Chapter 2 Capture the City
On June 22, 1946, the 5th anniversary of the outbreak of the Soviet-German War was also the 409th day after the Great German Empire surrendered to the Eastern and Western Allies. After the nuclear explosion in the Norwegian Sea, the world spent 60 days in a turbulent situation. 59 days ago, the US and British governments submitted ultimatums to the Soviet Union respectively; 58 days ago, the United States and Britain declared combat to the Soviet Union; 57 days ago, France also followed the United States and Britain to conduct domestic mobilization without declaring war, and a large number of troops from Western allies rushed to the Truman defense line in Central and Western Europe; 56 days ago, the United States and British bombers crossed the border for the first time to bomb the Soviet military facilities in East Germany and Poland, and the Soviet Air Force bombed retaliatory on the same day; 55 days ago, Norway, Denmark
The government agreed that the US and British troops entered southern Norway and Denmark, and the US and British troops stationed in West Germany had artillery wars and Soviet troops stationed in East Germany; 50 days ago, a British squad that crossed the border was surrounded and annihilated by the Soviet army. This news caused no need for panic in the UK and the United States after adding fuel to the fire. The image of the Soviet troops was demonized by Nazi Germany. Western people who originally sympathized with and supported communism began to turn in large quantities. On the same day, the Soviet Union announced a national mobilization; 43 days ago, a group of American and British bombers that took off from the Norwegian air base flew to Leningrad for the first time to carry out night bombing. More than 400 heavy bombers dropped thousands of tons of bombs, bringing this work that finally recovered from the destruction of the war.
The Soviet army tried its best to intercept and block, but only shot down 22 American and British bombers. This battle situation was once again artificially induced, which made the Western people generally believe that the Soviet Union's strong military strength was limited to intensive tactics on land. Their air force and navy were not enough to match the identity of a first-class power. The US-British Allied forces could easily destroy it by using strategic bombing. 40 days ago, France finally expressed its attitude in this large-scale military conflict that affected half of the world at the beginning. They stood on the side of the US-British Allied forces in a judging situation. 36 days ago, more than 600 American-British long-range bombers rushed to the Soviet Union's industrial base in Minsk, Belarus, facing the US-British air
The military's high-altitude bombing at night, this time the Soviet air defense forces' record was even more unsatisfactory. They only shot down 9 bombers. The next day, the Soviet Union sent a group of bombers to try to bomb US and British ships berthed near Copenhagen, Denmark. On the way, they were intercepted by a large number of British jet fighters. The Soviet La-7 and La-9 fighters were close to the technical limit of the piston fighter, but they were defeated one side. From then on, the Soviet Air Force no longer launched a rushing strike against the deep targets of the United States and Britain, but instead adopted a flexible raid on their targets close to the border. The attack location was basically concentrated in West Germany. As a large number of B-29 heavy bombers were transferred from the United States and the Pacific region to Europe, the Western Allied bombardment of the Soviet Union was more frequent and fierce...
One day ago, two ships with Spanish flag arrived at the port of Tromso in northern Norway. One of them was a large-tonnage ocean freighter, bringing cotton textiles, commonly used medicines, daily necessities and machines ordered by local companies. These factories have been established in the past six months, including Switzerland, France and the Netherlands. Their arrival has brought Tromso, which is beautiful in nature but remote and backward, to a new life.
The other is a large cruise ship with fifty first-class suites and more than two hundred second- and third-class cabins, followed by hundreds of foreign tourists who came to vacation. It was the time of polar day in the north, and it was not surprising to come from afar to see the mystery of nature, but unlike in previous years, Nordic Europe is now under the clouds of war. Soviet submarines carried out fierce hunting battles on opponents' routes according to the roads of Germany that year, and provided bombing of the Soviet Union to the United States and Britain.
The United Nations air force base and Norwegian waters have also become the hunting range of Soviet submarines. Norway's fragile economy recovers slightly and is on the verge of collapse. The residents of the south can still obtain supplies provided by the United States and Britain. Most residents in the north can only use the fishery that has not been seriously affected and the remaining overseas trade that has been self-sufficient after the shrinkage. A few days ago, the mayor of Tromso Stegge, who was confident in front of the construction workers of the Tirpitz, stayed on the dock this time.
Tourist tours from Spain held a welcome ceremony and mobilized hotels across the city to provide sufficient rooms in advance. In order to allow these Spanish guests to better enjoy the summer landscape in the extreme circle, civil servants, including police, took on the task of volunteer tour guides. In fact, in a small northern town like Tromso, there are rare cases all year round. The size of administrative agencies, districts and county councils is like a game for children to play house.
June 22, at exactly 1 a.m.
Due to the strange extreme day, the northern cities surrounded by mountains and rivers are still bathed in the sunshine. Nature can change the extreme day and night. The normal daily routine cannot be adjusted like this. With new vision, the local residents have already fallen asleep. The streets are quiet, and there is not even a stray cat and dog foraging. Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from the direction of the dock. People may recall the situation when the German army first arrived here five years ago. At that time, a large German army easily controlled it.
