"The roads leading to Stalin's defense line are all European standard roads designed and built by German engineers for us." A major general and deputy commander in charge of the defense of the northern section of Stalin's defense line used the opportunity to declare his duties to Voroshilov.
Opportunity to express the depressed hearts and worries of frontline commanders: "When the defense line was perfectly constructed, the swamps, remote roads, and dirt roads that were expected to block invading enemies have now become European highways.
Standard continent."
The cooperation between the Soviet Union and Germany back then led to a dramatic improvement in the Soviet Union's logistics, industry, and transportation. However, the cooperation at that time also laid the foundation for various current problems.
A large number of industrial areas were built in areas close to Europe for economic benefits. These areas have now either been occupied by the rapidly advancing German army or have been surrounded. These industrial equipment that the Soviet Union spent a lot of money to buy from the Germans,
Now they have all been returned to their original owners.
In particular, many of the major railways and highways in the Soviet Union have been built or rebuilt with German aid, and they are all designed to the standards of German engineers.
Important highways have been basically rebuilt and expanded in accordance with the standards of German engineers, and the railways also use the European unified railway width and number of sleepers.
This allows German tanks to drive comfortably on high-quality roads and avoids the problem of bad Soviet roads and dirt roads that are not suitable for German tanks.
German trains can also travel long distances and directly use the Soviet railway network to transport strategic materials urgently needed by the German army.
What's even more terrible is that German engineers took advantage of the opportunity to help the Soviet Union build railways and secretly mapped tactical-level maps of some important areas along the new Soviet roads and railways. They understood the road conditions within the Soviet Union, allowing the German high command to
Not only did he turn a blind eye to the internal situation of the Soviet Union, but he also marked the relevant tactical data on the surveying map in more detail than the Soviets themselves.
"The maps of the Soviet Union used by the Germans were more complete and detailed than our own. Our army accidentally captured a map used by the German army before. It has to be said that the maps of our country drawn by the Germans were so detailed that even if we took them to look at it ourselves,
I will be amazed."
Seeing that Froshilov did not interrupt him, the deputy commander simply reported all the dissatisfaction that had already spread on the front line: "In the map of our country used by the German army, the names of each of our cities are listed.
Protection conditions, urban buildings, mountain topography, river directions, highway fortresses, and even tourist attractions are all marked."
The deputy commander said almost with a cry: "The map of our country in the enemy's hands is clearer than our own military map!"
As he spoke, the major general actually took out a map from his bag and handed it to Froshilov.
The German army had such a map. Even though many German troops had never set foot on the territory of the Soviet Union, they knew the cities to be attacked. Fighting in this way was like playing a game of chicken with "cheating", and the results could be imagined.
Know.
"Look at this combat map captured from the German army..." Froshilov pointed to the map on the table and said with a wry smile to his staff officer.
This combat map was obviously captured from a low-level German officer, but it was actually not complete.
However, some of the road conditions and important information about nearby areas recorded above are countless times more detailed than the Soviets' own military maps. Apparently German spies in some areas had already secretly drawn detailed maps, and those who provided the landform features were undoubtedly helpful.
German engineers who built railways for the Soviets.
"It was planned long ago. The Germans started preparing to invade us in 1923. At that time, we were stupid enough to cooperate with others to develop the western region of the Soviet Union and listen to their suggestions to build roads and railways." Vroshilov.
He bit his lip tightly, then let go, and said with some disappointment: "It is really a desperate war."
The operational staff officer who was Froshilov's confidant received the German local battle map with an unnatural expression. Of course he knew how long it would take to draw this detailed operational map, and he also knew that based on this detailed
How perfect can the combat missions laid out on the map be?
At the same time, he also knew that the current situation was that the European standard railways that the Soviets had worked so hard to build had just become the best way for German tanks to advance. It was simply the Soviets who made the wedding dress for the Germans!
There are really too many things that can be seen from this combat map.
Considering that the Germans secretly drew the topographic map of the Soviet Union more than ten years ago, it can be inferred that all the Germans' premeditations may have been in place at that time.
For example, even the cooperation with the Soviet Union in building roads and railways was a conspiracy trap set by the Germans!
"What kind of enemy is this?!" The staff officer felt a chill on his back for a moment.
"Eighteen years ago... the Germans were still in the shadow of defeat! How could they start preparing for a war that would not even have a shadow 18 years later?! That
At that time, their national leadership was different from what it is now. How could a policy of this level be continued..." The combat staff became more and more confused about the various phenomena that were occurring now.
In his view, everything was completely impossible, but it did happen. What kind of causal connection could lead to such a desperate situation today?!
"Wait!" Froshilov heard the exclamation of his close adviser, and suddenly seemed to think of something.
"Yes, I remembered it!"
Then, Froshilov raised his voice, almost piercing the eardrums of the staff officer and deputy commander present, and said incredulously: "I remember! The German representative who was fully in charge of the Soviet-German cooperation project at that time is the German representative now.
The head of state is that blond beast Reinhardt! I even attended his wedding held in Moscow at that time!"
Stalin personally attended the wedding of Reinhardt and Bonner to congratulate them, and it was widely reported by Soviet newspapers as the wedding that symbolized the beginning of the Soviet-German honeymoon period. It would be difficult for Froshilov to forget it.
That was also a prominent and large-scale event while Reinhard stayed in the Soviet Union and presided over many cooperation projects.
Although the reports related to that wedding were later blocked and refrigerated by the Soviet propaganda department, the memory in people's hearts cannot be erased so easily.
"So...everything so far...has been predicted by the German head of state a long time ago?" Froshilov's staff officer was almost frightened:
"How can there be any human being in this world that can do such a thing?!"
