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Before the Soviet-German War, the Soviet Union was already an industrialized country. The potential for war was far beyond the imagination of the Germans. In addition to its vast territory, abundant strategic materials, and a population that far exceeded that of Germany, every year, tens of thousands of people in the Soviet Union
Many flying enthusiasts, parachutists, and shooters are trained in various clubs and aviation schools; there are 530,000 tractors and 1 combine harvester in the Soviet Union.
82,000 units and 228,000 trucks. These flying enthusiasts, skydivers, shooters and tractor operators, combine harvester operators, and car drivers will put on military uniforms and become pilots, paratroopers, and snipers once the war requires them.
And tankers, military vehicle drivers, providing a steady stream of soldiers for the Soviet Air Force, tank divisions, mechanized troops, and motorized troops.
In terms of war potential, Germany was no match for the Soviet Union.
It is a pity that the war came too suddenly. Under the lightning assault of the powerful German aircraft fleet and armored clusters, the units of the Western Military District of the Soviet Red Army, which had more troops, aircraft, artillery, and tanks than the Germans, suffered heavy losses. Especially
It was the General Staff of the Soviet Red Army who immediately ordered the troops to avoid the Germans after the war broke out.
The army attacked the edge, turned to flank the German army, and used cities and rivers to deploy deep defense positions to fight back. Instead, it ordered the troops of the Western Military District to counterattack heroically and drive the enemy out of the border. This played into the hands of the German army, which was ill-prepared.
The Soviet Red Army, which hastily responded to the battle, faced the German army, which had been planning for a long time. The outcome can be imagined.
At this time, the Soviet Red Army's strategic and tactical guiding ideology was quite outdated and backward, and defense in depth was heresy to them. Compared with the strategic guiding ideology and tactical thinking of the Eighth Route Army, the Soviet Red Army was far behind. If the Eighth Route Army could have the capabilities of the Soviet Red Army,
Troops and equipment. I'm afraid the Japanese have surrendered long ago.
After the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, British Prime Minister Churchill issued a statement at 9 pm on June 22: "Any individual or country that fights against the Nazis will receive our assistance; any individual or country that follows Hitler will receive our assistance."
The enemy". The next day, the U.S. government issued a statement to support the Soviet Union. On the same day, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a document "On the United Front against Fascism," requiring the entire party to take practical actions to drive Japanese imperialism out of China and support the Soviet Union.
Anti-fascist war.
At this time, Stalin, the leader of the Soviet party and state, fell into deep self-blame. He hid in his villa and drowned his sorrows with wine. In this emergency situation, the Soviet Union urgently needed a strong leadership core to lead the war against Germany. Moloto
husband, Malenkov, Mikoyan, Voroshilov, Beria and Voznetsian
After discussions, the Soviet Union decided to meet Stalin and request the establishment of a National Defense Committee. If Stalin was unable to lead the country at a critical moment, Molotov would replace Stalin and lead the war against Germany. As a result, these people came to Stalin's
Behind the villa, Stalin saw these people without any experience
After being summoned by him, they came to see him together. They fell into a state of panic, thinking that these people were coming to arrest him, and asked "What are you doing here?". Molotov said that power must be concentrated in the hands of one person, and for this reason
The National Defense Committee was established. Stalin looked pale and almost squeezed out a sentence.
The words: "Who will lead?" Molotov said: "Stalin." Stalin was relieved and said, "Okay." Because of this episode, Stalin, who had not been seen for a long time after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, issued a statement on July 3
The radio speech called on the Soviet military and civilians to unite and defeat German fascism.
News of the German army's blitzkrieg against the Soviet Union reached Tokyo, Japan, on the afternoon of June 22. Japan responded quickly and decided to strengthen preparations for war against the Soviet Union. Once Germany defeated the Soviet Union, it would effortlessly occupy the Siberian region.
Historically, two days after the Soviet-German war began, that is, on June 24, the Soviet Ambassador to Japan Smetanin specially met with Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yoyo to inquire about the Japanese government's attitude towards the Soviet Union. He once hugged and clinked glasses with Stalin in Moscow.
Yosuke Matsuoka's true colors revealed
, answered without any secret that the Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan is still the basis of Japan's foreign policy. Once the "Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact" and the Triple Alliance cannot coexist, this treaty will become invalid. Smetanen was so angry that he just wanted to use it on the spot.
He tore Matsuoka Yoyo into pieces with both hands.
Now that Matsuoka Yoyo has been shot dead by an unknown shooter, Japan and the Soviet Union have not signed the "Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Treaty", and the Japanese do not even have a fig leaf to get in the way, the attitude is naturally very different. In addition, in recent times, the Kwantung Army and the Soviet Far East Red Army
The relationship was tense, with each other constantly sending reconnaissance teams to infiltrate and investigate each other. The Soviet-Japanese relationship itself was already very delicate. As soon as the news of Germany's blitz on the Soviet Union came, a strange atmosphere immediately filled Tokyo.
Consistent with history, Soviet Ambassador to Japan Smetanin also met with the new Japanese Foreign Minister Admiral Toyoda Sadajiro on June 24.
This Toyoda Sadjiro is a fan of officialdom.
