Chapter 71 - Taking the Lead

Although the British-occupied area is not the largest of the four-nation-occupied areas in terms of area, there is no doubt that the British-occupied area is the essence of Germany. Otherwise, it will not be mentioned frequently by the United States, and it will replace the occupied area with the United Kingdom, and finally fight for an enclave port.

From this point, it can be seen that Britain and the United States in 1945 also had limited trust, but they had more common language when facing the Soviet Union.

"Dear Lieutenant General Ronald, it seems that the situation here is worse than expected." After Alan Wilson arrived at the British Army Command, he stated what he had seen and heard. To be honest, the spirit of German citizens here in Hamburg The state is completely different from that of Greater Berlin. If you compare it, it is not far from the people of British India.

"As you have seen, the current work has only been done to dredge the port, and the ruins in the city have not been cleaned up at all." Lieutenant General Ronald Weeks did not show contempt because of Allen Wilson, a liaison officer. .

It should be said that the war has ended for Britain. Naturally, soldiers like him will not think about maintaining world peace like Prime Minister Churchill. Now that the war was over and Lieutenant General Ronald Weeks was on to other problems, Field Marshal Montgomery went straight to Berlin to receive flowers and applause, leaving him to deal with the mess.

Then Lieutenant General Ronald Weeks asked Alan Wilson about the purpose of coming from Berlin. Alan Wilson had nothing to hide about this, "The restoration of order in the British-occupied area as soon as possible has worried many ministers. Because I am also a liaison officer to British India, and it happens to be in Germany, the permanent deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested to the foreign minister to see if he can think of a way. It just so happened that I knew that a cargo ship carrying grain had arrived in Europe, so I came here Come here to deal with it."

"This incident is really gratifying." Lieutenant General Ronald Weeks nodded clearly after hearing this, and replied simply, "The order and stability of the British-occupied area is not just the responsibility of the army. The Ministry very much welcomes the joint efforts of various departments."

"Thank you, General!" Alan Wilson nodded politely, "If possible, the former German soldiers should be used for the clean-up work in the British-occupied area, isn't it their duty?"

"Of course, we are already doing this." Lieutenant General Ronald Weeks pointed outside the office, "After you go out, turn left and you will see the German General Staff. Food, really need these German staff to distribute, after all, we are not locals, there may be omissions in the distribution.”

"General, I want to see the Germans and see if I can help you." Allen Wilson said proactively.

Then, with the approval of Lieutenant General Ronald Weeks, Germany has officially surrendered. These German soldiers who surrendered were not as cruelly treated by the United Kingdom as the United States and the Soviet Union.

In fact, when it comes to this issue, if Alan Wilson has the opportunity, 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 surrendered to the British and Canadian coalition forces in the British-occupied area. Ge-Holstein Military District: General Barker is in charge, commanding the Eighth Army, two divisions and an armored brigade.

Hanover Military District: General Horrocks is in charge, commanding the XXX Corps, three divisions and an armored brigade. Westphalian Military District: General Crocker is in charge, commanding the 1st Corps, four divisions and an armored brigade.

The other troops are managed by him in a unified way and form the general reserve team, just in case. The purpose of the British Army Command was to use the organization of the military headquarters of the army, division, brigade, and regiment to rebuild the local government in the British-occupied area in an orderly manner.

These headquarters govern the corresponding counties, towns, townships and other areas,

Everything works through the corresponding civil administration.

As for where the current commander of the British Army Montgomery is, according to the British Army Command, Marshal Montgomery is in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, to accept the title of honorary citizen of Copenhagen.

"To be honest, the current mess in Germany should not be cleaned up by our soldiers, it should be cleaned up by German soldiers. Aren't these two million soldiers doing their best to rebuild their own homes?" Before leaving the British Army Command , Alan Wilson read brokenly, "German soldiers surrendered to us. They were lucky. Soldiers who surrendered to Americans are still locked up in the Rhine Camp. Soldiers captured by the Soviets, digging potatoes in Siberia is their only fate. But our British army manages the occupied area with noble professionalism, but we can't be their nanny, and the Germans themselves should make a little contribution."

"The headquarters is also dealing with this matter." The staff officer who sent Alan Wilson out shrugged his shoulders after hearing this. "The most important thing is to solve the problem of food first. As for the restoration of transportation, it will be a matter of the future, and the Germans must be indispensable."

"These are free laborers. It's good not to treat them as war criminals. You're welcome to use them when you need them. What about two million people? If you use the energy to build the Siegfried Line of Defense at the beginning, I believe that in half a year the British-occupied area will be destroyed." It will look brand new." Alan Wilson gave sincere advice, and to be honest he wanted to write a plan for the British Army Command.

In this way, he can know where in the German Ruhr area in the British-occupied area, where is it possible to pan for gold in dung.

Alim's freighter arrived a few hours later than expected, but considering the current situation in the port of Hamburg, this is not a delay. He found Alan Wilson just after disembarking and expressed his apology, "The port is severely damaged. For the sake of safety There was some delay in entering the port."

"It doesn't matter. Food is the most precious in Germany now, and it's not just Germany. The garden in the center of Vienna is now used to grow potatoes. You understand what it means." 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 difficulties with unprecedented kindness and selflessness. This is something worthy of a special book. It deserves a front page headline .Doing so can also give the Governor General of British India a lead."

Even Ali Khan, who was in a state of de facto independence, was able to help the British Empire in a hurry. With this example, the civil servants of British India were the first, how could they not work hard to scrape the ground? This is a positive role.

The richest man in the world should make a sample first, so the subsequent British Indian civil servants can keep up, right?