Battle of the Third Reich

Frederick Jr. was right, when he turned the road less than 500 meters, Zeissler found the other party's position. ↑, although the rain blocked the view, the green and red tracer chains across the field were still very conspicuous.

The armored grenadier company did not move on, but stopped by a row of shrubby walls by the side road.

"Each row is here to stand by and turn off all the lights." Zeissler pressed the throat microphone to give orders to each car group.

It is stupid to intervene in combat rashly. You must first investigate the battlefield and then consider what kind of response tactics to take. This is the consistent style of Zeissler.

"Frederick, this is Zeissler." Picking up the walkie-talkie, Zeissler started calling his vanguard.

"Hearing the sir." Friedrich replied vigorously, sounding clear that he was near the crossfire line, and a clear machine gun fire was heard from the walkie-talkie.

"We have arrived, and now by the road 300 meters away behind you, I now come over and tell paratroopers not to shoot at me."

"Comply, sir." Fredric replied loudly.

Zeissler hung the walkie-talkie's **** his shoulder, opened the weapon box in the car, and took out his mp40.

"Nikkor, you're going with me." Zeissler said to the captain, and then he turned to look at the signal soldier. "You are guarding the radio station and report new news to me immediately, while waiting for my order."

Lieutenant Grenadier put his harness belt on the raincoat jacket and fastened the mp40 triple-load canvas bag.

"Bring a signal gun and a flashlight." Zeissler struck the submachine gun over his shoulder, turned his head sharply from the edge of the car, and jumped onto the wet road.

"Which way do we go, sir." Sergeant Nickel jumped out of the car with Zeissler. He carried a 98k rifle with a sight, and a leather shoulder bag with a signal gun and a signal bullet. .

"Go along the road first, and when you get close, go down to the field." Zeissler looked up at the telescope and looked at the situation in the distance. The location is good, and he can observe most of the battlefield.

"Now let's go. Watch your feet." Zeisser loaded the submachine gun and started walking towards the spot where the fire was fighting.

Along the way, the two paratroopers who had been waiting on the side of the road first discovered the company of the grenadier and his men. They stepped forward to meet the two expected reinforcements. Then they led them to the paratrooper commander.

"Company Clausen, what is the current fighting situation, and you know how many enemies there are, and how long the encircled troops can persist." Seeing von Clausen, Zeissler did not make a courtesy with the other party. Directly began to enter the state of combat.

"We moved along the road and were ambushed by enemy forces at this location twenty minutes ago. They used anti-tank guns and pre-embedded explosives and mines here and here. This area has hidden fortifications, our The loss is great." von Clausen is also a decisive person, and he immediately began to tell the other party what he knew.

V. Clausen’s paratroopers company received an order from General Goodrian in the afternoon. At present, the command of the first paratroopers regiment is assigned to the e-group army group headquarters. It still belongs to the air force only in terms of formation, and all the supplies and The replenishment of equipment is now entirely the responsibility of the Army. In fact, paratroopers are quite happy about this. Because they got a bunch of army equipment that they had long wanted. For example, dozens of brand new barrel trucks and wheeled reconnaissance vehicles also got twelve 75mm howitzers.

The 1st Battalion of the First Paratroopers landed in the UK this time using glider planes, but the target area in their plan had no guards at all. As a result, they wandered in the wild for one night, and no one in Britain even saw it.

On the second day, the first battalion finally found a combat opportunity, because it was a paraglider airborne. Compared with the second battalion, their equipment and supplies were more abundant than the latter, so they were assigned by Guderian to perform peripheral interpenetration tasks and attack. They were the first armored division to investigate. After the slaughter of British armored soldiers, they subsequently participated in the offensive against the 6th Infantry Division's battalion, seized a large amount of battalion and captured many British soldiers.

The 1st Parachute Battalion performed very bravely in the intertwined operations around the periphery, and the results were also brilliant. But compared to the legendary record of the second paratroopers, these are nothing.

The 1st Battalion of the Paratroopers took a sigh of relief. They believed that the second battalion's record was entirely due to luck, and had nothing to do with their own strength. If they were replaced by a battalion in that position, they would definitely not compare The second camp is poor. Maybe it will be better.

When Guderian's order was issued, the battalion was encouraged by the group's emotions. They believed that this was the command's recognition of them. At the critical moment, it still depends on who can fight. The 1st Battalion of the Paratroopers dispatched two of their most elite companies. The first company searched as the main force, and the second company was used as a back-up.

The second company had previously served as a reserve force in a major security task, capturing British parachutists on the outskirts of St. Margaret Beach and fighting the Scottish company. Because the personnel in the melee battle were very damaged, and almost a whole platoon lost its combat ability, von Clausen was reprimanded by the superior as a company commander, but at the same time, he was awarded General Reichenau for his heroic performance in the battle. Commendation.

The paratroopers headed towards Canterbury along the road. They and the Grenadiers had roughly the same marching route, at least not much difference in direction. Grenadiers were assigned a country road due to their strong off-road capabilities, while paratroopers were placed on the main road. The two are actually going hand in hand, but the grenadiers have made a lot of wrongful detours, and the paratroopers are much better off, so although they started later than the grenadiers, they eventually ran ahead of the latter and rushed to this place early.

