Switzerland, Sweden and Portugal, the three remaining neutral countries in Europe (Spain openly declared itself not a neutral country but a non-belligerent), sent journalists and representatives, and then rushed to the Katyn Forest with representatives of the International Red Cross, accompanied by a five-member mission from the Polish Red Cross (at the request of the new German Governor Schaukel) consisting of four technical commissioners and one representative of the headquarters (Kastelzhenski, secretary general of the Polish Red Cross). Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Journalists and members of the investigation team were directed to the site of the exhumation of the remains, and then there was a pile of miscellaneous items taken out of the pockets of the deceased, including newspapers and letters from March and April 1940, and even a copy of Pravda of April 11.

“…… From the beginning of March to the end of April 1940, 2-3 cars filled with captured Polish officers were secretly transported to the Gniezhdorf station every day, and they were transported by car to the area surrounded by barbed wire...... Many shouts and gunshots can be heard every day. ”

The Mission also saw the bodies of a number of Polish officers who had been forensically examined, invariably wounded by a revolver bullet that went into the back of the head and then came out of the forehead. In his investigative report, Kastelzhensky wrote: "It is clear that the wounds were of the same nature, that the shots were fired in the same direction, that all the shots were made with pistols - the officers were killed standing at close range, and some of the bodies were tied tightly behind their backs, probably in self-defense and resistance." They were dressed in Polish uniforms, medals, ornaments, school insignia, and trousers and shoes were still in good condition...... I also saw the bodies of two generals, who were confirmed to be General Smolavisky and General Bokharovich, as can be seen from the insignia of their general-level strips. ”

Journalists at the scene also found from a large number of dead people's diaries a record of Major Solsky, one of the victims of the massacre, before he was killed, which was next to his body: "...... At 3:30 a.m., a small detachment of Polish officers was taken by Soviet troops to Smolensk from Kozelsk, a military camp in Belarus, where we were being held, and a few minutes before 5 a.m. we were woken up and loaded into a prisoner's van and then to a grove where it appeared to be some dacha. There, apart from the belt and the pencil sharpener, they took away our rings and watches, and the hands of the watches pointed to 6:30 at that time, what would they do to us? ......" -- Solsky was shot dead a few minutes later.

The photojournalists took a lot of photographs, and the text reporters took the time to record what they saw and heard, and the scene was very quiet, with more than 4,000 corpses numbering in total. As for the surrounding Germans, apart from the necessary help, they did not intervene in the whole matter at all, and allowed the investigation team to investigate -- Stalin's good deeds would naturally be exposed, and the most joyful ones were the Russian Liberation Army and the Russian National Council -- Admiral Vlasov, who had rushed to the Katyn Forest from the Don front, greatly demonstrated his presence, on the one hand, addressed the reporters and the investigation team, expressed deep regret over the whole matter, and apologized to the Polish side on behalf of the Russian Provisional Government; On the other hand, he said that this was a grave sin of Stalinism and the Bolsheviks, and that what he wanted to do was to lead the Russian Liberation Army to overthrow this tyrannical regime and establish New Russia.

Hoffman thought very clearly, since he wanted to "tease" Stalin, the amount of medicine must be sufficient, and he also had to pull Vlasov and the Russian People's Liberation Army out to stimulate each other; in the confrontation between you and me in the past two days, the Polish government-in-exile and the Russian provisional government frequently appeared in the newspapers for a while, and became the focus of common attention of world public opinion.

Although Churchill put pressure on the Polish government-in-exile in London, this group of "unsober bastards" (Churchill's original words) still made a fuss known to everyone, and a group of "indignant" and "untruthful" parliamentarians were brought together to make a lot of noise on the whole.

"Führer, how useful is this news against the British, American, and Soviet Triple Alliance?"

"It's basically useless."

"Useless?" A bunch of people were dumbfounded, making such a big noise, spending such a price, and inviting so many people, and finally a sentence of "useless", everyone felt very unwilling.

"As long as Britain and the United States still need the Red Army to contain the main force of our army, they will not turn against Stalin, and the Poles were gifts from Britain and the United States before they died, and a mere government-in-exile is nothing to worry about." "But being useless to Stalin doesn't mean being useless to us," Hoffman laughed. The officers and politicians of the Eastern countries should understand the meaning behind this - if we fail, they will only end worse than the Poles. And Vlasov will get more supporters, those photos and film reels can be taken to the Red Army prisoner of war camps for broadcasting, and the relevant leaflets, radio, and newspapers can also be used to propagandize against the Red Army troops, so that they can consciously stand up against Stalin****. By the way, prepare a batch for Guderian to airdrop to the Americans - so that the liberal fighters will understand what their allies are. ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

