The signs of Hoffmann asking for the Irish were obvious, and he spoke directly without hesitation. The Italians, French, British, and Americans all knew it, and the Irish were even more aware.

Ribbentrop and others advised Hoffman many times, telling him that the British-German negotiations were difficult, and the Northern Ireland issue alone could become a thorn in the British-German negotiations. Edward VIII might not be able to accept this consequence. The most criticized peace negotiations between the British centres were the Irish issue. But Hoffman was unshakable about this. He knew very well what the British were doing. They had been making troublemakers in Europe for 200 years, so what could it be if they had no restrictions? He could find a way to keep some territory for the British in the Indian subcontinent and find a way to find a colony in South America. At the same time, he also needed to find a dog leash for the British in Europe to prevent the British from making trouble in the EU in the future. Look, Ireland is the best choice for this rope.

The necessary flexibility and flexibility are still needed. The German Foreign Ministry also made additional explanations: It is believed that the issue of Northern Ireland's ownership should not be changed by force. It is recommended that a referendum be held in Northern Ireland after the war is over before deciding whether to join Ireland or to stay in Great Britain. This statement is very smooth: the Irish people believe that all the people of their own ethnic groups are all residents. Isn't the so-called referendum just a formality? Some people in the UK believe that there are many pro-British factions in Northern Ireland, and the administrative and military rights reserved by the UK, even if they are forced to do so, there is a great opportunity to manipulate the referendum.

So the Irish balance tilted towards the axis again. When the German tsunami plan was successful and occupied Azores, especially the United Fleet's westward expedition, the joint navy defeated the British and American fleets, the signs of Ireland's pro-axis were even more obvious. At this time, the United States stopped aiding and supplying British supplies, so how could they have the heart to control Ireland? Replenishing supplies at Ireland is not an urgent task. For the allies, Ireland has lost its strategic significance. As long as I stabilize and not allow Ireland to openly surrender to the axis, it is a victory. Ireland has indeed stated neutrality many times and rejected German weapons aid, which made the Allies secretly relieved.

Could this subtle critical point start to break through in April 1944, as Marshal Brook estimated? While Churchill was still thinking, Menzies' phone call came in, saying that there was something important to report. Churchill originally wanted him to say on the phone, but when he saw everyone behind him pricking up his ears and eavesdropping, he thought that Menzies must come over, otherwise the top leaders would make random guesses in the future.

"What's the bad news?"

Menzies reported expressionlessly: "Just sending a message from the French inside, the SS Irish Division appeared near the Port of Brest!"

"What?" Churchill was shocked, "Is the news accurate?"

"It is verified through other channels, and there is..." As if there is not enough bad news, Menzies added, "Two days ago, there were indeed four German battleships replenished supplies in La Coruña, Spain. Our people don't know if it contains two other aircraft carriers, but he has seen German aircraft."

"Boom" and the conference room seemed to be in full swing, and it was all messy.

Ireland has a National Defense Force, with a total of 40,000 troops and 200,000 reserves. It has always used British weapons and maintained neutrality in its name, but everyone knows what the Irish tendencies are. But the trouble is not the Irish Defense Force but the Irish Division of the SS.

After Hoffman issued the declaration on the ownership of Northern Ireland, many people in Ireland secretly ran to Germany to join the SS. They either went to France, or through the Netherlands or Belgium, but the final destination was all Germany, and pro-British Irish undercover was inevitably mixed in, so Menzies was relatively easy to obtain intelligence.

In order to absorb these volunteers, the SS specially established the SS-13 Irish Division. This number belonged to the Saint Sword Master (Croatian Green Cultivists) in history. It was a good player to harm the people. The war performance was completely bad, and in the end it was even reversed. Hoffman knew what kind of virtue this army was. While giving the SS-13 number to the Irish people, he refused to establish the Saint Sword Master. He only agreed to set up a similar security team to let them go to Mussolini to play to encircle Tito. The latter was worried that there were insufficient troops, so how could there be no thugs who came to the door?

In addition to ss-13, ss-1415 numbers are also different from history. Originally, these two numbers were to be given to Ukraine and Latvian volunteers respectively. Since Ukraine, Latvia and other countries began to independently form national defense forces after the promulgation of the Eastern Policy, Hoffmann was ready to let them join the national defense force. The Ukrainians could solve the problem and agreed readily. However, when dealing with the Latvian volunteers, Himmler had encountered trouble. Not only did Himmler repeatedly express his hope to retain, but the Latvians themselves also strongly demanded to stay in the SS, saying that they would "fight loyally for the head of state until the last moment."

