I was very touched after reading it, although I also know that sacrificing a few can save the many. But I always care about the sacrifice of the members of that team and the ordinary enemy soldiers who were annihilated. They are all living people. What is the reason for the war, disregard for human life? With this question, I looked up some historical materials on the Internet. The historical facts of World War II involved in this article are based on Yuan Tengfei's book This is War.
1, the fuse triggered by World War I came from hatred. Serbia is dissatisfied with the colonial rule of Austria-Hungary and wants to pursue independence and freedom. Pursuing independence and freedom is just, but killing a crown prince of Austria-Hungary is meaningless, just venting anger. Anger has also led to a very serious consequence, and Europe, Asia and Africa have since fallen into war. Maybe Serbia did it on purpose, too Perhaps he saw clearly that European countries were full of fear of Germany, which was developing rapidly at that time. Angered the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which could lead to the German big brother behind him. Once Germany moves, established European powers such as Britain and France will certainly not let Germany sit alone, and the idea of playing Germany will naturally become famous. Sure enough, in this way, one country after another has been drawn into the whirlpool of war.
The following is an interesting dialogue in Yuan Tengfei's book, as the end of this short paragraph. The Hungarian Chargé d 'affaires in the United States went to the State Council to submit a declaration of war. America is very strange to Hungary. The American secretary on duty at that time was also a novice, so he had the following interesting dialogue with the Hungarian representative:
Q: Who is leading Hungary?
A: Admiral Holti.
Q: So you must have a strong navy?
A: No, we are a landlocked country.
Question: What is the position of General Holti?
A: He is the Regent.
Oh, so who is your king?
A: We don't have a king.
Q: Are the United States and Britain your enemies?
A: No, our only enemy is Romania.
Q: Romania? Are you our allies?
No, it's our ally.
Q: Romania is your enemy, but you made an alliance with Romania and declared war on the United States. I really can't understand this.
A: Yes, you Americans certainly don't understand our complicated and delicate European politics.
Some people say that World War I was actually a chaotic war, and a group of people were in a mess. But World War II is very clear, especially Germany, the initiator of World War II. The key word is revenge.
Examples are as follows: 1. Hitler attacked Poland in World War II because Germany, as a defeated country in World War I, gave newly independent Poland a passage to the sea according to the Treaty of Versailles, which was called the Polish Corridor. The Polish Corridor runs through East Prussia and Germany, and East Prussia has become a German airfield. I think the geographical division of the Treaty of Versailles is like putting a thorn in a tiger's throat. This thorn won't kill Germany, just make him sick. Love the Polish people.
Second, the German military believed that the failure of Germany in World War I was due to the "November Revolution" uprising of the Soviet Union. They believe that as long as they unite as one, they will definitely make a comeback in the future, so extreme nationalists and paranoia like Hitler should fight for their lives. 194 1 year, Hitler launched a fierce attack on Leningrad, the Soviet Union, threatening to wipe Leningrad from the earth and kill all the residents, thus destroying the cradle of the October Revolution. All the defenders in Leningrad, the Soviet Union, broke out in super fighting capacity and saved the revolutionary holy land in do or die. Their slogan is "Not that Leningrad is afraid of death, but that it is afraid of Leningrad, and even if it fights to the last person, it is necessary to hold Leningrad". After reading this part, I was a little moved, and I remembered a motto of many military strategists in China's historical dramas: A sorrowful soldier will win. The factor of war victory is not sophisticated weapons, but also the morale of soldiers. It's really terrible to face a group of red-eyed, desperate and desperate opponents. Maybe everyone will say that the military strength of the Soviet Union and Germany is equal. The above principles can be embodied in Italy's disastrous victories against Ethiopia, Greece and Egypt.
At that time, Italy had advanced modern weapons and a large number of planes, tanks and armored vehicles, while Ethiopia did not even have a unified army, only private military forces belonging to the imperial guard and lords. The weapons are mainly primitive spears, bows and arrows, sticks and a small number of guns. No wonder Mussolini shouted: Punish these African Man Zi and give them some color to see. Similarly, the Ethiopian people who defended their land showed fearless quality and lofty spirit of self-sacrifice in this power disparity contest. There is a very touching record. An Ethiopian soldier was seriously injured. He said: I'm going to die. Birds will eat my body, but I am not in pain, because it is an Ethiopian bird.
Italy occupied Ethiopia with the partiality of European countries. However, in order to ensure this new colony, a large number of materials are sent from China every day to maintain the Italian garrison in Ethiopia. The usual method used by European powers to occupy colonies is to take resources there and drain every drop of blood and sweat of the colonial people. However, Ethiopians do not want to be ruled by Italians. They pick railways, stay cables and burn boats every day. The crops are all burned, so you are not allowed to turn a grain into a hot potato in Italy.
A little far-fetched, the topic continues to return to Germany. The tenacious resistance of the Soviet Union broke the myth that the Germans were invincible, and both sides suffered irreparable material losses. The Soviet Union and Germany are like two horrible beasts, staring at each other, waving their claws and facing each other with their mouths open, surrounded by countless bones. This is madness caused by war and hatred.
3. Another reason for waging war is greed, such as our neighbor Japan. Under the "Versailles-Washington System" that maintained the world pattern after World War I, the Japanese were very depressed and their dream of dominating China was shattered, which laid the foundation for the outbreak of World War II.
As a member of the Axis of World War II, Japan has been committed to invading and plundering China and Southeast Asian countries. Their central idea is simple: to support wars by fighting.
Here I want to focus on describing Japan's strategy towards Southeast Asia. For Japan, which is extremely scarce in resources, it is realized that the war of aggression cannot be carried out without oil and other materials. The Japanese authorities understand that there are only two ways to go. First, withdraw troops from China, reach a compromise with the United States, and stop external expansion; Second, go to war again and seize the strategic resources in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia was a colony of Britain and America at that time, and entering Southeast Asia was tantamount to declaring war on Britain and America. Out of greed, Japan made a decision: sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in the United States, destroy the main force of the American fleet in Hong Kong, and then organize attacks in succession to save American troops from rescuing Southeast Asian colonies. The result of greedy snake swallowing elephant will certainly not be good, and the unjust teacher will eventually lead to failure and extinction.