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The last Nazi soldier: forgotten on the Arctic island
"The Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves are heroes. Success or failure is empty, the green hills are still there, and the sunset is a few degrees. " The vicissitudes of the world are only fleeting, and we can't forget all the displacement, pain, blood rain and hurricanes brought by war. The fiery red sunset has smudged the sky, the prosperity of the past has fallen, and the lonely rain has washed away the lead dust. People came and went on both sides of the road, only saying that it was ordinary at that time. ...

From1September 1939 to1September 1945, World War II lasted only six years. However, the world situation has changed a lot. Soldiers and soldiers in nearby areas will be remembered forever, while soldiers and soldiers in distant islands will meet in 60 years. ...

The year "1945" is a major node in human history, and numerous major events broke out frequently in this year. This year has been really different from Japan's signing of the surrender document at home, to the official victory of the Anti-Japanese War, to the death of President Roosevelt abroad, and to the formal establishment of the United Nations. But these things are not as magnificent as May 8th.

As we all know, 1945 On May 8, the four-nation alliance of Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States signed the Protocol on the Unconditional Surrender of the German Armed Forces, marking the victory of the anti-fascist war in Europe. Countless people cheered the end of the biggest battle in human history, and everyone shouted for the winner and drank a hard-won peace.

As the leaders of the two international camps, the United States and the Soviet Union are cheering for how to deal with the defeated Germany, but in the Arctic 200 miles from Berlin, there are still 1 1 German soldiers struggling. They haven't known the fact that the country is divided and the war is over, but they just stick to their original mission and are assigned to work in an extremely cold place that no one thought of. ...

Later, as the last Nazi soldiers, they revealed the inside story of surrender, whether forgotten on the Arctic island or reunited 60 years later.

"I want to go to work because I like skiing."

1944 In an ordinary summer, German Navy Corporal Hantz Snyder received a secret mission: the war ahead was tight, and the national army urgently needed to temporarily send a group of meteorological professionals to the Arctic to investigate and report the weather.

Young Snyder is full of curiosity about all unknown challenges. He has studied meteorological work for many years. Even if he accepted the job and was asked again 60 years later, he just said, "They asked me if I would like to work in the ice and snow. I would like to work because I like skiing."

For such a simple reason, Snyder decided to venture into the Arctic Island. I don't know if he regretted it later, but in any case, the military orders are like mountains and there is no regret. He is bound to take a trip to accept the recruitment, thinking that his behavior will pay the bill.

In September of the same year, Snyder and his accompanying 10 soldiers took a U-shaped submarine to the North Pole. A few days later, they arrived at Spergen Island, east of Greenland in the Arctic. Their task is simple. The military only needs them to collect meteorological data of war sites in an emergency.

But now when they set foot on this land of ice and snow, they really realize that the biggest problem for them may not be whether they can collect meteorological information at all, but whether they can live here as small and safe as ants in the Arctic.

The weather here is worse than expected. The weather station facing the sea and the sparse white in front of us can't help but make people shudder, and they can't see any vitality. The extremely cold weather stopped the fish and shrimp that should have jumped. Endless pale and gloomy weather is suffocating and lifeless.

Although they have long known that this place is very different from their hometown, there are no distinct seasons here, only winter days year after year.

The cold north wind slapped their tender cheeks, as if laughing at the young people. The wind and frost are biting, and the cold wind invades the muscles. It seems that some people have given up, but they don't know how long it will be before the war is over. At this moment, I only hope that the fighting in the distance can be calmed down as soon as possible, and peace is always so hard-won and desirable. It is really "Shrike flew to Yan Xi and asked the return date before boarding the plane"

"They tried to stop us, but they all failed."

We are well aware that the influence of climate on war can never be regarded as a trivial matter. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang skillfully took advantage of the east wind and captured Cao Cao's 300,000 troops with the alliance of 50,000 Sun and Liu. When Judy seized power in the Ming Dynasty, Yan Jun was helped by the wind in the three wars of Baigou River, Jiahe River and Gaocheng City. Napoleon attacked Russia and Hitler besieged the Soviet Union, both of which were defeated by the cold wind.

As the saying goes, "see the micro-knowledge", then this action is naturally a big deal. Because few people know that the Germans only took a secret and sharp code name-broadsword action. In the next three months, they made many outstanding efforts to encrypt the meteorological information surveyed and send it directly to the military command.

In mid-February, 65438, Wolfenstein Castle used the obtained meteorological information to take a counter-offensive strategy against the allies of anti-fascist countries. The allies suffered heavy losses in this battle because they didn't get the weather news in advance. Why is it not doubtful to choose such a opportune time?

Of course, the allies will not be slaughtered. After many investigations, they brought their suspicions to this Arctic island thousands of miles away. In order to defeat the enemy, they sent destroyers to Spitsbergen Island. After many days of searching, the destroyer still failed to find the trace of the broadsword squad on this endless Iceland, so it had to return in vain.

Life in the Arctic is always difficult. These 1 1 Nazi youths lived a dull life all day on this desert island, but their troubles were far more than that. On this desert island, although there is no indiscriminate bombing of bullets, there are always large beasts knocking at the door in the middle of the night.

"Our hometown was bombed, and I don't know if my family is dead or alive."

"From now on, we will be divided into two places, each with its own safety." How to get together in wartime? The war has not stopped. One of the soldiers once said, "We are very worried about our family. We heard the news that our hometown was bombed. We don't know whether they are dead or alive. "

The days of return seem to be getting longer and longer, and at this moment, they seem so overwhelmed. They have been with the ice and snow for many years, and they have already smoothed their hearts when they came. What's more, they are on this remote arctic island, and even the allied destroyers have not searched. How can they believe that at this moment, Hongyan sends books and carp delivers letters?

It is really "ten years of life and death, don't think about it, never forget." A lonely grave thousands of miles away, why is there nowhere to talk about bleak?

Finally,1May 8, 945, the Germans surrendered, and the high-level officials replied that the war was over, and there was no need to send a message or destroy documents. I thought the war was over and I could go home, but who wanted to hear from me again and ask for it in many ways? The top management didn't reply and didn't send warships to pick them up.

Yes, they have been forgotten, forgotten by the motherland they once believed in. The motherland doesn't remember them, and the people forget them. Someone once asked on the Internet, "What's it like to be forgotten?" One of them replied: "Standing in the corner to see the world, but there is no eye from the world to this corner, probably."

When the song is over, we will meet again in 60 years.

But time is always so fair. 1September 4, 945, they were finally discovered by the nearby Norwegian military and returned to the motherland that they once remembered. However, at this time, Germany has long been divided by the Berlin Wall made of concrete, forming two confrontation groups, East Germany and West Germany.

All good things must come to an end. They just want to celebrate the joy of going home and have to part. The friendship that once shared life and death was shattered by this cold wall with a total length of 169.5 km. After that, they left and dispersed, and time wandered leisurely between the two places. ...

The moon has passed, and the days are long and the months are deep. With the collapse of the Berlin Wall, Germany has also achieved reunification, and the new century has arrived unconsciously. This little-known action was not mentioned again by two living veterans until a few years ago. However, it has been 60 years since this gathering, and the rush of time reminds people of their old age. Now, when they look back, they are still recalling the past with fresh memories.

Sixty years have passed, and their lives have passed for half a year. How many changes have taken place in these 60 years, but the years are like water, and 60 years of life have passed in an instant. When thousands of thoughts come to mind, I think of my old friend who once lived and died together, and now he has passed away. The two mourned each other's death. Somehow, the past and present feelings are so indescribable. ...