Reborn South Africa as a police officer

It is an exaggeration to say that the master of Gao Zhenzhu is too exaggerated. Rommel became famous in the French campaign. At that time, the German Seventh Armored Division he commanded was invincible and invincible. He was known as the "Devil Division". Commander-in-Chief, went to North Africa to assist Italy in countering the British Army.

This appointment greatly limited Rommel's room to play. For Germany, Russia is the main battlefield. Strictly speaking, North Africa is a farce staged by the Germans in cooperation with the United Kingdom. Rommel therefore did not receive enough support and fought twice. As far as the Egyptian border, it was ultimately a failure.

The three heroes of German armor, the other two are in Russia, and only Rommel is in North Africa, which fully proves the importance of Rommel to Mustache.

Of course, this also proves Rommel's ability from another aspect. He was able to persist for two years and eight months with such limited resources. Will never forget.

Replacing Rommel in command of the armored forces on the Western Front was the titan Heinrich Eberbach, who had just returned from injury in Russia.

This man is also a legend. He was born in 1895. He participated in the First World War in 1914. In the World War, his nose was knocked out by a stray bullet, so it was filled with rubber. He performed well during the Polish campaign. During the Russian campaign, Bach was appointed As the commander of the 17th Army, he returned to Germany for treatment due to kidney disease.

Marshal Kruger and SS General Hauser also came to the Western Front at the same time as Bach. Kruger replaced Rundstede as the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, and Hauser replaced Admiral Dormann who had just died of illness. Served as commander of the 7th Army.

There is a saying that a change of coach is like changing a knife. These people who had just arrived on the Western Front decisively overturned Rommel's order to shrink the defense and ordered the German army to take the initiative to attack, trying to wipe out the Allied forces on the beachhead of Normandy.

On June 6, the 29th and 9th Panzer Divisions of the SS, who came to support from Germany, finally arrived at the front line after paying a heavy price against the indiscriminate bombing of the Allied Air Forces.

Kruger ordered the two to strengthen the defense, and Hauser ordered the two divisions to take the initiative. There was a problem with the German command system, and the commanders of the two divisions were at a loss.

The Allied Air Force is still very powerful. The 9th Armored Division has just replenished 120 tanks in Germany. Most of them were lost in the process of arriving in Normandy. Including the three and four behind, there were only 63 tanks left when they arrived at the front line. .

The 10th Armored Division was even worse. It didn't get enough supplements when it was in Germany. When it was ordered to set off, the whole division had only 92 tanks. When it arrived in Normandy, there were only 31 tanks left. attack.

Regardless of how miserable these two divisions were, after the 9th and 10th Armored Divisions arrived at the front line, the 21st Armored Division that was wiped out in Cannes was removed, and the armored forces under Hauser had increased to 7 divisions. Hauser was full of confidence. The intelligence he received showed that the Allied forces had only three armored divisions in Normandy, one for Southern Africa, one for the British, and one for the US. The situation was still favorable to the Germans.

Here I have to mention again the poor logistics of the Allied forces.

Port Mulberry B has yet to be repaired after it was destroyed by the storm.

The Germans destroyed Cherbourg's port facilities again. Even if they took Cherbourg, they would not be able to send the heavy weapons that the Allies desperately needed. Montgomery's active attack caused the British 7th Armored Division to suffer heavy losses as well, and it lost its attack in a short period of time. Regardless of his ability, Montgomery mobilized four British infantry divisions and continued to attack Caen.

The good news is that the weather is getting better, Mulberry B is still being repaired, and the efficiency of Port A is constantly improving. In mid-June, the two artificial ports can only deliver about 5000 tons of materials per day, and by the end of June, it has risen to 1.5 tons. The Allied Command took into account the situation on the front line and adjusted its personnel increase plan. Instead of rushing to send the armored troops there, it focused on transporting the cars that the Allied Forces desperately needed. This adjustment was very effective. By the beginning of July, the Allied Forces were short of supplies. The predicament has been greatly alleviated.

It’s not that there is no material. Portsmouth’s material is piled up like a mountain. Even if it is sent to Normandy, it cannot be delivered to the front line in time due to lack of transportation capacity. Cars, especially various [-]-ton and [-]-ton trucks, are the best for the Allied forces in Normandy. needs.

