Battle of the Third Reich

Admiral Fedor von Bock is a pure soldier. He never cares about other issues except for matters related to the army.

The Nazi Party, the Nzhu Party, and the commander of the sixty-year-old army group are not as attractive to him as a new weapon.

This old soldier has no interest in politics. For him, it is the same for any party to come to power, as long as he can let him use his talents and let the German ** team rise again.

Boke's favorite sentence to his subordinates when he is free is that a German official must first learn to obey the orders of his superiors before learning to manage subordinates.

So when Bock received the emergency command from the headquarters, even though he was puzzled by the command without the head, but the command was the command, he still carried it out without hesitation.

The command of the command headquarters is very simple. All the troops involved in the battle of Paris immediately stopped the attack and stationed on the spot to closely surround Paris. No one was allowed to enter the city without further command from the headquarters.

Von Bock was appointed as the chief commander of the operation to block the city of Paris. In addition to the two elite infantry divisions under his own ninth army, the headquarters also commanded the two elite infantry divisions under Lundstad. The power was also given to him.

Regarding the command of the headquarters, von Bock has always been resolutely executed. Under his command, four elite German infantry divisions were stationed in a circle around Paris, and the world-famous city was completely sealed that day.

A lower officer of the 17th Infantry Division once proudly claimed after drinking two more glasses that in those days, even if he only wanted to get out of the city of Paris in his defense zone, he would have to accept his inquiry. Where did you come from then have to go back.

Although most of these words are obviously exaggerated, it is still possible to understand the tightness of some of the blockades at that time.

Paris was besieged like this, the Germans built a tight blockade around the city, the intentionally strengthened firepower was densely covered by the entire blockade line, and the four infantry divisions also sent their respective light armored reconnaissance units every day. Patrolling around the peripheral roads day and night.

In addition, the infantry divisions also organized a number of mobile gendarmerie, but their responsibilities are contrary to other troops. They are not to guard against which Frenchmen secretly come out of the city, but to guard against German soldiers who are curious or have too much sense of honor. The city is now not allowed to be too close to the city of Paris. The command of the headquarters is placed there. This must not be violated.

In the next two days, Lundstad’s Group B Army Command also arrived outside Paris.

Londerstad was also at ease because the headquarters had placed von Bock in charge of the Paris blockade.

On the second day outside of Paris, Lundstad spent three hours in the morning to deal with the operational issues of the B Group Army, and the rest of the time began to wander in Paris with his staff. Between those luxury estates on the outskirts.

He first happily went to a home of a pro-German manor, and then the group army commander, under the guidance of the hospitable French master, very happily "visited" a vineyard owned by another manor. Finally, I tasted the wine produced there with great pleasure.

Compared with von Bock, who was almost busy on all fours, Lundstad was a bit "happy".

But it is also true that his Group B army group has the "Cyprus" Legion and the Guderian Legion as spearheads. Although it is not as fast as von Bock's progress, it basically belongs to the category of invincibility.

Not only that, the tenacity and strength of the enemies faced by his troops are obvious to all. No one can say any gossip about it because of the results they can achieve now.

More importantly, the head of state is also directly commanding the battle on his front line, which shows that the focus of this war is still on the head of the b group army group, and the b group army group has thus obtained the most powerful and strong command Top priority support.

In fact, Lundstad can do this even if he does not manage his own troops, because the B Group Army Group has almost been taken over by the headquarters, and most of the battle plans and orders are issued by the headquarters.

Although Lundstad was a bit depressed at the beginning, he was already prepared. As compensation, Lundstad gained a lot of substantial benefits.

Moreover, Xu Jun successfully convinced Lundstad that by the end of the war, the huge cake at the victory celebration must have his share, and it will definitely not be worse than the commanders of the other two army groups.

The command team had some troubles on the road, so it would take at least two days to reach the outskirts of Paris.

The train locomotive on which the Headquarters took a breakdown, the staff agreed that it was a shameless destruction by the French, but the result of the final inspection was that there was a problem with the maintenance of the German locomotive, which made the staff of the staff really depressed. . The train is now parked in a wilderness with no front of the village and no shops. Although the backup rescue train has already started, it will take some time.

The three mixed formations of the First Air Force Air Force also arrived in this famous city on the morning of Lundstad's arrival in Paris.

They received an order to assist the army in blocking Paris.

As soon as they arrived at the airport outside of Paris, the pilots were already familiar with the facilities and environment. The three wing teams had already begun their combat missions, showing the unprecedented efficiency of the Air Force.

The air force sent fifty aircraft of various types after lunch that day. They took off from the occupied airport outside the city, and then began a whole afternoon of aimless wandering over Paris.

In addition to carrying out normal reconnaissance missions, most of them are sightseeing flights. Of course, some of them are also intimidating.

Whether it's the heiii with the huge German machine emblem or the bf109 with dark green camouflage, the German aircraft buzzed like flies and wandered overhead. Few people were indifferent to this, especially when it was black paint The lacquered Stuttgar suddenly appeared over his head.

The thick-lined Stuka pilots sometimes even dive at low altitudes in order to take a few pictures of Parisian citizens flying in the sky, so that they can use it as a cost to brag to their neighbors when they return home.

However, this dangerous movement was then strictly forbidden by the lead commander.

