Chapter 108: Wansheng Volunteer Division
A telegram from the German ambassador to the United States was soon delivered to Hitler, who reported to Hitler the request of the American youth to join the German Seventh Panzer Corps.
The German SS had a Foreign Legion, but the SS recruited non-German Germanic youth, and no one of the Germanic nationalities had ever been recruited.
This is a very special situation, and if Germany decides to recruit young people from other countries into the German Wehrmacht, it will certainly make up for Germany's lack of troops, and at the same time improve Germany's international status and reputation.
What if a foreign spy also infiltrates these youths? This is certainly unavoidable.
Even if the Wehrmacht does not recruit volunteers from various countries, spies from various countries will still use different identities and methods to infiltrate, and there is no doubt that no country can completely prevent the infiltration of spies.
Hitler thought about it for a long time, but he didn't make a decision, anyway, these people were in the Seventh Panzer Army, and Hitler handed over this annoying problem directly to Rommel.
Rommel soon received a telegram from Hitler, and since Hitler asked him to decide, Rommel did not hesitate to reply to the Führer:
"Great Führer, I think that these volunteers should be accepted for the German 7th Panzer Corps, the benefits of which clearly outweigh the disadvantages.
As for the weapons and expenses for equipping these volunteers, they are all borne by the French government, and we don't have to pay for them at all. ”
Since Rommel was willing to accept these volunteers, Hitler agreed, and the organization of this army was divided into a division, and the name of this division Hitler thought for a long time, and came up with a name that was so dirty that it was a scumbag -- Wansheng Volunteer Division.
The military flag of the Wansheng Division was also designed by Hitler himself, Hitler was originally a semi-painter, and the military flag he designed was still very beautiful, holding the swastika logo in both hands.
Hitler's order was immediately sent to the embassies of the world, which conducted an examination and medical examination of all volunteers who applied for the military in accordance with German conscription standards.
People with criminal records will definitely not ask for it, the German Seventh Panzer Army does not recruit garbage, and members of the underworld will not ask for it, anyway, Germany has extremely high requirements for soldiers, and children who are not from good families cannot pass the audit and physical examination at all.
There are about 100,000 young people from all over the world who have applied to join the German Seventh Panzer Corps, and only about 23,000 young people have actually passed the examination and physical examination.
When the list of these personnel was reported to Rommel, Rommel took them all with a stroke of his pen, and asked the French government of Visy to give 5,000 US dollars to each volunteer from various countries who passed the examination and physical examination.
This settling-in allowance is quite a lot, equivalent to a year's salary of middle-level white-collar workers in the United States, which is not only to solve the worries of volunteers.
More importantly, I want to use volunteers from various countries to show that participating in the glorious German army, no matter if you can realize your dream of being on the battlefield, you can still get benefits.
In doing so, Rommel undoubtedly wanted to make more young people in the world eager to join the holy German army.
And the French Visse government is no longer poor, because Rommel vigorously restored the French economy, and the French Vissi government's tax revenue has sufficient sources and guarantees, not to mention that Germany still retains the French colony.
In the past, the French government could afford to raise even 6 million troops, and the 500,000 German troops in France were simply a piece of cake, and there was no pressure on the French government of Vesey.
The German embassies around the world soon received the funds from Rommel, who immediately helped the volunteers with visas and arranged for a ship or plane to Paris, France.
Not to mention other countries, let's talk about US President Roosevelt, this lame man was really angry and scolded, and Roosevelt also scolded things.
Because the United States is now neutral, his laws cannot restrict these volunteers from going abroad.
So Roosevelt could only pinch his nose and admit that these belligerent volunteers went to Paris, France to join the Seventh Panzer Corps.
Roosevelt was heartbroken when he thought that the U.S. military would have to fight with his own volunteers on the battlefield in the future, but what could he do?
The capitalists in the United States don't want to go to war now, they just want to make money by selling arms on a large scale, and making money is their favorite thing, so forget about the war!
The French military-industrial complex has another order, and almost all the equipment of this Wansheng volunteer division is produced in France.
Even small arms such as Mauser rifles can be produced by some upgraded military factories in France, but they have to pay Germany a patent fee of $5 for each Mauser rifle produced.
Rommel's work to form the Wansheng Volunteer Division was carried out in an orderly manner.
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After Hitler defeated France, he drew up the "Sea Lion Plan" to invade Britain. In order to ensure the sea-crossing landing operation, the German army tried to seize air supremacy first, so as to destroy the British fortifications, eliminate the British air force, and pin down the British Royal Navy.
(Because the protagonist does not participate in the Battle of Britain, it is only briefly introduced.) )
So Luftwaffe Field Marshal Goering assembled the main force of the Luftwaffe Air Force 3 air groups and 2669 aircraft, fighters and bombers accounted for half each, while Britain only had 700 fighters and 500 bombers, and Germany had a 2:1 advantage.
As early as May 1940, Britain had foreseen a large-scale bombing of the British mainland by the Luftwaffe, so on May 19, the British Joint Chiefs of Staff presented a report on the defense of France in the event of France's withdrawal from the war, calling for the effective strengthening of various defensive measures, especially air defense measures, which was approved by the wartime cabinet on May 27.
And immediately began the necessary preparations: first the wartime cabinet formed the Ministry of Aircraft Manufacturing, which was led by Beaver? Brooke served as secretary and vigorously strengthened aircraft manufacturing, so that the monthly production of aircraft increased rapidly from 700 to 1,600 in August, including 470 fighter planes.
secondly, the air defense forces will be uniformly adjusted and deployed throughout the country, with a focus on strengthening the air defense of the London area; Third, the Air Force Department has set up a combat training unit, set up a number of training schools, and stepped up the training of air and ground crews.
This would allow 200 new pilots to replenish the force each month, and Commonwealth member states would be mobilized to train air crews on their behalf to form new combat units.
In July 1940, the Battle of France ended, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway and other countries were all conquered by Germany, and only Britain was left to resist in the whole of Western Europe.
At this time, Hitler extended an olive branch to Britain, and because Nazi Germany did not have enough crude oil reserves before the war and needed to prepare for the subsequent war against the Soviet Union, Hitler believed that too much strength should not be expended on the Western Front.
Moreover, Germany's main enemy was the Soviet Union, and it was enough to knock Britain, as long as Britain said that it would no longer be an enemy of Germany and return the former German colonies that had been stolen during the First World War, a peace treaty could be signed.
Unexpectedly, the new British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was a tough one, and Chamberlain's experience made Churchill completely ignore Hitler's diplomatic tricks.
After suppressing the Nazi forces in Britain and the external persuasion forces, preparations for a possible attack continued.
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