Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Most of the Free French Army soldiers came from France's overseas colonies, and only a small number were truly French.

Although France prides itself on democracy and freedom, its overseas colonies are still second-class citizens after all. Now that they come to France to fight, they are psychologically inferior. They dare not refute even if they are scolded by the French.

Southern Africans are familiar with this journey. During the last world war, the Southern African Expeditionary Force brought back tens of millions of souvenirs from Europe. Today, these Southern African Expeditionary Force soldiers all listened to their fathers or grandfathers.

I grew up with the story of the French war, and now that I have the opportunity to recreate the glory of that year, I wouldn’t let it go.

The key point is that people in southern Africa have money. Even if they like something, they will not grab it directly like the Germans, or just throw money at it like the equally wealthy Americans. That would be a bit insulting.

The road traffic situation is still not very good. The troops stop and go, and the soldiers are very active during breaks. Southern Africans like commemorative trophies, such as handicrafts or German military medals.

North African soldiers prefer valuable small items, which are also watches. Between southern African soldiers and North African soldiers, watches and pocket watches are most frequently traded.

Speaking of which, France has been very unlucky in the past few decades. France was the main battlefield in the last world war, but this time it fell directly.

But after so many years of war, the officers and soldiers of the Southern African Expedition have still gained a lot, which makes people sigh.

Southern Africa has not caught up with the age of discovery, which made people rich overnight, but the current era is not bad.

"Man, I got a Ruger, are you interested?" A Free French Army soldier from North Africa said proudly. The German Luger pistol is the favorite souvenir of soldiers in southern Africa.

"Really? Let me see -" The southern African soldiers were indeed very enthusiastic, and several people gathered around them at the same time.

The Free French soldier took the Ruger out of his backpack and handed it to a sergeant major on the southern African side.

The sergeant major took it and took a look at it. He was happy and handed it to the eager private next to him.

"This is the Ruger produced in Rhodesia -" the private was more direct. There are many of these in southern Africa, so it's not rare.

The Free French Army soldier was very sad. He had no idea that Ruger was also produced in southern Africa, and even if he knew, he wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

The sergeant major is well-informed, with a mahogany pipe in his mouth, a gold pocket watch chain across his chest, and a crystal goggles issued by the German armored soldiers tied to his helmet. I don’t know which destroyed tank he found.

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It can be seen that the war has indeed caused great damage to France. A village on the roadside has been completely abandoned, half of the houses have been destroyed, and smoke is still rising from the ruins. The ditch on the roadside has dried up, and there is an unburied body beside the ditch.

The corpse was badly decomposed. In the distance, in a vineyard overgrown with grass because it had not been taken care of for a long time, several fat and strong wild dogs looked at the hurried troops with vigilant eyes. Their eyes were blood red.

That's right, going further north is France's famous Champagne region.

This area is actually rich in wine, because the Champagne brand has been involved in legal battles with companies in the Champagne province for many years. Later, the French court ruled that only wine from the Champagne province can be sold under the name of Champagne. The wine merchants here simply moved the winery.

When you go to Champagne, the wine you use is actually produced here.

In the sergeant major's backpack, there was a bottle of wine that was over 20 years old. This was purchased from the Free French Army, and the sergeant major paid five rand for it.

For those soldiers of the Free French Army, it was an absolute surprise that a bottle of table wine could be sold for five rand.

No fighting has broken out since leaving Lyon, and the soldiers were somewhat relaxed.

The sergeant major still remained vigilant. This was actually an enemy-occupied area, and he might encounter German troops in the next moment.

The guerrillas were also unable to deal with the German troops. About two kilometers away from the town of Roma, intensive gunfire came from the front, and the battle finally broke out.

In the armored command vehicle, Carlisle and Mars were refreshed. The enemy they were expecting was finally here.

"The town of Roma is not large, and the number of German troops will not be too large. I will send troops to feint attack from the front, and your people will outflank them from the two wings. Let us fight a beautiful battle of annihilation." Mars was highly motivated, and the news came back from the front troops.

It shows that the German army's firepower is not very strong, and there are no tanks to assist in the battle, so it does not seem difficult.

