Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

The British paratroopers who fought desperately could never imagine that their reinforcements were gone.

After Eisenhower learned that the landing site had been occupied by the Germans, he immediately stopped the boarding of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division. Eisenhower would not airdrop American paratroopers to the Germans until the safety of the landing site was ensured.

within the surrounding circle.

Montgomery was very angry, but didn't know who to take it out on.

Eisenhower must have ignored death, but the British army was in dire straits, and the Russians had a greater responsibility.

Patton was also hard-hearted. The Southern African Expeditionary Force was in Remagen, which was actually closer to Berlin than the United Kingdom. However, Patton refused to provide support to the British army on the grounds that the Southern African paratroopers had just experienced the Battle of Remagen and needed to rest.

It’s not that we won’t provide any support at all. We can airdrop supplies, but absolutely not combat personnel. No one knows how many German troops there are at the landing site. If the Germans have a group army at the landing site, airdropping three or five airborne divisions will have no effect.

"This must be a conspiracy by the Russians. I knew those damn barbarians would not be so kind. They teamed up with the Germans to dig a trap for us in Berlin. They have betrayed the alliance-" Montgomery was emotional and said from heaven

It only took a few hours to get to hell.

The failure of the British and American forces in the spring offensive did not make Montgomery more vigilant. During the same period, the Allied forces reported frequent successes in various battlefields, and the German resistance became weaker and weaker. In Montgomery's view, as long as the Allied forces completed the airborne landing in Berlin, the German army would be defeated.

Like the Hungarian Servants, they will take the initiative to surrender to the Allies.

In Remagen, the troops led by Kesselin were also surrounded and quickly surrendered after only a few days of resistance. Kesselin himself became a prisoner of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

The capture of Catherine had a great impact on the Allied forces on the Western Front.

On the Russian battlefield, it is not uncommon for senior generals of Kesselin's level to be captured. After the battle of Volgograd, nearly 40 senior generals were captured.

There were not many high-ranking German generals captured by the Allied forces on the Western Front. As a marshal, Kesselin had a strong symbolic significance. If Kesselin was willing to cooperate with the Allied forces on the Western Front, he should receive treatment commensurate with his status.

This prompted strong opposition from Italians.

In September 1943, Italy withdrew from the war, and Kesselin, then commander-in-chief of the German forces in North Africa, "took over" Italy according to Mustache's orders.

The situation in Italy was very complicated at that time. Fat Bald was under house arrest after being relieved of his duties by the King of Italy. Italy fell into chaos. Mustache expressed great distrust of the Italian army. Kesselin and Rommel were ordered to disarm the Italian army.

During the North African Campaign, Rommel was deeply disappointed with the poor performance of the Italian army. Army Group B under his command only accepted a part of the Italians who were willing to continue fighting, and the rest were all sent to Germany for forced labor.

Kesselin was even more cruel. He shot all the Italians who disobeyed orders. Five thousand Italian soldiers of the Italian 33rd Mountain "Aqui" Division were massacred by the Germans.

Therefore, after Kesselin was captured, the Italian Provisional Government strongly demanded that Kesselin be transferred to Italy to face trial in order to avenge the massacre of Italian officers and soldiers.

Patton declined the request.

The reason is also very simple. Italy is not even a member of the Allies, so it naturally has no right to make demands to the Allies on the Western Front and has no right to interfere with the handling of Kesselring.

Perhaps it was precisely because Kesselring's troops surrendered so happily that it gave Montgomery an illusion, so Montgomery was so enthusiastic about parachute into Berlin.

How high the enthusiasm was at that time, how great the blow is now.

"We don't know the specific situation yet, and it's too early to conclude that Russia will withdraw from the alliance." Patton also didn't expect that the Russians would be so cunning.

What the Russians did was indeed extraordinary, they evacuated without saying hello.

Just withdraw, and they actually blew up all the bridges on the rivers in the landing site area, even the pontoon bridges they had worked so hard to build, without giving the British a chance.

"It is too risky to support from the air. Now we can only place our hopes on the landing troops." Eisenhower secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, the first wave of airborne troops was British troops.

