Survive as a World War II Soldier - Chapter 153



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#153

While the Dutch were stabilizing and waiting for the floods from the Ruhr Dam to subside, the British were busy poking around.

It was nothing less than an expression of desperation to somehow catch us by the ankles.

“If the Americans advance into Germany like this and really plant their flag in Berlin···.”

“They say they will start advancing as soon as the flood subsides, but the German defenses are in poor shape.”

What made them particularly anxious was the special gift from Marshall that had arrived not long ago.

As if to show the majesty of the Celestial Empire, the number of M26 Pershings that began to be unloaded through Antwerp was enormous.

The number of tanks that poured in was more than enough to replenish the stocks used in the Normandy landings and Operation Dragoon, and the corners of Patton’s mouth kept going up into the sky.

“If we just have those guys, we can get to Berlin in a week.”

Although it was obviously an exaggerated boast, the British did not take Patton’s words lightly.

in result,

“What? A meeting?”

“Yes. The end of the war is just around the corner. Isn’t this the time for talks to prepare for the aftermath of the war?”

It was naturally the Soviet Union that responded to the British’s plan to somehow block our advance.

“It was none other than us who fought Nazi Germany all this time.”

“We’re still fighting.”

“After fighting for only a few months, Germany is advancing? Huh?”

If we continue to advance across the German border like this and really take Berlin all by ourselves, isn’t it obvious that we’ll end up like a dog chasing a chicken?

In fact, the core of World War II was the German-Soviet War.

Why are all of Germany’s elite soldiers in the East?

When we think of World War II, we only think of the West, such as Normandy and Market Garden. This is because during the Cold War, all references to the Soviet Union were erased, and instead, stories about the Western Front were widely known through various movies and dramas.

For that reason, the Soviets were in a situation where they were in a state of panic.

To get from Western Ukraine, where they were fighting fiercely, to Germany, you had to go through Poland. In short, there was still a long way to go.

The ones who were really excited were the defensive genius Model and the Germans under him, who were already bad at fighting and now they were getting impatient.

In any case, for that reason, Britain and the Soviet Union were running around saying that negotiations for post-war settlement were necessary. In addition, France was secretly watching us closely and wanted to have talks.

“That’s true. The situation has changed, so we need to get together again and talk.”

France was in a difficult position in Casablanca, but isn’t the situation different now?

Immediately after promising independence to Algeria, France began building an army, seemingly thinking that it could get what it had lost from the Germans.

If I had to pick the people who were most resentful of the Germans after the Soviets, it would probably be the French.

That’s why we couldn’t just exclude them unconditionally.

Eventually, a meeting was held in Tehran, the capital of Iran, on February 4. Naturally, I had to be dragged to the meeting as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, and of course, the advance into Germany was…

“Should I just stop here and wait?”

“Anyway, we’re the ones doing the fighting, not you, my lord.”

Seeing Patton, Bradley, and everyone else stamping their feet, I too thought it would be better to have the meeting now.

Originally, when you were just a beginner and thought you could drive, didn’t the most accidents happen? That’s exactly the situation our US military is in right now.

“Patton.”

“Yes, Commander.”

“Are all the tanks that came over from the mainland operational?”

“yes?”

“It’s not just the tanks that are new, but the tank crews that ride them are also new.”

“That, that···.”

I glanced at Patton, who couldn’t respond properly, then turned my head and called the next batter.

“Bradley.”

“How do new recruits these days learn how to properly load bullets?”

“that is···.”

Yeah, that can’t be.

I’ve seen it before, our kids are still very retarded.

But he said that because of the things he had done during that time, he didn’t come here holding a wooden gun and making gunshot sounds like in World War I.

However, the miracle of a crippled person becoming a soldier just by firing a few rounds of live ammunition never happened.

He only heard news of victory in the newspapers and thought the German army was as ignorant as he was, so he brought those idiots who crossed the Atlantic and headed to Berlin?

That’s nonsense.

“I’ll be back soon, so until then, I don’t even expect those idiots to be human. At least make them into chimpanzees who can understand what I’m saying.”

“All right.”

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As I greeted Anna as she disembarked from the Navy battleship, I asked her a question.

