In the two world wars of another time and space, the only memory left by Spain to people is the Spanish Flu.
In this time and space, the Americans had no chance to frame the country, but Spain’s presence was not weak. The civil war of more than two years became the prelude to the Second World War. The positions of the two sides in the conflict depended on the conflict of ideologies.
In the Spanish Civil War, the Popular Front was supported by Russia, while the right-wing alliance composed of the Falange Party and the National Army was supported by the Axis Powers, led by Germany and Italy. Other countries played a disgraceful role in it, fanning the flames and adding fuel to the flames.
, use every possible means.
More than two years of war brought a devastating blow to Spain's social and economic system. After the war, the Spanish government was forced to admit huge debts. This was one of the conditions for Britain, France, the United States and other countries to recognize the Spanish government.
During the Spanish Civil War, all overseas aid received by the participating parties was not free. Russia's aid to the Popular Front was equivalent to 10 billion pounds, and the aid to the right-wing alliance from Britain, France and the United States also reached 4 billion U.S. dollars. This does not include Germany.
As for the aid Italy gave to the right-wing alliance, this part will definitely not be returned.
The new Spanish government has the support of southern Africa, and Britain, France, and the United States will assume debt as the main condition for recognizing the new government. As long as the new Spanish government assumes the debt from the right-wing alliance, Britain, France, and the United States can accept Spain as an ally.
The new Spanish government is willing to assume the debt, but it has questioned the total amount of the debt. The center-right coalition in the Spanish Civil War mainly received aid from Germany and Italy. It did not receive much aid from Britain, France and the United States. Taking into account the prices at the time, it was not even forty.
That's a lot of billions of dollars.
There is indeed not much that belongs to Britain and France. The majority comes from American companies. The new Spanish government is deliberately disgusting with Americans.
During the Spanish Civil War, the Americans upheld neutrality, and Secretary of State Cordell Hull ordered a ban on all arms sales to Spain. His attitude was the most resolute among all countries.
The U.S. government has the most resolute attitude, but U.S. companies are using the banner of "free trade" to frantically sell various strategic materials to the right-wing alliance in the same way as the East Asia embargo.
This is always the case in the United States. Certain behaviors of the government and enterprises, when applied to individuals, can lead to split personality and mental disorder.
The U.S. government has set a good example for countries around the world by ordering a trade embargo.
However, American companies go their own way under the banner of "free trade". Only you can do joint business, and other countries can only watch. This is more thieves than gangsters.
Regarding the total amount of debt, the Spanish government and the United States are still at odds. Spain's domestic post-war recovery work has already begun, and this part is mainly borne by southern African companies.
The training of the Spanish army was naturally taken over by the federal government of Southern Africa.
This caused dissatisfaction among Britain, France and the United States. Almost all major countries in the world had "invested" in the Spanish Civil War. Why should Southern Africa take away all the cake?
The federal government of Southern Africa will also cheat. Since you all have free trade, then simply entrust the training of the Spanish army to Umbrella, and the Spanish government will sign a formal business contract with Umbrella. Now there will be nothing to say.
As for which country the Spanish government purchases weapons and equipment from, this is the freedom of the new Spanish government and no one has the right to interfere.
The weapons and equipment required for the 300,000-strong army are undoubtedly an astronomical figure, and the new Spanish government has incurred a debt of nearly one billion rand.
This money is very cost-effective. Only by having an army can you be qualified to join the war. Only by becoming a victorious country can you participate in the distribution of the fruits of victory after the war. At least some of Russia's debts can be paid off.
We are both victorious countries. For the sake of being brothers, how dare you ask for this little money?
According to Big Beard’s character of being overjoyed in success, this small amount of money can be waived off with just a stroke of a pen.
Spain's defense pressure is mainly on the Western-French border. In order to avoid a head-on conflict with southern Africa, Germany deliberately left this area of the Western-French border aside and was garrisoned by the Vichy French army after the French navy turned around and sent troops to fully occupy France.
Pétain was not stupid. He knew the purpose of the Germans. Even the Germans did not want to fight head-on with the southern African army, let alone the Vichy French army. Therefore, on the nearly 700 kilometers long border with West France, the Vichy French army only had two divisions.
