"Volodya, at the meeting of the Supreme High Command, did anyone make a proposal for a counteroffensive against Moldova and Romania?"

"Counteroffensive Moldova and Romania?" It was the first time Manturov had heard Katia ask questions about this. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"You don't know the strategic value of Romania, let's talk ......"

The counterattack on Moldova and Romania is easy to say, and in some history books, it is nothing more than a matter of a few words.

This place in Romania is considered by many people to be of little value. But in reality, the strategic value of this region, for the Germans, is more important than Ukraine.

Many people know that Nazi Germany is good at blitzkrieg warfare and armored warfare. They have a huge cluster of tanks, as well as tens of thousands of trucks, tracked personnel carriers and other military vehicles.

To support the operation of so many vehicles, it is necessary to have an adequate supply of oil. However, Germany's domestic oil production was pitifully small, with only 1.8 million tons of oil produced in 1941 and 2.37 million tons of imports.

So where did the 2.37 million tons of oil come from? At that time, the country with the largest oil production was none other than the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union was an enemy of Germany, so how could it supply oil to Germany in wartime?

Middle East? It is true that there are many in the Middle East, but the oil-producing areas there are mainly occupied by the two colonial powers of Britain and France, which are also enemies of Germany, and naturally cannot supply oil to Germany.

And what about Iran? It seems that relations with Germany are good. But sorry, the Soviet Union and Britain also saw this, so the two countries started a special deal, sent troops to occupy Iran, overthrew the pro-German Iranian king Reza Khan, and since then all Nazi Germany's influence in Iran has been eliminated. Naturally, those oils were cheaper for Britain and the Soviet Union.

And what about Italian-controlled Libya? There seems to be a lot of oil there. But unfortunately, there was not much oil found there at the time. How about looking for Saudi Arabia? Oh, and the discovery of oil resources by Saudi Arabia was only two or three years ago, and the scale of exploitation is limited, how can it meet the huge needs of the Axis powers?

So what to do? Fortunately, Romania, the second-largest oil producer in Europe at the time, actually joined the Axis and sided with Hitler.

With Romania, an oil powerhouse, Hitler's armored clusters, logistical armies, and even Germany's vast industrial system had an adequate supply of oil. In 1941, Germany imported 2.09 million tons of oil from Romania, accounting for 88% of Germany's oil imports.

In addition to Germany, Romania also supplied oil to the Axis powers such as Italy and Hungary, supporting the industrial development of the entire Axis powers, as well as their large mechanized armies and logistical supply fleets.

Romania was a small country, but it was very important among the Axis powers at the time, and the oil there drove the Axis war machine, and if this tank was lost, the situation for the Axis would be quite difficult, unless the Italians dug up the oil in Libya.

"Say anything more?" Manturov asked eagerly, hoping to know what his wife had in mind.

Katia sat on the couch and said patiently, "Say it again...... The Southwestern Front Army and the Western Front Army have a relatively sufficient number of troops and aircraft, the quality of their soldiers is relatively good, their preparations for war are relatively adequate, and they are also relatively sufficient in all kinds of equipment, military supplies, communications equipment, and other materials.

In addition, the Southwestern Front suffered little losses in the previous battles, and also eliminated 2 tank armies of the German army in the western Ukraine area, and the morale was relatively high, so under such conditions, if you want to counterattack Romania, it should not be a big problem.

Didn't you just now worry that when you counterattacked, you would encounter resistance from local nationalists? The nationalists of Western Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are all going to be our enemies and want to fight for their independence by radical methods, by means of war.

On the Romanian and Moldovan side, the people did not want to be involved in the war. It was the fascist dictator of Romania who imposed this war of aggression on them, Jan Antonescu. ”

Katia had worked in the Southwestern Front for a while, so she naturally had a better understanding of the situation in the Southwestern Front. As a traverser, she actually has a certain understanding of the history of the Soviet Union and the situation in Romania.

There were not many people in Romania who supported the war, and if Romania had won a major victory on the battlefield and achieved significant benefits, it might have been possible to turn those who had opposed the war to support the war.

But if you lose, it's the other way around. According to the development of history, after the defeat of the Axis powers at the Battle of Stalingrad, some Romanian military officers and even the royal family had already begun to conspire with the Romanian Communist Party that opposed the war to overthrow the Antonescu regime and side with the Soviet Union.

By the time the Soviet Red Army launched the Iasi-Chisinau offensive and entered Romanian territory, the officers who sought to overthrow the Romanian fascist government had already taken control of more than 700,000 troops.

Using these troops, they staged an earth-shattering coup d'état, successfully overthrew the Antonescu regime, and together with the Soviet Red Army, wiped out the German army in Romania and joined the Soviet side.

"Go on." It was the first time Manturov had heard these suggestions from his woman, and he had the impression that although Katia was a time-traveler and had some memories of future generations, she and herself had not brought much change to this world after they had traveled to this place.

"Moreover, as soon as we win the battle and the Soviet Red Army enters the territory of Romania, it will inevitably cause panic among the Romanian people.

As long as we do some propaganda work, let the Romanian people know that this war was imposed on them by Antonescu and other fascists, stimulate their anti-war sentiment, and at the same time provide assistance to the Romanian Communist Party, cooperate with the Romanian Communist Party and other anti-fascist forces, and create conditions for the historical Romanian coup. ”

"What you mean is to make Romania feel threatened by war through a campaign like the Iasi-Chisinau offensive, and to support the Romanian Communist Party and other anti-fascist organizations, to get them to contact the Romanian king, and then, together with the king and the anti-war army, to carry out a coup d'état to overthrow Antonescu's fascist government.

After overthrowing Antonescu's government, bring the Romanian Communist Party to power and turn Romania, an Axis power, into our ally.

In this way, we will not only have one less enemy and one more ally, but we will also be able to cut off the main oil supply to Germany and the other Axis powers. Without Romanian oil, the Germans would not be able to support their huge oil needs, and those tanks, trucks and other mechanized combat vehicles and logistical transports would lose their most important fuel security.

Without these fuel guarantees, the mobility and transportation efficiency of the German army will be greatly weakened, and it will be difficult to launch a blitzkrieg against us, and their industrial system will be fatally damaged due to the lack of fuel. ”

"yes, that's what I mean." Katia smiled confidently.

At this time, Manturov immediately thought about the risks. "But the question is, how can we quickly defeat the German forces stationed in Romania, and how can we win over enough Romanian troops to support the coup?

You know, the war lasted less than three months, and the losses caused by the war to the Romanian people were not large enough, and how to arouse their anti-war thinking is a question.

In addition, the Romanian fascist government vigorously promoted nationalist ideas. In the event that we invade their territory and are portrayed as aggressors by the Romanian media, our propaganda and agitation work will become even more difficult. ”

"I'm just putting forward an opinion, as for how to do it, whether this opinion is desirable or not, that's your executor's business."

"Katyusha, your idea is very good, and the feasibility of counterattacking Romania and launching a military coup d'état is relatively high, at least historically, if these plans can be successfully implemented, it will have a great impact on the Second World War and even the future world pattern, and the role is not trivial.

I will present this proposal to the High Command and other relevant persons and institutions so that they may refer to it. ”

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