The Third Reich in Desperation

In the history of the empire's naval battle, which has never won a single victory, this is the first time it has won its first victory, and there is such a shining result.One ship of the High Seas Fleet was not damaged, the entire British squadron was wiped out, and 4000 British sailors surrendered to the German Navy, humiliatingly acknowledging the rise of the Imperial Navy, and allowing the High Seas Fleet to acquire 2 more advanced British ships that can be put into use after maintenance. destroyer.It is not an exaggeration for such a victory to become a miracle in the history of naval warfare.

And it was the German navy that was still in decline 20 years ago that created this miracle.

"You go to the airport and wait for Lütjens, bring him as soon as possible!" Reinhard took a deep breath and said loudly: "I want to award him the Iron Cross, with oak leaves! I also want to promote He is an admiral, and I will name the new aircraft carrier after him!"

Reinhardt really wanted to laugh.

He only wanted to win one game at sea, but he didn't expect that Lütjens would win so beautifully.From the beginning of the radio silence, stealth track.And then concentrate all carrier-based aircraft on the battlefield in the initial stage without leaving behind, and strive for an advantage.Each of these steps requires the commander to have great courage and determination.One careless move will result in a total loss.

Among other things, Lütjens dared to quickly and decisively invest all the main carrier-based aircraft in his hands based on the fact that Lütjens rushed to the battlefield bravely under the condition of radio silence. , which is enough to demonstrate his talent in naval warfare.

No one thought that the German squadron would dare to attack a British squadron.No one would have imagined that the navy, as proud as the British Empire, would end the battle with a disastrous overall defeat and the surrender of the remnants.

From now on, all those who regarded the Imperial High Seas Fleet as an "existing navy" before this battle will understand a certain fact-the German navy is by no means a display of existence.Once they reveal their minions, there is no way for their opponents to escape a shattered end!No one can!Neither can the Royal Navy!

The weak country with only one hundred thousand troops at the beginning has now defeated no fewer than one million enemies on the European continent!The drowned chicken who scuttled all the battleships in Scapa Flow mournfully, now gave the British Empire a slap in the face with a textbook victory!

Although Reinhardt didn't take off his clothes, he waved his top and roared how proud he was.But those who are close to him know that the moment the head of state heard the news of victory, the almost sickly blood red flooded his face.

He gave Lütjens a force that did not exist in the original history, and Lütjens brought him back a victory that did not appear in the original history.

At the moment when the U.S. Foreign Ministry issued only an appeal for restraint, it actually acquiesced in the British and French aggression.

In Finland, hesitant to join Reinhardt's ally, Mussolini half-heartedly cooperated with Reinhardt, and Franco wondered how to get out of the German-controlled present.

The Third Reich defeated the British Empire, which was proud of it, on its most unfavorable shortcoming.

What could be more shocking than this.Even the Imperial Navy, which has always been considered the weakness of the German armed forces, can defeat the Royal Navy, which is the foundation of the empire's hegemony on which the sun never sets.

Then the Third Reich has proven itself many times, and the army and air force that have never encountered an opponent across the continent, how can they be unreliable?

Joining the Allied Powers of the Third Reich and cooperating with the German Iron Army may become the choice of more and more countries. …

"The navy has won a big victory, so now it depends on how your army performs." Walking to the window, Reinhardt looked at the clear sky outside the window and silently looked forward to Major General Hans' 30th Infantry Division.

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Wilhelm, Germany.

"It's unfortunate that we became the first Royal Navy fleet to surrender to a foreign country." A young British sailor Nono complained.

At the beginning, he joined this glorious group with full of enthusiasm.After several years of boring training, he finally waited for his first battle, but what he waited for was such a humiliating ending, anyone who encountered it would be absolutely aggrieved.

"Just be content, remember what happened to those Norwegian sailors before. I'm more inclined to surrender than a deadly battle where a bombed and sunk warship is soaked in such cold sea water." Next to the young sailor, a fat man The middle-aged second lieutenant showed the young man a positive attitude with a fat body and a wide heart: "Think about the Norwegians who were sunk by us before. Did any survive after falling into the water?"

