The declaration that was enough to infuriate the Germans was the Atlantic Charter, which was in fact a declaration by the United States of America of unofficial declaration of war on Germany!

Now the draft of this declaration is in the hands of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who took out his reading glasses and put them on, and began to study the contents of the declaration word by word. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Article 1 of the Declaration is to the effect that the two countries, Britain and the United States, do not seek any territorial or other expansion. This is, of course, a half-truth. The expansion of the British Empire had long since come to an end, and naturally it did not seek expansion. And the United States only has no major expansion intentions in terms of territory, and it wants to expand greatly in other aspects, otherwise it will fight a world war?

The second clause of the declaration was that Britain and the United States did not wish to see any territorial change that was incompatible with the freely expressed views of the peoples concerned - such a change had taken place just in the Khorasan region of Iran, and probably in Afghanistan and earlier on the lands of Finland, Poland and Romania. However, these changes are not seen by the United Kingdom and the United States......

The third article of the Manifesto, which Churchill did not like, was that Britain and the United States respected the right of all peoples to choose the form of government in which they wished to live; Britain and the United States want to see nations that were once deprived of their sovereignty and autonomy by force regain their sovereignty and autonomy.

The Prime Minister's brows furrowed, this one is clearly harming the British Empire! It seems to have the same meaning as the "Declaration of the Liberators" that the Soviet Union and Germany had concocted before. They all want to tear up the British Empire!

Articles 4 and 5 of the declaration talk about free trade and international economic cooperation, and they seem to have little meaning for the world at hand. Churchill didn't pay much attention to it, but when he saw Article 6 of the Declaration, his eyes immediately widened, and his chubby face showed an expression of disbelief.

"After the final abolition of Nazi tyranny, Britain and the United States wish to establish peace in which all nations can live in peace within their borders, and to guarantee all people, everywhere, their ......lives in freedom from fear and want," Churchill read aloud a passage from the draft declaration, "President, do you really want to write in the manifesto the abolition of Nazi tyranny or something?" ”

To openly declare the elimination of Nazi tyranny is almost a declaration of war on Germany! Because the word "nazi" is an abbreviation of National Socialism (National Socialism), and Germany has National Socialism (National Socialism) as its national guideline. To declare the abolition of Nazi tyranny is to declare the abolition of the Third Reich!

If such words were to appear openly in the Atlantic Charter, then the declaration would be an informal declaration of war.

"Of course, it must be written on the manifesto!" Roosevelt nodded and said with a smile: "Maybe Hitler and Hersmann will declare war on us as soon as they see this declaration, which will save us a lot of trouble." ”

"I'm afraid it's going to be difficult." Prime Minister Winston Churchill shook his head and said, "Hitler just looked crazy, but in fact he was very rational." And Marshal Hersmann...... That's a cunning old man! He's bad, but he's absolutely calm, he's very calm, and he's not going to be provoked by a declaration. ”

Now the world's brainy politicians knew that Roosevelt was bent on getting the United States into a world war, but he was held back by isolationism in the United States -- most Americans were willing to go to war at some point in the future, even if they agreed to help Britain. But they did not agree to join the war immediately to fight the terrible Germans.

So if Roosevelt had gone to Congress with a motion calling for a declaration of war on Germany, he would certainly not have been able to pass it...... But if Germany is willing to take the initiative to declare war, then Roosevelt will be able to give it a go.

"I also know it's not that easy," Roosevelt said with a smile, "so we have another way to join the war." ”

"Something else?" Churchill asked, "What is it?" ”

"The Atlantic Fleet will send a detachment to Iceland," Roosevelt said, "and the order has been given, and the fleet will soon depart." ”

"What type of ships will this American fleet include?" Churchill asked.

Chief of Naval Operations Stark, who accompanied President Roosevelt to the talks, took up the question and said, "It will include one battleship, one heavy cruiser, two light cruisers, and several destroyers...... Maybe 1 aircraft carrier will also be included! ”

Iceland is only more than 800 kilometers away from the British mainland, and if a hostile American fleet of battleships, heavy cruisers, and aircraft carriers is circling around Iceland, reconnoitering seaplanes from time to time to reconnoiter everywhere, using radar to look east and west, and then reporting everything it finds to its British friends, how can the Germans still fight?

