Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

When the Southern African Expeditionary Force broke through the Rhine River, the Airborne Corps commanded by Montgomery was struggling in the German encirclement.

Although the British and American coalition forces have as many as 5,500 transport aircraft, they are unable to send all troops to the predetermined location at one time and can only airdrop them in batches.

According to the plan, on the second day of the launch of the campaign, more troops and heavy equipment will be sent to the front line via airdrop.

The weather was unfavorable, and thick fog filled the air the next day. The airdrop did not go smoothly. Many supplies were even airdropped into the German positions. After a British paratrooper parachuted out, his sight was blocked by the thick fog, and he only discovered it when he was about to land on the ground.

, below is actually the Rhine River with wide water surface and fast current.

The thick fog brought the greatest convenience to the German army's operations. Of the four bridges captured by the US military on the first day of the battle, three were recaptured by the German army on the second day. Although the last bridge was not lost, it was blown up by the German army. This led to the loss of ground troops.

The advance was greatly affected, and the paratroopers were unable to receive support from ground troops.

There are also problems with roads in war zones.

Considering that the Allies possess a large amount of mechanized equipment, roads have become the best choice. Route 69, which runs through the theater, has naturally become the most important communication line for the Allies.

The highway standards in the Netherlands are very different from those in Germany.

Highway 69 is a civilian road with two lanes in both directions. The road surface is very narrow. The ground on both sides of the road is extremely soft and military vehicles cannot pass. This road is also called the "Hell Highway" by the British and American coalition forces.

"It's terrible, everything is terrible, our paratroopers are surrounded, the ground troops are advancing weakly, the Pershing tank is stuck in the mud, the pontoon bridge is blown up by the Germans, not even God is on our side -" Montgomery

I felt depressed, especially after learning that the Southern African Expeditionary Force had successfully broken through the Rhine River.

"Don't worry, my friend. The situation is still under our control. At the beginning of the campaign, some confusion is understandable, and even small mistakes are acceptable." Eisenhower's heart is no longer in Europe, but flying.

Return to the United States.

Roosevelt's physical condition affected the hearts of many people, including Eisenhower.

As mentioned before, Eisenhower was a man with political ambitions. The battlefield was just a way for Eisenhower to accumulate reputation, not the end.

As a soldier, Eisenhower was not allowed to have political leanings or join any party while serving in the army.

However, Eisenhower had close relations with the big guys in the Republican Party.

As the candidate of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt has been elected President of the United States four times in a row.

In the past ten years, the Republican Party has tried many candidates, but none of them could pose a real threat to Roosevelt. Eisenhower, who performed well in the European battlefield, naturally attracted the attention of the Republicans.

While Roosevelt was still in Yalta, Republicans frequently contacted Eisenhower.

When the news that Roosevelt was seriously ill came out, some people in the United States claimed that Roosevelt should resign voluntarily so that a healthy person could occupy the White House and better serve the United States.

Of course, it would be best to wait until Roosevelt "resigns" and hold an election immediately.

"This is no small mistake now. We have five thousand paratroopers trapped on the Arnhem Bridge. They are surrounded by German armored troops. German tanks may attack at any time!" Montgomery regrets now. If he had known this would happen, he should have

Let the US 101st or 82nd Division go to Arnhem.

In addition to the British 1st Airborne Division, there was also a Polish parachute brigade of about 1,000 people parachuted into Arnhem.

The establishment of paratroopers is originally smaller than that of the army, and the Poles have tried their best.

It is a pity that the Poles still do not know that they have been abandoned.

At the Yalta Conference, although Britain, the United States, South Korea and Russia had reached an agreement on the Polish issue, they decided to hold elections immediately after the war.

However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this so-called "election" is tailor-made for the provisional government supported by Russia. The Polish government-in-exile in London has no chance at all.

Here we will no longer emphasize the "pecking the east wall to mend the west wall" that has made the Poles anxious. The president of the Polish government in exile, Rachikiewicz, is still working hard for Poland's territorial integrity.

Unfortunately, Rachikievich's efforts were destined to have no results.

"Continue to reinforce, no matter what, we will seize the Arnhem Bridge." Eisenhower was determined. Anyway, a dead Taoist friend will not die a poor Taoist.

