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- The Ardennes Counterattack began on December 16, 1944 and officially ended on January 15, 1945. <->Although the German army's final strategic counterattack was successfully stopped, the overall war situation was still quite dangerous.
On January 6, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once again asked Stalin of the Soviet Union to attack from the east to support the war on the west. However, the Soviet Union used various reasons to postpone until January 12. The Red Army finally launched a Vistula-Oder offensive in Poland and East Prussia. However, Stalin of the Soviet Union claimed that this hastily organized offensive was better than planned. The time was still dozens of days earlier, but the Western Allies generally viewed Stalin's explanation as highly doubtful. Many people believed that the Soviet attack was only launched after the West successfully repelled the German strategic offensive. "late love". In the eyes of the Allies, Stalin was sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers and tigers, waiting for both sides to exhaust their military strength.
Lin Bonner patted the documents on the table and said: "This hateful polar bear of the Soviet Union! Now he finally stops laughing at us! He is willing to launch an offensive against the Germans!"
Although the U.S. military at this time formed an alliance with the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and other countries, due to Montgomery, the U.S. military actually did not have any good impressions of the United Kingdom, and for the Soviet Union, it was more because of ideologies such as socialism. There is a deep hatred for the Soviet Union. The same was true for Jimmy. He said angrily: "The guys in Congress are simply a bunch of idiots. We aided the Soviet Union with so much material, but in exchange for this kind of result, the Soviet Union should really spit out all our aid!"
Jimmy¡¯s words attracted unanimous agreement from everyone, saying: ¡°Damn Soviet barbarians!¡±
¡°I am actually very clear about everyone¡¯s opinions and feelings, and I deeply agree with them. During the entire Second World War, the Americans did not spare any effort in aiding the Soviet Union except for directly sending troops. Although this aid was provided under the Lend-Lease Act, in reality it was only a matter of cost.
According to the "Economic History of Soviet Socialism" compiled by the Soviet Union itself, starting in 1941, the Soviet Union's domestically produced high-quality aviation gasoline could only meet 4% of its needs. That is to say, from the beginning of 1941 to the end of the war in September 1945. The aviation gasoline used by the Soviet Union's own combat aircraft was provided by the Allies, accounting for nearly three million tons. However, Stalin of the Soviet Union claimed to the country that they produced the oil themselves. In fact, the Soviet oil-producing areas of Western Siberia, the Volga, the Urals, and the Transcaucasus were completely destroyed early in the war.
In terms of road transportation, the Americans provided the Soviet Union with nearly 530,000 cars and motorcycles, which was 1.5 times the Soviet production, as well as countless tires and rubber. All transportation is within one category of assistance. U.S. military assistance accounted for two-thirds of the Soviet Union's ratio, which shows how large the amount of assistance was.
Some people say that the most impressive thing about the Soviet Union in World War II was probably its sea of ??tanks, but I think that without the assistance of the United States, it would have been so impressive. I think at least half of the Soviet Union's factories are used to build transportation vehicles. As for the Soviet Union's "sea of ??tanks," don't expect to be able to build that many.
As for airplanes, the Soviets once made a real international joke. From 1941 to 1942, most of the aircraft used by the Soviet Union were basically assisted by Britain and the United States, about 19,000. During this period, the Soviet Union itself said that it had built enough 200,000 aircraft, and Hitler listened. He smiled and commented to his staff: "Without the assistance of Britain and the United States, the aircraft manufactured by the Soviet Union would be as vulnerable as kites!"
Of course, tanks and armored vehicles are also on the list of aid to the Soviet Union, and there are tens of thousands of them. There are also a frightening number of other guns, anti-aircraft guns, warships, etc. However, these are all secondary. Among the most important aid to the Soviet Union, strategic materials were the most important, including tens of millions of tons of gunpowder, steel, aluminum, petroleum, chemicals, and special nonferrous metals.
All of this, the Soviets were not grateful for the assistance provided by Britain and the United States. On the contrary, they concealed it domestically. In 1963, the Soviet security department monitored the conversation of Marshal Zhukov of the Soviet Union: "Now everyone says that the allies have never helped. We, but we must know that we cannot deny the fact that the Americans have produced a large amount of materials for us and supplied our army since 1941. Without these materials, it would be impossible for us to form our reserve forces. It is also impossible to put them together As the war continues, we have no guns and gunpowder. Without these things, rifles will have no bullets; Americans have provided so much steel. Without these steels, can we produce tanks quickly?" The website does not skip words.
Yes, without the assistance of the United States and other allies, Stalin would have been beaten by Hitler in 1942 and became a government-in-exile like France! Instead of no matter how many Soviet troops the Germans destroyed and how many weapons they lost, the Soviet Union would always remain a Soviet Union with a sea of ??tanks and a sea of ??infantry.
Of course, no matter what the Soviets think of these aids, Britain and the United States do notAn's good intentions, his intention to make both the Soviet Union and Germany suffer, or other ideological issues, in short, the most important thing is that the Soviet Union was not destroyed by the Germans. I may not comment on the politics involved in these aids, because politics is inherently dark. But what happened next was shocking.
