Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Although the "Cheetah" is a fighter plane, it also has pylons under the wings and can carry two bombs.

Six "Cheetahs" formed a two-plane formation and launched an attack on the airport hidden in the forest in three batches.

The runway was destroyed immediately. This was very simple. A 50kg aerial bomb could complete the task.

The hangar was attacked next. The Germans did not expect that the airport hidden in the forest would be discovered. They were almost unprepared. At least three German fighter planes were destroyed in the hangar.

A BF109 tried to take off, but before the nose could be pulled up, it was hit by a string of shells fired from the 20mm cannon. Wagner shouted excitedly: "I finally have my first star!"

Chen Qi did not send congratulations, he was looking for the downed "Qianfeng".

Unfortunately, Chen Qi did not find any traces.

This comforted Chen Qi a little.

At least the "Strong Wind" did not explode after being shot down, so the pilot had a chance to escape.

The "Cheetah" that threw away the bomb did not return, but continued to use its cannon to straf the airport until all valuable attack targets within visual range were destroyed.

When returning home, Chen Qi did not forget to report it. While calling for follow-up attacks, he also hoped that the headquarters would send troops to find the downed "Strong Wind" pilot.

Patton, who was far away in Algiers, did not know about this episode in Corsica.

At the same time as the air raid on Corsica, new news came from the Russian battlefield. The bearded eldest son Yakov died in a German prisoner of war camp because he escaped from prison.

Yakov Dzhugashvili was born in 1907. He passed the Railway Transport Engineering College in 1930 and was assigned to work at the Gir Automobile Manufacturing Plant after graduation.

In 1937, Yakov followed his father's advice and was admitted to the Command Department of the Artillery Academy. He was captured in July 1941.

Yakov was a lieutenant officer of the 14th Tank Division when he was captured. His identity attracted the attention of high-level German officials and was widely publicized by the German propaganda department. Previously, a leaflet allegedly written by Yakov was widely circulated on the Russian battlefield.

Among the leaflets distributed by the Germans, there was a photo of Yakov and a German officer. The following description was: If such a famous officer and Red Army commander can surrender, it means that any resistance to the German army is meaningless.

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On the back of the propaganda material was a letter marked as Yakov's letter to his father, in which Yakov said that he had received preferential treatment from the Germans, and the Germans used this to encourage more Russians to surrender.

On the back of the leaflet, the Germans wrote: Even the son of your supreme leader has surrendered, why do you still have to make unnecessary sacrifices?

Information about Yakov was widely circulated among the Axis powers, but was blocked in the Allies. Therefore, Big Beard was questioned. In the winter of 1941, Big Beard said that "there are no prisoners of war, only traitors" and imprisoned Yakov's wife.

go to jail.

The toughness of the bearded man is vividly demonstrated through Yakov's incident.

He is indeed ruthless and hard-hearted, but he treats everyone equally, even his own children. British princes and princesses also joined the army, but they never went to the front line or even left the UK.

In the mainland, Big Beard sent his sons to the battlefield, and not just Yakov, he sent all three sons to the battlefield.

After the Battle of Volgograd, the Germans proposed to exchange the captured German Marshal Paulus for Yakov.

The bearded man's attitude remains firm: I will not trade a marshal for a soldier.

About a month ago, Yakov was preparing to escape from the death camp. When he was about to cross the power grid to escape, he was discovered by the guards. Yakov was shot to death on the spot by a heavy machine gun and was hit by at least 15 bullets.

The Germans were still unwilling to let Yakov go.

The Germans concealed the real cause of Yakov's death and publicized that Yakov committed suicide. The reason was that Yakov learned the truth about the "Katyn Forest" through Polish prisoners of war in the prison camp, could not accept the role played by Russia, and committed suicide in anger.

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In any case, as the supreme leader of Russia, the bearded eldest son died in a German concentration camp, which aroused widespread indignation among Russian soldiers and greater sympathy for the Russian battlefield.

After the Germans announced the death of Yakov, the federal government of Southern Africa decided to once again increase its assistance to Russia.

At this time, on the Russian battlefield, after a fierce confrontation by the air force, the Battle of Kursk officially kicked off.