The second lieutenant, who used to work in the military supply department, suddenly pulled out a cigarette as if by magic, and then even took out a lighter to light the cigarette and smoked it: "It's fortunate that our captain surrendered in time, otherwise We may have become bait in the sea by now."

Looking at the second lieutenant in his 40s, the young sailor suddenly understood something.A person who only became a second lieutenant at the age of 40, let alone a sense of collective honor, may not even have personal self-motivation.

But now neither the middle-aged second lieutenant who is used to fooling around nor the young sailor has a chance to change the status quo.Soon, they will become a free labor force of the German Labor Construction Corps.

"Hey! That fat man over there!" A German guard soldier with an MP40 submachine gun came over: "What about you! Why do you smoke?!"

After the surrender of the British fleet, Lütjens immediately boarded the commando on his aircraft carrier and confiscated all their supplies.Not only self-defense guns and ammunition, but also all personal items except the personal clothing of British officers and soldiers.

In line with the brazen skills he learned from Reinhardt, Lütjens arbitrarily rejected the British commanders who wanted to leave the unarmed army under the theme of "Anyway, the people and ships are in our hands, and it is impossible for them to change the status quo". Bullets and guns retain dignity, and there are requests not to embezzle their personal belongings.

The German officers and soldiers took all the small things that could be taken away, and replenished their empty pockets.And items such as cigarettes are one of their favorite seized items.

Although the German soldier who found it did not know how the fat British man hid the cigarettes and lighter during the body search, it is not too late to seize them now.

"What is that German guy with a gun talking about?" The fat lieutenant, who couldn't understand German, looked at the German soldiers who were getting closer and closer with a puzzled expression.

"I don't know?" The young sailor on the side still couldn't understand German: "I think he pointed at your mouth and yelled again, maybe he wants me to slap your mouth."

"No way," the fat lieutenant was still smoking a cigarette, with an incredulous expression on his face: "Well...how about you try it."

Chapter 299 Commanding the troops of the two countries

At 1940:4 noon on April 10, 12, the British sent a destroyer fleet led by the battleship Vasbart, which survived the Battle of Jutland in World War I, and recaptured Narvi, where no German troops were stationed. Clarke port.

The commander of the British fleet, Vice Admiral Whitworth, excitedly reported the results to the Admiralty, claiming that they had repelled the German fleet.Captured Narvik.

On the same day, Britain, which received supplies from the Witworth Fleet in the north, sent the [-]st Division of the Norwegian Expeditionary Force to launch a large-scale southward offensive to defeat the [-]th Division of the Norwegian Expeditionary Force.Its vanguard, Trondheim, the third largest city in Norway, has contacted the Second Division of the British Expeditionary Force in the central part and the Alpine Regiment of the French Expeditionary Force.

On 4 April, the British fought the Norwegian 13rd Division at Lillehammer, north of Hamar.Even in local combat, the firepower of the Norwegian Third Division still lost to the large number of machine gun firepower transported by the British army from afar.Soon, Lillehammer fell.

As a result, the remnants of the Norwegian Third Division began to retreat.They withdrew all the way to Andalsnes, and stopped and fought in the rear as they walked, trying to delay the British attack. Unfortunately, they hardly stopped the British army.

On April 4, Major General Hans sent by Germany, after judging that the time was ripe, finally led the 14th Infantry Division of the German Army and cooperated with a battalion of the Norwegian Royal Guards to march towards Lillehammer, trying to repel the already threatened Arrive at the vanguard of the Anglo-French coalition forces in Oslo to consolidate the defense of the Norwegian capital.

At the same time, Colonel Sundloh, who got the news, also led the Norwegian Fifth Division in the north, and cooperated with the two battalions of the Norwegian Second Division to the south, and together with the German 30th Infantry Division formed a north-south pincer attack on Lillehammer.

Hans enjoyed the feeling of being in control and turning the tide.This time, he not only commanded the 30th Division belonging to Germany, but also received the command of the Norwegian 5th Division from the Norwegian Minister of Defense Quisling.In other words, he now concurrently holds the dual supreme command of a German division and a Norwegian division.

