Battle of the Third Reich

To Guderian's expectations, this armored unit as the main force of the assault did not encounter any resistance along the way. Their commander won a good sign, and they did not spend time and energy as those colleagues. Clear up the battle of a bunch of shrimp, soldiers and crabs along the road. ●⌒,.

This elite armored force advanced along the county-level highway at high speed, and even the roadblock was not encountered along the way. This made the armored battalion commander overjoyed and quickly notified the subsequent infantry troops to converge along the road they traveled to the designated area. He is currently advancing at a speed that he expects to be able to complete the siege of the campaign before midnight.

This lucky force that rushes in front of all horses is not a simple role. Although they did not get many splendid records in the French battle, they are indeed an elite armed force in nature, and even from the training level It surpassed most German troops at the same level. After all, this is the only armored teaching battalion in the German armored forces.

Being called a teaching camp does not mean that this is the unit with the strongest combat effectiveness in the whole army, but it must be the unit with the highest degree of training in the whole army. The mission of the armored teaching battalion is to serve as a model unit for armored forces, to find out how to use the new equipment in training, to test the new force establishment mode, and to conduct new technical and tactical tests at the same time, eventually spreading the experience gained to all armored forces .

So this kind of elite force that exists as a seed force is generally not sent to the front line to bite the hard bones, but at most follow the main team as a reserve team to feel the atmosphere of the battlefield, or pick up some soft on some secondary battlefields The persimmon kneaded twice.

However, no one would underestimate this unit, because commanders at all levels knew that the personnel in the teaching battalion were the seeds of the expansion of the armored forces in the future, and they must be protected. Any soldier killed in battle is an irreparable loss.

But this time the situation is different. As the experimental unit of the new equipment, the armored training camp took over the four latest G-4 tanks and made the fifth tank row of the heavy tank company. The original No. 2 tank company was completely replaced. It became the third tank. The whole battalion now has 64 tanks No. 3 and 24 tanks No. 4. At the same time, the battalion was also equipped with eight semi-tracked command vehicles, and was incorporated into several newly formed test units, such as self-propelled anti-aircraft platoons, mechanized transport companies, self-anti-tank artillery platoons, and armored grenadier companies. In general, it has far exceeded the scale of ordinary armored battalions. The staffing is closer to a mechanized independent mixed regiment, but the brand of armored teaching camps is still hung outside.

This unit is very much concerned by the headquarters, and the generals of the headquarters are very eager to see the performance of these new equipment and units in actual operations, which is related to the planning of new troops and tactical models in the future large-scale expansion. Perhaps a new technological revolution of the German Wehrmacht will be launched from this force.

The headquarters did not hesitate to put this unit in the second echelon of landing, and stuffed them into the second wave of landing sequence. As a result, the landing was so smooth that they all climbed ashore at noon on the d-day.

The armored teaching battalion of the landing troops is the most complete in this time, and the light and heavy firearms are the most complete. At the most critical moment of the battle, Guderian, who had limited strength, no longer considered what to save the essence. The armored teaching camp was unwilling to be pushed to the forefront of the troops, as the spearpoint to complete this round, took up The important task of collapsing the mouth of the bag towards the heart.

This is what the officers and soldiers of the armored teaching battalion have been expecting, although they are shining the title of a model army and operating the latest equipment. Enjoying the priority supply and privileges, surrounded by the envious eyes of the siblings, but in their hearts, they were apprehensive about their treatment, and perhaps a little ashamed, because they did not have the merits to match the treatment they enjoyed. .

This time I finally got the opportunity to stand out in front of the whole army and became the pioneer of the siege troops. The station of the armored training camp immediately boiled. These rigorously trained soldiers showed their full strength. The whole battalion received It took only twenty-five minutes for the departure order to rush onto the highway, including five minutes of cheering time.

Follow the route set by Goodrian. They departed from Deere, along the Arkham Highway from Dover to Folkestone, straight into the back of the British army. After arriving at Folkestone, they began to rewind the south and cooperated with the subsequent infantry troops to surround and divide Folkestone. military. Squeeze it in the direction of Dover, and eventually the British army wiped out in Dover.

As the spearpoint of the attack, the armored teaching camp is sharp enough. Guderian actually took care of this seed army a little bit. They faced two light infantry divisions, not the British armored forces. The hard bone will be dealt with by the standard battalion ashore. The armored teaching battalion only needs to crush the enemy infantry according to the German tradition.

Guderian did not expect that the central part of the British line of defense was completely open. They were too lazy to set up checkpoints on the main road. The armored training camp was like a literally unmanned state, and all vehicles were fully horsepower. Running towards Folkestone, he reached the periphery of the city before midnight.

