They are also fighting for the country, and they are all bloodshed. Europe is still the home of the United Kingdom, but Morse feels that the British Empire has become a supporting role for no reason. He can now understand those Indian soldiers. Treat the mood of the British Empire.

How should I put it, I feel inferior.

Southern African soldiers who are not aware of this problem are really not showing off. In their view, this is nothing more than normal. Soldiers are fighting bloody battles on the front line. Sufficient material support is a basic operation. If soldiers are on the front line, they can eat a bite of hot food If not, then what are those trash from the logistics department doing?

As for alcohol, this is not a problem. There are still things that cannot be written in the distribution materials of the United States. Some congressmen really hope that the soldiers will become emotionless war machines.

The southern African side is very humane. After more than 8 people from the 1th Infantry Division landed, they did not remember to send reinforcements, but instead sent a variety of support materials ashore. Christian Construction Company took it for granted that they began to build the No. A temporary pier.

This job is still dangerous. During the day, the German fighter planes dare not take off, and they are given the best protection at night. There are still German fighter planes taking off at night to harass the landing troops and the Allied fleet on the nearby sea.

The beach behind the 8th Infantry Division was brightly lit and busier than it was during the day.

Christian Construction Company is also rich and powerful. It dispatched three [-]-ton freighters at one time to transport engineering personnel and various materials and mechanical equipment needed for the construction of the wharf.

The first to be repaired were two pontoon bridges, one for the Christian Construction Company and the other for the 8th Infantry Division to carry supplies.

Then countless caissons filled with cement and stones were thrown into the sea to lay the foundation for the construction of the pier.

At this time, some small construction machinery had already landed, and the engineer commanded the tugboat to send the semi-assembled dock components to the shore, and only needed to complete the last process before they could be put into use.

Suddenly there was the sound of an aeroengine in the air, and the engineers and construction workers raised their hearts to their throats. If it was a German bomber, any bomb dropped would cause heavy losses.

Fortunately, the Allied bombing of the interior of France did not stop at night, Rommel did not give up, and the German armored forces were also working hard, but unfortunately it was doomed to be in vain.

For a whole night, Baojian Beach didn't stop all night, and nearly [-] caissons were thrown down, less than half of them.

The dining car of the Marine Corps started working in the early morning, and there were more than a dozen cauldrons for cooking porridge lined up beside the dining car.

The breakfast of the 3rd division is still instant instant coffee with luncheon meat, which has remained unchanged for thousands of years. In southern Africa, there is actually a lot of sugary eight-treasure porridge, which is so sweet that it makes people feel tired.

This is rare.

Sugar is a valuable strategic material, and it has long been out of circulation in the local market in the United Kingdom. Therefore, through the developed maritime trade in southern Africa, it is purchased from all over the world to meet the local needs of southern Africa.

The Southern African Expeditionary Force is also part of the Southern African local needs.

In addition to eight-treasure porridge, every British soldier who came to Cengfan also got a hot salted duck egg. Before many British soldiers had time to thank them, they saw the scene that made them collapse.

The salted duck eggs are also served in a big pot, and they are placed next to the eight-treasure porridge, and you can take as many as you want.

It can be seen that the southern African soldiers don’t like salted duck eggs very much, and more soldiers crowded beside the dining car waiting for the chef to fry eggs. Morse asked a random southern African soldier, and the answer he got was that salted duck eggs were too salty ,Unappetizing--

The chef moved swiftly, and spread out more than a dozen eggs on the iron plate in front of him. In order to look better, the chef actually cut off the irregular egg flower on the edge of the egg indifferently.

This is too much, this is a battlefield, it's like queuing up to get a number at a restaurant, what do the Germans on the opposite side think?
The Germans don't know why, anyway, the British soldiers who witnessed this scene were quite devastated.

Gavin's mood also collapsed.

For the "Overlord" operation, the Allied Forces have been arguing and holding meetings for more than half a year. It seems to be extremely detailed, but it is opened in various unbearable ways. This is different from Gavin's imagination.