Given that the Latvians have good combat effectiveness, they have fulfilled their promises to fight to the last moment in history. In part, the Latvian SS fights until 1959, and Hoffman is a little reluctant to push it out. Finally, after coordination, he canceled the originally planned SS-19 (Second Division of Latvia) number and injected all volunteers of the two troops into SS-15 to form an independent SS Latvian Division. In the future, except for replenishing troops, he will no longer form the Latvian SS.

The Latvian authorities naturally expressed their gratitude for this, and the volunteers who remained in the SS were also satisfied. The third day after the recruitment order came out, there were enough volunteers, and the registration personnel were still pouring in. Finally, they had to recruit an additional 1,200 people in the name of the reserve team. The number of ss-14 was given to the Estonian division (historical number ss-20), and the truth was exactly the same.

However, the three Baltic countries only have Latvia, Estonia has independent SS troops, but Lithuania does not. In fact, there are few volunteers in the country. The main reason is that the Aryan race is that Latvians and Estonians are regarded as Oriental Aryans, but Lithuanians are not. A few Lithuanian volunteers (more than 2,000 people) finally joined the Lithuanian National Defense Forces after coordination.

So the three divisions of ss-131415 became foreign SS, and then formed the three German divisions (Hoffmann promised to expand Himmler's 4 divisions, referring to the 4 divisions of 12, 16, 17, 18). The national leader division of the s-16 Division was average in history. Although the weapons were good, they had no real swords and guns to fight hard battles, and experienced commanders were also lacking. The reason why this situation was inseparable from Himmler's ambition was that he tried to control the troops for their use and focused on appointing private individuals. Hoffmann did not allow this situation. Since the war on the Eastern Front was smooth, the SS also suffered small losses, so the backbone officers were drawn from several veteran divisions such as the guard flag team, the Empire, the Skeleton, the North, etc., and the high-quality reserve force was formed, so the combat power naturally could not be

I thought 18 divisions were the limit of the SS in 1944, but I didn’t expect that the ss-1920 army was faster than several German divisions, and the source was unexpected. These were two American division numbers SS-19 America First Division and SS-20 America Second Division.

By April 1944, the SS had officially operated 20 divisions (parts had smaller units, such as the Wallonian Brigade). In addition to the two German divisions and Irish divisions that had not yet been organized, almost all of them served on the Eastern Front, and even two American divisions were joined by the Eastern Army.

In order to solve the problems of the ideological style and combat effectiveness of the American division, Hoffman instructed them to rest for a month in Russia, and asked the Propaganda Department to send people to brainwash them the survivors of the Great Anti-Rebellion, the survivors of Gulag, the representatives of various Soviet ethnic minorities, and the representatives of the Russian People's Liberation Army. The elderly, weak, sick and disabled, who were ruthlessly abandoned by Stalin due to hunger, rushed forward and took turns to tell their personal experiences. Finally, they arranged for them to visit the site of the Katyn Forest Tragedy and several prisons of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so that these officers and soldiers who were educated as "the terrible nature of Bolshevikism" since childhood took a vivid experience class. Only then did they realize that the content and problems mentioned in the United States not only existed alive here, but even exceeded it.

"In such a brutal country, the United States actually wants to join forces with them to send supplies and arms to attack us? Roosevelt and Stalin are colluding!"

The American division of the SS instantly burst into justice and morale. In the words of Marshal Weix, commander of the Oriental Army Group, said: "The Americans are very good, much better than the rumors I have heard. Except for the style of wasting ammunition, the other performances are remarkable. Who spread rumors that they would not walk if they left the truck and the Jeep?"

Now, the SS Irish Division appeared in the Port of Brest, and coupled with the news of other fleets mobilization, it couldn't help but stimulate everyone's nerves. The Germans really plan to land in Ireland?

Marshal Pound, who had not spoken, suddenly pointed out another possibility: "Will the Germans use the main fleet to resist General Nimitz's fleet, and then forcefully land in Ireland with other warships? And this Irish division may be the first step for the Germans to throw stones and ask for directions? As long as the Irish National Defense Forces do not attack this force, they can easily receive the German formation landing after controlling the key points."

After Pound said this, Churchill felt the more he thought about it, and turned his head and asked Brooke: "How many troops do we have in Northern Ireland? Should we launch preventive control?"

"Northern Ireland is about 400,000 troops now, including two armored divisions. It is not particularly difficult to control the attack, but..." Brooke interjected, "If we just pretend, we will completely push Ireland away. It is difficult to defend the entire Ireland for 400,000, and it is even more difficult without naval advantages..."

Do you want to bet or not? Everyone fell into deep thought.
Chapter completed!