When the Triple Alliance Treaty between Germany, Italy and Japan was signed, there was a fierce quarrel in the Navy Ministry, with some supporting and others firmly opposed. Admiral Yoshida Zengo, the Minister of the Navy, who did not agree with the signing of the Triple Alliance Treaty, was mentally and physically exhausted. He once tried to commit suicide.
most
Later, he simply resigned. The new Navy Minister Oikawa Koshiro was so upset that he hid and did not show up. Toyoda Sadjiro jumped up and down, encouraging the navy to support the signing of the Three Kingdoms Alliance Treaty. Oikawa Koshiro was forced to hold a meeting 10 days after taking office.
A plenary meeting of naval cadres attended by all Navy Ministry Military Command Section Chiefs and above, Combined Fleet Commanders and above, and all military counselors attended to "discuss" the issue of the Three Kingdoms Alliance. Oikawa Koshiro finally said, "If the Navy wants to insist on opposing the Three Kingdoms Alliance, the Konoe Cabinet
The only option is to resign. The Navy does not want to take the responsibility of destroying the cabinet, so I ask everyone to agree to the alliance treaty." Such a big thing was decided. As a result, the Japanese Navy embarked on a path of no return and perished in the ocean.
Oikawa Koshiro is the first Sinologist of the Japanese Navy. Perhaps he felt guilty about signing the Three Kingdoms Alliance Treaty. From then on, Oikawa Koshiro pretended to have no interest in political affairs. He read "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" all day long, and otherwise just immersed himself in writing.
, practiced calligraphy hard, and threw all the work to the deputy commander, Lieutenant General Toyoda Sadjiro.
Tejiro Toyoda, who holds the real power of the navy, is not satisfied with being just a deputy minister. He wants to be the minister of commerce and industry in the Konoe cabinet. Unfortunately, Japan's cabinet organizational system stipulates that the ministers of war and navy must be active-duty officers, and other ministers must not be active-duty officers.
Officer Toyoda Tejiro simply retired from active service, but he made a condition in exchange, that is, the Navy must promote him to the rank of general.
.This thing sounds like something from heaven. How many Japanese lieutenant generals did so many bad things on the battlefield of the invasion of China and made so many military exploits for the emperor. They didn’t even want to be promoted to generals, but Toyoda Sadjiro did it.
Moreover, his chances were really good. As soon as he was promoted to general, Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke was assassinated. Konoe Fumima directly nominated Toyoda Sadjiro as foreign minister.
It was the proud Teijiro Toyoda who first gave a clear reply to the inquiry from Smetanin, the Soviet ambassador to Japan. Then, the short and fat man once studied at Oxford University and the Japanese Naval University.
Chief graduate Teijiro Toyoda touches the short
The mustachioed man stared at the tall Smetanin with mocking eyes, and said slowly: "The German-Italian-Japanese Alliance Treaty" is the basis of Japan's foreign policy. According to the agreement of the Three-Power Alliance Treaty, Japan cannot sit back and watch the Soviet-German war happen. Unless
Japan can get enough benefits from Siberia.
This was a naked war threat. After Smetanin returned, he immediately reported to the Soviet Union and requested the Far East Red Army to strengthen war preparations to guard against Japanese sneak attacks.
The person who was most excited about the outbreak of the Soviet-German war was the commander of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Yoshijiro.
When Umezu Yoshijiro served as the commander of the Kwantung Army and Japan's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Manchukuo, Emperor Hirohito gave him two tasks. One was to rebuild the Kwantung Army because the Kwantung Army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Nomonhan; the other was to rebuild the Kwantung Army.
That is to actively prepare for war against the Soviet Union.
After Umezu Yoshijiro took office, he improved the relationship between the Kwantung Army and the base camp. He not only rebuilt the 23rd Division, but also turned the 23rd Division into a mechanized division. Moreover, Umezu Yoshijiro prepared to build three tanks.
Division, ordered the establishment of Unit 731, restored and upgraded
It improved the combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army. In terms of preparing for war against the Soviet Union, Umezu Yoshijiro also made achievements. He ordered the construction of additional forts on the border, and cooperated with the Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd. to build a strategic railway between Changchun, the puppet Manchuria, and Pyongyang, North Korea, to facilitate
The Kwantung Army and the Korean Army fought together.
There is a theory called the butt determines the head theory, which means that where you sit will determine what issues you will consider. Now that Umezu Yoshijiro is the commander of the Kwantung Army, he naturally has to consider how to invade the Soviet Union.
Umezu Yoshijiro knew in advance that Germany was going to attack the Soviet Union. Once it became a reality, Umezu Yoshijiro, who had always been relatively shy, could not sit still.
Umezu Yoshijiro's views can be summed up in several points. First, Japan has an alliance with Germany. According to the alliance treaty, Germany attacked the Soviet Union from west to east. Japan should attack the Soviet Union from east to west and support the German war. Second, the Soviet Union used to be
, is and will remain a potential enemy of Japan in the future. If Japan believes
If you don't understand this point, if the Soviet Union defeats Germany, it will inevitably use force against Japan and occupy Manchuria. Third, the task of the Kwantung Army is to prepare for war against the Soviet Union. If it does not start a war with the Soviet Union, what is the use of such a powerful Kwantung Army? Fourth, the Soviet Union and Germany
The war is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity for Japan to defeat its old enemy the polar bear. If it misses it, it will definitely regret it.
This is Umezu Yoshijiro's view. The Kwantung Army's chief of staff, Kimura Hyōtaro, deputy chief of staff, intelligence director, operations director, etc., are more active than Umezu Yoshijiro!