The city was subsequently increased and decreased. At its largest scale, thousands of people were stationed around Tromso. If the "Tirpitz" that had been temporarily stayed, the German army had deployed more than 3,000 troops here at most. They could easily push Tromso into the abyss of destruction. However, the Allies neither came across the sea nor lost their most basic sanity. They were stationed politely until the end of the war, and they did not surrender to the Norwegian army and left by boat in June 1945. []
"The first row, occupy the Parliament Balcony, the post office and the radio station, cut off all external contact lines, set up defenses on site and set up posts at various intersections; the second row, head to the factory areas in the north and east of the city for alert, protect factory facilities from human damage, and establish observation posts on the hilltops; the third row, control three streets in the eastern part of the city, set up inspection posts on roads leading to the outside world, and set up observation posts on commanding heights..."
On the dock, the company-level officers were commanding soldiers with solemn expressions to set off in this way. Before that, they were waiting calmly in the cruise ship's cabin and the sailor's cabin of the cargo ship, and cultivated their spirits to carry out today's action. At this moment, Lynn, who was dressed in a handsome uniform of the Imperial Guard general, also came from the cruise ship to the dock along the gangway. The eagle badge on the military cap, the Knight's medal on the collar and the German medal on the right chest were all bright in the sunshine of the day. Although this outfit was not as gorgeous as attending a banquet, it was not suitable for participating in battle, but was in a normal state between the two.
As the leather boots stomped on the stone pavement, Lynn stood on the dock, looking up at the church in the center of the city with his head held high, the cross on the pointed roof seemed extremely sacred under the rising sun. He prayed devoutly in his heart - praying for the comrades who fought side by side today, and for the former discrete comrades and companions.
Soon, Franz drove a Spanish version of the "Volkswagen Beetle." cargo ship transported 20 such civilian cars and 40 six-wheeled trucks. Norwegian workers on the dock had previously enthusiastic to help them unload some of them. Although Tromso is a remote port, the traffic on the road is not blocked. There is a good national highway leading to Narvik, and more than 100 kilometers away, there is a military airport left by the German army during the war. In the mild polar summer days, the convenience of cars can make up for the limitations of shipping.
Lynn was not in a hurry to get into the car, but took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and took Wolfrum and Franz to control the city while sucking the clouds and fog. This time, the armed personnel were transported with ships into five whole companies. There were more than 100 people in the dismantling construction site of the Tirpitz on the other side of the strait, plus more than 700 soldiers and intelligence personnel mixed with the early migrants, the total force of which could be used was more than 2,000. What might cause some trouble for the operation were more than 20 Norwegian policemen, some tough Norwegian hunters and the ignorant of the 30,000 pure Norwegian residents. This seemed to have a feeling of cannons hitting mosquitoes, but Lynn was not a pure show of tyrannical force.
The first to witness the post-war wonder were Norwegian fishermen anchored in the port. They were awakened by noisy sounds in their dreams. When they opened the curtain, they saw familiar German soldiers. Many people thought they had not yet escaped from their dreams. After all, the Second World War initiated and participated by the Germans had ended for more than a year. Now the war between the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union is named the Third World War. Apart from contributing to the frontier battlefield, the Germans had neither the qualification to directly participate in the war nor the ability to cause storms. How could they appear thousands of miles in northern Norway?
Before these Norwegian fishermen made a clue about a series of complicated matters, German soldiers holding assault stair guns and submachine guns had already appeared on their ships like cold-faced evil spirits, forcing them to take their families to the docks and enter the temporary ban control point with simple and effective body language. Here, they saw faces as shocked and frightened as themselves, and few people noticed the details of these German soldiers' uniforms.
It has changed, and the large-eared steel helmet is still the large-eared steel helmet, and the typical German outfit, equipment and German with small tongues rolled up have not changed. Although they soon obtained Norwegian leaflets circulated by the German soldiers, they learned from it that the other party's actions were the same as five years ago. As long as the Norwegians did not resist, did not destroy, and followed the arrangements of the occupying forces, they would receive fair and friendly treatment, and food rations, clothing and medicines would also be sufficient.
Half an hour passed, the small city was completely controlled by the soldiers of the Imperial Guards, and the four submarines also arrived at the port and floated on guard as planned. Lynn looked around the dock and calmly entered the car. It started happily, carrying the initiators south of Tromso through the street and headed to the parliamentary field in the center of the city. Along the way, the indifferent imperial soldiers had controlled each street, and the Germans who had moved to the previous Germans.
There were more than 10,000 residents, mainly the elderly, weak, women and children in the base and the German soldiers stranded in Norway at the end of the war. In such an action, they were not bystanders, and those who were healthy were mobilized to search every household with the imperial soldiers of the Norwegian residents, confiscated weapons, bullets and various available communication equipment, and distributed Norwegian leaflets printed in advance by the freighter to the hands of these Norwegian residents.
