Chapter 1137 Chaos
The Cairo Declaration was held by China, the United States and Britain in November 1943. With Stalin's consent, the Cairo Declaration was announced on December 1, 1943. The purpose of the declaration is very clear. It is to deprive Japan of all the islands it has seized or occupied in the Pacific since the beginning of the First World War in 1914; to return the leadership stolen by Japan from China, such as the four northeastern provinces, Formosa, and the Penghu Islands, to China; and to expel Japan from other lands seized by Japan by force or greed; the three major allies are well aware of the slave treatment of the Korean people and have decided to make Korea free and independent in due course.
The Potsdam Declaration was issued on July 26, 1945. Its main content is to declare that after defeating Nazi Germany, they will work together to defeat Japan and implement the Cairo Declaration and other decisions on how to deal with post-war Japan.
The Potsdam Declaration has 13 articles, the main contents of which are: the Allies will give Japan a final blow until it stops resisting; the Japanese government should immediately declare all armed forces to surrender unconditionally; reiterate that the conditions of the Cairo Declaration must be implemented, and after Japan surrenders, its sovereignty will be limited to Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and islands designated by the Allies; the army will be completely disarmed; war criminals will be brought to trial; the Japanese government must respect human rights and protect freedom of religion, speech and thought; it shall not retain industries that can be used for rearming and fighting, but it is allowed to maintain industries that are necessary for its economy and can pay for goods compensation, and it is allowed to obtain raw materials and resources and participate in international trade; after the above goals are achieved and a responsible government for peace is established, the Allied occupation forces will immediately withdraw. On August 14, 1945, Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced his acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration, which was actually a surrender to the Allies.
Now the Americans have reiterated the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Declaration of the year to demonstrate the justice of their actions, which is very good.
The Ryukyu Restoration Organization has stood up and demanded the restoration of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
At this time, in the battlefield of Afghanistan, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force took the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield, and even left its weapons, equipment and supplies on the battlefield. They were occupied by the guerrillas, and the weapons, equipment and supplies were seized. The Americans had to send 20,000 troops to keep an eye on this Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force.
Similarly, in Turkey, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force withdrew from the front line without permission from the Supreme Command of the Joint Forces. The US military had to send 40,000 troops to keep an eye on this Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. After all, this Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force has complete weapons, equipment and supplies, and has good combat effectiveness. God knows if it really goes berserk, will there be any amazing destructive power.
There is also the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. The warships evacuated the Persian Gulf privately and went to Gwadar Port, which made the Americans so angry that they jumped up and down. What are they trying to do?
The intensity of the entire Iraq War dropped sharply, and even the US military was not in the mood to fight.
Everyone in the Supreme Command of the Joint Forces was gloomy. This matter was not easy to handle. Once it was not handled properly, the morale of the entire joint force would be scattered. If the morale was scattered, the team would be difficult to lead!
The United States.
George Walton held a special meeting.
Originally, he wanted to use force to suppress the Japanese government, suppress Japan, and force Japan to surrender. Not only did he want Japan to apologize publicly, but he also had to compensate for the relevant expenses of the American soldiers who were killed or injured in the war, as well as the losses of the embassy and military bases.
But who could have thought that such a big mistake would occur, not only did the whole of Japan become a mess, but it also affected the battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In just a few days, the coalition forces' hard work in the Afghan battlefield for a whole year was in vain.
Even when they evacuated in a hurry, they were ambushed by guerrillas and suffered considerable losses.
Although the American media have been blaming the Japanese, especially emphasizing the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, reminding everyone that Japan was a defeated country in World War II, while the United States was a victorious country in World War II. And this matter was pushed to the Japanese attack on the US Embassy and US military bases in Japan, as for the United States, it was not wrong at all.
But in other countries, the media reports were not like this. They accused the Americans of being too domineering, and reported the root cause of the incident as the ten American soldiers torturing three Japanese high school girls to death.
Then the news and videos of the US troops stationed in Japan driving tanks and armored vehicles to shoot at unarmed Japanese people, and even tanks and armored vehicles running over Japanese elderly people and children, were circulated on the Internet around the world. It is not difficult to search at all. There are countless news in this regard.
The experience of the Japanese made the Germans empathize. After all, Germany was also a defeated country in World War II. The United States also had troops stationed in Germany. The United States has 293 military bases in Germany.
What the American soldiers did in Japan was also done in Germany.
The experience of the Japanese prompted the German government to make up its mind to drive away the Americans and no longer allow Americans to have military bases in Germany.
The decision of the German government was supported by most Germans, and countries such as France also supported Germany's decision.
The Americans were furious and once again proposed the "Potsdam Declaration", making it clear that Germany was a defeated country in World War II.
The Potsdam Declaration laid the legal foundation for the post-World War II international order, and its influence was far-reaching.
This further angered the Germans!
After the reunification of Germany, it had completely freed itself from the constraints of its status as a defeated country, truly achieved national normalization, and its influence was constantly expanding.
After the reunification, Germany has a land area of 357,000 square kilometers, becoming the third largest country in Western Europe after Spain and France. The current population has reached 82.5 million, making it the most populous country in Europe except Russia. The GDP of the reunified Germany has now reached 2.5 trillion US dollars, making it the largest economic power in Europe! The reunified Germany is also the strongest industrial country in Europe.
After the Olympics, the new face of the unified Germany was presented to the world, filling the gap between East Germany and West Germany.
Germany is no longer the West Germany of the past, which was a "political dwarf and economic giant"! It is a powerful Germany, and now the German people have a great sense of identity and pride.
The American approach has seriously hurt the hearts of the German people, which has made the German people generally support the government's decision to drive away the US troops.
The United States is naturally unwilling to withdraw from Germany just like this. You must know that if it withdraws from Germany just like this, then the United States will lose the most important means to influence Germany.
But this time Germany's attitude is very tough, and it even sent troops to surround the US military base in Germany.
The United States has 34,000 troops stationed in Germany, the third largest number of troops stationed in the United States among all overseas countries. It also has 293 military bases in Germany. It can be said that as long as the Americans are willing, the whole of Germany will collapse.
However, before the choice of war, the number of American troops in Germany was far less than that of the German army. The current size of the German army has reached 220,000, and the German army has a strong tank armored force and a very strong air force. (End of this chapter)