Chapter 44 Germany Surrenders
In this current situation, neither the United States nor Great Britain wanted to anger the Soviet power under this time. Tito in Yugoslavia happened to be the Soviet-affiliated power considered in the eyes of both countries.
It was absolutely no coincidence that the Yugoslavian Fatherland Army, which Britain had previously supported, was abandoned. After all, for Britain, this kind of thing has long been not the first time, still in London, the Polish government-in-exile has already been sold once, and then sell the Yugoslavian Fatherland Army, is no big deal.
Just for Alan Wilson, this is, after all, hundreds of thousands of lives, just after the repatriation of these Yugoslavian Fatherland Army, there are up to a hundred thousand people to be cleansed, for these marginalized groups of the Second World War, the fate of the future is not too cruel.
The direct reason is still the British Empire does not do things properly, know what is the end of these people, and because it is the United Kingdom rightful, Allen Wilson heart really thinking of ways to see if there is any way to save these people.
Hearing the Bavarian administrator is Patton, Allen Wilson at once felt that the sky is the limit.
Four-star general Patton, this name is also considered a big name in later life, for Patton, the best war will never end, and Churchill, Patton’s hostility to the Soviet Union is also very obvious, the difference is that Churchill steals, and Patton has even begun to make preparations for the start of the war with the Soviet Union.
The world war ended there, meaning that Patton’s road to realizing the value of his life came to an end, the Soviet-American war, if it broke out, then continue to command the U.S. Army to swing eastward, to obtain higher honors, to step into the pinnacle of his career in the military, all of this will be natural, rather than to say that he is for the sake of the consideration of two countries, for the consideration of the consideration of the consideration of the consideration of the two nationalities, for the consideration of the two political systems, but also for his own consideration.
If there was a way to put the Yugoslav Fatherland Army on the line with Patton, who was currently in charge of Bavaria, Alan Wilson thought that Patton, in a fit of brainstorming, might well agree to take in these opponents of Tito, for the time being, in Bavaria. Because Patton himself is capable of making such decisions with his purely military mindset.
All that was needed was that someone in the middle arrange a meeting between the leaders of the Yugoslav Fatherland Army and General Patton.
Toward evening, Allen Wilson, the diplomats, changed to a calmer residence and worked through the night to prepare for the second surrender ceremony the next day, having received word that Field Marshal Montgomery, and five-star U.S. Admiral Eisenhower would be in attendance.
Preparing the paperwork for the official surrender, the British diplomats, complained a lot about the Soviet move of more personnel, “Didn’t the Germans surrender once, and the Soviets are going to make them surrender a second time.”
“According to the Foreign Office, the Kremlin side is unhappy with the last surrender.” Alan Wilson said helplessly as he flipped through the information, “The Soviets and the Germans have been fighting a bloody war for several years, and it’s only right that they protest when they’re ignored on the surrender.”
There had already been a signing ceremony for the unconditional surrender of Germany in the small northeastern French town of Reims, when the German government had sent Admiral Jodl as its representative for the signing.
Over the protests of the Soviet Union, in order to preserve the unity among the Allies of World War II, to avoid the embarrassment of tearing Germany apart just after the victory, and still counting on the Red Army of the Soviet Union to help the U.S. to finish off Japan, the Anglo-American Allies and the Soviet side agreed on a decision to hold another surrender ceremony the following day, in Berlin, under the auspices of the Soviet Union. This time the surrender ceremony was indeed much more solemn, with both sides sending almost the highest-ranking officials to attend.
“The paperwork is all ready and waiting for the surrender ceremony tomorrow, which is expected to be a lively affair. The Soviets will surely make a grand spectacle of it.” Alan Wilson stretched and yawned.
“Spoken like you know a lot about the Soviet Union.” Avril smiled dismissively, “Should have had MI6 check you out.”
“That’s not a very funny joke.” Alan Wilson spoke solemnly, there were indeed spies within Britain now, even within MI6.
The next morning, Allen Wilson, these diplomats got up early, not to go to the Berlin market to look for German lost women that could be rescued, but to join up with Air Force Admiral Ted.
Admiral Tedder was the representative who signed on behalf of Britain at the surrender ceremony. Montgomery and Eisenhower, though confirmed to be present, were only coming over to show solidarity between the Allies, as they had already done a signing once before, so there was another signing delegate to accept the German surrender this time.
Representatives of various countries drove to the outskirts of Berlin, Karlshorst, on the way with the flag of the car, shuttle in downtown Berlin, street corners, countless Berlin citizens secretly look at the victor’s flaunting, the heart is full of complexity.
“You see they look pitiful now, if they were in a different place, they would definitely not look like this.” Alan Wilson cocked his head and spoke to his colleague, “Think of the way they humiliated the French a few years ago, everything happens for a reason.”
Exercising out of the city, both sides of the road were already occupied by soldiers of the Soviet Red Army, just like it was Allen Wilson who said how to make a scene grand, the Soviet Union did have a talent for that.
Surrender site has been crowded, surrounded by Soviet officers and soldiers, the surrender representatives of the United States, Britain and France have gotten out of the car, rushed to salute these Soviet Red Army officers and soldiers, the venue immediately appeared a mountain of cheers.
Reporters from all over the world seized the opportunity to take pictures, and the shutter clicks kept recording this scene that demonstrated the unity of the Allies and the maintenance of world peace.
Under the auspices of Soviet Marshal Zhukov, the ceremony, which was called the official surrender, began, with Zhukov reading the demand for unconditional surrender on behalf of the Soviet Union, and the German delegate, Field Marshal Keitel, raising his scepter ceremoniously to salute the representatives of the Allied Powers as he led the German delegation to the signing hall.
Compared to the surrender ceremony of the Allied forces on the Western Front, the Soviets showed significantly more harshness, but the French representative, General Delancey, appreciated the gesture; five years ago, Marshal Keitel, who now surrenders on behalf of Germany, was the very same German representative who was then present at the surrender ceremony in France, not to mention the famous humiliation of the Fuxi carriages.
Wind and water turn, war is a winner-take-all game, General Delancey today will represent France, and the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union together, to witness the unconditional surrender of Germany, on behalf of the British Air Force Admiral Ted, on behalf of France, General Delancey and the United States Strategic Air Force Commander, General Spaatz, in the presence of Montgomery and Eisenhower, and Marshal Zhukov of the Soviet Union together, to sign the instrument of surrender.
All around, countless officers and soldiers chanted and shouted for hard-won peace, and Montgomery and Eisenhower stepped forward to take a picture with Soviet Marshal Zhukov, celebrating the official surrender of Germany.
“I’m a witness to history anyhow, though there’s no place for me.” Allen Wilson watched the scene with a pinch of salt, and in his heart he was equally happy about the end of the war.