On July 12, the Russian 5th Guards Tank Army and the German 2nd SS Panzer Army fought fiercely in Prokhorovka. The two sides dispatched a total of about 1,500 tanks and self-propelled artillery. This was the highest number since the outbreak of the war.

, the largest tank battle.

The battle situation was extremely fierce. Germany's latest Panzer IV and Panzer V tanks performed well. The 75mm cannon and 88mm cannon they were equipped with could destroy the Russian T34 tank at a long distance. However, the T34's 76mm cannon could not penetrate the four tank tanks.

Armor of No. 5 and No. 5.

In the battle report released by the German army, Russia lost at least 800 T34s in Prokhorovka. The total losses of No. 4 and No. 5 were only 50, most of which can still be repaired.

Russia did not announce the specific results, but on July 20, Beard called Roark, hoping to get more "Leopard" types and more powerful "Tiger" types to fight against the German No. 4 and No. 5.

After the Casablanca Conference, Southern Africa had included the "Leopard" in the aid list. Before the Battle of Kursk, at least 300 "Leopard" had been sent to Russia, but these "Leopard" did not appear in

On the battlefield.

This is understandable.

After all, Russian tank drivers also need time to become familiar with the performance of the "Leopard".

"London does not want us to give more support to the Russians. The Prime Minister is very dissatisfied with our independent actions in the Mediterranean. The United Kingdom is becoming more and more inclined to cooperate with the Americans. London's trust in us is decreasing-" Finally from

Young Smooth returned to Pretoria mentally and physically exhausted, and his work in London was not going well.

Yang Smuts went to London last year to serve as the plenipotentiary representative of Southern Africa in the United Kingdom, responsible for coordinating relations between Southern Africa and the United Kingdom.

Yang Smuts was highly trusted by Winston. At the end of last year, Winston awarded Yang Smuts the rank of British Marshal and summoned Yang Smuts into the war cabinet. He hoped that Yang Smuts could play a more important role.

Great effect.

After the North African Campaign, the relationship between Southern Africa and Britain began to become estranged. Britain did not participate in the operations of the Southern African Army in Greece, and the Southern African Army did not participate in the Anglo-American coalition's operations in Sicily. The contact between Winston and Roark also ceased.

close.

You know, a year ago, Winston and Roark were sending telegrams to each other every day.

"Americans, hey, what can Americans bring to the United Kingdom? An economic crisis once in ten years?" Henry was old, but his attitude towards Britain remained unchanged.

"Britain needs help to maintain its position, and the United States wants to expand its influence in Europe. Each wants to get what it needs, and they share the same interests -" Owen is still acrimonious. Both of them are staunch hardliners.

Yang Smuts looked helpless. He was in favor of maintaining relations with the United Kingdom, but from the standpoint of southern Africa, he had to break the British monopoly on the Commonwealth, so he was very entangled and struggling.

"The Russians deserve respect for their performance in the war. They paid a price that we cannot bear and should not be treated harshly." Rock's dissatisfaction with Britain is also accumulating.

By July 1943, Russia had lost nearly 15 million troops. In the first quarter of 1943 alone, it lost 2.15 million troops, of which 726,000 were dead and missing.

Rock is now increasingly worried that after the war, the world will repeat the mistakes of another time and space.

Facts have proved that countries cultivated by pirate culture will never learn to look at problems objectively. They will always be self-centered, only asking for things, and have no sense of responsibility.

This was the world order under British rule.

"The United Kingdom has lost the ability to lead the world, but is unwilling to give up power, so it can only destroy the whole world together. In that case, the United Kingdom can still survive." Owen hit the nail on the head, Britain is the most powerful country.

For countries that do not want the world war to end immediately, it is best for all countries in the world to be destroyed together except the United Kingdom. Only then will the British be satisfied.

"Send a telegram to Winston. I want to talk to him face to face." Rock hopes to meet Winston. Many things can only be said in person.

Winston is also willing to meet Roark, but not right away, it has to be at the right time and at the right place.

The meeting between Rock and Winston can be postponed, but the Italian Navy's action is imminent.

At the same time as the Southern African Air Force was operating, the British and American air forces also began to cooperate with the Southern African Air Force to conduct air strikes on airports and ports on Sardinia to minimize the risks encountered by the Italian Navy during the evacuation operation.

