Chapter 103: Finding the Gun
After thinking about it, Lynn always felt that the battleship "Tirpitz" capsized in the Lingenfjord was a hot potato in the eyes of the Norwegian political axe, and a fragrant bun in the eyes of scrap metal buyers, and in the new strategy of the empire, whether it was a uranium separation and enrichment project or a Nordic industrial circle project, the demand for high-quality steel was quite large, and the wreck of such a large battleship should be able to find and piece together many other useful objects, such as boilers, pipes, bearings, gears, etc., and the treasures of the Third Reich were not endlessSufficient waste utilization can be used for other important projects.
With this in mind, Lynn approached Courtland and Andri that day. The war had just ended, and the European continent was full of Allied eyes and ears, considering the huge risk of revealing their identities, the two originally felt that it was better to prepare and set off, and they couldn't bear Lynn's reasonable patient lobbying, so they reluctantly agreed to travel early, and Courtland, as a sheep's head economic and financial adviser, also reminded Lynn: if a newly established company rashly participates in the bid, it will inevitably attract the attention of the allies, and if you want to act safely, it is best to find an easy-to-control enterprise to cover up your true intentions.
Lynn was very impressed with Courtland's opinion, but when she asked him if he had anyone to recommend, the Marine Colonel simply spread his hands. Most of the companies he came into contact with were German, and with the end of the war, they either went bankrupt, were taken over by the Allies or were strictly regulated, and it was more eye-catching to find German companies than to re-register them abroad. As for the French companies, it was more difficult to participate in and control them, while the Spanish companies could not avoid the attention of the Allies because of the nature of the Franco regime.
Turning around and talking to Andri, this intelligence chief has more information resources after all. In this purely selfless matter, he called in Helmut, who was in charge of Nordic intelligence. Lieutenant Colonel Oboleser fully cooperated with Lynn in her search for a suitable "shell".
Coming to Lynn's office with the information, Lieutenant Colonel Oblether preconceived notch: "Mention scrap metal smelting and recycling...... The Norman company in Finland had a lot of experience, and at the beginning of the war we sold them a lot of old ships that could not leave the port, and they used the scrap steel to build defensive lines, cast guns and ammunition, and make the Soviets suffer a lot. If you see fit, we can contact the Finnish side as soon as possible, and according to the secret agreement signed before, they should be able to cooperate with our request, and it would be advantageous in all respects to acquire the Tirpitz on their behalf. ”
Lynn thought hard about it, and finally rejected the suggestion. He vaguely remembered that the legendary Finnish man, the commander of the army and the head of the political axe, Marshal Mannerheim, although he was deeply respected and supported by the Finnish military and civilians, but under the strong pressure of the Soviet side, he would soon embark on a journey into exile, and there was no chance to return to Finland in this life, and the subsequent Finnish political axe did not have the courage to contend with the increasingly powerful Red Empire.
"And what about Norway?" Lieutenant Colonel Oboleser flipped through his handmade information book and muttered: "We still have secret supporters in the new Norwegian political axe, and some local administrators have also received our covert funding, and they should be very obedient to assist us...... Ah, here, the owner of the Katen-Cross company is a Norwegian, but he has married a German wife and has worked secretly with the SS many times during the war, so he has been handsomely rewarded - the SS has helped him successfully annex two mines and an iron smelter, and Katen-Cross has become the leading steel company in southwestern Norway. If we come to the door, this guy will not dare to refuse or tell the Allies! ”
There is no doubt that the hidden Han Zhan is most afraid of being revealed, but Lynn is still not at ease: "Those who were able to prosper during our occupation can think of internal reasons, and even if they can't find evidence, those patriots, nationalists, and allies will pay attention." ”
"You have a point!" Oboleser nodded and continued to flip through his martial arts cheats.
"Sweden, is there a suitable one in Sweden?" Lynn reminded that "the country remained neutral during the war and was less likely to arouse the suspicion of the Allies." ”
"In terms of qualifications and scale, there are a lot of companies in Sweden that are suitable, but the question is how do we convince them to work with us secretly?" The lieutenant colonel expressed his concern, "Besides, isn't it easy to question if a Swedish company bids for the ship's scrap and doesn't haul the scrap back to Finland?" ”
Dark box work is really not something that can be done casually, it requires a high IQ and a vicious and cunning eye, and Lynn begins to feel that there are not enough brain cells.
