To be honest, General Eisenhower didn't like Patton, his subordinate. In fact, not only him, but also few of the current US military generals in Europe liked General Patton, who always spoke nonsense.
It's just that General Patton has a very senior qualification. He was once the aide-de-camp of General Pershing, commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. Moreover, before Pershing participated in World War I, he and Patton's sister were in love and were about to have sex.
They got engaged, and the two agreed to get married immediately after the war.
In other words, if they get married, the relationship between Pershing and Button will change, and Patton will regard Pershing as his brother-in-law from now on.
When World War I broke out, Pershing rushed to Europe and was separated from Patton's sister. Pershing has many subordinates in the current U.S. Army, and he must be considered as a stunt general who is still alive.
Coupled with the fact that Patton himself showed extraordinary bravery during the war and was unique among the US military, General Eisenhower turned a blind eye.
As soon as Marshal Zhukov mentioned Patton, General Eisenhower casually said a few words to change the subject. Apparently he didn't want to talk more about General Patton. He didn't know it in Berlin, and he would soon have the opportunity to sideline his annoying subordinates.
The military parade is still in progress. As a military parade that shows the military power of the British Empire, the United Kingdom is not unserious. Alan Wilson, who has only seen military parades in some countries with the Soviet system, really has no interest in it.
It didn't even have the energy of spring walking. He could only tilt his head and said to Alful next to him, "I can't see how long it will take. The armies of the four countries occupying Berlin may all rush to do it again."
"Of course, there is nothing more joyful than holding a military parade in the enemy's capital." Eiffle replied with a smile, and then changed the subject, "Except for the French!"
Uh! Alan Wilson opened his mouth and didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and then added, "Even the French."
Alan Wilson, who was watching the military parade, even thought of the American general Patton. General Patton's first tough battle in the World War was when he, as commander of the Western Task Force of the North African Expeditionary Force, led his troops to participate in the North African Landing Campaign.
Capture French Monaco and defeat the French army! Why emphasize the French? Alan Wilson regretted it very much. France was an ally of the British on colonial issues.
As the commander-in-chief of the British Army Parade in Berlin, Field Marshal Montgomery did not leave after the parade. Field Marshal Montgomery, who attended as the commander of the British occupation forces, wore what must have been a very famous beret.
Marshal Zhukov stepped forward, smiled, turned around and took out the Victory Medal that had arrived from Moscow to Berlin, and wore it for Marshal Montgomery himself. The Kremlin pattern in the medal was made of gold, with a blue sky as a background, a sapphire as the background, a red ground as a ruby, and a white border.
And the light is made of white gold bars set with diamonds, and the five corners are set with Russian natural rubies of five carats each.
Since the beginning of the military parade, Alan Wilson has been standing not far from the podium, adhering to the professionalism of an imperial civil servant, but when he saw this scene, he could no longer take his eyes away.
Regardless of the materials used in this medal, just considering its value in other aspects, the red part in the center represents the Order of Lenin, the highest award of the Soviet Union, the green stripes represent the Order of Suvorov for organizing attacks and pursuits, and the dark blue stripes represent commendations.
The Order of Kutuzov for clever retreat and counterattack.
The dark red stripe represents the Order of Alexander Nevsky for resistance to the invaders, the light blue stripe represents the Order of Bogdan Khmelnytsky for the recovery of territory, and the orange stripe with a black line represents the Order of Glory for bravery.
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There are only twenty Victory Medals in the world. You can imagine the value of this medal. Even Brezhnev, who could use the medal as a body armor, only dared to award one to himself.
"Alan?" Aiful followed Alan Wilson's gaze and nodded clearly, "It looks very valuable."
Even if you have money, you can't buy it! Alan Wilson reluctantly looked away. He couldn't even think about this medal, unless he could package the British Empire and sell it to the Soviet Union, in which case he might be able to bring another one with him.
"You said that the Soviets awarded this medal to General Eisenhower and now to Field Marshal Montgomery. Why not award it to the French? It shows that the Soviets do not respect the French." Alful kept thinking.
Alan Wilson sighed, as a colleague, he really had enough. After Marshal Zhukov formally awarded the medal to the Commander of the British Occupation Forces, Marshal Montgomery, the entire podium burst into warm applause.
Diplomats who were not on the podium, including Alan Wilson, and soldiers from different countries around them, also cheered heartily. In the eyes of Berlin citizens observing the military parade, this kind of cheers belonging to the victors felt particularly bitter.
These soldiers who fought side by side and belonged to different countries still showed unity in the first year after defeating the enemy.
The British military parade, and the process of Marshal Zhukov awarding the Victory Medal to Marshal Montgomery after the parade, were naturally photographed by the British reporter in Berlin. Montgomery, Zhukov and Eisenhower naturally became an excellent background board
Attract sales.
All newspapers seemed to think that the united Allies would be invincible and quickly end the war after defeating Germany.
"As diplomats of the British Empire, we are about to face a test. After a while, President Truman of the United States and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union Stalin will come to Berlin. The British Empire will have an arduous negotiation with these two allies.
It can be expected that negotiations will be very difficult, and we must safeguard the interests of the British Empire."
In the British Control Headquarters in Berlin, Alexander Cadogan spoke coldly to the diplomats in the room.
Alexander Cadogan came from an aristocratic family and studied at Eton College and Oxford University. Before the outbreak of World War II, he had become a senior civil servant in the British Foreign Office. He took advantage of the contradiction between the then Prime Minister Chamberlain and the Permanent Under Secretary of the Foreign Office who advocated preemptive strikes against Germany.
, became the new permanent undersecretary for foreign affairs, that is, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In other words, he was now the immediate boss of the diplomats present, so he naturally received a unanimous response. The diplomats in the room all expressed that they must defend the interests of the British Empire to the end and argue with the Soviets and Americans.
"Then, let's first understand the goals set by the Foreign Secretary." Alexander Cadogan nodded, took out the negotiation conditions proposed by the British Foreign Secretary, and asked the diplomats present to discuss the feasibility.