Limited by their strength, the air strikes carried out by the British and US troops were far less effective than those carried out by the Southern African Air Force.

Although the Southern African Air Force is relatively far away from Corsica, due to the crazy deployment of the Fifth Air Force, all German airports in Corsica, as long as the Allies controlled their positions, were destroyed by the Southern African Air Force.

Finally, it was time for the Italian Navy to take action. Under the order of Admiral Borgmini, a total of 27 Italian Navy ships left the La Spezia naval port one after another and headed for Malta under the cover of night.

In the previous plan, the Italian Navy's destination was Parma.

After comprehensive consideration, Patton changed the destination from Parma to Malta. After all, the Germans not only have airports in Corsica and Sardinia, but also more airports in mainland France. If the fleet goes to Parma, it will have to face attacks from mainland France.

Airport threats.

The operation did not go smoothly. When leaving the port, an Italian Navy destroyer accidentally hit a mine and sank quickly in a violent explosion, casting a shadow over the operation.

What is unacceptable is that this mine was laid by the Italian Navy. In order to prevent the Allied fleet from launching an attack on La Spezia, the Italian Navy laid a large number of mines outside the port. These mines did not sink any Allied ship.

The ship, instead, destroyed the Italian Navy's destroyer.

But this is understandable, as this kind of own goal is not the first time for the Italian Navy.

Italian Air Force Marshal Itano Balbo's plane was shot down by an Italian Navy anti-aircraft gun over Tubruk in North Africa.

This kind of thing is not uncommon within the Allied forces. In the just-concluded Battle of Sicily, the plane of Brigadier General Charles Kilans, deputy commander of the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army, was also shot down by Allied anti-aircraft fire. The Brigadier General’s body is still missing.

Found it.

Admiral Borgamini did not realize at this time that the Italian Navy's misfortune had just begun.

In order to reach Parma as soon as possible, Admiral Borgamini ordered the fleet to move forward at full speed. The three latest "Veneto" ships were very fast, with a maximum speed of 30 knots, but other warships with older models were seriously hindered.

The fleet's forward speed was forced to drop to 20 knots.

At six o'clock in the morning, the fleet passed Corsica safely without being attacked by the Germans.

Admiral Borgamini was so happy that he lit a cigar on the bridge of the "Roma" and celebrated with the captain of the "Roma", Adon del Cima.

Borgamini was too happy too early. According to the agreement between the Southern African Air Force and the British and American Air Forces, after the Italian fleet passed through the Bonifacio Strait, the British and American air forces would provide air protection for the Italian Navy.

Just after the Southern African Air Force left as agreed, German bombers suddenly appeared.

At this time, Admiral Borgamini thought that the bombers that appeared in the sky were Allied escort aircraft, so he did not issue an attack order.

At 9:15, a DO·217 bomber produced by Dornier dropped the first bomb on the battleship "Italia" at an altitude of 6,000 meters.

The altitude of 6,000 meters is too high for a battleship, and the possibility of successfully hitting the target is slim. After all, the battleship is moving at high speed.

The first bomb did not hit the "Italia".

However, the second bomb that followed successfully hit the "Italy" and blew a big hole in the "Italy".

The next third bomb accurately hit the "Italy" again. This bomb did not explode due to malfunction, but the "Italy" had been severely damaged.

Before Admiral Borgamini had time to be surprised, the "Roma" he was riding on was also attacked by bombs.

Although the "Italian" was seriously flooded, it did not sink and was still struggling to move forward.

The "Roma" was not so lucky.

The first bomb of the Germans directly penetrated the armored belt of the "Roma" and exploded in the bottom compartment of the "Roma". Seawater immediately poured into the engine room, and some boilers and engines were submerged.

Then the second "Fritz-X" hit near the No. 2 turret, detonating the main ammunition depot. The 1,500-ton main gun was blown away, and the ammunition stored under the main gun was detonated. In a violent explosion,

, the "Roma" broke into two parts and sank quickly. Of the 1,849 crew members, only 596 escaped.

Among the dead, there were about 200 civilians.

When the fleet arrived in Malta, the Allies analyzed the bomb that hit the "Italia" but did not explode, and found out that it was actually a precision-guided bomb.

Precision guidance!

This is 1943.

(End of chapter)