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Chapter 625 Fall of France

At the same time, the tense European war has entered a critical moment, and the French nation, which has been baptized by war for a long time, is on the verge of disintegration.

On the evening of August 8, after finishing the call with the French high-level, General Henchig, who participated in the negotiations between the two old enemies of Germany and France, announced France's opinion. "France fully accepts the opinions put forward by the Germans." But because Henchig is very clear about what it means to sign this agreement.So he refused to write on the grounds that he had not obtained the signature authorization.

**Representative Keitel finally got angry, and sent translator Schmidt to the French, and issued an ultimatum: "If you cannot sign the agreement that has been reached within 1 hour, then the negotiation will break down, and the French representative The regiment will be brought back to the French positions, and the war will continue!"

Faced with the strength of the Germans, the French had no choice.After the Vichy head of state Pétain made a phone call, Pétain issued a formal order over the phone: "French Third Republic, Ministry of Defense Order No. 43. I order the French delegation to immediately sign the armistice agreement reached with Germany."

At 11:50, representatives from both sides stood at the signing table. Henchig was pale, barely holding back the constant tears, and issued a statement intermittently. fighting on one side, and thus facing the very harsh demands imposed on it. We will not forget that France has the power to expect the Germans for some time to come, in the spirit that the peoples of the two great neighbors may live in peace and The spirit of work, engaged in future negotiations."

After listening to Henchig's speech, German representative Keitel said in a mocking tone: "As winners, we should and will respect losers."

At 12 o'clock sharp, Henchig and Keitel signed the armistice agreement as France and Germany respectively.This night is destined to become a scar that will never be erased from the hearts of the French.

After the ceremony, the next step was the armistice negotiations between France and Axis Italy.Unlike Germany, Italy, which didn't get any cheap in the war with the French, seemed to have no confidence and no capital to be arrogant.

The entire meeting lasted only 10 minutes, and the two sides finalized the final agreement.The Italians didn't come up with any unrealistic ideas.He just asked for a demilitarized zone 50 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide along the border.In addition, Toulon in mainland France, Ajaccio in Corsica, Bizerte in Tunisia, and Oran in Algeria were to be demilitarized during the war against Britain.The French did not dispute this condition either, and the agreement was signed after the wee hours.

Hundreds of journalists at the negotiation site lost no time in taking this historic photo, which was also broadcast live on German radio.At the moment after the signing of the agreement, all the Germans began to revel.In the past, the Gallic Rooster had to bow his head, and the whole Paris was soon flooded with tears.

After receiving the news, Hitler was so excited that he stayed up all night, and immediately summoned Himmler and Goering, as well as the two sculptors Gessler, Breka, and his favorite architect, Minister of Planning of the Reich, Speer , together with a few adjutants, took a special car to the threshing ground outside the village of Brulidbech, which has now been converted into a temporary airport by German engineers.Several German transport planes were already waiting there, including Hitler's private plane, the Condor.

By the time they arrived at Daleburg military airport outside Versailles, Paris, the sun had risen, and Hitler held a small military parade at the airport.Then Hitler took a special car to start a pleasant parade in the streets of Paris.

The first destination is the French Opera House.When the long motorcade marched along the Champs-Elysées towards the first grand theater, it was almost difficult to find a few pedestrians on the whole street, except for the occasional few French and German gendarmes standing guard outside.Seeing the Führer's convoy passing by, these gendarmes saluted neatly, and at the same time, both the French and the Germans were shouting a slogan: "Hitler, long live!"

"Strange, how could this be? Why is Paris so desolate?" Goering, who was sitting behind Hitler, said in surprise.For he had spent a wonderful time in Paris when he was a boy, and he was amazed at how lifeless the city looked.

"No way!" Himmler held the car window with one hand, and gestured with the other hand on his chest, "Because of the war, a large number of Parisians fled, but because we stabilized the situation in Paris, some people They have come back one after another. Of course, from the current point of view, it may take a little effort to restore the prosperous situation before the war."

Hitler kept frowning tightly, looking ahead, not knowing what he was thinking at this moment.However, when the convoy arrived at the Grand Theater, his expression slowly relaxed.It can be seen that he has been deeply intoxicated by the architectural miracle of the Grand Theater.