Although they did not encounter a French ground fire attack when flying at low altitudes, if there was a sudden failure of the aircraft at that time, they would not be able to get enough glide distance to fly out of the city of Paris without crashing.

The Air Force’s understanding of the command of the headquarters is that without the order of the great head of state, no one is allowed to step on the land of the city of Paris. No matter if you are parachuting or forced landing, even if you crash, you will die outside the city. .

The sightseeing flight of the Air Force made the army officers extremely jealous. The thought that those Air Forces can unscrupulously turn around in Paris and enjoy the cityscape, and the Army can only stare at the bushes outside Paris, it makes them feel a little uncomfortable. Too balanced.

Many of them just saw Paris from newspapers or postcards. This time, they had planned to lay down the city as soon as possible, and then took a good look at the long-term insight, but did not expect that things would become the situation now.

However, none of the officers clearly expressed dissatisfaction or dissatisfaction with the command of the headquarters. The officers of the headquarters would not do so for no reason. There must be a reason why they could not understand it, and now everyone sees that the fall of Paris is Inevitably, it was only a matter of time before they were the first troops to enter Paris.

It is still more important to think about how to complete your task successfully. It is more important to earn more credits for yourself before the end of the war. You can’t be bothered by the little things.

However, there were still a few savvy officers who attacked the Air Force on the spot.

These officers used the rest time to run to the air force airport for a rest day. After one or two visits, they established a good relationship with the flight captains.

In front of the various bribes and the turbulent slobber offensive, the captains of the flight were dragged down by the deadly officers, and finally promised that the officers could turn around in Paris as observers.

But what the flying captains did not expect was that there would be such a big sequelae to set this precedent.

When those officers returned to the station and proudly bragged in front of their colleagues, from the infantry platoon leader to the army major, almost all the first-line commanders began to find opportunities to run to the air force airport.

Since the precedent has been set, it is really difficult to resist the offensive of these army officers, so these people have also received tickets for the Paris air tour, but these army officers are not those who do not know the gratitude, since then as long as these air forces need the army to help Or if there are any special requirements, the Army will try its best to meet them.

Therefore, the German Air Force and the Army’s grassroots relationship in the Paris theater of war reached unprecedented harmony. In just two days, the Air Force officers and the Army officers were seen everywhere in the military club of the suburban manor. The happy scene is as if the Air Force and the Army have merged.

By the time things finally reached von Bock's ears, more than half of his first-line commanders had already wandered over Paris.

Feng Bock almost burst his blood on the spot, but this was a serious collective violation that he had never encountered in his army for decades.

Although Paris has been declared an undefended city, as long as she is not taken over by Germany for a day, it is still defined as a war zone.

Army officers are not allowed to fly over enemy-occupied areas without permission from their superiors. This is absolutely not allowed.

What's more, these officers are all front-line commanders, and they are the backbone of the army. Any loss von Bock doesn't want to see.

However, although Feng Boke almost broke the table with anger, when he calmed down and looked back, it was really hard to give any punishment to these men.

These officers also have their own reasons for doing so. Moreover, this behavior has not adversely affected the blockade operations so far.

Moreover, from a certain point of view, this also disguised the morale of these officers, and narrowed the relationship between the two services.

Maybe this will also have a certain role in promoting future operations. At least, your own troops will improve their efficiency when they call the First Air Force for support.

The most important point is that this is a joint crime committed by the two services, and the Air Force should also take part of the responsibility. For the Air Force, he has no direct management authority.

Von Bock made a detailed report to the Imperial Command, who had just settled in a luxury manor outside Paris, and reviewed that he had not discovered and prevented such violations as soon as possible.

Since the headquarters has arrived here, this matter will be informed by the headquarters sooner or later. It is impossible to hide and not report, and it may cause unnecessary trouble at that time.

The commander's reply to von Bock was only a few words. If he handled it himself, he would be given back the right to deal with the matter.

Although Feng Bock knows nothing about politics, he is an expert in the affairs of the army. He knows that this is a face given to him. Since he was given the ladder above, he will not be stupid enough to climb down.

Von Bock immediately sought the commander of the First Air Force, Admiral Albert Kesselin Air Force, to discuss the matter.

At this time, Katherine was also having a headache for this matter. The well-known commander in the German Air Force was also very angry at his subordinates' violations.

Catherine has always advocated that as a German person, iron discipline must be kept in mind, and any indulgence in violation of discipline is a crime against the empire.

However, in this matter, he hoped to be able to deal with it as appropriate, not too heavy, which would affect the morale of the troops, nor too light, as this would encourage the continued occurrence of such violations.

The two generals discussed together for half a day and came to a unified opinion. Every officer who violated the discipline received the same punishment regardless of the service, and was confined for a week.

And the two generals decided that in order to deepen the memory of these guys and not affect the current morale, this punishment will be carried out after the troops enter Paris.

When those colleagues and subordinates happily visited Paris, they squatted in the dark, closed room to count the ants. For these proud and proud officers, it may really be a lesson that can be remembered for life.

Now that the conclusion was reached, the thoughts of the two generals were put down. Von Bock happily invited Catherine to have dinner with him, and was just about to take this opportunity to close up with V. Pokhara's Catherine and he readily agreed.

At that time, no one thought that this simple dinner had become the most important part of the German armed forces in the future, and the birth of the German Army Air Force.

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