Chapter 289: 289
Episode 289: The End of the Apocalypse (2)
January 9, 1944
New Fuhrer's Residence in Berlin, Germany
The Wehrmacht pushed back the Soviet army along the entire front.
The Soviet troops, who had not anticipated the unprecedented situation of the capital evaporating, were pushed back as if sweeping the floor with a broom when the friendly forces began their offensive.
I awarded medals to the scientists who participated in Uranfrocht and to the bomber crew members who participated in the nuclear drop.
However, Einstein was not present at the medal award ceremony.
He said that he was in no condition to go because he was not feeling well, but I did not know that what he was saying was a blatant lie, but I pretended not to know.
You must have a lot on your mind by now. He killed and injured hundreds of thousands of people with the bombs he made.
However, war is essentially about killing the other person in order to survive.
Although he did not show it as openly as Einstein, several of the scientists who attended the medal ceremony seemed to have similar thoughts.
That's why I praised the bombs you made for saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of young Germans and protecting the peace and daily lives of hundreds of thousands of German families who call them family members.
"And I didn't tell you, but according to what SD found out, the Soviet Union was also conducting research on nuclear weapons."
As soon as I finished speaking, the room started shaking.
"Well, is that true?"
Lise Meitner raised her hand and asked. A tone that makes it hard to believe.
"exactly."
In actual history, the Soviet Union's development of nuclear weapons began in 1942, when the German-German War was in full swing.
In April 1942, Soviet nuclear physicist Georgi Plyorov was checking how many of his papers were being cited by Western scholars in order to receive recognition and compensation from the government for his research results, when he came across research related to nuclear fission. I discovered that the papers had disappeared at some point.
Plyorov, who realized that materials related to nuclear fission were being treated as top secret, reported this to Stalin, and when Stalin learned that the West - the United States, Britain, and Germany - were developing nuclear weapons, he had Beria infiltrate the United States and Britain. He instructed spies to retrieve information related to nuclear weapons. It was the beginning of Soviet nuclear development.
However, in this world, I have distorted history properly, so it is currently unknown whether the Soviet Union was developing nuclear weapons or whether there is no interest in nuclear development at all due to changes in history.
In fact, the important thing is not whether the Soviet Union was really developing nuclear weapons.
It was more important to relieve the burden of scientists who felt guilty about dropping nuclear weapons. Wouldn't that be the only way for them to continue their research?
"What do you think would have happened if the Soviet Union had developed nuclear weapons before us?"
"… ."
"They definitely dropped a nuke on Berlin. The fate of 4.5 million Berliners will end that day. No one knows what would have happened to this war if you hadn't developed nuclear weapons. You saved Germany and, by extension, Europe and the world. So be proud."
After finishing my short speech, I raised my glass of champagne.
"The war is not over yet, but let us raise a toast for you today. Long live German scientists!"
"Sieg Heil!"
Some people still have a nervous look on their faces, but they are much brighter than before.
They felt at ease when they thought that they had saved the lives of millions of people rather than killing innocent civilians.
As the party was getting warmer, I headed to the conference room, making the excuse that an important guest had arrived. On the way to the conference room, Göring asked me in a whisper.
"Mr. President."
"Something."
"Were the communists really also conducting nuclear tests?"
"well… … "Not now, but someday you will find out."
Keitel, Brauchitsch, Goebbels, and Ribbentrop were waiting for me in the conference room. Kaitel opened his mouth.
"According to His Excellency the President's strict orders, our forces are currently only surrounding the right wing and are not entering it."
"What about Stalin? "What happened to Stalin?"
"The fate of Stalin has not yet been confirmed."
Ten days had already passed, but Stalin's fate was still not confirmed.
Except for the difficult-to-pronounce cities in the northernmost part of the Soviet Union, all European Russian cities - Perm, Glazov, Berezniki, Kotlas, Birsk, etc. - fell into friendly hands.
The forefront of our forces has now reached the Ural Mountains, and the various photos and videos they sent were sent throughout Europe through Die Deutsche Wochenschau and newspapers.
The German people fell asleep again. Even Napoleon of the world barely occupied Moscow and could not even go near the Ural Mountains.
However, the German military broke that record.
Gukbbong… … You can't not get drunk, right?
There was another important news.
Stalin is still missing, but the leadership in the Soviet Union has not completely disappeared.
Stalin's two best friends, Voroshilov and Bundy, and Khrushchev, who became the next general secretary after Stalin in history and gave Stalin a good taste in the back.
The above three people were in Siberia at the time of the nuclear attack and were able to save their lives.
In addition, Litvinov, who was in the United States, and several other generals who were able to avoid the nuclear attack because they were commanding troops at the front remained.
