A few days later, the five Panzer Divisions of the Germans were finally assembled. Baidu search: Read the novel // In fact, in the original plan, only 4 armored divisions should be invested in this counterattack, but Hitler, who loved to intervene, was worried that the assault force of the four armored divisions was not enough, so he insisted on adding another armored division to the counterattack plan. Of course, this armored division also adopted the method of demolishing the east wall and making up the west wall, and forcibly withdrew from the vital defense line. As for the removal of this vital armored division, what should I do if the line of defense collapses? Hitler's reply was: "Just let the Americans come more, and then cut them off, destroy them!" ”

Seeing Hitler's bold words from the callback, Marshal Kruger really didn't have the strength to cry. However, at this time, Marshal Kruger, who could not protect himself, was no longer able to resist Hitler's pressure.

"Forget it! Anyway, this empire is his, so let him toss! Field Marshal Kruger said this to himself in his heart, signed the plan for Hitler's imperial counter-offensive, and then handed it to his chief of staff, "Give orders to the various units and launch a counterattack early tomorrow morning." Kruger said weakly.

Originally, taking into account the air superiority of the Allies, the attack was supposed to be carried out at night when it was difficult for the attack aircraft of the American army to play a role. But in the era of World War II, the dark night can also bring a lot of trouble to the attacking side. The speed of the breakthrough may be much slower. And one of the major advantages of the US Army ground forces over the Germans is the ultra-high level of mechanization.

Due to the success of the German blitzkrieg in the early stages of the war, the average military enthusiast held a high opinion of the mechanization level of the German army. But in fact, the German Army was not a truly mechanized force. At best, the Germans mechanized some of the Jīng Sharp troops, and on the whole, the German Army was still a mule-horse force. Especially in the later period, due to the impact of strategic bombing, fuel and other supplies became scarce, and the losses on the battlefield became more and more serious, the mechanization level of the German army even began to decline, and by the late 44 years, the mechanization level of the German army was even lower than that of the Soviet army.

But the American army is different from the British army, when the United States first entered the war, the total number of the army was not even as large as that of a German army group, and the tanks equipped even included such things as the Renault FT-17 tank, which should have been sent to the museum a long time ago. When the Soviets were already using the T-34/\76 and the Germans were already using the long-barreled No. 4 tank, the Americans actually had time to develop the M3 Grant tank with a hull main gun and riveted armor.

However, once the U.S. Army was put into a state of war, the U.S. Army's ground forces quickly surpassed the Germans not only in numbers, but also in equipment and even surpassed the Germans in all areas except for heavy tanks. Even in the case of the American troops in Normandy, their infantry divisions had even more vehicles of all kinds than the German armored divisions. The U.S. Army ground forces also became one of the few real armies on wheels in World War II.

In this way, compared with the German army, the ground mobility of the US army is surprisingly strong, and even the infantry divisions of the US army, their ability to move is no less than that of the German armored divisions. In this way, if there is danger on the front, the US ground forces can respond quickly. The pace of the breakthrough is a little slower, and the reinforcements of the American army will arrive quickly. Therefore, in a night attack, once the breakthrough speed cannot keep up, the US reinforcements will arrive quickly, and then the counterattack will be quickly stopped. So, in order to be effective, the attack must be carried out during the day.

In order to ensure that the daytime attack would not be interfered with too much by the US air power, the German army must come up with a method that could interfere with, at least temporarily, the US air supremacy. Hitler also knew this, so he approached the commander of the Air Force, Goblin.

When Hitler's call came, Gobrin was admiring some of the ancient artworks his subordinates had collected for him.

"Your Excellency the Imperial Marshal, this is the genuine masterpiece of Raphael that we have just found, you see......" A thin man with a monocle presents Gobrin to the most precious of these works of art. At this time, an officer walked in.

"Marshal, the Führer has a call for you."

"Ah, I'll miss you." Ge Bulin stood up, picked up his marshal's scepter, nodded to the few people around him, and followed the officer out.

"Führer, I honestly assure you that my Air Force can interfere with the air supremacy of the Americans and the British in a short time, and I can send 1000 fighters, as long as you can provide us with enough fuel...... Yes Führer, I assure you ......"

Of course, Ge Buling knew that his guarantee was unreliable. It is true that there are no less than 1,000 fighters in their hands, and even more. However, there are no decent pilots left in their hands. Not to mention the veterans, now, there are not even a few pilots who graduate according to the normal process in regular aviation schools. But in any case, Gobling knew that he could never say no to Hitler at this time. As for the problem of pilots, there is always a way......

