Although in terms of area, the British-occupied area is not the largest among the four occupied areas, there is no doubt that the British-occupied area is the essence of Germany. Otherwise, it would not be frequently mentioned by the United States. It would be difficult to replace the occupied area with the British and finally win a
Enclave port.
From this point, we can see that in 1945 Britain and the United States also had limited trust, but they had more common languages when facing the Soviet Union.
"Dear Lieutenant General Ronald, it seems that the situation here is worse than imagined." After arriving at the British Army Headquarters, Alan Wilson stated what he had seen and heard. To be honest, the German citizen spirit in Hamburg
The state is completely different from that of Great Berlin. If you compare it, it is not far different from that of British India.
"As you have seen, the current work has only completed dredging the port, but the ruins in the city have not been cleared at all." Lieutenant General Ronald Weeks did not show contempt for Alan Wilson as a liaison officer.
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The war should be said to be over for Britain. Naturally, a soldier like him would not think about maintaining world peace like Prime Minister Churchill. Now that the war is over, Lieutenant General Ronald Weeks has begun to deal with other issues. Montgomery
The marshal went straight to Berlin to receive flowers and applause, leaving him to deal with the mess.
Lieutenant General Ronald Weeks then asked Alan Wilson about the purpose of coming from Berlin. Alan Wilson had nothing to hide, "The restoration of order in the British-occupied areas as soon as possible has worried many ministers. I myself
Because I was also the liaison officer to British India and happened to be in Germany, the Permanent Under Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested to the Foreign Secretary to see if he could think of a way. I happened to know that a cargo ship carrying grain had arrived in Europe, so I came here.
Come here and deal with it."
"This is really gratifying." Lieutenant General Ronald Weeks nodded understandingly after hearing this, and replied simply, "The stability of order in the British-occupied area is not just the responsibility of the army. The British Commander
The Ministry very much welcomes the joint efforts of all departments.”
"Thank you, General!" Alan Wilson nodded politely, "If possible, former German soldiers should be used to clean up the British-occupied areas. This is their obligation, isn't it?"
"Of course, we are already doing this." Lieutenant General Ronald Weeks pointed to the outside of the office and said, "When you go out, turn left and you will see the German General Staff. But having said that, about the shipment to Hamburg
The grain really needs to be distributed by these German staff. After all, we are not locals, so there may be oversights in the distribution."
"General, I want to meet the Germans and see if I can help." Alan Wilson took the initiative.
Later, with the approval of Lieutenant General Ronald Weeks, Germany had officially surrendered. The British did not treat these surrendered German soldiers as cruelly as the United States and the Soviet Union.
In fact, when it comes to this issue, if Alan Wilson has the chance, he really wants to go to the Rhine Camp to see if the Americans have left any clues. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to think so.
At present, more than two million German soldiers have surrendered to the British and Canadian Allied Forces in the British-occupied area. The British-occupied area is divided into four military districts responsible for occupation affairs: In addition to the establishment of the Berlin Military District, the remaining British-occupied areas are divided into three parts.
Ge-Holstein Military District: General Buck is in charge, commanding the Eighth Army, two divisions and an armored brigade.
Hanover Military District: headed by General Horrocks, commanding the 30th Army, three divisions and an armored brigade. Westphalian Military District: headed by General Crocker, commanding the 1st Army, four divisions and an armored brigade.
Armored Brigade.
The other troops are under his own unified management and form a general reserve team just in case. The purpose of the British military headquarters is to use the military headquarters organization of corps, divisions, brigades and regiments to orderly rebuild the local government in the British-occupied areas.
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These headquarters govern corresponding counties, towns, townships and other areas, and everything works through the corresponding civil affairs organizations.
As for the current location of British Commander Montgomery, according to news from the British Command, Marshal Montgomery is in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, accepting the title of Honorary Citizen of Copenhagen.
"To be honest, the mess that Germany is now in should not be cleaned up by our soldiers, but by German soldiers. Don't these two million soldiers contribute to rebuilding their own homes?" before leaving the British Army Headquarters.
, Alan Wilson muttered, "It is good luck for the German soldiers to surrender to us. The soldiers who surrendered to the Americans are still being held at the Rhine Camp. For the soldiers captured by the Soviets, digging potatoes in Siberia is their only fate."
.But our British troops manage the occupied areas with noble professionalism, but we cannot be their nannies. The Germans themselves should also make some contributions."
"The headquarters is also dealing with this matter." After hearing this, the staff officer who sent Alan Wilson out shrugged, "The most important thing is to solve the problem of food now. As for the restoration of transportation, that is a matter for the future, and the Germans will definitely be indispensable."
"These are free labor. It's good if we don't treat them as war criminals. Use them when you need them. You don't have to be polite. There are two million people. If you use the energy to build the Siegfried Line, I believe that the British-occupied area will be over in half a year.
It will look brand new." Alan Wilson gave sincere advice. To be honest, he wanted to write a plan for the British Army Command.
In this way, he would be able to know where in the Ruhr area of Germany, among the British-occupied areas, there was good gold mining.
Alim's cargo ship arrived a few hours later than expected, but considering the current situation at the Hamburg port, this was not a delay. As soon as he got off the ship, he found Alan Wilson and apologized, "The port has been severely damaged. For safety reasons
It took some time to enter the port."
"It doesn't matter, food is the most precious in Germany now, and it's not just Germany. The gardens in the center of Vienna are now used to grow potatoes. You understand what I mean." Alan Wilson turned and glanced at the freighter, "British India
The monarch of Hyderabad, the respected Maharaja Ali Khan, is willing to help Europeans in difficulty with unprecedented kindness and selflessness. This is something worth writing about. It deserves a front-page headline.
.This can also provide a leading role to the Viceroyalty of British India."
Even Ali Khan, who was in a state of de facto independence, was able to urgently help the British Empire. With this example in mind, how could the civil servants of British India not work hard to scrape the land? This was a positive and leading role.
The world's richest man sets an example first, so that subsequent civil servants in British India can follow suit, right?