Berlin, 13 May 1941. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

A personable professor-like man left a café, and a German officer left the café a few minutes after he left.

The personable professor drove a Beetle into a remote street. He knocked on a door, looked around, and walked in.

The relationship between the Beetle, Volkswagen and Hitler was deep.

Built in 1930, Dr. Ferdinand Porcher, former chief engineer of Mercedes-Benz, was determined to create his own car to develop a cheap car for the common people. His company, Porsche Design, was built in Stuttgart, the heart of Germany's automotive industry, where Mercedes-Benz is located.

In the two years since, the nascent company has struggled with a difficult situation. Polscher sold only one car design.

Just as Porscher was embattled, an unexpected savior appeared.

In January 1933, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. Hitler, who never drove a car, was a true car fan, and he put forward a series of ideas early on, including the construction of highways connecting the whole country to make cars accessible to ordinary people.

After 11 days in power, Hitler personally presided over the opening ceremony of the Berlin Motor Show, and Hitler announced his idea that the national car should be equipped with an air-cooled engine. At the ensuing meeting of the Cabinet and the Advisors, the Advisers unanimously recommended Dr. Ferdinand Porscher to take on the task.

In the autumn of 1933, Hitler summoned Polscher to Berlin to discuss the issue of the national car at the Royal Hotel in Berlin, and the two sides hit it off. Hitler, the great half-hung painter and half-hung industrial designer, personally drew 11 sketches of the "national car", one of which was very similar to the future Beetle car.

After this conversation, Hitler developed absolute trust in Polscher, and in June 1934, the design index was officially issued, requiring Bolscher to produce a prototype within 28 months. At the 1935 Berlin Motor Show, Hitler announced the imminent arrival of the "national sedan", using the term "Volkswagen" for the first time.

In October 1936, three prototypes were completed on time and delivered for testing. In February 1937, Bolscher and Hitler's confidant Verin formed the German National Car Promotion Company. Later that year, Polscher built 30 prototypes with the help of the Mercedes-Benz body factory. These cars were called beetles, the famous beetles.

In May 1938, the factory of which Porscher was chief engineer was opened, and the new plant was named "Volkswagen". It was put into operation in July 1939. In less than a month, the car factory was turned into an arsenal.

In the room, a young man met the personable professor and said, "Otto, what news?" ”

The personable Alto's real name was Trebo Leopold, and he was a Jew of Polish origin. Under the pseudonym Jean-Gilbert Otto, in 1938 he was tasked by Soviet military intelligence to carry out intelligence activities against Germany in Western Europe.

Soon, Treiber had built up a vast intelligence network, code-named the "Red Band," consisting mostly of foreign Communists and leftists.

He had just met a German officer at the café and received the news that the attack had been tentatively set for Sunday, June 1.

The telegram was soon sent. This information was soon reported to Stalin.

The headline of the telegram read: "Red Band. Limited Express. Extremely confidential. ”

Historically, the Red Band is a very powerful espionage organization, which was developed by the Soviet Union in Germany. In 1942, the Red Band was busted by the Gestapo. There are many legendary legends about this spy organization, which are not necessarily historical facts.

The real historical facts may be many times more magical. Maybe there are more legendary stories that have not been annihilated, no one knows, or the news that came out may have been deliberately released.

Moscow, 14 May 1941.

Stalin received the information and fell into thought.

He had already received several such pieces of information, one of which was a warning from Churchill in London.

Ten days after Barbarossa was formulated, Stalin already knew its details. At that time, it was New Year's Day in 1941.

Stalin was thinking about his plans for a big thunderstorm. The Soviet plan for a thunderstorm did exist, a plan for the Soviet Union to attack Germany. This is a historical fact. However, if the Barbarossa plan is really implemented immediately, this thunderstorm plan will have no chance.

Stalin believed that the Germans would attack in the spring, perhaps in the summer, and perhaps even next spring, because it would take time to prepare for an attack on the USSR. The USSR was not the same as the Baltic states, the USSR was powerful.

Stalin had his own worries. Since the rebellion, many disobedient marshals and generals have been suppressed, and the strength of the army has been greatly affected, but I didn't expect the war to come so soon.

In addition, Zhukov, who he focused on cultivating, has not been in good health because of the last assassination, which is also a disadvantage.

In addition, since the devouring of Poland and the three Baltic states, and the westward expansion of the border, new border defensive fortifications are being built and armies are being reorganized, and it is really not suitable to start a war right now.

Ever since hearing Churchill's warning, Stalin was less worried. Because he didn't believe in Churchill, the old fox.

Stalin and Churchill were heart-to-heart. Churchill had an expectation of war between the Soviet Union and Germany, that is, he hoped that they would lose both and then profit for themselves.

Winston Churchill famously said that he wanted to see the end: "Germany is killed, and the Soviet Union is lying in a hospital bed." ”

Stalin, on the other hand, hoped that Germany would continue to attack Britain from the air and sea and consume Germany. Therefore, Churchill's words made Stalin, who was already somewhat skeptical, begin to doubt this information.

Stalin and Churchill were like two children. Stalin's classmates suspected Churchill's classmates of being bad. At the same time, Stalin's classmates were also bubbling up bad water and doing bad things to Churchill's classmates.

Churchill said: You go forward.

Stalin: I step back!

Churchill said: You go further.

Stalin: I'll go back again!

Churchill changed his strategy, he saw a pit in front of him, and said: Go back. Go left, go right.

Stalin: I'm moving forward!

Tong! Stalin's classmates fell into the pit.

From then on, Stalin did not believe in Churchill even more.

Churchill: Let's go!

Stalin: Let you go. I didn't smell it.

Recently, Churchill sent another message saying that if the war between Germany and Britain was too protracted, then Britain could consider surrendering Germany so that the war in Western Europe could end as soon as possible.

If the war in Western Europe ended, then the Germans would concentrate all their forces against the USSR. Once Germany is out of the situation of fighting on two fronts, the powerful combat power of that period will not be able to withstand the Soviet Union.

This was obviously to force the Soviet Union to take the initiative to attack Germany behind its back, to reduce the pressure on Britain, and not to make Britain surrender.

How could Stalin be fooled? Stalin hoped that Germany's war against Britain across the sea would consume a large amount of vital forces on both sides, and that the Soviet-German war would be easier in the future.

Recently, intelligence had shown that the French coastal forces were massing and that Germany was collecting ships, apparently to cross the sea to attack Britain.

In addition, Germany also transferred some advanced equipment to the Soviet Union, and its purpose was the same, not wanting the Soviet Union to attack Germany behind the scenes when Germany and Britain were fighting.

Yesterday, the German ambassador to the Soviet Union came to visit Molotov and explained several things: first, the troops coming to Poland were being refurbished and repaired, and the German troops in Poland were also moving in the direction of France. Second, the German troops who went to Romania were there to help Romania tour their troops. Third, Germany would send reinforcements to Norway's back via Finland.

Thinking of this, Stalin was relieved.

In fact, Stalin was still thinking that if Germany did not launch the Barbarossa plan before next year, then he would launch a major thunderstorm plan next spring. It was a plan to attack Germany.