() Borisov ordered the surrender shortly after Timoshenko left. Originally, Ukrainians did not want to fight for Stalin. They regarded the Germans as liberators. As a Ukrainian, Borisov could not disobey all Ukrainians.

At three o'clock in the afternoon on April 22, 1940, all troops in Odessa were ordered to surrender to the German SS.

Zhang Jun held a special welcome meeting for this purpose. In addition to all the officers of the division level and above of the German SS, there were also all the officers of the division level and above of the Ukrainian Front. Zhang Jun did not regard the surrendered Ukrainians as anything at all.

The prisoners were treated as if they only temporarily handed over their weapons, and the food was sufficient, which was countless times better than the food in the Soviet Union. This made the surrendering Ukraine even more convinced that Germany was here to rescue them.

In addition, Zhang Jun also invited two SS lieutenant generals, Blyucher and Yegorov. After careful discussions, Borisov agreed to withdraw from the Soviet political party and swore to join the German Socialist Workers Party. At the same time, he also

Oath to join the German SS. Borisov himself was appointed as a major general of the SS and began to form the First Army of the Ukrainian SS. The list of officers below the commander was nominated by Borisov himself and signed by Zhang Jun. This is equivalent to

Zhang Jun completely handed over the control of the Ukrainian SS to Borisov. All officers of the Ukrainian SS will be nominated by Borisov. This made Borisov burst into tears at the time.

Thank you Commander-in-Chief Zhang Jun for your unreserved trust.

At this welcome meeting, Zhang Jun also issued a "Declaration of Ethnic Equality" and a "Land Law"

"Declaration of National Equality"

Today, national equality is no longer a slogan. We will immediately realize it in the territory of the new Soviet Union. Only under the leadership of the German Socialist Workers Party can it be given its true content and scientific meaning and become the core idea of ​​​​all nationalities.

It has become the fundamental principle for us to deal with ethnic issues. Its basic contents include the following aspects:

First, all ethnic groups, regardless of their size, are equal. From a country perspective, all ethnic groups within the country are required to be equal; from a global perspective, all ethnic groups in the world are completely equal. Although some ethnic groups are large and small, some are advanced, and some are

Although they are backward, we must not use this to distinguish superior and inferior nations. Large and small nations, advanced nations and backward nations should all be equal in terms of rights and status.

Second, all ethnic groups have complete equality in all rights. That is to say, all ethnic groups are equal not only legally and in the field of national political life, but also in all social aspects such as economy, culture, education, language, customs and religious beliefs.

There must also be complete equality in all areas of life. To achieve equality in the rights of all ethnic groups, on the one hand, we must prohibit any ethnic group from enjoying any privileges, on the other hand, we must protect the equal rights and interests of ethnic minorities and prohibit any oppression and discrimination against ethnic minorities. We require all domestic

Ethnic groups are absolutely equal, and the rights of all ethnic minorities are protected unconditionally. "One ethnic group will never be allowed to enjoy any privileges."

Third, help all ethnic groups realize their equal rights and give special consideration to the interests and equal rights of smaller ethnic groups. We must not only abide by the ethnic equality in the constitution and law, but also take measures and do our best to help relatively backward ethnic groups.

Realize equal rights. Sincerely, selflessly and long-termly help the originally oppressed ethnic groups to develop their economy and culture, help them catch up with the development level of advanced ethnic groups, eliminate the development gap between ethnic groups caused by history and other reasons, and realize the common development of all ethnic groups.

Progress and prosperity.

Fourth, all ethnic groups must fulfill corresponding obligations. There are no rights-free obligations and rights without obligations, and they are unified. While all ethnic groups fully exercise their equal rights, they must also assume the responsibility of safeguarding ethnic equality.

The obligation of national unity and national unity.”

"Land Reform Law"

Chapter 1 General Principles Article 1 Abolition of collective farm land ownership and implementation of peasant land ownership to liberate rural productivity, develop agricultural production, and open the way for the industrialization of the new Soviet Union. Chapter 2 Confiscation and expropriation of land... Article 2 Confiscation

The landlord's land, farm animals, farm tools, excess grain and excess houses in the countryside. However, the landlord's other property shall not be confiscated.

…Chapter 3 Land Distribution Article 10 All confiscated and expropriated land and other means of production, except those that are returned to the state owner as stipulated in this Law, shall be received by the township farmers’ association and distributed uniformly, fairly and reasonably to the

It is owned by poor farmers who have little land and lack other means of production. The same share is also allocated to the landlords, so that the landlords can rely on their own labor to maintain their lives and transform themselves in the labor. Each person has twenty acres of land..."

The vast majority of people in Ukraine completely accepted Germany's policy from the bottom of their hearts, and began to actively help the EU troops lead the way to arrest the collective farm chairman, and then happily divided the land and held elections.

Of course, Zhang Jun commanded the SS field troops to attack quickly, and the EU troops swept away the Soviet infiltrators in Ukraine. These EU troops did not have to worry about the appearance of large Soviet troops, because at this time, the Soviet Union and Germany were about to start a war in Kiev.

