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The generals of the ground forces continued to argue about the next course of action, and the Americans and the British each presented their own proposals. Both of these plans would aim to break through across the Rhine and enter Germany, but the protagonists of the two plans were different. In the plan of the Americans, of course, it is the American ** team that sings the leading role, but in the plan of the British, the leading role becomes the British ** team. If there was any difference between the plans of the two sides, it was that the Americans had a more secure plan, and of course the results of success were smaller, and the British plan was bolder and more adventurous, and it was almost impossible to believe that it was made by Marshal Montgomery, who was known for his prudence and steady.

On this issue, of course, Ron must firmly stand on his own side, which is of course the same party and disagreement, as a member of the US military, on such an issue, the elbow must not be turned outward. On the other hand, it was also because Ron knew how bad Marshal Montgomery's plan was in the original history.

Montgomery came up with a battle plan to "end the war before Christmas." After Montgomery threw out this sentence, in order not to show weakness, the Americans, especially General Bradley, naturally had to declare that their plan could also "end the war before Christmas". The saying "end the war before the first festival" has always been a very auspicious sentence for the US military, and as soon as this kind of words are spoken, there will always be various changes later. As far as Ron knew, in his original plane, the five-star general Big Big Wolf also once said such a sentence in North Korea, and then was pushed back all the way back by a group of harmless and beloved white rabbits, and plunged the United States into a big quagmire at the most inappropriate time.

And in Europe, the power of this phrase is just as high. In the history of Ron's plane, Montgomery's plan led to a major defeat. If it weren't for the thick foundation of the United States and Britain and the long blood bar, I really don't know what the consequences would be.

Montgomery planned to bypass the Siegfried Line, which had been operated by the Germans for many years, from the Netherlands to the Ruhr area of Germany, by bypassing the Siegfried Line, which had been operated by the Germans for many years. In order to successfully break through the Rhine, Montgomery planned to launch the world's largest airdrop operation, using a total of 35,000 airborne troops including the US 101st Airborne Division, the 82nd Airborne Division, the British 1st Airborne Division, and the Polish Paratroop Brigade to capture the three areas of Eindhoven, Nijmegen, and Arnhem behind the German line at a depth of 63 miles, and to seize the bridges across the Rhine and Waal rivers there by surprise. And hold on to them until reinforcements arrive.

If this plan succeeds, there is a real chance that "the war will end before Christmas." However, this plan is extremely risky. Problems in any one step can lead to a total failure. To be honest, such a plan that must be interlinked to succeed, and which has so many links, should not be implemented at all. Although Ron couldn't remember exactly what caused the "failure of the Garden Market Plan" in the history of his original plane, he knew that in the original history, the American and British armies had more than one link that went wrong.

Ron has always been quite critical of the large-scale use of the Airborne Forces. In Ron's view, although the airborne troops have the advantage of strong strategic mobility, their combat effectiveness after landing is really difficult to reassure. Due to the limitations of the airdrop method, they could not be equipped with heavy weapons, and once they were attacked by enemy heavy troops before completing the fortifications, they would be in a very difficult situation. And in a large-scale airborne landing, it is very difficult to completely avoid the enemy's heavy troops. Moreover, the way of airborne landing will also cause them to be very confused when they land. At this time, even if it is an engagement with the enemy's lightly armed troops, the losses will be very large.

In fact, in World War II, large-scale airborne activities, successful examples are quite few. In the early days of the war, the German airborne troops were very active in some small-scale airborne activities, relying on the enemy's unfamiliarity and unadaptability to the combat methods of airborne operations, and took advantage of them. Later, during the Battle of Crete, they met prepared defenders, and as a result, Crete became a grave for German paratroopers, and most of the German airborne troops were buried there. Since then, the Germans have not played large-scale airborne activities, and the paratroopers have almost become ordinary infantry.

Before World War II, the Soviet Red Army was ahead of the world in building up airborne troops, but in World War II, these airborne troops suffered a lot in the serious airborne operations. Later, the Soviets simply used these airborne troops directly as infantry. The U.S. and British used a large number of airborne troops in the Battle of Normandy, and achieved good results, but it was based on the fact that the Allied offensive on the beachhead attracted the enemy's main force, and the Allied forces broke through the beachhead quickly. And this time, they don't necessarily have any good results. At least, in the original history, the American and British airborne forces were defeated by the Germans.

