0p0 Third Reich Episode 420
Third Reich Episode 420
At least all the German generals who participated in the United Kingdom admitted that half of Student's achievements were due to Weygand, a famous French general, who was very good at seizing the opportunity.
Originally, Ernst's army had slightly more captives and defeated enemy troops than the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms.
However, with the surrender of more than 6 National Guardsmen in Greenwich, the only advantage that Ernst's army had over the direction of the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms was reversed.The cooperation between Student and Weygand almost pierced through the heavy defenses of the British all the way.
Originally, the main mission was a feint attack, and depending on the situation, the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms, which could be the main attack, fought more brilliantly than the Portsmouth All the way army, which was positioned as the main attack from the beginning.
With the blitz of the three-nation coalition all the way, the time was even faster than expected.Two large-scale airdrops of paratroopers almost created a new tactical mode!
As the news spread that the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms had attacked London, the entire camp of the Allied Powers was in turmoil.
The French naturally have face on their faces, and Weygand's performance this time is obvious to all.Although Wei Gang also performed very well in the German-French battle, he lost that time after all.
This time Wey Gang's camp won, and this victory is inseparable from Wey Gang's excellent command.For France, which was defeated by the German army in 6 weeks, this time they have regained a lot of face against the British Empire, a prestigious opponent.
As for the Norwegians, they almost perished a year ago because of Churchill's invasion plan.A year later, it will be their turn to subjugate Britain.
There is nothing more exciting than this!
In addition to France and Norway, which participated in this battle, the Allied forces who were still fighting the British army in Africa were also greatly encouraged.
On the British battlefield, Weygand and Alfred have taken a good lead. They have proved that even as the German allies, they can achieve outstanding results.It is also the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms, and it is also a confrontation with the British. The example on the European battlefield may not be reproduced on the African battlefield.
Even the Romanian Defense Forces, Finnish Army, and Italian Expeditionary Force, who have not yet officially declared their participation in the war, will soon be part of the German Allied Forces and participate in the Soviet-German Battle, are deeply encouraged and excited.
Sitting in the Fuhrer's residence in Berlin, Reinhard was very satisfied with the reaction of the allies.
After all, this is the ideal effect he has been pursuing all the way.
Compared with the "Germany singled out the world" that requires style but not warmth, what Reinhardt has always pursued in his heart is "why fight alone if you can fight in groups!".
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The news that the allied forces of Germany, France and Norway have attacked the city of London has far more impact than just a little bit.
For example, in several countries in the Balkan Peninsula, they are all as if they have been beaten with chicken blood, and they have completely lost their previous cautious appearance.
Let’s talk about Bulgaria first. Although its pro-German Prime Minister Bogdan Filov signed a letter of consent before, allowing Bulgaria to officially join the Steel Alliance formed by Germany and Italy, Bulgaria has been cautious and unwilling to take too much responsibility.
Contrary to its neighbor in the Balkans, Romania, which immediately followed Germany to Britain and declared war on the Soviet Union, Bulgaria had been reluctant to declare war on the two major powers, Britain and the Soviet Union, in an attempt to muddle through.
But now, with the German army taking its loyal little ally Norway and Pétain's Vichy France, galloping across the land of the British Isles, the record is outstanding.Bulgaria, which had been silent before, was finally impatient.
There is no doubt that after the British campaign is over, France and Norway, which directly sent troops to participate in it, will definitely share a huge post-war dividend.Although the troops dispatched by these two countries were not large, they assumed extremely important significance and followed the Germans all the way to the city of London.
The war of annihilation launched against the empire on which the sun never sets is such a huge cake.
Iceland, India, these are likely to become the spoils of war for Norway and France in the future.
Now, Bulgaria neither sent troops to participate in joint operations, nor did it immediately follow Germany and declare war on the Soviet Union and Britain like Italy and Romania.
If you don't seize the time to show your loyalty, the always shrewd Germans may not even share soup with Bulgaria.
In that case, joining the alliance of the Allied Powers would have no practical benefits for Bulgaria.
It must be expressed immediately!
Under the instructions of King Boris III, Bulgarian Prime Minister Bogdan held a press conference immediately after the Allied forces had approached the city of London, solemnly stating that Bulgaria had officially declared war on Britain.
Boris III hopes that Bulgaria's symbolic war against Britain will allow Bulgaria to find some sense of identity in the Allied camp.However, he didn't want to join the war between Germany and the Soviet Union for a piece of cake that he hadn't got yet.
In short, Boris III found various reasons, such as the Bulgarians have deep feelings for the Russians and are not suitable for fighting the Soviet Union.In addition, the equipment of his army is not suitable for modern mechanized warfare, and even if he goes to the Soviet-German battlefield, it will not be of much use.
However, under the influence of Reinhardt, the political and diplomatic style has become more and more biased towards Ribbentrop, the former British German Foreign Minister, but he does not accept the Bulgarian king's rhetoric at all.
