0p0 Third Reich Episode 364
Third Reich Episode 364
However, this king is the former one.
The former Edward VIII, the current Duke of Windsor, the man who was the king of England just 5 years ago, was "hijacked" under the arrangement of Ross and Ribbentrop, who took the initiative to share Reinhardt's worries Berlin!
More importantly, Reinhard himself was completely unaware of this matter.
He didn't know that this morning, when he got up to eat breakfast, he saw the smiling Rose running over, excitedly saying that he wanted to tell him good news.
And the good news is that Ross took the initiative to share the pressure for Reinhardt, the god of labor, and found a "catalyst" to solve the British problem.
The Gestapo executive Ross and Ribbentrop, the head of the Third Reich's Foreign Office, worked together to get the Duke of Windsor kidnapped from Portugal to Berlin!
At the beginning, this was just a small spontaneous action by Ribbentrop and Ross, and there was really no need to report to Reinhardt.
At first, Ribbentrop just contacted the representatives of Germany in Spain and put Stoller, the German ambassador in Madrid, in charge. Represented by the Duke of Windsor, detained in Spain for about two weeks.
At that time, France had just been defeated, and the Duke of Windsor rushed to Spain with his wife almost two days before the surrender of the French government to avoid being captured by the German army.
It is a pity that the relationship between Spain and Germany has been inextricably linked as early as the Civil War.
Although Spain chose neutrality without exception in important military operations such as Germany's blitz on Poland, surprise attack on France, and crossing the English Channel, but in essence, this country is still a member of the Allied Powers and joined the Allied Powers early on. a member of.
In fact, after receiving the request from the German ambassador to Madrid, Spanish Foreign Minister Atiza immediately met with the Duke of Windsor as requested by the German side, and did not reveal at all that "this meeting was requested by Germany."
Then, he quickly sent the results of the meeting to Berlin with a "top secret" telegram: "The Duke of Windsor agreed to accept a two-week political meeting arranged by the Spanish government to promote further grain transactions between Spain and the United Kingdom." .”
The matter is not over here, and soon, the leader of Spain, General Franco, also heard about this plan.
Franco, who didn't know the inside story, thought that this matter came from Reinhardt's instruction.In order to win Reinhardt's favor and slightly offset Spain's guilt for not participating in the Allied military operations, Franco joined in uninvited and contributed to the plan.
After all, among the members of the Allied Powers, the Kingdom of Italy, the Third Reich of Germany, and the Kingdom of Norway have already participated in the invasion of England.
In Africa, Vichy France, the Kingdom of Italy, and the Third Reich of Germany also launched a series of wars against Britain.
Only Spain, not only did not join this war, but also secretly made deals with Britain to buy food and raw materials from the British.
As the premise of the deal proposed by the British, Spain was also threatened not to participate in any military operations of the Allied camp.
It's not that Franco is brave and not afraid that Reinhardt will liquidate his policy of sitting on the fence, but it's because he has no choice but to do this!
Spain itself is only an agricultural country, and the previous three years of civil war exhausted Spain's human and material resources.
After the civil war, Spain was in depression, and the national economy was on the verge of collapse.Even the Spanish government admits that after the civil war, many areas became ruins, nearly 60% of the houses were destroyed, 40% of the railway rolling stock was damaged, and many bridges and road facilities were also damaged.
In fact, even Reinhardt received a report from the Gestapo in Spain: "The domestic situation in Spain has become more acute in the last three weeks... Starvation riots may occur. Even the army does not get enough food supplies. ...The food for the prisoners is very poor, and their families are starving to death...This country is even more chaotic than Germany under the Treaty of Versailles!"
Therefore, Reinhardt and Franco reached a tolerant tacit agreement.Spain could not participate in the war operations of the Allies, and could also trade grain and raw materials with the British in private.
After all, Reinhardt does not want Germany to provide all the burdens Spain needs.It would be better if they could get it from the British.In this case, at least Spain can prevent Spain from dragging the Allies back.
Of course, Franco is no fool.In many small matters within its capacity, the Spanish government he ruled almost all acquiesced and intuitively served Germany's interests first.
For example, this time, Franco generously promised to give the Duke and Duchess of Windsor a huge and elegantly decorated castle, and continue to provide their living expenses, so that he can live a life that he wants to be called a king in Spain .
It was this large and elegant Spanish castle sent by Franco that actually kept the Duke of Windsor for half a year.From the surrender of France to Germany in June last year, it stayed until Germany and Britain went to war in March!
