Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

There are indeed tanks, but they are not the most advanced "King Tiger", not even the Panzer IV and Panzer V, but the Panzer III tanks that Germany had equipped before the war broke out.

The No. 3 was an unsuccessful series. Only 1,500 No. 3 J models were produced, with the highest production volume. They were gradually replaced by the No. 4 starting in 1940.

After the Panzer IV and Panzer V became the main tanks of the German army, the German army tried to improve the Panzer III tank. Some Panzer III tanks were once converted into fire-breathing tanks for use on the Russian battlefield.

This transformation was not successful. Subsequently, No. 3 was equipped in large quantities to the second-line troops stationed in the occupying countries. Most of the armored forces in France were equipped with No. 3 and No. 2 produced earlier.

The total combat weight of the Panzer III tank is only 25 tons, and the thickness of the main front armor is only 45 mm. Its armament system is a 50 mm tank gun and a coaxial machine gun. It is not even equipped with an anti-aircraft machine gun.

The performance of No. 2 is weaker, but even so, when the light infantry faces these two tanks, if they don't have weapons at hand, they will be easily slaughtered.

After the street filled with smoke, the captain jumped out from behind the low wall and rushed to the opposite street.

This is a habit of the southern African army. When charging, British and French officers would say: Charge me!

Southern African officers "come with me", so Southern African soldiers are always braver than the British and French troops.

A dozen soldiers followed the captain across the street, and then they heard the sound of tank engines.

The captain was not in a hurry, so he continued to observe first. After discovering that it was a Panzer III tank, and that there was only one tank, the captain raised his hand and called the fireman with the rocket launcher on his back over.

The equipment of the Southern African army is also different. The mountain infantry is equipped with less armored units and more special weapons such as rocket launchers and flamethrowers. These two types of weapons are only equipped to the platoon level in the armored units, while the mountain infantry are equipped directly with the squad.

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At this time, the distance was so close that the fireman did not need to aim. A rocket passed by and the front of the Panzer III tank was penetrated. The commander was lucky enough to survive. He opened the top cover and tried to escape, but was shot to death by the riflemen.

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Semi-automatic rifles are really useful in this environment. The Mauser still has to fire a round and pull the bolt. A semi-automatic rifle just needs to pull the trigger continuously. Two semi-automatic rifles can produce an effect similar to that of a light machine gun.

"Up, up, up, up -" the captain did not stop and led the soldiers to move forward.

Boom!

The German sniper fired again, but this time he still missed. He probably wasn't very good at it either.

It's normal. All the excellent snipers of the German army are facing off against Vasily and the others in Russia. How can the garrison have excellent snipers? Even if they do, they are veterans who retired from the last world war. They can't even hold a gun.

Easy to say.

After Operation Overlord began, the oldest German prisoners of war captured by the Allies were 69 years old and the youngest was only 11 years old.

11 years old!

Just started middle school in southern Africa.

At the age of 69, he is already old enough to live in retirement, but he still has to fight to the death against young people in their twenties like the Allied Forces in Europe. It is both hateful and sad.

There was no third chance for the German snipers. The precision shooters in the Southern African Army were all young, strong, and experienced masters. The German snipers hiding in the ruins were quickly discovered and killed in one shot.

The duel between snipers is the epitome of the second Caen Offensive.

One side is well prepared, has the upper hand, and has sufficient troops.

The other side was trapped and still fighting, with no logistics, and fighting alone. This was originally a battle without suspense, but it turned into a TV series for the British.

Not only the German army in Caen, but also the German army in Paris were trapped and still fighting.

As early as ten days ago, Paris railway workers went on a general strike, causing traffic between Paris and the outside world to be completely disrupted.

Workers' strikes can be considered a French tradition. During the French Republic, workers would go on strike every once in a while, and the frequency was about the same as taking vacations.

The frequency of French railway workers' strikes is particularly frequent. Not only do they last for a long time, but they also have a resolute attitude. As long as the goal is not achieved, even if the king of heaven comes, I will not go to work.

When the French Republic was under the rule, French railway workers had the courage to resist. Now that it is under German rule, the French railway workers have even more reasons to strike.

What was different from before was that the striking railway workers did not go home to sleep, but actively joined the resistance army to fight against German rule, which effectively supported the Allied offensive.

