Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1025 New Progress

The mission of the 12th and 15th Divisions was to recapture Vimy Ridge. This was the third time that Vimy Ridge changed hands since Rock took over as commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force. The intensity of the battle was evident.

The second regiment of the First Armored Division is in charge of cooperating with the 12th and 15th Divisions. After all, Roque still can't take human lives to the top. With tank troops to cooperate in combat, it should greatly relieve the 12th and 15th Divisions. division casualties.

Before the troops launched an attack, as usual, the air force bombed the artillery to clean up the ground. The German army had already equipped anti-aircraft machine guns, but the expeditionary air force was also making progress. When the air force was prepared, the anti-aircraft machine guns could not play a big role. They were fighting for air supremacy. In the end, it still depends on the plane.

In the first half of the year, the 12th Division and the 15th Division also carried out joint training with tanks for many times. The troops are no strangers to the cooperation with tanks. The bombardment of the British Expeditionary Force lasted for a short time, probably only about 40 minutes. The artillery fire began to extend to the rear of Vimy Ridge, and the tank troops that had been waiting for a long time set out immediately, accompanied by infantry, to attack Vimy Ridge.

In the observation post at the rear of the position, John Monash and Brad Nancy, who were observing with binoculars, were in a bitter mood. If the Anzacs could also have tank troops to cooperate, then Vimy Ridge would not be taken by the Germans. Australia Casualties for the new Legion will also be much lower.

Of course, what made John Monash and Brad Nancy even more heartbroken was that the attacking 15th Division's infantry and tank units cooperated very skillfully. This is a combat method that the Anzacs have never been exposed to.

In the shots of John Monash and Brad Nancy, the tank troops are not advancing fast, they stop and go to follow the impact of the shells, and stop from time to time to attack the German machine gun positions and artillery positions. Shooting, after the Canadian Legion captured Vimy Ridge, they remodeled the Vimy Ridge position. Now the bunkers in the Vimy Ridge position are all facing the direction of Germany. This has brought great trouble to the German defense. The German army has not had time. The 15th Division has already launched an attack to transform the position, so the machine gun positions and direct-firing artillery positions faced by the tank troops are all temporary positions built with sandbags. It is really easy for tanks to deal with this temporary position. One was like beating a child, and soon came to the edge of the position.

Here, the tank troops encountered the first real obstacle. The mountain of Vimy Ridge is still relatively steep. The ability of the current tanks to overcome obstacles is not enough. Many tanks cannot continue to move forward. The next battle will depend on the 15th Division infantry came to finish.

Fortunately, the 15th Division did not rely entirely on external forces to achieve today's illustrious military exploits. As a meritorious force, the 15th Division's combat effectiveness is also very good.

After breaking away from the protection of the tank troops, the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division did not panic. They had already planned for the current situation before they set off. The officers and soldiers carried more grenades and weapons more suitable for melee combat. After two consecutive rounds of grenades, officers and soldiers of the 15th Division rushed up Vimy Ridge like a tide.

The overall situation has been decided, and war in an asymmetric form is so cruel, the winner wins everything, and the loser loses everything.

"Congratulations, General Adrian—" John Monash's mood was indescribable. After the bloody battle, the Anzacs still had no position to hold, and it was easily recaptured by the 15th Division. The 12th Division didn't even have a chance to be dispatched. As far as John Monash observed, the 15th Division never suffered more than 1000 casualties.

Prior to this, the Anzac had paid the price of 1.6 people at Vimy Ridge.

"You're welcome, General Monash, leave the next task to us, the Anzacs need a good rest—" Adrian was not proud, if the 12th Division was attacking, then the 12th Division would have performed so well.

"Take care, goodbye." John Monash was gracious, and he was relieved with regret. He was finally leaving the damn front line. Now John Monash could understand Max Lloyd's mood very well.

At this time, the battle on Vimy Ridge was still going on. The officers and soldiers of the 15th Division who broke into the German positions were stubbornly resisted by the Germans. However, the 15th Division was not an ANZAC who was not good at trench warfare. They were equipped with automatic rifles up to the squad level. It has played a huge role. Although the weight of the automatic rifle is a bit heavy, it has an unparalleled advantage in short-range firepower. With a self-defense pistol in hand, the German army retreated steadily, and it was impossible to organize effective resistance.

The first line of defense of the German army was quickly breached. This was originally the second line of defense of the Canadian Legion. The first line of defense has been completely destroyed by German artillery fire.