Barham is the name of this humble village in front of him. Although the appearance looks unremarkable, the town has less than 50 buildings in total, but this place has a very long history. There is a famous St. John’s Cathedral on the south side of the main road, which is relatively famous in the British mainland. Holy Land. This is the site of the famous Barum Baron Charles Middleton. In honor of this distinguished admiral, the Royal Navy named a Queen Elizabeth class battleship the Barram and was armored for nineteen during the Battle of Dunkirk The train on the military position was shelled in the strait.

The paratroopers reconnaissance team is here and walks into a well-arranged trap without any precautions. When the first barrel truck drove to the road exit on the other side of the village, it was attacked by a concealed two-pound anti-tank gun at the horizontal fork of the T-junction. The attack came so suddenly that when the paratroopers responded, the pilot had turned into a ball of fire with the four paratroopers on the vehicle.

The German paratroopers are indeed well-trained. Although they are not battle-hardened, they also have rich combat experience. Subsequent vehicles immediately turned off the road. Close to the surrounding buildings, the paratroopers quickly jumped off the vehicle and began to look around for concealment. The guard circle was immediately established, and a series of commanders summoned the three platoon leaders to begin the assignment and prepared to fight back.

Just at this time. The second round of the enemy's attack broke out. The other party seems to have expected the reaction of the Germans after they were attacked, and they have already made sufficient preparations for this. This street has actually been transformed into a murder trap, and the German paratroopers who stepped into it have been ruthlessly cruel. Kill. More than a dozen pre-installed explosives installed on the side of the road were detonated. These half-pound plastic explosives were triggered by manual manipulation of the electric wires at a distance. The power is very impressive. The four-wheeled reconnaissance armored vehicles and transport vehicles parked on the roadside were overturned by a huge shock wave, and paratroopers hiding around the vehicles were torn to pieces on the spot.

The violently burning vehicles lit up the scene, and several machine guns set high in the house were on the high side. They began to shoot fiercely at the surviving German paratroopers who were not affected, and the paratroopers who were still in the explosion shock had no power , Was shot one by one easily by the other party in the corner and along the street.

The opponent’s attack was not only directed against the front team. The plan of these resistances was very detailed. The attack was full-scale. Almost at the same time that the pilot vehicle was destroyed, a four-wheeled armored vehicle lined up at the end of the team was also hit by enemy anti-tank. Weapon shooting.

Fortunately. The shooter of this attack obviously lacked training. It may also be that the shadow of the rain screen was precisely aimed. His first shell flew over the turret of the 222 armored vehicle and hit a residential house on the street. Team paratroopers, they have entered the enemy's ambush circle.

At this time, there were only two paratrooper platoons with dissatisfied personnel, and even the officers had only 57 people together. They were sitting on two Opels and six barrel vehicles, and two 222-wheel armored vehicles were used as firepower. Support force. They were recruited as reconnaissance teams in a row. I never thought of being a protagonist. I did not expect that their reaction at this time became a key factor in reversing this sudden battle. It was because of their excellent performance that the German paratroopers could persevere until the reinforcements arrived.

The commander-in-chief of Erlian was unexpectedly calm at this time, and his subordinates expressed some disbelief afterwards. Everyone knows that it is a deep hidden cold weapon and fan of classical novels. He loves the works of Goethe and Schiller, and there is no shortage of Wagner's records in his luggage. He spends an hour every day practicing his great swordsmanship. As soon as he enters the battle, he is like the possession of Czech Fried, and he moves forward without fear. Captain Walter, the paratrooper battalion, once jokingly said that fortunately, there are no evil dragons now. Otherwise, his company commander will run happily to death.

But this time von Clausen let his men have a new understanding of it. It turns out that this hard-lined blood knight not only has full blood, but also a sober and keen brain. Judging that this is a carefully prepared ambush, you must immediately get rid of this trap, otherwise waiting for Erlian will be a disaster.

He immediately ordered all vehicles not to stop and immediately evacuated from the alleyway outside the building. The defending side did not expect that the Germans would come to this hand. When they reacted, the second company of paratroopers had rushed out of the village and retreated to the field beside the village.

Although the off-road performance of the German vehicles is good, it is now pouring heavy rain, and the land is saturated with rain and turned into sticky and muddy. The two barrel trucks and Opel trucks were trapped in the mud one after another, and the paratroopers on the vehicle could only get off and walk in the rain. Some enemy infantry and machine guns on the roof began shooting at the retreating Germans. The effect of the flares in the rain is not very good, but it can also vaguely recognize the figure of the German army who has retreated in the field.

The 222 armored vehicle was the last vehicle to withdraw from the town. It turned the turret to counterattack the fire points exposed by the enemy, covering the retreat of the infantry, but due to the lack of the enemy, it quickly fell into the fire by the opponent. Amidst the danger of the attack, the flashing tracer chains and the heavy rain spilled on the hard armor plate, and the armored vehicle slowly receded while struggling to shoot 20 mm shells at the opponent.

The enemy dragged the two-pound anti-tank gun, and after two shots missed, the heroic armored vehicle was destroyed. Until the last second before the explosion, the armored vehicle did not stop its resistance. The crew members used their sacrifices in exchange for the safety of their comrades. The paratrooper company finally withdrew to a natural ditch in the field and established a temporary Line of defense. (To be continued.)