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April 16, 1953
New Fuhrer's Residence in Berlin, Germany
Surprisingly, the United States believed what we said.
It may not be that they really believe in us, but the biggest reason is that they don't think there's any need to provoke us since fighting Argentina is not easy.
"First of all, it seems clear that the United States has no intention of fighting with us."
"That's how I see it. "This saved me an hour."
Now that I had confirmed that the United States had no intention of opposing us, I concentrated on developing V6 with peace of mind.
Thanks to the generous investment of money and manpower, V6 development has gained momentum and is racing toward completion and launch this summer.
If the V6 launch is successful, a satellite will be launched using the V6 as a medium, and from then on, research for a full-scale moon landing will begin.
This is Wagner Freud's goal.
However, in addition to Wagner-Freud, there have been a lot of things to worry about recently.
The most representative example is the Czech Republic. After the death of Emil Haha, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Emmanuel Moravec, who was serving as Minister of Public Enlightenment, is acting as president. Moravec's reputation was not very good.
Although he is now working hard as a stooge, Moravetz was surprisingly originally a friend famous for being anti-German and anti-fascist.
As Germany was growing bigger and bigger, Czechoslovakia needed to attract Italy and Poland to survive, and argued for the Rome-Prague-Warsaw alliance. During the Sudetenland crisis, when even President Beneš gave up on the war, he was the only one to call for resistance and remained with Germany. He appealed that we should not give in.
However, despite Moravec's appeal, Beneš, who had no confidence in the war, gave up on the Sudetenland, and when Moravec criticized him sharply, he put pressure on him, including dismissing him from his position as head of the military college and banning him from publishing or contributing. I did it.
Even when Germany annexed the Czech Republic, Moravec attempted to go into exile abroad, but the Czechoslovak government-in-exile neatly ignored Moravec's request for help.
I don't know the exact reason. Is it because they decided they couldn't afford to take care of Morabetz, or was it because they didn't like him for the reasons mentioned above and left him to die?
Moravec, who had been abandoned by his country, was desperate and was waiting for death. However, there was concern that executing the leader of the anti-German faction would cause backlash from the Czechs, so I suggested that he work for the government of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Moravec accepted the offer and became Minister of Public Enlightenment.
From this point on, Moravec transformed from an anti-German, anti-fascist figure into a passionate pro-Nazi figure.
In actual history, it is said that Moravec was so passionately pro-Nazi that even Heydrich and Frank, who ruled the Czech Republic, trusted him more than Haha.
Among Moravets' three sons, the eldest son Igor and the second son Yuri fought as volunteers in the SS Totenkopf Division and the Wehrmacht's 137th Infantry Division, respectively, and also gained German favor.
For reference, after the war ended, Yuri was discharged normally, but Igor remained at Totenkopf and has now been promoted to SS captain.
According to the information obtained by SD, Haha's evaluation was quite good, but Moravetz's was at the bottom level.
Since he was always advocating fighting against Germany before and is now working hard as a stooge, he must be seen as an unpleasant guy in the eyes of the Czechs.
"But the good news is that it is limited to hatred towards Morabetz as an individual. At least not yet."
Perhaps due to the fact that Neurath is ruling benignly in the Czech Republic and the whole of Europe has already fallen into the hands of Germany, there has been no call for our independence until now.
Even if we become independent, we are surrounded on all sides by the Axis powers, so I don't know how long it will last.
"We should also consider replacing Moravetz. "Who else do you think would be suitable as president other than Moravetz?"
"There are Jaroslav Krejci and Richard Wienert."
Jaroslav Krejci is the Prime Minister of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and Richard Wienert is the Minister of the Interior.
"Which of the two is better?"
"Both of them are evaluated by the Czechs as being mediocre, but wouldn't Krejci, who is higher in rank, be better?"
In principle, the role of acting president should have gone to Prime Minister Krejci, but unlike Krejci, who was only nominal prime minister and had little presence or real power, Moravec had considerable authority thanks to his active pro-Germany actions.
During the war, he held talks with Neurath about sending troops to the Eastern Front in Bohemia and Moravia.
"Then the next president will be Krejci. "I hope Governor Neurath can explain it well."
"Yes, Mr. President."
However, Neurath was also old and his health was not very good recently, so he was scheduled to retire within this year.
