0p0 Third Reich Episode 335
Third Reich Episode 335
But this effect is actually not good.In fact, it is already a miracle that the soldiers recruited by these colonies can persist until now. After all, they are just recruits recruited temporarily. Many military trainings are not in place, and their combat effectiveness is not strong.
If Berante hadn't arranged for French white officers to control the team, if it wasn't for French officers like Stephen, who had a deep research on trench warfare and built a lot of good fortifications, I'm afraid the British army wouldn't have to spend so much effort .
And now Major General Stephen has no time to appease the soldiers' emotions. He has more important things to do, and that is to command the battle.
The Eighth Battalion was arranged by him to defend to the east of the small highland, and the Seventh Battalion was arranged to the east.Because the British army's offensive is all-round, there is no distinction between primary and secondary, so the deployment of the French army is also evenly distributed.
Because there are too many black soldiers, the white officers of the French army can only be issued to the battalion level at most.This is also the reason why the colonial troops under Belante's command can at least use the battalion as the basic combat unit.
Although the remaining four 25mm anti-tank guns of Stephen's [-]rd Battalion are relatively small because the gun positions are semi-underground, the British artillery quickly determined the four guns based on the flames from the muzzles. The specific location of the anti-tank gun.
Basically, the shells of the British army also shot in the direction of these anti-tank guns, but I don't know whether it was luck or the poor accuracy of the British gunners. Almost none of the anti-tank guns were directly hit by the British army.
All shells exploded around the emplacements of these anti-tank guns, coincidentally avoiding direct hits.
Despite the good luck on the front line, Major General Stephen was still distraught in the headquarters.
Although relatively complete fortifications were built on this high ground because of his persistence, it is likely that this can only delay the time when the Fifth Division is wiped out.
At present, the casualties of the Seventh Battalion are close to half, and the casualties of the Eighth Battalion are not much better.
When Stephen was on the front line, he saw that the British attacking force was less than 400 meters away from the front trenches, and the British tanks and armored vehicles were still advancing, and the only two anti-tank guns on the position had gradually stopped the attack. The pace of advancement of British tanks and armored vehicles was lost.
Major General Stephen sighed, and personally went to the front line to arrange for the reserve team to disperse and enter the combat position.
After distributing all the soldiers, when he bent over to return to his headquarters along the trench, a tank shell hit the trench about 5 or 6 meters away in front of him and exploded.
The huge shock wave pushed him back to the ground, and the explosion of the shells temporarily deafened his ears, buzzing continuously.
The soldiers saw Major General Stephen fell to the ground, and a few French soldiers not far behind him put down their guns and ran over, holding Major General Stephen and shouting: "General, General, how are you? Are you injured?"
Stephen only saw a blurry face appearing in front of him. The mouth on this anxious-looking face was moving and saying something, but he couldn't hear what the other party was saying at all.
He shook his head vigorously, tried to stand up against the trench wall but failed.His eyes looked straight at the sky, and the white clouds in the blue sky were so clear, Stephen thought that this might be the final destination of the French army in Algeria.
Amidst the ringing in his ears, Stephen could vaguely hear that there seemed to be cheers coming from his headquarters, and his staff officers seemed to be shouting a word loudly and repeatedly.
"Reinforcement?!"
Body 5 Chapter [-] Rommel Leads Two Battalions
Stephen heard it right, the word was indeed "reinforcement", and the reinforcements have arrived!
To be honest, although Stephen heard the word "reinforcement", in his heart, he didn't believe that the Italians would really take the courage to come to rescue.
If the Italians could really defeat the outer British troops surrounding Height 3, they would not have been chased and beaten by the British troops all the way, and eventually had to ask the French troops in Algeria to take them in.
In fact, the effect of the Italian army's counterattack has not been very good.
An Italian major general, who was almost shot by Berente, pleaded guilty and meritorious, and was not shot because of the relationship that his wife's cousin's wife was Mussolini's mistress.
As a result, two days later, the Italian major general who was supposed to appear around Height No. 3 and lead troops to rescue him unexpectedly appeared on the British position.
Of course, he did not take the British positions.He took the Italian troops directly to the British and surrendered.
But Stephen still waited for reinforcements, from Germany.
There are not many reinforcements, only two battalions in total.
However, the weight of this support force is very heavy. They are led by the commander of the German-Italian African Army, German General Rommel himself!
The reason why Rommel, the commander of an army group, only brought two battalions to support him is actually very simple, because Rommel's African army group did not reach his hands at all.
