As the ice and snow melted, everything revived, and the Soviet-German battlefield was once again filled with flames of war.
Germany was eager to digest the occupied areas and did not launch an offensive on the northern front. Instead, it continued to rely on the fortifications built in the winter to build a larger defense system.
After the German troops on the southern front captured the Crimean Peninsula, they concentrated the power of two combat groups and advanced the defense line from the middle reaches of the Don River to the mouth of the Volga River to threaten Stalingrad and then stood still.
During this period, Hitler visited the front lines, went deep into the grassroots, and exchanged opinions extensively with officers and soldiers. After returning to Berlin, he frequently discussed with Heydrich and once again decided to make political and military changes.
At the military-industrial conference held in March, Hitler adjusted the steel production plan and raised the original target of 26 million tons of steel to 40 million tons in one fell swoop.
At the same time, the original slogans formulated by the propaganda department, such as "Let the German women go away at the war rate" and "The German women only need to take care of the children at home", were changed to "Women and the elderly work together to support the front line" and "Dedicate their youth and peace to the front line".
"Hot-blooded" German prostitutes began to enter factories, enterprises, and the military in a planned manner, and the elderly returned to work, mainly engaged in simple work on some production lines. The factory implemented three shifts, and at the same time vigorously promoted the Soviet preparatory system to ensure production capacity.
Fully open.
At this meeting, Hitler took the initiative to review his mistakes and canceled the Super Dora cannon project that wasted money and people... He believed that the power of a 1,500 kilogram-class aerial bomb was enough to rival this 800mm
caliber cannon.
It takes four thousand people and a special train to operate the flashy Dora cannon, but only sixteen people are needed to fire the 600mm Karl cannon. Even if the Dora cannon can penetrate 30 meters thick at a distance of two thousand meters
concrete, but the Karl cannon does not contain coarse particles. It usually uses No. 1 to No. 9 charges. If necessary, all No. 1 to No. 9 charges can be loaded together. One cannon blast can penetrate 25 meters thick concrete or 30 meters thick concrete.
Five centimeters of homogeneous steel plate.
The most important thing is that the Karl Cannon, which is made in the style of a fully tracked self-propelled artillery, does not need to be disassembled when moving. It can travel under its own power. Even if the speed is only ten kilometers per hour, it is still many times better than the ants moving thousands of people.
The Karl mortar only takes ten minutes from entering the position to firing. It only takes one-three-hundredth of the time to complete combat readiness of the Dora heavy artillery. When it enters the battle, it can fire six to twelve times per hour, which is equivalent to the firing rate of the Dora heavy artillery.
Three to six times of the ratio, such an analysis can make a decision.
At the Nazi Party Central Committee Plenary Session held in early April, Hitler once again made an incredible decision, proposing to imitate the Soviet Politburo and establish the country's leadership core, clarify responsibilities and powers, grasp the big and let go of the small, cancel part-time jobs, and study major issues
, 1. Separate responsibility for small matters, which means that the senior leaders of the Nazi Party, as senior cadres of the party, are also members of the national leadership collective, but they no longer hold specific ministerial-level positions and decentralize power.
This proposal was unanimously opposed by the top leaders of the Nazi Party except Heydrich, but Hitler still pushed through the reform plan and decided to establish the Political Bureau of the German Central Committee to discuss and decide major issues and policies of the party and the country.
policy.
From now on, Germany's affairs will be implemented at three levels of responsibility. General matters will be decided by the leaders in charge. Important matters will be discussed and decided by the Politburo committee meeting. Major matters will be decided after discussion by the Politburo plenary session. The country's major policies and personnel appointments and removals will be decided by the Politburo.
The Standing Committee discussed and approved it, and it was finally approved by Congress.
The meeting decided: Hitler served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the German Central Committee, General Secretary of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, Head of State of the German Empire, and Commander-in-Chief of the German Armed Forces. In wartime situations, his main responsibility is to direct the war.
Göring was a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, deputy head of state of the German Empire, and deputy commander-in-chief of the German Armed Forces. His responsibilities were to assist Hitler in the daily work of the country and the army. In the army, he was mainly in charge of the daily affairs of the air force.
Heydrich was a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, the second deputy head of state of the German Empire, and the commander-in-chief of the German SS. His responsibility was to be in charge of the German Navy and to cooperate with the work of Hitler and Goering.
Himmler was a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo and deputy general secretary of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. His responsibilities were to assist Hitler in the daily work of the party and be in charge of the assessment of party organizations at all levels and the party's leading cadres. As the direct leader of the party
The daily affairs of the armed and SS troops were reported to the Deputy General Secretary [Secretary]. In this way, Heydrich had to obey Hillem's dispatch on SS affairs, which served as a check on each other and avoided
A single family.