“Did everything go smoothly when you crossed the Atlantic?”

Anna, who came to play the role of First Lady in place of her mother-in-law this time, burst into laughter.

“Nothing happened. That’s why I came here.”

“Really? That’s too bad. I thought there would be a way to tease that bastard.”

I could see the seals standing behind me flinching at my words, but what could I do?

By the way, Roosevelt looked better than he had a few weeks ago. He must be getting closer to retirement.

Looking at that glowing face, I felt a little embarrassed, but what can I do? I was the one who twisted my fate. I braced myself by thinking of the cuties far across the Atlantic Ocean.

Roosevelt spoke to me, whether he knew my feelings or not.

“The British and Soviets are really hot. They’re about to cross the German border?”

“That’s right. If I hadn’t been dragged here, I would have been running towards Berlin.”

At my words, Roosevelt burst into laughter and made a joke.

“Ha, ha. Are you going to run anyway? Isn’t Patton going?”

“Right. How can we send the starting signal even now?”

Roosevelt chuckled at my words, then asked with a serious face.

“How long do you think it will take?”

“well.”

“Patton said he could get to Berlin in a week.”

“Did it spread that far? Sigh.”

Patton is talking big, but there’s no way it’ll turn out as he says.

First of all, the situations in France and Germany were completely different.

That was a land where people would spring up to help us if we just went near it, or even if we just whispered that we were going, but which German would cooperate with us?

Didn’t the Black Orchestra, who were the only ones who could communicate, get blown up together while conquering Paris?

“Hitler killed so many people that there probably aren’t many left.”

The bigger question is, what guarantee is there that Germany will surrender if Berlin falls?

In the history of the original, Berlin was the last.

“Are you telling me to leave everything else aside and go to Berlin first?”

“yes.”

“How long it will take to get there is a question, but what guarantee is there that Hitler or the Nazi leadership will just sit there and surrender to us?”

What if he runs away like a runner? How can I chase him then?

“That wouldn’t be bad either.”

The one who responded to my words was Secretary of State Hull, who was standing behind me.

“Not bad, huh?”

“If Berlin is taken away, where will they run to? To the east, to the land of old Prussia?”

I was dumbfounded when they said that we should just follow them and continue east.

Hull added an explanation to my silent gaze.

“It seems like the British are trying to sell out Poland.”

“Poland wasn’t part of our plans anyway, was it?”

In the first place, if the Soviet Union wanted to advance into Germany itself, it had to pass through Poland.

Then, of course, Poland would fall under the Soviet sphere of influence, just as it did in the original history.

“Yes, that’s right. But aren’t things a lot different now?”

So the problem was that we fought so well.

Unlike us, who had the German border right in front of us, the Soviet Union was now only Ukraine.

“They say they haven’t even gotten Ukraine yet. The Walter model’s capabilities are definitely good.”

That was a problem anyway.

In the latter half of the war, the Allied advance became easier, thanks to none other than the Soviet Union.

Germany committed atrocious genocide in Eastern Europe. The number of people killed in Western Europe is incomparable to the number killed in Eastern Europe.

Unlike the Western Front, which had only just opened for a year, the Eastern Front had been occupied by fierce fighting for several years, and naturally there were many casualties.

Many German soldiers died, but the losses suffered by the Soviet troops, who made up for their lack of skill with numbers, were truly enormous.

Naturally, the Soviets’ grudge ran deep, and upon entering Germany proper, they eagerly vented their long-standing grudge.

“If you ask them to which side they would rather surrender, the Soviet Union or our Allied Forces, a hundred out of a hundred would choose us. But that’s with the Soviet Union by their side.”

If I had to choose between the worst and the lesser evil, it would definitely be the lesser evil.

But if there were no Soviet Union and only we were there, would the Germans have surrendered, calling them crazy?

“The German army we have faced on the Western Front so far is nothing but a bunch of straw. Even the Walter Model went from the West to the East to block the Soviet Union.”

But if we are perceived as more of a threat, that might be different.

In that case, unlike before, we too would have to advance while enduring damage.

“But it’s not like I can just throw away this opportunity, right?”

Hull and Roosevelt’s vision was completely different from what they had envisioned before the war.