At the operational meeting to discuss the next steps, Ron gave Marshal Montgomery's plan a lot of trouble and picked a lot of thorns. However, Ron also understands that the final decision on which plan to adopt will probably be political. At the same time that the Allies launched the Normandy landings, the Russians were not idle. From June 23 rì to August 29 rì, the Soviet army launched a large-scale offensive against the German army in Belarus, in this offensive campaign codenamed "Bagration", the Soviet Red Army completely annihilated 17 German divisions and 3 brigades, and caused the other 50 divisions to lose more than half, a total of 540,000 German troops were annihilated, and about 2,000 German planes were shot down. The Soviet Red Army advanced 550-600 kilometers, expanded its offensive front by more than 1,000 kilometers, liberated all of Belarus, most of Lithuania, part of Latvia and eastern Poland - the Soviets had already fought their way out of their borders!

Both Churchill and Roosevelt knew that in the future, the division of power in Europe would be almost equivalent to the military demarcation line when the two sides met. Therefore, plans that can move forward faster will naturally be more favored by politicians. In this case, while Montgomery's proposal was riskier, given the fact that the Allies had the ability to take such a risk, even if they lost, it would not be a big deal for the Allies. So, Ron estimates, Montgomery's plan has a better chance of being approved.

However, this kind of thing is not something that Ron can decide, and all Ron can do is to list the problems that may arise in this action one by one, and then think about what other solutions can be found within the scope of his ability. In the run-up to the campaign, Ron's troops were given another combat mission - to search for and eliminate possible German V1 and V2 missiles.

According to the information received by the Allies, the Germans were working hard to build more V2 missiles, which would then be sent from Germany through the military columns to the positions of Fatshè in the Netherlands and Belgium to launch attacks on British targets. The British and Americans carried out constant air strikes on the launch sites of possible V1 and V2 missiles, but new V1 and V2 missiles were constantly being dropped on the streets of London. In particular, the V2 missile, which had no way to pre-empt and no way to intercept, brought great pressure to the British.

Originally, the V1 missiles had a long launch trajectory, which made it easier for Allied reconnaissance aircraft to detect them. But now, by using the protection sè, as well as the modular improvement of the hair shè tracks, this kind of track has become easy to disassemble and assemble, and even if they are blown up, the Germans can repair them in a very short time, and send them out shè.

As for the V2 missile, it is more troublesome, it can be shè just by putting it up, and it does not need long slides. Therefore, a small open space can be used as a hair shè position, and it is even more difficult to seize it. So the British, hopefully, were able to wipe them out on the way to the positions of Fashè. To this end, the British sent a large number of Mosquito bombers for the blockade of the Germans' railways at night. And also hit the idea at the air power of the Americans. In the eyes of the British, at least the 21st attack aircraft wing's long-range P/A-38 and AC-47 attack aircraft B-25 bombers, as well as the P-81 fighters, were well suited for the blockade of the railway. The first three can also be used for night operations, while the latter can be used for patrol blockades during the day.

The task was not particularly difficult, and after a period of rest, the pilots began to recover somewhat. So from the end of August, the pilots of the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing once again threw themselves into intense battles.

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Edmund, a member of the Resistance, was prostrate in a grove about 70 meters from the railway. At the end of August, there were still a lot of mosquitoes in the woods. So Edmund wore a thick coat and trousers, gloves, and a scarf around his face.

He had a mission tonight, and that was to keep an eye on the railroad and act as the eyes of the Allied air power.

By the light of the moon, Edmund saw several people coming from the railroad in the distance, rocking a handcart. The moonlight shone on their steel helmets, and a cold halo shone against them. One of them still had a flashlight in his hand, and he kept dangling along the railroad tracks. Edmund knew that it was the Germans who had come to check the way. Before the Germans passed, they would send some soldiers, in hand-cranked cars, to patrol the road to see if the tracks had been damaged and whether bombs had been planted under the tracks. Edmund knew that as soon as these people appeared, it meant that the German army was coming......