"Let's wait for the Air Force's reconnaissance first -" Carlisle was not in a hurry. No tanks appeared, which does not mean that there are really no tanks. It is just that the battle was not intense enough to require tanks to participate in the battle.

The situation is unclear now. If you attack rashly, you may die. Mars can not care about the casualties of his troops, but Carlisle must be responsible for his soldiers.

"Air force reconnaissance will take at least two hours. This time is enough for us to end the battle." Mars was emotional. These officers of the Free French Army could not wait to prove themselves.

This is also understandable. If the battle is in southern Africa, then the officers and soldiers of southern Africa will move forward courageously.

"Mars, you have to learn to wait." Carlisle said calmly. Among the officers of the Free French Army, few were qualified according to southern African standards.

This is not to say that St. Cyr Military Academy is not good. After all, it is one of the four most prestigious schools, so it still has confidence.

Most of the real graduates of the Saint-Cyr Military Academy served in the Vichy French Army. Most of these officers of the Free French Army were colonial soldiers. Some were from the navy, and some escaped from France. In short, they were truly qualified.

Not many.

Mars is a standard colonial soldier who has been serving in North Africa.

The French army is also highly hierarchical. Excellent soldiers are serving in the mainland. Only those whose performance is not good enough or who are not popular in the army will be sent to the colonies. The overall level can be imagined.

Carlisle was right. The guerrillas came first before the reconnaissance plane arrived.

"We launched an attack on the town of Roma the day before yesterday and suffered heavy losses. The people guarding the town of Roma were German armored troops. We saw at least three Panzer IV tanks. Yesterday another guerrilla group was ambushed by the Germans. More than 60 people were killed.

Any news comes out." The guerrilla leader had bandages on his arms and head, obviously having gone through a bloody battle.

"Are there any German positions around the town of Roma?" Carlisle's most worried thing happened.

"There must be. We have several guerrilla groups that often operate nearby. We have lost contact with them now. I heard people say that several German troops came from Paris. I don't know how many exactly." The guerrilla leader can provide little information.

limited.

Let's wait for the Air Force's investigation.

This wait lasted three days.

The results were not good. Air Force reconnaissance showed that the German army deployed a defense line of tens of kilometers with the town of Roma as the center. The total number of German troops in this area may exceed 100,000 people.

This was beyond what Mars and Carlisle could handle. Patton and De Gaulle were also concerned about the concentration of German troops.

"This should be the last line of defense before we arrive in Paris. The Germans are now shrinking across the board and are setting up defensive positions around Paris. I guess the Germans want to fight an urban offensive and defensive war with us around Paris." Patton has a headache. If this is really the case.

, then the situation is really a bit tricky.

As one of the oldest cities in Europe, Paris has always been the most dazzling pearl of France. There are a large number of important buildings with historical significance in the city. It is impossible for the French to be like the Russians and would rather reduce the city to ruins than to follow the example of the Germans.

People fight bloody battles to the end.

Isn't there a saying that the enemy can never capture Paris before France surrenders?

This can also confirm the importance of Paris to France from the side.

The French would rather surrender Paris to their enemies than destroy any building in Paris.

Perhaps it is for this reason that Germans dare to do this.

Otherwise, concentrating troops in a city like Paris would be tantamount to giving targets to Allied bombers. If you look at Japanese cities, you will know how stupid this is.

"If this is the case, we can only bypass Paris and besiege Paris." De Gaulle did not dare to attack by force. He also hoped to win over the people. If Paris was reduced to ruins, De Gaulle would immediately replace Mustache and become the leader of France.

The most annoying person.

"Let's check first. The Germans may not have the courage to defend Paris." Patton hoped that Mustache could recognize the reality.

The reality is that the Axis powers are now utterly defeated.

With the progress of the Russian battlefield, several Axis powers such as Finland and Romania have withdrawn from the war.

This is a more respectable way of saying it, similar to France's cessation of resistance.

In fact, it means defeat and surrender. Originally, these few joined the Axis Powers just to fish in troubled waters. Now that the Germans are gone, they don't want to rush into the arms of the Allies.

Otherwise, Italy's repeated leaps during the last world war set the worst example for everyone.

The situation in Italy is even worse.