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The day before the attack began, the Luftwaffe fighter unit at an airfield near Paris received an order. All 100 fighter jets will be dispatched early tomorrow morning to provide air protection for the assault.

"Damn it! Are all the people up there crazy? 100 fighters? How is this possible? Is there a hundred people who can fly planes in the entire base? "When the pilots were notified of the mission, the pilots were in a mess.

"That's it, do you want us to fly two planes by ourselves?"

Captain Lindbergh frowned, to be honest, this order also displeased him, but an order is an order, and he must carry it out. Although the latter part of this command, well, the latter part is indeed ridiculous, but it is the command that commands him.

"The part of the lack of pilots is borne by the mechanic." Lindbergh continued to announce the order.

As soon as this sentence came out, the noise became louder, almost tearing down the roof. The ground crew, who had been watching the pilots protest, immediately joined in, and their voices were louder than the pilots.

"Isn't this nonsense? We've never been trained to fly, let's go to the sky, isn't this a death send? ”

"How is this possible! I think we should ask the above again if there is a mistake......"

"Isn't that? Which bastard came up with this? ”

The situation was almost out of control for a while, and some people even wanted to rush up to see if the original text of the order was like this.

"Phew!" Lindbergh pulled out his P-38 pistol and fired a shot into the air. The sudden sound of gunfire suddenly suppressed the clamor of the people. Everyone stopped and looked at Lindbergh.

Lindbergh unhurriedly inserted the P-38 pistol back into the holster at his waist, and then spoke: "This order is indeed a bit long, but I am still ashamed of your actions!" The survival of the Third Reich was fought here! Some of you, like me, fought with the Soviets on the Eastern Front, and in '41 and '42, the Soviet Air Force also fought in such conditions! In Stalingrad, they even sent their wives to the battlefield! Aren't we German gentlemen inferior to inferior Slavic babes? In Stalingrad, those Slavic girls in wooden biplanes dared to come out and fight us. After the plane was hit, they even dared to drive the burning plane to hit the ground targets of our army! It was by virtue of such sacrifices to the god Jīng that the Russians survived the most dangerous moments. Now, the empire has reached a critical juncture, as the emperor, it is our duty to sacrifice for the country! Tomorrow morning, all 61 pilots, including me, will take to the skies, and I will need 39 ground crew to serve as pilots. I hope you will take the initiative to sign up. ”

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When Lindbergh finished speaking, he looked at the ground crews with expectant eyes, but after a long time, none of the ground crews took the initiative to stand up. The loss rate of ground crews has not been as high as that of pilots, or that ground crews generally outlive pilots. And in this way, they know more than many new pilots about the brutality of air combat. They all knew how low the chances of an inexperienced novice would be in an air battle, and they naturally understood that letting them take to the air was almost no different from committing suicide. They are not like those young rookies who have just come out of the flight school and have only flown more than a dozen hours on a junior trainer plane, and they still have unrealistic illusions about air combat. So, none of them moved.

Lindbergh knew that even if he waited any longer, no one would take the initiative to step up. This was the case with the fighter units, in the Luftwaffe they received the most preferential treatment, but in terms of the will to fight, they were not very good.

"Since everyone is reluctant to come forward, let's draw lots." Lindbergh said, "To each his own destiny!" ”

Several gendarmes stepped forward, made the ground crew stand in a column, and then took out a box, all of which were ready-made, and it seems that Captain Lindbergh had expected this situation for a long time.

Looking at the fatal box, and then at the "chain dog" with an MP-40 submachine gun, Karl, who was in first place in the queue, hesitantly poked his hand into the box. He could feel the boxes of paper and he knew they would make the difference between life and death! He touched the pieces of paper, but he couldn't make up his mind.

"Hurry up!" A gendarme urged.

Karl closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and trembled as he pulled out a piece of paper. He unfolded the piece of paper with trembling hands, and Karl jumped for joy, tears streaming uncontrollably - the paper was blank, which meant he didn't have to go to heaven to die!

More than ten minutes later, 29 candidates were chosen. These poor creatures who have won the jackpot either have a sinking face and do not say a word. Either they burst into tears and babbled nonsense, and some even stared at Lindbergh with hatred. In this scene, Lindbergh became more and more uncertain about tomorrow's actions.

"Tomorrow in the sky, but you really have to be more careful!"

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