On the morning of the [-]th, the armored forces had not yet landed in Normandy. The local British newspapers could not wait to publish all kinds of news related to "victory", while all the news about Russia and the Far East disappeared. The British Empire finally became the territory of the Allied forces. The protagonist, even the "Times" described the Normandy landings as the greatest turning point of World War II.

Actually great shit.

By the morning of the 24th, 60 hours after the landing operation had begun, the Allied beachhead was still 1.5 kilometers wide and [-] kilometers deep, and no progress had been made.

This is not bad, and it meets the requirements of the "Overlord" operation. Before the armored troops landed, the task of the first wave of attacking troops was to stabilize their positions and not rush forward.

One day yesterday, the Allied forces lost 630 people at Sword Beach, 1200 at Juno Beach, 1500 at Gold Beach, and 2500 U.S. troops in Omaha, where the battle was most intense. There were only 197 casualties.

Adding up all the battlefields, the losses of the Allied forces did not exceed [-], and the casualties of the German army on the opposite side were almost the same. This can be called the greatest turning point of World War II. Then what is the battle in the Russian battlefield that caused millions of casualties?
Gavin can understand the mood of the British, but the food is so ugly, it is not a question of whether he has a sense of honor.

Shaking his head and putting his mood on the map in front of him, Gavin tried not to think about those embarrassing questions.

"We must attack now and build up our position as deep as possible, otherwise we will not be able to deal with the counterattack of the Germans. Our current position is too weak." Yang Smotz advocated the offensive, and the German counterattack was not strong. good chance.

The tactical deception of the Allied forces in the early stage was very effective. The Germans made a mistake in their judgment and firmly believed that the Allied forces would land in Calais.

The continuous rainy season also played a supporting role. The Germans were stunned by a blow to the head. When the Germans recovered, they would definitely organize a counterattack. Rommel himself was still very capable.

"The Germans will definitely not be able to break through our bombers. Our most important task now is to send more troops and supplies to the beach. The weather forecast department predicts that there will be only three days of sunny weather. We must seize this precious opportunity." Burt Admiral Len Ramsey, who oversees maritime movement and sustainment, sees it differently.

Almost all the Allied troops landing now are light infantry, and Rommel has six armored divisions under his command. If the light infantry encounters the armored troops, the outcome will probably be a one-sided massacre.

Through yesterday's actions, Admiral Ramsey no longer has any hope for the amphibious tanks that sink to the bottom when launched. To fight Rommel's No. [-] and No. [-], we still have to rely on the "beasts" in southern Africa.

The naming of tanks in southern Africa is indeed wild, from "Leopard" to "Tiger" to the latest "Lion", which is completely different from the naming of British and American tanks.

Although the name is a bit wild, the performance is really good. Yesterday, only two amphibious tanks in southern Africa withdrew from the battle due to their own failures, and the rest rushed to the beach. The two failed tanks were also recovered by the tank landing ship. It sinks in the water.

"Our current progress is in line with the requirements of the 'Overlord' plan. At least 72 hours after the launch of the landing operation, we can proceed to the next step." Montgomery also did not agree to attack, and the Allies have agreed to Big Beard's request to open up a second European battlefield What else do you want?
Montgomery was the commander-in-chief of the British ground forces, and Gavin wondered if Winston had given Montgomery similar orders that Kitchener had given Rock during World War I.

Judging by Montgomery's attitude, he probably has.

"The 8th Infantry Division has 8 amphibious tanks and has a certain ability to attack fortified areas. You can try to let the [-]th Infantry Division launch an attack on Cannes." Lieutenant General Walter Biddle Smith, Eisenhower's chief of staff, said negatively. The [-]th Infantry Division was the only offensive unit of the Allies.

Walter Smith was a man of grim character, tough and brutal, and made many enemies.

During a battle in North Africa, Patton Jr. found Smith huddled in a trench and asked Smith what he was doing.

Smith said he was dodging gunfire.

This made Patton Jr. very angry, because it was the American army that was firing, not the German army.

Patton Jr. reported this matter to Eisenhower, but Eisenhower didn't take it seriously. He didn't care whether Smith was brave or not. The dismissal of old friends was what Eisenhower needed most.

Smith was indeed ruthless, and he slashed at the 8th Infantry Division in Southern Africa with the first knife.