“Let’s divide Germany into North and South, not East and West…”

“After all, there’s nothing we can achieve without getting our hands dirty. How about we take control of northern Germany and then head east to help liberate Poland?”

“But even if we do that, how much Polish land will we be able to acquire?”

No matter how fast we ran, Warsaw was absolutely impossible.

“Wouldn’t it be more meaningful to leave some parts of Poland as free Poland rather than letting it all fall into the hands of the Soviet Union?”

The sight of Roosevelt and Hull talking about the division of Poland so casually did not seem all that different from Britain.

“Okay, the idea isn’t bad. But shouldn’t we ask the Polish people?”

“There’s no need to do that···.”

Hull’s reaction was, “Why bother with that?”, but Roosevelt was different.

“Let me ask. If we are to proceed like this, it will be difficult without the will of the Polish people, right? If they prioritize a unified nation over either one of them···.”

I couldn’t help but nod my head at Roosevelt’s words that no matter how hard we tried behind the scenes, it would all be in vain.

The next day, the leaders of Free Poland, who arrived from London on our airborne special courier, did not look so shocked.

“Actually, I thought that was highly likely.”

“It’s not like it was yesterday or today that the Russians have been coveting us.”

The Poles portrayed Russia as an evil force on a par with Nazi Germany, but historically speaking, this was a farce.

Which countries bordering each other are on good terms?

When Poland was strong, it ruled over Slavic peoples like Ukraine and Russia, and when it was weak, it persecuted them.

Just as Britain and France, and Germany and France, were at odds, Russia and Poland were also enemies.

Maybe that’s why.

“It is better for some to be free than for everyone to suffer under Soviet rule.”

“It’s better. Once they see what kind of people the Soviets are, those fools will come to their senses.”

“Yes. Surely, it won’t be long before we pray for reunification with our free Poland?”

It is impossible for a weak country to not have internal strife just because it was conquered by another country.

As I watched the Polish people raising their voices, saying that it didn’t matter if there was division, as it would only be temporary, and that they would stand with us, I felt a sense of suffocation.

But what I can do is,

“We will also fight with all our might, so please help us a lot.”

Wouldn’t it be better to help them gain even just a little more land?

After the Poles left, Roosevelt and I continued our meetings.

“The question is how much Polish territory can be recaptured.”

“That’s right. If we divide Poland, but one side is too small, it will be eaten up quickly. The forces must be equally divided to continue to endure. If it gets eaten up soon, isn’t it a waste of effort?”

Unlike me, who was frowning under the burden, Roosevelt and Hull had their own thoughts.

“Then why don’t we just give them some of the East Prussia region?”

Come to think of it, I remembered that in the original history, the Soviet Union took that region from Germany and handed it over to Poland.

Of course, instead, they took the eastern lands from Poland. They took some for themselves, and gave some to Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine. You could say they gave the disease and the medicine.

Anyway, if it could be run like this, it wouldn’t be so bad.

So I ended up taking a path I had never taken before.

“France is advancing from the south, and we are advancing west from the north…”

“I heard that the level of paratroopers in the Free Polish Army is also quite high.”

“That’s true.”

Although their numbers were small, the Free Polish Army’s fighting power was top-notch. They fought harder than anyone else, especially knowing that the Soviet Union was always looking to swallow them up.

“The question is how strong the German resistance will be.”

At my words, Roosevelt and Hull looked as if they were worried about something.

“You’ve been fighting well so far.”

“Yes, I heard that this time the army has started supplying tanks and other supplies in abundance.”

“Yes, I got that. But···.”

How could defending occupied territories like France or the Netherlands be the same as defending the mainland?

But both of them seemed to be turning a deaf ear to what I said.

“Oh, by the way, Mary asked me to give you this.”

“Merry?”

The item Mary sent was a thick bundle of documents.

“She’s my granddaughter, but that old lady is really a magician. I wonder how she got this after boiling that fox.”

As I checked the documents, a smile naturally appeared on my face.

“I guess I’ll have to fry those OSS guys.”

We must rescue Rommel’s family quickly so that we can put them to good use.

It wasn’t true then, but it is true now.