The Rise of the Third Reich

"Permanent base? In the Labrador area?" President Truman looked at William Leahy with a solemn expression. "It's less than 2,000 kilometers away from New York, right?"

William Leahy nodded.

2,000 kilometers is already within the combat radius of the Me264. Even some long-range models of the German night fighter He219 can provide full escort for the Me264 taking off from the Labrador area.

"But we don't have to worry too much," William Leahy said in a comforting tone, "because the journey from Labrador to New York involves Quebec and New Brunswick in Canada, and Maine in the United States. , New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut, almost all the way over the land we control, so we have sufficient time to conduct early warning and multiple interception opportunities.”

Is there really nothing to worry about? Truman thought to himself, the Germans with the atomic bomb had landed on the North American continent!

The President of the United States frowned and said, "Is there any way we can prevent them from landing?"

"This..." William Leahy glanced at Wallace.

Truman added: "We must stop them and not allow the Germans to land on the North American continent...absolutely not!"

"Mr. President, the Army and Navy will do everything they can to defend every inch of North America," Wallace said.

William Leahy was startled and looked at Wallace in surprise. The Pentagon has long had a consensus on the issue of German landings on the coast of Labrador. They all believe that it is difficult to defend and impossible to prevent because the coastline is too long and there are too many harbors suitable for landing. Moreover, it will be difficult for the Allied forces to supply supplies after losing control of the sea. Garrison along the coast of Braddo. Therefore, we could only abandon defense and rely on submarines and mine blockades as well as continuous air strikes to paralyze the German troops landing in the Labrador area.

"William, don't we have a plan to defend the coast of Labrador?" Wallace asked William Leahy.

"Yes, there is such a plan." William Leahy smiled bitterly, "The Joint Chiefs of Staff plans to use airborne troops and air power to defend the Labrador coast."

"Using airborne troops?" Truman asked, "How to use them?"

"Wherever the Germans land, we will airborne nearby." William Leahy said, "The 18th Airborne Corps is currently stationed in Maine. It is the general reserve force in the Northeastern Theater of the United States and the Eastern Theater of Canada and can provide support at any time. Remote and inaccessible front lines.”

The Northeastern United States has very convenient transportation, but Eastern Canada is different. There are very few transportation facilities. Most areas have neither railways nor roads. Once the sea route is blocked, air transportation is the only reliable method.

As far as the situation in Labrador is concerned, it is definitely more reliable to use airborne troops to counterattack after the Germans land than to deploy defenses everywhere.

"What about air power?" Truman asked again, "How are we going to use it?"

"After the German landing operation begins, fighter planes will be dispatched for bombing. As long as the weather conditions permit, the bombing operation will continue day and night." William Leahy said, "F7Fs will be dispatched during the day, and medium and heavy bombers will be used to drop Bat bombs at night. Planes and submarines will also be deployed to lay mines to cut off the enemy's retreat."

"Okay!" After Truman listened to William Leahy's explanation, the clouds on his face had cleared away, "That's it!" He suddenly saw that William Leahy's face was still clouded, "General, what are you worried about? ?”

William Leahy was of course worried that his troops would be dispersed and consumed. The actions of the Germans were always unexpected, so much so that the senior officials of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were doubting whether the previously determined direction of the German army's main attack was correct.

William Leahy, who had been pointed out by Truman, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Nothing. The army and navy will definitely do their best to fight to defend North America from the enemy."

"Very good! Let's do it." Truman nodded, "General, I hope the army can bring a great victory to the American people in the near future!"

…

In the early morning of April 18, 1945, Hare Bay Island, off the coast of Labrador.

A soft creaking sound accompanied by the roar of the machine pierced the calm and uninhabited bay. In the direction of the sound, a "fat" giant ship with a standard displacement of no less than 10,000 tons was crashing into the frozen sea.

The giant ship that broke through the ice was called the "Siberian". It was the Soviet Union's most advanced 10,000-ton icebreaker launched in the 1930s. Now the naval flag of St. Andrei of the Russian Empire is hoisted.

The deck of the "Siberian" was full of soldiers wearing white smocks and thick winter field uniforms at this time, including Hessmann's second son Reinhardt. He stood at the bow of the icebreaker, holding the railing firmly with one big leather-gloved hand, and looking around nervously with a telescope in his other hand. The battle-hardened Russian soldiers behind him also looked nervous.

This is the coast of North America! Although Reinhard actively requested the first batch to land on the Bremen, he was extremely nervous now that the land of North America was less than 6,000 meters away.

