The Third Reich in Desperation

"General," upon hearing this, the colonel liaison officer of the 3rd Air Force who remained in the headquarters of Army Group B said with a complicated expression: "The fw-190 is a daytime fighter, and has never had night combat experience. In addition , the night bombing of the Stuka bomber will also be very unsatisfactory due to the problem of vision. It is really..."

The colonel's liaison officer was telling the truth.Although Reinhardt wanted to strengthen their night combat capabilities as early as the establishment of the Air Force, but had little effect.After all, the start of the Luftwaffe was over, and it was really not easy to eat a big fat man in one bite.

In line with the principle of eating one bite at a time and taking the road step by step, the Air Force of the Third Reich chose to improve its daytime combat capabilities first, and then use its spare energy to find a way to solve the problem of night combat.The result of this is that the Luftwaffe's daytime combat power has exploded, and Soaring Europe has not yet encountered an enemy. However, night combat is avoided if it can be avoided. Basically, it is at the level of "zero combat" at night. .

"Of course I know that your air force has difficulties in fighting at night, but now I must find a way to prevent the first defeat of the entire campaign in the Louvain area!" Bock shook his head helplessly, and said loudly: "We have won all the way until today." , You must not stumble in this small place of Louvain! The myth of the German army's invincibility must not be broken!"

While talking, Bok walked to the wall inside the room, looked at the huge French-Belgian map and said: "Louven on this map is just a secondary small strategic node that cannot be re-taken, even if you go around There’s nothing wrong with it.”

The colonel liaison officer left behind by the air force also walked to the map next to the wall, and set his sights on the area representing Belgium.After searching for a long time, he finally found the carefully marked place name Luwan.Compared with those large cities that are enlarged and bolded and circled, Louwan is indeed too small.

"Have you found the location?" Bock asked the air force colonel sideways without turning his head.

"Yes, General!" The Colonel nodded and replied, "This is indeed a small place."

After confirming that the other party had found the location, Bock continued: "Yes, this is a small place. However, it is such a small place, so you can't afford to lose it! Look at its location, it is far away from our main force and cannot be ignored. Even if we ask the nearest armored division to rush to support, it will still take more than 4 hours to travel."

This time, the colonel understood Bork's intention to let him look at the map. He didn't want to explain how small Louwan was, but to tell himself how far Louwan was from the main German army.At this distance, only the aircraft of the Air Force can rush to provide support in time.

"My subordinates understand. I will report to Hugo Speler right away, and I must ask him to find a way to arrange a batch of air support immediately." The liaison officer pursed his lips, and then promised.

He is one of Hugo Speele's most trusted officers, and he is also a talent that Hugo Speele has cultivated for the Air Force. Because he was young, he was sent to Army Group B by Hugo Speele to serve as the first air force. The liaison officer of the third air force, increasing experience and experience.With his assurance, Hugo Speele should be able to agree to this night operation.

Thinking of this, Bok showed a gratified smile.With such a result, it can be considered that he did not waste 10 precious minutes to give an explanation to a little colonel.

Speaking of which, Hugo Speller is considered the fattest senior general of the contemporary Luftwaffe.Because Reinhardt killed Goering, the commander of the Luftwaffe in history, early on, this Admiral Hugo Speller, who weighed 200 kilograms, became the weight responsible for the Air Force generals of the Third Reich.

The big fat man has great responsibilities, and this German fat man happened to lead the third air force, the largest in the Air Force sequence of the Third Reich, as the commander of the air force.

Main text Chapter 326 Annoying typos

Admiral Hugo Speller was not as unreliable as Gobuling (Göring).Goering, a fat man weighing more than 200 kilograms, got the nickname "Ge Buling" because the guarantees he made at critical times would never come to fruition.

