Chapter 617 Georgia (8)

Just as President Roosevelt was angrily cursing the hateful German submarine, General Anovan and Marshall, director of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, walked into the office. "Mr. President, a large number of German paratroopers have parachuted into Soviet Georgia."

Roosevelt was shocked. "Germany declared war on the Soviet Union? Is the German Crown Prince crazy? Is he really sure to win this war? Defeat us and the Soviet Union at the same time?" What surprised him was that Germany declared war on the Soviet Union. He had heard that Germany and The deterioration of relations with the Soviet Union. During the European War, Britain wanted to unite with the Soviet Union to siege Germany on the condition of ceding India. As a result, the Soviet Union was trapped in the Finnish battlefield and could not get out of it until Germany captured Britain.

After the war, Germany naturally became aware of the agreement between the Soviet Union and Britain, and seized two aircraft carriers built for the Soviet Union as its own under pretexts.

What really surprised him was the time when the Germans declared war. His think tanks believed that Germany and the United States were currently at war, and the Germans could not easily provoke another war; even if Germany wanted to fight the Soviet Union, it would have to Wait until relations between Germany and the United States ease before taking action. Of course, the Soviet Union would declare war before Germany.

But I didn't expect that Germany would send troops so decisively. It was simply unexpected!

Does the German Crown Prince look down on the United States or the Soviet Union, or simply does not pay attention to the United States and the Soviet Union, thinking that they can easily defeat the United States and the Soviet Union?

This is too crazy!

Marshall shrugged helplessly. "As long as he doesn't suddenly become confused, according to the current situation, it's hard to say whether he will win, or at least he won't lose.

General Anovan spoke. "Germany did not officially declare war on the Soviet Union, but directly sent troops. This is obviously an undeclared war. Should we condemn it in the media?"

According to the world-recognized "Laws of War", undeclared war is a violation of international law.

At the Second Hague Conference in 1907, the major powers reached a Convention on the Commencement of War (the 1907 Hague Convention No. 3). Article 1 of the Convention stipulates: The Contracting Parties recognize that hostilities shall not commence against each other except with prior and unambiguous warning. The warning should be in the form of a declaration of war stating the reasons or an ultimatum with conditional declaration of war. This is the so-called right of states to declare war.

The right of a country to declare war refers to a country's declaration or warning of a state of war against another country. Its purpose is to make the state of war public. Failure to declare war will not only face condemnation from the international community, but even lead to sanctions. What's more, it will Neutral countries are pushed into the enemy camp. According to the provisions of the Third Hague Convention of 1907, before a formal declaration of war can be confirmed, a clear declaration of war must be made in advance and must be notified to all neutral countries before it can take effect.

The provision of the right to declare war is actually a legal procedure stipulated by human beings to try to avoid war and maintain peace when war is unavoidable. In other words, the requirement to declare war is actually to avoid war. For the country, the specific legal provisions on the right to declare war can prevent the country from going into war because its leaders have lost their minds. For the country that is planning to engage in war, due to the existence of the declaration of war rules, misjudgments can be avoided when the other party only threatens to use force but informally declares war.

Roosevelt shook his head. "This kind of thing should be discussed after the war. It is meaningless to declare war at this time. But I remember that the Transcaucasus Military District is stationed in Georgia, right? Aren't the Germans seeking their own death?"

General Anovan shook his head. "The Transcaucasus Military District originally had 16 divisions, two of which were stationed on the Soviet Union-Turkey border, and two divisions were stationed on the Soviet Union-Iran border. A few days ago, five divisions were mobilized to support Turkey, and one division was stationed in the Georgian infantry. The division suddenly launched an attack, took the opportunity to rebel, and occupied the headquarters.”

Roosevelt wondered. "How could this happen?" Can one or two people instigate rebellion still understand that the entire division rebels? This is a bit incredible, how did the Germans do it?

"You also know that Stalin pursued Great Russianism. This approach caused dissatisfaction among the Georgians. The Georgians launched uprisings not once or twice, but they were suppressed every time. Most of the Soviet infantry divisions who rebelled this time were Georgians. I heard that the leaders of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, the chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of each republic, were hanged from street lamps.”

"What a bunch of barbaric guys." President Roosevelt couldn't help but gloated and sneered. "I remember their Lenin said something, 'Capitalists should be hanged on street lamps. They would even sell the ropes used to hang themselves. Because they know that the street lamps produced by their own families cannot bear the weight of one person.' Now they It can be regarded as a personal test whether the street lamp can withstand a person."

After a few words of ridicule, he continued to ask. "But even if one division rebels, aren't there several other divisions? Other military districts will immediately reinforce it, right?"

"I'm afraid the Germans have already obtained military deployments in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan; while the Georgians were revolting, the German army sent a large number of bombers to bomb military bases everywhere. Many planes at the airport did not have time to take off. Destroyed on the ground by the Germans. As for reinforcements from other military districts, there is no news so far. "

"Aerial blitz?" Marshall muttered and said. "Mr. President, the Soviet Union lost Azerbaijan and the Baku oil fields in this incident, which is equivalent to cutting off the Soviet Union's oil supply."

Roosevelt frowned slightly. "This is the only oil field in the Soviet Union?"

"There is a Volga-Ural oil and gas area, but it has not been developed on a large scale, and the oil production is quite limited. And the Soviets obviously lack mining equipment. Their factories are desperately rushing to make airplanes and tanks, and they can't make oil equipment at all, and there are a lot of processing equipment. The Soviets hoped that we could provide assistance in this regard last time.

After a long silence, Roosevelt asked. "How long can the Soviet Union's oil reserves last?"

"Although I don't know the details, it can only last for three or four months at most, right?"

"Three or four months, that means there is no rush. I will leave office in less than a month. Let Wendell Willkie do this, he should be happy to help the Soviet Union. "

Marshall nodded. "I understand, Mr. President."

Roosevelt sighed deeply. "Marshall, isn't it..."

Marshall said first. "Mr. President, Mr. Hull is a respectable man, and his experience is very distressing. To be honest, I don't want to help the Soviet Union, but in this situation, we need a springboard to Europe, and there is no other way except to cooperate with the Soviet Union. ”