According to the plan, the logistical support for the participating forces of the British and American coalition forces will be independently provided by the British and American troops, so reinforcements from the British 1st Airborne Division can only come from British troops.

"I have invested all the troops I can send. If I continue to reinforce, I will only throw myself down." Montgomery knew his own suffering.

Montgomery did not sit idly by. On the second day after the battle was launched, reinforcements were sent to the Arnhem Bridge as planned.

As a result, the pilot of the British transport plane made another mistake. In addition to throwing part of the British army into the Rhine River, he also airdropped a part of the British army to the north bank of the Arnhem Bridge. As a result, the British 1st Airborne Division was now divided into three parts by the German army——

Correction, there are two parts. The British paratroopers who were thrown into the river have been washed into the North Sea by the river.

"Then just pray that the ground troops can move faster." Eisenhower was helpless. The US 101st Airborne Division and the 82nd Airborne Division were also surrounded by German troops.

"You can send the 82nd Airborne Division to assist the 1st Airborne Division, which is the closest unit to the 1st Airborne Division." Montgomery hoped that Eisenhower could help.

"Are you asking paratroopers equipped with only light weapons to take the initiative to attack the German armored forces with tanks and heavy artillery?" Eisenhower was furious. After the war was over, he still wanted to win more votes from veterans. Now he has

How could you let your American soldiers die?

The Republicans really worked hard to defeat Roosevelt. They even thought up campaign slogans for Eisenhower.

After World War I, American veterans were treated unfairly. In order to improve their plight, American veterans rallied in Washington, but were attacked head-on by MacArthur and Patton. This situation left wounds that can never be healed to all veterans.

Now that the world war is coming to an end, whether the U.S. government can provide veterans with sufficient pensions to ensure their lives as promised is the biggest concern for all American soldiers.

Eisenhower was the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army's European Theater. The most important campaign slogan designed by the Republican Party for Eisenhower was to fully protect the rights and interests of all active duty and veterans.

Although active-duty soldiers in the United States cannot vote, veterans can. Although the total number of soldiers sent by the United States to Europe and East Asia does not reach the 10 million advertised by the United States, but including the domestic logistics personnel in the United States, it is almost less than 10 million.

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This is not just 10 million soldiers, but also their family members, relatives, friends, even neighbors, etc.

This was also the reason why Eisenhower was so excited.

If it is as planned by the Republican Party, then Eisenhower is really confident in fighting Roosevelt.

"How will you know if it works if you don't try?" Montgomery was so ill that he sought medical treatment.

Some things really have to be tried before you know whether they will work or not. This is what Tony Anderson advised Lei Zhen.

Although the German explosives did not blow up the Ludendorff Bridge, it still had a huge impact on the structure of the Ludendorff Bridge.

Prior to this, the German army had demolished the rails in the center of the Ludendorff Bridge and blasted a large crater on the bridge. This made Lei Zhen doubt whether the crumbling Ludendorff Bridge could carry the full combat weight of 60

tons of "Lion" tanks.

"Our tanks must cross the river as soon as possible. In the town of Remagen on the opposite side, at least six divisions of German troops are surrounding us. If there are no tanks to assist in the defense, we cannot hold it." Tony Anderson is not afraid of taking risks. If he cannot hold on,

Only one tank was lost.

If you can pass through smoothly, you can hold your position and firmly control the Ludendorff Bridge.

"First send the high-level dual-purpose guns and anti-tank guns, then the light tanks and armored vehicles, and finally the heavy tanks. In addition, we must step up the construction of the pontoon bridge. We cannot place all our hopes on this bridge." Lei Zhen

With both hands prepared, seizing the Ludendorff Bridge was like poking a hornet's nest, attracting all the German troops within a hundred miles.

After Mustache learned that the Ludendorff Bridge had been lost, he was furious and dismissed Rundstedt again. His replacement as Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Front was Kesselring, who was deeply trusted by Mustache.

Kesselring knew very well the importance of the Rhine to the German defense line.

With the natural danger of the Rhine River, the German army could still fight.

If the Southern African Expeditionary Force breaks through the Rhine River, the German army will be completely defeated.

So before he arrived, Kesselring ordered all the German troops around the town of Remagen to assemble towards the town of Remagen, vowing to take back the Ludendorff Bridge.