In order not to cause a backlash from the Wehrmacht generals and to unite all forces in combat, the SS will only play the role of armed [police] from now on, mainly used to maintain domestic stability, and will no longer perform ethnic [police] and concentration camp security tasks.
Goebbels, who was previously in charge of propaganda work, was also a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, but he took over Hitler's position as Chancellor of the German Empire. His responsibility was to do the daily work of the government and avoid Hitler, Göring and Heydrich.
People are distracted by government affairs.
Ribbentroza, who was previously in charge of foreign affairs, serves as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, State Councilor, and Speaker of the Reichstag. His responsibility is to manage the work of the parliament and serve the overall interests of Germany.
The last member of the Politburo Standing Committee was Bormann, who still served as the director of the Führer's Office. His only duties were to follow Hitler, handle military and political matters on an ad hoc basis, and serve as the senior meeting record-keeper.
Speer served as a member of the Politburo and deputy prime minister of the government, specifically in charge of military production throughout Germany and the occupied territories, and assisted the prime minister in economic work.
Jodl served as a member of the Politburo and deputy commander-in-chief of the German Armed Forces, assisting Commander-in-Chief Hitler in handling daily military affairs and in charge of the army and logistics.
Keitel is a member of the Politburo. He will serve as the president of the German parliament. His nature is similar to that of the President of the House of Representatives in the United States. The responsibility of this newly established organization is to communicate from the bottom up, reflect public opinion, and play a role in the government and all walks of life.
Act as a bridge. At the same time, bills submitted by the Nazi Party Standing Committee to Congress must first be voted on by parliaments from all walks of life.
Standing at the highest level of the entire German military and political affairs are naturally the seven members of the Standing Committee. However, the 16 members of the Politburo, including the Standing Committee, can all be called leaders of the party, state and military, and together they form the core of Germany's highest leadership.
In mid-April, Ribbentrop presided over a meeting of the German Parliament to discuss a bill submitted by Hitler on behalf of the Nazi Party and government. This bill had been passed by parliaments from all walks of life. After half a day of discussion, the "German Reich War Production Act" was cancelled.
The Marriage Law provides for the issuance of certificates of three or more generations of Aryans, supports all ethnic groups in the occupied areas to establish independent states, gives Russian volunteers the treatment of imperial troops, and draws people from captives for military construction. The bills were passed.
The background for the passage of these bills is that after the defeat of the Moscow Battle, the German army has begun to comprehensively correct its wrong policies in the occupied areas and restore normal life and work order in various places, especially Minsk, Vilnius, Sloka Tallinn, Kiev, Li
Factories and companies in Wolf, Odessa, Donbas and other places have restarted production, which is a huge boost to Germany's military industry.
At the turn of spring and summer, there was a new scene in Russia. The German occupation authorities opened churches, dissolved collective farms, and distributed land to farmers except Jews, which was greatly welcomed.
Although the Jews are still second-class people, the atrocities against them are slowly decreasing. The German army will even help local farmers sow oats while dealing with the increasingly isolated guerrillas.
Various military signals are fed back to politics through the generation and adoption of this series of bills. Correct political decisions can in turn stimulate the development of military operations.
On May 5, Hitler appointed Heydrich and mobilized 1,000 tanks, 1,500 armored vehicles, and volunteers from Belarus, Ukraine, the Baltic Sea and other countries, a total of 2 million troops, to launch a campaign aimed at wiping out Soviet guerrillas.
Team's "Operation Hurricane".
On the land of Eastern Europe, war has resumed.
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Jiangshangfeng, an important industrial town in Central Asia, is Aktyubinsk in the former Soviet Union. The surrounding mineral resources are extremely rich. The main minerals include copper, copper, iron, gold, phosphorus, pot earth minerals, oil, natural gas, sulfur, and coal.
The mining industry, coal mining industry, oil extraction industry, ferrous metals, chemical industry, machinery manufacturing industry, metal smelting and processing industry, and food processing industry are all very developed.
An Yi, Lao Shoudao, Jiang Yunshan and more than 30 economic experts accompanying them took a train to arrive at this famous military industry in Central Asia on May 6th, the beginning of summer, accompanied by General Zhao Rui, commander of the Central Asian Military Region.
City.
After having a simple working lunch at the Jiangshang Municipal Government at noon, An Yier's first stop for an in-depth grassroots investigation in the afternoon was the Jiangshang Pot Factory.
There was a busy scene in the pot factory.
In more than 20 workshops with an annual output of 200,000 tons of electrolytic pots, fires were blazing into the sky, pot huā was flying, and the red pot liquid flowed into the mold. After a while, it cooled into rectangular pot chains, and then was transported to a nearby factory.