According to all material statistics, the Soviet Union borrowed a total of about 10 billion US dollars during the war. After the war, the United States and other countries asked the Soviet Union to repay the money, but the Soviet Union refused and delayed the repayment on the excuse that statistics were not allowed. It is ridiculous. Yes, the Soviet Union¡¯s statistics were US$9.8 billion, while the United States believed it was US$10.9 billion. Of course, part of the money was still repaid, but it was not until 1972 that the total repayment was a pitiful less than 1.2 billion U.S. dollars. Whether the money was wasted or something else, it doesn't matter to us little soldiers, but I don't like the shameless ruffians like the Soviet Union. In contrast, I am proud of Leader Mao who was under the same conditions. He had to fulfill his faith even though he sold pots and sold iron, so that a nation could straighten its backbone and hold its head high.
Although Leader Mao¡¯s decision made it more difficult for the country to a certain extent, it won respect internationally. In view of the Soviet Union's dishonesty, the United States and the United Kingdom were even more lamented compared to China's integrity. Apart from some international factors, these things partly contributed to the rapid closeness of China and the United States, and in the 1980s, the two sides even cooperated in an all-round way.
Listening to John Jimmy and the others talking about the Soviet Union, I suddenly remembered that a country was very similar to the Soviet Union at this time, and that was North Korea. China saved North Korea from being destroyed at the cost of hundreds of thousands of people, but in exchange it completely wiped out the achievements of the Volunteer Army in North Korea. Even during the period of Sino-Soviet conflict, the great leader Kim Il-sung even wiped out the achievements of the Volunteer Army. Public donations were destroyed, and even worse, the tomb of leader Mao¡¯s son An Ying was destroyed.
North Korea is also the most rogue when it comes to the various materials provided by China to North Korea. In addition to all kinds of unwarranted demands, an incident happened. North Korea was once rated as one of the most shameless countries in the world. First, now that I think about it, it¡¯s no wonder that China is called a ¡°rogue country¡± by the Western world. The cause of the incident is not trivial. After China delivered supplies to North Korea through railway transportation according to the aid list, North Korea actually asked the staff to go home on their own. The staff believed that transport trains were not included in the assistance list and refused to leave the trains. After fierce negotiations, North Korea actually asked the staff to return to the country by train, but the trains had to be kept.
Although it is impossible to have absolute trust between countries, they must stick to their own lines. A country without integrity may lose the trust of the entire country. No one in such a country wants to make friends, even if they are taking advantage of it. It¡¯s also more of a precaution, but in the end it¡¯s the people who suffer.
When I was lost in thought, John interrupted my train of thought and said, "Captain, Captain, what are you thinking about and you are so lost in thought? I called you several times but you didn't answer!"
I came back to my senses, smiled and said, "It's okay! I just remembered something!"
John and others vented their dissatisfaction with the Soviet Union for a while, and then talked about the current situation. After all, the Soviet Union was too far away from us.
Lin Bernard was holding a cigarette, lazily leaning on the chair, swallowing a puff of smoke and suddenly said: "It's weird, I don't know why the higher-ups didn't move even after they threw us here!"
I said: "Huh! Don't you look at it? We have even replaced 90% of our personnel, and the ones we added are just new recruits! Without a period of pre-war training, wouldn't we just ask them to come up? To die?"
Bernard Lin chuckled and said, ¡°I¡¯m just too busy these days!¡±
"If you have nothing to do, then learn from John and take the time to train these soldiers under your command! Otherwise, when they reach the front line, they will be in a hurry one by one!"
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"You obey my captain!" Bernard Lin said to me with a playful smile.
I closed the document in my hand and remembered that I asked the military hospital about Jones today. The hospital said that Jones was out of danger and was preparing to transfer him to a rear hospital. This is actually good news. In addition, Jones was on good terms with Bernard Lin, so I told Bernard Lin:
"By the way, I called the hospital today and found out that Jones is fine! Now he is probably going to the rear hospital for recuperation and treatment!"
Lin Bernard was surprised when he heard it: "Really?"
¡°Of course it¡¯s true!¡±
Lin Bernard suddenly put out the cigarette in his hand, stood up and took a long breath, saying somewhat incoherently: "I knew this guy was like a cat with nine lives! How could he die!"
When everyone heard the good news, they were secretly happy for Jones. Although Jones could not return to the battlefield, being alive was actually a kind of luck and happiness! (To be continued.)743c;There is nothing wrong with this guy! Now it is estimated that he will turn to the rear hospital for recuperation and treatment! "
Lin Bernard was surprised when he heard it: "Really?"
¡°Of course it¡¯s true!¡±
Lin Bernard suddenly put out the cigarette in his hand, stood up and took a long breath, saying somewhat incoherently: "I knew this guy was like a cat with nine lives! How could he die!"
When everyone heard the good news, they were secretly happy for Jones. Although Jones could not return to the battlefield, being alive was actually a kind of luck and happiness! (To be continued.) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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