"Where are the landing forces now?" Montgomery was furious. The landing forces are still floating on the sea. It will be at least a week before they arrive in Berlin. This is on the premise that Hamburg will not encounter strong resistance from the German army.

As the second largest city in Germany, Hamburg has always been a key area of ​​the North Atlantic Fortress Plan. It is impossible for the Allied forces to land in Hamburg without encountering German resistance.

When the Atlantic Barrier project began, it was already 1942, with a total length of 2,700 kilometers, many times larger than France's Maginot Line.

The scale of the Atlantic Barrier project is very large. It is planned to build 1.5 bunkers and garrison as many as one million troops.

In 1942, it was a critical period for the Russian battlefield. Germany concentrated all its efforts to ensure supplies for the Russian battlefield, but its support for the Atlantic Barrier plan was seriously insufficient. So far, the completed part of this plan is less than 100% of the total project task.

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Since the entire coastline of the German-controlled areas cannot be protected like the Maginot Line, we can only protect key areas first. Hamburg is one of the few port cities with complete defense capabilities.

"To solve the problem, we still need the help of the Russians." Yang Smuts is the one who truly has no grudges.

"I will never ask the Russians, no matter what the reason is." Montgomery showed a bottom line.

He knew his own affairs. If Patton or Eisenhower were to come forward, the Russians might be able to give him some face.

The Russians probably didn't even bother to reply to Montgomery's words.

If the first batch of airborne troops were the Southern African Expeditionary Force or American paratroopers, Montgomery felt that the Russians would not be so ruthless.

"Let me give it a try -" Patton had the courage to take responsibility. The commander-in-chief must look like a commander-in-chief and bear the blame.

The UK is so far away from Berlin that it is unrealistic to fly over to see Zhukov. First, send a telegram to ask the Russians what is going on.

Zhukov's telegrams were returned quickly.

"The 2nd Belorussian Front suffered heavy losses in the previous phase of the battle and had to temporarily withdraw and recuperate. It was unable to provide ground assistance to the British army. However, the Russians were ready to receive the defeated troops-" Eisenhower's expression

Slightly weird.

It is normal for the Russian army to suffer heavy casualties. In any large-scale battle, even if millions of people die, it will not be enough for Russia.

The inability to provide ground assistance is purely an excuse. Let’s not talk about the combat capabilities of the Russian army. Its support capabilities are unmatched by any country participating in the war.

As long as the Russians provide half the support they did in the defense of Moscow, the Germans will not be able to get out of Berlin.

As for receiving defeated troops——

It's obvious that Zhukov also has experience in this area.

Many people see the Russians fighting, and there is nothing new in the fights. The artillery covers the infantry charge, and if they can't defeat it once, they will do it again, until all their own people are killed, or all the enemies are killed.

Watching Zhukov's command, many people will have the illusion that I can do it if I do it.

Just use the human sea tactic as a gray animal. If you pile people on top regardless of the cost, ants can also pile up an elephant to death.

Actually that's not the case.

Not to mention anything else, he lost millions in the war, and it was torture to read the rows of numbers on the battle report every night. After Francesco returned to his hometown after the war, the mother of the fallen soldier asked him face to face where his child's grave was.

Where? Frenchie almost died of shame.

It's the same thing with Zhukov. His nerves are not strong enough and he can't sleep at night.

"Are all the troops of the 2nd Belorussian Front dead?" Montgomery said without hesitation. Whether they are dead or not has nothing to do with you.

In the early days of the Russo-German War, the Russian army was killed and captured, and was almost wiped out. The British were as happy as the king's birthday, and almost everyone celebrated it.

Now it was the British army's turn to be strangled by the German army. The Russians were willing to accept the defeated troops for the sake of the Allies.

"Order the troops to do everything possible to evacuate to the other side of the Oder River. This is the only chance." Eisenhower was not vindictive. The serious thing was to find a way to rescue the British paratroopers.

"Oh, the Russians have blown up all the pontoon bridges on the Oder River, how to evacuate?" Only now did Montgomery know the feeling of despair.

Humphrey was also desperate.

The British army has never experienced a real test. In the North African campaign, a partial division led by Rommel fought for several years. In Normandy, with the cooperation of the US military and the Southern African Expeditionary Force, the difficulties encountered by the British army were not great.

