On June 21, the French Vichy government led by Marshal Pétain formally announced its surrender to Germany on behalf of France.
Speaking of this Vichy "Government", you may not know much about it, so the author will say a few more words here. The reason why it is called Vichy "Government" is because he could not find so many residences for "Government" officials in Bordeaux.
House, so the capital was moved for the third time, to Vichy, a spa resort in France, so it was called Vichy "Government".
After this "government" was established, most countries in the world recognized it, except for the United Kingdom at that time, which did not recognize its legitimacy. Moreover, it ruled two-fifths of France's land and the other five.
Three-thirds of Germany's German-occupied areas also had some power. When the Allied forces landed in France, this regime also collapsed. Although Mustache brought them to Germany, what is a regime without land?
Counting from the time when the Germans began to attack the borders of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg until France surrendered, it only took 41 days in total. Four continental European countries all surrendered to Germany, including France, which is known as the first army in Europe. At present, the European continent
Only the Soviet Union, Spain, Portugal and some small countries in eastern and southern Europe were still neutral. The only real confrontation with Germany was the United Kingdom across the Taiwan Strait.
At this time, Mustache could be said to be very satisfied. He looked at the German sphere of influence in the Mediterranean from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean on the European map, and then looked at the small island hanging alone overseas, so he sent a peace proposal to Churchill.
: If the British "government" returns all the colonies it occupied to Germany and recognizes Germany's hegemonic status after leaving, then the war between Britain and Germany can be avoided. In other words, you are a coward and give me what you once robbed.
Return the things to me, and then accept me as the boss from now on, and we will be fine.[
Churchill simply rejected the peace proposal put forward by Mustache, which was not a very harsh one. He said that he did not reject the proposal because he wanted war and did not want peace, but that he saw the insidious side of Mustache in this proposal.
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Returning the British-occupied German colonies is nothing. The British have too many colonies, and the British did not occupy many German colonies during World War I. But the latter one is very fatal. Recognize Germany's dominance in Europe.
.What is hegemony? That is, you have to do whatever he asks you to do, and you are not allowed to talk back. And Churchill is sure that as long as the British "government" intends to accept this condition, then Mustache will immediately propose more specific details.
There are many clauses in order to limit Britain's position in Europe.
In that case, the British "government" will have no way of turning back. Since it plans to accept the armistice, the morale of the British people will inevitably be low. Countries around the world will definitely turn to Germany. At that time, even if Britain wants to fight Germany again, it will not be able to do so.
We have no allies, so this condition cannot be accepted and must be rejected decisively.
Mustache's peace proposal was rejected. He felt that the British "government" had not been beaten yet. Now he regretted letting those British expeditionary forces escape back to the British mainland. Now the British "government" was not only unappreciative of his kindness of not killing
, he still wanted to continue to challenge Germany. This was really unbearable, but he couldn't bear it anymore, so he planned to give the British "government" another show of strength.
But there is a damn English Channel between the UK and the European continent, and the British navy is stronger than the German navy. In a short period of time, the German navy cannot suppress the British navy. In this way, the German army will not be able to land on the British Isles. How to get there?
How about giving the British "government" a show of strength?
So the mustache thought of his Air Force Commander Hermann Goering. In this battle against France, the Luftwaffe led by Goering performed very well. They provided strong fire support to the German armored forces, and
He also destroyed the French air force in an air battle, which reminded Mustache of what Liu Fu said to him.
When Liu Fu had a secret conversation with Mustache in Berlin for the last time, he reminded Mustache not to take the Air Force too seriously, and he was not satisfied with Göring being in charge of the Air Force. Liu Fu suggested that the Supreme Commander of Germany should be appointed
The Ministry set up an organization similar to the General Staff to manage the German Air Force, so that the Air Force could be better utilized to serve the war situation, but Mustache did not listen.