"Although Moscow has repeatedly claimed that we are spreading rumors about the whole thing, Stalin's inward-looking nature cannot contain it." Zeitzler said, "Field Marshal Küchler sent a telegram that the North-Western Front of the Red Army had uncharacteristically attacked him in the direction of Smolensk, but we had repulsed it. ”

"The northern and central fronts should strengthen their defenses to prevent Stalin's dogs from jumping over the wall." Hoffman asked, "What is the situation on the Don front?" ”

"Our army has crossed the meanders of the Don River, the enemy's 24th Army has been annihilated, most of the 69th Army has been annihilated, a total of more than 140,000 enemy troops have been destroyed, and our army has suffered less than 20,000 casualties (including nearly 10,000 people from the Russian Liberation Army and the Defense Forces of Eastern States), and at present, the rest of the enemy's 4th Tank Army and the 63rd Army are fleeing towards Stalingrad, and it is expected to attack the suburbs of the city tomorrow."

"How's the enemy defense?"

"The enemy only has two relatively complete army groups and part of the city defense units left, with an estimated strength of between 200,000 and 250,000 troops, and there is also information that the Red Army is transferring the rest of the front troops to prepare to strengthen the front-facing defense forces, but they cannot be put into the battlefield in a short time, and if there are another 7-10 days, we are sure to occupy Stalingrad." Lieutenant General Weller replied.

So easy to take Stalingrad? Hoffman muttered, but he did not want to discourage Army Group South, so he advised: "Our attention should be given priority to the encirclement and annihilation of the enemy's 63rd Army and the 4th Tank Army, which are more effective than the others, and as for Stalingrad, I have no intention of occupying it at present, and I am firmly opposed to you fighting in the streets." ”

"But it's a shame to miss this opportunity."

Hoffman nodded: "Fighting Stalingrad looks like it can make the 'Spring Awakening' plan more realistic, first let the Air Force destroy the industrial system and buildings in the city, and then let the Russian People's Liberation Army rush in to explore the strength of the Red Army, our infantry divisions and armored divisions don't go to join in the fun, and the mechanized troops in street fighting have no advantage, and the rest are still implemented according to the established plan." By the way, the 301 and 302 special self-propelled mortar battalions proposed to strengthen the Russian Liberation Army, so that they can experience the power of new weapons and enhance their combat confidence. ”

"What about the Storm Troopers?"

"How many are there?"

"There are a total of 6 commando teams, each team is close to a company, all equipped with assault rifles and snipers, and have undergone special training in urban street fighting."

"They can try their skills, and actual combat is the best place to test tactics and training."

Hoffman's 301 and 302 are all equipped with assault tigers in close support, they and heavy self-propelled rocket artillery companies constitute a street combat strike force, originally Manstein was in Rostov was ready to fight street battles, but I didn't expect the Red Army to even break through the perimeter defense line during the winter offensive, those 380mm caliber assault tigers have not had a chance to play. The Storm Commando is an elite street combat assault force formed by recruiting volunteers (many of whom are from special forces recruits) to form an elite street combat assault force that imitates the formation model of assault engineers during World War I.

"Vlasov will definitely appreciate your generosity."

"Führer, a report has been sent from the front, and all troops are ready for the Spring Awakening Campaign."

Hoffman looked at the time and nodded with satisfaction: "Three hours later, that is, at 0:00 tomorrow, the second phase of the 'Spring Awakening' campaign will be launched on time, and I wish you success!" ”

At the same time that Hoffman was intensively arranging the offensive campaign on the Eastern Front, the Japanese Combined Fleet in Italy had completed all preparations and was about to pull anchor and set sail. Among the many capital ships, the deck of the Zuihe aircraft carrier has been completely repaired, and catapults provided by Germany have been installed, and the warships have completed replenishment and maintenance according to the agreement, and the radars provided by Germany have also been installed, which is in the best condition ever.

After a long period of preparation and coordination, the materials and equipment promised to Japan have been loaded onto ships and are being assembled in the direction of Alexandria Harbor. More than 140 transport ships, including those seized by Japan and provided by Germany, were more than 140 ships with an overall carrying capacity of more than 1 million dwt, and the ships were fully loaded. It was supposed to provide Japan with more ships and supplies, but the Japanese were short of manpower, and even if they released the seamen on two battleships (Ise and Hyuga) and two light cruisers (Kitakami and Oi), and at the same time transferred personnel from each warship, it would only be enough to meet the minimum needs of the current transport ships.

"Report to the sir, the combined fleet is ready, please instruct."

Horikichi nodded in satisfaction, and then gave an order that surprised everyone...... (To be continued.) )