Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2219 Barbarossa Project
At the moment in 1941, except for southern African commodities, commodities from other countries rarely had the concept of shelf life.

The concept that consumption of spoiled food can lead to disease has only emerged in recent years, and only a few countries such as southern Africa have given it some attention.

For people in most countries, it's good to be able to fill their stomachs, even if it's spoiled food.

The waste of materials by the British army was very serious. In many cases, the waste was caused by human beings. If you think about the various military materials on the black market during the Boer War, you can understand why this happened.

World War II has been more than 40 years since the Boer War, but the situation has not fundamentally improved. The seaside not far from Alamein Airport is the largest black market in North Africa, and many commodities flow out of the airport.

Before the outbreak of the European War, southern African companies represented by South African companies produced sealed canned food with a shelf life of up to two years.

It can be longer, just add more additives.

As for whether the additives will affect health, no one has noticed this yet.

After the outbreak of World War II, southern African food companies drastically lowered their standards, and most of the food they produced had a shelf life of about three months.

In fact, the shelf life of these foods is far more than three months. The "shelf life" in southern Africa means the best time to eat.

This leaves a huge room for manipulation for some people.

In North Africa, or anywhere else, canned meats of all kinds are always in demand.

Canned meat with a shelf life marked as three months will not deteriorate even if it is eaten after four months.

As a result, a large number of canned meats are destroyed when the three-month shelf life is reached, or even just approaching.

These cans, which have been nominally destroyed, will appear on the black market before long.

Of course Auchinleck knew about this situation.

But Auchinleck couldn't do anything about it.

Just like the officers of the French Foreign Legion knew that the soldiers of the Foreign Legion had hidden bullets in exchange for supplies, there was no way to stop this kind of thing, and Auchinleck didn't want to devote too much energy to this aspect. His mission was to defeat Rommel.

Under this premise, it is acceptable for Auchinleck's officers to be a little presumptuous.

In southern Africa, there is no such thing as reselling military supplies.

It's not because of how noble the military officers in southern Africa are. Whether they are noble or not depends on who they compare with.

Compared with British officers, southern African officers will at least demand themselves according to military standards.

"There are a total of 170 military transport planes at Alamein Airport. We have dispatched more than [-] sorties in the past month, transporting more than [-] tons of supplies to Tobruk." Su Jianping introduced as he walked, feeling completely calm in his heart.

Tobruk had only [-] British troops in total.

One hundred thousand tons of supplies means that the British army in Tobruk has consumed an average of more than three tons per person in the past month.

Therefore, it is impossible for Rommel to beat Auchinleck. In Tobruk, the exchange ratio between the British army and the German-Italian coalition forces was close to one to one.

In order to stabilize the situation in North Africa, Moustache provided assistance to Rommel at near maximum capacity when the "Barbarossa Project" was about to start.

Just this month, the German 15th Armored Division arrived in North Africa, Rommel's strength increased greatly, and intelligence showed that Rommel was preparing for a new offensive.

The Eighth Army on the British side also greatly increased its strength after receiving supplies from southern Africa.

But the Eighth Army is also in trouble now.

Southern Africa could provide the Eighth Army with enough tanks, but the Eighth Army did not have enough tankers.

In the past two months, Auchinleck has focused his energy on training tanks, but so far, the Eighth Army has only 180 tanks available for combat.

This is also impossible.

There are enough tankers in southern Africa, but the British government refuses the southern African army to set foot in North Africa, and does not reject the southern African air force and navy.

"Thank you for your dedication. Southern Africa has the best air force in the world. You have proved this with your actions. The British government will always remember the dedication of the Southern African Air Force. You will receive honors that match your contributions—" Auchinleck Being obedient and eloquent like money, the only thing the British government can offer now is honor and titles of nobility.

Noble titles are not uncommon in southern Africa. After the last world war, many people in southern Africa rejected the title of the British royal family.

Then there is only honor.

After Southern Africa participated in the war, more than 500 people have been awarded by the British government. Among them, 339 British Empire Medals have been issued, which is the same as wholesale.

