Battle of the Third Reich

If there is enough time, why does the German Commander want to make a German version of the mercury plan, using various tactical frauds to let London continue to do their dreams.

But the current conditions simply cannot make them more prepared. In the eyes of future war history researchers, the St. Margaret Trap is an emergency plan made by the German side in a hurry. It can be said that it is extremely crude and inferior, and it is a loophole. There are so many traps, but what makes people puzzled is that the London side didn't realize the obvious loophole until the last minute, and when it was wanted to redeem it, it was gone.

Some people say that the chaotic situation in the theater and the breakdown of the communications intelligence system caused London to misjudge the situation. Some people blamed Churchill’s stubborn self-use and dictatorship on the command structure. The most common understanding These problems may have existed at the time, but the real reason is only known to the parties themselves.

All the surviving parties in the later generations were silent on this matter, because according to common sense they could not explain the various strange events that occurred within these 24 hours, they could only be attributed to another miracle that the apostle of God made in this war. .

The St. Margaret Trap was first introduced around the evening of the same day. It was the staff of the Army Staff that initially proposed this intention. The chiefs of staff who were forced by the army chief of staff could not find a way to continue to strengthen the air defense power of the landing point. Someone suddenly wondered whether it was possible to create a fake landing point to induce the British to bomb. As a result, Kettle almost died on the spot. Where did the Germans still have the time and energy to work out such a huge camouflage project. Do you want to use this old guy to make such suggestions?

But when Kettle unintentionally proposed this plan in front of Xu Jun, he thought it was like a child's play. However, he did not expect that the response of Head of State Xu Da was to greatly appreciate it, and affirmed that it can really be done like this.

Xu Jun’s explanation to Kettle is that the Germans do not need to create a landing zone that is fake and real, but only need to give the British a conspicuous and lively goal. London is now like a man fumbled by a cliff in the dark, knowing that he is in a crisis, but suffering from not seeing where the crisis is. So as long as they give them a clear goal, they will scramble towards the lit light like the flying insects that glare in the night. The task of the German army was to create that light.

Bock and Guderian are so dizzy that they are organizing night attacks by the troops, and of course it is impossible to have the energy to take over the work. So the task was given to Reichenau who was idle in comparison. Half of his assault groups have not landed, and they are carrying out the formation of troops at the landing site.

After receiving a task, a certain party stick was also a little puzzled, but out of trust and loyalty to the head of state, the action began immediately without saying a word. St Margaret's Bay is not an unguarded peaceful area. Because it is very close to Dover, it has undertaken the task of Dover Flanking Alert. In fact, it is also responsible for the coast defense task of the Kent Command Post. This village is less than two kilometers away from the underground command. Just climb up The earth **** along the coast can see the antenna tower towering from the command post in the distance.

This is the biggest loophole in the entire fraud trap, but the Germans really couldn’t find another more suitable location for camouflage, because this is not only related to the terrain, but also to the preparation time. There is no second alternative Target case. Can only choose this place.

The Headquarters knew that this was an adventure, and once it was caught by London, it could not only achieve the purpose of attracting the enemy. It may also result in a more severe blow to the Deere landing zone. The headquarter hopes that London’s trust in the Kent Command and its confidence in its ability to control, the final results did not disappoint the German side, the British did ignore this loophole.

Various information from London showed that they jumped into the trap without turning back, and the British Bomber Command had issued a general mobilization order to give out orders to all squadrons with night bombing capabilities. The ultimate goal is directed at the Gulf of St. Margaret. When the news came, the commanding department celebrated with his forehead. Once again with emotion God bless Germany, God bless the head.

St. Margaret is responsible for military tasks, so unlike other coastal villages and towns, a British army unit is stationed here, with about 200 infantry and 50 coastal artillery. The latter controls four mk-i howitzers . In addition, a light anti-aircraft company was deployed here. The British Army installed a machine gun firing nest on the trestle on the beach. It was equipped with twelve new 40-mm Bofors single-barrel anti-aircraft guns.

This excellent anti-aircraft weapon was manufactured in the UK after the British purchased a Swedish license. However, due to the shortage of domestic resources, it was not fully electric driven as in the original history, but it was a simplified emergency response based on the prototype artillery. The version, in addition to replacing the British simple tubular gun mount, is also equipped with a shield that is not available in the prototype, and uses a centralized fire control system. As long as the target parameters are entered in the fire control computer, the full gun company can follow the instructions The parameters displayed on the monitor are linked to the shooting.