If it is said that Ribbentrop's methods before were considered mild.Then, after Rose made a move, the straight line stiffened instantly.
The Rose family directly sent Walter Schellenberg, the head of the SS security department, with a team of SS elites, and brought the Duke of Windsor back!
The most important thing is that it is more appropriate to "take" people back from Spain, rather than "pick them up".
Moreover, because the special forces of the SS were all transferred to Spain to pick up the people by Ross, which led to the really difficult task of rescuing Mosley in London.
Therefore, facing the Duke of Windsor, who spent a lot of energy from the Third Reich and used up a favor owed by Franco, the key is that he didn't want to see him yet, Reinhardt could not give it to him from the beginning. good face.
"So, you came here to see me, because you want to hear what I have to say?" Reinhardt suppressed his inner discomfort, reluctantly put on a posture that a head of state should have, and said seriously.
However, his words almost choked the Duke of Windsor to death.
What do you mean I want to hear what you have to say, obviously you kidnapped me forcibly, okay?
what can I say? !
Text Chapter 559 Repentance
"Dear Mr. Führer of Germany," the Duke of Windsor resisted the idea of strangling Reinhard to death, and tried to reason with the German Führer as calmly as possible: "You promised me to invite me from Spain. I came to Berlin to support my return to the throne, and then to promote peace between Britain and Germany. Now, I have brought my wife to Berlin, so please, please, start to fulfill the promise you promised at the beginning. "
Reinhardt scratched his head, it was really difficult to explain.
Such a promise, I believe it is entirely possible for Ross and Ribbentrop to have said it.
Moreover, not to mention my two cronies, including a group of senior generals in the National Defense Forces, did not have a positive attitude towards the war that landed in the UK.It's not that everyone is worried that they won't be able to defeat the current British Empire that is riddled with holes. Among the high-level officials of the empire, it is more of another consideration.
Many high-ranking officials in the empire believed that the German army only needed four or five months of lightning strikes to basically wipe out the Soviet Union's military power, occupy the abundant resources in the Caucasus region, and establish a new century empire!
The poor performance of the Soviet army in the Battle of Finland further confirmed this view of many people.
Therefore, including Ribbentrop, Ross, and a large number of generals believed that if they could make peace with the British and concentrate their forces on the east, then the rewards would be far greater than the British war.
After the German army occupied the Soviet Union, the British trapped on the isolated island had no choice but to surrender.After all, the Imperial High Seas Fleet still has the strength to block the mainland of Britain!
And the British must also know that without the Third Reich, the great enemy in the east, it would be almost as easy as pie to destroy Britain at that time.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Ribbentrop will firmly make such a commitment in the name of the German Foreign Ministry.
"We... promised this?" Although he had completely thought through everything in his heart, Reinhard had a surprised expression on his face.
The Duke of Windsor sneered, crossing his arms. He really wanted to see how long this majestic head of state could pretend shamelessly.
"Forget it." Seeing that he couldn't pretend, Reinhard shook his head and sighed helplessly: "If you insist on saying yes, then yes."
After finishing speaking, Reinhardt turned around and walked back, while walking, he muttered in a low voice: "I came all the way to see me, just to win or lose, how can there be such a childish person?" .”
Do you think I want to see you?
The Duke of Windsor was so angry that he was clearly abducted by you Germans, and brought to Berlin forcibly.Now he is called a naive idiot instead!
Realizing that the matter must not be so ambiguously broken, the Duke of Windsor hurriedly caught up with Reinhardt, stopped in front of Reinhardt with his arms outstretched, and asked inconceivably, "The Führer of Germany is born. Don't you think there's anything you need to explain to me?"
"Explain what?" Reinhardt was asked, and immediately put on an expression that seemed to know nothing, and looked up and down at the majestic former king of the British Empire.
What's even more exasperating is that his eyes looked like he was looking at a psychopath.
"You promised me that you really want to fight for peace between the two countries!" The Duke of Windsor said angrily: "Your diplomatic ambassador once told me sincerely that the German government wanted to make peace with the United Kingdom only because of the obstruction of the Churchill Group, so Failed. The German Foreign Minister, Mr. Ribbentrop, who invited me to Berlin, also personally guaranteed that he would do his best to make me and my wife the king and queen of England. How can you break your promise !"
"Ribbentrop said that?" Reinhard looked in disbelief.
"It was indeed guaranteed, and it was personally guaranteed by your country's foreign minister!" The Duke of Windsor clenched his fists.He knew that Reinhardt was really pretending, but it was impossible for the Germans to say that the magnificent Third Reich could even deny the words of their own foreign minister!