Chapter 93 Prisoners of War
In mid-September 1944, on the outskirts of Vienna.
Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!
A large army is marching majesticly on the road.
It's just this majestic army, not the Allied Army, but the captured Hydra Legion.
Allied soldiers marching in cars, armored vehicles and tanks on both sides of the road looked at this imposing army and wondered for a while who was the defeated side.
"Look at these guys, even though they are defeated, they are still marching with pride!" McGinnis said to Josie, who was sitting in the back seat, dangling in the co-pilot of the jeep.
It is a matter of habit that U.S. military officers like to sit in the co-pilot, so there is no such thing as the status of the front and rear seats in general officialdom.
Josie and his party took the plane with General McGinnis and arrived at the field airport outside Vienna, and then, under the **** of the guards, they were going to the city of Vienna.
On the road, I happened to encounter such a Hydra army captive of about 100,000 people escorted by the Allied forces.
"Has the Allied forces thought about how to deal with these prisoners of war?" Josie looked at the army and asked thoughtfully.
"Of course, according to General Eisenhower's order, these captives will first be screened out by the newly established Austrian Provisional Government to identify Austrians, and the rest will be sent to the Rhine Camp." General McGinnis said casually, "What? What do you think Are these people interested?"
"Of course I'm interested. Such a well-trained and orderly team will be a very good factory workforce, won't it?" Josie said with a slight smile.
"Hahahahaha, it's really a capitalist's classic speech, but I like it. If you really want it, I will say hello to the following later. Although it is impossible for you to take all of them, there is no problem with half of them. This is tens of thousands of people, can you handle it? Don't make trouble!" General McGinnis asked.
Actually, for these U.S. troops, whether it is a German prisoner or a Hydra prisoner, it doesn’t really matter.
Although the two sides fought quite badly, except for some Jews, they didn't have much hatred for the Germans. It was a drag, but it was true.
Before Josie traveled, he saw such an article on the Internet.
It is said that nearly 5 million prisoners were held in the Rhine Camp built by the US military, and 750,000 died in just three months.
Because the article over there is well-written and there are various citation data, many people really believe it.
But how did the figure of 750,000 actually come about?
From the book "Other Detractions: The Shocking Truth Behind the Mass Death of German Soldiers Disarmed under the Order of General Eisenhower" by Canadian author James Buckcher in 1989.
And who is James Bakche? Not a statistician or a historian, just a Canadian novelist.
As soon as this book was published, it immediately caused an uproar in the field of World War II history in the West.
Immediately, many historians pointed out the problems in this book.
That is, this Bakche counts the number of those who were released as the death toll, so the actual death toll is only tens of thousands.
Wars are wars, but many times they still can’t escape favors. Germans with money and connections will naturally find ways to spend money to redeem their families.
During the occupation, many capitalists will need cheap labor.
So the hundreds of thousands of captives who disappeared inexplicably were actually released by the U.S. military only through employment, redemption, etc.
For the U.S. military, this can not only reduce the supply pressure, but also generate income, so why not do it?
It is not only the United States that is falsified by the data, but also the situation of Mao Xiong.
Various marketing accounts on the Internet rumored that Mao Xiong captured 4 million German troops, of which 2 million died in Siberia.
But actually?
In fact, nearly half of the nearly four million people are the troops of the slave countries. After the war, most of these troops have undergone labor reform for a period of time. army too.
The remaining 2 million German and Austrian citizens were not released easily, and they were locked up for many years as laborers. Although many died, it is far from possible to have such an exaggerated figure of 2 million.
And the troublemaker is to add the two million figures that were released in advance to the death toll with a stroke of a pen, in order to discredit the bear.
The really reliable data is actually calculated by German officials themselves, that is, among the captives who surrendered after the war, only 400,000 to 500,000 died due to various normal reasons and did not return home, of which only 300,000 died in Eastern Europe. More than 100,000 died, while more than 100,000 died in Western Europe.
And most of the more than 100,000 in Western Europe did not die at the hands of the Americans, but at the hands of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, which were brutally abused by Germany in World War II.
"Of course it can be done, but it will take some time. Before that, I need you, General, to lend me some manpower!" Josie said with a smile.
It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to handle tens of thousands of people without causing trouble, but for Josie, the problem is really not that big.
As long as those middle and senior officers with high prestige are selected from the prisoners of war, and sent to Yuri for "training" for a period of time, everything will be settled.
"The only problem may be the residence, but I believe Ms. Ophelia will solve this matter for me, right?" Josie asked, looking at Ophelia beside her.
"Of course, Mr. Kahn, it's an honor to be an ally!" Ophelia replied with a smile.
McGinnis watched the two sing together, and obviously felt that the relationship between the two had changed a lot.
But he just shrugged and didn't take it seriously, young man... It's normal to have problems.
In such a few words, the whereabouts of tens of thousands of prisoners of war were decided by Josie and McGinnis.
While talking, their convoy also slowly drove into Vienna.
As soon as he entered the city of music, Beethoven's symphony sounded in Josie's ears... well, it wasn't an illusion, but on the side of the road not far away, there were indeed seven or eight artists in tuxedos playing.
"Where is the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts?" Looking at these players, Josie suddenly asked Ophelia.
"Um, it's in the city center!" Ophelia was taken aback for a moment, and then replied, somewhat puzzled why Josie asked this suddenly.
"Why, Josie, are you also interested in art?" General McInnis turned around and asked with interest.
"Oh, no, I just think that the Vienna Academy of Arts may be half responsible for this world war!" Josie said teasingly.
This meme, which will be very popular on the Internet in the future, is far from being mentioned in this era.
So when they heard what Josie said, both of them were at a loss, and the officer who was driving also listened subconsciously.
So Josie smiled slightly and told the source of the meme.
Suddenly, General McGinnis laughed loudly from the jeep.
One more chapter will be late
(end of this chapter)