The Third Reich in Desperation

However, Marvin gave Alfred a good inspiration.

"Yes, we can ask our German allies." Alfred had a flash of inspiration: "Since the British and French allied forces have surrendered to us, they must have surrendered to the German army at the same time. Just ask the Germans, and we can I know why."

In fact, although what Alfred said was correct, the causal relationship was completely reversed.

The British and French expeditionary forces did not surrender to the German army at the same time because they surrendered to the Norwegian army, but they first surrendered to the German army on the southern front, and then let the northern front troops surrender to the Norwegian army by the way to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.

It didn't take long for the people sent by Colonel Sundro to explain the situation to Alfred-the German 30th Division completely defeated the main force of the British and French coalition forces on the southern front, causing the British and French expeditionary forces to declare their surrender.And a British infantry regiment in charge of the diversion task in the north, because there was no target to cover, stopped the diversion task and surrendered to the Norwegian 5th Division.

"After a long time, we haven't even completely defeated a cover force of the British, but the German army has taken away the main force of the British and French troops. There is really no blow without comparison...... " Alfred said with some regret.

After all, the fact that he was able to launch an attack on the mighty British Empire's troops and has always been in the upper hand made him proud for a long time before.In the end, I found that the record I was proud of was not even comparable to the fraction of the German army!

"You can't just think about it that way." Marvin comforted Alfred very optimistically: "After all, we have contained a whole regiment of British troops for the 30th Division of the German Army in the north, reducing the pressure on them to attack. If this whole A regiment of British troops went to the southern front, and I think even the Germans would fight harder."

Indeed, a regiment of British troops is already one third of the strength of the 30th Division of the German Army.Being able to prevent this force from going to fight the 30th Division more or less relieved a lot of pressure on Hans' attack in the south.

Taking a deep breath, Alfred finally challenged his mentality and said: "Well, no matter what, we finally won this battle. This is already the greatest good news. Now, we have just ended a war and defended the The motherland. At least we have shed blood and sacrificed, and we have not been a bystander."

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"Our war has just begun." In the frontline headquarters of the British and French coalition forces, Hans smiled and pointed out to his commanders.

On the side, Lieutenant General Oliver of the British Army and Colonel Bernard of the French Army who just woke up from a coma.

For this battle, the British and French allied forces lost 3 cruisers, 7 destroyers, as well as [-] British light divisions and a French infantry regiment, but the result was so embarrassing.

The German navy lost single-digit carrier-based aircraft, and the army suffered less than 3000 casualties, but in exchange for such a painful price for the British and French allied forces.Whether on the road or at sea, the German army performed impeccably in this battle.

The lowest price in exchange for the greatest victory is what any commander dreams of.But since the beginning of the war, only the Germans and the German army have achieved this step.And do it again and again.

Standing in the position of a prisoner of war, Lieutenant General Oliver suddenly felt a little dazed. Do the Germans really have any secrets to ensure that they will always make the most correct command?In other words, could it be that all the outstanding famous generals of this era were reborn in Germany? !

If Oliver knew that the Anglo-French coalition forces plus the Norwegian Defense Forces in the original history could not defeat the German troops in Norway, maybe he would feel a little more balanced now.

After all, this time it was a two-on-two war, and the ending was even worse than the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms against the Germans, which was already too decent.

"Immediately send a telegram to the head of state to announce the successful end of the Norwegian war." Major General Hans smiled and instructed a staff officer: "You can ask the country to arrange a fleet as soon as possible to take us back to the country."

At this moment, Hans not only completed the task that Reinhardt gave him to hold back the Anglo-French coalition forces, but also overfulfilled it!He wiped out this enemy whose strength was more than twice his own, not only made it impossible for the British and French allied forces to use these troops on the Western Front in the future, but also allowed the German army to liberate an unexpected elite division from the Nordic theater, increasing the number of troops to be used soon. A bargaining chip in the Western Front.

"As for these captives..." Hans turned to look at Oliver and Bernal, who were guarded by guards, and said lightly, "Let's leave it to the Norwegians for now. We don't have extra energy Escorted them back and forth across the country.”

In fact, the fate of these captives has long been doomed.As aggressors, the Norwegians will not be sympathetic to their end.And keeping them in Norway can just be handed over to Quisling as free labor for the Third Reich.

As long as Quisling uses these prisoners of war to replace the Norwegian people he drove in history to produce food, manufacture military supplies, and build factories for the Third Reich, the Third Reich can also benefit from Norway.And because there is no internal oppression, Quisling will not be strongly opposed by the Norwegian people.Everything is much better than the original ending in history.

Between a friendly Norway and an occupied Norway, Reinhardt chose the cooperative ending after all.

Body 3 Chapter [-] Why Didn’t I Think of It

In order to achieve the armored forces required by Army Group A in the "Sickle Harvest Plan", the [-]st SS Armored Division was assigned to the Army Group in Rundstede.

On the attack position near southern Belgium, more and more personnel and tanks followed.As part of the troops provided by the SS to Army Group A, Wittmann's 111 vehicle group also came to the attack position as early as a week ago.

The [-]st Armored Division of the SS, where Wittmann works, had just been equipped with the latest No. [-] tank two months ago, and it is now in a state of prosperity and high morale.And Wittman, who had just finished a meeting at the battalion headquarters, also believed that the day when they put this tank named "Panther" on the battlefield would not be too far away.

Although it is called the Panther tank, the current No. [-] tank has changed a lot compared to the historical one.

