The Third Reich in Desperation

Third Reich Episode 281

From the perspective of terrain, England is more conducive to landing operations than the other three regions, because the terrain in this region is relatively flat, the coastline is relatively continuous, and it has many piers and shoals.

From the point of view of location, this area is located in the southeast of the island of Great Britain. It is adjacent to the North Sea in the east and faces Germany across the sea. It is separated from France by the English Channel in the south. It is a mountainous and hilly area with relatively complex terrain.

From a strategic point of view, this area is where London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is located, so it is of great strategic significance.The successful landing also means that the fall of the British capital will not be long.

Moreover, the large-scale armored blitz that the German army has always been good at can also be spread out in this area.Only the terrain here can allow the German armored forces to be dispatched on a large scale.

Therefore, it is natural for the German army to choose to land on the eastern or southern coasts of England in the future.

Reinhardt mentioned more than once: "Only by choosing to land on the south coast of England can the army's greatest advantages be brought into play."

Of course, what the German army could think of, the British army could also think of, so a huge ring of defense around the Greater London Circle was born, and an epic beach landing battle was inevitable.

This war is also destined to be recorded in the historical annals of both parties involved in the war, and this war will completely change the trend of World War II and become a key turning point in World War II.

In order to win this battle, any effort is worth it.

Therefore, even if Italy can contain one more British soldier in Africa, even if Italy can contain one more British warship in the Mediterranean, it will be a valuable help to the Third Reich!

Of course, blacksmithing requires hard work.

If you want to land and fight, the most important thing is to rely on your own navy.

A month ago, the German High Seas Fleet was still not favored by the outside world.

Not even its rival, the Royal Navy, looked down on it.

Until now, even though the British Navy has just suffered a big loss from the High Seas Fleet in the North Sea, it has suffered heavy losses.

Even though Britain on the other side of the strait is still silent in the failure of Dunkirk for a long time, it cannot get out of it.

But they really couldn't figure out what confidence the German navy had to plan an attack on their homeland in a short period of time.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill also publicly said: "Relying on the broken ships of the German Navy, it is impossible for them to have the ability to land on the British mainland. People, you must believe in the government and the Royal Navy's ability to protect everyone's safety and protect us. The empire is spared the pain of war."

Commander Canning, Commander of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet, also publicly joked: "If the German Navy comes and tries to land, they will face disaster!"

Therefore, there is a strange emotion in Britain from top to bottom. They all think that although Germany won the victory in Dunkirk and wiped out the British Expeditionary Force, it is not true that Germany has not won sea and air control. possible attack on the British mainland.

The London Times once imagined the war scene of the German army landing in the UK after the defeat in Dunkirk: "After the victory in the Dunkirk war, the German army chose to land in the UK.

But after the German army landed in the UK, the British home fleet had already reacted. It took 2 days to gather the main force and easily cut off the German supply line in the English Channel.

The three battleships of the German Navy were not opponents at all, so they retreated immediately to avoid engaging the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force.

Moreover, the air force of the British Empire can cover the navy very well, and at the same time lay a large number of mines to lock down the supplies of the German landing troops.

After the navy cut off the German supply route, part of it was sent to bombard the German landing field.

Other troops are consolidating the defense line and stepping up the blockade of the English Channel.

Therefore, the German troops who landed basically could not receive effective support at all.

The firepower of the German army is relatively not too strong because of the landing, and it cannot carry a large number of heavy artillery.

Therefore, their attack on the British cities and defense lines will be much weaker.

Similarly, the tanks at the time were forced to land too many ships due to the requirements of landing ships.

Even if it is calculated on the basis of hundreds of vehicles per division, the materials consumed by the German army in a day must be calculated on the basis of hundreds of tons.

The generals of the German army will consider the issue of supplies, so they cannot attack hard and attack quickly.

The German army is bound to fall into a stalemate with the British defenders, which is a nightmare for the German generals.

Because the German Army has always been famous for its blitzkrieg.

When they will understand that their supplies are cut off by the British army, food and ammunition are getting less and less.

They were harassed and bombed by the British Air Force almost every day, and the other side's Air Force flew over the troops. Due to fuel consumption, they basically didn't stay for a long time before they had to go back to the mainland to refuel.

However, the German army planned to build the airport in the UK almost before it started, and found that the British bomber fleet flew by every day on its construction route.

What is even more unforgivable is that, facing the permanent fortifications of the British army, the German soldiers had to fill them with flesh and blood.

Call the artillery?More than half of the large-caliber howitzers have been blown up by British aircraft.

The remaining ones were so suppressed that they couldn't hold their heads up when they fired against the British artillery yesterday.

Not to mention a lot of losses, the ammunition is less than half of the base left.

However, the soldiers on the other side had to face the violent bombing of the British.

More importantly, the food of the German army could no longer meet the demand after a long period of fighting, and the soldiers were fighting the British army hungry.

Although the British army sadly discovered after the defeat in France that almost only boy scouts and old and weak divisions could fight in the country, it is still very easy to arm 40 troops with the British national reserve.

Coupled with the British army's local garrison, although it cannot be said to be a million-strong army.But there are still 60 to 80 troops in total.

Under this number, at least 20 of them can be maneuvered at any time.

The British army will set up a line of defense against the landing German army, and the German army will become weaker and weaker.

Facing enemies with superiority in homeland, superiority in troops, superiority in firepower, and even superiority in food.How did the German army fight?

It is impossible for any German general to win a battle when the artillery shells are about to run out, and the tank ammunition is sufficient, but he no longer dares to maneuver.

The lack of fuel is one thing, but the tanks that are broken and lacking parts cannot be repaired. "

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The Times, a heavyweight newspaper that once unearthed the secrets of the Soviet-German battleship transaction, also wrote a special article.

"Some people always say how strong the German army is, how sharp its tactics are, and how brave its troops are.

But there are too many factors for success or failure in the war, and there are still many factors that the German army cannot control.

It can be said that as long as the British mainland fleet exists for one day, Reinhardt will not choose to land on the British mainland.Not only dare not, but also can't!

No matter how many troops are sent, no matter whether the landing is successful or not, failure will inevitably end in the end.

The German landing force will eventually be wiped out.

After the landing failed, the German army would lose a large number of elite troops.The support rate of the people in the country for the war, the morale of the troops, etc., are all serious tests for Reinhardt.

So, British people, don't be surprised why Reinhardt didn't land in the UK with all his strength immediately.If you analyze it carefully, even if you transmigrated to Reinhardt and became Reinhardt, you would not dare to issue such an order before the British mainland fleet was wiped out! "

I have to say that the reporter who wrote this article is really a little bit awesome.