69novels Chapter 604
Chapter 604
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“Führer, they are back!”
Outside the port of Kiel, Mainz personally brought the Minister of the Navy and a large group of senior military officers to the naval base, waiting for the triumphant return of the Imperial Navy!
When the German fleet appeared outside the port, the countless German and Italian people waiting here began to cheer!
Leading the way was the Bismarck battleship, the elite of the Empire that performed extremely well in this naval battle and sank the pride of the Royal Navy, the Hood battleship, in a single fight!
Behind the Bismarck battleship, followed closely by its sister ship of the same class, the Tirpitz.
And behind the Tirpitz, eight Scharnhorst-class battleships lined up in a neat single column, filed in one after another, and followed the flagship Bismarck into the port.
“Well, I see. Are the medals ready?”
Mainz turned around and said to Secretary Bowman who was following him.
Secretary Bowman nodded, indicating that everything was ready!
Although the two Midway-class aircraft carriers Friedrich the Great and Hindenburg were the main forces in this naval battle, Mainz did not want these two aircraft carriers to be exposed to the world so soon.
He hoped that countries would not realize the role of aircraft carriers so quickly and continue to dwell on battleships!
Therefore, Mainz did not let these two meritorious battleships participate in this review ceremony, but vigorously publicized the achievements of Bismarck and Tirpitz, making the world think that the main contributors to the Battle of the North Sea were these two battleships!
For this reason, Mainz regarded these two battleships as star battleships, specially open to reporters and military attachés from all over the world, allowing them to visit the port!
These two battleships have been the focus of attention of countries around the world since they were launched a few years ago. They were launched After that, it has always been known as the world’s number one battleship. It has always attracted a lot of attention in the world. At this time, Hans took them out for publicity, and other countries would not be too surprised.
After all, these two battleships are indeed epoch-making products in this era. It can be said that they can achieve such a brilliant record. This is a well-deserved honor for them, and no one will doubt it!
Mainz took a look. When the German fleet returned to the port, reporters gathered outside the port of Kiel rushed to the advantageous positions closest to the battleship berths, holding their long guns and short guns, snapping and snapping non-stop, and freezing these two graceful steel behemoths from different angles and different perspectives.
Mainz knew that soon, the majestic figures of these two battleships would spread all over the world with the publication of newspapers in various countries, and their names would resound around the world and become household legends!
“Rear Admiral Lütjens reports to you!”
The appearance of Mainz and the warm welcome of tens of thousands of Hans people in the port made the officers and soldiers of the German fleet feel very surprised and moved.
Every naval officer can feel the ardent expectations of them from the head of state and tens of millions of people across the country, and they have not let down the head of state and the country. They have excellently completed the tasks assigned to them by the country and proved with their actions that the huge amount of money and heart invested in them by the country is worth it!
Looking at Lütjens, who was excited with red eyes, pursed his lips tightly, tried hard to hide his inner excitement, but saluted himself meticulously. Mainz also restrained the expression on his face and returned a military salute very seriously.
“Thank you for your hard work, soldiers!”
“Die for the Empire, be loyal to the Führer, fight for the German nation!”
More than a thousand sailors on the Bismarck battleship shouted in unison. The exciting voices echoed in the port of Kiel, startling the journalists from various countries who were taking pictures, and also shocked the tens of thousands of German citizens who were present.
The people were stunned for a moment, and then shouted in unison:
“Viva Heads!”
“Long live Deyizhi!”
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Mainz was also surprised. In the future, when the Chinese Empire held a military parade, they would give answers like”Hello, Chief, serve the people”, but in Hans’s case, they had never been trained in this way.
There was no fixed answer, and Mainz had never even asked in this way before.
So, this should be something that Lütjens and his men came up with, right?
Mainz glanced at Lütjens and found that the latter was grinning.
Sure enough, this guy was the one who did it! However, Mainz was not very disgusted with this form. On the contrary, he felt the soldiers’ enthusiasm and sincerity from their uniform shouts.
This is the humerus of the empire, and this is the backbone of the nation!
“Bring me the medal!”
Mainz raised his voice and said to Secretary Baumann behind him.
Secretary Baumann understood his request very well and immediately handed Mainz an exquisite Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Silver Oak Leaves.
“Major General Lütjens, Commander of the 1st Battleship Fleet, in view of your outstanding performance in the Battle of the North Sea, the Supreme Command awards you a Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Silver Oak Leaves in recognition of your meritorious service!”
After Mainz finished speaking, he meticulously put the medal in his hand on Lütjens’ chest. After putting it on, he also helped Lütjens to tidy up his clothes.
Click, click, the reporters who came to visit the three battleships, after seeing this scene on the dock, raised their cameras and captured this scene!
As the head of state of a country, Mainz would naturally not speak nonsense.
Since he said that this medal was to commend Lütjens for his military exploits, it proved that the news released by Hans before was true, and they did win the Battle of the North Sea.
Moreover, the Bismarck and Tirpitz had already appeared in front of everyone at this time. Everyone could clearly see that the two battleships were in perfect condition, not at all like what the British said, that the Bismarck was sunk and the Tirpitz was severely damaged!
Not only were these two battleships not sunk or Wounded, they look like brand new battleships that have just been launched, and there is not even a bit of rust on their bodies. This shows the high maintenance level of Hans’ navy!
Laymen watch the excitement, while experts see the doorway.
The reporters were satisfied just to see the Bismarck and Tirpitz battleships appear, but the military attachés of various countries all showed surprised expressions! It has been four years since these two battleships were launched, right?
In four years, the maintenance of these two battleships is still so good, which is really surprising!
It seems that Hans’ navy is not a navy that is not up to standard as the outside world has said!
On the contrary, from their maintenance and upkeep of the battleships, it can be seen that this is a well-trained and powerful navy!