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The island of Crete, the docks, the military port, and the airfield were full of troops waiting for orders to attack, and they were fully prepared for this day. Hoffman nodded with satisfaction and asked Rommel, "Have you made any contingency plans?" Is any eventuality foreseen to the maximum? ”

"Yes, Führer." Rommel said respectfully, "Under the planning and in-depth discussion of General Gauss, we spent three months preparing six sets of major plans and 37 sub-plans, thinking about the relevant contingencies to the greatest extent possible, and dealing with all possible accidents, and these plans were all in the mind of the chief of staff -- this is safer and more reliable than writing down any documents." ”

Hoffman nodded with satisfaction: "Then I can rest assured, you are the supreme commander after the start of the battle, and we are all bystanders and will not interfere with your command." ”

"Thank you to the Führer for your trust." Rommel looked at the time, "It's almost time, do you want to say something to the soldiers who are about to leave?" Cheer them up, motivate them to move forward, and we've got the radio set up. ”

The iconic sound sounded on the island of Crete, and the soldiers were boiling - the Führer! It's the Führer! The Führer is coming to the front! The Führer is watching us!

"Officers and men of the Kungunir Army, and all the warriors of Germany,

Today, we want to give our strongest cry to Egypt, the stubborn bastion of traditional British imperialism. Fight the strongest, for this is not only a strategic point for the enemy, but also a key noose for blockading us. Since the last war, the British have blockaded us with their superior navy and colonies, and have used all their strength and all bad tricks against us, so that we have no means of production for war and no means of subsistence for the people...... This situation is unbearable for me, for all Germans! After careful preparation and planning, today we will launch the fiercest attack, piercing the heart of the enemy with Odin's Eternal Spear - I am convinced. The entire German people will be proud of you.

…… Of course, this battle will not be smooth sailing, and the moody waves and the enemy's omnipresent defenses will cause you problems. But I believe that in the face of the struggle of all the brave soldiers, no hardship and hardship can resist us, and the iron fist of Germany will definitely be able to crush the stubborn resistance of the enemy, overcome all kinds of difficulties, and achieve the final victory!

…… Even if we all die in battle, Germany will live forever! ”

"Long live the Führer! Long live Germany"

Hoffmann waved his hand: "Warriors of Germany! Towards the ultimate victory! Sortie! ”

The first batch of land units landed majestically and with high spirits boarded all kinds of warships, transport ships, and landing craft. 50 minutes later. The huge landing fleet began to move south, and everyone watched them leave.

Hoffmann's original plan was to make the landing without naval escort, which scared everyone half to death at the time, and neither Keitel, Jodel, nor Zeitzler dared to make such a determination, nor did they oppose Hoffmann's venture, even if the Führer promised to mobilize a considerable number of landing craft and S-boats.

By the time the French warships were successfully received and the Mediterranean Squadron was formed, the navy was still too weak to compete with the British. But everyone's hearts were finally relaxed, and in order to dispel the suspicions of Britain and the United States. To cover up the substantive purpose of landing in North Africa, the German Mediterranean Fleet also went to the Black Sea to participate in the battle against the Soviet Union, and not only cooperated with naval aviation to annihilate the main force of the Red Navy's Black Sea Fleet, but also put on the appearance of landing in the Caucasus, forcing the Red Army's Caucasus Army to never dare to act rashly, effectively containing the battle in the direction of the Don River, and laying the foundation for the smooth advance of the war in the Great River Curve.

A few days earlier, the German Mediterranean Fleet had returned to Romania and, after having quickly completed its various supplies, had returned through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, and from the course it appeared to be returning to Italy, but on the night of 8 December it suddenly changed course and began to sail towards Crete, and by this afternoon it happened to be at the landing fleet's position, and set off without stopping - a perfect deception to the British and Americans.

As the sun set, the second attack wave departed: multi-engine Ju-52 and Ar-232 transport planes took off from the air bases of Malta's three major airports and flew south, two hours later to the coast of North Africa in the Mediterranean. Then they made a slight half-arc and turned southeast to fly away, and the plane finally reached its intended position, and the pilot lowered his altitude, slowed down, and dropped one white parachute after another from the cabin.

Although they departed later, it was the first step in Kungunir's plan: to use paratroopers to take the lead in controlling the airfield in the direction of El Alamein, preparing to meet the arrival of a large force.

