Battle of the Third Reich

The morning sun was shining through the gap between the buildings, slanting on the steel turret of tank No. 3. Taking a deep breath of moist and cool air, Lieutenant Richter took out his handkerchief from his trouser pocket and wiped away the dewy hands after stroking the armor plate.

"Tank Advance" tucked his handkerchief into the pocket of the black armored jacket. The armor company commander raised his right arm high and then waved forward.

At the same moment, the commanders of all levels scattered on the outskirts of the Cypress Legion also issued the same offensive orders. The head of the German hell's three-headed dog exposed its sharp claws and began to move towards the lair of the dead enemy.

"Don't believe those British guys too much. They dare to deceive their own kings. Anyway, I won't believe such a thing as a pie in the sky." Lieutenant Richter supported the machine gun guide of the captain's command tower, and communicated with himself by radio. Platoon leader chat.

As the only light armor company left in the 25th Regiment, Richter was assigned to the spearpoint of the entire armored division. Their mission was to provide support for the 37th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion's armored vehicles. The two six-wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicles of the 37th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ran in the forefront of the convoy. This six-wheeled heavy armored vehicle performed very well in urban operations, because this vehicle has a set of operating systems for the front and rear. , You don’t have to turn around when you need to retreat in a narrow space. After entering the urban area, the British leader who led the road was very responsible, and the road he chose was solid and spacious, which was very suitable for tanks and other armored vehicles to pass through.

In general, the performance of all units in Cyprus has been very good. Basically, the progress has been smooth and has not encountered strong resistance from the British army. The marching plan elaborately formulated by the Group Army Command has been overthrown by the planners themselves. Bock and Rondestede can only shake their heads and sigh. The situation is changing too fast. Who would think of attacking the British capital before boarding the island At that time, a senior officer of the Army Department of the British Empire would lead the way.

The German 1st Infantry Division was placed on the left wing of the entire regiment. Commander Colonel Ravi led his division directly behind the vanguard battalion. The division commander had secretly made up his mind long ago that he must keep the honor of Frederick the Great Division and never let the fellow Ludwig of the Third Infantry Division take the top spot.

The 22nd Infantry Regiment and the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion of the 1st Infantry Division cover the left wing of the entire division. The 1st Infantry Regiment and Tank Destroyer Battalion marched on the right wing. In the middle was the 43rd Infantry Regiment’s 1st Battalion as a vanguard. The division headed the other company with its direct company and communication company. The combat troops of the 1st Infantry Division have basically been motorized, and only a part of the brigade has retained some mules. German soldiers sat in Opel and the Renault truck seized. Fly along the old English stone streets towards the central city.

The attack of the Cyprus Army blew the horn of the Germans' full-scale offensive. The German troops surrounding the London encirclement circle all left their positions and advanced towards the city of London. Same as Cyprus. Each German army has a clear mission. Of course, the most prominent glory must belong to the head of state, and other units can only choose the next-level target.

This city is too huge, and the German troops are not strong enough to establish a tight blockade system. However, the Germans had encountered this kind of problem in Poland. They already had a wealth of experience in coping. They sent a part of the second-line troops to guard the main highway nodes, controlled a series of traffic nodes, and then used patrols to chain them into one. Line of defense. No one wants to leave London by means of transportation. Of course, they can choose to walk off-road, but how much supplies can a person carry and how far can they run under the eyes of the infantry patrol.

The Germans have repeatedly swept through the outer defense points of the British. The Royal Scottish Regiment, which was scattered across the entire line of defense, can now be regarded as an established annihilation. At present, it is all the scattered soldiers who are stubbornly resisting the defense, part of which is the London Self-Defense Force, which is composed of loyal patriotic loyalist citizens, and some remaining army troops that have retreated from the southern front to London.

The London Self-Defense Force is only a citizen who has received some basic training. It is completely inadequate for the professional army, and the army’s remnant soldiers also have a low morale, so they insist that until now there is only a trace of shame in the heart. But who Everyone knows that this is just a **** brave for a while, and it is not enough to support them against the strong military pressure.

