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Unlike Berlin, which has been reduced to a meat grinder, Hamburg is now filled with the warm sunshine of spring.
Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany, the largest port city in Germany, and the most important industrial center. The U-shaped boats that troubled the Royal Navy were produced in Hamburg.
In July 1943, the Allied forces carried out continuous bombings on Hamburg in order to attack Germany's industrial capabilities. The operation resulted in more than 40,000 deaths, millions of people homeless, and most of the city destroyed. Since then, Hamburg has
The industrial capacity of China has plummeted, and nearly two years have passed and it still has not recovered.
At Roosevelt's funeral, Britain, the United States, and South Africa decided to leave Berlin to the Russians and not participate in the Battle of Berlin, so the Allied troops who landed in Hamburg were completely idle and had nothing to do.
It cannot be said that they are doing nothing. The Allies are still very busy, and they have different priorities.
For the British army, the only purpose of their Hamburg was to search for wealth and have fun, and the war had nothing to do with them.
The mission of the US military is more covert. Their targets are German factories and engineers, trying to replicate the situation in southern Africa after World War I, relocating Germany's entire industrial capabilities to the United States.
The Southern African Expeditionary Force has the most arduous task. They have to gain the trust of the Germans, at least the people of Hamburg, and redefine the relationship between Southern Africa and Germany.
The war is coming to an end. In the future, the relationship between Southern Africa and Germany will no longer be hostile, but will develop in the direction of allies. After all, Southern Africa hopes to build Germany into a bridgehead against Russia and limit the expansion of Russian influence.
"More and more people are coming from the north. Don't they know that Hamburg is under our control?" Major General Morse from the Fourth Armored Army was sunbathing on the air defense tower in the Holy Spirit Square, where the Fourth Armored Army is also located.
Provisional headquarters in Hamburg.
There are two air defense towers in the Holy Spirit Square, namely the command tower and the battle tower. Both bunkers were built in 1942 to prevent the Allied bombing of Hamburg. The designer was the famous architect Friedrich.
Tasim.
The battle tower battlefield covers an area of 5,000 square meters. The tower is 39 meters high, the wall thickness is 2.5 meters, and the top thickness is 3.5 meters. A total of 100,000 tons of cement were consumed.
The battle tower is equipped with a total of four 128mm twin-mounted anti-aircraft guns and twenty small-caliber anti-aircraft guns. During the "Gomorrah" bombing operation in 1943, these anti-aircraft guns fired a total of 9,000 rounds. Since its completion, the anti-aircraft tower has
A total of more than 50 Allied aircraft were damaged and shot down.
After the Allied forces landed in Hamburg, the expeditionary force took over the two anti-aircraft towers. The command tower was used as a headquarters and the battle tower was transformed into a temporary refugee camp.
When these two air defense towers were built, they could provide air defense cover for citizens. During the war, a maximum of 60,000 people poured into the air defense towers and the air raid shelters under the Plaza de Santo Spirito.
"Of course they know, but compared to us, the Russians scare them more." Chief of Staff Major General Cai De looked leisurely at the workers who were renovating the windows of the battle tower opposite. These windows used to be bulletproof windows, but now they have to be renovated.
glass.
The control tower where Zeide and Morse are located is also being renovated.
What made Cai De quite dissatisfied was that during the war, the command tower was taken over by the Gestapo, and some of the rooms were used to detain and interrogate prisoners, which was quite inconsistent with the image of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.
However, Cai De couldn't find a more suitable place, so he could only temporarily place the headquarters here.
"Haha, they deserve it!" Morse did not pity the Germans. He was half French and did not hide his pleasure at all.
The Germans from the north were refugees transferred from occupied areas to mainland Germany by the German Navy through Operation Hannibal.
This action is still ongoing.
Interestingly, the Allied forces had serious differences in their attitudes towards Operation Hannibal.
The United Kingdom and Russia are fully committed to preventing Operation Hannibal. They dispatch bombers every day to bomb relevant ships participating in Operation Hannibal. Even if some ships are not of German nationality, they are still within the bombing range of the two countries.
