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Chapter 375 Scapa Flow Naval Base

The sneak attack is the most shameful. Why were the Americans so angry when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor? It was because the Japanese did not declare war and directly exploded. The declaration of war by the alternate will only make people even more angry.

And now, does Germany want to say nothing and blow up the British naval base when it comes up? This is a huge plan. If this plan is successful, it can be imagined that the British navy will be greatly damaged!

"Do we still need to declare war?" Cirick's face was covered with a cruel sneer: "In order to avenge our heads of state, we launched a war against Poland, but Britain and France took the initiative to declare war on us and occupied our border territory. Since they have declared war on us, they are entering a state of war."

It's really a sneak attack.

After all, Britain and France declared war, which was a joke. The battle between the two sides in the border areas was more like playing house. You can tell by looking at the performance of the British and French troops.

Anyway, Poland has been destroyed, and what Britain and France hope most is that Germany and the Soviet Union are fighting each other!

Unfortunately, they are destined to disappoint them.

Of course there were conflicts between Germany and the Soviet Union, but Germany and Britain and France had even more bloody hatred. The Treaty of Versailles after World War I was forcibly imposed on Germany by Britain and France. Every German remembered the situation at that time.

Britain, France, and Germany are the enemies!

In this era, if you want to become a strong country, you must be a strong naval power. As a veteran naval power, Britain has a strong navy and has many naval bases.

In later generations, the main naval bases in Britain were Portsmouth Base, Plymouth Base and Fassland Naval Base. The most important of these Portsmouth Bases owned 60% of the British surface ships.

Tsmouth Harbor is located more than 100 kilometers southwest of London, connected to Southampton, Shang Harbor in the west and the English Channel in the south. The city is located on Portsey Island, with the Isle of Wight as a natural barrier in the south, and is only separated from the main island of England by water.

The port area has a sea area of ​​more than 6 kilometers long and 3 kilometers wide, and can accommodate giant ships of aircraft carrier-level. The port has a mild climate throughout the year, calm and easy to anchor and defend.

Therefore, Portsmouth Port has served as an important military base for the Royal Navy for nearly 500 years.

However, Portsmouth Port was not the largest port of Britain before World War II. In this era, the largest port of the British Navy was the Scarpa Bay Naval Base in Orkney County, which was also the anchorage of the British Royal Navy's main fleet on the British Isles.

Scapa Bay is a semi-enclosed water area located in the northernmost part of the Scotland region of the United Kingdom, located in the Orkney Islands. It is surrounded by the main islands of the archipelago, Hoy Island, South Rhonesey Island and a small island. It is a good natural bay, about 24 kilometers long, 13 kilometers wide and 130 square kilometers.

The geographical location here is very important, with three waterways connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. During the two world wars, Britain controlled the North Sea accordingly.

From the map, if the German navy wants to go forward from the Atlantic Ocean, it either passes through the English Channel or the North Sea. During the war, it is impossible to pass through the English Channel, so it is only possible to go to the North Sea.

Therefore, the competition in the North Sea is the most important naval strategy of Germany and Britain in this era. The British Scapa Bay naval base was a Five Finger Mountain above the German Navy.

For Germany, Scapa Bay is also one of the most humiliating places for their navy.

During World War I, the German Empire Navy did its best to build a huge navy with 40 battleships, 4 super battleships, 7 cruisers, 144 destroyers and torpedo boats, and 28 submarines.

In the "Jutland Naval Battle", they sank 3 British battlecruisers, 3 cruisers and 8 destroyers, with outstanding results.

Unfortunately, those despicable politicians surrendered, and Germany was betrayed by politicians before they were defeated.

At the end of World War I, the German high seas fleet was seized according to the armistice agreement. Seventy-four German warships sailed into Scapa Bay under the escort of the Allied Fleet.

At this time, the German officers and soldiers made a decision that stunned everyone. In order to prevent the fleet from falling into the hands of the enemy, they decided to sank their warships!

A few days later, while the British fleet went out to sea to train, all warships opened the sea valves and watertight hatches, and the most heroic self-sinking operation in naval history began.

52 of all 74 detained German warships sank into the seabed, including 10 of 11 battleships and all 5 battlecruisers. The tonnage of the sunken warships is 95% of the total tonnage of the seized fleet.

This time, they were also filled with German-style tragic. They would not let their warships fall into the hands of the enemy!

When it comes to Scapa Bay, every German navy is filled with righteous indignation.

The once powerful navy disappeared from Scapa Bay, and wherever it lost, it would be taken back!

For the Navy, it takes a long time to prepare for a training trip to the sea, so they will also be parked for a long time after returning from the sea.

Now, it’s only a month since I returned to the sea last time, and the fleet is about to start preparing to set off again!

Faced with such an arrangement, the sailors complained that they had not been able to stay with their girlfriends on the shore, but they also knew that there was a reason for this sudden order.

Of course, it was still the Germans' problem! The Germans quickly defeated Poland, which was much beyond everyone's expectations. At the same time, the Soviets actually took action, and the two countries shared the entire Poland together.

He slapped Britain and France hard and looked at the owner. This was clearly slapped the owner in the face. Especially, Britain and France are both famous big countries, and they all declared war on Germany. As a result, the Germans actually dared to divide Poland with the Soviet Union!

Now, we must give the Germans some great things!

In addition to military exercises on land, the Royal Navy should also be dispatched at sea to completely block the North Sea route and cut off the transportation of German maritime materials!

The UK was also a little anxious. Their army could not gain an advantage in front of Germany, but their navy had an absolute advantage!

The preparation time is very short, and the moment of separation is the most heartbreaking for the sailors. Now, this night is already the last night before the gathering. Tomorrow, they will return to the warship and prepare for the day, and the day after tomorrow, they will set off.

This night, many sailors were spending a sleepless night with their lovers.
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