The Order of the British Empire was established during the last World War. Like other orders, the Order of the British Empire also has a limited number. Of course, during the World War, this provision was useless.

"We have received information that the Germans are preparing for a new attack. In order to ensure safety, I am going to transfer some of the transport planes to Cairo. Of course, this must be on the premise that the supply to Tobruk is not affected." Su Jianping did not trust the first The combat effectiveness of the Eighth Army.

There is a situation to explain.

While Germany is about to launch the "Barbarossa Project", Japan is making frequent moves in Asia. The total strength of the Japanese 25th Army under Fufumi Yamashita has increased from 7 to 13. To be safe, the Australian Fifth Division and Third Division were transferred to British Malaya for defense. Now the main force of the British Eighth Army has been replaced by British and Indian troops.

As we all know, the combat effectiveness of the Indian army is a joke, otherwise it would not have been trained for two full months, and the Eighth Army can only operate 180 tanks.

For the UK, tanks have combat effectiveness if they can be activated, but they are just expensive cannon fodder anyway.

According to the standards of southern Africa, almost none of the tankers of the Eighth Army is qualified. It takes six months to train a light infantry in southern Africa, and it will only take longer to train a tanker.

"As long as Tobruk is still in our hands, Rommel will not be able to launch an offensive." Auchinleck also does not trust the judgment of southern Africa, and Britain also has its own intelligence channels.

This is very frustrating.

On the "Barbarossa Project", the bearded man didn't believe Rock and Winston's reminders, and he didn't worry about the Germans gathering heavy troops on the border.

Of course, this may also be because the bearded man believes that the Russian army can prevent the German army from attacking.

On Rommel's combat plan, Auchinleck also did not believe in the judgment of southern Africa.

Perhaps in Auchinleck's view, Su Jianping's reminder was mostly an excuse for the southern African army to enter North Africa to participate in the war.

So what else is there to say.

Su Jianping can only make preparations to minimize the loss of the Southern African Air Force.

Amid the suspicions of all parties, time was passing quickly. On June 6, after completing the scheduled combat mission, the 21th Division voluntarily withdrew from Pombia. Occupy all of Ritter Island.

Of the 3.5 German losses, the paratroopers lost more than 4000, including Major General Sussman, commander of the 7th Airborne Division.

The loss of the airborne troops exceeded 6000 people, which means that in Heraklion alone, the German army lost more than [-] people. This does not include the losses of the mountain troops and armored troops.

But it was enough to make Mustache feel distressed.

After the battle in Heraklion, Mustache was furious when he saw the battle report, and suffered a near-destructive blow to the airborne troops and paratroopers who suffered heavy losses. Not only the division commander was killed, but also the general surrendered voluntarily. If Goering hadn't insisted, Mustache almost dismissed the paratroopers.

Like another time and space, after the Battle of Crete, Germany never implemented large-scale airborne operations. The shortcomings of paratroopers lacking heavy firepower were fully exposed in the Battle of Crete. Before solving this problem, Mustache Don't want to risk any more paratroopers.

What makes Anthony Jones regretful is that William List has fully learned his lesson. While the 35th Division was holding on to Pombia, the German army did not launch an attack on Pombia.

In vain the 35th Division held at Pombia for a week without any fighting breaking out.

This made Anthony Jones very angry. When the 35th Division withdrew, Anthony Jones ordered to destroy the airport, docks, and the positions of the 35th Division. All materials that could be taken away were taken away, and all those that could not be taken away were blown up. , not a single screw was left for the Germans.

The 35th Division consumed 20 tons of military explosives alone.

When the Battle of Greece was completely over, the German-Italian North African Army launched a new offensive against the British Eighth Army.

Rommel was indeed very good at seizing opportunities. After the Australian 9th Division withdrew, the Australian 9th Division, which filled the line of defense, still had a considerable part of heavy weapons not sent over, which led to a serious shortage of Australian [-]th Division's defense.

Arthur didn't know why the British did this.

The solution to this problem is very simple. When the Fifth Division withdraws, just leave the heavy equipment on the ground. After the Ninth Division is transferred, it can be seamlessly connected, leaving no chance for the Germans to attack.

