Chapter 658: Similar but Different

It is believed that this man who was called by the Führer "can buy German champagne at the price that someone else buys French champagne" is indeed very capable. At the very least, he brought back an agreement with Germany.

A deal that Hitler was anxious to see, and although Britain, France, and Italy did nothing other than sign the "Franco-British and Italian Pact on Mutual Defense," it is uncertain that this will change at any time.

And any change will interrupt the development process in Germany. This was something that Hitler did not want to see, and it was this agreement that Ribbentrop brought back to Germany that directly laid the foundation for him to become foreign minister!

Berlin, April 13, 1937.

Hitler jubilantly convened a meeting, at which Pentelov and his unexpected stand behind Hit's Chapter 658, which is similar but different. Hitler, on the other hand, took out a letter and handed it to the attendees to circulate.

"Look! That's what I'm looking for! Ribbentrop! He's doing a great job! Better than anyone else, I was just asking for the attitude of England and Italy, but he brought me back this agreement! This is the most precious gift! This is also a testament to ability! ”

Hitler was agitated again, stood up, pressed his hands on the table, and shouted to the attendees! With his voice, his hands were still waving, and some of the participants were happy, and some were uneasy.

The letter was circulated to the Minister of Economy, Herman. As Göring had it in his hand, he read it out carefully.

"About. Achim? Feng? His Excellency Ribbentrop

Your Excellency,

Over the past few days, representatives of the Government of Germany and His Majesty's Government have held consultations and talks on the preparation and convening of a conference on naval armaments.

I have the honour to inform you that His Majesty's Government has agreed with the German Government's proposal for the future armament of the German Navy, namely:

The naval strength of the future German navy, in a similar but different ratio to that of the United Kingdom and all the members of the Commonwealth combined, Chapter 658, should be 35:100. His Majesty's Government considers this opinion to be an extraordinary contribution by the German Government to the maintenance of the future system of limitation of naval armaments......

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Robert. Anthony. (Signed)"

After reading a letter, everyone had a rough idea of what the British were thinking. This agreement is very simple, he directly broke the so-called "Treaty of Versailles"! The shackles that bound Germany were fundamentally removed.

The treaty mainly stipulates that the total tonnage of the ships of the German Navy shall not exceed 35% of the total tonnage of the naval vessels of the Commonwealth countries as stipulated in the Washington Naval Treaties and the London Naval Treaties.

In the case of submarines, Germany has pledged that the tonnage of submarines it retains does not exceed 45 per cent of the total tonnage of submarines of the Commonwealth navies.

In simple terms. As long as Germany signed this agreement, then they would legally have armaments! This was recognized by Britain, who signed the Treaty of Versailles at that time! It's legal!

"Hahaha...... As I said a long time ago, these people are not monolithic! They will always have selfishness and gaps! But when he saw Hitler laughing, he said to everyone present.

"Now! My generals! It's your time to show what you can do! To hell with the damn Treaty of Versailles! Arm our troops! Let's get ready to take back those honors that belong to us in Germany!! ”

"Yes!! Honoring the Führer!! "War Minister Werner. Feng. Blomburg, Wehrmacht Supreme Command Wilhelm. Keitel...... The German generals who were waiting for the scene all stood up excitedly and shouted at the short Austrian corporal!

Whether you admit it or not, this corporal did indeed lead Germany out of its predicament! The yoke was lifted, so that Germany could gain the right to get back on its feet! On this basis alone, these generals also willingly called the "Führer"!

"For Germany!!" Look at these generals. Hitler roared again with all his might! And with his roar were all the cabinet members present!

"Yes! Monarch! For Germany!! ”

At the beginning of this day, Germany entered a state of emergency military expansion! The whole country wept bitterly that they could regain the army, and the streets were fluttering with "swastika" flags! People raised their hands and called for the name of the Führer!

The army was quickly armed, and the factories began to produce at full capacity! Their goal was to have the largest number of armed men belonging to the German army in the shortest possible time!

Britain wavered, and Italy naturally would not continue to hold out. This insistence was meaningless, and it was a secret envoy who slowly arrived in Germany with the plane.