On July 7, the British army returned to the battlefield and launched a combat operation code-named "Epsom Racecourse". Montgomery hoped to defeat the enemy in front of him, completely occupy Caen, and complete the second phase of the British army's combat plan.

The morale of the reinforced German army was greatly boosted. Hauser ordered the German armored forces to take the initiative. The terrain around Caen limited the German counterattack. The Germans could only invest in one division at a time, and more often it was two or three hundred German troops. The infantry, with 15 to 20 tanks, launched a small counterattack against the British army.

The defense of the German army has also been adjusted. Because Germany’s steel supply is in serious shortage and cannot produce enough tanks, the Germans are fully producing 88mm anti-aircraft guns. This anti-aircraft gun has been improved and can be used for both high and low levels. Great threat.

It was originally just a stopgap measure, but it had an unexpected effect.

The tank equipped by the British infantry division is Matilda, whose armor is relatively weak compared to heavy tanks. Although the British also installed reactive armor for Matilda, the German 88mm gun can still easily penetrate Matilda. Tilda's armor, the British suffered heavy losses.

"Air Force, I need the support of the Air Force!" Montgomery was furious. Patton had the help of a naval bombardment fleet in Cherbourg, and the support received by the British army was very limited, at least not to the extent Montgomery hoped.

"The 88mm anti-aircraft guns of the Germans also pose a huge threat to our bombers. Therefore, the air force has reduced the frequency of dispatches. The people who are really capable of helping us are the southern Africans. They have three armored divisions of tanks in Cannes. The ridiculous thing is that according to the standards of southern Africa, these are all light infantry—” Montgomery’s chief of staff, Hells Saroyan, was a little frustrated. When did the great British Empire come to an end without the help of the Southern African Expeditionary Force? It's time to fight.

To be precise, since the last world war, the British army has not won any battle-level victory without the participation of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

The formation of the southern African army is different from that of the British army. The British infantry division is an infantry division, equipped with light tanks and armored vehicles at most. The tanks equipped by the infantry divisions in southern Africa are also heavy tanks according to British standards.

Therefore, the infantry divisions in southern Africa are standard armored divisions in the UK, and they are also ace armored divisions, with a huge gap in combat effectiveness.

Like Caen and Cherbourg, Cannes was heavily fortified by the German army. Even Cannes was garrisoned by armored divisions, but it was still easily captured by light infantry from southern Africa.

This contrast is too stark. The US military is still besieging Cherbourg, and the British army has not even touched the edge of Caen. The coalition forces of southern Africa and the Free French are marching towards Paris. Is it really necessary to hand over the honor of regaining Paris? Give it to de Gaulle?

This is the most unacceptable thing for Montgomery.

"Give me the call from Cannes—no, equip the plane, and I'll go to Cannes." Montgomery will go to Cannes in person, and if Caen is not won, Britain will also change its leadership.

In Cannes, Gavin came to visit the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force on the front line on behalf of the federal government. Now Cannes has not only the southern African army, but also two infantry divisions from Canada and Brazil, with a total strength of more than [-].

The area of ​​Cannes is not very large, with [-] troops moving in, there is no room for them to live in the city. Arthur simply lives in the terminal building of the airport, where the conditions are a little better.

"The battle was too fierce before, and more than 80.00% of the urban area was destroyed. Now we are gradually cleaning up the ruins. We now have [-] German prisoners. They are not good at fighting, and they work very hard." Xie Jianye accompanied the whole process, serving thoughtful.

After the Battle of Cannes, 1.1 German officers and soldiers were captured in southern Africa. These prisoners participated in the restoration of Cannes Airport, which was much more useful than the workers of the Christian Construction Company.

Workers still have to pay salaries, and their welfare benefits are better, similar to those of expeditionary army officers and soldiers.

The German prisoners did not have any excessive requirements, and they did not object to labor reform. The expeditionary army did not even disrupt the organization of the prisoners, which made it easier to manage. The rigor of the Germans was fully reflected here.

The pure German army was indeed very brave in combat. Even if they surrendered, all weapons and equipment would be destroyed, and the Allies would not be given the slightest chance to use them.

After the surrender, the Germans also kept their promises. Those Romanian and Bulgarian captives sometimes sneaked, raped and played tricks. The Germans completely accepted the reality and did whatever they were asked to do without any conflict.

