Chapter 60 Military Exercises
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"In November 1918, the Czech army occupied an area with a German majority. Despite the opposition of the local population, the Sudetenland was divided into Czechoslovakia in the Treaty of Saint-Germain. We, the Germans in the Sudetenland, have never forgotten our homeland, and we have always been inspired by the Great Führer to exert all our strength to return to the holy and great German ......"
In April 1938, Konrad Henlein demanded full "autonomy" for the Sudetenland, and on April 24, Henlein, with Hitler's support, put forward eight demands, including equality with the Czech government, complete autonomy, and reparation for all the unequal losses suffered by the Germans from 1918 onwards, and a series of very excessive demands, pending a reply from the Czech government.
Zhang Jun, who returned to the German Equipment Department, immediately summoned several divisional directors such as Rommel, Hausser, Ike, Hartmann, etc.
When Rommel came to Zhang Jun's office, everyone was very relaxed, basically there was no restraint, and the fighting friendship of mutual trust and mutual respect would be a strong foundation between them.
"Report to the Commander, Rommel to report, Ike to report ......"
"Brothers, now we have something to do, our great Führer has given me an honorable task, I must go to the Sudetenland border at the end of April to exercise, the reason you may have heard some of it, now the Sudetenland has more than 3 million people of our German descent, the Führer means that the Sudetenland originally belonged to the Holy Roman Empire, and now is the time for us to recover the Detenland, as for weapons, you don't have to worry, what needs to be transferred directly to the national arsenal, I have already received the Führer's transfer order, Some of the new weapons we have now in our hands are all mothballed, and only the main equipment that Germany has existing is used.
I will explain to you why we want to seal up some of the new weapons in our hands, the first is that the number of new weapons in our hands is scarce, even if we use them now, the impact on the war situation is not great, and the second and most important reason is that it is not the beginning of the war, we do not need to expose our new weapons prematurely, if because of the premature use of our new weapons, and let some enemy countries with strong technology develop countermeasures, then it will not be lost for us.
Of course, we are not responsible for the other aspects, your main task now is to immediately go to the national arsenal to collect equipment, and at the same time carry out targeted training, at the end of April we will be driven to the Sudetenland border, my brothers, is there a problem? ”
"Report to the sir, there is no problem, guarantee to complete the task."
Rommel, Ike, Hartmann, and the new commander of the "Prince Eugen" division, William. Bitrich and the Chief of Intelligence, Walter. Schellenburg, all standing straight, very serious to answer Zhang Jun's questions, their rigorous attitude towards the work made Zhang Jun very satisfied, usually not big or small Zhang Jun will not mind at all, when there is a task, don't slack the band, Zhang Jun doesn't like that kind of subordinates.
"My brothers, your current troops are all mighty divisions, civilized divisions. However, your soldiers have not yet tasted the true taste of war. So listen carefully, you may think that your soldiers are trained to know how to fight, but this is not the case. Only when they hear the first bullet coming towards them will everything be clear. Now there are many soldiers who do not understand why our army emphasizes strict discipline and good training.
They may say that the military means discipline and training, and that the two are the same thing, that's all. But I want you to tell your soldiers that the real reason why the army is well-trained and disciplined is that you must make your soldiers develop a fighting habit, a strong fighting instinct that is deeply rooted in the soldiers' hearts, enough to overcome their fear of death. My brothers, you are already German SS generals, the most glorious and sacred generals in the world. You are part of the greatest and holiest army in the world. You are fighting for the greatest and most holy nation.
Now that the war is not far ahead, and the hope of victory is smiling at us, my brothers, are you always ready, always ready to fight with me for the holy and great Motherland?
"Always ready to fight with the commander for the sacred and great motherland."
"Always ready to fight with the commander for the sacred and great motherland."
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Zhang Jun and several of his subordinates are full of enthusiasm and passion, Zhang Jun found that he already has a bit of the potential of the great head of state to stir people's hearts, but Zhang Jun is by no means a false agitation, but a cry and voice from the heart, so it is more exciting and inspiring.
"Since the day my brothers fought with me, we have been brothers, brothers in life and death, until the end of the world, you will always be my brothers in life and death, may God bless my brothers, bless holy and great Germany."
