0p0 Third Reich Episode 301
Third Reich Episode 301
A dilapidated cruiser that is about to be scrapped can use the temporarily installed anti-aircraft guns to just shoot down a fighter plane flying in the air. This is considered a rare super high hit rate.
Moreover, there happened to be a super senior commander at the marshal level sitting in this fighter plane, which was a rare sight.
As for the marshal who was hunted down, he was also the marshal of his own army. This is the first time that he has searched the entire war history!
Marshal Balbo can be described as the highest-ranked general among the generals of various countries who died in battle since the beginning of World War II.
Sadly, he died at the hands of his own people.
Coradio Mazzola's shot was a marvelous shot, and the result was remarkable because there was a marshal on board.
The marshal who commanded thousands of troops was killed by him in one shot!
And this marshal is not simple, this is a man of the hour who has been on the cover of the American Time magazine, and is a real aviation genius ranked first in the world!
You know, in Italy, Balbo almost explained the existence of a military god.
Even in the original time and space, Balbo is the only Italian marshal who has never lost a battle in his life.
Of course, this may also be because he died before commanding the doomed North African operation.
However, Balbo also built the Royal Italian Air Force into Italy's leading elite force before the crash and sacrifice.
The Italian Air Marshal, who was born as a pilot, was invited by US President Franklin Roosevelt to have lunch, and he was also awarded the lofty honor of the Luftwaffe - the gold pilot-observer, double qualification badge.So far, the winner of this medal is only a few figures such as the Spanish regent Franco.
The air force he built for Italy was very different from the generally cowardly army in Italy.
In the North African campaign in the near future, people will hear the hilarious story that the Italian army would surrender at every turn. However, in the Italian Royal Air Force established by Balbo, there will never be even a single pilot who surrendered!
Of course, this may also be because there is no way to surrender in an air battle...
But in any case, Italo Balbo, the Italian marshal who has never experienced a defeat in his life and none of his pilots surrendered in an air battle, has reached the standard that a qualified name should have.
Anyway, he was also a dignified marshal, so he was killed so simply, and by his own people, by a little-known soldier among his own people.
How embarrassing this must be!
The most important thing is that the smug Balbo has become a cloud of dust without any influence before he set foot on the land of Africa, becoming insignificant in the long river of history.
If there is any influence, it is that Balbo used his own bizarre death experience to make Coradio Mazzola, a little-known little man, fortunate enough to leave his name in history.
Although the reputation is not very good, it is at least a kind of affirmation for his artillery skills, isn't it?
In later generations, some people even put the record of the Italians shooting down the Air Force Marshal at the same tactical level as the US military hunting and killing the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet Yamamoto 56.
This is a major victory that affects the overall situation of history!
Who said that the course of the war can only be determined by those high-ranking big men, and now, as a private soldier, Coradio Mazzola killed Italo Balbo, the marshal, and created a small man who influenced the direction of history The classic case!
Unfortunately, the impact is negative.
One of Italy's best qualified generals has never been able to make any contribution to the Italian army.
And the great Italian leader Mussolini, because of this ridiculously bad news, fell into a coma again... well, this is barely a positive impact on Italy.
Chapter 469 of the main body
Rome, Italy.
Mussolini was leaning on the exclusive ward in the San Giovanni Hospital, humming and singing.
With Balbo as a reliable confidant to go to North Africa, Mussolini felt that he could feel a little relieved.
Balbo is a famous Italian general recognized by both the United States and Germany. With him in the North African war, presumably nothing will go wrong.
However, Mussolini's beautiful fantasy was broken by his assistant who rushed into the ward in a panic with a telegram in his hand.
"Leader! No...it's not good." The short male assistant barged in before he even had time to knock on the door and said, "Something has happened!"
Seeing this, Mussolini disdainfully said to his assistant: "Why are you panicking? You are in a hurry. If you have something to say slowly, the sky won't fall. You don't know if you stay by my side all day. Do you want to learn from my heaviness and stability?"
But the assistant didn't seem to listen to Mussolini's words at all, he still said in a flustered expression: "Leader, it's bad...it's bad...."
"What are you panicking about! Go out and come in after you calm down." Mussolini obviously lost his temper because the assistant didn't listen to his instructions.
He didn't even listen to the leader's personal instruction, and this short assistant was too ignorant.
The assistant was very helpless, so he could only back out the door, and re-entered Mussolini's office, suppressing his panic and pretending to be calm, he said: "Prime Minister, General Balbo..."
He took a long breath and said coherently: "General Balbo has an accident!"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Mussolini just sneered.
He just sent Ciano this morning to send Balbo on the plane going to North Africa for inspection, what could happen?
So, Mussolini said to the assistant indifferently: "Marshal Balbo has a cold? Or did he accidentally fall while walking? Or is he afraid that the British will want to avoid the battle? You will never tell me he Did the plane crash? Hahaha..."
"Prime Minister, General Balbo...the plane he was on did crash, just half an hour ago." The assistant replied, swallowing.
The assistant couldn't believe it. The Prime Minister guessed the crash of Marshal Balbo just by saying it casually. Isn't this too accurate? !
As expected of the leader of Italy, the assistant secretly admired him.
However, it was exactly the opposite of what the assistant thought.
In fact, Mussolini was really scared by his answer.
Shocked, Mussolini's face quickly showed fear.
He timidly and cautiously confirmed to his assistant: "Who, who did it? Didn't Marshal Balbo just leave in the morning? Tell me, who did it! Is it the British army, or the French army of Berente?"
"Yes... our army's cruiser Gilgio did it." The assistant almost cried, before telling the nonsense news: "They mistakenly shot the Marshal's plane as an enemy plane. However, there were no survivors on board the plane that Marshal Balbo was on, and there were 8 people killed, including Count Florio.”
The assistant continued: "At present, the cleanup of the wreckage of the plane is still going on, and the body of Marshal Balbo has been found..."
After hearing this, Mussolini was speechless.
For a long time, he held his head in his hands and leaned against the wall, hitting the wall with the back of his head from time to time.
One, two, three...
About ten minutes later, Mussolini was still repeating his incomprehensible self-mutilation.
Suddenly, he raised his head abruptly and started laughing loudly.
"Hahaha...you must be lying to me, right? Tell me, you were just joking with me! Come on! Tell me!" Mussolini went crazy, pulling Passing the assistant's neckline, screaming at him.
It looked like he was going to eat his assistant.