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Chapter 64 Greek Wrist

After the impressive military exercise, the German side arranged for invited guests to return to the city of Munich and then held a lunch with ulterior motives for them at the new Munich International Hotel. The protagonist of this luncheon was not the planner or participant of the exciting military exercise, but representatives sent by well-known German military enterprises such as Junckers, Folk, Mauser, Porsche, Messerchmit, Rheinmetall, Krupp, among them were Ferdinand Posher, Kurt Tanko, Louis Stegger and several well-known technical experts in the industry.

As is well known, after the end of World War II, the large German military-industrial enterprises that provided technical and material support for the Third Reich were punished very severely. Not only were they forced to shut down, but their production equipment was also kidnapped or demolished by the Allies and the Soviet Union, so that some old enterprises with a century-old history withdrew from the historical stage, but most of them still used the "slit space" generated by the direct confrontation between the two camps. The Allies signed a suspension with the Soviet Union under defeat.

The war agreement, which puts the entire Western world under the shadow of the Eastern threat theory. Not only did people not resist, they curb democratic Germany's actions to reorganize their arms, but even held a selfish supportive attitude. Just when the United States and France signed a huge loan agreement, the US Congress approved a proposal to provide loans to Germany. Although the total amount of loans was only one-quarter of that of France, considering that the end of World War II was only a few years before, and the former US capital was not as good as that of the Third Reich.

The shirkable responsibility, the approval of this loan proposal fully reflects the ideological change of the US government and the people, and has also become a "barometer" for the political stance of Western countries. After that, in addition to various nominal investments and loans, many countries, especially traditional users of German weapons, issued first orders to German military-industrial enterprises after the end of World War II - weapons and ammunition procurement, equipment maintenance and repair, military training and guidance, etc. Switzerland even purchased Leopard tanks at a price of 14 million kronor.

Krupp's production technology, this contract immediately gave Porsche valuable funds to restart the diesel engine production line, and Krupp also obtained a 75mm long-distance gun order contract; the Netherlands and Sweden have long been interested in the xii submarine technology of the German Navy, and they were unable to provide enough cash to purchase submarines due to the influence of the war. The positions they took were required eventually led to cooperation between the three countries. German shipyards will transform and upgrade existing submarines for the Netherlands and Sweden...

Under the deliberate arrangement of the organizer, the luncheon scene was more like an informal negotiation meeting. With the preparation of previous military exercises, diplomatic officials from various countries, especially military officers who were responsible for special tasks, the special envoys communicated, communicated and tested with representatives of the German industry with a positive attitude. As for how many weapons these German factories used to make killed in the past, it seemed that the case that had passed the legal prosecution period was generously thrown into the trash can of history. However, the law was magnanimously thrown into the trash can of history.

Countries, Belgium, and the Netherlands, which were occupied by Germany during World War II, were forced to produce military supplies for Germany during that dark period. In order to achieve the unification of standards, German industrial enterprises sent technicians to these countries for supervision. Maybe they had met with the official diplomats of these countries in a special way at that time. The meeting of enemies should have been particularly jealous. But they raised their wine glasses and had a great chat. What an irony!

Based on the perspectives of each person and the judgment of highs and lows, the intentions of diplomatic officials cannot fully represent their governments, but this is at least a positive reference. Everything that happened during the luncheon, including the mutual conversation between characters, the expressions and personal archives information, was collected and sorted out and sent to Lynn. As the national situation and government positions meant, the French who had just obtained bulk American weapons deliberately showed disdain for Germany's lightning assault equipment, was actually both curious and itchy.

In particular, they were full of interest in the battlefield transport capabilities of German twin-rotor helicopters; the British were shocked by the elite power of the German army. Under the current situation, they did not have to worry about the Germans coming back to threaten the survival of the British Isles, but their natural conservatism made them particularly cautious. They seemed to have been worried about the "explosion" of German forces early on, so they inquire much more than cooperation; the Americans have a more direct thinking, and they are also very interested in the performance of German twin-rotor helicopters, and discussed the cooperation between the two sides.