"It is necessary to strengthen the ideological work of the captives, so that they can truly realize the mistakes they have made, and be merciless to those who are really heinous."

"Hey, we don't have any truly heinous captives here—" Xie Jianye laughed, probably not because there were none, but because he had already been executed on the spot.

That's fine too. For some individuals, it's a waste to give them the opportunity to reform through labor.

"I just received a telegram from Pretoria the day before yesterday. The Justice Palace hopes that we can be more active. What do you think?" Gavin respected the frontline commanders and let them decide for themselves.

Still tender.

If it was Yang Shimozi, he would just give the order directly, and there was no need to ask for opinions.

"No problem, we are ready and we can continue to attack at any time." Xie Jianye did not refuse. If he wanted to rest, he would return to Southern Africa after the war, and he would have plenty of time to rest.

Later that day, Montgomery arrived in Cannes by plane. Gavin didn't want to meet Montgomery and left before Montgomery's plane landed.

"Caen is your task, can't you even do this?" Xie Jianye was blunt, and he had to have an attitude of asking for help.

If Gavin was still in Cannes, it is estimated that Montgomery would somewhat restrain himself.

After arriving in Cannes, Montgomery found that he had the highest military rank, so he subconsciously spoke in a condescending tone.

Xie Jianye doesn't like this. Everyone is a general, and no one is a head above anyone else. If you want to give orders, you have to be promoted to marshal first.

Even if you become a marshal, the British marshal can't control the generals in southern Africa.

"Winning victory is the task of all of us. We and the Americans are fighting bloody battles with the German army. How long do you want to rest in Cannes?" Montgomery subconsciously assumed a questioning tone.

"After you take Caen and the U.S. military takes Cherbourg—" Xie Jianye is not in a hurry. The second phase of the mission of the Southern African Expeditionary Force is Cannes, and it has now been successfully completed.

There is one thing to say, these generals of the United Kingdom and the United States, Xie Jianye really doesn't think highly of them.

Montgomery, who is currently in the limelight in the UK, and Patton, who is the best performer in the US military, are actually lackluster in terms of record.

If it was Zhukov or Cuikov, Xie Jianye might still respect it.

Forget about Montgomery, he is best at retreating.

Montgomery came to prominence in Dunkirk.

During his stay in North Africa, Montgomery had a fight with Rommel on the surface, but in fact, if he won or lost, the British boasted and promoted Montgomery as a British battle hero.

"Are you trying to force me to call the headquarters? Lord Nyasaland certainly doesn't want to see his general shrink back." Montgomery talked about Roque, hoping to make Xie Jianye succumb.

"Whatever you want, the lord has already prepared a military medal for me." Xie Jianye felt comfortable physically and mentally, and beating the British was just as interesting as beating the Germans.

Montgomery's chest heaved violently, barely suppressing his anger.

There is indeed spare capacity in southern Africa. Less than half an hour after Montgomery's plane landed in Cannes, more than a dozen transport planes have already landed in Cannes. This made Montgomery angry and then curious. It doesn't mean that Cannes Airport has been completely destroyed. .

If it is damaged, it can still be repaired. The key is efficiency.

If the British repaired the airport, it might not be able to be put into use again before winter.

In southern Africa, it is being repaired and used. Large transport aircraft are still unable to land, and only medium-sized transport aircraft can barely use the runway.

Xie Jianye also said that the Southern African Expeditionary Force had consumed too much in the previous stage of operations, and now urgently needs supplies. Until enough supplies are hoarded, the Southern African Army cannot be dispatched.

Of course, if the Canadians and Brazilians take the initiative to attack, Xie Jianye can't control it.

There are already a lot of materials hoarded, including the hangar, which is full, and the less important materials can only be piled up next to the runway, so they pile up like a mountain, just cover them with tarpaulins, anyway, they will be gone in a few days Send to the front.

What made Montgomery angry was that he saw many Indians at the airport. These people did not serve the British Empire, but ran to southern Africa. This situation aroused Montgomery's vigilance.

Of course, Xie Jianye would not tell Montgomery that these soldiers who looked like Indians were actually Gurkhas. Montgomery should not have admitted his mistake. After all, the dog-leg machetes held by Gurkhas were unique and impressive. .