"Cannes is stationed in the German 21st Armored Division. Do you want the amphibious tanks with weak defenses to fight against the No. [-] tanks with dozens of tons of armor?" Yang Shimozi sneered, and said with a deadly move. Friends are not dead, the United States has two airborne divisions and two infantry divisions in Normandy, why not let the US troops take the initiative to attack.

"Although the armor of the amphibious tanks is weak, we have a strong bomber force. As long as the German tanks dare to come out of the bunker, they will be destroyed by the bombers." Smith looked serious, and he would not worry about southern Africa. Casualties of the army, single-mindedly in the service of Eisenhower.

Operation "Overlord" is Eisenhower's best chance to gain reputation. It would be perfect if you can use the southern African army to gain reputation for Eisenhower.

"You might as well send the 101st Division to take the initiative to attack, if they have successfully assembled—" Yang Smozi sneered.

The 101st Division has been in the limelight this time, and it has not been able to complete the assembly until now. According to Smith, it has become the 101st Division fighting on its own, actively sharing the pressure on the beachhead.

The 82nd Airborne Division performed well. Just this morning, the 82nd Division occupied the small town of Eglise, the first town the Allied forces recaptured in mainland France.

"The task of the 8th Infantry Division is to protect the flanks of the entire landing field. Once we take the initiative to attack, our landing field will be exposed to the German 21st Armored Division. Therefore, the 9th Army in Omaha should launch an attack." Gavin is also serious, Two more U.S. infantry divisions landed on Omaha Beach this morning, and the U.S. military is now fully capable of attacking.

The Allied Forces have limited delivery capabilities, and it will take at least a month to send all the millions of Allied Forces assembled in the UK and their equipment over, and this must be done without any problems at the temporary docks.

There are still millions of troops waiting to join the war in the UK, and it is up to the headquarters to decide which troops to send there first.

Eisenhower made no secret of his ambitions. The second batch of landing troops was almost entirely composed of U.S. troops, obviously to brush up their achievements.

Neither Gavin nor Montgomery were angry, let alone anxious. Since Eisenhower was in such an urgent mood, he would send the American soldiers there first.

Now Normandy has the largest number of U.S. troops. In this case, Smith also proposed to let the 8th Infantry Division take the initiative to attack, which is indeed a bit doggy.

"The Ninth Army suffered heavy losses in yesterday's battle, and they need time to rest—" Smith certainly disagreed. The Ninth Army only suffered 9 casualties yesterday, plus close to 9 people were injured.

"Then let's wait until the day after tomorrow." Montgomery resolutely followed the plan.

Then wait.

The Allies could wait, but Rommel couldn't.

The day of the 6th was a fateful 24 hours for Rommel.

Eisenhower realized it later, and later called the 6th day the longest day.

Actually nothing happened that day.

The Allied ground forces did not take the initiative to attack. Although the German troops wanted to reinforce Normandy, they were indeed unable to break through the blockade of the Allied bombers. The German 21st Armored Division, which was closest to the battlefield, did not launch an attack. The entire Normandy was surprisingly calm, only the sky It was very busy, with allied transport planes and bombers overwhelming.

There are also fighter jets, but they are not the protagonists. The jet planes from southern Africa even flew over Paris.

Unlike the calm in Normandy, while the Allied forces launched Operation "Overlord", the fighting on the Apennine Peninsula continued. The southern African troops stationed in Spain also joined forces with the Spanish troops to launch an attack on the French mainland.

After the fall of Franco, the Spanish royal family was restored, reorganized with the help of the southern African army, and established a national defense force of about 30 people.

The training troops are the best in the southern African army. Naturally, all weapons and equipment are provided by the federal government of southern Africa. It doesn’t matter if the Spanish government has no money. The southern African bank can provide loans, but it needs the property mortgage of the Spanish government, and the interest is not low. However, the loaned money cannot leave Southern Africa, and supplies must be purchased locally in Southern Africa.

With so many stringent requirements, it would be upsetting for another person, but the Spanish government has no choice. Mortgage, as long as the southern African bank can take it, just take it away. Although this kind of old colonial empire does not have a strong sense of existence, There are so many good things.

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