Chapter 296: The Irritated Führer and Imperial Marshal

February 17, 1941 afternoon, Berlin, Third Reich Ministry of Aviation. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The office of Imperial Marshal Goering was heavily guarded, and the staff of the Ministry of Aviation consciously avoided it, even a few generals who were going to report to Lin saw this situation and consciously went to the lounge to wait.

In normal times there were guards in front of Goering's office in the German Ministry of Aviation, but today it is completely different, and it is not the members of the Marshal's Guard who are closely guarded, but the guard detachment of the Führer's Flag Guard, which Hitler is in today's Aviation Ministry.

The door to his office opened, and Otto Kinscher, Hitler's personal aide-de-camp, heard Hitler speaking loudly to Goering, in a very stern tone. Heinz Ringer, Hitler's butler, came out with a small food cart, closed the door, and pushed the food cart to the guards on the side.

"How's it going?" Kyosha asked Ringer that he felt that the Führer was in a very bad mood today.

Ringer shrugged his shoulders and expressed helplessness: "The Führer is losing his temper and has not drunk coffee, so it would be best for no one to go in." ”

Both Kyosha and Ringer knew why the Führer was in a bad mood because of several telegrams from the eastern frontier region an hour earlier: Ringer knew the contents of the telegrams, and the urgent documents sent by the Imperial Ministry of Aviation passed through his hands. Looking at today's posture, he has already told Ringer what happened in the east, anyway, Ringer has the same authority as himself, and there are many messages transferred by him.

Hitler couldn't have fired today, yesterday's reconnaissance operation on the Eastern Front was a complete failure, and only one of the eight high-altitude reconnaissance planes sent back came back, and it was obvious that the Soviets already had a high-altitude fighter with more performance than they expected -- a pilot called out over the radio before being shot down: "The Russian fighter, he flies as high as me!" Bite me, right behind me! ”

Hitler was in a hurry to find Goering, but the Reich Marshal had already given the actual command of the troops to his subordinates this year, and yesterday he went so far as to hunt in his own private hunting grounds in Bavaria.

Hitler, who was furious, hurriedly ordered Goering to return to Berlin, but he did not expect that this morning, Goering's special train was still on the way, and the Soviet reconnaissance planes crossed the border, and more than a dozen groups of planes swaggered around their own side from a high altitude that could not be intercepted, and finally returned to the east unscathed.

The Imperial Air Force sent more than 200 fighters to intercept it, but according to the pilots' reports, their planes could not reach that altitude at all - the Russian planes invaded at an astonishing altitude of 12,000 meters!

Although the Imperial Air Force suffered considerable losses in the Battle of Britain that began last year, the army still had great confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Air Force, and the troops that had been transferred to the Eastern Front basically had no intention of preparing for air defense, and no one believed that the Russian planes could break through the interception of the Imperial Air Force. The situation on the ground within a depth of 100 kilometers is estimated to be clearly visible to the Russians -- another reason for this consequence is that no one from the Führer to the ordinary German soldiers stationed on the banks of the Bug River would dare the Russians to carry out cross-border aerial reconnaissance!

Hitler immediately fell into a state of hysteria after receiving the news, and for the first time did not wait for Goering at the Chancellery, but first went to the Reich Aviation Ministry - the Reich Marshal humiliated Hitler for the second time!

Göring could not be blamed entirely for Britain's setbacks, and Hitler's own strategic decision was largely to blame, although it did not defeat Britain with air force alone, as Goering claimed. But this time Germany was really embarrassed, not only at the tactical level, but also strategically - the Russians were able to fly freely on the head of the proud imperial eagle.

Kyosha was also surprised by the news from the east, since the Führer took charge of Germany, it can be said that what happened today is the failure of the top of the platoon.

"The Russians can fly over our heads, and our anti-aircraft artillery and fighter planes are helpless against them, and the Führer is asking the marshal what to do about it."

Ringer knew that this was a euphemism: as soon as Goering arrived, before the door was closed, he heard the Führer's roar, and it was obvious that the Führer was angry.

Hitler's mood had stabilized relatively - it was his decision to let Goering take charge of the economic affairs of the Reich, and Göring could not be fully blamed for the defeat in two days. However, it is already a fact that the high-altitude performance of the Reich fighters is inferior to that of Russia, which is intolerable and unacceptable, and Goering has an unshirkable responsibility for this.

Goering was also not comfortable, he knew that the situation was not good when he received the report from the east yesterday, and the latest information of the Imperial Intelligence Department on the aviation technology of the Russians was still the old thing that it would get in Spain in 38 years, and it was basically a blank for more than two years. The only thing I got in the past two years was the news from Tokyo: the air battle in China had been met with some new information through the embassy in Japan.

