The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 1144

Southern Europe, Iberian Peninsula.

In April, the civil war in Banya, which lasted for more than a year, just ended.

Due to the early outbreak of the World War, the civil war in Banya started five or six years earlier than in history.

The young military figures stimulated by the war, after receiving secret support from the Third Reich, resolutely provoked this civil war.

From the results, this civil war lasted shorter than in history. In the historical civil war in Banya, because the Third Reich and the Bear stood behind both sides of the civil war and provided them with a lot of support, this war actually became a secret contest between the Third Reich and the Bear.

Both sides not only provided a large amount of weapons and various materials, but also sent regular troops to directly participate in the war.

Since the Third Reich was closer to Banya, the German army could calmly send more troops, including armored forces, air force forces and naval forces to participate in the war.

The Bear was restricted by the geographical distance, and European countries were extremely vigilant about the Bear’s power. Therefore, although the Bear also made great efforts to win the war, the Republican Army they supported was finally defeated.

Historically, the Banya Civil War lasted for three years and finally ended on the eve of the outbreak of World War II.

It was through this war that the Third Reich tested a large number of its new weapons in advance and trained an army with rich combat experience, laying the foundation for the outstanding performance of the German army in the Second World War.

However, in this time and space, the butterfly effect brought about by the emergence of Mainz is very large.

The strength of the Third Reich is much stronger than in history, while the strength of the bear is much weaker.

In addition, the destruction of the sun and Gaul has made the Third Reich directly bordering Banya.

In this case, it is more convenient for the empire to provide assistance to Banya.

Although the German army did not participate in this war as in history, the support provided by the bear was very small because the bear was too busy to take care of itself.

Most of the support on the Banya Republican Army side was provided by the Fourth International, that is, people like Tolo Driver.

Tolo Driver and others have ideals but not much strength.

Although they have tried their best and desperately supported the Republican Army, the power they provided is really not worth mentioning compared with a powerful empire like the Third Reich.

Therefore, with the strong support of the Third Reich, Franco’s Falange swept the Republican Army in just one year, quickly captured the capital and key places such as Catalonia, and then occupied the entire country! At this moment, in the central square of Madrid, a grand military parade to celebrate the victory is underway.

Franco, the leader of the Spanish Revolution, stood on the podium with great satisfaction, admiring his powerful army that had made great contributions to his ascension to the presidency.

Beside Franco, in addition to several of his own confidants, there were also several soldiers wearing the black uniforms of the Third Reich.

“General Hipper, in your opinion, how strong is the army under my command?”

The reason why Franco held this military parade was to show off his military power to the world.

Let them recognize their own strength and then give up the idea of confronting themselves, especially the remaining hostile elements in the country. Only by letting them recognize the reality, they may give up continuing to be enemies with themselves.

However, Franco invited German officers to participate in the military parade. From this point of view, his motives seemed a little impure.

It seems that part of the military parade was also done for the Third Reich to see?

Hipper Harris, a colonel in the Third Reich Army, entered Banya half a year ago and served as a military attaché in Banya.

Hipper participated in the Gallic Campaign and witnessed both the German army’s own combat effectiveness and the strength of the French army.

To be honest, if you really compare them, the army under Franco’s command is still pretty good, and can be compared with the strength of the several armies he saw at the Liege Fortress. The Germans can compare their troops with the powerful French army.

If they were equipped with the advanced weapons of the German army, perhaps they could defeat the French army.

However, even so, it was nothing great, because the French army was vulnerable in front of the German army. It took the German army only more than 20 days, less than a month, to destroy Gaul. During this period, they annihilated and defeated millions of French troops, so the combat effectiveness of the French army was a joke in the eyes of the German army!

According to this standard, the army under Franco is actually a little tender.

However, this is someone else’s home court after all. Seeing that Franco seemed to be in high spirits, if a basin of cold water was poured on his head directly, it might hurt his self-esteem and might even make him angry. After all, the intelligence of the SS showed that Franco had always had a bad temper. He was a person with no tolerance and even a little bit of fuss.

“Yes, it can be called a top-ranked European army!”

Hipper was polite and gave a cheap compliment.

Generally speaking, if the other party has said something nice, Franco should not continue to ask questions, as that would embarrass the other party. Once the other party feels offended, the other party might also embarrass him!

“Oh? In General Hipper’s opinion, our army’s combat effectiveness is comparable to your country’s elite troops?”

Franco seemed very happy to hear Hipper’s words.

He thought it was a compliment to himself, because the top army in Europe was the German army itself, wasn’t it?

Hipper was a German general, and he must have known his own army very well. In this case, he gave such an evaluation. Isn’t this a reflection of his recognition of the strength of the Banya army?

Thinking of this, Franco was so excited that he could hardly control himself.

Banya was once the world hegemon, but after the destruction of the Invincible Fleet and the missed wave of industrialization, their national strength weakened rapidly, and their overseas colonies were almost divided up.

However, as a country whose ancestors were rich, the Banya people always have a great ambition in their hearts, hoping that one day they can rebuild the supreme glory of the Banya Empire, like their ancestors did, control colonies all over the world, and live a rich and even luxurious life!

To achieve this goal, they must have a strong army. Without an army, the colonies will not come to them on their own initiative!