November 11, southern Hans, Bavaria.
In Munich, the second largest city in the Hans Kingdom, Deutsche Airlines was officially established on this day.
Originally this was just a very common thing. After the Royal Air Lines of Windmill Country was established in 1919 and opened a route from the capital of Windmill Country to Fog City, the capital where the sun never sets, countries all over the world realized the development potential of the air transportation field..
As a result, various countries began to establish their own airlines and began to develop the air transportation industry.
Under this trend, the country of Hans also opened its own airline to join in the fun. This is not something worthy of attention. After all, in this era, even some small countries in Europe like to set up an airline to catch passengers. Fashionable, not to mention Hans is not a small country, they also have the need to develop air transportation.
Because this kind of thing is too common in this era, countries have not paid special attention to this matter.
Under the neglect of various countries, they did not discover that at the establishment ceremony of Deutsche Airlines, Major General Mainz and two young generals from the military also attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new company.
Of course, Mainz didn't want to be so high-profile, so he, Kesselring and Goering all wore casual clothes. They didn't go to the front desk, but stood in the middle of the crowd and witnessed this historic scene from a distance.
"Finally the first step has been taken!"
Seeing the brand-new building of Deutschland AG, Mainz breathed a sigh of relief and said to Kesselring and Göring.
The two of them also had similar feelings. In order to establish this company, they worked hard. It takes a lot of effort.
Although Deutsche Airlines is nominally a private company, this is just a disguise to the outside world. The company is actually a company funded and controlled by the government, or more precisely, the military.
The reason for using the name of a private company is entirely because the Allied Powers stipulate that the German army is not allowed to have its own air force, so it must find an excuse to hide the past.
The private company only involves the civil aviation field and does not involve the military field, so it is unlikely to arouse the Allied Powers. Attention and vigilance.
This creates conditions for the German army to take the opportunity to cultivate its own air force. After all, civilian aircraft also need pilots!
There is not much difference between flying civilian aircraft and flying bombers. The only difference is probably the bombers. There are bombs inside, but the civilian aircraft are just passengers and supplies!
Although civil aviation cannot completely replace the air force, it can take the first step to establish its own air force system and start training future pilots. Mainz is already very satisfied with the result.
"General, I wonder when we can develop our own fighter jets? I'm afraid civilian aircraft cannot train fighter pilots!"
Göring has personally flown a fighter jet, so he is very clear about the difference between fighter jets and civilian aircraft.
Due to their size, civilian aircraft are far behind fighter jets in terms of speed, controllability and flexibility, so they are not suitable. As a training platform for fighter pilots
"Let's resolve the issue of whether or not first, and we'll deal with other issues later. After all, we can't tear up the Treaty of Versailles in front of all the countries in the world. We still have to save some face for the Allies, right?"
Mainz said with a smile. After hearing this, Goering knew that it was true, so he scratched his head and laughed.
To be honest, Goering, who is not out of shape, still looks very handsome. His The tall figure and the unique temperament of a soldier make this young officer full of heroism!
Mainz had seen photos of Gorin in his previous life, but those were photos of Gorin after he was out of shape. To be honest, he had gained weight. Goering, that is indeed a bit. After all, with a weight of close to 300 pounds, even a handsome guy has turned into a ball of flesh, and naturally he is ugly!
"General, why are you looking at me like that? Is there anything you need me to do?"
Mainz was distracted for a moment because he thought of the interesting stories about Goering in later generations. This made Goering feel a little confused. He didn't know why the major general stared at him for so long.
"Herman, has anyone ever told you that you were born to be a clothes hanger?"
Mainz said to Goering with a smile.
Goering was stunned. He didn't know why the major general suddenly changed the topic to clothes?
What kind of statement is he born to wear clothes?
Goering had never done it before. I heard someone mention it, but when Major General Mainz said this, he became a little interested.
"No, you are the first one to say that! Goering straightened his chest subconsciously, as if he felt it was a very honorable thing to be described like this by the major general.
Kesselring next to him heard the major general praising Goering, and looked at Goering with a look in his eyes. A trace of envy.
Mainz may not know it, because he has led this group of young officers to achieve incredible victories one after another on the battlefield, which has increased his prestige in the army. At this time, the young officers Everyone is targeting their immediate superiors, hoping to become like Mainz!
And among the group of young officers directly promoted by Mainz, many have quietly begun to imitate Mainz! In this trend where the entire German army admires Mainz, it is indeed something to be proud of to receive a compliment from Major General Mainz. After all, Major General Mainz rarely praises others.!
"In this way, after settling the matter in Munich, you will come to Hamburg in a few days. When you come, go directly to Goebbels. I have something to ask you to do!"
After saying this, Mainz saw Kesselin's envious expression next to him, so he smiled and said:"Albert, you come with us too!"
After saying this, Mainz did not explain anything, left Munich directly, and returned to the German headquarters first.
As for Goering and Kesselin, although they were very curious about Major General Mainz asking them to go to the headquarters What is the matter with Goebbels, but at this time both of them have tasks to complete, so they can only put their curiosity aside for the time being!
After the unveiling of the newly established Deutschland Airlines, Mainz In the name of the Bavarian Machinery Manufacturing Company, BMW invested US$1 million in Deutsch Aviation.
The amount was not particularly large, so it did not attract the attention of other countries.
Moreover, the Bavarian Machinery Manufacturing Company was compared to Han. Compared with other established companies in Sri Lanka, this is only a very young and small company. The most important thing is that it is not an arms company, so it is not closely monitored by the Allied Powers. They didn't have the energy to intervene at all, not to mention that the transaction amount was not large, so they didn't notice it at all.
After completing the capital injection into Deutsche Airlines, the latter quickly withdrawn from North America. A batch of the latest models of civilian aircraft were purchased.
They are said to be civilian aircraft, but they are actually civilian versions of military aircraft during World War I. These aircraft were actually modified from bombers, but the bomb delivery device on the aircraft was removed and installed. A large number of passenger seats and some optimized designs made this aircraft capable of performing air transportation operations.
Aircraft during World War I were very cheap. Deutsche Airlines purchased a total of 25 aircraft for a total of only 800,000. US dollars.
No one noticed that although they only had 25 aircraft, they recruited more than 200 pilots. What's even more outrageous is that among the pilots they recruited, there were actually pilots from the German Air Force. This was originally a matter of fact!
Very important information, but at this time, the Gauls were busy building the Maginot Line, Sunset and Eagle Sauce were busy fighting with each other, and no one was paying attention to Hans' domestic actions for the time being.
So, in November 1920! On March 11th, the German Air Force was secretly established!
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