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At a regular meeting of the High Command on August 8, 1941, the Chief of the General Staff of the Wehrmacht, Imperial Field Marshal Hersmann, lightly informed about the fact that the Soviet Union was preparing for war.

In his opinion, there is nothing to worry about, because the Soviet Bolshevik Party has only just begun to build public opinion, and it is already August, and in a maximum of 3 months the climate in places such as the Baltic coast, Poland, Ukraine and Finland will become unsuitable for combat. If the Soviet Red Army really wanted to attack, it would have to wait until the spring of 1942.

"According to the exact situation at the disposal of the General Staff of the Wehrmacht, the current situation of the Soviet Red Army Army also made it difficult to withstand a large-scale mechanized assault. Although the Soviet Red Army had a large number of tanks, more than twice as many as we had, they did not have enough cars to motorize infantry, artillery and logistics. At present, the three military districts in the western part of the Soviet Union, the Western, Southwestern and Northern Military Districts, have a total of only 150,000 vehicles, and the total number of vehicles owned by the entire Soviet Red Army is only about 270,000. Moreover, the performance and quality of these cars are generally poor, and it is difficult to meet the needs of logistics and infantry mobility in mechanized warfare......"

Hersmann then proceeded to analyze the combat readiness of the Soviet Red Army, a time and space in which Soviet-German cooperation was greater in depth and breadth than in history. As a result, the General Staff of the Wehrmacht also had a more comprehensive understanding of the defense forces of the USSR.

The Soviet Union's war capability was undoubtedly very strong, and the Red Army had far more aircraft, tanks, and artillery than the Germans. But the Red Army also had a weakness that was difficult to overcome, and that was that there were not enough cars to motorize infantry and logistics. Although the Soviet Union still attached great importance to the development of the automobile industry in the two five-year plans, the development of the Soviet automobile industry was never ideal, and as of 1940, the annual output of automobiles in the Soviet Union was only 145,400, including 136,000 trucks.

The annual production of 145,400 cars is not small, but it is less than a third of that of Germany (and this is after the production of civilian cars in Germany was limited in order to save fuel), and even less than the production of French cars in 1939. Given the vastness of the Soviet lands and the sheer number of the Red Army, these cars could only be used as a supplement to rail transport, and could not transport and logistically support 2 million or more heavy troops in the event that the railway lines were partially paralyzed (bombed or penetrated deep into enemy territory).

"In addition, the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Red Air Force was weaker. Although they have a large number of combat aircraft, most of them are generally poor in performance. Not a match for the FW-192, BF-109 and Fokker Zero, and the electronics industry in the USSR was very backward and lacked high-performance radar and communications equipment. This, in turn, further weakened the combat capability of the Soviet Red Air Force.

And the Soviet Red Navy does not currently have the ability to confront our Navy. Their 'Soviet' class battleships and 'Kronstadt' class battlecruisers had not yet been built, so the Soviet Navy would not be able to maintain the North Atlantic sea lines in wartime, and in the event of a war, the Soviet Union's foreign communications would be completely cut off from Japan by us, thus losing the possibility of receiving assistance from the United States......"

Hersman made a lot of remarks at the High Command meeting, and finally came to this conclusion: "Unless the Soviet Union receives a sufficient amount of American aid to motorize their huge Red Army and obtain thousands of excellent P-51 and P-40 aircraft, and also to reserve at least 20 million tons of fuel to ensure that there is enough oil to sustain the war and the national economy after the complete destruction of the oil-producing areas of Baku, Batumi, and Grozny." Otherwise, Stalin would never have rashly provoked a war. To achieve these goals, the Soviet Union will need at least 10-12 months to prepare. That is, our war with the USSR would have taken place as early as June 1942. Of course, this was only the earliest possible outbreak of the Soviet-German war. ”

Hersmann hoped that the outbreak of the Soviet-German war could be postponed as much as possible, and even that the Soviet-German war could be avoided. Because it could not have been the navies of the United States and Great Britain that could have destroyed the Third Reich, but only the land forces of the Soviet Union - the Normandy landings would not have happened without the Eastern Front in history. The Third Reich of Germany did not say that it existed for thousands of years, and there is absolutely no problem in mixing it into the 21st century.

