Battle of the Third Reich

The urgency of re-arming the army has become the consensus of the French government, and the first thing that must be done is to rebuild the confidence of the people in the French army and cheer the morale of the valley that fell due to the defeat.

The French government has done a pretty good job in this respect. Betan and his cabinet members are well-informed to guide the local public opinion in France. The government of the Republic uses all propaganda to try to convince the French people that the reason for this defeat is not that the French soldiers will not The war may not be brave enough, but because the previous government’s incompetence and incompetence, the country is manipulated by a group of international war brokers, forced to fight a completely avoidable nightmare and terrible war without preparing for war .

The former cabinet and parliament members were successively investigated by the Ministry of the Interior, and even some people were arrested and tortured. All the "evidence" seems to point to a "conspiracy group" that has been hidden in the French government for a long time. The former prime minister Paul Reynolds It is the agent of this organization in front of the stage.

Renault’s previous attitude towards the establishment of the “French-British Union” has become the most irrefutable major “criminal evidence”. In the proposal put forward by Sir Robert Fanstatt, the advisor to the British royal court, he suggested that the United Kingdom and France could be merged into A country that unites as one to fight against the threat of Germany at the expense of the Third French Republic will cease to exist, while losing all overseas colonies and national sovereignty.

This proposal was strongly opposed by the French cabinet at that time, and as a fuse, it triggered a series of political defeats in Renault, and his attitude towards Britain inspired a large number of political allies, including those who have always supported him. The dissatisfaction of the French left-wing workers' group, coupled with the French army's defeat on the battlefield, the Prime Minister's previous promise became a lie, Renault's personal credit was almost destroyed, and even to the point of betrayal, which directly led him to betray The group’s political game was defeated, and eventually it was forced to resign from the position of prime minister and hand over the power to the French Marshal (Betten’s official rank is actually the French Army Lieutenant General, the French Marshal is the honorary title awarded to him by the Congress, So when he was tried by the military court after the war, the court could only deprive him of the rank of lieutenant general and other honors, and could not take away the title of French marshal, so Petain was the French marshal until his death.)

Now Renault and his remnants are still active in various places. His left allies have discovered the mistakes they made before, but it is too late and there is no way to remedy them.

The French workers' organization suffered heavy losses in the war, and now they dare not face up with Betan, who holds the military power, especially when there are foreign allies behind him. If it is said that after engaging in street politics overturning ships, they still have the opportunity to form a group in exile, then now this road has nowhere to go, because all European governments will no longer accept this type of exile unless they have a road tow. The family took the mouth and fled to the Soviet Union, otherwise the usual result would be a concentration camp on the outskirts of Paris.

Before the war, the left-wing forces in French politics were very powerful. When the French were tired of appeasement and conservative clichés, and the French economy fell into a global depression, Renault proposed to relax the country’s control of the economic field and reduce entrepreneurs’ The exploitation and oppression of workers and the national slogan of the national strategy turned pro-Soviet and anti-German, which were welcomed by most French left-wing forces. As a result, a large number of French workers and political parties voted for this popular middle-aged politician, In one fell swoop, he was pushed to the throne of the Prime Minister of the Third French Republic.

On the other hand, because of Renault’s political ideas, it has caused widespread dissatisfaction and hostility among French conservative forces and right-wing political groups. They believe that the biggest threat to France comes from the Soviet Union instead of Germany, and the French consortium system that represents bureaucratic capital is even more powerful. Oppose Renault’s free economic and labor policies.

These contradictions triggered a serious crisis in Renault's cabinet. The left and right forces of the government and parliament have been fighting each other, and policy formulation has often been caught in an endless rash.

After the Germans broke through the French border in history, the kind of sluggishness and chaos shown by the French government and the war cabinet has never been without this factor.

Now Betan finally found an opportunity to legally crack down on potential political opponents, so he started with no mercy. All the mistakes made by the government during the war became crimes of "conspirators and traitors" at this moment. These politicians in the wild are more suitable for those who hold the blame. This defeat is the biggest sin of everyone.

It's just that the French government and Bei Dang were somewhat unexpected. At a time when the conspiracy theory in the society was abrupt, the spearhead seemed to deviate from the government's direction and gradually pointed to the Jewish ethnic group in France.

The French Jews were subjected to the anger and attack of the entire French society as they had encountered in history. The difference was that there was no pressure from the German side this time, so it was no longer the Gestapo and SS who rushed into the house in leather.

The Jewish community in France and the left-wing workers’ organization became the center of popular attacks. It seems that there were countless people and groups appearing overnight. For the benefit of selling the “evidence” of the Republic, it is interesting that the French also understand that this group of people does not Perhaps they cooperated with the Germans, so the object of their betrayal became the Soviet Union and the centuries-old rival British.

