The little commissioner's complaints did not delay this united, victorious, and harmonious surrender ceremony. All the Allied leaders were having fun and enjoying the joy of victory. As for the location of the celebration in Berlin, the capital of Germany, this was only a small problem.
Eisenhower also brought a gift to Marshal Zhukov of the Soviet Red Army, a truck full of Coca-Cola. Eisenhower, holding the Coca-Cola directly in his hand, opened it in front of Zhukov and handed it to him, "Dear Marshal, at such a special moment
, We sincerely wish you good health and that the friendship between the United States and the Soviet Union can last forever. The war is not over yet. The Japanese in the Far East are still unwilling to accept this great victory. The United States of America and the Soviet Socialist Republic
The alliance must continue to fight."
"General Eisenhower, thank you." Marshal Zhukov happily took the Coca-Cola handed to him and drank it directly, looking very comfortable. Obviously, this was not the first time he tasted this kind of drink.
Coca-Cola actually made another tweak to its personalized products. The company created a colorless white Coke in response to a request from a very special consumer, who happened to be a well-known celebrity.
Soviet general.
This man is Marshal Zhukov. One of Coke's other biggest fans is Eisenhower. He was not only responsible for providing supplies to the US army, but also recommended Coke to the famous Soviet Marshal Zhukov for the first time.
This time Eisenhower came to Berlin and happened to bring fifty boxes of Coca-Cola to Marshal Zhukov. Because the Soviet Union had a ban on Coca-Cola, no one could buy more than fifty boxes of Coke for the first time. Eisenhower's move was also to comply with the ban and at the same time to
Marshal Zhukov established friendly personal relations.
Others present at the surrender ceremony also shared American drinks through Marshal Zhukov's help.
"You see how happy the Soviet people are when they drink." Alful said, also holding a bottle of Coke, "It seems that they are not out of reach."
This is not the People’s Coke! Alan Wilson almost couldn’t help laughing. The People’s Coke was a joke from the Soviet period. Pepsi-Cola was so suppressed by Coca-Cola that it thought of opening up a market where Coca-Cola did not exist.
Is there such a market? Of course there is, that is, the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries affected by the Soviet Union. So every year during the October Revolution, Pepsi-Cola was promoted in the Soviet Union, and they denounced Coca-Cola as the spokesperson of imperialism, and Pepsi-Cola was the Coke that belonged to the proletariat.
, a Coke that belongs to the people.
"We think we can hold a military parade in Berlin. Once Berlin is initially cleared, our four countries will hold a military parade in Berlin to show unity." Marshal Zhukov suggested to the generals including Eisenhower, "I don't know.
How do you feel?"
"Yeah! I agree with that." When Eisenhower heard Zhukov's words, he thought a lot but did not refuse.
The other British and French generals present, including Generals Montgomery and Delancey, did not object. In fact, they did not expect that if the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France were to hold a joint military parade in Berlin, the protagonists would of course be the heavily trooped Soviet Red Army near Berlin.
The army is destined to play a supporting role.
But this was another opportunity to directly observe the Soviet Red Army. On the surface, everyone could parade together to show unity. Secretly, they could also evaluate the combat effectiveness of the imaginary enemy. For various reasons, Marshal Zhukov's proposal was unanimously agreed.
On the streets of Berlin, American soldiers and soldiers of the Soviet Red Army shook hands to express friendship. British soldiers crossed the road under the command of Soviet female soldiers. Soldiers from various countries stood together and took pictures. At least at this time, what most people were thinking about was war.
It's finally over. In this unforgettable battle, they survived. After paying their last remembrance, they can go home and reunite with their relatives at home, forgetting the damn cruel battlefield.
"This is a demonstration by the Soviets against us!" Of course, not everyone thinks so. Munich, the center of Bavaria, a city famous for the Munich Conspiracy, only a few days after becoming the chief executive of Bavaria, the United States became the third largest city in the world.
The commander of the army group, four-star general Patton, was furious and his vulgar words were unbearable to watch.
"We should attack the Soviet Union now, so that the whole world will be controlled by the United States and its friends. This is a feat that has never happened in history. I don't know what Eisenhower is hesitating about now. He also gave Coke to the Soviets. It's simply
It's a joke."
"Commander, the war is over, and peace is hard-won." General Patton's chief of staff looked helpless. The generals who hated the Soviet Union were not the United States. On the contrary, most generals were more or less hostile to the Soviet Union.
.Even five-star General Eisenhower was not so friendly to the Soviet Union on the surface, but senior generals like General Patton who did not hide it at all were indeed very rare.
After reaching the position of a five-star general, why do you have to learn to hide your true intentions? But there are exceptions to everything, and General Patton is just a senior general who is unwilling to do so.
"In my eyes, this is just a half-finished war, and the real enemy has not been eliminated." Patton sighed angrily, "Well, maybe I am too pessimistic. Has Japan not surrendered yet? I can go to the Far East.
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The chief of staff just pretended not to hear this nostalgia for the war, believing that Patton would eventually figure it out.
The four-nation joint military parade is scheduled to be held next month. Alan Wilson is writing a report to London under the lights. The report analyzes the current situation in Europe and asserts that the hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union will not be so obvious before Japan surrenders.
.
He knew that this report would definitely go through MI6 and that it would be a high probability event for Philby to see it. As for Yugoslavia's opposition to Tito's forces, he used ambiguous language to brush it off and emphatically stated that the joint military parade would become the Soviet Union's
The home ground of the Red Army, but having such an opportunity to assess the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Red Army up close is not to be missed.
Putting down his pen, Alan Wilson put away the report. Now he was thinking of a suitable reason to go to Munich. It would be better not to go on his own initiative, but to wait for local matters to be handled by others, and all the help would pass.
It seems that this is a difficult thing, but in fact it is not difficult. Refugees from the Yugoslav Motherland Army have already poured into the border. Waiting for the next report to come, he can follow the trend and be sent there with no choice.