When they arrived at the parliamentary yard, where the parliamentary seat of Tromso County, Lynn saw Norwegian policemen huddled in a corner against the wall. It was thought that most of them were caught in bed. The Imperial soldiers with guns showed a huge difference in quality next to them. Some middle-aged and elderly people with gray hair, bald or hats were driven by imperial soldiers and walked into the county council in a hurry - a two-story house that looked decades old. It was the oldest and worst building around this small ballroom, but the political center of the huge Tromso County. Of course, except for this port, Tromso County is also a bit large, and the rest of the villages and towns are scattered in remote rural areas, and their population and economic strength are not as large as a medium-sized city in the continental power.
Among these local Norwegian officials and parliamentarians who looked frightened and depressed, Lynn found Mayor Steger, the guy who had accentuated and spoke a few days ago at the dismantling site of the Tirpitz. This man is 59 years old and has a wealthy family. He was engaged in fishing products processing before the war. During the German occupation, he closed the factory and stayed home idle. After the war, he suddenly became active and led Norwegian residents to detain the former mayor who was ordered by the German occupier, and then was elected as the new mayor in the new election. Based on these understandings, Lynn felt that although this man was valuable, it was difficult to cooperate. He was ready to detain him. He chose another person to control the administrative agency of Tromso, making this north
The port city and even the entire Tromso County have become the new base of the empire. Although the "Sanctuary" base was not attacked by nuclear pollution this time, the Soviets' two approaches have caused it to lose its original secret. Moreover, the space and energy in the cave world are limited, and it is enough to accommodate current personnel. It is difficult to further expand its technological and industrial strength. With the opportunity that many factories have been established in Tromso, Lynn proposed to turn this place into Germania in the north, gradually migrate the personnel and technical facilities of the "Sanctuary" base, and establish more secret and grand military, technological, and cutting-edge industrial facilities in the surrounding mountains, including the establishment of a truly nuclear factory.
Walking into the parliamentary roundhouse and watching Norwegian parliamentarians and local government officials make the location here full of the location, Lynn walked to the speech table with his hands behind his back, took out his Norwegian passport from his pocket to show it to everyone, and said in his unskilled Norwegian language: "Hello everyone, I am Shor Knatsky, and the German name is Lynn Galgo."
In the empire, Lynn Galgo is a well-known legend, but judging from the reactions of these Norwegians, they obviously have never heard of it.
Lynn had long expected these people to be ignorant. He put away his Norwegian passport. You should know that Knatsky is also well-known in the northern Swiss industry. He owns an industry of millions of pounds under his name, and is regarded as an investor with mysterious background and strength.
Next, with the help of his own translator who is well versed in Norwegian, he said to these parliamentarians and government officials: "I know, you must be wondering, why are these damn Nazis coming back? Didn't they completely lose the war and surrender to the Allies? Here I must regret to tell you that although the Third Reich surrendered, Germany did not surrender. We are Germanic soldiers who inherited the mantle of the Third Reich, and came here just for a new journey. Whether you are here to choose to stay in the parliament or government, from this moment on Tromso has become a special and independent region.
, Without our permission, no one is allowed to leave here or contact the outside world until we lift the ban. Of course, you don't have to worry, we have no intention of splitting Tromso from the Kingdom of Norway. It is now and in the future, and we are just managing it on our own behalf for a period of time - about two to four years, our ultimate goal is to return to the continent of Europe and our motherland. The help of the Norwegian people to us will be regarded as a precious friendship, and we will give back to you in our way. Now, what questions do you have?"
Mayor Stark was the first to stand up, and he asked angrily: "You want to detain every Tromso man. This extremely evil practice has never been heard since ancient times. Even during your previous occupation, you did not appear. Don't talk about friendship with us here. This is a bloody aggression, an evil fascist! Bah!"
Even if he didn't understand Norwegian, Stark's last spitting move was enough to make him tear to pieces by the surrounding imperial soldiers. If it were in the past, Lynn would have taken out a gun and gave him a happy headshot, but from a long-term perspective, he decided to avoid military killings as much as possible in the process of the rise of the empire, especially against unarmed civilians, which also gained the understanding and support of the empire's senior leaders.
Lynn looked at this guy who looked at him as if he was ready to die. Behind his anger and excitement, was he really as fearless as he was on the surface?
"You are indeed a very courageous person. Mr. Mayor, since you are unwilling to cooperate, we have to limit your scope of activities to your home. We do not expect you to understand this as protection. This is a kind of house arrest and an alternative way to lie in prison. This will last for two to four years. So, pray that we will win as soon as possible!"
"Hmph! I understand that the reason why the Soviet Union went to war with the United States, Britain and France was completely your conspiracy!" Mayor Stark said angrily, and the Norwegians present were also in a daze.
Chapter completed!