Now it seems that Mustache's decision is correct. Goering's Air Force Commander has done a very good job. What makes Mustache even more relieved is that Goering is his loyal friend and partner. Unlike those generals of the Wehrmacht, who abide by
In keeping with their tradition, they have always refused to join the Nazi Party, and have also been working against themselves in many military fields.
Since the navy could not defeat the British and the army could not land on the British Isles, it was in line with Mustache's philosophy to let the German Air Force teach the British "government" and people a lesson. So under Mustache's instruction, an air raid on Britain was carried out
Goering was responsible for formulating and executing the local plan and his air force.
Göring was not completely a fool. After he received the task assigned by Mustache, he was very aware of the important opportunity of the German Air Force Yang Weiliwan, so he still attached great importance to the plan of air strikes on the British mainland. In order to make this
This plan was closer and more perfect. He consulted many generals in the Air Force, and also specifically referred to the example of the South China Sea Federal Government's bombing of Japan, and finally formulated a plan, which was approved by Mustache.
In this plan, Goering planned to use 3,000 aircraft, including 1,400 bombers and more than 1,500 fighter jets, which were responsible for the 2nd and 3rd Air Forces, respectively, to attack Liverpool, Portland, Southampton and other southern parts of the UK.
Airports, aircraft factories, radar stations, military camps, oil warehouses and other targets near the city were bombed to destroy Britain's war potential and force the British government to agree to the peace proposal proposed by the German government.
Perhaps it was because the Luftwaffe had achieved such good results on the French battlefield some time ago that there was an atmosphere of underestimating the enemy in the Luftwaffe. In addition, Goering, a commander who did not know much about air combat, was messing around.
There is an obvious flaw in this plan, that is, although the number of aircraft sent is large, the target points are too scattered, making it difficult to completely destroy the target.
They intentionally imitated the South China Sea Federation's air raids on Japan, but they ignored the difference in range and capacity between the South China Sea Federation bombers and German bombers, because Germany started relatively late in its aviation manufacturing industry, although it developed with the help of federal technology.
It is very fast, but there is no breakthrough in long-range heavy bombers. The outstanding models in the Luftwaffe are fighters and dive bombers. The effect of using these aircraft for strategic bombing will be greatly reduced.
Moreover, in this plan, the Luftwaffe only considered the British air force and anti-aircraft weapons, but did not consider the details of weather, command, and liaison. This also laid a hidden flaw for Göring's air raid plan.
I dare not say it. After more than a month of preparations, the air raid on the British mainland finally kicked off on August 12. Thousands of German planes were waiting on the runway for the order to take off. However, there was a signal from the weather department.
The news is that southern England has been cloudy all day, and it is raining in some areas, so flight operations have been cancelled.
This was really a bad start. Göring, who was full of ambitions, was very angry, but he had no choice but to postpone the plan. The weather the next day was not ideal, but most areas were barely able to carry out air raids. Göring
Unable to bear it any longer, they ordered the start of an air raid. So some German aircraft took off from more than a dozen airports on the Atlantic coast. Navigated by ground wire signals, they formed a formation over the English Channel and then flew to several locations in southern England.
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In fact, after the Dunkirk evacuation, the British side had already realized that Britain was likely to be bombed by the Luftwaffe. The reason was very simple. The German navy was not the only one who fought against the navy, and the German army could not survive against the army. So
Only the air force was left to fight, and the German air force still had a quantitative and qualitative advantage over the British air force. From a common sense point of view, it would be abnormal not to attack Britain with air strikes.
At this time, there are about 700 fighter jets and 500 bombers left in the UK. Most of the fighter jets are Hurricane fighter jets, and there are only more than 100 of the latest Spitfire fighter jets. However, the UK is fighting on its own soil, and anti-aircraft guns are also important air defense weapons.
, and the United States has begun to deliver supplies to the United Kingdom, including more than 500 anti-aircraft guns, plus the original British more than 2,000 anti-aircraft guns of various types, which is barely enough. (To be continued...)
