0p0 Third Reich Episode 401
Third Reich Episode 401
The merger of Germany and Hungary is also the choice of the people.
Germany merged with Czechoslovakia because it wanted to save the people of this land from the horrific Polish army (at least that was the ostensible reason at the time.)
The Polish campaign was a retaliation for the occupation of the Danzig Corridor.
The Norwegian campaign was to defend the freedom and stability of the Norwegian people, sending troops to drive away the British and French invaders for them.
Not to mention the French campaign, and the British campaign.
As early as the Polish campaign, these two countries declared war on Germany.People will say they want to beat you, can you not beat them?
The Soviet-German battle... This is a real pitfall. The Soviet army simply launched a sneak attack, and the German army really stood up to defend themselves.
In this case, Reinhardt has never put forward the theory of land expansion (it doesn't matter what he thinks, at least he hasn't said it), and he is really not a war madman in theory.
Assassinate such a head of state, and he was also the one who led Germany from the brink of collapse to strength, and merged with Austria, which Bismarck failed to merge back then.Defeating all the surrounding countries that bullied him, the head of state really did nothing wrong except for the happy things.
Regarding Stauffenberg's attitude towards assassinating the head of state, 90.00% of the people would not hesitate to oppose it.
Italy, on the other hand, is much better.
Among the Italians, Mussolini's prestige and achievements were not satisfactory.If it's gone... forget it.
Therefore, the assassination plan in Italy is not as unacceptable to the entire Allied Powers as the assassination of the German head of state.
As long as the new leaders of Italy can still stand in the position of the new League of Nations and the camp of the Allies, then the difference will be basically small.
Perhaps it was in anticipation of this that Ciano, who was about to assassinate Mussolini, even prepared a statement announcing that Italy would not withdraw from the Allies and the New League of Nations after taking office as prime minister.
Anyway, what he has to do at this stage is to oust Mussolini, and in other respects, it is good to proceed step by step.
Text Chapter 6 The Last Wait
"Matthew, you go to contact Count Grandi and tell him our plan. At this time, it doesn't matter if you confess everything, the plan will be successfully implemented soon." Ciano instructed Matthew with some conceit.
In his opinion, Mussolini's convoy had already set off from the Palace of Venice, on its way to inspect a black shirt army base on the outskirts of Rome.
As for the air force, Ciano also used the name of the king to secretly secure the participation of an entire bomber squadron.
Use a squadron of bombers against an unsuspecting convoy.The success rate is almost [-]%!
Therefore, Ciano's self-confidence is actually very secure.
And Count Grandi, who is also a prominent figure in the Italian political circle, obviously should have informed Count Grandi before the assassination of Mussolini was about to succeed.
Originally, in the square outside the Palace of Venice, a large number of military police and fascist national army soldiers had been deployed, patrolling back and forth uninterruptedly.
Just yesterday, Mussolini, who had just been discharged from the hospital, was wearing the light green military uniform of the supreme commander of the Fascist National Army, with an unhappy face, and reissued a speech he thought could boost morale outside the Venice Palace.
Unlike Churchill's and Reinhardt's speeches, after Mussolini was discharged from the hospital, he refused anyone to modify his speeches, and only based on his own perception, he released a haphazard speech that lasted two hours.
He mentioned the military's ineffective combat, criticized the mistakes in the command, and shifted the responsibility to his subordinates.He also mentioned the issue of personnel and government positions, saying that public opinion is criticizing him openly or secretly under the severe situation inside and outside.
In short, as soon as Mussolini was discharged from the hospital, he offended a group of subordinates by relying on various accusations in front of the Italian people.
In addition, in order to avoid being accused, Mussolini also concealed the previous failed decisions from the public. In fact, in the final analysis, they were finally issued by his mouth. only.
However, Mussolini's shirk responsibility naturally offended many people very quickly.Among them, Earl Grandy was particularly excited.
"Oliver, after Count Grandi expresses his support for the overthrow of Mussolini's henchmen, you go to the Savoy Palace to meet the king, and invite His Majesty the King to come forward with the biggest movement." I am sure that Count Grandi will stand on his side Ciano has even set his sights further afield.
Yes, the king of Italy may seem to want a vase, but in fact, the king still has the power to lead and dismiss the prime minister, Mussolini, in name.
Because of Ciano's previous methods and efforts, Mussolini did not depose the king of Italy, but became a powerful prime minister with real power.
And the foreshadowing laid by Ciano has become extremely critical and important today.
Although 10 years ago, most of the power of the Kingdom of Italy was already in the hands of the Prime Minister, Mussolini held great power.
At that time, it seemed that Mussolini's attempt to depose the king was completely futile, and it might even attract opposition from all walks of life, and the gains outweighed the losses.
But at this time, when someone wants to overthrow Mussolini's rule, the role of the Italian royal family is very huge.
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Rossi has also been helping Mussolini weaken the right to speak of the Italian royal family, and found evidence and locations of the royal family's private storage of war oil reserves.
However, as long as the king is still alive, the nominal supreme leader of Italy is still King Emmanuel III.
As soon as Mussolini died, his henchmen would be leaderless immediately.
In addition, Ciano can also divide some of Mussolini's original henchmen.Then there was an order from the king to control the domestic situation, which was a matter of course.
"Count Ciano, don't worry. It is absolutely impossible for Mussolini to escape the bombing of our squadron." An Italian air force colonel who participated in this operation also flattered while the iron was hot: "Wait for our Italian leader... ...once the Prime Minister dies, it will be up to you to lead Italian politics."
Ciano was very satisfied with the colonel's flattery, and smiled happily: "This assassination is for Italy to have a bright future. I just accepted the mission given to me by history."
"Yes, yes, of course." The colonel continued flattering cheerfully.
This situation is very similar to when Ciano flattered Mussolini.It's just that the person who was flattering at the beginning has now become the target of being flattered.
The colonel guessed right, once Ciano's plan went smoothly, the king would undoubtedly give the foreign minister a further reward when it came time to reward him for his merits.
The power of the previous prime minister is obvious to all walks of life in Italy.Ciano, the next prime minister in the future, even if his powers are reduced, at least he will still exist.
Please please Ciano in advance, and the colonel's future life will naturally be much better.Don't expect too many, the designation of the rank of general officer is not gone.
"Wait for the result."
Although Ciano said the name, he was actually full of confidence, and he was not worried that something would go wrong.
If a bomber squadron can't succeed in attacking a convoy without any anti-aircraft firepower, the chances are almost as small as gold pies in the sky.
Sure enough, Ciano immediately went on to say to the air force colonel: "You performed very well, and you are a buried talent. After this time is over, I will promote you well."
They all released their promises in advance, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that Ciano's heart is really not as calm and low-key as he said.
Wait for the result?What a joke!
Although Ciano said to wait for the result, he was pretending to be modest.
While he was talking to the colonel, Mussolini's convoy was already on its way back to the Palazzo Venezia.And it won't be long before the bomber squadron that just took off should appear on top of the dear leader.
Ciano really wanted to see, what kind of expression would his father-in-law, who was always conceited to the point of foolishness and put on an awesome face all day long, show when he saw bombs raining down from the sky?
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PS: Some people have raised doubts about the formation of the SS, so here is a little forced explanation.Because the German SS originally used the ancient oriental organization to pretend to be a militia system, so their organization is slightly different from that of the German Wehrmacht.