"Send a telegram to the Soviet Union."
"You mean in the Soviet Union?"
"exactly."
Vlasov wanted to liberate the entire Soviet Union, but unfortunately we do not have the ability to take control of the vast entire Soviet Union.
Even if all of the forces of the Axis powers, including Germany, were deployed to the Soviet Union, it would be impossible to take control of the entire vast territory of the Soviet Union in Eurasia, and although many Soviets have turned their backs on the Communist Party, there are still plenty of hard-core communists who are still loyal to the Communist Party.
Of course, there is no way they would welcome the Axis forces' pearl.
Waging a guerrilla war in a vast frozen land with no end in sight, and providing them with the food and ammunition they need, requires a lot of money.
It would be impossible for the rich United States to occupy the entire Soviet Union and maintain it, but it would be impossible for Germany, which is inferior in weight, to do so.
"Minister Ribbentrop. "Write it down."
After seeing that Ribbentrop had taken out a fountain pen and notebook, I dictated my demands dozens of times.
"Germany is stockpiling dozens of bombs like the ones dropped on the right wing. If we do not respond to peace, Germany will use all of these to turn the entire Soviet Union into uninhabitable ruins."
There are only a few conditions required from the Soviet Union.
Recognition of the government of the Free Russian Republic officially, not informally.
Hand over all of European Russia to Free Russia and set the Ural Mountains as the new border between Free Russia and the Soviet Union.
Immediately liberate the five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan) and stop the oppression of anti-Soviet guerrillas.
Raw materials and agricultural products supplied to Germany before the war will be supplied in the same amount as before.
Of course, pay the compensation as is.
And so on and so forth.
When the dictation was over, Ribbentrop also stopped writing.
"Will the Soviet Union accept these conditions?"
"What if I don't accept it? "If I offer to shower them with nuclear weapons, are they really going to refuse?"
I don't know if they saw the horrors of the right wing in person or not, but they probably don't know that the right wing was reduced to ruins by a single bomb.
They say they have dozens of bombs that can blow up an entire city with one shot. Can they withstand it? Even though they are losing the war?
I promised that if we agreed to negotiations, I would still keep the Soviet Union. However, he threatened to erase the Soviet Union from the map if it did not agree to negotiations.
Are you going to raise the white flag and save your life?
Will they fight and die without even a single person left?
If it were me, I would choose the former without a doubt.
Even though their thoughts are different, they will not be much different as long as they are the same person.
***
January 11, 1944
USSR Omsk
Germany sent an ultimatum.
The grace period that Ribbentrop mentioned was only three days.
One day has already passed, so there are two days left including today.
A decision had to be made within two days.
Make a choice that will determine the future of the Soviet Union in less than 48 hours. Isn't this too harsh?
The grace period was intended to provide time to make choices, but did not mean stopping the war.
Even now, the fighting on the front line and the German Air Force's bombing of rear cities adjacent to the front line have not stopped.
Voroshilov held his head.
The bird next to him,
Khrushchev, seated on the left.
Shaposhnikov, who was convalescing while serving in a position in the rear due to health problems, Malinovsky, who ordered his troops to fight and fled on a transport plane with his staff, and Litvinov, who returned home in a hurry from the United States, also looked with unfocused eyes. I just looked at the ceiling.
What to do now?
"… ..Comrade Secretary General?"
"Still no news?"
"We are still trying to communicate… ."
"Whoa."
If there is no response until now, it is safe to assume that the Secretary is dead.
In other words, these people here had to decide the future fate of the Soviet Union.
"… … "Shouldn't you send me a reply first?"
Voroshilov, who was the highest ranking member of the conference room both in terms of rank and age, began with difficulty.
There is nothing that can be accomplished by being in despair like this. Rather, if there is no reply within the grace period, Germany may indeed blow up the entire Soviet Union with a new type of bomb called a nuclear weapon.
Even now the war situation is very hopeless, but at that time it was a real disaster.
"At least we should avoid the worst moment."
"… ..I agree."
Khrushchev also nodded.
"But if you accept Germany's demands as is-"
"So what do you want to do? Let's reject it and die together? "Don't you know what happened to the right wing?"
Litvinov's quiet concerns were blocked by Voroshilov's counterargument.
Voroshilov also did not know that Germany's demands were beyond imagination.
However, the Soviet Union was so cornered that it had to accept even these heistful conditions.
In particular, the new bomb that reduced the right wing to ashes in an instant.
Germany is said to have dozens of such bombs.
If one shot fell on a large city in Siberia, the Soviet population would be wiped out.
Of course, there was a possibility that Germany's remarks were simply bluff. Representative Khrushchev and Malinovsky thought so.