With less than 30,000 people, the effect cannot even be called a warning.
On the Spanish side, there are 100,000 troops deployed near the border. Once war breaks out, nearly 100,000 more can reach the border within 24 hours.
Between Spain and France, there is also a principality called Andorra. This country has an area of only more than 400 square kilometers and a population of about 20,000. It is a standard European-style pocket country. Since the outbreak of the world war, Andorra has become Vichy France.
A smuggling hub between Spain and Spain.
Spain and Vichy France belong to different camps and are certainly not able to conduct direct trade. However, both sides have trade needs, so Andorra stands out and even breaks away from France and obtains neutral status, which is a blessing in disguise.
Andorra has been occupied by France and Spain in history and has been part of France in modern times. However, the Andorran people do not recognize French rule and have been trying to gain independent status.
During the Spanish Civil War, France briefly stationed troops in Andorra, but then voluntarily withdrew after the war, so Andorra became a strategic buffer zone between Vichy France and Spain.
The border town of Exouda between Spain and Andorra prospered due to the crazy smuggling trade. In 1939, there were only a few scattered families here. By 1944, it had developed into a town with more than 2,000 permanent residents.
In southern Africa, 2,000 people is just a slightly larger village.
In Andorra, it's almost one-tenth of the population.
Spain has a garrison in the Exodar. Although there is only one company, it is enough to act as a deterrent. After all, there is not a single soldier across the border.
There are less than fifty police officers in the whole of Andorra.
You can imagine the impact that fifty police officers can have on 500 square kilometers. That's why Andorra has become a major smuggling town. The main role of the police is to collect taxes, which is also Andorra's main source of financial revenue.
"The quantity of champagne is getting less and less. There were 150 barrels last month, but not a single barrel this month. Could it be that they were all shipped away by the Germans?" Torres, deputy general manager of Exodar Trading Company, was very dissatisfied.
Champagne is the most important business of Exodar Trading Company.
No matter when, beautiful things are sought after, and French champagne is one of them.
Interestingly, the United Kingdom is the largest overseas market for French champagne. The business of Exodar Trading Company is to smuggle champagne from France, bottle it in the small town of Exoda, and then sell it to the United Kingdom.
"It doesn't matter, then import wine from southern Africa, label it as French champagne and sell it to the UK. Judging from the wine tasting ability of a British guy, he probably won't be able to tell the difference." Louis, the general manager of Exoda Trading Company, is French.
, adhering to the tradition of the French, never forgetting the black British anytime and anywhere.
Exodar Trading Company's business volume is not large, and there are only two of them in the company. There are many such companies in Exodar, and sometimes they even share an office, and even many businesses overlap.
It doesn't matter, the French champagne market is so huge, Exodar Trading Company is just the most inconspicuous little guy, the ones who really make the big money are the giant multinational trading companies.
"Our line is about to be cut off, and we have to find new business." Torres is Spanish and has no interest in black British people. The British wine tasting ability is actually pretty good.
Those in the UK who are qualified to consume French champagne are all upper-class people. The British people at the bottom still like rum the most. Southern African wine can be used to fool the so-called middle-class people. The real upper-class people will definitely be able to tell the difference.
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After all, in the upper class, especially the aristocratic class, the purpose of living is to enjoy, and work is just a hobby.
"Buy a newspaper and read it. All the business you want is on it -" Louis was French and arrogant. It's okay if he doesn't like reading newspapers. He must keep up with current affairs.
The most important news at the moment is definitely Operation Overlord. The Allies are still trying their best to stabilize the beachhead. British newspapers can't wait to announce the success of Operation Overlord. Spanish newspapers are not to be left behind. Almost all newspapers
The news of the Spanish army's invasion of France was made the front page headline.
At the same time that the Allied forces launched Operation Overlord, the Spanish army also invaded France. The two divisions near the border of Vichy France showed no resistance at all and surrendered without a fight.
The French did not want to resist at all. Both divisions were pure light infantry and were unable to fight against the tanks and armored vehicles of the Spanish army. Thanks to the relatively complete transportation facilities in France, the Spanish army advanced fifty kilometers in one day and was on par with the Allied forces in Normandy.
It's simply a miracle.
