Chapter 150
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November 15, 1940
Berlin, Northern Germany
The French Army's offensive on the Western Front, which had continued at the cost of grievous losses, finally ground to a halt and entered a lull.
The Belgian and Dutch armies, which had been in a precarious state, were now hastily strengthening their forces by diligently purchasing equipment pouring out of the adjacent Ruhr.
What was interesting was that Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands was being lauded by the Allied Powers and her people for liquidating her personal property to strengthen the army's armament and for taking the lead in radio broadcasts to encourage the public.
As it happened, King Leopold III of Belgium, who had waged a poor fight while holding command of the army at the start of the war and had advocated for surrender, only reluctantly yielding to parliamentary pressure, was naturally being compared to Wilhelmina and losing even more popularity.
In any case, my father was steadily securing what he could while providing arms support, and thanks to the reparations from Italy and the funds Britain provided as promised, our financial situation became quite stable.
Well, in that sort of area, he's in a league of his own compared to me…