Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Do you still remember another time and space, where people are always in Normandy or Dunkirk? Who else remembers the glory of the ten battles and the defense of Moscow from defense to offense?

Not to mention the ten battles and the defense of Moscow, even the real turning point of World War II, the Battle of Volgograd, was rarely mentioned. World War II became an anti-Japanese war led by Britain and the United States, and had almost nothing to do with Russia.

The Southern African media under Roque's leadership will certainly not allow such a thing to happen. Of course there are differences between southern Africa and Russia, and Roque will not blame a deer for a horse and completely obliterate Russia's contribution to World War II.

Not to mention the Second World War. Without Russia's restraint, the Allies in the First World War might not have been able to win.

Eisenhower and Montgomery only saw that the Anglo-American Confederate forces were in full swing in Austria, but they did not see the tenacity and tenacity of the German army in the face of the Russian army. Patton may have criticized the bearded man himself, but for Russia, Patton still With all due respect.

"The Russians have nothing to respect. They are just a giant bear squatting in the Arctic Circle. They are greedy and shameless. They may move south at any time. The whole of Europe lives in the shadow of Russia." Yang Smotz has nothing for Russia. Good impression.

Right.

Russia has more than 2000 million square kilometers and [-] million people.

Most European countries have hundreds of thousands of square kilometers and tens of millions of people, which is not at the same level as Russia.

Therefore, Europeans' fear of Russia comes from the heart. It is only in the last few decades that Germany has replaced Russia as the biggest threat to Europe.

"In any case, the Russian battlefield has exhausted Germany's troops to the greatest extent, so we can take advantage of it. Otherwise, we may never be able to open up a second battlefield." Patton has no prejudice against Russia. There's none?
In fact, they have both. Britain has a continental balance policy, France is an appeasementist, and Germany was the last to reunify. It has strength but no room for survival. Sooner or later, the war will have to be fought, and it has nothing to do with Russia.

Of course, it cannot be said that Russia is innocent. The division of Poland between Russia and Germany has fully proved Russia's ambitions. Just like Winston described Italy, Russia also has a good appetite, but it is a pity that it is full of rotten teeth.

"I know what you want to say. From the perspective of war, Russia is indeed worthy of respect—" Yang Smother was still worried, and Patton's thinking was very dangerous: "—but from the perspective of the country, you have to understand, Russia is our biggest adversary right now."

Young Smother was still British at heart, and he valued Europe far more than any other southern African.

"Haha, I understand, I know what to do--" Barton said haha ​​and didn't answer. European problems, after all, have to be solved by Europeans themselves.

France is a good example.

The situation in France is different from other European countries.

For a long time, "freedom and democracy" have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in France. France is the most heavily infiltrated country in Europe by the Communist International.

The Comintern is also very powerful in Italy, but there is always a lot of thunder and little rain. At present, the party with the highest support rate in Italy is still the Catholic Democratic Party led by Arched Gasperi.

The situation in France is very complicated. After a winter, the Free France led by Charles de Gaulle and the Conservatives led by Renard fell behind the Comintern led by Felix Gouin. , suggested that de Gaulle and Renard jointly run for election and form a coalition government. Only in this way may they be able to compete with Felix Gouin.

Patton's respect for the Russians does not mean that the Southern African Expeditionary Force must back away from the Russian army when they encounter the Russian army. They will still fight for what should be fought, and will still grab what should be shot. They will not be polite at all.

Lei Zhen was also welcome. On the night when Catherine arrived at the front line, Lei Zhen, as the commander-in-chief of the Remagen Southern African Expeditionary Force, issued a combat order.

There are currently four divisions in Remagen, namely the Ninth and 21st Armored Divisions, the 22nd Infantry Division, and the 30th Mountain Division.

Of these four divisions, only the Ninth Armored Division and the 22nd Infantry Division are fully staffed. The 21st Armored Division has only one armored regiment and one artillery regiment. The 30th Mountain Division has only one brigade. The division headquarters are still on the opposite bank. There was time to cross the river.