The attitude of the expeditionary force and the US military is to ignore it. The US military does not care. The expeditionary force will provide basic living assistance to the refugees who have withdrawn to the German mainland. At least they will not starve them to death.
"After this battle, even if we do nothing, the hatred between Germany and Russia will continue forever." Cai De is not optimistic about the future of Europe.
"Isn't this what we want -" Morse looked towards the entrance of the Holy Spirit Square, and there was another large group of refugees being sent over by expeditionary army trucks.
Intellectually speaking, all expeditionary officers and soldiers, including Morse and Child, knew clearly that the atrocities committed by the German army during the war were unforgivable.
These Germans who immigrated to the German-occupied areas during the war were also the beneficiaries of the war. Although they are pitiful now, when the German army was invincible, they were very happy. In the German-occupied areas, they lived a life that was superior to others.
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However, when these ragged women and children with tired faces appear in front of them, emotions will still overcome reason.
How proud I was at the beginning, I feel so depressed now.
We are also victims of the war, so don’t add insult to injury now. These six years are destined to become unforgettable memories for everyone.
Lieutenant Randy, who was on duty at the entrance of Holy Spirit Square, looked at the convoy with the same responsible look.
"Aren't we asking you to find another place? There is no room for them here anymore." Randy pointed at the densely packed tents on the Holy Spirit Square and complained to the leading officer, Captain Benson.
It is indeed crowded. The Holy Spirit Square is actually not very large. It is now crowded with homeless refugees. These refugees are returning to their lives in an orderly manner under the arrangements of the expeditionary force.
After the "Gomorrah" bombing, 75% of the entire city of Hamburg was destroyed. Many buildings appeared to be intact on the outside, but were actually burned into empty shells on the inside and could collapse at any time, making them uninhabitable.
It's not that Mustache doesn't want to rebuild Hamburg, but it's that he simply doesn't have the ability. Even if it is rebuilt, it will be destructively bombed again by the Allies. It is better to distribute Germany's limited air defense capabilities to other cities to avoid suffering greater losses.
Here we will once again mention a certain German Air Marshal who has changed his surname.
Goering had promised Mustache before the war that not a single Allied bomb would be dropped on German soil.
This promise has now become a joke, and Göring has therefore lost Mustache's trust and begun to be marginalized.
Göring was not reconciled. He sent a telegram to Berlin a few days ago, asking Mustache if he agreed to take over all command of the country in accordance with Mustache's order on June 29, 1941.
On June 29, 1941, Mustache designated Goering as his successor in the form of a decree, and awarded Goering the highest military rank specially created for him - Marshal of the Reich, thus making Goering's status in Germany surpass that of marshal of all services.
Power is overwhelming for a moment.
This telegram originated from the persuasion of Luftwaffe Chief of Staff Air Force General Karl Kohler. Kohler said that Army General Jodl believed that Mustache no longer had the ability to lead the country and hoped that Göring could negotiate with the Allies on behalf of Germany.
Göring expressed doubts about this, so he sent this telegram.
This telegram aroused the fury of Mustache, who personally ordered the arrest of Goering.
Göring indeed deserves his punishment, and this is also the consensus of all the refugees in Holy Spirit Square.
"Where can I send them?" Benson had no choice but to watch these people starve to death.
In order to save space as much as possible, the German Navy strictly restricted the refugees' belongings when they boarded the ship, allowing more refugees to board the ship.
Therefore, when these refugees board the ship, the items they can carry are extremely limited. Most refugees choose to carry valuable belongings and basically no food.
It is true that the Allied forces would not kill innocent people indiscriminately, but they would not let go of the belongings carried by the refugees, so most of the refugees who finally arrived in Hamburg were empty-handed.
What the expeditionary force can do is only to ensure that these people do not starve to death. What they can do in other aspects is very limited.
After all, the war is not over yet. Even if we want to help, we should wait until the war is over.
"Anywhere, it's not our responsibility -" It's not that Randy is indifferent, if it were the southern African refugees, Randy would be more proactive than anyone else.
The war was not started by southern Africa. According to the principle of who pollutes, the German government should be responsible for these refugees.
However, Hamburg was under the control of the Allies at this time and was under martial law. From this perspective, the Allies really could not ignore it.