Major Haman, a veteran of the Battle of Crete, was also selected to take on the command task this time, and he was seen slowly pulling the parachute line down to the dry sand, and then flexibly unhooking the parachute line while carefully observing the movement around him. Although reconnaissance intelligence showed that there were no enemy forces nearby, his past experience had taught him not to be negligent at any time. However, there were no accidents this time, and soon he was able to use his compass to find out where he was and the map to see where he was. The parachute landing site was still a little far from the intended position, that was for sure, and the wind and air currents would cause deviations, and he was not worried about that.

He took out the kettle and took a few sips of water before getting to work. He buried his parachute under the surrounding sand dunes, quickly ducked himself into a large red willow bush, and then finished assembling all his weapons, and after a long observation to confirm that there was nothing unusual, he let out the call of a partridge - a predetermined signal of communication, and soon this cry increased, and one after another team members gathered around him, and the whole assault team began to take shape.

All the soldiers were as prepared as he was, and while they went to collect weapons and ammunition that had been brought down with large parachutes, and at the same time carefully searched for desert trails and camel droppings, which he had been trained to do so that he could not get lost in the desert, and he was now an expert. In contrast to the Battle of Crete, the paratroopers changed their weapons, no longer using the expensive and unreliable FG42 paratrooper rifles, to the same STG43 rifles, plus an Iron Fist 1 - the only anti-armor force they could rely on, and the boxes that accompanied the large parachutes were particularly important, containing not only MG42 machine guns, mortars, but also related ammunition and medical supplies, which were the key to the success of the whole operation......

The parachute operation went smoothly, the commando team of 240 people, 227 people successfully assembled together, the parachute weapons, ammunition and supplies were also 90% harvested, the most critical radio station was also received and assembled, and by 3 o'clock in the morning, everything was ready for attack.

"Now, according to the plan, the first planes will arrive at 7:30, and we must clear the airport before a quarter of 7, and at the same time, we must also allow a little time to clear the airport and runway."

"Yes!"

"Let's go."

A team of more than 200 people moved quickly, and the target they were going to attack was still more than 10 kilometers away.

"Führers, Chiefs, the operation has been successful...... We received a signal back from the paratroopers. At half past six in the morning, Hoffman, who had just woken up, heard the good news.

"So fast?" Rommel looked at his watch and asked, "It's not even 6:30, which is an hour ahead of the expected time...... There won't be any problems, right? ”

Gauss was speechless about the ......, and Keitel, Zeitzler, and others did not dare to draw conclusions, and even Hoffmann did not judge it casually, and if this telegram was fake, such as the paratroopers who were captured by the enemy and forced to send it, there should be a little clue.

"What's wrong with the telegram signal?"

"There's nothing out of the ordinary......," said Gauss, a little annoyed, "it doesn't make sense to be a problem, but it's a little weird—it's going too well." ”

Since Hoffman had already opened his mouth not to interfere with the command, he naturally had to listen to Rommel's decision, and the latter frowned and thought for more than ten seconds before making up his mind and said: "Tell the group, be careful, maybe our actions are going very smoothly, or there is fraud on the ground, and it is too late and not feasible to verify it now...... One can only believe the report of the paratrooper commander, maybe the enemy is really vulnerable? ”

Colonel Schroeder, who was in command in the air, was also distressed, but he still ordered: "Let the fighters speed up and get out of the group, control the surrounding scene first, make sure it is safe to land, and then let the transport plane land." ”

Ensign Loew hesitantly observed the situation at the airfield, which was the third time he had skimmed over the airfield, and to be honest, he now felt that it was most likely a trap, and that there was a desperate waving of the white flag underneath - a predetermined signal that he could land. But the problem is that not only is there no trace of fierce firefighting around, but there are even trucks and armored vehicles parked on the adjacent field, which is unbelievable.

It's just that the military order is like a mountain, and more than 100 kilometers behind is followed by the fleet of his own brigade, and his fuel is almost at the limit, if he doesn't land, he can only return. While drawing the cross, he secretly prayed, tragically ready to be sacrificed or captured, his heart was crossed, the nose of the plane pressed down, aimed at the runway and rushed down, he put the intercom on his lips, and while landing, he broadcast the situation in real time, hoping that the air commander could hear the voice: "Report, No. 01 is ready to land." ”

"Agreed, please pay attention to the surrounding situation, and report anything abnormal immediately......"

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