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
Several of Zhang Jun's subordinates warmly applauded Zhang Jun's passionate speech, it was really too good, too passionate, can you not let these hot-blooded men be passionate? And rightfully so. Until Zhang Jun saw these subordinates leave, it could be seen from their majestic walking posture that they were in a passionate mood at this time.
After saying that Rommel and Ike returned to the garrison with the Führer's order, they immediately began to count all kinds of weapons and materials needed by the whole army, the whole army is now close to 70,000 weapons and equipment, and the various weapons needed are absolutely heavenly, and Germany should have a lot of reserves of light weapons and artillery, the only thing missing is tanks, and now all units are competing for tank quotas, even if the entire German tank reserve will not exceed 500, and now the 1st SS Panzer Army needs more than 600 tanks, Even if the entire German tank reserve was given to the 1st SS Panzer Army, it could not be fully established, and it was impossible to borrow all the tank reserves of the entire Germany to the SS, so the other troops would not be noisy.
Rommel plans to use 200 to 300 vehicles to increase the tank training of his soldiers, saying that it is not really going to fight a big war now, Rommel as a former German Wehrmacht officer, now does not want to grab the Wehrmacht's tank share, if Rommel really sweeps away the entire German tank reserves, most of them will cause contradictions between the Wehrmacht and the SS, this is not the result that Commander Zhang wants to see, why did Zhang Jun choose Rommel as deputy commander.
The first is to fancy Rommel's excellent commanding ability, and the second is Rommel's overall view, only the first ability, and the commander without the second ability, can only be a general, not a commander, it just so happens that Rommel is very good in both aspects.
"Commander Paul Haussel, you are in charge of counting the number of rifles and machine guns, Commander Theodore Eck, you are in charge of the transport vehicles, and Erich Hartmann, you are in charge of your planes. Bitrich you and I are in charge of tanks and armored vehicles, Walter . Schellenberg, you are in charge of ammunition and logistics, and as for Deputy Army Commander Konrad, we are stationed, do you have any questions? If there is no problem, I need to see your soldiers in three days, all with weapons and not with bare hands, understand? ”
"Understood."
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Rommel went to the weapons reserve to borrow weapons, and was busy, and when the weapons arrived in the hands of the soldiers, they had to carry out corresponding tactical training, and the 1st SS Panzer Corps recruited soldiers in the SS, who had served for several years, of course, there were recruits, but the proportion was not very large, so the basic training of soldiers was much less, and now the main training was multi-arm cooperative operations, small team cooperative operations, and so on.
The German side was actively preparing militarily, the Nazi Party in the Sudetenland also responded positively, and with some violent incidents against the Czech government, the international situation was turbulent, and Britain is now the world's number one power, not only militarily but also economically, and Britain has the most colonies in the world.
In order to avoid the never-ending war of attrition in the First World War, Britain is trying its best to avoid getting involved in the war, and Britain has not fully recovered to the level before the First World War, British Prime Minister Chamberlain in order to avoid Britain being involved in the whirlpool of war and falling into the quagmire of war, flew to Berlin on April 10 to discuss the "border crisis" between Germany and the Czech Republic"Diplomatic mediation.
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Buckingham Palace, London, UK:
The Royal Palace, a four-storey square grey building with a solemn main entrance with the royal coat of arms, is the center of the Crown's power. Surrounded by railings, there are many statues in the square in front of the palace, as well as the Queen Victoria Memorial Expanded by Edward VII, the golden statue of the goddess of victory stands on a high marble platform, the golden light is glittering, as if it is about to fall from the sky, and the golden angel on the statue of Queen Victoria represents the royal family's desire to recreate the glory of the Victorian era. There are more than 600 halls and rooms in the palace, such as a ceremony hall, a concert hall, a banquet hall, and a gallery. In addition, the vast Imperial Garden is full of beautiful flowers.
If the British Emperor's flag is flying directly above the palace, it means that the king is still in the palace; If not, then it is on behalf of the king to go out. Today, important state events of the king, such as summoning prime ministers and ministers, receiving and entertaining visiting foreign heads of state or government, and receiving credentials from foreign envoys, are held in the palace. In addition, heads of state who are visiting the UK for state visits also stay in the palace. The palace is guarded by royal guards dressed in ceremonial dress. The current owner of Buckingham Palace is George VI.
The King's flag is still flying over Buckingham Palace today, indicating that the King is still in the palace, and George VI will receive First Chamberlain today.