The miracle ended here. Fifty kilometers later, the Spanish army finally encountered a German sniper attack.
The Germans lived up to their reputation. Although the Germans were not armored troops, the Spanish army was still unable to break through the German positions. This made Dulles, the commander of the 122nd Division in Southern Africa who arrived later, very angry.
Like the direction of Normandy, the Allies also had air superiority over the Western-French border. Air Force reconnaissance showed that the defending German army had only one infantry division, while the attacking Spanish army consisted of two mixed divisions equipped with an armored regiment each. Neither of these could break through the German defense line.
, I simply feel sorry for the hard work of the Umbrella Company instructors.
"The German position is very strong. The river is a natural anti-tank trench. There are minefields after crossing the river. We also tried to take a roundabout way, but we couldn't find a suitable crossing point." Lieutenant General Dani Sanchez of the Spanish Defense Forces said calmly
, it is already good that the Spanish National Defense Force can achieve this step, and it cannot be too demanding.
At least the Spanish Defense Forces have defeated the French, which means far more to Spain than the result.
"Send a telegram to the Air Force. We need a bomber brigade to concentrate artillery fire on the German positions. Send engineers to set up pontoons on the river. Armored units are ready to cross the river. Contact the Marine Corps. We may need amphibious tanks." Du.
Les gave a series of orders, and Dani Sanchez felt relaxed.
You really can't blame the Spaniards for this.
Dani Sanchez does not have an engineering unit under his command, nor does he have the authority to coordinate with the air force, nor does he have any channels to contact the Marine Corps. Although the Spanish army is equipped with the same number of artillery pieces as the southern African army, there is a significant gap in the capabilities of the gunners. This is not a two-day battle.
God can make up for it.
Since the Armada, the level of the Spanish army has long lagged behind that of mainstream countries. There is a huge gap in terms of army building ideas and equipment levels. In the early days of the Spanish Civil War, matchlocks even appeared on the battlefield. This thing is an antique and should be treated as such.
In the museum.
This is normal. The Lee Enfield equipped by the British army has been in service for more than 40 years and is still the standard weapon.
As the southern African army entered the war, the German defense line, which Sanchez thought was impregnable, suddenly became full of holes.
The Germans have done a very good job, relying on favorable terrain to build defenses, and persisting in fighting even without air superiority. However, the gap in weapons and equipment levels cannot be made up for by courage. When the coalition's heavy artillery exceeds 100, the German defense line
Start to collapse.
In southern Africa, only artillery with a caliber exceeding 120 mm is considered heavy artillery.
The German artillery used to be very powerful, but unfortunately the most elite ones and the best artillery were on the Russian battlefield. The second-line troops in Spain were generally only equipped with mortars, even if the German artillery could calculate the positions of the allied artillery.
, and because of the gap in range, it was unable to counterattack the coalition artillery.
In short, you can only take a beating and cannot fight back.
This is very frustrating.
The coalition artillerymen hid outside the range of the German artillery. They had enough time and patience to fire ten rounds before the correction was in place. When hundreds of heavy artillery were concentrated to attack, a huge gap nearly one kilometer wide suddenly appeared in the German position.
gap.
Heavy artillery is so powerful that no matter how strong the fortress is, it cannot withstand the continuous attacks of heavy artillery. The Belgians have a deep understanding of this. The Liege Fortress was blown open by the Germans in this way.
The methods in southern Africa were more brutal than those of the Germans at that time. The bomb load and accuracy of bombers during World War I were far inferior to today. The bombers at that time were just elementary school students compared to today. Artillery attacks at long distances also required firepower calibration. Bombers were
Fly over directly and drop the bomb accurately on the German fortress.
Finish the work and call it a day.
It's so easy.
Because the Germans lack air defense capabilities, only some key cities in France have professional air defense forces.
This can be regarded as a dimensionality reduction strike, so that the Germans were unable to attack the engineering troops who were erecting the pontoon bridge.
The engineering force's method of erecting the pontoon bridge was the same as that of the Christian Construction Company. The prefabricated standard parts made in advance were connected together and completed quickly. Although heavy tanks could not pass, light tanks and armored vehicles were still no problem.
It is enough to deal with light infantry, light tanks and armored vehicles.