As one of Germany's most important allies, Italy - no, it is now the Republic of Salo, is at the end of its rope. The Allied forces are advancing north along the Apennine Peninsula and have now reached the Isonzo River Basin. One step further is

Heartland of Europe.

During the last World War, Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire fought a total of 12 battles in the Isonzo River Basin. Both sides suffered heavy losses. In the end, the battle ended with German support and the Austro-Hungarian Empire having a slight advantage.

This time there won't be a long tug-of-war. The Allied forces are overwhelming. News of Fat Bald's death for the second time. He was captured by the guerrillas and hanged. This time it should be true.

Mustache has now lost his mind and cannot accept the fact that the German army is retreating steadily. He turns a blind eye to any suggestions related to retreat and requires all German troops to defend on the spot and wait for support from Germany.

In order to recruit more troops, Mustache has expanded the recruitment range to from eight to seventy years old. This decision is simply crazy. The seventy-year-old man can't even walk, so he asked them to pick up their rifles and charge——

He probably couldn't even lift the rifle.

Most eight-year-old children can't hold a rifle.

In any case, this is the first time that the coalition forces have encountered a real challenge since the launch of Operation Dragoon.

At the same time, in the direction of Normandy, the Allied forces finally received the long-awaited news of victory.

On July 5, after nearly twenty days of crazy bombardment, the U.S. military commanded by Patton finally announced the occupation of Cherbourg, completing the second phase of the U.S. military's mission.

The price was huge. Patton only chose to use superior firepower to torture the Germans after the US military attack was frustrated. Even so, the US military casualties still reached 12,000 and consumed more than 1.5 million artillery shells. After this battle, many US military soldiers

The self-propelled artillery can be scrapped, and in addition to the victory at Cherbourg, there is also a large group of experienced artillery.

The best shooters in the Army are fed by bullets.

The same goes for artillery.

The African troops stationed in the southern part of Cannes finally left their base and launched an attack on the German army.

The southern African army advanced very quickly, advancing more than 20 kilometers day and night.

In comparison, the U.S. military after occupying Cherbourg was as slow as a snail, advancing only 1.5 kilometers per day.

1.5 kilometers!

It feels like the tank engine is not yet hot, and the offensive mission for the day is completed.

Although Patton's speed was slow, he finally gained something. Montgomery was the most miserable. Caen was still in the hands of the Germans, and the British army had nothing to do.

It was not without gains. At the end of June, after a hard battle, the British army repelled the German counterattack and occupied Laoliang. The leading force, the 11th Armored Division, controlled the bridge on the Oden River.

The British army then crossed the Oden River and established a bridgehead on the other side of the river with a frontal width of 3,650 meters and a depth of 900 meters.

Before Montgomery had time to report the good news to London, the German counterattacks followed.

The German commanders also knew how to attack halfway across the border. Before the British army had time to expand their positions, the Germans concentrated 5 armored divisions to launch a counterattack. This plan was promptly learned by the Allies. On June 29, a total of 1,700 heavy bombers and 400 bombers were dispatched.

During the sortie, bombers dropped 12,000 tons of bombs and violently bombed the German armored forces.

Under the cover of the Allied air force, the British army took the opportunity to occupy Highland 112, a strategic location southwest of Caen.

The good news ends here. Although the British army occupied Hill 112, they were unable to continue advancing.

The German armored forces were subjected to frenzied sniping attacks by the Allied air force. They were struggling to move forward and were unable to attack. The two sides were in a stalemate.

On July 1, Rock kept his agreement with Winston and sent a telegram to Gavin, asking the southern African army to increase its attack on the German army.

Patton also received orders from Eisenhower to command the 3rd Armored Army to advance toward Caen to help the British army.

Inadvertently, two large-scale battles were brewing in the two directions of Caen and Lyon at the same time, and the competitive situation was obvious.

At the same time, Russia is also actively advancing. From last winter to now, the Russian army has organized eight large-scale attacks against the German army, each with a million-level attack.

Regrettably, it is difficult for the Russian army's offensive to appear in newspapers and magazines in southern Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For editors in these countries, the victories won by the Russians on the battlefield are not even as good as those of the British royal family.

tidbits of news.

Yes, the British royal family has made news again, and this time it's Edward VIII who loves beauty more than his country.