The Third Reich in Desperation

But there is no way to say it. The most inspiring quotes that Churchill could think of were all said by Reinhardt.He didn't know exactly what was going on, but it was definitely starting to scare him.

Of course, Churchill still has a famous saying: "We would like to see the Germans lying in their graves, but we prefer to see the Russians lying on the operating table."

But these words are okay to say in private, can't they be put on the table?

Those words in his heart that can be brought to the table, which are exciting and full of positive energy, become plagiarized speeches made by Reinhardt, the head of state of Germany.

The dignified prime minister of a country even plagiarized his speeches from others, and even from the leaders of hostile countries. Churchill couldn't afford to lose this man.Although, he really wasn't the one who committed the plagiarism.

Originally, even if Churchill could not be an excellent politician, he would be an excellent orator, and his speeches were also very appealing.

If it hadn't been used by Reinhardt in advance, Churchill really wanted to shout out: "We will fight on, we will fight in the cities, we will fight in the fields and villages, and we will never surrender!"

Of course, all of the above have been said before, so Churchill had to make up a new paragraph: "Although Britain is an island country, our island has vast land and ridges. We must take advantage of the opportunity given to us by the Soviets to delay Defeated Germany! Reinhardt and the Germans are paper tigers, as long as we persevere, we will surely win the war!"

This time, Churchill used his beautiful fantasy to weave a new speech: "Reinhardt has begun to fail. He will definitely be abandoned by the Germans and assassinated by German radicals. His approach will never win the hearts of the people, and justice and hope forever belong to our British Empire!"

"In the near future, after we defeat the Germans who invaded us, we will also help the French General Charles de Gaulle and their troops to counterattack France, capture Paris, and restore the French Republic. Berlin, join forces in Berlin with those who oppose Germany, and then we will completely defeat Reinhardt and his German puppets! Victory will belong to us, to the British Empire!"

It's just that this speech, apart from Churchill's usual optimism, was not so convincing.

Chapter 578 There is only one reinforcement

When Model's appointment was communicated to the SS headquarters in the southern provinces, there were expressions of astonishment everywhere.

For Model, this is indeed an exceptional promotion.Not long ago, he was just an SS regional commander in Berlin. Later, because of the favor of the head of state, he was transferred to the southern province as Steve's deputy to coordinate the construction of the defense line.

But now, in less than three months, Model was promoted to another level and became the commander of the sole party. He took over a total of 12 SS combat divisions and became the commander of the SS Carpathian Army.

For Model, this is a very good promotion.In the entire SS, the only person above him was Steve, who was Reinhardt's first confidant and single-handedly formed the SS.

Of course, this is not to say how lucky Model is, and he was promoted easily on flat ground.

In fact, what he inherited was a veritable mess.

Because the Soviet army has almost assembled more than 2 armored combat vehicles, mainly T-26 tanks, and concentrated them in the southern province of Germany, which is the eastern border of the former Hungary.

The Sixth Army on the northern wing of the SS fell into the trouble of declining efficiency of the command system because of the sudden death of Commander Reichenau, and was unable to coordinate and communicate with the SS in time.

Therefore, Steve's first reaction at the time was to shrink the troops.Avoid losses, and thus strive to organize defenses in the Carpathian Mountains and its north to the Transnistria region, taking advantage of geographical advantages.

There is nothing wrong with this arrangement.After all, when the southern province of Germany was still called the Kingdom of Hungary, the Hungarian Wehrmacht successfully organized the Russian offensive in World War I by guarding the Carpathian pass.

However, the retreat of the SS Army was due to a deviation in communication with the 6th Army, which resulted in a vacuum of more than ten kilometers on the northern wing of the SS Army in the southern province.

Around this area, there is only the strategic point of Saarok, where the 26th Mechanized Infantry Division of the SS is stationed.Once the 26th Mechanized Infantry Division is broken through by the Soviet army, the entire northern flank of the Corpathian Army will be under the threat of the Soviet army.

As soon as Model arrived at the headquarters, he greeted the staff officers here without saying a word, took out a map that had been prepared a long time ago, placed it on the rectangular conference table of the headquarters, and began to explain his deployment. .

He pointed to a ring road in Sarok City on the map: "Order the peripheral defense force of the 26th Mechanized Infantry Division to shrink to the city's second ring defense line for defense. Back here, although it seems that we have lost a lot of peripheral positions, the defense The depth is only tens of kilometers. However, our forces are more concentrated, and the defense strength is much stronger than before.”

"Moreover, due to the obstruction of several surrounding mountains, the Soviet army has little choice of offensive routes here, and the space for tactical changes is much smaller than fighting us on the periphery."