, the Soviet Union deployed two front troops for the direction of Kiev. It can be said that there are not many Soviet soldiers in the vast rural areas and small towns in Ukraine. Sweeping them there is as easy as soy sauce.

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The German Wehrmacht also easily broke through the three lines of defense of the Soviet Union. Army Group North attacked smoothly, but Army Group Central encountered strong resistance from the direction of Kiev. However, relying on its advanced weapons and tactics, Germany still attacked with all its strength and just moved forward.

The distance is very slow.

After a series of battles in the border areas and the defeat of the Dubno-Lutsk-Rovno tank battle, the Supreme Command of the Soviet Red Army believed that the southwest was the main direction of the German offensive, so it deployed most of the Soviet Red Army's forces in Ukraine.

Southwest Front (5th, 6th, 26th, and 12th Group Armies), Southern Front

The Army (18th and 9th Army) consists of 6 armies, 69 infantry divisions, 11 cavalry divisions and 28 armored brigades. It is commanded by Marshal Budyonny, Commander-in-Chief of the Southwest Front. The Southwest Front of the Soviet Red Army follows the headquarters of the Supreme Command

issued an order to retreat from Western Ukraine on April 25, 1940.

The task of the front army is to use field troops to occupy the Korosten, Volynsky New Town, Shepetovka, Star Konstantinov, Proskurov and other buildings built on the old border before April 29, 1940.

fortify the area and organize a solid defense on this line. The German army "central" planned to operate in the direction of Kiev

The purpose of the basic strength of the "Yang" Army Group (the 1st Tank Group - the commander is General Kleist, the 6th and 17th Group Armies - the commanders are General Reichenau and General Sprager respectively) is to break through the Soviet Union

Red Army in old building

The front line of the fortress area was moved forward to the Kiev area to seize the landing site on the Dnieper River. The assault group then turned to the southeast and attacked to prevent the main force of the Southwest Front from retreating to the other side of the Dnieper River, and carried out an assault from the rear to eliminate it.

The Southwest Front has 44 divisions that have been severely weakened in the battle and face the 40 German divisions (including 10 tank divisions and motorized divisions). The German infantry, artillery and mortars are more than twice as many as those of the Soviet Red Army, and the number of aircraft

50% more. On April 25, 1940, the German army began to attack. In the main assault direction, the German army arrived before the front completed its retreat and deployed on the front line of the fortification area. As early as April 21, 1940, the German army, with the tank corps as the main force, arrived

The first echelon broke through the Soviet Red Army's defenses north of Novo-Miropol and captured Berdichev in the evening. The next day, they made a breakthrough south of Volonsky New Town and prepared to capture Tomir.

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On April 25, 1940, the advance troops of the 1st Tank Group advanced 110 kilometers in two days and nights, reaching the Ilpian River 15-20 kilometers west of Kiev. Here, the tanks and motorized infantry were blocked by the Soviet Red Army in the Kiev fortification area.

The outer siege of Guo. The German army's attempt to seize Kiev from the march was broken.

At this time, General Zhukov, the Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Red Army, suggested that Stalin abandon Kiev and withdraw the Southwest Front to the other side of the Dnieper River to avoid being encircled by the German army, and then use all his strength to defend Moscow. However, Stalin flatly refused, and Zhukov was dismissed from his post as Chief of the General Staff.

Commander of the Reserve Front.

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A Ukrainian nationalist organization headed by Andrei Merinik unreservedly sided with the Germans, but it had little prestige among Ukrainians and was defeated by Borisov in the election. Borisov was elected as the Ukrainian leader.

President, Andrei serves as Prime Minister.

This election was a bit rushed, and the turnout was not very high. There were only more than one million people voting, but it was already very good to achieve such results in a short period of time.

Ukraine has always been a granary. As long as the people have land, they will go hungry. The production enthusiasm of Ukraine, which has land, is also unprecedentedly high. There is no need to force them to produce, and materials will prosper.

Regarding the First SS Ukrainian Army, because prisoners and countless young people requested to join the army, after Borisov's application, the SS Ukrainian Army was expanded to a group army, with a total army of 150,000 people. Zhang Jun now occupies

There is not much space yet, and the establishment of a group army is enough. Of course, it will be expanded later.

As for the weapons of the Ukrainian SS, of course they used Soviet weapons. There were so many captured weapons that Zhang Jun did not retain them at all and gave them all to the Ukrainian SS. In addition, there are a large number of arsenals in Ukraine.

At this time, the Soviet Union did not have much time to destroy. Even if Stalin ordered these factories to be blown up now, the Ukrainian workers inside would not carry out it. You must know that the bullets used by Germany are the same caliber as the bullets used by the Soviet Union. They can be used universally. As long as these factories

It can be operated at full speed, which can at least satisfy all the bullet consumption of the SS. This shows the military industrial capabilities of Ukraine, and the same is true of Ukraine in later generations.
Chapter completed!