Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2221 One Shameless Than One
The Russians definitely wanted to win, but they were fooled by the fierce German offensive. The Russo-German war broke out on June 6, and the bearded man didn't announce Russia's general mobilization until July 22.

At the same time that Beard announced the general mobilization, the Battle of Kiev broke out, and the Southwest Front Army with a total strength of 85 faced a huge threat, and the situation was extremely unfavorable to Russia.

Prior to this, on July 7, the Battle of Minsk ended, and all 6 Russian troops in the encirclement surrendered. The Western Front Army with a total strength of 32 troops was defeated within a week, and less than 72 people escaped from the German army. encircled.

Also on July 7, Dmitry Grigorievich Pavlov, Commander-in-Chief of the Western Front, Chief of Staff V. E. Klimovskikh, and more than 7 other generals He was arrested and handed over to a military court for accountability.

This Pavlov is the same Pavlov who fought in the Spanish Civil War.
It should be said that the failure of the Western Front has a lot to do with Pavlov.
In the Spanish Civil War, due to the poor performance of the Popular Front armored units, Pavlov believed that the tank units were unable to fight alone and could only support the infantry. This led Russia to disband the mechanized units that had been formed until 1940. played a huge role in the reconstruction of Russia's armored forces.
It is a pity that it was too late at this time. The performance of Russian tanks was far behind German tanks at this time, and there was a huge gap in tactics. After undergoing a major purge, the quality of Russian frontline commanders was compared with that of German officers. There is also a huge gap, and a combination of many reasons eventually led to the complete failure of the Russian Western Front.
The bearded man believed that Pavlov, as the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, should be responsible for the failure of the Western Front.
So Pavlov and Klimovskikh were shot for treason at the same time, as well as the commander of the Fourth Army, Ya An Korobkov.
This result is unfair to Pavlov.
Pavlov was not without merit.
If it weren't for Pavlov's decisive decision, then the Western Front would have been wiped out by the Germans.
Pavlov reserved at least 20 live troops for the Western Front.
At the same time that the Western Front Army was being devastated, the Southwest Front Army was also facing annihilation.
At the same time that the German Army Group Center launched the Battle of Minsk, Army Group South, under the command of Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, broke into the Russian border from western Ukraine and launched an attack in the direction of Kiev.
Here is an introduction to the attack direction of the three German army groups in the Chin Barossa plan.
In the plan of the German army, the 26 divisions of the Northern Army Group, commanded by Marshal Loeb, set out from East Prussia, crossed the three Baltic countries, and aimed at Leningrad.
The 49 divisions of the Central Army Group, under the command of Marshal von Bock, attacked from the Warsaw area, passed through Brest-Minsk-Smolensk, and went straight to Moscow.
The 39 divisions of Army Group South, commanded by Marshal Rundstedt, aimed at Kiev.
After the launch of the Barbarossa plan, the German army made rapid progress in three directions. The Northern Army Group has now invaded Estonia due to the joining of Lithuania.
The Central Army Group completely defeated the Russian Western Front through the Battle of Minsk and is advancing towards Moscow.
After Army Group South invaded Russia, it successively captured Lvov, Trop and Vinnitsa, and crushed the counterattack launched by 4 mechanized armies led by General Kirponos in Brody.
In Brody, what may have been the largest, fiercest, and most brutal tank battle of all time broke out between German and Russian armies.
Both the Germans and the Russians showed their full strength in this battle.
On the German side, Rundstedt mobilized all 750 tanks of Army Group South.
Kirponos has 3500 tanks.
The key is that most of the tanks on Kirponos' side are light tanks such as T26 and BT7, with insufficient protection and insufficient attack power.

Most of the tanks on the German side are No. [-] and No. [-] that have just entered service in recent years. They have obvious performance advantages against Russian tanks.

reflected in the outcome of the battle.

The large number of Russian tanks lost almost 80.00% after the battle.

After the Battle of Brodie, the Germans continued their triumphant advance.

At this time, the Central Army Group had ended the Battle of Minsk, and the position of the Southwest Front Army formed a huge salient, facing the danger of being surrounded.

The commander-in-chief of the Southwest Front, General Kirponos, worried that the Southwest Front Army would repeat the mistakes of the Western Front Army and requested a strategic retreat.

