Chapter 245: Defector
Beginning in 1936, unbelievable news began to arrive from the People's State under the protection of the Red Iron Curtain: that many of the country's top leaders, who were once considered the most precious revolutionary leaders of all mankind, had committed unforgivable crimes! The Bolsheviks who had led the Red Army in a desperate struggle against the White Guards were actually spies sent to the Bolshevik Party by the Russian Empress Olga......
On August 19-24, 1936, a public trial of 16 defendants was held in Moscow - the list of 16 defendants included such figures as Trotsky, Kamenev and Zinoviev!
They were famous revolutionary leaders, members of the political bureau of Lenin's time! Among them, Trotsky was the founder of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, Kamenev was the earliest leader of the Supreme Soviet, and Zinoviev was the founder of the Third International!
Such a character was actually accused of being a follower of the last Russian empress Olga in exile in Switzerland! In order to overthrow the leadership of the Bolshevik Party and restore Tsarist Russia, they formed a terrorist organization, assassinated the beloved member of the Political Bureau, Comrade Kirov, and prepared to assassinate other members of the Political Bureau!
Four of the 16 indictees, and four of all the accused who could appear in court (the others had either been shot or could not be caught abroad) - Zinoviev, Kamenev, Bakaev and Yevdokimov (Trotskyists) - all confessed in court in the presence of observers of the Brothers of the Third International and foreign friends, including Dr. Goebel, a friend of the National Socialist Workers' Party of Germany.
The founder of the Red Army of the Soviet Union, the leader of the Supreme Soviet, and the founder of the Third International were all the Empress Olga of Russia. A confidant of Her Majesty Nikolaevna. Their lifelong goal was to restore the rule of the Romanov dynasty in Russia......
Then all the defendants were sentenced to death (including Trotsky and others in exile). Those who appeared in court were quickly executed!
The trial was undoubtedly fair, and the defendants confessed, and they did not look like they had been beaten up - all the leaders of the fraternal party and foreign friends present at the trial thought so.
Even Dr. Goebel, Minister of Propaganda and National Education of the German Empire, who had not always been friendly with the Bolshevik Party in the Soviet Union (he had been sent by Hitler to observe), had to admit afterwards to German journalists: "Although it is strange that so many people have helped Empress Olga and that she has not yet won - the trial was undoubtedly fair, at least I do not see that the defendants standing in the courtroom were tortured or drugged." ”
Dr. Goebel who felt incredible. A few months after the first Moscow trial, he was once again struck by the fairness and efficiency of the Soviet judiciary - he was again sent to Moscow by Hitler to see the trial, this time with 21 defendants, all of whom belonged to the "parallel headquarters" of a counter-revolutionary terrorist organization.
Dr. Goebel actually saw in the dock a guy who had been the leader of the German Bolshevik Party. Dirac! Goebel knew that this man had been arrested by Stacy's agents in the 20s, tortured, but not wavered in the slightest, and was finally released back to Soviet Russia in exchange for Stacy's agents arrested by the Cheka.
is such a tough guy who made Stasi's spies give a thumbs up, and he actually pleaded guilty in the courtroom crying. He confessed that he had taken refuge with Empress Olga during his revolutionary work in Germany - precisely because of her protection. to avoid being secretly executed by Stasi.
Goebel once again assured journalists in Germany and the rest of Europe that "the trial will be fair, Karl Murphy. Dirac certainly wasn't beaten, at least not badly. As for the claim that he and the other defendants defected to the Russian Empress...... Well, all I can say is that Empress Olga's leadership is very problematic, these people have taken root in the wrong leader. I've been fortunate in that I'm following a truly great leader. ”
Dr. Goebel was soon to be shocked again, because after June 1937, more shocking sins were revealed. And the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army became the center of the storm!
As recently as June 11, the Soviet newspaper Pravda published a prominent editorial. It was revealed that eight generals of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, including Tukhachevsky, Yakir, Ubolevich, Kolk, Edman, Feldman, Primakov and Puttna, were also empress Olga's henchmen, and that these sinners also had many henchmen......
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"Charles, you've heard of a man named Grigory. Mikhailovich. Stenn's Soviet general? ”
Commander of the 507th Tank Regiment of the French Army, Charles Brown. As soon as de Gaulle entered the building of the General Staff of the Army, he met his old friend, the Emile of the Intelligence Department of the General Staff. Colonel Meyer. This Jewish colonel was the same as de Gaulle. All are representatives of the "wrong line" in the French Army.