It is not surprising that the Russians have a new fighter that can compete with the latest Zero, and the Japanese have a good idea of Goering's technical skills (apparently he underestimated the Zero's performance). Britain and the United States have new fighter planes, and even Italy is stepping up the development of their new high-speed fighters, but they did not expect that the Russians' high-altitude fighters could reach an altitude of more than 12,000 meters.

At their observation posts near the eastern border, Russian planes could often be seen flying in the eastern sky, but they had never flown so high, and it was clear that the Russians had left a hand.

"Herman, I ask you, within three months the problem of high-altitude fighters must be solved! It has to be solved! Hitler banged his fist on the table and shouted.

"Yes, my Führer, in three months I will definitely come up with a new plane capable of shooting down Russian high-altitude fighters."

"You asked Messersmit to be brought in, and when will our 190 fighter be put into production?"

Goering could only say "yes" to Hitler's request, and he had a calculation in his heart -- the Messersmitt 109G model was being tested, and as long as pressure was put on factories and research institutes, although it would be difficult for three months, it should be possible to equip it in half a year. The last time the designer reported to himself, he mentioned that the G model should have high-altitude combat capabilities beyond the existing fighters, and should be able to confront the new high-altitude models of Russia.

"I have informed Dr. Messersmitt to come to the Ministry of Aeronautics that the Fokker 190 fighter was in trial production last October, and that the deficiencies are being modified, and that it will be a very good fighter with excellent performance at low and medium altitudes. But to get the best high-altitude performance, it's still up to the 109, and I'll ask Dr. Messersmitt to speed up the development of the latest G-type.

"The Russians are already in my head, and our preparations for war on the Eastern Front will be in a very unfavorable situation, and the mobilization and deployment of troops will have to be completely prepared. Everything about us is clear to the Russians, that Stalin will do everything, to save the unfavorable situation as soon as possible! ”

Hitler was angry and angry, but he had not yet lost his mind: now the Soviet Union could easily detect the movements of the German army and seize the initiative strategically, while the German reconnaissance planes crossing the border were basically tantamount to suicide. Hitler could not bear such a unilateral disadvantage, and felt like a ****, uncovered.

Ringer reported that Professor Wiley-Messersmitt had asked for an audience, and Hitler immediately asked Professor to come in.

Messersmitt is not a fat Goering, he will not blindly flatter Hitler, technical problems cannot be solved by suppression, the research of the 109G model has only just begun, and the F model has just been put into production - three months? No way!

Hitler would not have put the professor how, he needed such good designers at the service of the Reich. The professor's introduction made Hitler think, not hysterical outburst: Hitler knew that he could not solve the problem by getting angry, and he could only calm down and consider the countermeasures comprehensively.

"The Italians don't have high-altitude fighters either, they still have to rely on 109!"

"Do everything possible to create a new aircraft that can compete with the Russian high-altitude fighters as quickly as possible, and the glory of the Imperial Air Force is now expected to be in you designers!"

"Yes, my Führer! We will make every effort to develop a high-altitude fighter as quickly as possible! ”

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The atmosphere in Moscow was also tense, and the central government was waiting for the German response, but Berlin seemed determined to pretend to be deaf and dumb. This was the effect that Stalin wanted most, and it was clear that the Germans were anxious to find a way to deal with it, rather than engage in a war of words with themselves, which would only make it more stiff.

Lin Jun was anxious to know what the reconnaissance plane had captured, and as soon as the crew that went to the reconnaissance landed, he took out the film box and washed it out as quickly as possible for research and judgment. The flow of information west of the border was generally reaching Moscow - in the Romanian border area, German armored units were arriving; In Poland, there are signs of movement of heavy artillery units; In the Czech Republic, there is a mountain of supplies at the railway station supply yard------

The general study needs to be carried out in the National Defense Committee, and the air forces in various localities have sent special planes to send the photos to Moscow, and the air force experts in photo research and judgment are already waiting.

Yesterday 7 German reconnaissance planes were shot down and 3 German pilots were captured. After a surprise interrogation, by midnight yesterday, the information that could be obtained had reached the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow.

The pilots only gave tactical information such as their intended reconnaissance targets, omitting nonsense such as "straying into Soviet airspace", and the interrogation experts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were not stupid: it was similar to what Lin Jun speculated: it was impossible for the pilots to know the specific plans of the upper echelons.

The captives will only know this, and they don't expect anything else from Lin Jun. Alexander's men did not take the lives of the Germans, and after a surprise interrogation, they were all sent to Moscow - it was impossible to learn anything from their mouths, but the three pilots themselves had a certain value and needed them to live.

The Germans will be anxious to get new high-altitude fighters, and the airspace of the Third Reich, as long as it is within the MiG-1 combat radius, will force Germany to slow down its preparations, at least until Hitler finds an effective countermeasure.

Lin Jun's gambling is on the right chips. (To be continued.) )