"Stalin, general secretary of the Bolshevik Party of the Soviet Union, and Hitler, leader and chancellor representing the German Empire, after consultation, felt that it was most appropriate to proclaim to the world at this time a number of common principles of the policy of their two countries.

First, the Soviet-German socialist states did not seek any territorial or other expansion other than to recover all the territories lost by the imposition of unequal treaties;

secondly, the Soviet-German socialist countries did not want to see any territorial change that was incompatible with the freely expressed will of the peoples concerned;

Thirdly, the two socialist countries of the Soviet Union and Germany supported all the colonial and enslaved countries and the peoples in their pursuit of independence and freedom; They want to see countries that were once deprived of their sovereignty and autonomy by colonialism regain their sovereignty and autonomy;

Fourthly, both the Soviet and German socialist countries believed that all countries, large and small, victor or defeated, had the opportunity to participate in world trade and obtain the world's raw materials under equal conditions in order to achieve their economic prosperity;

Fifth, the two socialist countries of the Soviet Union and Germany hoped to help the backward countries and liberated colonies of the world to make economic and social progress and retain their independence and freedom forever.

Sixth, after the final elimination of colonialism, the two socialist countries of the Soviet Union and Germany hope to guarantee world peace, the independence and freedom of all countries, and strive to promote the coexistence and co-prosperity of all countries, including the vanquished, on our planet;

Seventh, the Soviet-German socialist countries believed that in order to achieve true peace and freedom, all countries of the world must gradually abandon colonialism. If the so-called world empires that have huge colonies overseas and brutally exploit the colonial peoples, and the monopoly financial oligarchy behind them, refuse to abandon their brutal colonial oppressive policies, peace and freedom in the world will not be realized; The USSR and Germany would also fight resolutely against it in all its forms;

Eighth, the two socialist countries of the Soviet Union and Germany call on all progressive countries in the world that oppose colonialism and support colonial liberation and independence to immediately join the movement against colonialism and work together to win the best tomorrow for all mankind.

Adolph. Hitler

Joseph. Vissarionovic. Stalin

Riga, 12 December 1939. ”

-- These are the full contents of the Declaration of the Liberators (also known as the Riga Charter), which was to be published to the world on December 12, 1939.

It is very lofty, enough to resonate with the working people of Asia and Africa who were oppressed by British and French imperialism. At the same time, it poses a huge problem for Britain, France, and the beacon countries of liberal democracy across the Atlantic.

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"How can they be like this, obviously two robbers, who have the cheekiness to package themselves as liberators! This is the most shameful deception I have ever seen since I entered politics! ”

White House, Oval Office, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell. Hull is loudly denouncing the Declaration of the Liberators.

Roosevelt chuckled when he heard him. He looked at Hull and Hopkins' surprised gazes, smiled and said, "We have a good opponent, don't we?" We underestimated Hitler and treated him like Mussolini as a fascist. In fact he was a Bismarck! ”

Hopkins interjected in a sharp, serious tone: "President, Hitler and Stalin have given us a big problem!" They raised the banner against colonialism...... Moreover, no one will think that the Germans are lying. Because Germany had no colonies, and Germany's enemies were precisely two huge colonial empires. ”

"So what?" Roosevelt's expression became serious, "The Germans cannot count on Indians, Arabs, or blacks in Africa as allies. And Stalin ...... The fact that he issued this declaration together with Hitler did not mean that the Soviet Union would enter the war. I think the Soviet Union just wanted to carve up the legacy of the British Empire without any risk after its collapse. So Germany is still alone! And if the British Empire had been smarter, it would still have had a chance to win over the Soviet Union. ”

"President, what do you mean......" Harry. Hopkins asked.

"Instead of letting others enjoy the inheritance after death, it is better to use the wealth while you are alive!" Roosevelt said, "Harry, you've figured out Stalin's cards, and he needs real interests, and the British Empire has exactly what the Tsar wants." ”

What the Tsar wanted most was to recover Constantinople and thus open the way south to the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans! And Stalin, the Red Tsar, was no exception.

"But it can't be," said Cordell. "It is impossible for the British Empire to abandon the Middle East," Hull said. ”

Roosevelt seemed to be very helpless and raised his eyebrows. "The British Empire is going to die, and if you are like a miser who is reluctant to spend money on medicine, then the United States will be powerless."

