Chapter 52: The German-Austrian Merger
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At a critical juncture in the negotiations, a coup d'état plot broke out in Germany, Hitler hurried back to Germany, and the Austrian Chancellor got a respite and immediately rushed back to Austria to hold a referendum, and the Austrian Chancellor intended to use public opinion to block Germany's annexation plan.
Because Austria is also Germanic, and everyone is not willing to fight each other at gunpoint, if all Austrians are against the German-Austrian merger, then Hitler has no choice, except for his own compatriots to start a war, which will lose Hitler's support in Germany, which is the most undesirable, and the great Führer will certainly not be so stupid.
Because Hitler made almost no mistakes in the German-Austrian merger, Zhang Jun would not jump out and intervene in any action of the Führer, including the use of force to deter Austria. Zhang Jun doesn't have the ability to participate now, and he doesn't have any soldiers in his hands! The 1st Panzer Corps of its own SS only began to build shelves.
The Austrian chancellor was left to salvage the situation with a referendum, which set the age threshold at 24 years and above, excluding young people who were more sympathetic to the Nazis. On March 10, Hitler declared that it was a hoax and that Germany would not admit it. On March 11, Hitler gave an ultimatum to the Austrian Chancellor, and with or without response, Hitler had ordered the troops to prepare for entry into Austria. The Austrian Chancellor finally appealed to foreign countries, but Britain and France did nothing, and he resigned as Chancellor that evening. Originally Austrian President Wilhelm? Miklas refused to appoint Seth Inquart as the new chancellor, but the Nazis in Vienna began to capture and imprison government officials, and Miklas had no choice but to appoint Seth-Inquart as chancellor. On March 12, Hitler ordered the German team to cross the German-Austrian border in Berlin, and on the 14th of the same month, he successfully entered Vienna. Now Hitler flew alone to the Austrian capital, and Hitler's entry into Vienna was welcomed by the Austrians, who immediately declared that "this ancient land of the Germans has become the newest part of Germany."
This time Hitler gambled right, and the appeasement policy of Britain and France made Hitler have no scruples, when the German army entered Austria, all the Austrian troops refused to be given by their superiors, blocked the orders of the German army, stayed in the barracks and did not come out, the fully mechanized German army soon occupied the Austrian capital, and held a referendum at the same time, the referendum result was that 99.7% of Austrians were in favor of the German-Austrian merger, the situation at this time was irreversible, the German-Austrian merger became a foregone conclusion, and Hitler's "Flower Offensive" was a great success, All the Germans and most of the Austrian Germans fell into a complete frenzy, and Hitler's popularity was once again restored to that before the Goering coup.
On March 17, 1938, a meeting was held at the German Ministry of Armament, which included all German arms manufacturers.
Famous German arms dealers, Krupp Arsenal, Mauser Arsenal, Mercedeschmitt Aircraft Company, Junker Aircraft Company, Heinkel Aircraft Company, Dornier Aircraft Company, Focke-Woolf Aircraft Company, Henschel & Sons Company, Walter Arms Company, BMW and Porsche (Porsche), Siemens, ZF, Lenk, KraussMaffei, Wegmann, BV, Deutsche Shipyard, Hovald,......
In total, nearly 100 large and small arms companies were summoned by Zhang Jun to the German Ministry of Armament, and in the past, Zhang Jun could only use his own meager efforts to organize research, but now Zhang Jun can use Germany's state funds to conduct research, which will be incomparable before, not only in terms of abundant funds, but more importantly, the high-quality scientific research talents in Germany as a whole will develop more advanced weapons and equipment under Zhang Jun's abundant investment in scientific research, and of course some things can also be turned into civilian use, in fact, many studies were later conducted in peacetime, converted to civilian technology.
First, Germany accounted for 23 of the 26 epoch-making weapons in World War II, while the United States had only two, and the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union each had one.
1. V-2: the earliest ballistic ground-to-ground missile;
2. V-1: the earliest cruise missile;
3. ME-262: the first practical jet fighter;
4. MG-42: the first general-purpose machine gun;
5. S**/MP-44: the first assault rifle;
6. Fritz X: the first guided bomb;
7. HS-293: the first anti-ship missile, the first air-to-ground missile, of which there is also a TV-guided type, which can also be regarded as a first;
8. X-4: the first air-to-air missile;
9. X-7: The first anti-tank missile, but it was not put into practical use, does it count?
10. Rhine's daughter: The first anti-aircraft missile, which has not been put into practical use, is it counted?
11. The earliest magnetic mines, the model number is forgotten;
12. The earliest sound-guided torpedo, the model number is forgotten;
13. Dula train gun: the world's largest caliber artillery;
14. Tiger Tank: In which aspect can this guy be regarded as the world's first?
15. Submarines: The first type of submarine that does not rely on air? Or is it an "electric shark", can it be considered the first in the world?