The engineering unit finally opened up the channel for the tank unit. The tank roared and rushed up to Vimy Ridge. The battle finally ended. The surviving German army surrendered helplessly, and some people rang their hand grenades in desperation. Purely from the perspective of fighting will, the German army really very tenacious.

In the process of cleaning the battlefield afterwards, the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division finally knew what the Anzacs had gone through.

After the German army occupied Vimy Ridge, they were hit head-on by the 15th Division before they had time to clear the battlefield. In the trenches after the bloody battle, there were not only the bodies of German soldiers, but also the bodies of ANZAC officers and soldiers who had not had time to transfer.

In a rest room, the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division found 69 corpses of the Anzac Army. After examination by the field doctors of the 15th Division, they found that a considerable part of the corpses were stabbed to death with bayonets, and some of them died of Suicide, compared with the German army with tenacious fighting will, the performance of the Anzac Army is also not bad.

In another lounge, the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division discovered the corpses of the Anzacs and German soldiers at the same time. The corpses of the Anzacs had not yet been transferred, and they were randomly piled up in the corner of the lounge. Some of the corpses had already rotted. The smell was unbearable. The officers and soldiers of the 15th Division sorted out the corpses of the Anzac officers and soldiers and sent them to the rear. Then they collected the German corpses and poured gasoline on them and burned them. However, the rest room after cleaning could not be reused. Although the corpses After cleaning up, the air is still turbid. The officers and soldiers of the 15th would rather sleep in the trenches full of sewage than use the lounge.

Later, the "Times" military reporters boarded Vimy Ridge to interview the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division who captured Vimy Ridge.

No one wants to face the cameras of reporters. Although the Germans have been expelled from Vimy Ridge, the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division are not too excited. They are also beginning to get tired of the war. Excitedly cleaned up the battlefield without missing anything of value.

Now the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division no longer pay attention to the trophies, or the interest in the trophies is no longer so strong. Some German officers and soldiers have personal belongings, such as wallets with photos. Put the wallet back.

The enemy launched a new attack on Vimy Ridge a week later, and the attack was not as large as before.

Compared with the British Expeditionary Force, the French troops who had just recovered from the chaos suffered more heavy losses.

Obviously, not all French troops have recovered from the chaos. During the chaos, many officers who were unwilling to join forces with the soldiers were killed. After Pétain became the commander-in-chief of the French army, about 5000 people were shot. The commanders of the grass-roots units of the army suffered a lot.

The loss of soldiers can be recruited at any time, and the loss of officers is the most deadly. It is not easy to train a qualified officer. The collapse of many troops starts from the loss of command. The reason for the focus on sniping.

The German offensive had just begun, and many areas of the French defense line were crumbling and there were problems. At this time, the most outstanding performer was actually a "butcher" like Manjing. Under Manjing's high pressure, the First Army under his command was the best performing Excellent.

But this kind of high pressure could not last for too long. Just ten days later, the troops commanded by Manjing began to collapse first. Raise the machine gun and directly kill the fleeing officers and soldiers, whether they are French or Africans.

In the French colonies in North Africa, most of the natives were Persians. They were the territory of the Ottoman Empire before. However, France still has vast colonies in Central Africa. These colonial soldiers performed very well in combat.

In order to recruit colonial servants, the French government also promised to give the African colonies an autonomous dominion status similar to southern Africa after the war, but it is not known whether the French will honor it by then.

If so, then France will gradually lose control of the colonies.

If not, then the natives of the colonies will be at odds with the French government.

Don’t think that all the troublemakers in the African colonies are Africans. In fact, they are not. Those who most desire autonomy are white people who have immigrated to the colonies. To put it bluntly, they are all for profit and have nothing to do with democracy and freedom.

After Petain became tougher, the French army finally stabilized the line of defense with great sacrifices.

At this time, the newly established coalition command began to play a role. Foch, as the chief of staff of the coalition, rationally allocated the supplementary forces and logistics materials of the coalition. The US troops got some tanks and formed the first armored force. The commander is the famous Patton in the future, and now Patton is just a colonel's staff.

The strong medical resources of the British Expeditionary Force have also been used more effectively. Although the field hospital used to treat all coalition officers and soldiers in name, it was actually selective. It is possible that the second lieutenant of the British Expeditionary Force can receive timely and effective treatment. And the majors of the French army had to wait.

Now this kind of situation is less and less. With more and more field hospitals, ordinary soldiers gradually have the opportunity to receive effective treatment.

In mid-September, the German attack was weakening, and the Allied Forces held a meeting again. This time, in addition to discussing how to launch a counterattack against the Germans, an important task was to determine the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces. Chief of Staff Foch finally got this position.

(End of this chapter)