He looked at Secretary of State Hull, and Hull said, "President, I will relay your words to Prime Minister Chamberlain." ”

Roosevelt added: "Tell the British that the Neutrality Act will soon be passed in Congress." The F2A Buffalo they needed was now ready to go. In addition, the Atlantic Fleet will soon launch armed cruises on the New York-Iceland route to defend the freedom of navigation of the United States! ”

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"On behalf of His Majesty the Kaiser of the German Empire and all the German people, I wish the great socialist Soviet Union eternal prosperity and strength under the wise leadership of the Bolshevik Party!"

In the splendid castle of Riga, a celebratory reception was taking place at this time - a reception celebrating the joint publication of the Declaration of the Liberators by the Soviet Union and Germany.

German leader and Chancellor Adolf. Hitler held up a glass of boiled water and said a toast in an emotional tone.

Stalin, the father leader of the Soviet Union, although he could not understand Hitler's German, immediately raised his glass with vodka: "The friendship between the German and Soviet peoples, inaugurated by the leaders of the older generation (Kaiser Wilhelm and Comrade Lenin) and cemented with blood and life, will surely become unbreakable in the great journey of socialism throughout the world!" ”

"Long live the unbreakable Soviet-German friendship!"

"Long live Soviet-German unity under the banner of socialism!"

The people in the banquet hall all raised their glasses and said in the most sincere and cheerful tone the words of friendship and unity between the Soviet Union and Germany.

Hesman and Voroshilov stood side by side, holding a glass full of champagne in their hands, and spoke to Voroshilov in a low voice in Russian after the toast.

"Comrade Voroshilov, the current Brest Fortress is not what it was in 1917, and the Poles took over it with a lot of money. When Pilsudski was alive, his greatest fear was for you to attack. So the defense there is almost comparable to the Maginot Line! So it's really not General Pavlov's fault that the Red Army has been unable to conquer for a long time, and there is no way to replace me. ”

The bloody battle for Brest continues! Stalin delayed the meeting again and again for the sake of Brest, who hoped to meet Hitler after the liberation of Brest by the Red Army.

But the result made him very humiliated, a fortress actually resisted the Soviet Red Army for 2 whole months, and it has not been defeated until now.

However, one only needs to understand the defense of the Brest Fortress, and one can understand why the Soviet Red Army could not be attacked for a long time - it was not that the Red Army could not fight, but that the fortress was too strong. The defenses there are similar to those of the Maginot and Siegfried lines. If Pavlov had commanded hundreds of thousands of Red Army troops to fight the Maginot Line, he would have been the result now.

This kind of fortification + fortress defense must be slowly bombarded by super-large caliber heavy artillery to break through. During the First World War, the German army was also blocked in front of the Liege fortress for more than ten days, and finally relied on four 420mm caliber "Grand Bertha" to bombard for 5 days before destroying 12 reinforced concrete fortresses.

But in Brest, the Soviet Red Army did not have such a weapon of mass destruction. Although the Soviet Red Army pursued the doctrine of artillery, over the past 20 years the Soviet Union has also established many factories for the production of cannons and shells with the help of Germany. However, in terms of the production and manufacture of super-large caliber artillery, it is still relatively backward.

At present, the most ferocious large-caliber artillery in Stalin's arsenal is the BR-18 305mm heavy howitzer and the TM-3-12 305mm/L-52 train gun. Although this artillery is powerful, it is a relic of the Tsarist era after all, and the Poles have long known the details. When expanding and reinforcing the Brest Fortress, the anti-artillery requirements for important fortresses were able to withstand several bombardments from 305mm caliber cannons.

Therefore, after clearing the perimeter of Brest, the 305mm cannon mobilized by Pavlov failed to blast open the 12 fortresses surrounding the core elements of Brest.

Without heavy artillery, Pavlov was helpless and launched several strong attacks, all of which resulted in heavy losses. However, Stalin did not remove him from his post and investigate him, because the war on the Ukrainian side was also not going well. The city of Kyiv was fought for more than a month, Vinnytsia was not captured in its entirety until December 10, and Odessa's resistance continues to this day.

At the same time, the Red Army suffered from the stubborn resistance of the Ukrainian counter-revolutionary bandits, and the process of establishing Bolshevik rule in all parts of right-bank Ukraine was not as fast as expected. For this reason, Comrade Khrushchev has already written several reviews that are very profound and touch the soul - he still underestimated the situation of the struggle in the right-bank Ukraine!

In this case, Stalin could only come to Riga to pay homage to Adolf, an old friend of the Soviet people and a close comrade-in-arms of scientific socialism. Comrade Hitler turned for help. (To be continued.) )