In a secret room in the German embassy, Hitler was discussing with Foreign Minister Ribbentrop the conditions Edel said today.
The reason why we chose the embassy is because the German embassy is currently the place where Hitler feels most at ease. This matter is too critical for Germany and cannot be missed.
Therefore, in this secret room, except for Hitler and Ribbentrop, not even the ambassador was qualified to enter.
I saw Hitler speaking to his foreign minister. "When I was talking to Edel today about supporting our country in the Soviet Union in the Czech Republic, Edel proposed to raise objections to the former Bulgaria that Greece occupied according to the Neuilly Peace Treaty."
"The Romanians want access to Mediterranean ports."
As soon as Hitler finished speaking, Ribbentrop blurted out.
It is a no-brainer to know that Romania’s proposal for Greece to return the occupied Bulgarian territories in the Neuilly Peace Treaty must be for the port of Thessaloniki. This is the second largest port in Greece, carrying the export of people and goods from Thrace and Macedonia.
So it's extremely important.
The water depth of the port reaches 20 meters, which can fully accommodate Romania's super-standard battleships. The water area is also good, enough to accommodate the current main fleet of Romania.
So it’s not surprising that Romania has a voyeuristic eye on this, not to mention that they also have Bulgaria’s excuse. Although the two countries merged, everything in Bulgaria was inherited by the United Kingdom (internationally, it is generally called Romania
), which makes Romania’s desire to peek into the Mediterranean even more intense.
Although both men knew about Romania's ambitions, the Romanians' desire to tie the Greek and Czech issues together made Hitler somewhat undecided.
Although if he agrees, Germany and Romania will form a close alliance and their strength will be greatly increased, but this will also complicate the problem. Because this will not only be a problem for the Czech Republic, but also a problem for Greece. Although Hitler
It is concluded that Britain and France dare not go to war with Germany, but if too many benefits need to be given up, the views of the people in Britain and France will change.
But the alliance with Romania is indeed full of temptations. Not only can Germany get a good helper to solve the Czech and even Polish problems, but it can also have a good helper when facing the Soviet Union. As for why Romania is fighting with the Soviet Union, Hitler
It is very clear that the competition between the two countries over Ukraine is a dead end and will surely run through the focus of the two countries' diplomacy.
In fact, Hitler was also somewhat envious of Ukraine. It was the only fertile black soil in Europe and had resources such as coal and iron mines for the development of heavy industry. If Germany were not too far away, and Germany already had coal and iron mines in the Ruhr, then this
He also wanted to get involved in Europe's second-highest heavy industry base. But now he didn't want to arouse hostility between Russia and the Soviet Union, so he had no idea about it.
Thinking of this, Hitler couldn't help but say, "Ribbentrop, what do you think of the proposal to Romania?"
Regarding Ribbentrop, Hitler had great trust in this foreign minister, whom he called "Bismarck's Second". When Hitler was hesitant, he wanted to listen to this man's advice.
Facing Hitler's inquiry, Ribbentrop knew that this matter would have a huge impact on Germany, but after careful consideration, he spoke out his suggestions.
"Head of State, I think the advantages of forming an alliance with Romania are greater. Although we need to take some risks now, for the future, Romania is an indispensable ally of our country. There is no big conflict with our country in terms of interests. I personally feel that there is no comparison.
Romania could not be a more suitable ally."
Yes, Ribbentrop, who is rational in his analysis, believes that Romania is the most suitable ally for Germany at present. It can not only help Germany keep the Soviet Union in check, but also help with the Czech Republic and Poland in the future. It can even provide support if a war breaks out in the future.
Supported by German military power.
Although Germany may also be dragged into the war by Romania, the only thing around Romania that can pose a threat to it is the Soviet Union. However, unless the Romanians go crazy, it is impossible for them to take the initiative to attack the Soviet Union without Germany's consent. And the Soviet Union is facing
As for Rhodes, a more powerful alliance, it was probably not because Stalin believed in Christianity and was blessed by Allah that his defense still dared to attack.
Facing Ribbentrop's rational analysis, Hitler still felt a little unhappy, because since he became the head of state, he had always benefited from others. Unexpectedly, Edel counter-blackmailed him for a while.
After all, Hitler was a politician, and he was unhappy in his heart. He could still accept things that could benefit Germany. Although this time it could only be regarded as mutual benefit from the Romanians, and Germany would also have to pay something, but with
Romania's alliance is indeed very beneficial to Germany.
Hitler's visits in these days gave him a sufficient understanding of Romania's military strength. As for its strength, it was not much weaker than France, and in some aspects it was stronger than France. With such an additional force, Hitler, who had adjusted his mentality, now
I want to incorporate it into serving Germany's strategy.
As for the little unhappiness he had before, he had long forgotten. For Germany, there is nothing that cannot be abandoned.
Hitler, who wanted to understand for himself, said, "You are right, an alliance with the Romanians is very beneficial to our country. Then it is worth doing, but the Romanians cannot take advantage of us."
As Hitler made up his mind, the pace of negotiations accelerated.
In the second meeting with Eder, Hitler agreed to Romania's demands in northern Greece, but in exchange Romania would also support Germany's demands in the Czech Republic.
In addition, the two countries are also reaching a consensus on Red Russia. The two countries will form an alliance to jointly deal with possible threats from the Soviet Union. Moreover, as long as the Soviet Union launches a war against one of the two countries, the other side will provide military force.
All assistance, including declaration of war.
This was a further step forward than the previous Luobo League, and it also marked the end of the Luobo League, because compared with the more advantageous Rhodes Alliance, the terms of the Luobo League were not worth maintaining for Romania.
In addition, Poland was completely forgotten in the negotiations between the two countries, and the only place where Poland appeared in this clause was that when Germany and Poland conflicted, Romania would give priority to complying with the Rhodes Alliance.
With Edel and Hitler signing the terms, it marked the formal establishment of the German Alliance. In addition to Germany solving the threat from the east, Romania was also able to gather more troops from the Soviet Union to Bulgaria.