16. There is also a forward-swept wing bomber,
17. AR-234: The first jet bomber and the only one in World War II;
18. ME-232: The prototype of a modern military transport aircraft can also be regarded as a guy who has opened a new era, right?
19 The world's first helicopter FL282 for real combat
20 The world's first intercontinental missile A9/A10 (built but failed to test-launch)
21 The world's first anti-radar missile BV246
22 The world's first experimental reactor (some sources say that it has reached the stage of a dirty bomb)
23. The world's first dish aircraft RFZ (flying saucer) The world's first airfoil aircraft GO229
The number one atomic bomb, Germany also had the strength to research and manufacture, mainly due to the failure of various sabotage and espionage acts of the Allies, and let the Yankees develop the atomic bomb in advance.
The first of the two epoch-making weapons of the United States is the atomic bomb, which is also the first, and the other is the radio proximity fuse.
Britain's epoch-making weapon was active sonar, which was developed entirely to deal with the German U-2 submarines.
And the Katyusha of the USSR.
At this time, Germany's scientific and technological level has far surpassed other countries of the same era, after the defeat of Germany, the victorious bandits carved up the vast majority of scientists and researchers, the vast majority of factories, the vast majority of epoch-making weapons of the two great powers during the Cold War, basically the continuation of German research and ideas, this can already explain everything, Zhang Jun believes that in his own led German weapons research, there will definitely not be some major mistakes in research and development and installation, if that is the case, Zhang Jun sent himself to the gallows in Nuremberg with his own hands, and if a person had to go to death by himself, even God would not be able to save him.
The only thing Germany needs Zhang Jun to do is to be the Liu Bang of ancient China - Zhang Jun can be a scoundrel, he can be a playboy, he can be unlearned, but he must be able to employ people.
Fortunately, Zhang Jun is a little better than Liu Bang in terms of ability, there are some strategic command capabilities, and Zhang Jun has already begun to envelop and boldly use them, for the research and development of weapons, what Zhang Jun has to do is to integrate, so that some epoch-making weapons that have use value and Germany have the ability to manufacture on a large scale appear in advance, and when Germany is facing imminent defeat, these weapons are advanced and have not played their due role, and the impact on the war situation is also very limited, and now the time is only early 1938, There are nearly two years for Zhang Jun to organize the research and development of those epoch-making weapons, although the time is still urgent, but it will definitely not be in a hurry, there are definitely a few epoch-making weapons that were developed by Zhang Jun before the outbreak of the war for war.
Zhang Jun wore the uniform of a majestic SS lieutenant general, and walked on the podium very calmly, a twenty-five-year-old lieutenant general, the first in Germany from ancient times to the present, Zhang Jun's great military exploits in China at that time made everyone speechless, and now Germany has not launched a war, and even the old generals of the First World War have no precedent for annihilating 200,000 enemy ** troops in a campaign.
The high-spirited and energetic Zhang Jun began his speech:
"Good morning, distinguished friends, distinguished guests!
Today, thousands of merchants gather and heroes gather. So many good friends came. The scene was so hot, which we didn't expect before, and your enthusiasm and sincerity also deeply infected us.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of you for your continued support! At the same time, I am glad to have such an opportunity to communicate and exchange with friends, enhance mutual understanding, and work together to create a more brilliant future.
In the spring of 1938, the German fire procurement conference was officially held in this sunny day, we will treat all companies equally, as long as your product quality is excellent, and at the same time suitable for the needs of the German team, which you will get a large number of contracts and procurement, the procurement will implement the principle of fairness, justice and openness, I request and hope that the companies will come up with your products, to participate in the public procurement competition.
The sun is shining, and the sun is blooming. Why do flowers shine as long as they give a little sunshine? Because there are conditions, with the basic conditions that it needs to grow, then what reason does it have not to open! Opportunities are hard to find, miss this time and wait for the next time, and the price of waiting for the next time is one less appearance of vitality, one less close contact with bees and butterflies, so the flowers are used to waiting and understand the importance of seizing opportunities. From a small plant, we can feel the importance of external conditions and the rare opportunities.
"A hundred birds are singing, and a group of flowers is contending." Whether it's nature or the human world, there will be competition. The so-called natural selection, survival of the fittest. Because there is competition to be the first, and there is competition to have hard-won honor and their own territory. As the saying goes, "the sea is wide and the fish jumps, and the sky is high and the birds fly." "As long as there is space, there will be opportunities to play, the key is how to grasp this space, seize the opportunity, and make yourself unique in this space.
In today's fierce competition, if you want to stand out from the crowd, come on, take out your best products to participate in the competition, honor belongs to those who are prepared, charm comes from strength, you will use strength to defeat opponents, all for Germany, for the great Führer to work hard, struggle, my friends.
Thank you!
Zhang Jun, Minister of German Equipment
17 November 1938"
"Bang bang bang...... Bang bang bang ......"
(Author; Because the protagonist was presiding over the procurement and did not participate in the Führer's "flower offensive", the German-Austrian merger was omitted. )