By this time, Germany had taken control of the Middle East's oil, and by 1943 it would be able to increase its oil production to the point where it could meet the wartime needs of the entire European Community and Italy. At that time, the military power of Germany will be greatly strengthened! Moreover, the German U project will be even closer to success than it is now.

In addition, the maritime powers of Germany, Italy, France, and Japan were also likely to achieve a decisive victory over Britain and the United States by 1943. At that time, Germany will be invincible, and it will be much easier to deal with the Soviet Union.

Hitler listened carefully to Hersmann's analysis, and when Hersmann finally stated his conclusions, the Nazi leader showed a wry smile and moved his mustache and mouth. He said: "Marshal of the Reich, can't we think about making a move against the USSR first?" Now there are 3 million - 3.5 million Wehrmacht Army with nothing to do. And we also have the most powerful air force and armored forces in the whole world...... Although it is inferior in number to the Soviet Red Army, it is certainly far superior in combat effectiveness, and perhaps we can eradicate this scourge once and for all in a few months. ”

"Leader, you think the same as Emperor Napoleon." Hersmann had long known Hitler's thoughts, and he said in a disapproving tone, "More than a hundred years ago, Napoleon's army was also very powerful, far surpassing the Tsar's army, but the war against Russia still became a watershed in Napoleon's empire from prosperity to decline." ”

"It was the Russian winter that defeated Napoleon's army." Adolf Hitler's attitude was unwavering, and he clearly believed that victory would be his own. "We don't need to attack right away, but we can attack in the spring of 1942. The offensive began in April, and there were 6-7 months to use, couldn't the USSR still be defeated? ”

"It's possible, but it's not necessarily." Hersmann shrugged, "We can't imagine the Soviet Union as another France. The will to fight was very strong, and they would exploit the full military potential of the entire Russian nation. ”

"But the Russians didn't support the brutal rule of the Bolsheviks, did they?" Adolph. Hitler looked at Hersmann, "We have a Russian empress in our hands, and she is very charismatic. The tyranny of the Bolsheviks will surely make the Russian people miss the Romanov dynasty. If we had flown the banner of the Empress, we might have been welcomed by the Russians. ”

Hitler clearly did not know enough about the history of Russia! Hersmann thought to himself that the German leader knew very well about Central Europe and France, but not about Russia.

"Empress Olga only had a strong appeal in White Russia," Hersman said, "but no one knew about her in the Soviet Union, and the Russians did not love the defeated Romanov dynasty." ”

He glanced at another "Russian-intellectual" figure, Field Marshal Schleicher. Schleicher said: "My leader, if you study the history of Russia carefully, it is not difficult to see that there are no good tsars in the history of Russia. The tsars were tyrants by European standards.

But as long as the country led by these tyrants can win the war, there will be no problems. If a tyrant can't win a battle, he's in big trouble...... This is Russia. In fact, Russians are just Tatars who look like Europeans, and they like barbaric and powerful rulers. And the Bolsheviks were precisely such rulers! ”

Hersman also said: "In the history of Russia, as long as he can win foreign wars, the power of the tsar will be consolidated, no matter how brutal he is." If the country loses the war, then the tsarist government will have to immediately make all kinds of reforms to appease the people. The current Bolshevik Party has defeated Poland and Finland, recovered Bessarabia, and now occupies most of Afghanistan...... It's not nice to win, but it's a win. ”

The history of Russia or the Soviet Union can be summed up in one sentence: winning a war is the last word! As long as the country can win in foreign wars, any tyrant will be loved by the Russian people. If you can't win the war, then the common people will make trouble, and the people above will be unstable.

Hersman went on to say: "So we cannot expect that Russia will abandon the victorious Bolshevik Party and welcome a defeated foreign puppet." At least the Russian nation will not do this, the Ukrainians may welcome us, but the Russians will definitely not. ”

Hitler hesitated for a moment, as if he had wavered in his original position, he did not know much about the Russians, whereas Hersmann and Schleicher, from East Prussia, had dealt with the Russians for generations. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "So what should we do with these hateful Bolsheviks?" ”

"A strong line of defense can be built," Hersman said, "and if the Soviet Red Army is going to attack, it will be dealt a heavy blow and the Bolsheviks will be defeated once and for all!" As long as the Bolsheviks lost a war of their own, they would be in great trouble, and then we might consider supporting the restoration of Empress Olga. (To be continued.) )