With the accumulated technology of the T3 tank as a transitional product, the new version of the Leopard tank adopts a 55° inclined armor to increase the possibility of incoming shells ricocheting.

In addition, the L/70 Kwk42 75mm main gun adopted by the Leopard tank has a greater power than in history due to better shells.

After all, with the type of ammunition and Austrian tungsten, a large number of hard-core armor-piercing ammunition can be used.Therefore, the [-]st Armored Division of the SS selectively canceled armor-piercing grenades when configuring ammunition, optimizing logistics and reducing logistical pressure.

In particular, the new Leopard has only four crew members.That is, the driver in charge of Lucas, the gunner in charge of Leo, the loader position of Leicht, and the commander of Wittmann.And without the historical machine gunner, the historical version of the first machine gun was cancelled.

新版豹式的机枪火力，配备7.92mm同轴机枪1门，车顶车长机枪则是20毫米机关炮（97.16倍径约有2米长）。

The standard ammunition for the 20mm machine gun is 550, and the ammunition chain is configured for hard-core armor-piercing ammunition, high-explosive ammunition, and armor-piercing incendiary tracer ammunition.Using its firepower to suppress or kill infantry is correspondingly much better than the historical 7.92mm machine gun.

As for the suspension system, the Leopard tank uses five pairs of large-diameter road wheels to reduce the original historical cost.The body height is 30 centimeters lower than in history, only 2.7 meters high.After all, during World War II, the actual combat distance on the battlefield was basically within 800 meters. At this distance, 5 times the gun mirror is already very small. Lowering the height of the vehicle body can further reduce the probability of being hit.

On the other hand, with a 20mm machine gun, 800 meters is just enough range to make the most of it.

Then there is an additional 20mm thick side skirt on the side of the Leopard tank to increase the defense.

For the French campaign, the 20mm cannon used in the current version of the Leopard tank's roof machine gun also has great targeted lethality against the Renault FT17 tank equipped in France.

Due to the change of the suspension system and the lowering of the body height, the weight of the Leopard has been reduced to 42 tons, the push ratio is 16.67 horsepower per ton, the maximum speed is 56km/h, and the engine is equipped with 700 horsepower.Although the height of the body is reduced, the engine compartment cannot be lowered by as much as 30 centimeters, so the engine compartment is a bit higher, which is extremely ugly.

No matter how it looks, you still have a better tank after all.

But the tasks that Wittmann and the others received did not become more difficult.

The various offensive tasks assigned by the battalion headquarters were different from the previous attack on Poland.This time, it seems that more of the arrangement is paving.

Yes, just paving the way, the task is as simple as that.

The task assigned to Wittmann and his team was to operate the tank to knock down some small trees when they encountered them.Using the latest Leopard tank as a bulldozer is a safe but dumbfounding task.

When he heard the news brought back by Wittmann, Lucas's head immediately shook like a rattle: "No, you can't do this kind of mission. It's too stupid to drive a tank into an obstacle. gone."

"Does that make you feel stupid?" Wittmann smiled slightly, and continued, "If you knew the mission Vic and his No. 112 crew received, maybe you wouldn't think the current mission is stupid."

"The task of the 112 car crew, what is that?" Lucas cast his eyes on Wittmann curiously.

"Put on the leash, pull the trees we knocked out, and clear the way," Wittman said slowly.

"God, driving a Leopard tank as a cleaner, there is such a task." Lucas looked incredulous.

In addition to the tasks received by the 111 and 112 vehicle groups, other departments of the [-]st Armored Division of the SS were also assigned similar tasks.As the vanguard of Army Group A, their biggest enemy was not the British Expeditionary Force, the French Garrison, or the Belgian Army, but the poor traffic situation in the Ardennes Forest.

"Let's forget it." After listening to the task arrangement of the 112 car crew, Lucas suddenly felt that his task was not so unacceptable: "Let's complete this task with peace of mind."

"Speaking of which, our mission is completely different from the last war." Leo, the gunner on the side, patted Leicht on the shoulder and said with a malicious smile: "Lachter, you have never learned from Uncle Find out some gossip there, and ask why we drilled into a dense forest?"

After giving Leo a blank look, Leicht shook his head and sighed, "How can I ask this kind of secret. Even if I ask, my uncle may not be able to tell it."

As the nephew of Lieutenant General Guderian, the most famous armor master of the German Third Reich, Leicht has always been a well-informed celebrity in the battalion.Like the good news that the [-]st Armored Division could be replaced with the No. [-] tank, Leicht issued a notice for the battalion headquarters a full two weeks in advance.

In addition, this time the 19st Armored Division of the SS happened to be temporarily incorporated into the [-]th Panzer Army under Guderian, and all combat tasks were directly arranged by Guderian.Therefore, many people expected Leicht to draw some future combat strategies from his uncle.

"Leo, you should be embarrassing Leicht." Wittmann promptly rescued Leicht: "Do what we should do. After a while, when all the results come out, we will naturally know that we are now Why drill into the forest. Asking this now is spying on the military situation and leaking military secrets."

Or Wittmann can speak.Over the past few days, many people from the battalion headquarters and even the regiment headquarters have made a special trip to see Leicht quietly.Their purpose is the same, they all want to use Leicht, Guderian's nephew, to see if they can understand the strategic purpose of the First Armored Division drilling into the forest.

For those battalion commanders, deputy regiments, and staff officers who brought biscuits, cans, and cigarettes, Leicht remembered that their hair was almost graying.He just kept saying he didn't know, but the other party just didn't believe it.What's more, the more Leichter said he didn't know, the more the other party felt that he knew.