After flipping through the data book back and forth twice, Oboleser seemed to be out of line, but he suddenly remembered something: "Then again, sir! I know of a very special Swiss company, Kennet. It sells chocolate confectionery in Switzerland, with good production and sales, and its owner, who has been in business for generations, is said to be very wealthy, and is not willing to keep to his laurels, often making incredible investments. For example, in the mid-30s, he invested in a diesel engine company in the Netherlands, and when we confiscated the company's assets after the occupation of the Netherlands in 1940, it was found in the production archives that this company had obtained orders for diesel engines from the Royal Netherlands Navy and the British Royal Navy for a total of more than 2 million pounds in just one and a half years from 1939 to the summer of 1940, and the profit was as high as more than 30%. If we hadn't succeeded in launching the blitzkrieg, this small company would have been able to make him even more profitable. ”
Such an investment was indeed a sign of business and political acumen, but it was difficult to predict from a businessman's eye that the rigid German generals would be able to create a blitzkrieg tactic that had never been seen before.
Lynn thought for a moment and asked, "You confiscated these assets back then, and the Swiss side didn't protest?" ”
"Protest? Did protests work for the SS guys? Besides, after the surrender of France, the Swiss political axe was worried about our invasion all day long, how could they have the courage to protest again and again? Lieutenant Colonel Oboleser said this with obvious haughty tone and disdain, and although the glory of the past was gone, the posture of the once strong man was not completely let go.
In this way, the discerning Swiss businessman protested at the time, and he must have made a very bad impression on him with the brute force of the German political axe. How, then, would he be willing to cooperate with the remnants of the German Party, who were now in a state of despair? Lynn pondered worriedly.
Since Oboleser talked about this business, it was naturally not for no reason, and he then told Lynn: The Swiss businessman had a son who had not been in a proper business since he was a child, but he admired the iron-blooded ideas of the Third Reich, so he sneaked to Germany in 1943 to join the Waffen-SS, but he couldn't stand the harsh environment on the battlefield on the Eastern Front, deserted as a deserter, and was almost caught and shot by the arrest team, but the then Gestapo No. 2 chief Solst felt that his family background was promising. He was tempted to join the German intelligence organization in Switzerland.
"Coincidentally and fortunately, I was still working in the second department at the time, and I did it myself. After a few months, I moved around and never paid attention to that again. The lieutenant colonel added.
"Sounds ...... It seems that there is some kind of opportunity. What is happening to this Swiss businessman now? How is his youngest son, who works for us, doing? And that business, these ...... How long will it take to figure it out? Lynn asked quickly.
"With the way we are currently communicating with Europe, it would take a week to do the least." "If the emergency channel is activated, it will require the approval of Colonel Andri, and there is a risk of exposure, perhaps two or three days at the earliest." ”
Anxious to eat hot tofu, Lynn secretly comforted himself, he rubbed his chin: "Then let's go in both lines!" On the one hand, contact the Carten Cross company and get them ready to join the bid, but don't be too ostentatious and follow our arrangement; On the other hand, contact our intelligence officers in Switzerland to find out as soon as possible what we need and be ready to respond - in a while Chief Andriy and I will go to Switzerland to see if we can handle this safely. ”
"Okay, sir, I'll do it!"
Lieutenant Colonel Oboleser grabbed his information book and prepared to leave, when Lynn stopped him and asked:
"Do we have any supporters in Sweden?"
The lieutenant colonel stopped: "Do you mean intelligence officers or people who honor the will of the Führer?" ”
"There are people who believe in Catholicism, there are people who believe in Islam, there are people who support [***], and naturally there are people who support the doctrine of the Führer...... That's what I thought. Lynn replied.
The lieutenant colonel didn't think much about it: "There should be some!" What do you mean ......"
"The key to getting our intelligence agents in Sweden together during this time is to get information about the identity and statements of their operators, which we will need when we come back from Switzerland." Lynn commanded in an affirmative tone.
"Okay, after reporting to Colonel Andri, I will do as you ask!" Oboleser is very sophisticated in making his subordinate position.
Lynn didn't have the idea of co-opting others at will, so he nodded approvingly: "While the attention of the allies is attracted by the attack on the US atomic bomb base, our intelligence system in Northern Europe can be appropriately active and lay the foundation for the Fuhrer's revival plan." ”
"I understand!" After saluting properly, Oboleser walked out of the room.
In just one afternoon, Lynn had a lot of contact and thinking, and the continuous high-speed operation of his brain made him feel as if the Tianling Gai was about to smoke, so he hurriedly got himself a glass of cold water, and then turned to the big globe next to the table, and turned it clockwise. If there was no external resistance, it would have been easy to build a Nordic economic circle and an industrial circle with the wealth secretly accumulated by the Third Reich, but now that the war has just ended, the Allies are paying close attention to and searching for the remnants of the Reich who have fled everywhere, and fortunately, the Führer and his wife and the Goebbels family have arranged stand-ins before fleeing Berlin, and the leaders of Goering and Himmler have fallen into the hands of the Allies, otherwise, the external situation will be even worse.
"We have to hurry up and encourage the United States and the Soviet Union to pinch each other!" Lynn pondered silently in her heart.
(To be continued)