Time passed in 1937 during the war between China and Japan. The biggest focus of this year was the war between China and Japan.
The same as in history, the principal still decided to fight the Japanese army in Shanghai. The difference is that this Battle of Songhu did not only last for three months, but has not ended yet. Currently, millions of people from China and Japan have gathered.
The fighting is going on in the Soviet-Shanghai area. The current casualties of the two sides are 350,000 and 60,000 respectively.
According to the report of Lieutenant General Modelk, Nanjing currently plans to withdraw its troops in view of the huge casualties in the Soviet-Shanghai Battle. In this Songhu Battle, all members of the Rhodes Arms Division participated in the battle. It was their participation that allowed the Japanese army to
There has been no breakthrough for a long time, but at present, more than half of the Rhodes Armsmen have suffered casualties and have lost the ability to continue fighting.
The Nanjing government saw that its most elite troops were no longer able to fight anymore, so it made the decision to abandon Shanghai and other places. Fortunately, the ordnance purchased from Romania has landed in Guangzhou. The Rhodes Arms Division who replenished the equipment believes that in the next
In the battle, there will definitely be an even better performance.
When the time entered 1938, a major event happened that made everyone's eyes leave the smoke of the Far East. Germany announced its merger with Austria.
Since the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire (also known as the First German Empire), it has been the dream of many Germans to build a unified country centered on German culture and centered around the Germanic nation.
It was this dream that later became the Second German Empire. However, with the end of World War I, the demise of the Second German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the dream of establishing a great country centered on German culture seemed to have come to nothing.
But at this time, Germany and Austria, which share the same cultural roots, each had some unifying voices. And the momentum became stronger and stronger. The power of the German-Austrian merger emerged again, but the two countries always maintained their marginal status.
However, Article 80 of the Treaty of Versailles, in order to punish the defeated countries, clearly denied the possibility of an Anschluss. Although it did not succeed immediately, the Anschluss became an important issue in Austrian politics from then on, and the Parliament was divided into two
Faction: Some Social Democrats supported the merger, while the Christian Democrats, out of fear of German Protestantism, resisted the merger.
In Germany, the Anschluss is the only option for the Nazi Party. Hitler, who was born in Austria, bluntly stated in "Mein Kampf": "German Austria must return to Germany, not for any economic reasons. Even if this merger
There are no economic benefits or even only disadvantages, so we still have to insist on merging. One blood, one empire."
In the 1930s, the Austrian Communist Party became increasingly powerful in parliamentary elections. Facing suppression by the authorities, they carried out several terrorist attacks and anti-suppression campaigns across the country.
In 1934, with Hitler's approval, the Austrian Communist Party assassinated Prime Minister Dollfuss and attempted a coup. Although it ended in failure, it was a major earthquake for the Austrian political situation at the time. The Anschluss and *
*ization has almost become an unstoppable trend.
The Austrian authorities have been adopting a cautious "semi-appeasement" foreign policy towards Germany in an attempt to gain independence. However, Hitler continued to put pressure on the Austrian government, forcing it to recognize the legal status of the Austrian Communist Party and even let the Austrian Communist Party participate in the process.
political affairs.
The reason why Hitler did this was not only because of the urgent need to unite the Germans, but also because he saw the powerlessness of Britain and France in the militarization of the Rhine, which made him even more urgent to annex Austria. Of course, in
The previous Austro-German Agreement signed in July 1936 was also an important step in Hitler's annexation of Austria.
The agreement stipulated that Germany recognized Austria's sovereignty. However, in its relations with Germany, it forced the Austrian government to implement policies based on the fact that Austria was a German country. Austria actually had to submit to Germany's foreign policy.
In January 1938, Austrian communists received instructions from Berlin to prepare for rebellion. On February 4, Germany announced the reorganization of its central agencies and the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces. Hitler concentrated the powers of the head of state and supreme commander in his own hands.
.Germany began to implement the merger plan with Austria.
On February 7, Austrian Chancellor Schuschnigg was invited to Hitler's official residence in Berchtesgaden. In order to intimidate the Austrian Prime Minister, Keitel reported to the Führer in front of him that the German army was preparing to invade Austria.
Hitler forced Schuschnigg to sign an agreement, which actually stipulated: establishing German control over Austria's foreign policy, legalizing the activities of the Austrian National Socialists, and appointing a series of Austrian revolutionaries to key government positions
.
The key positions of Minister of the Interior and Minister of Public Security were to be given to Hitler's agent Seth Inquart. This actually meant the cancellation of Austria's sovereign independence.
Faced with pressure from Hitler, Schuschnigg, desperate, announced on March 9 that a referendum on Austria's future would be held three days later. This put Germany's plan to invade Austria through peaceful means at risk of failure. Faced with this
Risk, Hitler demanded the immediate implementation of Otto's plan-invading Austria.
Previously, Austria tried to obtain rescue from Britain and France, but was flatly rejected. So in the face of this situation, the Austrian government surrendered.
After Britain and France refused to accept Austria's request for help, the German army began to rush towards Vienna. After the German army occupied Vienna, Hitler signed an order declaring Austria to be a province of Germany.
In fact, the German Wehrmacht crossed the German-Austrian border and not only did not encounter any military resistance, but also received cheers, cheers, salutes, flags and flowers from the residents. Therefore, this invasion was also called the "Flower War". Austria
It was so easily brought under Germany's control.
A proud Hitler declared in Vienna, "It is also a feeling shared by all other Germans. No matter what happens, the unified German Empire we claim today will never be divided by anyone again and will never be divided."
state."
The annexation of Austria expanded Germany's territory by 17% and its population by 10%, making Germany's tank even more powerful.
The merger of Germany and Austria has made the smoke in Europe even more intense, and it has also made more people worried about the future of Europe.
However, in Romania, not much attention is paid to the Anschluss. This is because Edel is preparing for a major event, and the impact of this event is not much worse than the Anschluss.
That is the merger of Romania and Bulgaria, and Eder plans to take this opportunity to merge the two kingdoms together. There is no better time than when Europe's attention is delayed by the Anschluss.