, turning into aircraft, vehicles, ships, etc. that are urgently needed on the front line.
More than fifty years ago, Hall of the United States and Helent of France independently electrolyzed a mixture of molten pot alumina and cryolite to produce metal ingots, laying the foundation for today's large-scale production of pots.
To put it bluntly, these high-energy-consuming, high-pollution industries sell electricity.
The large hydropower stations near Jiangshan City include the Emba River Hydropower Station, the Ver River Hydropower Station, the Ilek River Hydropower Station, the Orr River Hydropower Station and the Ural River Hydropower Station. The huge hydropower contained in the Ural Mountains and the Mugozhaly Mountains can be used through hydraulic power.
The generator turned into a steady stream of electrical energy, nourishing the vigorous development of Jiangshang City's industry, among which Jiangshang Pot Factory, a large consumer of electricity, was also a beneficiary.
Among them, the pot bauxite ore required for the pot factory mainly comes from the pot mining areas surrounding the local area, as well as high-quality pot bauxite ore from Chelyabinsk and Solikamsk in the Ural region. At the same time, Central Asia
Akmolinsk in the region is also rich in pot soil minerals. These advantages have promoted the increase in the production capacity of Jiangshang Pot Factory.
After visiting the production workshop, An Yi was very interested. Now the Dole Plateau, Tayyuan Plateau and Bo Luofen Plateau in South China have pot earth mineral reserves of more than 7 billion tons. Quy Nhon has a 10,000-ton port.
The port, relying on the abundant hydropower delivered by the hydropower stations on the Mekong River, Bo River, San River, and Gong River in the west, as well as the coal power generated by coal transported by convenient sea transportation, has become a famous pot capital in South China, with an annual output of five electrolytic pots.
One hundred thousand tons.
If several large pot factories in East India are added to it, Nanhua's annual pot production can exceed one million tons. It can be said to be a big satellite for pot making companies. At least the current aerospace, aviation, shipbuilding and other industries do not have to worry about not having pots.
Alloyed.
After visiting the boiler factory, An Yi visited the Jiangshang Iron and Steel Factory. When he wanted to visit the military factory, it was already getting late, so he had to return to the garrison guest house in the city.
At the regular meeting in the evening, An Yi asked with a smile: "Experts, what do you think after seeing the industrial development of Jiangshang City?"
Lieutenant Colonel Jiang Yubin, a third-term international student who graduated from Harvard University and deputy director of the Syrian Institute of Economic Research, said: "The current production of electrolytic pots in the United States has increased from 180,000 tons last year to 280,000 tons currently.
It has risen extremely rapidly, and it is expected that by next year, its electrolytic pot output is expected to exceed 500,000 tons. At present, the pot ore in the United States mainly comes from Brazil and Jamaica. The pot ore reserves of these two countries rank fourth and fifth in the world, only second to second.
For us in South China, although Australia’s pot soil mining area has been lost, the production technology has been fundamentally affected!
"Just looking at the production of electrolytic pots, we are ahead of the United States. But we must not be complacent. We must see that the United States produced 43 million tons of pig iron and 61 million tons of steel last year. Combined, the two
The total tonnage is as high as 140 million tons, and our total output has not yet exceeded 30 million tons. From this point of view, the U.S. military industry productivity is still more than three times that of ours."
Cruz Boryev, a Belarusian-born researcher at a top university, said: “I’m afraid it’s far more than three times as simple as three times. Last year, the U.S.’s oil production was barrels, and our total production was less than one-tenth of this number. In addition,
in electricity, refined copper,
In terms of refined lead, refined zinc, primary magnesium, etc., the output of the United States is more than five times that of ours, and our development path has a long way to go!"
"Yes! This is just in terms of industrial resources. If factors such as basic industry are added, we will fall even further behind!"
An Yi said with emotion: "However, I have been mentally prepared for this. You can't become a big fat man with one bite. It is precisely because we are lagging behind that we have to catch up. Now the United States is trapped in the Asia-Pacific and European and African war situations, and the world's
Almost all material consumption is replenished by them, and there is no way to add more áng and production lines.
"We are different. We can carry out independent industrial layout based on local resource conditions, and strive to use two years of peace to make up for these shortcomings one by one, and strive to reach half of the total industrial output value of the United States by the second half of 2043.
This way we will have the confidence to take the initiative in the future world situation."
An Yi still has some words in her heart.
Since the United States has stayed away from the war, its industrial development has been smooth and steadily improved since the founding of the country. But what if the homeland is attacked? Presumably, the total industrial output will not increase by then, but will suffer a substantial decline.