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Episode 245: Battle of London (2)

June 21, 1943

New Fuhrer's Residence in Berlin, Germany

Soviet-made tanks on the island of Britain.

It's not common news.

In a country where capitalists and imperialists live, tanks built by red-faced people who despise capitalism and imperialism are rolling around.

But if you say that this is news worth making a fuss about, okay?

Everyone knows that although Britain and the Soviet Union were at loggerheads with each other, they joined hands in front of Germany.

Now, Stalin is the first to escape from the game, and the relationship is back to the way it was before, but when the two were joint belligerents, the blueprint for the T-34 was passed from the Soviet Union to Britain, and the British built it based on it. It is quite possible.

In actual history, I heard that in return for the US and UK helping the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union also sent its own weapons designs and actual items to the US and UK for research purposes.

Since I have twisted history properly, it would not be surprising if things that did not exist or were only discussed in history became reality here.

And the T-34 is no match for our German tanks anyway. Yes, the T-34/85 may be a rather dangerous opponent for Panzer IV. But what about Panther, Tiger, or Tiger II?

Tank performance is good, but our current tank crews are veterans who have received world-class training and have been on the battlefield for many years.

On the other hand, the British army was so short of soldiers that they even gave women, the elderly, and children guns and sent them to the front lines.

Will the tankers selected from among these be able to compete with the Germanic Ubermensch who fought with the Roskes on the Eastern Front?

Don't just say it's impossible.

I was more interested in the candlelight banquet taking place in the United States than the news that Tommys had been roasted after taking out a Soviet-made tank in England.

No, should we call it Jwibulnori instead of Candlelight Festival?

The situation in the United States is a complete mess.

Would it be a bit of an exaggeration to say that it was just before the Civil War broke out?

······Has this gone too far? Now that I think about it, I don't think it's that bad.

In any case, what is certain is that the current America is 180 degrees different from the America of 1943.

As the news spread that Jesse Owens was shot and died instantly in New York, black public opinion, which had been boiling like an active volcano, exploded.

That too, very well. Very fancy.

Even white people, who consistently thought that the situation of uncivilized black people was none of their business, mainly responded that 'even if we did this, we had gone too far,' so there is no need to say how much the black victims, the victims, were reacting.

Shortly after the news of Jesse Owens' death was reported,

The Black Fascists Rebel was formed and began its activities.

Black fascist rebels.

What kind of warm iced coffee, cold hot chocolate, and non-spicy hot chicken are you talking about? Don't argue with me. Actually, the name is like that.

These friends, who follow the National Socialist ideology of the Third Reich, declared war against the U.S. government, which seeks to oppress and exterminate them.

The ultimate goal is to overthrow the current government that oppresses black people and build a new nation with national socialist tendencies for black people within the United States.

BFR friends began their first activities by shooting rifles and machine guns and throwing grenades and Molotov cocktails at police and National Guard troops who came to suppress black protesters.

Soon, the number of armed groups operating across the United States either following the ideology of the BFR or declaring themselves to be part of the BFR rapidly increased.

They burned down police stations, engaged in gun battles with police and National Guardsmen, and raided wealthy white neighborhoods, looting and arson, and carrying out 'bloody revenge for Jesse Owens.'

Under the pretext of protecting one's home, family, and hometown from the BFR's raids, hard-core racists in the South, the KKK, also began running rampant.

In order to avenge the unjust deaths of white people, people broke into the homes of well-to-do black people and beat them to death with clubs or burned down their houses simultaneously.

Blood flowed everywhere.

The United States is facing the worst crisis in its history.

Unable to bear it any longer, Roosevelt declared martial law and announced that both the BFR and the KKK were considered terrorists and were to be suppressed.

Either way, the two took out their anger by fighting and fighting hard.

It is said that order is maintained in large cities such as New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, but in rural areas of the southwest, there is no such thing as hell.

The generals, who were excited about this grand revelry party, suggested that SD agents in the United States try to make the game even bigger, but they declined.

It's bad enough right now, but I don't know what will happen if I go any further.

"And do you know? If things go wrong, Roosevelt could unite the Americans by saying that this was all a German fabrication. If the United States, which has resolved the internal chaos, rushes in sincerely, we will be pushed out to France in an instant. If that happens, of course Roske won't sit still."

Even if things are left as is, it will take at least two years for the United States to sort out all the chaos.

It could be longer than that, but it would be difficult to make it shorter. It is rare for black people, who have suffered all kinds of discrimination in American society until now, to freely express their anger like they do now.

In a biological experiment, an Olympic gold medalist was shot and killed because he was black. Are you going to tolerate this?