The Third Reich, which has become more and more fond of instigating its allies and mobilizing allied forces to share the pressure on its side, no longer has the slightest idea of single-handedly challenging the world.On the contrary, what Germany is pursuing now is to do everything possible to use as much power as possible from its allies.
Germany will no longer acquiesce to Bulgaria's idea of keeping its income but not wanting to take a little responsibility for the Allied camp.
Ribbentrop's request to Bulgaria was very clear. He asked to send a main force of three divisions to assist the small number of German troops left behind to control the Soviet-occupied area after the German army confronting the Soviet army reached a large-scale advance.
This is a speculative request.Because, once the German army cannot achieve a large-scale advance, or even defeat the Soviet army, then Bulgaria does not have to assume any obligations.
But once the German army has achieved a large-scale advance and counterattacked into the territory of the Soviet Union, it means that the German army has a military advantage.In this way, if Bulgaria sends troops to participate, the risk will be relatively small.
And for Bulgaria, which has a total strength of more than 40, it is not difficult to provide the alliance with 3 divisions.However, Ribbentrop requested that the Bulgarians themselves collect the logistics vehicles of these three divisions, because Germany's own logistics vehicles are not rich enough to help the Bulgarian army transport supplies.
Of course, this is also the limit capacity that Bulgaria can provide to the expeditionary force.If they really want to drag all 40 troops to the Soviet battlefield, in addition to giving away their heads, it will also cause great logistical pressure on the Allied camp.
For the Bulgarians, Reinhardt did not dare to entrust them with important tasks.The Bulgarian army can serve as a small minion for the Third Reich, but it is absolutely impossible to undertake the task of fighting side by side with the German army like Romania, or even the Italian army.
Even if they were asked to help control the occupied areas, Reinhardt would not let the Bulgarian troops be solely responsible for the management of any occupied areas.
In order to ensure the control of the occupied area and suppress the future Soviet guerrillas, Reinhardt plans to divide the 3 divisions provided by Bulgaria into 3 parts, and 1 Bulgarian division in each part will cooperate with the other 1 Italian division. Division, 2 German battalions, formed together as a regional garrison.
These regional occupation forces will control the rear for the German army and free up more troops for front-line operations.
Of course, the occupying forces are more than that.
In Reinhardt's plan, the south would provide the Allies with a rear occupying force, as well as a further portion of Romanian and Italian forces.In the north, the Finnish and Norwegian troops will provide an additional part of the rear occupation forces.
Norway and Romania, Germany's loyal allies, expressed their support without objection almost immediately after receiving Ribbentrop's secret notification to the request to provide an occupying force.
The Norwegian Prime Minister Quisling, who controls more troops than in history and has the support of more people, can't wait to send the remaining 4 small-scale divisions in Norway that have just been rebuilt to fight on the Soviet-German battlefield.
Although Norway is a small country, Quisling didn't care about the shortcomings of his own weak national strength. Instead, he assumed a desperate attitude to serve the Allies.
Many people may think that Quisling is a brainless lackey of Germany, but more politicians know that this is Quisling's unique political wisdom.
In terms of Norway's geographical situation, if it can help Germany defeat the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, there will be no potential enemies around that can threaten its national security.Once you win, you don't have to think about defense at all.Even if there is no soldier left in the country, Norway's national security will be guaranteed.
On the contrary, if the German army fails, the Norwegian National Defense Forces alone, whether it is the United Kingdom or the Soviet Union, can easily destroy the Norwegian Army.
Most importantly, since Norway is weak, it should strive for extra points in terms of political attitude.Quisling put on a stance of supporting the Allied Powers with all his might, in order to let other countries in the Alliance see that although Norway may not be able to use more power to participate in the battle of the entire Alliance, Norway will unconditionally support the Alliance leaders Any request from Germany is within the alliance and is the most loyal minion of the Third Reich.
No one will hate an obedient little brother, so Germany after victory will certainly not treat Norway badly.
As for the Romanian dictator, General Antonescu, he not only supported the German army like Quisling of Norway, but also prepared an army of more than 80 in order to fight against the Soviet Union with his German allies!
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While Bulgaria was still struggling with whether to agree to Ribbentrop’s request and provide three German divisions to participate in the future occupation of the Soviet Union, Ribbentrop himself had already arrived in Finland on a special plane The airport of the capital Helsinki.
Compared with the Bulgarian army that is easy to release water, has low combat effectiveness and is always half-hearted, Germany is actually more willing to spend energy on the capable Finnish army.
Not only Reinhardt himself is optimistic about the Finnish army, most of the German generals also saw a tenacious army from the Soviet-Finnish War.
In addition, the military observation team sent by Germany to Finland also learned a lot of experience in fighting in the cold winter from the Soviet-Finnish War.