When the German assault infantry entered the village, the British officers and soldiers in the village were all sitting in front of the radio in the canteen.

They haven’t contacted their superiors for a whole day, and the daily supply once a day at noon is nowhere to be seen. A gunshot rumbled three miles away, and a huge black smoke plume straight into the sky, looking like the end of the world. It seemed that there was a panic in the village. There were rumors, and no one knew what happened to Dover, what he should do at this time, and how to do it.

In the evening, a herald of the Kent County Command sent the troops a written order signed by Rear Admiral Rice, ordering the stationed troops to gather all the staff to stand by the radio in the canteen at 6 pm that day, Prime Minister Churchill To make an extremely important speech to all members of the British Army, everyone must listen carefully and no one should be absent for any reason.

When the German commandos arrived, they didn't even see a sentry, so they put up machine guns and rifles directly on the door and window sill of the canteen. They shot and killed more than a dozen British soldiers on the spot, and injured the canteen by accident. Double the number of unlucky eggs, the rest raised their hands on the spot and surrendered. The German soldiers then spent another fifteen minutes searching the entire village, during which two small-scale exchanges broke out, killing several stabbing soldiers who ignored the Prime Minister's order to gamble in the barracks. It took less than twenty minutes before and after the occupation operation to consume more than 500 rounds of bullets and one infantry seriously wounded two minor injuries. This British coastal point was in the hands of the German Army.

They seized a large amount of ammunition and equipment at the same time. As the frontline position of the Dover Fortress Circle, the supply here has always been once a day, and the highest standards were adopted. The soldiers also received very systematic training and were considered soldiers. If they were not misled by false orders, the Germans would definitely need a lot of effort to win the village.

After the army infantry cleared the position, Reichenau immediately brought his staff into the field and began to command the engineering unit to conduct camouflage.

Fortunately, this area already has a very perfect field fortification system. The trench barracks are all equipped with barbed wire, and there are many bunker shelters. As long as the camouflage is slightly changed, it can become a German landing position and a material yard.

The Nazi **** is absolutely indispensable. Although the Germans have begun to slowly de-knife the characters, the British guys are not aware of these changes and only recognize this one. Maybe I couldn’t find so many swastikas in Guderian’s team, but I never missed this in Reichenau’s hands. There are various styles and sizes, and the red swastikas are all over the streets. The alleys, as well as two extra-large ones, can be used as restaurant carpets and are laid on the roof of the house in the center of the village. The two flags were originally made as air defense identification signs, but Xu Jun feels It was like a ground target, and even the bullseye was painted intimately for the enemy.

The commander of the group army used all the tactics to mobilize all the free engineers and light infantry units in the landing zone. In a mere two hours, he made a decent German landing zone out everywhere. German-style signs, flags, camouflage nets, red and white twill check zone symbols, full-blown flags and eagle emblems, a strong Nazi atmosphere rushed to Xiaohan.

All that remained was night deception, and Reichenau used a lot of field lighting equipment and a large number of smoking pots. He first arranged several landing crafts on the beach head, and then placed some boats and floating boards on the sea. The soldiers installed signal lights and burning smoke cans on the floating boards, and connected the power line.

German soldiers also removed some dummy from the window of the British clothing store, put on the German uniform and placed it on the beach. A circle of incandescent lamps and fuel lamps were set up in the surroundings to brighten the snow on this beach. Some German soldiers carried signal flares and hid in foxholes around the beach, while others dispersed into shelters in villages and towns where British citizens dug themselves.

Reichenau reported to the Command that the mission had been completed. Once the British bombers arrived, the German soldiers would ignite a smoke canister, create a smoke barrier in the village, and then spread the smoke on the sea at the same time, and from time to time fired several signal bombs, showing There are troops on the ground. Under the influence of lights and smoke, the ground was filled with conspicuous German flags and logos, and with a series of signal flares of various colors, British pilots could not see any flaws at high altitude.

Reichenau said that he has done all the work he can do, and can definitely achieve the goal of enticing the enemy. If you are still not satisfied with the headquarters, you can simply tie him to the beach, but remember to insert a party flag beside him, then he can also laugh at Jiuquan. (To be continued)