If they ignore this, they probably know that if discrimination gets worse in the future, it will never get better, right?

Hard-core racists like the KKK also have a good opportunity to openly commit violence against black people in the name of preventing and stabilizing social chaos, so they will never try to remain quiet on their own.

Göring, who was sipping wine, delighted with the news coming from America, suddenly asked:

"Mr. President. If the United States had not entered the war, did you plan to never launch the Black Death Operation?"

"okay."

Needless to say, don't nag me. The United States is not necessarily hostile to us, so there is absolutely no reason to invade our beehive.

And who else but the United States will truly educate Japan and liberate our suffering people? uk? china? france?

The Soviet Union is my specification. The Korean peninsula under Soviet rule was like climbing over a prison wall and falling into another prison.

There is also a way to send our military to the Far East to attack Japan, but the justification for doing so is somewhat lacking.

Of course, it's enough to make up a cause as was done in Poland, but is it more likely that an American-style democratic regime will be established on the Korean Peninsula liberated from Japanese colonial rule by Germany, or will a spicy fascist regime that follows the liberator Germany be established?

It is better than Japanese colonial rule or communist rule, but as someone who has fully enjoyed the products of liberal democracy in the 21st century, fascist Korea does not feel very pleasant.

The best ending for our people would be for the United States to defeat Japan and liberate the Korean Peninsula.

To do so, the United States must at least have the strength to fight Japan.

Of course, unless a second Civil War breaks out, it is extremely unlikely that the United States, which remembers the resentment of Pearl Harbor, will sit down at the table and negotiate with Japan, but that does not mean there is any good in prolonging the war.

Stalin may try to make up for his failure in Europe in the Far East.

Ending a war in one's own country is difficult, but ending a war in someone else's country is not easy.

***

Buckingham Palace, a famous British landmark and representative landmark, and famous as the residence of the British royal family, was not free from the flames of World War II.

At first, the V2 fell on a beautifully decorated garden with flowers and trees, leaving it a mess.

King George VI was distraught over the ruined garden, but Queen Elizabeth comforted him, saying that he could now proudly stand up for the people who were victims of the bombing.

However, as Operation Sea Lion was implemented and German artillery bombardment of London began, Buckingham Palace could no longer remain in its original form.

Buckingham Palace, which was destroyed by bombs dropped by Luftwaffe bombers and artillery shells from the Army artillery, no longer had the same dignity as before.

Sunlight came through the hole in the ceiling and illuminated the interior of the palace, and temporary wooden boards were placed in place of the broken glass windows.

The king and his wife also lived in an underground bunker rather than a bedroom inside the palace.

Sleeping on a bed with a soft, thick blanket and then sleeping on a bed in a small room that felt narrow, damp, and stuffy was quite uncomfortable, but the King and Queen endured it without showing any signs of it.

When the King and Queen declared that they would remain in London until the end, even though the German army had advanced to the very front of London, the morale of London's defenders and citizens rose significantly.

However, fraud did not always lead to results.

Either way, the German army broke through the British army's defense line and advanced, slowly strangling it.

-bang!

"done. "Go forward again!"

"Sons of Great Germany, final victory is at hand!"

"The Fuhrer is watching us! let's go!!"

The British troops, armed with Lee-Enfield rifles and Molotov cocktails, were brutally beaten by the German troops, armed with assault rifles and Panzerfausts and supported by Tigers and Stukas.

A Panzerfaust flew into the machine gun position and bloodied two old Home Guard members.

With the obstacle gone, the German squad stormed out.

"It bounced!"

"This is already the third time! "We must retreat!"

"Shut up! Leave the Jerrys in front of you and run away! hey! "Don't stand there!"

The anti-tank artillerymen screamed in astonishment when they saw the Tiger not flinching even though three armor-piercing bullets hit its front in succession.

The soldiers, mentally shattered by the thought that they could not defeat that monster no matter what they did, threw down their weapons and ran away, and the sergeant who was stopping them was blown to pieces by a grenade fired by the Tiger.

"Get over it, you fucking bastard!"

A Home Guard member fired a PIAT at the Tiger, which had approached 50 meters away from the British trench.

PIAT's warhead, which flew in a gentle parabola, hit the side of the Tiger's turret, piercing the armor, spraying fragments and flames, and killing the tank crews inside the tank.

As the Tiger, which was considered invincible, was engulfed in fire and smoke, cheers erupted from the British military camp.

However, the German attack did not stop just because one Tiger was destroyed.