The information Tony Anderson received was incomplete.

The German troops massing towards Remagen were not six divisions, but a full 12 divisions, including four elite SS armored divisions.

If you look at it that way, Tony Anderson is right.

Without tanks to assist in defense, it would indeed be unable to withstand the German attack.

"It will take at least a week to build the pontoon bridge. The Germans will not leave us so much time." Tony Anderson expressed deep concern that time is the root of all problems.

"Buy time if you don't have time. We will deal with the Germans just as the Germans dealt with us!" Lei Zhen was fearless. Kesselin wanted to attack halfway and first think about how to deal with the bombers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

During the Battle of Normandy, Allied bombers showed their prowess. The six armored divisions commanded by Rommel withstood the indiscriminate bombing of the Allied Air Force and suffered heavy losses. Until the end of the battle, they failed to successfully reach Normandy.

It's the same here in Remagen.

In the winter that just passed, the Southern African Expeditionary Force did not do anything. It built 11 field airports within a range of less than 200 kilometers from the town of Remagen.

In order to end this final battle cleanly, Patton assembled more than 7,000 fighters and bombers, including 5,000 "Cheetah" fighter-bombers. It was extremely difficult for Kesselring to break through the protection of the Air Force and surround the town of Remagen.

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Even without air protection, the Southern African Expeditionary Force is not helpless.

While Lei Zhen and Tony Anderson were working hard to coordinate reinforcements, Qining and his comrades were laying landmines.

There are many ways to deal with tanks as long as you have the right ideas.

The simplest way is definitely anti-tank trenches. There are many rivers around the Rhine. This brings countless difficulties to the armored units of the Southern African Expeditionary Force. At the same time, it also treats the Germans equally.

The traffic conditions in Germany are very developed. There are now nearly 5,000 kilometers of highways. These highways are of high standard with two-way six lanes, which are different from the two-lane highway No. 69.

When the Southern African Expeditionary Force was advancing, Tiger tanks and Lion tanks accidentally hit anti-tank mines laid by the Germans many times, causing considerable losses.

Now it's the expedition's scouts' turn to take action. They are definitely experts at laying mines.

"Be careful when you put it in, just like stroking your own Qingren - then seal it with soil, and then sprinkle a layer of soil to disguise it, at least it won't be visible from the surface -" Qining didn't feel distressed at all, and just used

Explosives blasted a hole in the wide, smooth highway and then buried anti-tank mines inside.

More often than not, explosives are not even needed. After the indiscriminate bombing by the Air Force, there are many craters on the highway. However, these craters are of little use. The tank crew will take the initiative to go around them. No one is stupid enough to see a crater with a diameter of

The tank was driven into the two-meter-large pit with determination.

"Should every pit have to be mined?" Little Wright, who was temporarily sent to help, learned humbly. Little Wright is a Frenchman, and this time he is fighting with the 9th Armored Division as a servant.

The "servant army" here is not an insult, but a servant army in the true sense.

The Southern African Expeditionary Force still treats the servant troops differently from the Germans and Russians.

The attitude of the Germans and Russians towards the servant army is similar to that of the slave army. They wake up earlier than chickens, go to bed later than dogs, eat worse than pigs, and work more than cattle.

The servants of the Southern African Expeditionary Force are very relaxed. Most of the time, they undertake some logistics and transportation work without much danger. Even if they are deep in the front line, they often undertake some auxiliary combat tasks. For truly difficult tasks, the Southern African Expeditionary Force does not

Can use fake hands on others.

It's actually not that difficult.

Whether it is difficult or not depends on the situation. It is indeed very troublesome to hide and seek with a little Japanese in the deep mountains and forests of Southeast Asia.

It's really not that difficult to fight the Germans on the plains of Western Europe.

The key is that they have an absolute advantage in terms of strength and weapons. The German army's current logistics cannot be fully guaranteed even by the elite SS. The ordinary troops really rely on their bravery to fight against the Allies.

"Of course not. Our anti-tank mines are in limited quantity and cannot be wasted--" Qining maintained the good habits developed in the Umbrella Company.

All expenses incurred by the expeditionary officers and soldiers during the war were paid for by the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa.

When using a protective umbrella, even a single bullet has to be paid for by the mercenaries themselves.

You have to save some money.