Unlike the old, weak, sick and disabled people in the German army, railway workers are all young people in their prime, full of physical strength and energy. The key is to be organized and disciplined, which is even more terrifying.

When the news reached Lyon, Patton and de Gaulle were speechless.

What surprised Patton was: If the French were so brave to resist, why did they surrender after only fighting for 39 days?

De Gaulle’s dilemma was that when he saw the news about the French railway workers’ strike, his first reaction was not excitement, but embarrassment and worry——

French railway workers not only had the courage to resist German rule, but also had the same attitude towards the French government.

De Gaulle was definitely going to be the president of France after the war ended.

So Dietrich von Choltitz's current situation is a true reflection of de Gaulle in the future.

Von Choltitz was the commander of the German army in Paris. He was born in a Prussian military family and graduated from the highly disciplined Saxon Military Academy. During his 29-year military career, Choltitz was always known for his unconditional obedience to orders and resolute completion of tasks.

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Von Choltitz was recognized as a tough guy, an officer who never asked how strict his orders were and resolutely carried them out.

During the bloody Battle of Sevastopol on the Eastern Front, Choltitz was ordered to lead a division to cover the retreat of the main German forces. During the mission, Choltitz meticulously implemented the scorched earth policy.

Mustache sent Choltitz to France because of Choltitz's firm execution of orders.

On July 15th, von Choltitz arrived in Paris. At this time, he was carrying a secret order from Mustache. When the Allied forces attacked Paris and the German army was unable to win the battle, von Choltitz wanted to completely destroy Paris.

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Von Choltitz resolutely carried out Mustache's orders. In the past half month, the German army deployed explosives at all strategic locations and famous attractions in Paris, including Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and other famous historical buildings.

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Patton and de Gaulle had no idea how much dynamite von Choltitz had used.

Intelligence officials estimate that there is enough explosives to blow up half the world's bridges.

"I have sent someone to contact Choltitz secretly, hoping that he will give up the mission and avoid heavy losses in Paris." Patton also did not want Paris to be destroyed by the war. There were so many treasures in the Louvre that the Germans did not want.

, it can be given to southern Africa——

"This man is a well-known tough guy. Instead of inciting him to rebel, it is better to send someone to kill him!" De Gaulle's concern leads to chaos. Killing Choltitz will not solve the problem. Some people in Germany are willing to resolutely carry out Mustache's orders.

Even though the mustache is now at the end of its rope.

"Tough men also have weaknesses -" Barton doesn't believe in evil, as there is a saying: Men don't care about loyalty, loyalty is because the stakes of betrayal are too low.

When Patton was working next to Roark, a phrase Roark often used was: Give him an offer he couldn't refuse.

Choltitz's weakness was family.

Even a tough guy has a soft part in his heart that cannot be touched.

Choltitz was not afraid of death in order to carry out his orders, but that didn't mean he could drag his family with him to die.

Before Rommel committed suicide by taking poison, he asked that his family not be implicated. Choltitz could also give up his faith for the sake of his family.

"You sent people to kidnap his family?" De Gaulle had a new understanding of Patton's style of doing things.

De Gaulle has always had a positive view of the generals in southern Africa.

Some of the generals in southern Africa are greedy for money, some are attached to power, and some are fond of beauty.

But generally speaking, the generals in Southern Africa - or in other words, everyone in Southern Africa have a bottom line, and this bottom line is the moral bottom line of their lives.

If Patton kidnapped Choltitz's family in order to instigate rebellion against Choltitz, even if it was for a noble purpose, the method would be despicable.

Of course, de Gaulle did not resist such despicability.

If Choltitz's family is kidnapped, Paris can be saved.

Then De Gaulle would personally go to Germany and kidnap Choltitz's family back to France.

The moral bottom line is for moral people.

How to repay kindness with kindness?

"How is it possible? I mean, I sent people to Berlin to persuade Choltitz's family to defect to the light!" Barton looked majestic and upright.

"Oh——" De Gaulle said meaningfully.

These words made de Gaulle, who had just had some thoughts, feel ashamed of himself.

Patton didn't lie. He indeed sent people to Berlin to persuade Choltitz's family to defect to the light.

As for what the Patton faction will do, Patton has nothing to do with it.

