and the new ambassador has not yet been decided, so this time he can only be attended by acting ambassador Wilson, but he brought a personal letter from the new US President Dewey, in which Dewey extended greetings to the German head of state and expressed his longing and confidence in the future cooperation and friendship between the two countries.
Soviet Ambassador Dekanozov was in great interest, he liked such a big scene very much, and Moscow attached great importance to this military parade and specially sent a team of military experts over, hoping to find out the current level of equipment of the German army in the middle of this military parade.
In the eyes of the ambassador, the gathering was also a feast for the intelligence industry, where so many high-ranking European figures gathered, and a single word that leaked out of their speech could be confidential.
"So at this very moment, we gather in this place, where the glory of the German Empire began, where Frederick the Great, Wilhelm the Great, Bismarck, Hindenburg, and countless heroes of Germanic history are watching us and rejoicing in our victory. So, compatriots, comrades, you should be proud of your achievements, rejoice, comrades, rejoice, German people. ”
The German Führer stood at the memorial.. On the reviewing stage, he waved his arms and spoke loudly, Himmler stood aside with tears in his eyes, and Goebbels touched his chest with an excited face, this scene made people feel like they were back in Munich Square in three or four years, except that there was one less fat man under the podium, and a different king on the podium.
"Hooray!" "Victory!" "Hey! Reinhart! Waves of cheers spread out in all directions, and the streets of Berlin were filled with frenzy.
After a volley of salutes, three flares slowly rose over the Brandenburg Gate, and the Berlin military parade finally officially began.
PS: The situation is good and bad, but it's finally a lot better than a week ago, don't dare to be too tired for the time being, this chapter is a recovery state, not many words, I hope you understand.
In the past two days, I have to start preparing my luggage, and I want to take everything with me, but there is a weight limit and I have a headache.