A German soldier, who had lost his fear and self-control by taking morel pills, rushed forward firing an assault rifle and beehived the Home Guard member who was loading the second warhead.

Soon the Salamander approached and poured flames into the trench.

The soldiers, who saw their comrades burning alive in the flames, lost the will to fight and calmly raised their hands.

Britain was in such a dead end that the fighting spirit and courage of each soldier could not do anything about the situation.

This time, as the bomb fell near the bunker, the light bulb on the bunker ceiling blinked.

"Shit."

King George VI, who was eating soup, put down his spoon, looked at the light bulb that had come back on, and cursed softly.

"honey."

"I'm sorry. "I just..."

King George VI could not bear to speak.

He picked up the spoon again and began to eat the soup, and the queen said no more.

She knew it too. How does her husband feel now?

The war is being lost and the German army has advanced all the way to London.

Just a few kilometers away, the German army was firing shells and our troops were desperately resisting, but it seemed impossible to stop the German army's advance.

Soon, German armored vehicles will reach Buckingham Palace.

How did things get to this point?

The British Empire had a larger population (including colonies), more resources, and a larger territory than Germany.

Why did we get to this point against the defeated country from 25 years ago?

Is it because German soldiers were superhuman monsters who surpassed human limitations?

That's not it. They are humans too, and everyone dies when they are shot.

So then why on earth did we end up here?

Was this war an unwinnable battle from the start? Even if you go back in time and overturn the decisions you made back then, isn't it possible to change today?

George VI had no idea.

When Churchill attacked Halifax and forced him to resign, or when he broke the treaty with Germany and declared war a second time;

Should we have broken the principle that the king reigns but does not rule and intervened in politics to say that he should not do that?

"your majesty. Prime Minister Churchill has requested an audience."

What amazing fate is this? While I was thinking about Churchill, he came here himself.

Churchill, who met King George VI, bowed his head and spoke in an earnest tone before George VI even spoke.

"your majesty. Please leave London."

"Well, I should have already told you that answer a while ago."

"your majesty. Sorry, but it's only a matter of time before London falls. At most, a week is the limit. It is a very disloyal thing to say, but if Your Majesty and Her Majesty the Queen become prisoners of the German army, the British Empire will end on that day. Hitler will certainly try to subjugate the entire British Empire to Germany by taking the lives of His Majesty and the Queen as hostages.

You need to leave London and go to Canada right now. Only then can we avoid the worst and lay the foundation for a comeback."

"······I told the people that I would stay in London and fight. "If I say something like that and run away to Canada, who would believe me and follow me?"

"Of course, there will be some backlash, but in time, history will vindicate Your Majesty's flight. Even those who curse now will agree that it was an inevitable choice after time passes."

"······."

"your majesty. Please make wise decisions. Your life belongs to you, but it also belongs to the British Empire. If Your Majesty becomes a prisoner of the German army, the British Empire will not be able to survive. The Germans will certainly advertise their capture of His Majesty and demand the British surrender, and the morale of the soldiers will plummet to the bottom."

Churchill was relieved when the King and Queen announced that they would remain in London. As long as the king remains in the capital, the morale of the soldiers will not fall, and at the same time, they will fight with all their might.

But the miraculous reversal did not occur.

As a result, the people who were moved by the king's noblesse oblige, which often appears in fairy tales and myths, united and defeated the invaders. Instead, an unprecedented situation occurred with the German army entering London.

Churchill felt like his shit was on fire. If the King and Queen truly became prisoners of the German army, Britain's defeat in the war was certain that day.

Of course, even if I ran away to Canada, it didn't seem like everything would work out well.

Whatever the reason, since the king lied to the people, the people's morale will drop and anti-war and pro-German factions will become even more arrogant.

The barely maintained military discipline could completely collapse and the German army could immediately attack Glasgow.

Also, George VI will be stigmatized as the worst monarch who deceived the people, drove his soldiers to their deaths, and actually ran away.

It will not stop there, and there will be public opinion about the abolition of the royal family. How many people would agree with the statement that a king who abandoned his people and ran away is qualified to be king?

That is why King George VI steadfastly refused to leave London. Churchill also understood the King's reasons for refusing refuge.

"I, I, I will never leave London. Blood, if necessary, I too will pick up a gun and fight."

"Me too. Prime Minister, we will fulfill our duties, so please go back to your seat and fulfill your duties as well. "In times like these, we must maintain reason and strengthen our hearts."

"······."

In the end, Churchill was unable to reap anything and had to turn away.

and

"It's Buckingham Palace!"

"Take a good look. "That will be the last we see of Buckingham Palace."

"Drop the bomb."