For example, in the upcoming Dunkirk battle, Goering boasted in history that he could use the air force alone to wipe out the British and French allied forces. In the future battle of Stalingrad, he also claimed that he could rely on airdrops to maintain the supplies of the Sixth Army.The final result was that the former failed to annihilate the main forces of Britain and France, and the latter became a turning point in World War II.

But Hugo Speller, a fat man who also weighed two hundred catties, was different.As early as World War I, the general served successively as the captain and squadron leader of the 50th Field Aviation Battalion and the aviation commander of the 7th Army, and was awarded the Royal Medal of the Hohenzollern with two swords for his outstanding command in battle.He is a [-]% experienced veteran, much more reliable than an air force commander like Goering who was born as a pilot.

And he was also transferred by Reinhardt in 1936 to be the commander of the Condor Legion for armed intervention in the Spanish Civil War, and he showed a strong air combat command ability in this battle, and was promoted to the air force general in one step.

It is worth mentioning that during the Spanish Civil War, Hugo Speller also used his identity as a German general to rescue thousands of Catholic believers in the flames of war, making the Spanish Catholic Church always remember his brave spirit and earn a lot of money. Get a good name.

At the same time, because of his excellent record in the Condor Legion, the air force of the Spanish Republican Army couldn't lift its head up. Even the Spanish dictator Franco made a special trip to award him a Spanish Cross.

When such an excellent general received a night battle request from General Bock, the commander of Army Group B, he didn't mind the army's interference with the air force command policy like Goering did in history. A night battle that the Air Force had previously avoided.

So, after getting a favorable reply from Hugo Speller, Admiral Bork, who had already suffered from dark circles, patted the air force liaison officer on the shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Great, now I can finally sleep tonight." Good night's sleep."

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"Go away, don't bother me! Ask the brigade commander in Louvain to drive them out." Contrary to Bock.Montgomery, who had developed the habit of going to bed early, was already in bed when he and the front-line German troops received news of the exchange of fire.

The anxious staff officer was originally very nervous to report the military situation, but he was thrown out of the account by the overly calm Montgomery, and he was a little uncertain about the situation for a while.

His teacher must be too calm!The Belgian army is retreating from the Albert Canal.The French army on the right side of the British army also completely collapsed.The friendly troops around were all scared out of their wits when they encountered the German army, but the commander of the 3rd Division of the British Expeditionary Force was too lazy to care about the incoming German army because of sleeping reasons!

It has to be said that Montgomery's over-calmness, which was probably deliberate, had a good effect.At least his troops were less frightened than the Belgians when they heard the Germans were approaching.You must know that the Belgian 3th Division stationed in front of the 10rd Division of the British Expeditionary Force collapsed or surrendered in fright when the 30 tanks led by Colonel Ronsonburg of the German Army launched the first round of tentative charges.

However, Montgomery's 3rd Division was able to deal with the enemy calmly.Although the combat effectiveness is not stronger than that of the German army, at least they are not defeated at the first touch.Even the Guards Grenadier Regiment and the Royal Northern Irish Infantry Regiment of the 1000st Brigade under Montgomery counterattacked and blocked the vanguard mobile unit of Longsenburg with less than [-] people on the outskirts of Louvain...

Yes, it blocked the German army, not encircled the German army!

"Oops! We made a typo in the telegram!" After receiving the order to stand firm from the headquarters of the Army Group, and the ensuing news that the Air Force made an exception to provide night support, Colonel Longsenburg of the vanguard soon felt that Something is wrong.

The command's reaction was too great, and it was a little abnormal.and.If it is not for any special reason, the order is usually issued from the division headquarters, not the command of the dignified army group.

After all, the group army group headquarters also has jurisdiction over the major group armies, the major group army headquarters have to command the various armies, and each military department has to command the various division headquarters.Then there is the division headquarters.If the army group is required to personally command hundreds or thousands of regiments, the huge workload will definitely overwhelm the army group headquarters.

Therefore, if a regiment headquarters receives instructions from the army group headquarters, there must be reasons worthy of the attention of the army group commander.