Although less than half of the so-called Norwegian Fifth Division now has guns and weapons in their hands, the remaining half are basically militiamen.However, the officers and soldiers of the two battalions of the Fifth Division sitting with them, as well as a Norwegian reinforced battalion that participated in the Finnish campaign, are in fact also temporarily assigned to the fifth division's temporary combat order.

In other words, the Norwegian army commanded by Hans is already the last mobile counterattack force that can be deployed in the Kingdom of Norway, and it is the essence of the entire Norwegian army!

Send a division in exchange for the main force of the entire Norwegian army, and then use these main forces of Norway to help a division I send to fight against the enemy of Germany.In the end, the Norwegian government has to be grateful to the German government after its efforts.Even after experiencing all this, Hans couldn't help but be surprised when he recalled it for a long time.The head of state's calculations have reached such a point? !

"Sometimes, I really find it unbelievable." In the headquarters, Hans sighed in front of Leon, who had been promoted to captain and battalion commander: "Every time I think that our battle will determine the fate of Norway as a country, I feel a trance It’s the first time I’ve heard of such a thing. As a general from a foreign country, he can actually command all the main force left by Norway. I didn’t expect that I would become the protagonist of the incident.”

Since Lyon's troops had always performed very well and had experience in taking orders in times of crisis, Hans simply expanded Lyon's Sharp Knife Company into a battalion directly under the division headquarters and kept it with him as a reserve team.As a result, Lyon became an officer who stayed by Hans's side for a long time, often discussing the situation together.

The discussion between a division commander and a battalion commander will certainly not determine the overall strategic direction, those are formulated by the personnel of the division headquarters.What Hans and Leon talked about the most were some emotional thoughts.For some reason, Hans always felt that this young man who had experienced the Bzula River's near-death counterattack with him was very reliable.

"After all, they can only rely on us, not to mention that the combat effectiveness of one of our divisions is higher than that of their entire army's five divisions combined." Leon raised his head and said proudly: "I can't judge things that I haven't seen, but Judging from the poor defense situation of their capital, we only need a little bit of effort from our direct battalion, and I am confident that they can completely defeat all the royal guards guarding the capital and take down their administrative center."

"The fighting quality of the Norwegians is indeed too low..." Hans smiled, and continued: "So I didn't expect all the main forces of the Norwegian Kingdom in my hand to play a big role." The effect is just to let them feint in the north to attract the attention of the British and French allied forces."

From the beginning, Hans never thought of using Norwegian troops to share his pressure.The number of soldiers is good but not large, and some troops can't play a big role even if they have a large number.He already had a deep understanding of this in the original Polish campaign.

If it weren't for the small number of cannons in his hand at that time, the firepower would not be able to match the Polish army.Hans even doubted whether the Polish main force of the entire group army could penetrate the outer line of defense of his own division.

Poland was still the fifth most powerful country in Europe. Now that it was replaced by Norway, a weak country with the lowest military power in Europe, Hans became even more suspicious of their combat effectiveness.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Hans's battle plan was based on the force of only the 30th.He didn't consider the role of the Norwegian army at all, 30 divisions are enough.

"Compared to when we were in Poland, our weapons and equipment are much more advanced now. We even added a new self-propelled artillery battalion 'stalker' to strengthen the firepower." Hans easily walked to the wall of the temporary headquarters Next to the topographic map of Norway on the side, the map is annotated: "According to the advancing speed of the British and French allied forces these days and the time it takes them to pass through these complicated terrains in Northern Europe, it is absolutely impossible for them to carry a large number of artillery. Otherwise, They can't even walk at such a fast marching speed!"

"And we not only have strong firepower, but also have been in a state of repair and standby, full of energy." Leon answered untimely: "We have all kinds of advantages against the exhausted British and French coalition forces that have been marching continuously with high intensity these days with weak firepower. .”

"That's right." Looking away from the various terrains that the British and French allied forces have traveled on the map these days, Hans looked at Leon with gratified eyes and said, "Your sense is very keen. Now we, except for the small number of people, the rest It’s completely in a strong position in every way.”

"There are quite a few people," Leon said with a humorous smile. "Don't we still have tens of thousands of Norwegian friendly troops to cooperate with the feint in the north of Lillehammer?"

"Yes, we also have a lot of people." Hans laughed loudly, "I almost forgot the benefits these heads of state fought for us."