Chapter 418: Atlantic Charter

As long as the German army firmly occupies this place, it can bomb the Eurasian Railway and the Ural industrial area of the Soviet Union at any time, which is equivalent to cutting the Soviet Union into two halves that are not connected with each other, and at the same time directly threatens the source of the Soviet Union's war - the Ural Industrial Zone, if this situation occurs, the collapse of the Soviet Union is inevitable, Stalin is not ignorant of strategy, of course, he also saw the sinister intentions of the former enemy commander-in-chief of the German Army Group South, Li Mo, and hurriedly sent his most capable and capable general - General Vasilevsky. **

General Vasilevsky received Stalin's order, and hurriedly dispatched troops to Orsk, the importance of Orsk, of course, General Vasilevsky knew very clearly, it can be said that Orsk at this time was a city related to the life and death of the Soviet Union, and these German and Italian SS troops must be eliminated as soon as possible, even if countless soldiers were sacrificed, even if they did not hesitate to sacrifice countless soldiers.

However, General Vasilevsky did not blindly use troops, but after carefully analyzing some of the situation of the SS in Orsk, he suggested that Stalin put down his head, lower his stature, put aside political differences, and immediately send high-ranking officials to visit Britain, France, and the United States, and even sign an anti-EU alliance treaty with them.

Because General Vasilevsky carefully analyzed the overall situation and suggested that Stalin do this, the rogue states of the European Union, which Germany was entangled, had a total of more than 8 million troops attacking the Soviet Union, while the regular army of the Soviet Union was only 5.5 million, and it was a force that had undergone a great purge, and its combat effectiveness was indeed very poor, as can be seen from the Soviet-Finnish war, the Finnish army was a third-rate army. The Soviet Red Army paid a very heavy price, which made General Vasilevsky see the real combat effectiveness of the Soviet Army very clearly.

The strength of the army is not superior, the quality of the soldiers is not as good as the EU army, not to mention weapons and technology, in this case, the Soviet Union, if it wants to rely on its own strength, it is already impossible to defeat the invasion of the EU alone, so General Vasilevsky suggested that Stalin find an alliance with Britain, France and the United States.

Don't you understand the truth of cold lips and teeth? Understand, of course, do not consider the military commanders of the capitalist countries to be idiots. That's brainwashing. The leaders of Britain, France, and the United States all know that once the EU has eliminated the Soviet Union, and the EU has obtained the Soviet Union's inexhaustible minerals, the next step for the EU is to turn around and sweep Britain, France, and the United States. It's just that these imperialist countries have their own little calculations. See when it's most advantageous to go to war.

The most favorable time is, of course, when the EU and the Soviet Union lose both. When exhausted, the best-case scenario is for the last EU soldier to kill the last Soviet soldier, and then one from each of the British, French, and American countries. Eliminating the only remaining EU soldier so that Britain, France and the United States could share the fruits of victory is of course only the good wishes of the imperialist countries.

Because the Soviet Union could not withstand it at all, it was almost a one-sided battle, if Britain, France and the United States did not pay attention to the Soviet Union at this time, the Soviet Union was afraid that it would not be able to hold out for a few months, and now even the cities on the Eurasian dividing line were occupied by the German SS, and the number was directly cut into two sections, and this SS unit was like a sharp blade, straight into the heart of the Soviet Union - the Ural industrial region.

Stalin, who was aware of the unprecedented and serious crisis, immediately accepted the advice of General Vasilevsky and sent his own high-ranking officials to visit Britain, France, and the United States, all of whom of course had special missions.

The leaders of Britain, France, and the United States soon met with the senior officials sent by the Soviet Union, and learned that the Soviet Union was at the end of its rope, and both Churchill and Roosevelt felt that it would be too late if they waited for the tangle rogue states of Germany to completely defeat the Soviet Union.

Nine days after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, Churchill and Roosevelt urgently needed to further coordinate their anti-fascist strategies on May 29, 1941. The two heads of state met on May 30, 1941, aboard the USS Augusta in Akinsha Bay, Newfoundland, in the northern Atlantic Ocean. and signed the Atlantic Charter.

The document consists of eight articles, declaring that the two countries will not pursue territorial or other expansion, will not recognize the territorial changes caused by the European Union through aggression, respect the right of the peoples of all countries to choose their form of government, restore the sovereignty of the peoples deprived by violence, enjoy equal treatment of all countries in trade and raw materials, promote the most comprehensive economic cooperation of all countries, re-establish peace after the destruction of the Nazi tyranny, freedom of navigation on the high seas, and all countries must renounce the use of force to reduce their armaments and disarm the aggressor countries. The objectives of the war against the EU countries and the goal of rebuilding the post-war period set forth in the Atlantic Charter embodied the general principles of bourgeois democratic politics and played a positive role in the formation of an international anti-EU united front.

However, the contents of "equal opportunity" and "freedom of the sea" were conducive to the United States competing with Britain for spheres of influence after the war and achieving a "leading position" in the world. The Atlantic Charter also reflected the contradiction between Britain and the United States in competing for colonial interests. Relying on its economic strength, the United States has vigorously emphasized the principles of "equal opportunity" and "freedom of the sea" in its charter, which reflects the mood of the United States to compete for British colonies. At the same time, the essence of the Atlantic Charter is the political alliance between Britain and the United States on the basis of anti-European Union.

Stalin, of course, most hoped for the emergence of such an anti-EU alliance, the Soviet Union was now precarious and crumbling, and if Britain, France, and the United States did not lend a helping hand and directly enter the war, the Soviet Union would not be able to stop the German steel torrent at all, and it would not even be possible to drag the war into the cold winter. Under these circumstances, Stalin hurriedly stated that he fully agreed with and supported the Atlantic Charter.

As soon as the Atlantic Charter was signed, Churchill was eager to convene a conference in London, England, on May 1, 41, with the participation of the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Poland (in exile), Czechoslovakia (in exile), Greece (in exile), Norway and France. A total of 21 countries and territories have joined the Atlantic Charter organization, also known as the Atlantic Alliance. In fact, the Atlantic Charter has become an alliance treaty for these countries.

At this time, the United States still did not declare war on the European Union, because the "Lend-Lease Act" made the United States ** fire businessmen make a lot of money, and also let the United States come out of the background, this "Atlantic Charter" let the United States walk the rostrum three times, the United States on the rostrum, does not mean that the United States will immediately declare war and enter the war, the United States will definitely make a comprehensive evaluation, in that case, the most profits, at that time, the United States will declare war and enter the war, which is determined by the nature of the United States, a capitalist country.

At least the United States has expressed its clear position against the European Union, which is what Churchill wants, and Churchill also knows that it is absolutely unrealistic to ask the United States to send troops to fight Germany now, so Churchill is relieved and begins to prepare for his own actions.

…… (To be continued.) )u