The French believed that these people colluded with British war dealer Churchill and the Eastern Red Soviet to sell France's national interests and intelligence to each other, and eventually led to France's defeat on the battlefield.

For example, one of the most popular rumors in Paris today is this. When the Battle of Dunkirk broke out, the British wanted to escape, so they put the French army on the periphery as cannon fodder, using the lives of French officers and soldiers as the price in exchange for their safety. Fled back to his island. The French cabinet must have known this plan, which is equivalent to the murder of French officers and soldiers. Prime Minister Renault may be one of the masterminds, and the French Army Command is also his accomplice.

Another rumor was that the traitor inside the French government sold important intelligence of the French Army to the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union handed over these combat plans and intelligence to their allies, the Germans, which eventually led to the collapse of the Western Front.

The paranoid self-esteem of the French nation has gained some kind of catharsis here. Proud French citizens have invariably lost the most basic logical thinking ability on such issues, and they can’t listen to any objections at all. Of course, there is no reason. I can talk to them.

Regarding the chaos in the French society in the past two months, the German side has received a notice from Betten earlier, and it is clear that the marshal's goal is. At the same time, on certain issues, the German side is actually optimistic.

Don't think that the German head of state's Jewish policy has eased, and the German people will have a good impression on the Jews. How can the hatred accumulated by both sides over the past decades be concluded.

Germany is set up in a concentration camp in Poland and still houses more than 100,000 Polish Jews, all of whom are so-called purebred "Hebrews."

The land and property of these people have been divided by Germany and their Polish collaborators, and many of them have fallen into the hands of local Polish civilians, so if these Jews are put back to their original places, they will probably live even one night. But go.

How to place these Jews became a thorny problem. Apart from Poland, this ethnic group is almost universally enemies in Eastern Europe. There is not much way out for these people. Xu Jun is ready to find a suitable time to transfer them to the German mainland. These people are generally highly educated, and a little training can become a qualified industrial labor force.

Now let's talk about the problem between France and Spain. The most direct contradiction between the two is not attributable to the port of Ceuta. In fact, Franco knows that the place may not be returned unless he can get the support of Germany.

The problem that made Franco feel depressed and even mad is that his interior staff found that the French were quietly reaching into Catalonia.

Catalonia was born as a regional state for the first time during the Frankish dynasty, and then, over a long period of five centuries, with several marriages between monarchs, it eventually became an important autonomous province in the Kingdom of Spain, and The dispute between this territory and the Madrid regime began.

In the history of Catalans, France once played a disgraceful role. In the Spanish succession war, the Catalans stood opposite the Spanish Bourbon royal family. The betrayal of the allies was such that they were subjected to the most fierce reprisals and blows from the Madrid regime. Not only did they lose the most important autonomy, but even the Catalan language passed down by their ancestors was banned.

At the time, these orders were made by Felipe V, who was born in the French Bourbon royal family, and the rule of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty was also initiated by this person.

A few centuries later, the Catalans had a chance. In 1931, a revolution broke out in Spain, overthrowing the dictatorship of General Rivera at that time, and also ousted the Spanish royal family.

The Revolutionaries established the Second Republic of Spain, and as a symbol of royal oppression, Catalonia regained its status as an autonomous province.

But the good times did not last long. The tragic Spanish Civil War broke out, and the Catalans firmly stood on the side of the Republicans. As a result, with the defeat of the Popular Front, the dictator Franco came to power, and Catalonia was once again deprived. As a result of the autonomous status, Catalan has continued to be banned, and everything seems to be back to its original point.

France is very clear about the value of Catalonia. After all, the two sides are separated by only one border, but it is a bit wrong to say that the Gauls have the idea of ​​annexing this area.

The French didn’t even think about conquering Catalonia. This is really ridiculous. These people have been fighting with Madrid for 150 years for autonomy. The French ask themselves not so much patience.

Besides, besides the rich agricultural products in this land, other product resources can be described as barren. Industrial raw materials must be allocated from other provinces. Production and commercial development are far inferior to those in France. Why should Gauls take this Burden and trouble.

France’s involvement in Catalonia is mainly due to mistrust of the Franco regime. Even if Spain is not a threat to the Republic, it is at least one of the factors of instability within the region.

In order to find a starting point for the dictator to do something else, the French intelligence service began to secretly support the Catalan independence movement, not only to provide funds for activities of those underground organizations, but also secretly transported many decommissioned systems arms.

Franco was unable to leave Madrid this time to participate in the New Year's parade. The main reason is that the situation in Catalonia has a tendency to show riots. He must sit in Madrid and control the overall situation.

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