Auchinleck does not seem to have realized this at all, or did not pay attention to it, because Auchinleck did not believe that Rommel would attack.

Rommel did not miss this fleeting opportunity. On June 6, when only one regiment of the German 19th Armored Division arrived in North Africa, Rommel ordered the German army to take the initiative to attack Halfaya controlled by the British army. .

Halfaya is 130 kilometers away from Tobruk, the salient area of ​​the British defense line. If Halfaya falls, Sairum will also be surrounded by the Germans.

Before Halfaya was defended by the [-]th Australian Division, after the [-]th Division withdrew, only a mixed battalion was left to defend Halfaya, including an artillery wing and two tank squadrons. All the tank squadrons are equipped with light tanks that can only be used for patrols, and they are not the opponents of the German No. [-] tanks at all.

British light tanks have roughly the same combat effectiveness as armored vehicles in southern Africa.

The key is that it is not as fast as an armored vehicle, and it cannot be beaten or escaped.

Rommel boldly sent a reconnaissance force to the rear of Halfaya, concentrating the main force on the border between Capucho Fort and Sidi Oma. The British army still knew nothing about Rommel's arrangement at this time.

On the 20th, the German army took the initiative to attack, and the battle broke out.

The information of the Eighth Army on the 19th indicated that the main force of the German army had about 120 tanks.

After the German army launched an offensive on the 20th, the British were surprised to find that there were not 120 German tanks, but 230, including 140 No. 90 tanks, [-] No. [-] and No. [-] tanks.

In fact, whether it is 120 or 230, 20 light tanks cannot deal with it.

The German army was so powerful that it easily broke through the British defense, and broke through Halfaya in only three hours after the battle began.

20 British tanks had no ability to resist, 17 were destroyed, and 3 were captured by the Germans.

At this time, something happened that made the British angry.

Rommel looked down on the British light tanks and ordered the Germans to blow up all three captured British tanks. This was a great shame for the British.

At the same time, the British army lost about 1000 people, of which 150 were killed and 250 were missing.

After the fall of Halfaya, in order to stop the advance of the Germans, the Southern African Air Force stationed in Alamein was ordered to bomb the German armored forces.

The effect of the bombing was not good, and the Germans were not completely helpless. Rommel had an elite Luftwaffe under his command, and the German ground forces also had strong air defense capabilities.

The Southern African side is not going all out either.

Su Jianping reminded Auchinleck many times before, but Auchinleck turned a deaf ear.

Since the British don't trust intelligence from southern Africa, they deserve it.

On the 21st, the German army continued to advance, and Sairum was surrounded by the German army after Tobruk.

Compared with the British army in Tobruk, the morale of the British army defending Sairum was completely low, so they put down their weapons and surrendered to the German army that night.

Considering that the British troops defending Selum were all Indian troops, it was normal for this to happen.

Rommel's attack doubled the pressure on Auchinleck. In order to counterattack the Germans, Auchinleck decided to launch the "Tomahawk" plan.

The "Tomahawk" plan was not formulated by Auchinleck, but by General Weaver who had been transferred to India.

Let’s not talk about the effect of this plan, because on the 22nd, Germany launched the "Barbarossa Plan" on time, and the Russo-German war broke out.

This is what Rock and Winston have long expected.

However, after the outbreak of the Russo-German War, neither Rock nor Winston had any joy.

The reason is simple: the Russians were too badly defeated to fight back, and no matter how you look at it, it seemed that Germany would have been able to end the war by the end of 1941, even if it did not attack until late June.

At four o'clock in the morning on the 22nd, German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop officially handed over the declaration of war to the Russian ambassador to Germany.

At dawn, Schulenburg, the German ambassador to Russia, read a declaration of war to Molotov in the Kremlin.

After listening, Molotov said to Schulenburg: This is war. Your planes have just bombed more than a dozen of our undefended villages. Do you think we should be treated like this?
It really shouldn't.

You must know that on the 21st, there is another train full of rubber arriving in Berlin.

This train is from Russia.

(End of this chapter)