Chapter 189 Operation Paperclip (Second update, please subscribe)
Professional guidance.
What is professional guidance? Of course, targeted demolition is carried out with the help of engineers.
The count is a veteran soldier who participated in World War I. As a patriot, the reason why he chose to help the Chinese was, to put it bluntly, because of patriotism. In his opinion, rather than falling into the hands of Britain and France and strengthening Britain and France, those machines would be better off being transported away by the Chinese.
What if, twenty years later, war breaks out again?
Those machines that fall into the hands of Britain and France will definitely become part of the war machines of both countries. So in comparison, letting the Chinese get those machines is undoubtedly the best choice.
On the recommendation of the count, dozens of engineers soon joined this "demolition team". On the advice of the engineers, they dismantled a 5300mm four-roller directly from the steel plant. The extra wide and thick plate rolling mill has a monolithic casting frame weighing 230 tons and can roll 350mm thick shipbuilding steel plates. In addition, a 14,000-ton free forging hydraulic press was also dismantled.
“…Die forging hydraulic press.”
In Zhao Xiyong’s office, Fisher introduced.
“Compared with other ordinary machines, the die forging hydraulic press is undoubtedly more important, and its technology is complex. During the war, out of the need to manufacture fighter jets, especially bombers, we built a 30,000 tons of die forging hydraulic presses, three 15,000-ton die forging hydraulic presses, and hundreds of small and medium-sized die forging hydraulic presses. My suggestion is that you take away one 15,000-ton die forging hydraulic press and add a few small and medium-sized die forging hydraulic presses. ”
As a mechanical engineer, Fisher knew the importance of the die forging hydraulic press and emphasized it specifically.
“Of course, the premise is that if you need to build large aircraft, the die forging hydraulic press is a very important machine.”
“Why not dismantle the 30,000-ton machine?”
"Because it's in the Soviet-occupied area, sir."
"Okay, Mr. Fisher, you draw up a list and my people will take action. Thank you for your work."
Verbal thanks are definitely not as good as material rewards. Reichsmarks and Camel cigarettes are of course indispensable. Even when Fisher left, Zhao Xiyong specially gave him half a pack of Camel cigarettes on the table.
I have to say that Zhao Xiyong is still very good at winning people's hearts. As soon as Fisher left, the adjutant on the back sent a secret message.
The telegram contained only three words - paper clip.
After putting down the telegram, Zhao Xiyong immediately picked up the phone and gave an order to the staff office - "Immediately implement the Paperclip Plan."
As a result, the search team, which was originally trying its best to dismantle the machines and collect weapons, immediately began to carry out a new task, taking away the scientists and engineers according to the list. Even Fisher Seaman, a mechanical engineer, is on the list. It was he who presided over the design of the 30,000-ton die forging hydraulic press.
That night, when Fisher was showing off to his wife that he had just received a reward - half a pack of Camel cigarettes, there was a knock on the door, and several officers and soldiers from the task force appeared in front of him.
"Is it Mr. Fisher Seaman?"
"Are you? Do you need to work overtime?"
In Fisher's confusion, he thought he needed to work overtime. At this time, the other party said.
“Please and your family pack the necessary luggage and come with us.”
The expressionless person and cold words made Fisher's heart sink and he said nervously.
"Sir, I, I just once joined the Nazi Party, I am just an engineer..."
Nervous!
For Fisher, he thought he was arrested as a prisoner. Of course, many people thought so.
The same scene happened in many other places.
When there was a knock on the door, Eugene Gesang was having dinner with his wife and children. Although the food in the countryside was relatively abundant, it was just mashed potatoes.
After opening the door, he looked at the Allied soldiers standing outside the door and wondered. "Are you..."
"Are you Mr. Eugene Gesang?"
The leading officer looked at the information in his hand. This guy is a Rocket engineer, the V2 missile engine was designed by the project team led by him.
Ranked 102nd in Project Paperclip.
“Yes, I am.”
“Mr. Gesang, we are from the Allied Command Task Force. According to the instructions, we will provide shelter to you and your family. And corresponding work to ensure that you will not be harmed by the Russians in the days to come."
When mentioning the harm from the Russians, Gesang said almost subconsciously.
“I’ll go with you.”
There was no hesitation. For many German scientists, their biggest worry was falling into the hands of the Russians.
Of course, there will be some people who are unwilling to leave. In that case, I'm sorry. The action team will directly take them away by force. Their task is very simple, which is to take these people and their families away. As for how Taking it away was not within their scope of consideration.
But most of the time, the other party agrees without thinking. After all, for these scientists and engineers, they are not only worried about the Russians, but also the Allies. After all, Heisenberg and others They had just been assassinated by the allies not long ago. If they didn't comply, they would definitely be dead. Besides, they also needed shelter and a job to support their family.
However, the actions of the action team were not very smooth. For example, there was a problem with the recruitment of von Braun, who was at the top of the list - this guy had long been prepared to surrender. Fearing that the Soviet Union would mistreat war criminals after the war, Von Braun decided to surrender to the US military. In order to be able to surrender the US military, von Braun violated the military's garrison order and led more than 500 missile project scientists to flee to central Germany to continue missile research. Worried that the files and drawings would be destroyed by the SS, von Braun asked his men to hide important information in an abandoned mine in the Harz Mountains in central Germany.
As the Allied forces penetrated deep into the heart of Germany, von Braun's brother connected with the US 44th Infantry Division before the Einsatzgruppe arrived. He rode a bicycle and spoke to the US military in broken English. Communication channel:
"I am von Braun's brother. My brother invented the V2 rocket. We want to surrender."
Relying on the intelligence provided by Braun, the US military seized more than 100 V-2 missiles, countless spare parts and more than a ton of technical data, loaded them on hundreds of trains and transported them away overnight, and then Replace it with a military transport plane and transport it back to the United States.
When the action team arrived, the building was basically empty, and only a dozen V-2 missiles, some equipment, and a lot of draft drawings of unknown value were seized.
However, despite this, more than a hundred experts in the rocket and aviation fields were found through the list. For the action team, the most successful target was to find two intelligence experts.
Reinhard Galen and Otto von Borschwein, worried about falling into the hands of the Russians, immediately agreed to take their families with them when the action team first found them. They left together, and even offered to cooperate with their work after the Deyi Action Team's goal was to recruit scientists and engineers.
After understanding the distribution of the scientists on the list, two of Germany's best intelligence experts then formulated a detailed action plan. It must be said that the Germans are good at making plans, and soon this extremely detailed action plan was It was adopted by the action team. The action plan included not only a plan to implement operations in the Allied-occupied areas, but also a plan to conduct covert operations under Russian occupation.
Even before Germany surrendered, the Einsatzgruppe entered areas still under German control to implement their recruitment plan.
It was at this time that someone came to Zhao Xiyong's office. It was Berlin. It was not only him, but also a Gestapo squad under him.
"I am Berlin, you should have heard Li introduce me."
"Yes, the boss has ordered that if we find you, we must do everything possible to ensure your safety. I am now We can arrange a flight to take you to North Africa.”
Faced with Zhao Xiyong's arrangement, Berlin shook his head and said.
"It's not necessary yet. I heard that you are recruiting people. If possible, I think my colleagues and I should be able to provide you with some help."
Berlin Therefore, he would take the initiative to help, not only for himself, but also for the Rangers under him. These people need to be taken out of Germany, but ordinary members are not within the scope of their agreement. If they want to leave, they must make their own efforts.
That is, through his own work, he gets the opportunity to leave Germany, so he will come here.
(End of this chapter)