Anecdote of World War I: Kaiser Wilhelm tried to send 65,438+10,000 troops to the United States.

/kloc-at the end of 0/9, the rapidly rising Germany collided head-on with another emerging country, the United States. In order to clear the "roadblock", Germany had planned an expedition to the United States. "German warships shelled Manhattan, German soldiers poured into the streets of new york ..."-It sounds a little impossible, but this is the scenario envisaged by German strategists.

The Kaiser wanted to "teach" America.

1898, a top secret military plan of Germany showed such a picture: 60 German ships, including heavy cruisers, loaded with 654.38 million elite German troops, first arrived in the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, and then went south after resupply, seized Puerto Rico that the United States had just taken from Spain, and then raided the United States along the Atlantic coast. Among them, thousands of Germans, as a containment force, will disembark from Cod Bay, the earliest immigrant landing place in the United States, and pounce on Boston. The German main force went straight to new york, and the fleet entered Lower new york Bay and began shelling Manhattan. At the same time, the main force of the army landed, and the well-equipped Krupp cannon landed, destroying new york with naval guns. The Germans expected that under heavy siege, the president of the United States would have to seek compromise and sign a humiliating alliance under the city.

This German military archive was discovered in Freiburg, a city in western Germany near the border between France and Switzerland in 2002. The plan was drafted by Kaiser Wilhelm II. Many analysts believe that Caesar did not want to conquer the United States through this war. His goal is to restore the United States to its original state and teach Americans a lesson.

Commander Ren Yuanzheng, the "Father of the Navy"

According to the archives, from 65438 to 0897, William II authorized 28-year-old Navy Captain eberhard Mandy to draft a package plan to attack the United States, hoping to force the United States to accept German unrestricted freedom in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean by means of war. Mandy's series plan has a code name called "Winter Letter".

This plan was supported by alfred von tirpitz, the German "father of the navy", who even made detailed arrangements for this plan. The commander of the planned expeditionary force is Tirpitz. Tilpitz also supports the plan as a new basis for the deployment and further expansion of the new German fleet. Tirpitz has a huge naval reconstruction plan. By 1898, the largest first fleet in German history was established, including 17 battleships, 9 large and 26 small cruisers and other small ships. This scale can be compared with France, which is far behind the United States, and it has the ability to initially challenge Britain. After that, Tirpitz also wants to form a second fleet, including two flagships, 36 battleships, 1 1 large cruisers and 34 small cruisers, which can rival the Royal Navy. Mandy's plan provided Tilpitz with an opportunity to convince the Kaiser.

Also in 1898, the scheme was greatly adjusted and became the scene described at the beginning of the article.

It is difficult to send troops to America.

However, for Mandy's plan, German Chief of Staff Alfred Schrieffen did not support it. He thinks that this 3,000-mile sneak attack is likely to turn into a fiasco, and he supports his plan to invade France. The archives also show that if the United States is invaded, Germany's troops will be stretched, and Germany does not have enough troops to carry out such a difficult war.

In fact, around 1907, Germany gave up the idea of sending troops to the United States, but it did not forget this opponent. In the late World War I, German Foreign Minister zimmermann sent a vicious telegram to the Mexican President, which was unfortunately deciphered by Britain. The telegram reads: "Berlin, 1917 65438+10/9. We have been trying to push the United States to remain neutral. If this effort cannot be realized, we will strive to form an alliance with Mexico on the following basis ... We understand and support Mexico to recapture the territory annexed by the United States, New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. "

If zimmermann's proposal is implemented, the United States may not be able to participate in the European war. However, Mexico did not respond to Germany's proposal, and after the United States learned the contents of the telegram, domestic anti-German sentiment was aroused, and the United States quickly joined the war, which gave Germany a fatal blow.