The air in Europe is starting to settle down, and all parties are watching the situation here with bated breath! A little bit of wind and grass. Perhaps it will trigger a war that will once again sweep the world!

"These damned, perfidious British bitches!!" French President Albert. Lebrun roared in his office with a grim face, and in front of him was the chairman of the French Council of Ministers, Léon. Bloom watched the president get angry but didn't dare say a word.

"It seems that none of us can count on it! I just want to know. Can we punish those damned Germans! Tell them that we're going to cut off their fingers for violating the agreement! ”

"It's a pity! Mr. President, I don't think there is a way for us to punish the Germans...... "If it was someone else, Lebrun would immediately jump up and reason with him!" The First World War, was France defeated?! No! We won!

But this speaker did not give Lebrun a trace of confidence. Because the man who spoke was promoted to Marshal of France in 1918 and served as Minister of Defense in 1934 and was known as the "Savior of Verdun": Henri Murphy. Philip. Marshal Pétain!

"I don't want to admit it, but in fact France is no longer the France it used to be...... "Philippe. Petain sighed and said to the president.

"Now in us, do we still have those soldiers who were willing to die on the battlefield?!" Pétain looked at Lebrun. Softly: "You answer me, do we still have such soldiers in France now?!" ”

Lebrun didn't answer, just sighed deeply. The French soldiers of today are a far cry from those of the First World War. The victory in the First World War won France's time, but it also beat France's courage.

All mention the war. It's all horrible, frightening. Because of this fear, the dominant idea in France was to restrain Germany. That's why there was something like the Treaty of Versailles.

And along with the Treaty of Versailles, there was also the Maginot Line!

In 1919, just after the end of the First World War, France began to argue for a defensive line on the German border. In 1925, a plan was drawn up to build an independent regional system on the border. Partial construction in 1927. And in 1928 a full-scale construction project began!

This line of defense was not basically completed until 1936, and the entire project cost 6 billion francs!

This insane, similar to the Great Wall of China, has no effect. Unfortunately, people don't know about this yet.

"Marshal Petain, what I want to know is whether the Maginot Line will be able to hold back the Germans?!" This is what Lebrun cares about the most!

"I've said it a long time ago! We must have a unified command of all arms and create an offensive 'deterrence' air force! But Petain said to the president: "I often emphasise! We should maintain a strong mobile force at a considerable distance from the line of defense in order to deal with any German breakthrough! ”

"Did anyone listen to me?! Who is developing the Air Force ?! I only saw the nationalization of our Air Force, I did not see the development of armored forces that I would like to see. And now even the Tiger in the Far East has better experience in armored warfare than ours!! ”

Petain snorted at Lebrun, not giving the president face at all. Lebrun was extremely embarrassed to say that at this time, as the chairman of the French Council of Ministers, Léon. Bloom hurried to clear the siege.

"Your Excellency, will we be able to make people learn?! Moreover, the industrial capacity of our French Republic is no worse than that of Germany, and in fact we can still make it if we step up production......"

"Is it too late?! How much time will the Germans give us?! How much time does it take for a unit to be formed from the formation of combat effectiveness ?! Will our existing troops be able to withstand high-intensity operations?! ”

It must be said that Petain was a good soldier. But he is only a good soldier, and the politics he is involved in will be a mess. Because, he doesn't understand politics.

In 1940, when Germany began to march into France, it was successively led by Morris. Gustave. Gammerin and Maxim. The French army under the command of Wei Gang was losing one after another, and the domestic political situation was chaotic. Paul. Rono asked Petain to come back as deputy prime minister.

This old man with zero basic political IQ is stupidly really back, and he actually knows that France will completely fail in this matter but makes a choice. He chose to surrender.

And these choices have left him stinking for thousands of years. De Gaulle, who was also the undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence and the Army, retreated to England and organized the "Free France" movement, which was eventually recognized as "the greatest Frenchman of all time"!

Seeing China in a trance, you seem to be able to find such people. It's just that they changed their names, and one was called Henry. Philip. Petain, and the other is called Wang Zhaoming.

One is the marshal of France, who was once called the savior of Verdun, and the other is a veteran of the revolution and was once arrested for assassinating the regent and wrote a poem: Draw the knife into a fast, live up to the head of the youth.

How similar is this......