This request was rejected by Big Beard, who completely ignored the danger of the Southwest Front Army being surrounded, and asked the Southwest Front Army to defend on the spot and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

Fight back!

After the outbreak of the Russo-German War, the Russian army was defeated for thousands of miles, with few victories. The bearded man was not so much looking for opportunities to counterattack, as he wanted to abandon the entire Southwest Front Army to buy time for Russia's next defense plan.

When the Russo-German War broke out, the Russian Southwest Front had a total strength of 85 troops.

Odessa is the most important city along the Black Sea coast, with pleasant climate and moderate temperature. Because Odessa Port is a natural ice-free port, it occupies an important position in water transportation and is known as the "Pearl of the Black Sea".

More than 60.00% of the trade between Southern Africa and Russia goes through Odessa.

After the outbreak of Europe, in order to win the participation of Russia, the trade between southern Africa and Russia became more frequent, and Odessa became the busiest city in the Black Sea.

Compared with southern African cities, Odessa is not advanced. There are only few high-rise buildings in the city, and most of them are ancient buildings with a history of hundreds or even hundreds of years, with a bit more profound historical heritage.

The Southern African Embassy in Odessa is located on Shevchenko Street not far from the port.

Shevchenko Avenue was named in memory of the famous Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko. After joining the CCCP, the Russians renamed the street Lenin Avenue, but Odessa locals still used to use the old title.

There are only 46 staff members of the Southern African embassy and consulate in Odessa, of whom only 35 are real Southern Africans.

After the outbreak of the European War, some southern African staff members withdrew early, and only 16 remained in Odessa to continue working.

After the outbreak of the Russo-German War, the embassy and consulate once again withdrew their staff, and the only southern Africans who remained in the embassy and consulate in Odessa were ambassador Chen Mingen and embassy military attache Ivan Mikhailo.

Ivan Mikhailo is a Cossack with Ukrainian and Russian dual ancestry. He is a senior mercenary of the Umbrella Company. He has been serving in the Umbrella Company since the end of the last World War. Appointed as military attache of the embassy in Osad.

On the second day after the Battle of Brodie, Chen Mingen called Ivan, hoping that Ivan and his family would leave Osad and return to southern Africa.

"The Russians have lost the Battle of Brody, Uman has become a war zone, the connection between Odessa and Kiev has been cut off, the Southwestern Front is doomed, the cargo ship Harvest is in port, you and Elena can go as fast as possible Going to Cyprus at the fastest speed—" Chen Mingen handed Ivan an envelope, which contained travel expenses for Ivan and his family.

The situation is extremely unfavorable to Russia. Once the Germans capture Uman, aid from southern Africa will not be able to reach Kiev through Uman. The Southwestern Front has lost almost all of its armored forces in the Battle of Brody, and the bearded man will not allow the Southwestern Front to retreat. , This is clearly the rhythm of watching the Southwest Front Army die.

"What do you do?" Ivan is a pure soldier, without so many tricks.

"I've received a transfer order, and I'm going to Moscow soon. I've been promoted!" Chen Mingen smiled, but couldn't see the slightest sweetness.

"I'll send Elena and the children to the boat first, and then I'll go to Moscow with you. I also want to see how magnificent the Red Square is—" Ivan didn't want to leave Odessa.

In other words, if Ivan wanted to stay, Chen Mingen would share everything he was about to face.

"Don't be stupid, it's not your responsibility. I'm a diplomat, and the Germans will give me the treatment that matches my status." Chen Mingen slipped out of his mouth in a moment of excitement.

Ivan had a serious expression, and he pursed his lips tightly without saying a word. His body was bleeding from Russian blood.

Russians are really not afraid of death!

I'm afraid that death is worthless.

"Don't be stubborn about Ivan, Cyprus has the Second Army and the Fifth Army, the Cyprus Squadron, and Lord Cyprus. Safety is absolutely guaranteed. Aren't you always worried about Andre's education? Cyprus has the best in Europe. With public education, Andre will definitely become a qualified pilot." Chen Mingen earnestly said that Andre is Ivan's son and Chen Mingen's godson.

"Irina can take good care of Andre, I want to be with you, either we go together, or we stay together." Ivan's tone was firm and unquestionable.

"Why do you—" Chen Mingen was emotional, a friend in adversity sees the truth.

