Chapter 124 The Ending of Midfield
On August 25, the British Air Force dispatched 81 bombers to attack Berlin in retaliation for the German bombing of downtown London.
This battle was the first time that the German capital was attacked since the beginning of World War II. Although the losses were minor, it made the mustachioed Führer furious. On September 3, Marshal Göring, the big fat man, convened a chiefs of staff meeting at the instruction of the head of state, and decided to shift the focus of the attack to urban London from September 7.
The bombing of urban areas caused huge casualties to British civilians, but objectively it gave the Royal Air Force some breathing time. The entire British factory was working at full capacity 24 hours a day to replenish the troops with fighter jets. Overseas A large number of pilots from the colonies returned to England to fight in the air war, and at the same time the American Volunteer Air Wing was formed, and the pressure on the pilots began to ease.
The weight on the scale of the Allies is getting heavier little by little.
The high-intensity air battle continued until the end of September. The German army lost more than 1,500 aircraft and nearly 2,000 personnel, accounting for half of the pre-war aircraft reserve. Although the United Kingdom also lost more than 1,200 aircraft, the Royal Air Force, which was continuously replenished, became stronger and stronger.
In October, the mustachioed head of state finally realized that he could not completely defeat his opponent with air strikes, and the goal of air strikes gradually shifted from large-scale destruction to force deterrence.
In 1941, as the relationship between the Soviet Union and Germany became tense, the German Air Force was transferred to the Eastern Front battlefield in large numbers, and large-scale air raids gradually disappeared over Britain.
The Sea Lion project was ultimately shelved.
It was not just the Luftwaffe that suffered heavy losses in this battle. The German intelligence network in England suffered a fatal blow throughout 1940, including the discovery of several ace spies. MI6 became famous in one battle and firmly suppressed its counterpart MI5 in the country. However, the head of MI6, David Petrie, has repeatedly declared in semi-public occasions, "If you give me a 007, I will do better." OK.”
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Pilot Adolf Garland did not drop the bomb on the people in the end. He was severely reprimanded by Göring after his return and was idle for at least half a year until the Soviet-German war broke out. Only then returned to the battlefield.
Since then, Garland's career has been on the rise. Before Germany's defeat, he had been promoted to lieutenant general.
Later in the war he was shot down by a mysterious Allied P-47 "Lightning" and never took to the air again.
After the war, Garland surrendered to the Allies. Since his military career hardly involved politics, he was released after a short period of imprisonment for more than a year, and later traveled to West Germany and South America.
In 1953, Garland saw the movie "Roman Holiday" by chance and discovered that the female lead was the little girl he had met in London at the time. Then the two met in the United States and chatted a lot about that year. .
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Odavily Hepburn lost her temper after learning that the Oriental had left without saying goodbye. For a while, she even tried to go on a hunger strike to force him to show up. Finally, she had to accept the reality. Stayed temporarily in the accommodation provided by Montgomery.
What is surprising is that the little girl voluntarily gave up ballet, which she had persisted in for a long time, and switched to acting. It is said that the experience in 1940 had a great influence on her.
In 1945, Hepburn got her first acting opportunity two years earlier than the original history. A director named Wilson Banks received an investment to remake the classic movie "Farewell, Dun." Kirk", and the mysterious investor named Hepburn, who was only 16 years old, as the heroine.
And Hepburn lived up to expectations and became an instant hit, heading towards the road to international stardom.
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Elizabeth married Prince Phillips in 1947, who had been pursuing her. After their marriage, the two respected each other in public, but there were rumors that Phillips was not interested in life after marriage. Not particularly satisfied, complained before Said: "She is my wife, but she always compares me with another man."
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Princess Margaret and Hepburn fought until they were 16 years old. There were victories and defeats for each other, and later, with a certain incident as the dividing line, the two became handkerchief friends. The two of them would enjoy afternoon tea together and share some tips from fashion magazines and beauty products, but more often than not they would curse a "super bastard!" who ran away irresponsibly!
The release of "Roman Holiday" in 1953 witnessed the friendship between the two people. This movie based on Princess Margaret was eventually starred by Hepburn and became a huge hit.
When it comes to Princess Margaret, in Hepburn’s original words, “No one knows her better than me except Her Majesty the Queen.”
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In After the Battle of Britain, Free France finally won the support of some colonial legions. The number of troops it could directly control approached 100,000. It even reorganized its air force and navy. De Gaulle was finally no longer the nominal commander-in-chief.
June 1941
General de Gaulle, who had just finished a speech, walked into the office. Before he could sit down, the door behind him opened again, and Christine walked in in a hurry.
"Something happened!" This was the first sentence of the female intelligence officer.
"Ahem!" The general coughed slightly and said to the secretary beside him, "Miss Oviala, please go make me a cup of coffee and I want four pieces of sugar."
The young man next to him Secretary Zhiqu stood up and left.
"The informant in Berlin has just sent news that the German army has assembled 190 divisions and a total of 3.8 million people will attack the Soviet Union within 72 hours!" Kristen opened her mouth with earth-shattering news.
De Gaulle took action "Is the information reliable?!"
"Reliable, our informants in Tokyo and Washington also received similar intelligence. I met with Menzies and Petrie, although they are very strict, they should have gotten wind of it," the female intelligence officer responded with a serious look.
“So...” Charles de Gaulle went around in circles and then asked his assistant, “Do you think we should notify the Russians?”
“Someone has already done this. Stalin chose to ignore it, and there was no obvious movement from their border troops."
"Arrogant guy, in this case the Soviet Union's early defeat should be inevitable... You let our people enter the Soviet Union and develop informants as much as possible. We need to know the situation there at all times and share intelligence with the Soviets when necessary. If Germany If you eat the Soviet Union, there will be no one left to restrain him."
"It's already been arranged. There are almost twenty people. Take a look." Christine handed De Gaulle a list of names resolutely. .
De Gaulle was stunned. Ever since Christine met "that person" last year, she has entered a state of workaholic. She didn't know where she got hold of a list and recruited a large number of elite agents. Talent, now the underground power of Free France has expanded like a balloon, and almost all the established powers have been planted with Free French spies.
The one who holds this power is the woman in front of him.
"I'm going to talk to Churchill, and I'll leave the rest to you." De Gaulle put down the list and walked out of the door.
Christine was the only one left in the room, and the female intelligence officer murmured to herself outside the window
"Now there are my people in the Soviet Union. No matter where you go, I will turn you over sooner or later." Come out.”
(End of this chapter)