Romanian Eagle

The latest website: The merger of Romania and Bulgaria has caused far less repercussions in the world than the previous German-Austrian merger. On the one hand, the merger of Romania and Bulgaria is much less threatening to other countries. On the other hand, the merger of the Balkan countries is far less impactful than that of Germany and Austria.

Therefore, the merger of Bulgaria and Romania has not been given much attention in the world, and people have paid more attention to the merger of Germany and Austria.

However, although other countries did not pay enough attention, there is one country that attaches great importance to this, and that is the Soviet Union.

As the Soviet Union's number one enemy in Eastern Europe, Romania's every move attracted the Soviet Union's attention. As for the merger of the two countries, how could the Soviet Union ignore it. But in fact, the Soviet Union has no good way to do this, because Romania is not weak, and the relationship between the two countries makes any warnings from the Soviet Union have no effect on it.

Not to mention that in the Spanish Civil War, the two countries have not fought each other once or twice, and the new equipment displayed by Romania has made the Soviet Union feel heavy pressure. So unless a war against Romania is waged, it is impossible to prevent this from happening. And will the Soviet Union launch a war with Romania? From the moment Eder ascended the Bulgarian throne, the Soviet Union has lost the possibility of using force. So the Soviet Union at most shouted a few words, but probably not at all about starting a war.

In addition to the Soviet Union, there is another country concerned about Romania's move, that is Germany.

After the German-Austrian merger sparked the German people's fanatical admiration for Hitler, the German helm has long since recovered from ecstasy. Now he turns his attention to his next target, the Czech Republic.

However, compared with Austria, the Czech Republic is very different. Its domestic ethnic groups are mainly Czechs and Slovaks, and the people of the country do not have very strong feelings for Germany. This is also doomed that Hitler could not march towards the flowers like Austria. Moreover, the Czech military industry is developed (this is also the reason why Hitler valued it), and its military combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

However, the Czech Republic still has weaknesses. It is extremely unfriendly to the Germans in the country, which gives Hitler enough excuses. Moreover, the Germans in the Sudetenland have a very close attitude towards Germany, and they also want to return to Germany.

This area was originally a place where the Germans lived for generations. During the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it and Bohemia, where the Czechs lived for generations, came under the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Czechs forcibly occupied the area despite the opposition of the local residents. And in the subsequent Treaty of Saint-Germain, the Czech occupation of the Sudetenland was confirmed by the League of Nations.

And Hitler planned to start with this and intervene in Czech affairs.

However, this time, compared with the annexation of Austria,

To seek the Sudetai area, the risk is much greater. So Hitler was also in the Chancellor's Office, negotiating to seek more support from allies.

In the Chancellor's Office, Hitler and the top leaders of the party were negotiating Romania. Different from other countries, Germany, with years of military cooperation and a large number of German technicians in Romania, has already discovered Romania's military expansion and preparations.

And this negotiation is that Hitler has the idea of ​​getting closer to Romania.

"Everyone, what do you think about the current Romania?"

Hitler, the head of state, was the first to ask the others what they thought of Romania.

"Head of state, I think Romania is strong and needs to be taken seriously by our country. Especially on the Czech and Polish issues, it is best for our country to reach a consensus with them."

As the newly appointed foreign minister, Ribbentrop took the lead in expounding the importance of Romania to Germany from a diplomatic perspective. And Ribbentrop's speech made many people nodded silently.

At present, Germany's strength is still slowly recovering, but the fear of Britain and France still exists. So they are eager to find powerful allies, and after turning around in Europe, only Italy and Romania can become their allies. Italy's military strength is limited, and its army is questionable, and the only guarantee is its navy.

In this time and space, Italy has built three super battleships equipped with 380 calibers. In order to defend Libya's oil, Italy, which was not dragged down by old battleships, started construction on two new battleships in 1936. It is equipped with 406 naval guns of the same caliber as Romania, but its armor, speed, cruising distance and other data cannot be compared with Romania's new battleships, but it is still ranked in the world.

And Italy not only started two new ships, but last year, with the income of Libyan oil, Italy started two more ships. When the construction of these four super battleships is completed, the strength of the Italian navy will surely be suppressed by Britain and France in the Mediterranean Sea.

In response, the French government also started two new battleships last year and this year, equipped with 380-caliber main guns, enough to compete with the Italian Navy. On the British side, in order to cope with Italy's expanding naval strength, two battleships with 380 guns were started in 1937. And also draw two battleships from the home fleet to strengthen the Mediterranean fleet.

This small climax of shipbuilding triggered by Italy is known as the naval competition before World War II. However, compared with World War I, this naval competition is not worthy of its name.

Therefore, Italy, which has a powerful navy, is worth Germany's efforts to win over.

As for Romania, unlike Italy, its perennial tension with the Soviet Union has allowed it to ensure a strong army. The strength of this war-hardened army is well known to the German side, which has cooperated with its military for many years. Moreover, the military concepts of the two countries have a lot in common. Both use the air force to cover the sky, and the ground uses tanks as the protagonist.

Therefore, as for the powerful Romanian army, the German side is discussing in private that the probability of winning the battle with it will not exceed 60%. Because in the Spanish Civil War, Germany discovered that its new weapons were no worse than their German counterparts, and were stronger than Germany in many respects. This makes the Germans, who have always thought that they are number one in the world, feel a little unacceptable.

And Romania's capable navy also made Germany jealous. Its five battleships, except Mircea, were all 406-caliber battleships. And through private understanding, this class of battleships exceeded the standard by more than 10,000 tons (who made so many German mechanics in the naval shipyard).

This gave Hitler new ideas, so he had more ideas for the Bismarck class of his own navy. First of all, the main gun of this class of battleships must not be lower than 406 calibers, and the speed must not be lower than 31.5 knots (compared to the Romanian Vlad class battleships), and then the large range and independent combat capability.

Since Romania is so powerful, it is obviously not in Germany's interest to be its enemy. Therefore, Germany generally believes that it is possible to talk about cooperation with it, especially under the premise that Poland and Romania have a de facto alliance, breaking the alliance between the two has become an urgent need for Germany.

That's why Ribbentrop's words won so many people's approval. However, although closer relations with Romania are conducive to solving the problems of the Czech Republic and Poland, the German side is still afraid of Romania's powerful strength.

Mainly in the Balkans, due to the presence of Romania, German influence has been slow to penetrate. If you really want to get closer to it, then the sphere of influence will inevitably be talked about.

At this time, Germany did not overwhelm Romania's strength, otherwise it would make concessions elsewhere. This was a little uncomfortable for Hitler, who was determined to bring Germany to the top of the world, but the situation was stronger than man, and negotiations with Romania were imminent.

So after thinking about it, Hitler said. "I will visit Romania next to discuss the above-mentioned issues with the country's King Eder."