"If the Germans really have dozens of new bombs, why have they only used one now? "They might be lying to us."
"If the fascists really had dozens of new bombs, they would have used them by now. But they've barely used one shot. Therefore, their words are clearly bluff. If we give in here, the Soviet Union will be destroyed forever!"
Voroshilov's resolve wavered for a moment due to Khrushchev and Malinovsky's active counterarguments. But then he shook his head violently.
"Even if what they said was a lie, the situation of the war is extremely unfavorable to us. And what if Germany's threats are true and not just bravado? "What are you going to do then?"
"… .."
If it's a bluff, there might be some room for negotiation, but what if it's real and not a bluff?
In response to Voroshilov's question, Khrushchev and Malinovsky went into mute mode.
In their plan, there was no preparation for if Germany's threats were true.
"In reality… … There is no other way than to grant Germany's demands. "For now, I'll just have to live and see."
***
January 14, 1944
free russian hitlerburg
The Soviet negotiating team considered it a disgrace that surrender negotiations were being held in a city on the Volga River that was once called Stalin's city and is now called Hitler's city.
To make the Soviet negotiating team feel even more humiliated and helpless, the German and Free Russian sides proudly displayed the Hakenkreuz and Free Russian flags throughout the city.
Litvinov, who had met Ribbentrop for ceasefire talks a year ago, exchanged an awkward greeting with him.
Litvinov thought that Ribbentrop's neck seemed stiffer and his shoulders broader than when they had met him before.
He decided not to think about how shabby he would look in Ribbentrop's eyes. Thinking about it only adds to the misery.
"I am truly sorry to meet you again like this."
"… … "I think so too."
Although he said that, Ribbentrop's face showed no trace of regret. I could only feel the arrogance of the winner looking down on the loser.
Damn you guy. Dirty capitalists, alcohol dealers, etc... … .
I clenched my teeth so hard that my teeth almost broke.
"now. I think we've said all the greetings, so shall we start the meeting quickly? "There is no benefit to wasting time."
"… … "Of course."
Ribbentrop smiled slyly and led the meeting.
Coming this far meant that the Soviet Union was willing to give up everything it had put down, and that was actually the case.
Litvinov, feeling as if he was cutting his own flesh with a knife, signed a document acknowledging the Free Russian Republic as an official state and agreeing to make the Ural Mountains the border between Free Russia and the Soviet Union.
"What are you going to do about Central Asia?"
"Are you really saying that the Soviet government does not allow Central Asia to become independent? "Isn't it difficult to come out like this after saying you agree?"
"no no… … It's not like that... … ."
In response to Ribbentrop's rebuttal, Litvinov broke into a cold sweat and waved his hands vigorously.
Only after desperately explaining that his question was motivated by pure curiosity and not out of opposition did Ribbentrop open his mouth.
"Central Asia must become independent. Central Asians suffered so much under the Communist Party. But you don't need to worry too much. "Neither the Third Reich nor Free Russia has any intention of dominating Central Asia."
According to Ribbentrop, according to the 'merciful' decision of the Fuhrer, Central Asia was to become independent as a neutral country, neither on the side of the Soviet Union nor on the side of the Axis powers.
A neutral country with German troops stationed there, German instructors in charge of training, and an army armed with German-made equipment in preparation for a second invasion by the Soviet Union.
Litvinov was tempted to say what kind of neutral country it was, but he held back.
They say it is a neutral country over there, but what will they say here? Unless you wanted to continue the war, it was best to keep your mouth shut.
As everyone expected, the meeting ended with 99% of Germany's intentions reflected. The Soviet Union's only success was controlling the items and quantities of tribute to Germany.
"This quantity is falling all the way to Central Asia, and even if we wake up, we will not be able to meet it. So please… … ."
"hmm… … Well, I understand. "I'll take a look at that."
"really really… … Thank you, Minister!"
If it had not been for Litvinov's tearful butchery show and the decision of the Fuhrer who guessed that the Soviet Union, which had lost European Russia and Central Asia and was driven out to Siberia, would not be able to pay the same amount of tribute as before, there would not have been even that.
The amount of compensation that had to be paid to Germany did not change, but from the Soviet Union's point of view, even a single piece of coal or a single potato was a shame. It was a really odd thing to do, but I still wondered where this was.
We've done everything we've agreed to, so the remaining procedures are stamped.
And photos.
"Okay, let's take a picture."
"Everyone, smile. "Isn't today a happy day?"
"Ah! Hahahaha!!!"
"… … ha ha ha."
With 5 minutes and 20 seconds left on January 15, Germany and the Soviet Union signed a peace treaty.
Peace has returned to Europe again.
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