If the Germans couldn't bear it and directly beat the American fleet with their teeth and claws, then the United States would have just entered the war. If the Germans continue to be patient, then when their fleet goes to sea to fight in the future, there will be American ships with free navigation following them all the way, not only telling the British about every move of the German fleet, but also possibly attacking suddenly!

"In addition," Roosevelt said with some smugness, "we are still putting pressure on Japan, Germany's ally." Recently, we have deployed B-17 bombers and submarines in the Philippines, and we have also deployed Catalina seaplanes in the Philippines and Guam to complete the 300-nautical-mile patrol circle as soon as possible. And we will deploy dreadnought dive bombers and Devastator torpedo attack aircraft in the Philippines and Guam as soon as possible. In addition, we have begun construction of several large airfields in the Philippines so that by June 1942 the total number of combat aircraft stationed in the Philippines will increase to more than 1,200 and Guam to 300. ”

"1500 in total!?" Pound, the First Sea Lord, who had followed Churchill, was taken aback by the figure.

If there really are 1,500 shore-based aircraft deployed in the Philippines and Guam, then it will be very dangerous for the Japanese to want to go south.

"Aren't we going to solve the European problem first?" Churchill frowned and asked, "If the United States deploys 1,500 warplanes in Southeast Asia, does that mean it will invest less in the European direction?" ”

"Europe First" was the focus of the war that Britain and the United States had long set, that is, to concentrate on defeating Germany and Italy first, and then to clean up the enemy elsewhere.

"Haha," Roosevelt looked up and laughed, "there won't be 1,500 planes deployed to Southeast Asia, that's just a bluff to scare the Japanese." We would also convince the Japanese that by the end of 1942 we would have more than 2,000 combat aircraft deployed in the Philippines and Guam. In addition, at least 200 submarines of various types will be deployed to the Philippines! ”

If so many scary planes and submarines really reach Southeast Asia, then Japan will have to be on guard against being attacked by the Americans all the time if it wants to go south!

Churchill was worried again at this time, and he asked: "If the Japanese attack the Philippines and Singapore in the near future, will the American forces there be able to withstand it?" ”

"We're building up our presence in the Philippines," Admiral Stark said, "and while there won't be more than 1,000 aircraft deployed there, there will still be 300 aircraft, including the Sbd Dreadnought dive bomber and the TBD Devastator torpedo bomber, which are very capable of attacking the sea." ”

At present, the United States does not have twin-engine dive (shallow dive) bombers such as the JU88, so the U.S. Navy plans to deploy the SBD and TBD carrier-based aircraft to the Philippines as shore-based aircraft.

"Then I'm relieved," Churchill nodded, turning the subject back to Europe, "Mr. President, then how are we supposed to defeat the Germans?" ”

"I guess it requires a grand plan," Roosevelt said with a laugh, "hundreds of ships of all kinds, tens of thousands of planes, tens of thousands of tanks, and millions of men...... Our Army Staff and Naval Operations have worked together on some plans, and now our military experts on both sides can work together to develop operational plans. As long as our two countries can unite, we will be able to lead the world together in the future. ”

Churchill nodded and said, "Our two countries should be united, and only in this way can we guarantee that the future will still belong to us white English-speaking people." ”

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Just as Roosevelt and Churchill were meeting in the Bay of Agin to discuss how to defeat Germany, something big happened in Germany. For Britain, which is in the midst of a bitter war, this may be encouraging news.

Wilhelm II, the old emperor of the German Empire, who had started two world wars, suddenly fell ill, and he couldn't afford to fall ill!

After a consultation with a specialist, it was determined that William Sr. had a very dangerous disease, acute pulmonary embolism! This is almost fatal for an 82-year-old, and there was no effective treatment in the 40s.

That is, Wilhelm II will soon go to God. This was undoubtedly a major mental blow to Germany, which was still fighting a world war and had not yet won a final victory.

On June 4, 1941, after two days of battling illness, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor of the German Empire and Head of the European Community (Chief Senate of the European Senate), passed away forever, leaving the empire and people he loved forever.

On the day of Wilhelm II's death, when the entire German Empire was in mourning, the United States and Britain officially announced the Atlantic Charter. The United States has unofficially declared war on the German Empire and the European Community it leads! (To be continued.) )