Chapter 201 Earth-shaking December (11)
The Patriotic War in the past three and a half years has been difficult and unbearable to look back on. It seems like a nightmare to every Soviet Union, and it is even more so for the Bolshevik Party that retreated east of the Ural Mountains.
Although the Red Army has gradually escaped from war with the Axial Alliance since July and began to retreat and transfer in an orderly manner, the tortuous and fear along the way have always plagued Eastern Russia. Even after nearly five months, after the Bolshevik Party Central Committee moved to Omsk, this tension has not yet completely disappeared.
The opportunity brought by the armistice is obvious. In a few months, the Bolshevik Party completed the transfer of nearly 9 million people and troops with great perseverance. It will complete the goal of retreating nearly 10 million people as scheduled on December 31, 1945. This is a very amazing achievement. Even Hoffmann was amazed when he learned about it, thinking that the efficiency, patience and mobilization of the Bolshevik Party at critical moments are truly unparalleled.
Before the two armies ceased, the total military and civilians east of the Ural Mountains totaled less than 18 million, and supporting these 18 million people seemed very difficult. Public opinion observers generally believed that Stalin could transfer millions of troops and nearly one million administrative cadres east of the Ural Mountains in the next few months, which was a great victory. In the end, Stalin concludes a large migration of nearly 10 million people - more than 4 million troops and party and government personnel, and more than 5 million other family members and population. Then in East Moscow controlled by the Bolsheviks, Stalin also migrated and left nearly 500,000 red troops - all of which were carefully selected.
You should know that population migration is not simply about personnel transportation, but about building an organization to maintain life and resume production in the controlled areas of the country. In the past five months, in addition to migrating the population, the Bolsheviks also transferred a lot of information, books and facilities of party and government agencies - this is also a very huge project.
It is not that no one suggested that Hoffmann tear up the contract while Stalin's population migration and the army was deregistered. However, it was not good for Germany's international image, and secondly, he was unwilling to lose too much life to eliminate the remaining Bolshevik power, which was unnecessary. Furthermore, once Germany eliminated Stalin's power, Vlasov would immediately take over this territory. After 10 years and 20 years, he would develop into a neo-Stalin. Why is that hard?
In other words, the population controlled by the Bolsheviks began to reach nearly 28 million in 1945, which is obviously incomparable to the first 180 million in Barbarossa, but it is much more fulfilling than the empty Soviet Asian part at the time.
Everyone is well aware of the importance of population and territoriality. In this war that lasted for nearly three and a half years, the Soviet Union lost nearly 30 million people, and the total number dropped sharply from 180 million to 150 million. Excluding the remaining 18 countries, the total population of the two Russians was only 100 million. Vlasov controlled more than 70 million of them, and Stalin controlled the remaining nearly 30 million.
If we look at East and West as a general view, it is barely the largest country in Europe. However, if the Eastern Russia part, which is already an Asian country, is excluded, the Western Russia population can only rank second in Europe at present, and the first place is Germany, which has a population of 97 million.
However, Germany's 97 million are not pure Germans, of which the pure Germans (more than 75% German descent) are less than 80 million, plus at least half of the German descent and honorary Aryans have just exceeded 86 million. The other 10 million are very complex: including nearly 3.5 million Danes (the German race Danes have been excluded), more than 6 million Czechs (including Moravians, but the original central and German population of Czechoslovakia has been excluded) and scattered populations of other races.
From the outside, there is no difference between the Czechs, Danes and Germans, but there are obvious differences in languages: the Czechs speak Czech, the Danes speak Danish, and many people cannot understand German. There are also certain differences in religious beliefs: most Czechs believe in Catholicism, while the Danes believe in Protestantism, Christian Lutheranism, just like most Germans.
In order to obtain sufficient legal and historical basis for the expansion of Germany's territory, Hoffman ordered Goebbels to invent two nouns: one was called "sacred since ancient times" and the other was called "sacred".