"Brother, I know you are ready to sacrifice for your country, and so am I." Ivan smiled honestly. As long as the southern embassy in Osad is not revoked, the Osad embassy is the land of southern Africa, and Ivan must protect the embassy. Violated.

After the outbreak of the European War, the cohesion of southern Africa reached a new level.

In the last world war, there were Germans in southern Africa who donated to German organizations, so they were suppressed by the federal government of southern Africa, and all illegal organizations were banned.

After the outbreak of the European War this time, Southern Africa united as one, and many second- and third-generation Germans signed up to join the army to fight for human democracy and freedom.

This slogan sounds a bit of a second class, but it is quite popular when the crowd is excited. In another time and space, Americans are free and democratic at every turn. Others seem to be a second class, but many Americans really think so.

It has to be said that the brainwashing of democratic governments is still very effective, and the same is true in southern Africa.

During the two world wars, Southern African film companies shot many war films related to World War I.

With the popularity of the movie, democracy and freedom have become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Many southern Africans really think so. They have a strong sense of ownership and regard themselves as the leaders of this planet since they were young.

Now is the time for them to deliver on their promises, and almost all southern Africans have done their part.

When all the southern African embassies and consulates in Osad were evacuated, more and more southern African supplies arrived at the port.

The Allied Atlantic route was seriously threatened by German submarines, and the route from southern Africa to Ossad was unimpeded, and there was very little Axis submarine activity.

This is still thanks to the strong deterrence of the Cyprus Squadron.

Regardless of the fact that the Cyprus Squadron does not have a single battleship, its anti-submarine capabilities far exceed those of the British Mediterranean Fleet.

When Italy controlled the Dodecanese, there were sporadic German submarine activities in the Aegean Sea.

After Southern Africa occupied the Dodecanese Islands, the Aegean Sea has become a restricted area for German submarines and Italian submarine forces. Southern African merchant ships do not need warship escorts to go to the Black Sea through the Aegean Sea.

On July 7, the cargo ship "Giant" with a displacement of 11 tons transported [-] "Crusader" tanks to Ossad. These tanks were originally intended to support the Russian Southwest Front Army.

The "Crusader" is an improved version of the "Biao Cavalry" tank, but its overall performance is not as good as that of the "Biao Cavalry". With the same firepower as the "Biao Cavalry", the defense power is greatly reduced because of the reduced armor thickness.

This is also impossible.

After the outbreak of the Russo-German War, the Russian armored forces suffered heavy losses, and tanks were urgently needed to fight against the powerful German armored forces.

For a long time, Russia has not paid enough attention to tanks, and it has not paid enough attention to the training of tank players. Therefore, tanks are not decisive weapons for Russia, but consumables. Therefore, compared with performance, Russia needs a cheap tank that is easy to produce. .

Even if the defense of the tank is sacrificed for this, as long as it is convenient for mass production.

So the "Crusaders" came into being.

Military enterprises in southern Africa have always met customer needs unconditionally.

So even if the performance of the "Crusader" has huge flaws, the Russians don't dislike it.

Like the "Crusader", there are also Type 41 fighter jets.

The Type 41 fighter is also an expendable fighter produced in a short period of time to make up for the huge losses of the Russian Air Force.

Compared with the "Cheetah" currently in service in southern Africa, the Type 41 aircraft has insufficient range, insufficient firepower, insufficient climbing and diving speed, and insufficient flying altitude. The only thing worthy of praise is its speed.

The fastest speed of "Cheetah" reaches 700 kilometers per hour, which is almost the limit of propeller fighter.

The fastest speed of the Type 41 aircraft reaches 750 kilometers per hour, faster than the "Cheetah", and the shrinkage in other aspects can be imagined.

But since the Russians insist.

Then the engineers in southern Africa have nothing to say.

After finalizing the shape, the engineers in southern Africa didn't even bother to think of a nice name, and directly used the year to name it.

Although the "Crusader" and 41 have various flaws, the Russians do not dislike them.

After the outbreak of the Russo-German War, the Russians ordered 15000 Type 41 aircraft and 25000 "Crusader" tanks in one go.

Don't be too happy. Although the Russians have a big appetite, they have no money, so the Russians hope that these weapons can reach Russia in the form of assistance.

ps: I suddenly remembered that today is the first day of 2022, so I sat up in shock while dying, and the second watch——

(End of this chapter)