Therefore, we need someone to take over Neurath's job as the second governor and replace him... … .
Who should I do it?
In the past, the Czech governor was selected from the SS, so this time we considered selecting him from the Wehrmacht, but the current Polish governor is also from the Wehrmacht, so we decided to select him from within the SS because he seemed to be taking up only a few positions in the SS.
As I said before, kids like Himmler, Frank, and Daluge are not allowed.
At best, Neurath has made the Czechs compliant with moderate measures, but if he whips them in their face, they will be in trouble again.
It should be a friend like Neurath who has a docile personality and can implement moderate policies.
"Mauris, you should go to Prague."
"If it is the order of His Excellency the Fuhrer, I can go to Antarctica with pleasure!"
Maurice wins.
He was apparently the most senior party member and leader of the SS Reich, but the idea of doing a little pastime in Munich was something that really bothered him.
Hausser and Schwarz were also considered, but both were old and not very interested in the governorship, so they left it to Maurice.
Manteuffel, who took over as Chief of Armor as the successor to the retired Guderian, is handling the assigned tasks skillfully, as befits an armor expert.
The R1 105mm main gun made by Rheinmetall showed considerable performance, as if it was worth the effort of constantly replacing the attackers.
Vertical armor of 320mm at 500m! This performance is similar to that of the Royal Ordnance L7 main gun in actual history, and considering that this is 1953, it was an amazing achievement.
However, it is expected that it will take some time for the Leopard tank to replace Germany's entire tank force.
There were so many tanks produced during the war. Since this is not a war, the deployment of new tanks is not such an urgent issue.
For that reason, Manteufel promoted a plan to use older tanks and various improvements were made.
A large number of new types of ammunition were supplied, including newly developed wing-stable armor-piercing rounds, or flying rounds for short, and tanks such as Panther II, Tiger II, and Tiger III had their main guns replaced with R1 main guns.
Manteufel's prediction is that these improved tanks will be used until the 1960s, but I think it would be okay to use them until the 1970s if they are in the rear where they will not be on the front line.
The wealthy United States also used Shermans in its National Guard until the 1960s, and Israel frequently deployed Shermans and Centurions on the front lines until the 1980s, so there is nothing wrong with us. Anyway, I'm not going to set it up on the front line, I'm only going to roll it in the rear.
Nevertheless, the remaining tanks are priced according to their condition and sold to the Axis powers and allied countries. Countries that claim neutrality will also be very interested in weapons, so if they actively sell them, the profits will be quite good. .
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"Hear, mortals, the sacred cry!"
"Long live the great Argentine people!"
The Argentine army, which successfully repelled the Brazilian army's offensive, gained momentum and launched a counterattack.
The Brazilian army ran away like a frightened dog. Argentina not only recaptured all occupied territory, but also went on the offensive and pushed into Brazilian territory.
Public opinion, which had been hesitant at the U.S. declaration of war, regained its vitality as if it had never happened before. In the capital Buenos Aires, people sang songs and waved national flags every day.
Soldiers going to the front line received enthusiastic cheers from citizens and hung bouquets of flowers around their necks.
In the naval battle, Argentina also won against Brazil.
The incident in which an Argentine submarine sank a Brazilian cargo ship was dramatized and reported in the Argentine press as the sinking of a Brazilian military transport ship, and the battleship Jose de San Martin (formerly known as Ludendorff) purchased from Germany sank a Brazilian Navy destroyer. It was reported that the cruiser was sunk.
"Brazilian guys are no big deal, right?"
"Now let's march to Rio de Janeiro!"
Argentines, intoxicated by the victory achieved by the Argentine army, strongly argued that this opportunity should be used to break the arrogance of their archrival Brazil and reorganize South America into a new order led by Argentina.
Puzzlers discussed how much of Brazil's territory it would be in the national interest to annex, and newspapers published cartoons depicting a new map of Argentina, which had annexed southern Brazilian territory after the war.
Since the Brazilian army, heavily armed with American weapons, was easily defeated, there should be no problem even if the American or British troops come!
Not only the people, but also the Argentine military leadership had the same thoughts.
In fact, not only Brazil but also the United States and Britain were embarrassed by the Argentine military's propaganda.