It is said that the 15th Armored Division arrived earlier, but in the final analysis, there is only one armored reconnaissance battalion, one infantry battalion, and one anti-aircraft artillery battalion ready for combat.For other troops, either people are still on their way, or their equipment is still piled up in Italian ports.Many armored soldiers arrived in northern Algerian ports, but their tanks remained in Italian ports, waiting to be loaded.
As for the 30th Infantry Division, which is scheduled to arrive later, I heard that it is on the way. Its vanguard has followed their Lieutenant General Hans and has just arrived in the capital of Algeria. can be done.
As a result, Rommel, the commander of the group army, had only one reconnaissance battalion, one infantry battalion, one anti-aircraft artillery battalion, and one logistics column in his hands.
It is impossible for the logistics column to be sent to the front line, unless it is a last resort.As for the anti-war artillery battalion, their maneuverability is not enough to allow them to rush to the front line in time.
Speaking of the two battalions Rommel brought, apart from the reconnaissance battalion, which drove to the battlefield with its own armored transport vehicles and Leopard tanks, the other infantry battalion, which was seconded by Italian transport vehicles, rushed to the front line with the reconnaissance battalion.
As a result, although Rommel had few people, his combat effectiveness was first-class and powerful.
In just one round of storming, Rommel penetrated the outer British front that the Italians had not been able to shake for several days, destroyed 4 British tanks and an armored vehicle, killed and wounded more than a hundred British soldiers, and then fought After passing through the blockade of the British army, we came to the left flank of No. 3 Heights.
"While any commander is attacking the position, he suddenly finds behind him a unit with strong armored forces. He must be panicked, right?"
Sitting in his own armored command vehicle, the corner of Rommel's mouth curled into a conceited smile.
With the cutting-edge force of a reconnaissance battalion as the spearhead, and an infantry battalion advancing later, it is actually very easy to win the back of the British army whose energy is distracted by the offensive mission.
"Order the troops to launch the attack as planned." Rommel waved his hand lightly and ordered.
The 16 refitted Leopard tanks are laid out in a triangular formation, and 18 wheeled armored vehicles that have also been remodeled are evenly distributed on the two wings of the Leopard tank. In the inner rear direction of this triangular formation, two companies of German infantry , Properly maintaining the rhythm of Butan's coordinated attack.
These 16 Panther tanks did not belong to the armored reconnaissance battalion.It was a tank temporarily drawn by Rommel from an armored regiment that had not yet been fully established.
If only relying on the communication tanks of the armored reconnaissance battalion, command tanks, and those wheeled armored vehicles, the combat effectiveness of the armored troops in Rommel's hands may not be very high.
Because of this, he ignored the integrity of the other armored regiment, and forcibly took all 16 Leopard tanks that had just arrived earlier from that regiment.
It was this battle group improvised by Rommel that was inserted into a British infantry position in a cone shape, but it showed a lot of attack power.
This is a battle that the British army has never experienced when fighting those Italians and those black soldiers recruited by the French army.
The German infantry has semi-automatic rifles such as the G43, which are highly reliable and accurate, and medium tanks such as the Panther tank, which are comparable in weight to the French B1 heavy tanks, and they also have heavier tanks than those of the Italian soldiers, those of the French army The black conscripts have more solid combat quality and level.
The British army originally regarded the attack on the No. 3 position guarded by the French colonial troops as an easy task. Although it did not win for a while, it was only a matter of time.
After all, the black soldiers temporarily recruited by the French army were very naive in terms of marksmanship and tactical execution.
Fighting against such an opponent is not too hard.
If it weren't for Stephen, a French officer, who still has a little research on trench warfare and built good fortifications, it would be absolutely impossible for the combat ability of a division of black soldiers recruited by the French army to survive until now.
Of course, if it is said that Stephen, the French officers who were originally part of the fortress troops within the Maginot Line, were brought to Africa by Berante, they have thoroughly studied the fortifications of trench warfare.
Then, Rommel, a commander from Germany, has the most thorough research on the aspect of using elite force to launch an attack.
Fortunately, Rommel's German soldiers were more skilled in executing Rommel's tactical instructions than Stephen's Algerian soldiers.
"If the number of troops is doubled, I can turn over the British positions one by one." Rommel, who had already led the troops to defeat the British army on the left wing of the No. Walk to the army's frontline command post.
Behind him, there were German infantrymen who had just finished the battle and still had a strong murderous look on their bodies. They were strong and sturdy, and they stood neatly and solemnly in two rows, spreading out in two straight lines.
Dozens of tall and mighty German tanks and armored vehicles also turned off and parked outside Stephen's tent which was used as the frontline headquarters, which attracted the black soldiers under him to probe their brains curiously. , pointing and pointing.