As the saying goes, if you are going to be outside, you will be treated differently——

"Then shall we temporarily stop the attack on Paris?" De Gaulle no longer cares about the competition with the British and Americans. Compared with the safety of Paris, personal honor is insignificant.

"Of course not, we have to put enough pressure on Choltitz, and don't forget that the railway workers in Paris are still waiting for us to save them." Patton would not stop attacking.

Instigating rebellion was too risky. If it failed, he would still have to go back to the routine of urban offensive and defensive warfare. Patton did not want to give the German defenders a chance to breathe.

Of course, this is also because the current battles are all in the outer suburbs of Paris, far from entering the city of Paris.

This is normal. There are explosives everywhere in Paris now. The German army may destroy every bridge on the Seine River at any time. If you stay in Paris, you will not only be attacked by the rebels, but also face the threat of explosives at any time. The Germans are not that worried.

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There were only a few troops defending the city of Paris. They were nominally two divisions, but in fact they only had a little over 20,000 troops. There were also four divisions stationed in the outer suburbs of Paris. These troops built a semi-circular defense line around Paris.

The 15th Armored Division located at the Allied Arrowhead Salient is no longer the 15th Armored Division, but replaced by the 2nd Armored Division of the Free French Army. The division commander is personally served by the former Governor of French Cameroon, Leclerc.

The 2nd Armored Division is now less than fifty kilometers away from Paris, and in front of Leclerc is the Seine, the largest river in northern France.

The Seine River is 776 kilometers long and is one of the most famous rivers in Europe. Paris was originally built on some of the main crossings of the Seine River.

"Explosives were installed under this bridge. The bridge structure was damaged and our tanks could not pass." Leclerc's chief of staff Lucas was very sad. The Seine is the mother river of all French people, but it was treated so cruelly by the Germans.

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The Seine River is wide, and it is difficult to build bridges on the river. Each bridge is expensive to build.

Now the Germans have installed explosives on all the bridges on the Seine River near Paris in order to destroy the bridges. This behavior is simply crazy.

When the 2nd Armored Division arrived at the bridge, it was already controlled by guerrillas, so the Germans had not yet had time to detonate the explosives.

This is truly a blessing in misfortune.

"Then go along the river. Can the truck pass?" Leclerc overcame all difficulties and wanted to reach Paris as quickly as possible.

"The truck should be able to do it, but if the truck loses the protection of the tank -" Lucas did not suggest dividing the troops, the German army still has the ability to resist.

Just now, several German bombers tried to attack the 2nd Armored Division, but were easily repelled by the anti-aircraft machine guns on the tanks.

Germany did not have no air force in France, but concentrated all its air forces in Paris in an attempt to fight the Allies to the death.

Unfortunately, like the Army's tanks, the German aircraft that have appeared are also obsolete models of old models, with slow speeds, weak firepower, and most importantly, lack of fuel, and the frequency of dispatches is very low.

"Our Algiers tanks can't beat the German No. 4 and No. 5, can't they even beat the No. 2 and No. 3?" Leclerc was very angry. The 4th SS Armored Division, the strongest German army, was fighting during the war.

The 6th Armored Division of the Free French Army suffered heavy losses in the First World War and was pursued by the Allied Air Force. It is said that less than ten tanks escaped back to Paris.

Now de Broglie and Grote have become heroes of Free France. Not only will de Gaulle award de Broglie and Grote the Medal of Honor, but the federal government of Southern Africa will also award them the Medal of Victory.

The Order of Victory belongs to the third level in the Southern African Order of Merit system.

The Medal of Honor is the highest level in the French medal system.

From the weight of these two medals, it is not difficult to see the weight of the French campaign in the overall Allied operations.

Leclerc may not care about the Victory Medal, but he does care about the limited number of Medal of Honor. Every quota of this medal is precious.

The overall performance of the Algiers tank is similar to that of the German Panzer IV.

Germany's elite tankers are also on the Russian battlefield. The tankers on the French side may be tractor drivers who have just been recruited. Their familiarity with tanks is far less than that of the Free French soldiers under Leclerc.

The 2nd Armored Division commanded by Leclerc was just formed not long ago to recapture Paris. The soldiers are all composed of white men. This has a special meaning.