But...their vanguard only had contact with the British army in Louvain. Although they deliberately did not launch a strong attack because of their conservative strength, there was no crisis situation.Why did the army group headquarters personally issue a strict order to their small regiment headquarters, and let the air force, which has always refused to fight at night, make an exception for support?

After reading the telegram sent to the rear, Colonel Ronsonburg quickly understood the reason that made everyone dumbfounded—there was a typo in the telegram, and the report of the battle situation was wrong!

In the telegram sent to the division headquarters, they mistook the "arrival" code for "besieged". (Flying Fish’s Note: The German word for arriving is eingetroffen, and the German word for besieged is written as eingeschloss. The writing method is similar, and mistakes are occasionally inevitable.)

"This is the end." Longsenborg's adjutant also looked embarrassed when he realized the problem: "Because of the typo, such a big joke was made. Not only did it alarm General Bock of our Army Group B, but also the Air Force Involved in it. After the truth is revealed, we will be imprisoned..."

Longsenbao knew that the adjutant's words were correct, who told them to accidentally type typos and make such a big oolong.No matter what the consequences are, they can only bear them.

"For the time being, let's make mistakes first. Anyway, the air force's support fighter planes have already taken off. It's better to use this unexpected air force night attack to take down the position of the British army in front of us." Longsenbao shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Let the teacher first Let me clarify, please send our interim battle plan for approval. Pay attention this time, don’t make any typos in the telegram..."

"Yes!" The adjutant replied profusely.Although Longsenburg didn't ask, he knew that the wrong telegram was from him.Since the Longsen News did not ask who wrote the draft telegram, he had better not say anything...Although one can probably guess that this kind of telegram to the division headquarters was either drafted by the head of the regiment or Proposed by the deputy head.Since Longsenberg himself did not draw up the telegram, the one who wrote the telegram could only be...  

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PS: damn typo.As long as Qing Yang finds typos, he will correct them in time.It’s just that the pirated version is often irreversible.

Text Chapter 327

Reinhardt hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time.

Unlike famous generals such as Manstein, Rommel, and Guderian, Reinhardt has neither a mythical command art nor a solid military foundation.Although he had also studied in a military academy in his previous life, he hadn't achieved any achievements to be proud of.

His only strength was his arrogance, his tenacity to grit his teeth and persevere.

With this tenacity, he completed his studies in the military academy and completed his second degree in automation from a certain industrial university by himself.

He spent countless nights burning lights and fighting at night, and spent countless hours in the dormitory repeatedly studying by himself, all for the purpose of making up for the gap in talent between him and others.

During the long schooling time, he may not be considered a eugenic student, but he must be the hardest student.

Because of his low self-esteem, he seldom even took the initiative to communicate with others, and gradually became an otaku.Because of his poor family, he was afraid of offending the powerful and hurting his family, so he never dared to show off and let a rich second generation named Xiao Yao bully him.

However, even so, he is still strong and hard to live.

During that painful life, the greatest wealth left to Reinhardt is called tenacity!

Now he is just sipping coffee to refresh himself, reviewing every battle plan in detail, and spending countless sleepless nights with the generals and staff in the conference room of the headquarters, just doing his best. Take responsibility for yourself!

Germany, this great clan gave itself a chance to be reborn and a stage to show itself.And he, Reinhardt, will do his best to repay this kindness.

The people of Germany entrust themselves with the sustenance of a better life, and the soldiers of Germany entrust their lives and glory to themselves.What could be more touching than this trust!

Yes, on weekdays, he still shows an alternative temperament that is inconsistent with the country's leaders from time to time, and it even makes people think that he may never be serious.

However, whenever a large-scale battle came, he always went back and forth between the high command and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tirelessly countless times, and then reviewed every military or diplomatic resolution day and night.

A head of state who sleeps only four hours a day, a head of state who does everything by himself.