Lin Neng was not surprised by the attitude of these Western powers. After all, a country has limited national strength. Even a super power like the United States cannot invest heavily in every technology. Instead, it is based on its own situation and make choices. Referring to the strategic plan described by the base, Germany will advance in the next ten years to restore the military foundation and maintain cutting-edge technology. The former requires a lot of capital, manpower and time, while the latter must rely on systematic industrial facilities. After reflection and drilling over the past few years

Research, the empire's senior management reordered the cutting-edge equipment that prioritizes development: nuclear weapons, guided rockets, jet fighters, fire-controlled radars, high-speed submarines and new tanks. In Lynn's plan, long-range rockets must be included in this list. The choice of decisions is of great significance. The primary factor that determines the future is the recovery and development speed of the German industry. In the case where Germany's own economic environment and government financial resources cannot provide sufficient power, it is an unquestionable strategy to do its best to obtain foreign funds and resources.

In the following time, Lynn began to observe the outside world's reaction. As expected, although the German side took very strict confidentiality measures on the exercise site, the news soon became well-known. Countries and people who were afraid of the Soviet Union generally regarded it as fences made of thorns - although it may endanger their own security, it can relatively effectively resist the "alien" attacks against the civilized world; the public opinion of the Soviet camp unintentionally criticized the "recovery of German militarism" not only accused the democratic German government and military leaders of re-taking the dangerous path, but also implyed that the leadership of the new German was influenced and even corrupted by the remnants of the Third Reich. In addition to the political comments filled with righteous indignation, the Soviet Union also used military means to express its tough stance: Moscow announced

The 2nd, 5th, and 11th Guards Tank Army have taken the lead in installing new combat vehicles and support equipment, and another 22 infantry divisions have been upgraded to mechanized infantry divisions. The degree of mechanization and combat effectiveness of the Soviet army has been greatly improved. The newly-organized 1st Airborne Army also held large-scale live-fire exercises in the Ukraine region. Because the Soviet army had an overwhelming advantage in direct dialogue on the battlefield, their military actions caused a panic in the Western world. Many people denounced the top German government leaders for being angry at the "red beast" that had finally calmed down. However, many people also realized that Germany's military preparation was not the fundamental reason for the Soviet deterrence, so the external pressure from Germany was not as great as expected. What made Lynn laugh and cry was that the conservative

After receiving the news, the Prime Minister Willie Stock came to his residence overnight, demanding that the open military expansion be stopped and the military would give compromise explanations to the outside world. Lynn would not adopt the mediocre tricks of Stock's illness, which was so difficult to explain. While he was directing the ground, he pretended to agree that Germany's military preparation would avoid sensitive content as much as possible, but the German government must allocate a special fund to make up for the losses of the army and military-industrial enterprises. Hitler's model of extortion really worked - if Stock was re-released, he promised to persuade Congress as much as possible, but Lynn had no intention of stopping. His bait quickly lured "prey": the French government sent a military delegation to negotiate cooperation between Germany and France to develop helicopters.

Regarding the project, in accordance with the suggestions put forward by the Imperial Base Camp, Lynn instructed the cabinet negotiator to issue conditions: France contributed funds, Germany provided technology and equipment, and equipped the French team with at least four lightning assault battalions within one year, and Germany provided training services for officers and soldiers free of charge. After bargaining, France decided to purchase German twin-rotor helicopters, paratrooper combat vehicles transformed based on VW82, 105mm caliber paratroopers support artillery, and 75 round drum mg42 and mp44 assault rifles. According to the agreement between the two parties, the total cost of forming this lightning assault force was US$13.5 million. According to the conversion standards provided by the United States in the late 1940s, this is equivalent to the cost of forming two howitzer regiments.

In addition to France, the German industry, which was looking forward to it, also welcomed two other unexpected buyers: the United States, a super power with its comprehensive strength, has the world's largest industrial scale and technical level, and its military support capabilities are envious of all countries, but it was repeatedly defeated by the Soviet army on the battlefield of land warfare; Hungary, the only country in the referendum of the Soviet occupied area to be freed with Germany, was weak in national strength and was in ruins. It formed an alliance with Germany during World War II and was protected, so it had a complex national mentality.

From infantry firearms to atomic bombs, American technology is basically in the world's leading position. The only one that democratic German industry can win the favor of the US is heavy tanks, but the delivery of 1,200 heavy tanks in three batches made the German negotiator completely unable to believe his eyes, and even Lynn was shocked; Hungary could not afford the high cost of forming an airborne force, and a small number of elite paratroopers were of little significance to them to defend their vast territory. They saw the recovery momentum of German market in performing military exercises. Although they obtained loans from the US government and purchased backlogs of weapons in the US military warehouse, they still planned to purchase German equipment to form an elite German army unit, with the cost of exchange of domestic bauxite, coal, and iron ore resources. (To be continued! ~!
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