Chapter 256: Germany's Golden Dinosaur Legs
"Mr. Fermi, Mrs. Fermi, welcome to Germany."
At the Berlin airfield, General Hersmann and Werner, who had just become a member of the "Uranium Commission". Heisenberg, Otto. Hahn, Lizze. Meitner, Leo. Szilard, Edward. Teller, Hans. Bate, Fritz. Strassmann, Feng. Neumann, as well as Albert Neumann, chairman of the European Council of Jewish Scientists. Albert Einstein was greeted at the airport together.
These scientists who are with Hersman are all titans! And most of them were Jews - Jews who had lived and worked in Germany for a long time! In history, in addition to Jahn, Fritz. Strassmann and Heisenberg, the rest would have left Germany because of Hitler's anti-Jewish policies.
And in addition to Meitner, these Jewish scientists who left Germany will become the backbone of the Manhattan Project in the United States!
Among them Leo. Silard is an expert in chain reactions and reactors; Edward. Teller is the father of the hydrogen bomb; Hans. Bate, together with the American scientist Feynman, completed the calculation of the formula for the effectiveness of nuclear weapons; Feng. Neumann is the father of the computer and an expert in quantum mechanics and chemistry.
Plus Enrique, whom they are going to greet today. Fermi, more than half of the backbone of the Manhattan Project in the United States in history is here!
Moreover, there are far more scientists (Jews) who originally belonged to Germany who participated in the Manhattan Project in the United States. As far as Hirschmann knows, there are about 1,400 top scientists of Jewish descent who have historically been expelled from Germany, and 77 percent of them have gone to the United States. They support almost half of the American scientific community!
And now, because Hersman controlled the scale of anti-Semitism, and indiscriminately issued honorary Aryan proofs, he also supported Zionism, and even more so did not hesitate to win over Jewish scientists. As a result, the number of Jewish scientists who left Germany in these years was very limited, only about one or two hundred. There are no giants among them.
Therefore, the level of scientific research in Germany in this era is far higher than in history - scientists of this level, each of whom is the "golden finger" of the state, and 1,000 more is simply a "golden dinosaur leg".
And this "golden dinosaur leg" was originally grown on the body of Germany, but Hitler cut it off alive...... This is not the biggest sin, the biggest sin is to actually let these people go to the United States!
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"Oh my God, that's what happened. How could I not have thought of it? β
In a conference room at the Kaiser Wilhelm Academy, Enrique . When Fermi saw the formula that Meitner had calculated, he immediately forgot about the outcry.
In fact, in several tests over the past few years, Fermi has discovered nuclear fission, but he has no way to explain this phenomenon. And Lize. Meitner used the theory of relativity to explain this phenomenon perfectly.
And with Fermi's knowledge, he soon understood why he had been kidnapped to Germany!
"Oh my God, you Germans are going to build nuclear fission bombs!" Enrique. Fermi exclaimed, "Are you going to destroy the world? β
And then don't wait for others to speak. He said categorically: "I will not make this kind of bomb for you, I will not make this kind of bomb for anyone!" β
Anyone...... The United States, however, is an exception!
"Mr. Fermi," Hessman replied with a smile, "we will not force you to do anything, but I will not let you help Mussolini build a nuclear fission bomb...... You know what he's doing in Abynesia and Spain, and I don't want you Italians to blow up Vienna with nuclear bombs. Of course, we wouldn't bomb Rome or Paris or London with such bombs! β
For Germany today, one less Fermi is not a problem. Germany is now the world's centre for physics, chemistry and mathematics. A giant of science at the level of the car. Hersmann had Fermi arrested just because he didn't want him to "figure out" the principle of nuclear fission outside of Germany. Hersman wasn't going to take any chances on the atomic bomb......
Hersman then added, "Mr. Fermi, you can be part of our work. It is also possible to leave it temporarily unworked...... We will prepare a place to live in beautiful Austria and arrange a privileged life for you and your wife. Once the Kingdom of Italy and the German Empire have stood together, we will send you back to Rome. I am sure that the Italian leaders will soon figure it out, because it is only by standing with us in Germany that Italy will be able to realize its dream. β
In Hersmann's view, it was only a matter of time before Italy sided with Germany. Because Italy could not count on Britain and France to cede their hegemony in the Mediterranean. Just as Britain and France could not tolerate German domination in Central and Eastern Europe!
"But you're still going to develop this bomb?" Fermi looked at the people in the conference room, a little frustrated, and sighed softly, "You Germans can build it, I think you are the only ones in the world who can do it......"