The Danes have been an important part of the Germanic nation “since ancient times”. The Czech country was a territory that was “sacred and indivisible” since the Holy Roman Empire, and Western Poland was a traditional territory of Prussia.
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One thing Hoffman admitted readily: The Poles were never Germans, so he stuffed all Poles, including some Jews, Czechs, Gypsies and even other scattered nations into Little Poland - the former Russian Poland.
After the end of the European War, Germany began to undergo a large-scale territorial change. The most smooth process of the entire territorial merger was probably Luxembourg. This traditional German-born area that was cut off from Germany after the World War always believed that it was German. Now it is just right to go home. Luxembourg, which has a small country and a weak people, certainly did not have Germany's reputation!
The merger of Alsace and Lorraine was also relatively smooth. Most of the people here are Germans, and a small number of French people either returned to their country or continued to live under German governance. In view of the French-Germany reconciliation, Hoffman has instructed local authorities to treat them friendly, but the official attitude is clear. Germany does not recognize the dual nationality of non-German people - Germany is the natural hometown of Germans. Any qualified German person can easily obtain German nationality and retain its original nationality as long as they apply. However, if they are not Germans, it is difficult to obtain German nationality. French people in Alsace and Lorraine can automatically obtain German nationality after their territory changes. However, if they still want to have French nationality, I am sorry, and they can only force migration.
There is a realistic basis for reclaiming Alsace and Lorraine and Luxembourg. There is also a historical basis for eating Bohemia, Moravia and Western Poland. Only the annexation of Denmark is more far-fetched. However, Hoffman, who is easy to talk about the "living space" in Eastern Europe, has a tough attitude on the Denmark issue - you must eat it!
In his opinion, with Denmark, Germany will be completely connected to the North Sea. More importantly, it is natural to eat Denmark and take down Danish territories such as Iceland, Faroe Islands, Greenland and other Danish territories. Greenland is not of great significance at this time, but Faroe Islands and Iceland are effective weights that restrict Great Britain, and he will never allow him to stay away.
Driven by this tough policy, Iceland and the Faroe Islands quickly completed the referendum. The German occupying forces above were more than the residents, and there would be no other result if they voted for 1 million. However, Denmark took a lot of effort. After all, Denmark is a country with a population of nearly 4 million. Even with hundreds of thousands of Germans and millions of pro-German Danes who are willing to join Germany and pro-Germany, at least the other half of the Danes are unwilling to merge with Germany - ceding Iceland, Faroe Islands and even North Schleswig (partially included in Denmark after World War I) doesn't matter. The key is that Denmark needs it, but Hoffman knows that this is not feasible - how can it be natural to take these overseas territories if you don't eat Denmark?
After experiencing countless riots, rumors, non-violent non-cooperation and even guerrillas, the Gestapo and the SS tried their best to suppress the situation - the four concentration camps that were kept were useful at this time. When the situation was most urgent, a total of 250,000 were well-equipped. The German army who had just retreated from the Eastern Front was hoarded in Denmark, ensuring that the proportion of the "poll" selection of more than half of the merger of Denmark's "poll" was selected for more than half.
Hoffman could not be tough all the time. He also had many gentle means, such as some economic and political arrangements and statements, strong praise for Danish SS officers and soldiers, and sent a working team to Denmark to have heart-to-heart talks for the first time. In the late World War I, Denmark raised tens of thousands of German orphans. After these boys grew up, they either served in the National Defense Forces or the SS. They were all urgently taken back by the Supreme Command to "do their work" at the home of their former adoptive parents, demanding to ensure that their original family, relatives and even neighbors agreed with the referendum.
The workers' associations, doctors' associations, engineers' associations, and teachers' associations, who are usually in close contact with Denmark and have frequent communication and interactions are all asked to "do work" with the counterpart Danish associations. Even Heisenberg took the time to write letters to his teacher Boer and other Danish professors, calling for: "In this historic moment, please unite all Germans!"
Chapter completed!