After all, the expeditionary force is here to maintain peace, not to create conflicts.
"I don't care about that. I've left it to you anyway. It's your business to deal with it." Benson asked everyone to get out of the car. His task had been completed.
Before Randy could speak, Hamilton, who had been watching the excitement in the car next to him, came over.
Hamilton was an American and served in the Navy with the rank of second lieutenant.
"Randy, do you have a business that you would like to do?" Hamilton and Randy were not very familiar with each other, because Hamilton had been wandering around the Holy Spirit Square in the past few days, and the two of them had just met.
"What business?" Randy took the cigarette from Hamilton and put it on his ear.
Hamilton was not as strict as Randy. Not only was he smoking, but his face was red and he smelled of alcohol.
“These Germans are business—” Hamilton said meaningfully.
"Come on, when they arrived in Hamburg, all the valuable things they had were robbed, and it was our turn!" Randy laughed dumbly. If there was an opportunity to make a fortune, Randy would certainly not refuse it.
It is said that the Southern African Expeditionary Force's preference for various "war souvenirs" is by no means inferior to that of the US military.
Anyway, most of the wealth accumulated by the Europeans came from a shady source and was plundered through colonization of the world.
Therefore, when the expeditionary force snatched it, they had no psychological barriers.
Oh, I can't say robbing, it should be exchange, or picking up.
"I'm talking about people!" Hamilton emphasized.
people--
Randy looked confused.
If this is a young and middle-aged labor force, it may come in handy.
For example, prisoners of war captured by the Allied forces are working under the supervision of the Allied forces. This is the same in the European and Asian battlefields. The purpose is not to raise idlers.
Most of the refugees are women and children, and the young adults have been prostituted. In Randy's view, it is difficult for these women and children to generate economic benefits.
etc--
Could this guy be——?
"Did you also think about it? I don't know much about the situation in southern Africa, but in the United States, these women and children are very welcome." Hamilton looked at these refugees as if he were looking at shining dollars.
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"What do you mean?" Randy didn't know much about these gray industries.
Whether it is useful or not depends on the angle from which you approach it.
The gray industry has never disappeared with the emergence of mankind, and it is estimated that it will exist forever in the future. Not long ago, the United States was trafficking black slaves from Africa on a large scale.
The slave trade began in the 15th century. Around 1807, Britain and the United States passed laws prohibiting the slave trade, and the slave trade was finally legally prohibited.
However, this law was not implemented seriously, and the slave smuggling trade flourished. It was not until the Brussels Conference in July 1890 that the African slave trade was again resolved to abolish the African slave trade that the slave trade was officially terminated.
Termination does not mean disappearing, but continuing in another way, which is the human resources agency that has become popular in recent years.
When Southern Africa was founded, the slave trade had been abolished. Although Randy did not understand the slave trade, he was too familiar with human intermediaries.
After all, Randy's family farm has to hire workers through an agency during the busy farming season.
The workers hired by Randy's family are mainly young and strong labor force, and there are also women, who can do some relatively easy jobs.
Child labor is absolutely prohibited in southern Africa.
"Some families in the United States do not have or have lost their children for various reasons, so they are very anxious about their children -" The business in Hamilton's mouth made Randy shudder.
This is not a labor agency, it is simply a human trade.
"The same goes for these women. You know, in southern Africa, there are always many people who can't get a wife for various reasons -" Hamilton said calmly, this is not a taboo topic in southern Africa.
Southern Africa still imports a large number of people every year. Although it is not officially recognized, when young women apply for naturalization, the review speed is always faster.
If two young people with no assets or high education are just different in gender, when applying for Southern African citizenship, the man will usually be rejected, while the woman will have an easier time applying.
If you have assets, a high degree of education, or skills, you will be popular in all countries around the world.
"I can understand what you said, but I can't do this kind of thing." Randy was decisive. Americans have traditions from their ancestors, so they don't resist this kind of thing.
Southern Africa has only been established for a few decades, and the entire country is very clean. There are many ways to make money, so you can't make such dirty money.
"Just because you don't do it, it doesn't mean that others don't do it." Hamilton said a lot, and there are still people who don't make money!
