At midnight on June 23, the Austrian border, which had been silent for a long time, was boiling like a volcano. The soldiers of the Yugoslav Motherland Army and their families rushed towards the road to freedom under the shadow of darkness.
The future was uncertain and they felt anxious. Amidst the shouts of the men, the women and children got on the carts or walked directly to the north. The British did not know about such a big movement, but the Croats and Slovenians who were near the Serbian camp
It is impossible for people not to know.
Soon the news spread, and the Croats and Slovenians heard the news. Although they did not know the specific situation, their instinct drove them to follow the actions of the Serbs.
This has to mention the history of Yugoslavia. The modern history of Yugoslavia can be summarized as the history of Serbia establishing Greater Yugoslavia and trying to annex and integrate other ethnic groups but failed.
In Yugoslavia, the Serbian population only accounts for the majority among the individual ethnic groups, but it is far from half. The name of the first Yugoslavia when it was established, "The Kingdom of Serbs-Croats-Slovenes" illustrates the attributes of this country.
It is a country formed by the union of different Yugoslav ethnic groups. Serbs are only the majority ethnic group, but except for Serbs, the number of other ethnic groups in the region is far greater than the Serbian population.
Although the Serbs are not the dominant ethnic group, in the short history of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Serbs did occupy a dominant position and had the ability to influence other ethnic groups. This ability is subtle.
Regardless of whether they are Croats or Slovenes, although they are hostile to the Serbs, they subconsciously act according to the standards of the Serbs. At midnight this day, this mentality was vividly displayed.
There was such a big movement in the Serbian camp, and it was known to the neighboring Croats. Although they did not know what the Serbs' purpose was, under Tito's high pressure, the Croats and the Serbian-dominated Motherland Army were at odds.
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As for this mentality, when they saw the Serbs marching north, the Croats instinctively followed, and then the Slovenes, a domino effect emerged.
At midnight, the Austrian border was bustling with people, as noisy as a busy city, with torches and people intertwined, moving towards the north.
If someone could open up a God's perspective and pay attention to the details of this movement, they would be very surprised to find that it involved the movement of 200,000 people and perfectly avoided the camp where the occupying forces were located.
Of course, this makes sense. After all, the situation in Austria is special. The British army only has two battalions in the British-occupied area of Austria. The occupied areas of the United States and France are similar. Austria is actually under the control of the Soviet army.
Overall, the Soviet Red Army was in the Soviet-occupied areas and gave courtesy to the United States, Britain and France.
This loophole, which even those involved would not notice, turned out to be a fatal oversight and a footnote to the escape that shocked the world.
The fugitives moving north are full of strength, their way out is in front of them, and all their fatigue and anxiety have disappeared. Going north, north, and north again is their only purpose now.
At this time, there were no Serbs, no Croats, and no Slovenes. They were all a kind of people, people who avoided being deported back to their countries to wait for Tito's liquidation.
Under the cover of night, a long popular army of torches woke Austria up from its tranquility, but for Europe that had gone through years of war, this little noise was actually nothing.
Hundreds of kilometers away, Berlin was holding a victory celebration. Different from history, this time the victory parade was held three months earlier. The comrades who had just defeated Germany were still there, and the expected Potsdam Conference was a few days away.
It will also be held, and the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France are trying their best to create an atmosphere of unity.
Everyone knows that the war is not over yet, Japan is still struggling to its death, and the British and American troops on the front line in the Pacific are still fighting fiercely with the Japanese army. At this time, it is very important to persuade the Soviet Union to join the war against Japan.
Before the meeting started, in fact, everything could only be regarded as unknown. As far as Alan Wilson knew, there were already signs of Japan being ill and seeking medical attention on the eve of its defeat, and even placed its hope on the Soviet Union.
It is not incomprehensible to expect the Soviet Union to mediate the United States, which is pressing harder and harder after all, to withdraw from the war conditionally. In fact, it is just like the Germans hoping to surrender to the Western Front. The Germans know very well what immoral things they have done on the Eastern Front.
So avoid falling into the hands of the Soviets.
The psychology of the Japanese is exactly the opposite. When choosing between the Soviet Union and the Americans, the Japanese will place their hopes on the Soviet Union to avoid being dealt with by the Americans. This is also very normal.
At eight o'clock in the morning, at the Berlin military parade ground, soldiers from the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France were ready to participate in the parade. At the same time in Moscow's Red Square, the Soviet Victory Parade followed the same steps. Marshal Rokossovsky served as the commander-in-chief of the Red Square parade.
, and the overall commander of the Berlin Joint Parade is Marshal Zhukov.
Rokossovsky appeared on the Red Square with the bells of the Kremlin bell tower. After the command "Stand at attention, the military parade begins" was issued, the self-ringing bell rang ten times, and the military band played Glinka's famous song "Glory to Russia"
"People", Marshal Rokossovsky rode a white war horse into the Red Square through the Spassky Gate. The commander-in-chief of the parade, Marshal Rokossovsky, reported to Stalin: "Comrade Stalin, active troops, naval forces and Moscow garrison
The teams participating in the military parade have been formed, please review!"
"Hurrah..." Naturally, Alan Wilson couldn't hear Moscow's roaring cheers, but at the joint military parade in Berlin, Soviet soldiers shouted "Ula" to Marshal Zhukov, which also made participants from other countries look at him with suspicion.
Even Marshal Eisenhower and Montgomery recognized the mental state displayed by the Soviet soldiers undergoing the review.
"What I see are the brave faces of the soldiers who have been tempered by the flames of war and their joyful eyes; they are the new military uniforms worn by the soldiers, with medals and medals shining on the uniforms." Marshal Zhukov said to the soldiers who were reviewing.
In his speech, "People who cherish peace all over the world are grateful to the contributions of brave soldiers from the bottom of their hearts. This gratitude includes the Soviet Union, as well as the great allies the United States, Britain, France and other allies. Today, in this grand celebration
On this anniversary day, we would like to express our great and high respect to them, and glory belongs to all the heroes who sacrificed their lives for this war."
"Ula!" After Zhukov's speech, the Soviet soldiers in the joint military parade shouted again.
General Eisenhower looked at Marshal Montgomery with an incomprehensible look. He felt that he should talk to the British.