Fortunately, in France, the "wrong route" will not hurt their lives, and even the official fortunes of the two of them will not be too affected. De Gaulle, who graduated from the Army School of Saint-Cyr in 1912, was now the commander of a tank regiment, a position more important than that of an ordinary infantry regiment commander and easy to promote.
Because the French Army is now also beginning to pay attention to the construction of mechanized troops. For de Gaulle, who put forward the theory of mechanized warfare, there was naturally a good future. The path of mechanization of the French Army was, of course, not due to a change in thinking, but determined by the industrial strength of France. France's automobile industry ranks second to the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and it also produces more than 200,000 units a year, almost twice as much as the Soviet Union. Naturally, their army could have more cars than the Soviet Red Army, and it was easier to mechanize.
However, de Gaulle was summoned to Paris today not to discuss mechanization with anyone, but to the arrival of a general of the Soviet Red Army in Paris.
"Stron?" De Gaulle thought for a moment, "It seems that in 1935 he replaced Lieutenant General Falkenhausen as the military general adviser to the Wuhan government in China." ”
"Yes," Colonel Meyer nodded, and led de Gaulle directly to the office of the Chief of the General Staff, Gammelin. This was the same Stern who left China in 1936 and went to Spain, where he served as the commander of the 11th Brigade of the famous International Column, fought many tough battles, and served as the General Adviser of the Spanish Republic for a period in early 1937. However, he soon returned to the Soviet Union and heard that he held important positions in the General Staff of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. He suddenly lowered his voice, "This man is in Paris now...... He's a defector! ”
"What?" De Gaulle was stunned, turned his head to look at his old friend, and saw that Colonel Meyer was already smiling, "He defected for fear of arrest, and fled to Barcelona and then to France with Spanish reinforcements. And he also brought very important intelligence! ”
"Very important information?"
Meyer nodded, "Yes, at least very important for soldiers like us...... As military personnel, our opportunity is coming soon! ”
"Opportunity? What chances? De Gaulle asked.
"Of course it's a chance to beat the Germans!" "Germany and the Soviet Union are about to form an alliance, and then they will attack Poland together," Meyer said...... So you and I have a new position now! ”
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"Your Excellency," Hans. Lieutenant Colonel Speidar's voice came from outside Hersman's office. "Admiral Canaris has arrived."
Admiral Canaris did not serve in the Navy, but was the head of the Reich's Central Security Service, and currently the head of Germany's No. 1 secret service!
"Ask him to come in." Hersmann just looked down at the latest version of the "Z" plan reported by the Navy Command -- the "Z" plan was implemented after the signing of the "Anglo-German Naval Agreement" a few years ago, and the plan was divided into two stages, the first stage was mainly to accumulate technology, expand naval aviation, and rebuild the underwater fleet, and the second stage was the great expansion of the navy's surface ships.
According to the plan, the deadline for the first stage was the end of June 1939, with one year and four months left.
So the preparatory plan related to the second phase of Project "Z" has been regularly sent to Hersman lately.
Seriously, Hirschman is very unsightly of these plans. The Admiralty lion opened his mouth and wanted up to 25 capital ships, but aircraft carriers and aviation cruisers only wanted 8 - what is an aviation cruiser? In addition, the Navy wants 120 cruisers, 150 destroyers, 400 submarines, 250 minesweepers, 20 minelayers, 100 submarine hunters and 100 speedboats.
Basically, the German Navy's train of thought was still stuck during the First World War! They now only want to rebuild Kaiser Wilhelm's high seas fleet. But will such a fleet really play a role in the Second World War?
Hersman shook his head slightly, it seemed necessary to hold an arms conference with the participation of the heads of the army, navy, and air force, as well as important government officials, to brainwash the warship faction of the navy.
If you can't wash your brain, I'm afraid that the candidate for the commander-in-chief of the Navy will have to move.
But the question is, who can be the new boss of the Navy? This navy is no better than the air force, they have their own system, and it is impossible for the generals of the army to command it.
While Hersmann was pondering, Canaris had already walked in in a hurry, and without raising his hand, he directly reported: "Your Excellency, I have just received news from France that a general of the Soviet Union has defected and brought with him a copy of the Black Plan!" And tell the French that the USSR is going to form an alliance with us! (To be continued.) )