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"10 billion? Oh, my God. Your Excellency, do you mean 10 billion marks? β
At the first meeting of the Armaments Commission in 1939, the German Minister of Economy and Director General of the General Armaments Directorate Hermann. GΓΆring suddenly heard a figure that almost made his jaw drop.
"10 billion is just a rough estimate," Hersman nodded, "and it's just a financial investment." For the uranium project to be successful, it needs to ensure investment in manpower and materials, and I think the uranium project should be included in the priority development list. β
"Isn't it a waste of resources to prioritize a secret weapon that won't be developed in four years?"
Field Marshal Schleicher also disagreed, and now the Armaments Commission is stuck in a tight position in the allocation of resources and manpower. Only projects related to the Air Force, Naval Aviation, Naval Submarine Forces and Army Armored Corps are slightly more generous.
"The nuclear fission bomb is the ultimate weapon," Hersmann looked at Schleicher, "and with it, Germany could not have been defeated again." Moreover, most of the resources to ensure the uranium project are sufficient, we have a lot of uranium, reserves of various non-ferrous metals are also sufficient, and there is relatively sufficient electricity. And we have some hydropower projects under construction right now, so we can prioritize their supply. β
At present, Germany also generates billions of kilowatt-hours more electricity than in the same period in history, with a total of more than 70 billion kilowatt-hours. Also after the annexation of Austria and Bohemia, after the actual mastery of Slovakia. The economic promotion company controlled by Hersmann began to build hydropower plants in Austria, Bohemia and Slovakia, which were rich in hydroelectric resources.
"But there are still many large factories and test sites in Bohemia...... There is a lot of workers in demand, and labor is in short supply. "Fat Goering didn't know that in Germany, another time and space without atomic bombs, he had to swallow ****** suicide in the end. "If we upgrade those hydropower plants and give priority to the uranium base in South Bohemia, we need to add at least 50,000 construction workers," he said. β
Hersman said categorically: "There can be fewer people somewhere else." Anyway, by this time next year, we won't be short of labor, and there will be a lot of Polish prisoners available! β
"Polish prisoners of war?" Goering scratched his head, "Is it really going to be that fast?" β
In this time and space, Goering was not a soldier, and he did not know much about Germany's military power. In fact, like Hitler, he was not sure that Germany would be able to easily defeat Britain, France and Poland.
"Of course!" Hersman was very sure that "the Polish problem will be solved by October this year at the latest, and the General Staff has already conducted many war games, and the result has been an easy victory." β
Although the Polish Commonwealth in this time and space is stronger than in history, the territory to be protected is also much larger. It is impossible for them to give up a territory as large as right-bank Ukraine, so there are not many troops that can really be used against Germany.
On the German side, the strength is also stronger than in history. Although Hersmann did not invest much in the equipment of the German army. However, by the time the war began in September 1939, the German Army would still have more 38t tanks (and the second would basically be 1:1), and it would also have a lot of self-propelled anti-tank guns No. 1 and self-propelled infantry guns No. 1, so it would not be difficult to cut down Poland.
Hersmann looked at Goering, who was a little skeptical, and said: "Therefore, the Ministry of Economy and the General Directorate of Armaments should be ready to take over Poland and resume production as soon as possible." β
"We will annex Poland?" Goering asked, somewhat uncertain.
"First of all, the Polish protectorate," Hersman said, "is up to the situation to decide whether or not to merge, but we should try to merge as much as we can." β
Poland has quite vast and fertile plains, which produce a large amount of agricultural products every year, which is exactly what Germany needs. In addition, the Lviv region (the Ukrainian Free State of the Polish Confederation) has rich reserves of coal and iron, which was exploited during the Austro-Hungarian Empire and invested in Poland after independence, and now has a fairly good footing. With proper management, it will soon become another Bohemia.
"A bomb destroys a city?" Adolph. Hitler was also taken aback when he received the report submitted by Hersmann and Goering.
"When will you be able to have this weapon?" Hitler immediately asked.
"The plan is to develop it in four to five years," Hersman said, "and if all goes well, we will have it in 1944." β
"1944......" Hitler frowned, "then it seems that we are too anxious." β
"Not in a hurry," Hirschman smiled, "and now is just right, if in a few years, England, France, and Poland will be fully armed." His tone suddenly sank, "Leader, I think we should start the war in the second half of this year, between July 1st and September 1st, this is the best time. (To be continued.) )