Father of France

Chapter 74 Praising One and Denigrating Another
It's not important to recruit members of the Waffen-SS, but their families are. If the Waffen-SS members are kept under control, their families will be able to make decisions that benefit France after they move to Saarland, for the sake of their family members.

As for starting with women, the principle is much simpler. The current combination of war and social productivity has created two characteristics of German society: more women than men and high salaries that are unrelated to women.

This means that under the current circumstances, it's better to marry well than to work hard. But no matter how hard you try, given the current male-to-female ratio in Germany, at least 30% of women will inevitably be unable to find a partner.

Germany was defeated again. With so many men dying in the defeated country, the fate of the women can be imagined. Although the imperialist powers may not have acted as directly as in traditional agricultural societies, the situation that many German women would become some kind of spoils of war would not change.

Before leaving France, Koeman managed to get rid of some of the unfaithful French women. As a result, French men of marriageable age would lack female partners, which would be perfect for them to marry German women. A woman's vote is also a vote, not a fraction of a vote.

If such transnational marriages were to occur, French soldiers who married German women would also have to relocate to the Saarland. Soldiers are loyal to their country, so this small matter should not cause any backlash.

France's large-scale immigration policy could easily leave room for criticism and could be subject to interference from Britain and the United States.

This is not something that cannot be done at all, but it can only be done secretly, as a supplement to the third line of defense.

The families of Waffen-SS members, and the women in Franco-German transnational marriages—these are all genuine Germans, and such relationships can be conducted openly and legitimately.

“In that case, we need to be more accurate in shaping public opinion in Saarland in the future,” Koeman whispered to Alan. “Germany has such a huge gender imbalance, it’s perfect for female competition. We need to let the women of Saarland know that German women can’t find life partners and can only work to please men.”

In most parts of this major Eastern country, the male-to-female ratio is only slightly over 100 to 100. Now in Germany, it's 100 to 130. He believes in gender equality, which is, after all, a value system shaped by education received from childhood.

Since men and women are equal and on the same level, the anxieties faced by men in this major Eastern country in the 21st century should also fall on women in Germany in this era.

If it were the 21st century, many people might think that living alone for the rest of their lives is not unacceptable.

However, even if Germany was more advanced than the major Eastern power at that time in 1945, its social environment was probably not as open.

The prevailing idea remains to walk down the aisle, coupled with factors such as "it's better to marry well than to live well" and "men's income far exceeds women's," so Koman decided to go for it.

"Are the Third and Fourth Armies still not outside the country?" Koeman had a general idea of ​​the situation, so he inquired about the current battlefield situation.

"Ask me, I just came out of the division headquarters." With this voice, Martin was walking quickly over, not forgetting to boast about his hard work and contributions, "Being your comrade is really too busy. You clearly want to know the current battlefield situation every day, but you are too embarrassed to go to the division headquarters to ask, so you go alone for a day to avoid suspicion."

"So the Third and Fourth Armies haven't set off yet?" Alan interrupted Martin's spellcasting and went straight to the point.

The Third and Fourth Army Groups were both newly established army groups after the liberation of the homeland.

After all, the First Army was mainly composed of Middle Eastern Christians and some soldiers from other religious sects, while the Second Army was mainly composed of troops from the various French colonies in Africa. If they relied solely on these two armies, the French on the mainland would be in a very awkward position after the war.

Even for the sake of France's reputation, these two army groups had to be established, especially since it was the end of the war and they had to make their due contribution to France.

"No, they're supposed to depart tomorrow. Also, the 1st Panzer Division, the 22nd Panzer Division, and other brother units are engaged in fierce fighting on the Siegfried Line."

Martin rattled off everything he knew about the battlefield situation, "I don't know if the information from the American side is accurate, but it's said that General Patton's Third Army has broken through the Siegfried Line and is advancing towards the Rhine. As of now, since the start of the general offensive on March 7th, Allied forces have claimed to have annihilated 300,000 German troops." "It's probably true that Patton's Third Army broke through the Siegfried Line, but as for annihilating 300,000 German troops?"

Koeman compared the actual data of capturing Saar, killing 5,000 German soldiers and capturing more than 10,000, and estimated that the data was roughly accurate. He believed that the so-called elimination of most of the soldiers was actually the capture of prisoners.

"Once the Siegfried Line is breached, the German forces west of the Rhine will soon collapse. I believe that good news will come from the 1st Panzer Division soon."

Both of them nodded in agreement, as they had always trusted Koeman's judgment, a fact that had been proven over a long period of time.

"Since the Third and Fourth Armies won't be setting off until tomorrow, as military police, we must defend the honor of the French army." Koeman finally decided to make a move, openly so, "Call that AFP war correspondent over and tell the division commander our thoughts."

The French Youth Division was incorporated into the gendarmerie. Its commander, General Duval, had led a campaign to eliminate French collaborators a few months earlier, making him a very special commander among division-level officers.

They also have good relations with French media, including but not limited to AFP, all to protect the campaign against French traitors; otherwise, they might be subjected to public criticism.

The AFP war correspondent for the Youth Division was named Henri. When Koeman heard this name, he was quite taken aback. It was a French common name with the same status as Hans in Germany. The French commander in Syria whom he had killed was also named Henri.

"The Youth Division has the responsibility to supervise the discipline of the French army abroad, but now there are so many violations of military discipline that we can't keep up with them all." General Duval met with Henri, an AFP correspondent embedded with the army, and Coman, who came under the pretext of reporting on the punishment of soldiers who violated discipline, at the division headquarters.

General Duval knew perfectly well that Koeman was acting in his name. When Henry came in, he got straight to the point: "The two army groups alone are already beyond the jurisdiction of the Youth Division. Not to mention that the Third and Fourth Armies are about to enter the battlefield. I think that in this time of war, we must give a warning to all the officers and soldiers of the two army groups. Only AFP can do this."

“We have nothing to hide. For the honor of the French army, we have no choice but to do this. Otherwise, it is the individuals who make mistakes who will lose face, but it is France that will be disgraced,” Corman added from the side.

“General Duval, this isn’t our first contact.” AFP had contacted this young division commander during the purge of French traitors, and Henry’s words at this moment were simply an admission that he was one of theirs.

"Many soldiers from the African colonies in the Second Army committed shameful crimes against German women after entering German territory." General Duval couldn't say anything about the First Army, since he was a division commander there; the soldiers from the African colonies were the perfect scapegoats.

Koeman also thought it made perfect sense, just like how Özil would always be blamed for every loss the German national football team went through because he was of Turkish descent.

The principle is the same: use the bad reputation of African soldiers to warn against the Third and Fourth Armies, which are composed of natives.

"Of course, millions of German men have died in the war, and the male-to-female ratio is indeed very high now, and we cannot hide that fact." Koeman said in a tone that suggested he was a counter-revolutionary who never concealed his thoughts. "I believe that the two army groups composed of native soldiers will not make mistakes on similar issues."

Making mistakes is certainly better; the future of Saar depends on the votes of the German wives of these soldiers who made mistakes, so that he can remain on the French map.

“This matter is indeed very serious.” Henry’s face was full of fearlessness. What was there to say about stepping on the colonies to elevate the homeland? “I must report the true situation in Germany.”

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