This theoretically uninhabited island called "Hare Bay Island" happens to guard the entrance of Hare Bay, and Hare Bay is a very good natural deep-water bay, which can allow a 40,000-ton ship like the Bremen to Large ships come and go. Although there is no large pier in the bay, there is a fishing port.

Although the Hatu Bay Island is small, only a few square kilometers, its terrain is very flat. About half of the land is flat wasteland. With a little preparation, aircraft such as the Fokker Zero and IL-2, which do not have high requirements for airports, can take off and land.

The other half of the island is covered by woods, which can be used to hide small-scale troops and can also deploy artillery there.

The seaplane had conducted some reconnaissance before, but no enemy troops were found on the island - if they were really there, they would be hidden in the woods.

In addition, Yetuwan Island is not far from the mainland of Yetuwan, with the nearest place only 2,000 meters away. If the artillery is placed on the land in the bay, the artillery can also be used to cover Hare Bay Island and the surrounding waters...

Although the "Siberian" armed icebreaker is not small in size, its firepower is not strong, and other parts except the bottom of the ship are not strong enough to withstand the bombardment. If a few large-caliber artillery were ambushed on the land near Hare Bay, today's landing would have turned into a disaster.

However, what Reinhardt and others were worried about did not happen. Until the Siberian was less than 2,000 meters away from Hare Bay Island, no American artillery shells were fired. The icebreaker Siberian stopped at this position.

The MT-13 mortar mounted on the bridge of the Siberian began to unleash its power. 160mm mortar shells landed on the ice one after another, causing violent explosions, leaving only a thin layer of ice that had melted. The ice surface was completely shattered.

A dozen small sampans made of steel shells were placed on the sea. Hundreds of Russian soldiers slowly climbed onto the small sampans along the Alexander's net ladder. Reinhard von Heinsbey G. Hersman also boarded the small sampan with them.

The motor started, and the small sampan broke through the sea surface with a lot of floating ice, passed through the morning sea fog, and rushed to the beach not far away. Before the sampan stopped, the officers and soldiers on it jumped from the sampan into the knee-deep sea water with Mkb42 automatic carbines.

"Ula! Ula!"

Someone took the lead in shouting, and then the slogan of "Ula!" rang out across the beach, and everyone picked up their automatic carbines and began to charge.

At the same time, on the ocean surface slightly 15,000 meters away from Yetuwan Island, four guided missile cruisers and four heavy cruisers had set up a bombardment formation, aiming all 203mm main guns at Yetuwan Island and nearby land.

In the sky, dozens of Fokker Zero D fighter-bombers, loaded with bombs and rockets under their wings and bellies, were roaring and circling, ready to attack the American soldiers who showed up at any time.

Reinhardt was also charging. This was his first time on the battlefield, and his heart was beating like a drum. Is it time to fire? This is the North American continent. Is there no soldiers stationed there?

If he really opened fire, he wouldn't be killed on a beach in North America, right? It would be too bad luck to do this.

However, the gunfire and artillery fire he was waiting for never sounded, and the hundreds of Belarusian officers and soldiers who landed rushed into the woods on the island like a whirlwind. As far as the eye can see, apart from the tall trees, there are some frightened rabbits or other wild animals.

This small island called Hare Bay Island is indeed only "guarded" by hares!

A few minutes later, the excited report of the staff sounded from the island of the landing fleet flagship Bremen.

"Sir, the Siberian sent a telegram: The landing on Hare Bay Island was successful! There are no enemies stationed on the island, and our soldiers landed on North American soil without wasting a single shot!"

Admiral Odor Burchardi nodded, "Did the radar detect the enemy plane?"

"No, the radar did not detect the enemy aircraft." The staff member replied, "The Bv138 early warning aircraft also did not detect the enemy aircraft and the enemy fleet."

Admiral Burchardi then said to Rear Admiral Ernst Scher Allen (belonging to the Marine Corps), the commander-in-chief of the landing force: "Ernst, Hare Bay Island is ours, and then the entire Hare Bay will be ours. I think ...The Americans won’t just watch us take over the entire Hare Bay, right?”

"Admiral," Major General Xue Ailun raised his head and glanced at the cloudy sky, "Now it depends on God's will. If there is a wind and rain tonight, we can board Hare Bay. But we need to really stand firm. It’s not easy. There is no port here and we can only transport it through the beach. It will take at least two weeks for the landing troops of the two brigades to completely land.”