"Although we only have 4 people in the town of Remagen, the 11th Panzer Army and the 33rd Infantry Division are turning around to the back of the German army. The commander-in-chief has decided that once the battle starts, at least four airborne divisions will be sent to the hinterland of Germany. Our task is to hold on to Remagen, and when the detour troops and airborne troops are all in place, we will counterattack across the board—" Lei Zhen was extremely excited, and he hadn't closed his eyes for two days and two months.

The battle was imminent, and Lei Zhen, as the commander, really couldn't sleep at night.

Although Lei Zhen is confident, the battle plan is quite risky. The expeditionary force will defend the town of Remagen, with the Rhine behind. If Kesselring attacks at all costs, the result is hard to say, or the entire army will be wiped out. .

This also has a lot to do with the defeat of the British and American coalition forces in the Netherlands.

Before the launch of the spring offensive, the Allied forces reported frequent successes in various battlefields. Even the Germans themselves believed that the Third Reich was at the end of the road and irreversible.

The defeat of the British and American coalition forces gave Kesselring a shot in the arm. Before that, Kesselring himself believed that the situation was irreversible, so the German army was not advancing fast.

After the defeat of the British and American coalition forces, the troops under Kesselring's command speeded up significantly. The German telegrams cracked by the Allied forces showed that Mustache's latest order to Kesselring was: I hope that Kesselring can annihilate the southern African expeditionary force crossing the river as quickly as possible. , Then return to Berlin to resist the Russian army and buy time for the German army to negotiate.

That's right, so far, Moustache still has no awareness of killing himself and becoming a benevolent, and he still fantasizes about being able to negotiate for the best interests of Germany.

At this time, we can see the role of Switzerland, a permanent neutral country.

When Germany swept across Europe, it captured Poland, occupied France, and even colonized Greece, but it spared Switzerland without committing any crimes.

The Swiss are very proud, thinking that the mountainous terrain in the territory and the policy of all soldiers playing a major role.

It's all nonsense.

When the Germans were at their strongest, France only resisted for 38 days. If Germany and Italy attack Switzerland after conquering France, how long can Switzerland last?
This kind of Guan Gong's battle with Qin Qiong is hard to judge. The only thing that is certain is that Switzerland will definitely not last for 38 days.

The reason why Mustache didn't attack Switzerland was to leave a way out for himself, and now this way out is finally working. Since last winter, Germany has sent signals through Switzerland, hoping to negotiate with the Allies.

Many people may not have thought that the most German request is not Roque or Roosevelt, but Winston.

Winston must have wanted to negotiate so that Britain could continue to pursue a policy of continental balance and keep the European countries at its fingertips.

De Gaulle strongly disagreed. He insisted on the spirit of the Casablanca Conference and demanded that Germany surrender unconditionally without any room for negotiation.

Last winter, Moustache's condition was to recognize Germany's borders before August 1939.

After the spring offensive, the conditions for Mustache became March 1940.

In March 39, Germany annexed Czechoslovakia and invaded Poland on September 3. By April 9, the German army turned south and attacked the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.

Mustache's conditions are obvious. Before the spring offensive, Mustache was willing to spit out the annexed Polish territories.

After the failure of the British and American coalition forces, Mustache was not even willing to give up the territory of Poland.

"I hope that the British and American coalition forces can launch a new attack on the German army in time to cope with our offensive." Tony Anderson still has illusions about the British and American coalition forces, hoping that the British and American coalition forces can help the southern African expeditionary force share the pressure.

"Don't pin your hopes on others, we have to get used to relying on our own ability to solve problems!" Lei Zhen didn't expect too much, and the British and American coalition forces really couldn't rely on it.

At this time, we can't pin our hopes on the British and American coalition forces. The airborne troops of the British and American coalition forces have just suffered heavy losses.

Kesselring also knew that time was imminent, and on the night of arriving at the front line, he ordered the German army to launch a full-line attack.

Compared with the German army in 39, there is indeed a big gap in the quality of the current German army.

In the German army in 39, infantry and artillery coordination and infantry and tank coordination were handy. Blitzkrieg was commonplace, and European countries were caught off guard, so they fought invincible hands all over Europe.

The elite German army in 39 has all been buried in Russia. Not to mention the lack of training in the current German army, there is a serious shortage of weapons and equipment, and logistics is not guaranteed, so that the first wave of German attacking troops used people from World War I sea ​​tactics.