The two mechanized infantry battalions moving with the armored battalion immediately deployed on the spot and made roundabout maneuvers to the city flank. From the road to the sea, a slightly thin line of defense was constructed, which was considered to have completed the initial siege.

The German reconnaissance force was sent out. Two armoured reconnaissance vehicles and a barrel truck moved along the road towards the urban area. Their task was to test the border of the British defense line. If possible, it was best to grab a few captives to learn about Britain. The detailed deployment of the army.

The two small four-wheeled armored vehicles turned off their lights and proceeded carefully along the east-west intercity highway. As a result, they directly touched the periphery of the British temporary military camp. The British were unprepared and there was a light in the barracks. Piles of bonfires and kerosene lamps, only a barbed wire fence was set up around the camp as protection. No anti-tank trenches or steel rail villages were seen, not even the basic three-legged deer village. The Germans judged from the performance of the British. The other party really didn't seem to know that the German army had landed.

The captain of the reconnaissance vehicle discussed with the accompanying infantry, and selected a few elite reconnaissance personnel to form a small unit, ready to approach reconnaissance. The captain first reported their findings to the battalion headquarters using radio. He reported the location, the range of the enemy camp, the equipment and fortifications currently observed according to the coordinate parameters on the reconnaissance map, and asked the superior Agree with his approach reconnaissance plan.

Lieutenant Colonel Boulder, the commander of the battalion, was a stable commander. He had just been transferred to this unit less than a month. Originally, he served as the commander of the 7th Armored Division and was very brave in the French campaign. , Obtained a first-level iron cross medal, which is not a junk item in history, this medal has a very high gold content, so the winners will polish this medal shiny, upright Don't be under the breast pocket.

Lieutenant Colonel Boulder carefully judged the location of the two parties and the local terrain on the map, and then asked the staff about the current equipment status of the troops. The staff reported that all the vehicles in the battalion were intact and full of fuel, so they could immediately enter the battle. So the lieutenant colonel immediately agreed to the plan of the reconnaissance captain and ordered the whole battalion to start along the road towards the British military camp.

The distance between the two is actually not far away, and there are only ten minutes' drive. The armored training camp did not come close to the distance where the camp could be visually seen, but stopped the vehicle far behind a gentle slope, because the roar of the engine could be transmitted far away on quiet nights, and no further information was obtained. Before, Boulder felt that he could not beat the snake.

Soon the reconnaissance team brought back the news. The British troops in front of them knew nothing about the news that Germany had landed. The scouts successfully ambushed a British night patrol and killed four people on the spot with a dagger and bayonet. One person was captured, and from the confessions of the captives, they learned the current situation of the British army. The captain of the reconnaissance vehicle left several scouts to continue the surveillance and took the captive to turn around and merge with the large forces.

Lieutenant Colonel Boulder carefully asked the British captives. This British soldier was not scared by the German scouts. The German soldiers were indeed very cruel. The method of cutting the neck with a dagger and cutting it directly to the spine is extremely visually impactful. , Until he was brought in front of Boulder, the teeth of this British inferior soldier continued to fight.

In the end, Boulder got all the information he wanted. The current status of the British army made him very satisfied, and also made him feel excited. He had already seen a great victory and was beckoning him. The prestige of the battalion will be heard throughout the army, and no one will treat them as gilded vases anymore. He will use the facts to prove to the world that he is leading a group of violent tigers instead of gorgeous Persian cats.

Now that his combat determination has been determined, Boulder is not prepared to waste time. He immediately summoned the company commanders for operational deployment. In fact, at this time, in the face of this enemy, any meticulous tactics are performed for the blind. See, the Germans only need to pull the formation and crush it up front to easily win the final victory.

"Armored troops! Advance!" Lieutenant Colonel Boulder stood on his half-track command vehicle and waved his arms vigorously. The three armoured companies rushed down the road and slowly unfolded on the wilderness, forming a huge zigzag assault formation, rushing over the gentle **** towards the British camp.

The battalion’s armored grenadier company carried out its first armored accompanying combat. Eighteen semi-tracked personnel carriers followed the formation of the tank. The self-propelled anti-aircraft company and the self-anti-tank artillery platoon followed the battalion command platoon. The center of the assault group was surrounded and guarded by other vehicles.

When the German tank rolled over the outermost individual outpost, the poor soldier thought he was coming to his reinforcements. He climbed out of the foxhole and greeted the tank, and waved his arms to the visitor to welcome him.

The German tank driver did not understand the meaning of the other party. The mechanic did not hesitate to pull the trigger of the on-board machine gun. The crisp machine gun continued to fire in the silent night sky. This battle was officially called the Dover disaster by the British army. It started. (To be continued.)