The most tenacious performers were some Royal Air Force personnel and Royal Navy sailors. The former came from more than a dozen air force airports and bases around London, and the latter was a crew of warships resting in London. Their warship is being repaired at the naval shipyard on the Thames. When the Germans approached London, the Royal Navy organized the sailors and officers and issued them with marine weapons. These sailors were added to the ranks of London guards as marines.

The German Army did not care about the identity of those resistances, as long as it raised its arms against the Germans. That is the enemy that must be eliminated.

The foundation of the German Army is not those gorgeous steel monsters, but thousands of ordinary army infantry fighting in the blood. The German infantry force has a professional quality that surpasses that of all its peers in the same period. Whether it is the quality of infantry in Britain, France, Soviet Union and the United States, it cannot be on the same level as the Germans. Every German Army infantry is trained as a grassroots officer, and the grassroots officers are trained in accordance with intermediate officers.

Every ambitious German soldier on the battlefield knows his role on the battlefield and the mission goal of his troops. And what kind of tactics should be used to complete. This led to the fact that even if the commander of the German army was killed, the force would not lose its command, because all the subordinate officers were able to become backups. With the gradual maturity of the German commanding forces at the grassroots level, the desire to break up a German army force gradually became a difficult task, because even if only one non-commissioned officer was left on the battlefield, he could organize a resistance force on the spot. .

Previously, due to the strict order of the headquarters, the troops were not allowed to go into the city without permission. At most, they could only glance at the tall spires of the buildings in downtown London in the name of armed reconnaissance. The German Army easily defeated the weak but tenacious guards and began a planned occupation operation against London. After shoveling the outer barricades and defensive positions, the city of London is like a seashell smashed open, exposing its soft and fat body to the predator.

"Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer, welcome to London." Major Schulenburg of the 40th Infantry Regiment of the 27th Infantry Division stared at the strangely dressed short man in front of him.

If his eyes were not a problem, the Nazi flag in this British man's hand should have been made of curtains. A rough white velvet flag was sewed on a white round cloth with a black paint in the middle. , The edges look very rough.

The current task of the Schulenburg infantry battalion is to occupy the police headquarters in Merton, London. This is also the task assigned by the Army Command to the 27th Infantry Division. This infantry division is responsible for controlling all key units in the Merton area, and maintaining order in the occupied area while eliminating all resistance forces. When the men brought the strange man to Schulenburg, the young policeman looked at him proudly and escorted the British police who surrendered to the police station door.

The German soldiers shouted loudly and ordered the policemen to stand in a row against the wall with their hands holding their heads, and told the policemen that they would not be harmed as long as they obeyed the order, and they would be taken away by the Gendarmerie trucks later.

"I am the commander here, and my soldiers say you have something to report to us." Shulenborg frowned at the smiling man in front of him, stroking the door of his Citroen convertible, this is The loot he obtained in France, he loved this beautiful car, so he also went to the division to report for the German military license.

"Yes, sir, I have important information to report to you." The little man spoke weird German.

"Oh? What important information is there." Schulenburg was appalled by the mysterious secret of the other party.

"I heard that the German ** team is very generous to the collaborators." The man grimaced and said respectfully to Schulenburg.

"Of course, we will give our collaborators very generous rewards, but you must be clear that we are not stupid policemen, we are the German Wehrmacht, and the consequences of cheating us will be very serious." Schulenburg warned the man seriously.

"Of course, of course, very important information." The man's waist was lowered.

"Jews, sir, I will take you to catch the Jews."

"What" Schulenburg blinked, he thought he might have heard it wrong.

"Rich rich Jews are very rich, and they hide in the apartment behind my house." The eyes of the Englishman were shining, and he seemed to have seen those golden rewards.

"Luke Dietrich Heinz," Schulenburg shouted loudly against the man in front of him.

The three tall soldiers of "To Chief" quickly ran to Schulenburg's car.

"Drag the spy over there and kill it" Schulenburg waved his hand with a disgusted expression on his face.

The two soldiers, "Lord Commander," grabbed the man from left to right, and the other grabbed the rough Nazi flag from his hand. The soldiers saluted the Schulenburg, and then dragged the already The scared man walked towards the side alley.

"No sir, I'm not a spy, I also know a banker, a rich man, very, very rich, you can take you... No, how did you let me go, different from what the newspaper said, and let go..." After the gunshot, the man stopped screaming.

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