This stunned the frontline commanders of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

"Are you sure this is a German, not an Italian?" Qining, who was at the forefront of the defensive position, couldn't believe it. In just a few short years, the Germans seemed to have returned to World War I.

If it's an Italian, it's easy to explain. After all, Italians are best at making noodles, not fighting.

"It's true, these are all fucking Germans!" Cargill, who had just won a medal of valor, couldn't wait. He really wanted to upgrade the medal of valor to a medal of heroism.

In the previous battle, Kargill destroyed a German tank. While receiving a bravery medal, he also received a cash reward of 500 rand.

Qi Ning was very fair. The Medal of Valor belonged to Kargill himself, and the 500 rand cash was shared equally among all members of the team. Kargill had no objection either. After all, relying on his own strength, he could not fight against the German tanks.

Compared with the previous sporadic battles, this time the Germans came out in full force. There were nearly a hundred German tanks participating in the first wave of attack, and thousands of infantry accompanying the tank attack.

In Cargill's view, this is completely one military medal after another.

It's a pity that these military medals are destined to miss Kargil.

Before the German tanks entered the attack range, there was a sudden scream of shells piercing the air.

The Southern African Expeditionary Force, even if it is an infantry division, each division is equipped with hundreds of artillery pieces.

For more than ten days, the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force have relied on tanks and armored vehicles as the fulcrum to set up a solid defensive position. At this time, armored vehicles are actually more useful than tanks, because grenade launchers are better than tank guns when dealing with light infantry. .

The heavy artillery was the first to fire.

The Southern African Infantry Division is equipped with two battalions and 24 120mm artillery. This is the most powerful firepower of the Army Division. It is more powerful than the 120 artillery, and only the 203mm heavy artillery under the Group Army remains.

Against light infantry, 120mm artillery is enough.

Even the early No. 120 tank, if it was nearly missed by the [-] artillery, the shock wave could overturn the No. [-] tank.

With rich experience, Lei Zhen concentrated all nearly 120 artillery pieces of the four divisions and lined them up along the banks of the Rhine to provide maximum fire support for the frontline troops.

Note: In addition to towed artillery, armored divisions are also equipped with self-propelled artillery, and the number of artillery is larger.

More than 100 artillery salvos, the power is still amazing.

This kind of large-scale fire support was more common during World War I, and it became less and less after the outbreak of World War II. Even if there was fire support, it would not take a week or two like World War I.

The key is to improve tactics.

During the First World War, crowd tactics were very popular. Although infantry and artillery coordination existed, few countries really played it well.

After the outbreak of World War II, there was not only infantry and artillery coordination, but also infantry and tank coordination. Infantry and tanks almost rushed forward stepping on the bombing point of the shells. The shelling before the war was almost meaningless except for the consumption of shells. Before the German attack The bombardment preparation, only 15 minutes.

This is not Kesselring's carelessness.

It is really that the German army has a limited inventory of shells and is unable to conduct long-term shelling.

Moreover, these recruits who have not undergone rigorous training do not have a good grasp of infantry coordination and cannot pose a real threat, so Kesselring can only retreat to the next best thing.

The Southern African Expeditionary Force is the defensive side, so there is no need to consider coordination issues. The artillery has already gridded the terrain around Remagen Town and is familiar with all the coordinates, so the shelling effect is particularly good.

Generally speaking, artillery shelling is to conduct test firing. First, one or two shots are fired to determine the impact point, and then intensive bombing is carried out.

The artillerymen of the Expeditionary Army had already produced range cards, and there was no need for test firing at all. It was intensive bombing as soon as it came up, so the scene was extraordinarily spectacular.

Through the binoculars, Qining clearly saw that a No. [-] tank was directly hit by a shell. At that moment, No. [-] tank seemed to have collapsed first, and then expanded rapidly. The ammunition exploded at the same time as the flames radiated, followed by the No. [-] tank. The accompanying infantry were unable to dodge in time and suffered heavy casualties.

Another No. 60 accompanying infantry was even more unlucky. The shells fell directly into the infantry array. After the violent explosion, about [-] German infantry disappeared without a trace. can be treated as missing.