Amman: I can't believe that the Brazilian army, which was considered a strong army even though it was armed with German-made equipment, was so overwhelmingly defeated.
Britain still cried for bloody revenge, but public opinion in the U.S. was depressed.
If Argentina is manipulated by Germany, we cannot just leave it alone, but how much sacrifice will we have to make to subdue Argentina?
Because the memories of World War II remained vivid, people were anxious. In particular, Americans, who had memories of being defeated by the German army in Europe without even inflicting significant damage, were afraid that the same thing would happen again in Argentina.
But MacArthur was adamant.
"We must not back down here. This is not a matter of politics, but a war between justice and injustice!"
"If we neglect the plight of our allies, we will soon have no friends left. No matter how powerful and great the United States of America is, it cannot survive in isolation. "
"Will Argentina really be satisfied with the Falkland Islands? Are you talking about Argentina, which even though it has such a large territory and abundant resources, it still starts a war? "Do you really think that way?"
"The goal of Peron, the ruthless dictator and demagogue, is to create the Germany of South America! He follows Hitler and wants to turn Argentina into Germany. After taking control of all of South America, he will target North America next."
MacArthur gave a speech about why the United States should fight Argentina and reflected on the justification for the war.
Riots and protests are still continuing in the South, but they have gradually decreased since it became known that the government's hard-line response was not a lie.
Therefore, MacArthur felt at ease and mobilized the Federal Army and National Guard to include them in the Argentine expeditionary force.
"No, no! again!"
"Hey you idiot! Where are you looking and shooting? "Is the target over there?"
"sorry!"
"If you're sorry, is your military service over?"
"no!"
Intense training continued every day at training centers across the United States.
Senior officers and non-commissioned officers who had participated in World War II sought after soldiers who had not yet shaken off their youth and instilled know-how in actual combat.
Education and training was conducted on new equipment that had been built in a mountain and had never been used in actual combat.
Not only the new soldiers who have just received a conscription warrant, but also the officers and non-commissioned officers who will follow them to the battlefield are nervous. Those who had fought against the German army in Europe were even more nervous.
That's why they couldn't let even a single minute pass by. Because they had learned through actual combat that training was the only way to survive, they immersed themselves in training more than ever.
"We must get the Falklands back at all costs!"
The British party was also sincere in the war.
"This situation is a matter of British pride. "If we back down from here, the pride of the British Empire will fall to the ground."
Even from the perspective of the British exile government living in Canada, war with Argentina was not an easy choice. However, Britain had reasons for going to war.
Not only was the mainland occupied and chased by Canada, but if the Falklands were also taken over by Argentina, who considered them inferior, people would not only laugh at them, but also question the very existence of the British government-in-exile.
Most countries around the world already recognized the fascist puppet government on the island of Britain, not the British government-in-exile, as the official British government.
Even within our ally the United States, there were calls that the fascist government, rather than the British government-in-exile, should be the main diplomatic target.
In the midst of this, are we going to lose the war? It was tantamount to a death sentence for the British exile government.
Queen Elizabeth II, who did not engage in politics and ruled as a formal king, also personally appeared on a radio broadcast and appealed for support for the war from Commonwealth countries. That was how desperate Britain was.
Countries that were living in trouble in Canada like the British government-in-exile, and had even less of a presence in the international community than the British government-in-exile - France, Czechoslovakia, Benelux, and Poland - also fiercely criticized Argentina and declared their participation in the war.
Young men from Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, who shed a lot of blood in the Indian War of Independence, also enlisted in accordance with the government's decision.
Reactions were generally mixed as the aftermath of the Indian War of Independence still lingered, but everyone agreed that the Falklands should be reclaimed from Argentina.
At a time when all the Allied countries were uniting against Argentina, a secret meeting was held in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.
A meeting between Argentina, the culprit who started the war, Britain, which was a party to the war, and the United States, which supported Britain.
The atmosphere in the conference room was tense.
The British delegation glared at the Argentine diplomats sitting across from them as if they were going to kill them, and the American delegation also stared at the Argentine delegation with extremely uncomfortable eyes.
"Our request is simple. Malvina-"
"gibberish! "Who can say something about Malvinas on their own!"
"Call it the Falkland Islands!"
The meeting was shaky from the start.