, and he was beaten like that.

Since the opening of the European battlefield, the British army has been stumbling from Sicily to France, which is not consistent with the British Empire's international status. Although the British have a tradition of attaching importance to the navy and despising the army, it has not fallen to this level.

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In the spring offensive, the British army performed fairly well. Although the battle was not won, at least the momentum was not lost.

The current 1st Airborne Division was hastily formed. Most of the soldiers were recruits who had never been on the battlefield before. They came to Germany with the dream of conquering Berlin and capturing Mustache alive, but they were attacked head-on as soon as they landed.

After a heavy blow, the organization of the entire army was disrupted. There were only a dozen people left in Humphrey's team, and they lost contact with the larger army.

"If we want to survive, we can only find a way to cross this river." The highest ranking officer in the team is Second Lieutenant Charles from Portsmouth. He is from the navy. After the army expanded, he transferred to the army and crossed the Oder River naturally.

no problem.

"How do we cross the river?" Humphrey asked the most critical question on behalf of other soldiers.

Charles is a good swimmer and can swim armed with no problem.

Humphrey is a landlubber.

"It's simple. Any floating object can help you reach the other side." Charles actively thought of a way. There was no need to think about ferries, as wood could be seen everywhere.

"We might as well walk forward and see if there is a bridge." Hal, who came from Edinburgh and couldn't swim, looked worried at the wide river.

"You don't know what's waiting for you ahead may be a bridge, or it may be the Germans. Are you willing to take the risk?" Charles took a deep breath and prepared to risk crossing the river.

Charles and Humphrey hid in a mountain col, about a hundred meters away from the river bank.

Whether the distance of one hundred meters is far or close, it can be rushed over in ten or twenty seconds.

The problem is that there is no obstruction in this distance, and Charles cannot guarantee that there are no German troops around.

"Throw away all equipment that affects your actions, including your backpacks and rifles-" Charles said while checking his equipment.

"When I joined the army, they told me I was in the Army, then I was put on a plane as an airborne soldier, and now I have to cross a 100-meter-wide river. Does this count as the Navy?" Humphrey was in a broken mood.

"Sorry, it doesn't count -" Charles said seriously, the Royal Navy has very high requirements.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Charles shouted "action" and was the first to rush out.

Humphrey followed Charles and rushed towards the river. He threw away almost all his equipment and only kept a dagger. This was also the tradition of the British army.

No one in Britain is talking about weapons. If the war is lost, tanks and artillery can be dispensed with, as long as people can save their lives.

Gunshots suddenly rang out at this moment.

At a distance of more than 100 meters, as long as you have received military training, the basic hit rate can still be guaranteed, not to mention that you will always hit the target.

War is not a game. The bullets hitting the body do not cause loss of blood, but instantaneous loss of mobility. When Humphrey heard the sound of the gunshot, his heart almost rose to his throat, and he gasped for air and sprinted with all his strength.

There was a tragic wailing sound behind him, and someone had indeed been hit.

Humphrey didn't stop or even look back. At this moment, he should be grateful that the Germans who fired were not equipped with MP38s. Otherwise, they would probably have to be found on this stretch of road.

Bah——

The sound of the Mauser rifle was clear and sweet. There should be two or three German soldiers shooting at the same time. Their shooting skills were good. In just a few breaths, four paratroopers had been hit.

Humphrey imitated Charles and kept changing his body posture and speed. The river was getting closer and closer. In just ten seconds, it felt like a century. Humphrey rushed to the river without hesitation, treating himself as a sack.

Throw it directly into the water and start flopping in the water.

Don't expect a person who can't swim to learn how to swim within one second of entering the water. Even God can't do it.

Charles was conscientious and did not care about himself after jumping into the water. He quickly found a tin bucket and pushed it to Humphrey's side.

There are also characters on the tin bucket. Although Humphrey doesn't recognize them, he can still tell that they are Chinese by looking at the shape.

"Damn Russians, these are the pontoons needed to make pontoons." Charles gritted his teeth. Since there are pontoons here, it means that there was a pontoon here not long ago.

No wonder the Russians were so decisive. Most of the supplies donated by Southern Africa did not cost money to buy, but they were thrown away if they were not used up.