"But general," Braulrock, Model's new combat staff officer, reminded immediately: "In this way, the defense has dropped a lot, but we will also be unable to grow because we have given up the outer positions. Persistence of time. The possible strength of the Soviet army is definitely twice or even more than three times that of the 26th Division, and there may be a large number of armored troops. It may not be a wise choice to voluntarily give up the depth."

Blaurock's concerns are justified.After all, he has stayed here longer than Model, and he has more experience, and he understands the terrifying crowd tactics of the Soviet army better.

Although the tactical coordination of the Soviets, the quality of the soldiers, and the combat methods, there are huge deficiencies.However, the opponent can use human lives to fill them indifferently. The Soviet army only needs to suffer huge casualties to offset their disadvantage of insufficient combat capabilities.

After all, the biggest direct consequence of these disadvantages is to cause many unnecessary casualties.

Against an enemy who doesn't care about casualties, it is obviously not enough to use a favorable line of defense to fight a defensive war.

Model's predecessor, on the other hand, was more inclined to trade space for time.

After listening to the concerns of the combat staff officer, Model just smiled slightly, took out a pen and tapped on the map between the third ring road on the periphery of the second ring road in Saroke City and the criss-crossing section roads: "Give up this With a wide area, we can at least liberate the combat effectiveness of a regiment of the 26th Mechanized Infantry Division, change from passive to active, free up troops, and respond to our counter-coordination after launching a counterattack!

Speaking of this, Model stood up: "According to the calculations I made before I came, judging from the strength of the defense line we rearranged after shrinking, if the Soviet army's strength is not ten times that of ours, they want to penetrate the defense line. In an ideal situation, about eight hours of high-intensity continuous attack is required. And in my battle plan, I will not give them the opportunity to attack at will."

"What's more..." Modle paused, and said contemptuously: "I don't think the Soviet army can achieve the attack intensity set by our German army standard simulation."

Hearing this, anyone who has studied in a military academy should understand that Model has long been prepared for coming here.Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to speak out such a large set of tactical arrangements.

As for the clear tactical arrangement, next, Braunrock and other staff are most concerned about Model's strategic arrangement for counterattack.

Blaurock, who had already been agitated by Model's previous analysis, didn't care about his position against shrinking troops a few minutes ago. In a blink of an eye, he immediately asked the new commander with some flattery. "Commander, you must have brought a lot of troops here for this counterattack, right? Are they the SS officers and soldiers transferred from the Western Front?"

Unknowingly, Blaurock's address to Model has changed from the original "General Model" to the current "Commander".

Don't think it's just a change of address, let's not say that it doesn't feel so unfamiliar to people.Calling Model with the post of commander also represents Braulrock's recognition of Model's military level.

When we met for the first time, Model's confident and down-to-earth tactical analysis won the respect and recognition of the soldiers present more than the hype opening remarks.

However, Braulrock, who was full of joy and waiting for good news, missed what Model said next.

"Army?" Model laughed, waved his hands, and said, "I didn't bring any troops. If you want to talk about reinforcements for the counterattack troops of the group army, I'm the only one in total."

Reinforcement is only one person!Braulrock almost vomited blood after listening.

One more person and one less person, is it useful in the face of the Soviets' crowd tactics?

Text Chapter 579 The 50 Counterattack Troops Brought by Model

In fact, of course, Model did not use himself as a reinforcement force for counterattack.

This time, the total number of troops he brought for the counterattack exceeded 50!

Moreover, he was not alone in charge of this counterattack.

He has two absolutely reliable teammates!

The first is the Sixth Army. Their new commander, General Paulus, went to the army almost at the same time as Model.It is absolutely good news for the SS to let Paulus, who is Reinhardt's confidant and knows enough about the Sixth Army, replace General Reichenau.

For this counterattack plan, Paulus, who has always obeyed the orders of the head of state, will not let the SS fight alone.

As for the general strategy of the counterattack plan, Model had also confirmed with Paulus before departure, and the other party made it clear that he would definitely participate in the operation.

Of course, with the Sixth Army alone, even if they all joined the battle, they would not be able to gather 50 counterattack troops.

Model's real hole card lies in another teammate in the south.

The No.11 Army led by the famous German general Manstein himself!

Manstein's promotion was actually an exceptional promotion.

Although he has a great reputation, in the final analysis, he has always served in the staff headquarters. Unlike generals like Rommel, he can have the opportunity to go to the front line to establish military exploits.

And Reinhardt's method of promoting Manstein was to let him go to the 56th Army as a commander.