British Civil Servant

Chapter 79: Emergencies

The troops of the four countries, the 248th Infantry Division of the Red Banner, the 2nd Infantry Division of the French Army, the 13th Infantry Brigade of the British Army, and the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army, were seen from the Congress under the watchful eyes of more than 20,000 Berlin citizens. The parade from the building to the Brandenburg Gate begins.

The parade sequence of the infantry phalanx begins with Soviet soldiers, on the podium, Marshal Zhukov of the Soviet Union, Marshal Montgomery of the United Kingdom, General Eisenhower of the United States and General Detacini of France, representing the high specifications of the Allied forces The commanders stood side by side.

Accompanied by the powerful military music, the Soviet soldiers walked on the goose step and walked from the rostrum one by one. On the wall not far away, there were giant portraits of the three giants of the Allied Powers, Churchill, Truman and Stalin. Journalists from various countries took pictures of the queue with cameras in hand. Although Alan Wilson did not have a camera in his hand, his eyes did not leave the queue. Whether you admit it or not, when it comes to the military parade, compared with the socialist countries, the Anglo-American and French sides really mean something.

If there is no military parade by the soldiers of the Soviet Red Army, the little commissioner would be too lazy to come, so it is better to watch the mass parade.

Sure enough, after the Soviet soldier Qi Yuxuan walked past the rostrum, the French phalanx that was being read appeared, which was much inferior.

"The French military parade phalanx doesn't seem to be too serious!" Eiffel, the pioneer of insulting France, whispered.

"We are allies!" Alan Wilson reminded softly, but who maliciously arranged the order of the Soviet Union followed by France, such a comparison does seem that the French soldiers are not very good.

Of course, this is only a one-sided understanding of the two diplomats. Any national phalanx that appears has murdered a lot of film, and there is no lack of applause. Just because it is a French phalanx, it cannot be prejudiced.

After the foot phalanx was completed, the heavy weapons phalanx started from the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union appeared at the finale. The British troops attending the parade came from the 7th Armored Division of Marshal Montgomery. This is the famous British ace force since the North African campaign. It was greeted with cheers from all the British present as soon as it appeared.

The final weapon that the 7th Armored Division pulled out to participate in the military parade was the Comet cruiser tank. On the North African battlefield, there was no artillery on the British tank that could destroy the German tank. This is one of the reasons why the British army suffered consecutive defeats. To this end, the British Ministry of Defense decided to develop a more powerful cruiser tank based on the Cromwell cruiser tank, which is the origin of the Comet tank.

The main gun of the Comet cruiser tank is the seventeen-pounder known as the strongest tank gun of the Allies on the Western Front. Although Alan Wilson, the commissioner of Hyderabad, has been trying to find a way to sell this tank to the Indians, but since It's his own child, naturally it's all advantages, and Alan Wilson also joined in the cheers.

Of course, he had reason to cheer. The Sherman tanks of the US military were no better than the Comet cruiser tanks at all, and some indicators were not as good as the Comet tanks. They were not compared with the animals of the Soviet Union and Germany. Compared with the US military, the British in 1945 The army is not inferior at all. It can't be better than bad. It's a bad world.

With the review of the heavy weapons phalanx of France and the United States, the heavy tank regiment of the Soviet Second Guards Tank Army, the finale of the heavy weapons phalanx, appeared.

"What is that?" General Eisenhower stared at the Soviet tank that appeared. This is a Soviet tank that has never been seen before and has not been mastered by the US military, but from the terrifying appearance, it can be seen that this Soviet tank, British and American The active tank is by no means an opponent, and the huge main gun seems to have the power to destroy everything.

Compared with Marshal Montgomery, who was simply curious about the performance of weapons, General Eisenhower was obviously more concerned with deeper issues. Is this the Soviet Union's military parade to deter the United States, Britain and France?

The generals and officers from all over the world were talking about it. It was a new type of tank they had never seen before. Its round turret and unique body shape impressed Allied generals.

Two queues of IS-3 heavy tanks slowly passed by in front of the rostrum, causing a lot of discussion. Marshal Zhukov looked smug, in sharp contrast to the officers of other countries.

Eisenhower also discovered this. Just as he was about to mute his voice so as not to be laughed at by the Soviets, a staff officer quickly came to Eisenhower's side and whispered something at a very fast speed.

"What?" General Eisenhower lost his voice. Obviously, this incident made him more mad than the Soviet heavy tank just now.

Eisenhower's gaffe caused a flurry of glances, because the Soviet tank had just passed, and many people thought it was a new Soviet weapon, which scared the commander-in-chief of the US military.

But Eisenhower didn't have time to think about these things. The news just came was more important than the Soviet tanks in front of him, and he whispered to the staff, "It's already pouring into Austria, why don't you stop them."

"The only force in Austria that can defend the border is the Soviet army~www.wuxiamtl.com~ There is no army in our occupied area." The staff officer smiled bitterly, "The troops of the United States, Britain and France have not officially entered Austria, and they only have nominal strength. It was supposed to be discussed at an upcoming meeting."

Eisenhower's head was buzzing, and it was indeed an oversight, but it led to such serious consequences.

The problem is that he cannot solve this problem at all. This is not something that he or Marshal Zhukov can decide. As for when to enter Austria and carry out the occupation of the four countries, only the current leaders of the countries can decide.

"General Eisenhower, the marshal asked me to ask, are you uncomfortable?" Before General Eisenhower could figure out a solution, a Soviet officer came over and greeted him in proficient English.

The huge refugee team, after marching through the night, has approached the border between Germany and Austria. Stimulated by the desire to survive, these refugees approaching the German border step by step, not only did not have any fatigue.

The woman and child are in front, and the adult man is behind, full of desire to survive, maintaining the marching speed throughout the night.

General Eisenhower, who was still in the military parade in Berlin, finally insisted on finishing the military parade. He immediately asked his staff to contact the American agency in Austria to find out what the current state of this group of refugees was and where the destination was. At the same time, he informed the British representative. Movements in the border area.

In fact, Alan Wilson also learned the news after the military parade. Who made him the liaison officer who specially handled this matter? Although he knew it well, Alan Wilson also understood that this matter must not be dealt with. It's impossible to be clever and hide it without reporting it, so I quickly went to the residence of Edward Bridges, the cabinet secretary, to report.

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