"Look!" Everyone got out of the car, and Hitler then pointed to the golden dome of the Grand Theater and said, "This is the most famous dome building in Europe. In my early years in Vienna, I was very envious of the structure of the Grand Theater. I hope I can see this miracle in human history with my own eyes in the future. This is the most beautiful theater in the world!" Then he turned his head, found Speer from the crowd, and said to him: "You think we Germans How about this dome for the Great Hall of Nia?"

"That will be another architectural marvel, Your Excellency."

After visiting the French Grand Theatre, Hitler went to the center of Paris and took photos with everyone near the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower with great interest.After stopping at the Eiffel Tower for a while, Hitler went to visit Napoleon's tomb.In front of Napoleon's tomb, he solemnly put his hat on his chest, bowed towards the coffin, and then stared blankly at the round tomb.After a while, he suddenly said to Gessler calmly: "My tomb is built by you, just like it." Hitler pointed to Napoleon's tomb.Then he gave Gessler detailed instructions: "My tomb must be simple. I don't want to be too luxurious, but one thing must be noted that this tomb must be built in Munich, because my real birthplace is there, in the There I started the revolution with everyone, and my heart is also there."

He cast his eyes into the distance and murmured to himself: "Thanks to fate, I finally saw the Paris that fascinated me. All this is really wonderful." , also thanks to you. You avoided fighting near Paris, and also let the French give up their capital peacefully, so that this artistic city was not destroyed”

Before I finished speaking, I saw a group of women from the monastery passing by in the distance. They saw Hitler as if they had seen a devil, and pointed at Hitler in horror and shouted: "It's him, it's him, he's here!" Then The people scattered and fled in all directions, in a state of chaos.

Hitler frowned and did not express his opinion, and the guards hurriedly dispersed the untimely women.

In the car, Hitler was still in high spirits, and did not disturb his high spirits because of the unhappiness just now. He asked Speer to draft a decree in his name, announcing the resumption of all buildings and constructions in Berlin.

"Isn't Paris beautiful?" Hitler said beamingly. "As Germans, we have an obligation to make Berlin even more beautiful than it is."

Then Hitler began to say: "I love Paris. Since the 19th century, Paris has been an important place for art. If fate has not pushed me into politics, maybe I will study here. Then you may see To a world famous painter, Adolf Hitler! Hahahaha”

And Himmler, Goering and others also praised a few words to express their admiration for the head of state.

A group of people drove to Hitler's temporary residence in Paris, Hotel Reese.This is the most luxurious hotel in Paris.In order to ensure Hitler's safety, the Reich Security Office and the Führer's Guard took over the entire hotel, not so much as a reservation, but as a preemption, because no one dared to ask Hitler for the accommodation fee.

After Hitler rested here for several hours, it was evening.Gather all the senior government officials stationed in Paris and hold a special celebration party.

Everyone sat around the long table in the restaurant of the hotel, eating the French meal under the light of the golden candle holder. When the envoys brought plates of Mediterranean lobster to the table, the atmosphere reached a climax.

Holding a glass of French champagne, Hitler came to the center of the hall, waved his iconic right hand and shouted: "Misters and ladies, please don't panic. Keitel waved his arms to make everyone quiet. Then he said: "From this day on, France, the old enemy of Germany, will die in her sleep!"German chariots will gallop forever on this land of the Gauls.As the head of the German Third Reich and as an ordinary German citizen, I feel extremely proud and honored to witness this great victory. This victory belongs to Germany, and of course it also belongs to everyone present here. one person! "

Hitler set off the most enthusiastic applause in the audience with his unparalleled speech art.Many people were moved to tears.They are all shouting one sentence: Long live the German Reich, Long live Hitler!

Then, Goering, the deputy leader of the Communist Party and Hitler's designated successor, stood in the center of the venue and gave a speech: "I think this is our moment of victory. We should remember one person, that is our head of state. He led us to win one victory after another. It is him who let us avenge our shame. I believe that under his leadership, our empire will be better and tomorrow will be even more brilliant." Having said that, he held up his wine glass in hand.Loudly said to everyone: "Come! Let's toast to the great head of state. May he always be full of vitality, always young and healthy!"

"No!" At this moment, an untimely voice startled everyone present.

(End of this chapter)