On March 21, 1941, when the time had come to land in England, the German High Seas Fleet set out to join six battleships sent by Italy and France and sail together to the south coast of Great Britain.

In addition, the Luftwaffe sent 600 F190s from land airfields, and the rest of the fighters also took off from aircraft carriers and flew from south to north, towards their destinations.

They were followed by 500 Stuka bombers and 180 transport planes loaded with paratroopers.

In the first batch alone, the Germans committed 120,000 troops to the battle.

Because the German attack on Britain was sudden, so the progress was very smooth, the German army concentrated the French Allied troops that had landed earlier, launched a fierce attack on Dover, and the Luftwaffe also took advantage of the favorable conditions of fine weather to send out reinforcements to the French army fighting in Dover, trying to break up the British counterattack offensive.

Under the command of the famous French general Wei Gang, the French landing force sent a small elite force to occupy the strategic 47 heights southwest of Lingdover at the risk of casualties.

Although the British army was also well aware of the important value of the 47th Heights and organized many counterattacks, they did not succeed in Wei Gang, the master of defense.

Subsequently, the British army, which had deployed heavy troops in Dover, quickly concentrated all the artillery fire in their hands and shelled the 47th Heights with all their might.

Under heavy shelling, the French army could not hold on, so they had to abandon Heights 47 and retreat to the southwest of the heights.

However, although the British army recaptured the 47th height, it was still under the fierce attack of the Luftwaffe, and it was unable to concentrate on the use of the armored forces they left around Dover, so they could not exert the huge surprise power of the armored forces.

Because of the high density of German bombers, the British army could only use 200 infantry and 15 to 20 tanks to form small battle groups for short sorties, and it was difficult to achieve victory, and in a few hours, their tank losses had reached about 100 and could not be replenished.

Then, in order to drive the French army back into the sea, the British army found that a large number of German transport ships had sent a second wave of reinforcements - a large number of soldiers in gray Norwegian uniforms!

Due to the large amount of artillery support provided by the German Navy, the British Army was almost not able to gain an advantage in the artillery battle in the vicinity of the beach. And if it continues, their losses will be even greater!

In order to ensure that London was safe, Churchill had to order the abandonment of some coastal positions in Dover, and withdraw 700 of Dover's 900 tanks to the suburbs south of London, and confront the French and Italian infantry, who were unable to advance without naval artillery support.

And the key role in breaking the standoff was played by the German airborne troops. They played a very important role in this landing mission, which is why the French and Italians were willing to be cannon fodder in the first wave.

The task of the German airborne troops was to land in shallow, near and deep depths 10 to 15 kilometers from the coast on both sides of the landing beachhead, to penetrate deep behind enemy lines, to prevent reinforcements from enemy reserves, and to attack the British coastal defensive positions from the flanks and rear to coordinate the landing at sea.

However, in the first 1~2 days, the Allies only landed 3 and a half infantry divisions provided by France and Norway, and only after establishing a large landing field for armored divisions to deploy, the armored divisions were put into operation.

Both sides were well aware that if the British could break through the defense line of the landing force before the armored forces landed, it would bring disaster to the landing. So the actions of the German Airborne Forces, in the initial stage of the landing, were crucial!

The German 1st Airborne Division was the first to enter combat operations. As early as 00:16 midnight, they were airdropped into the left flank of the landing area, where their goal was to seize the bridge near the left flank of Homere in order to prevent the British armored forces from going to the coast for support.

The German paratroopers quickly captured the bridges and managed to control them until the landing commandos arrived later that day. The goal of the operation also included the capture of the bunker on the right flank of the homefell. Although the bunker was not destroyed, after the battle, all but six British soldiers in the bunker were killed or wounded.

In contrast, the 2nd and 3rd Airborne Divisions of the German Army were not so lucky. Due to inexperienced navigators and the complicated situation on the ground, coupled with the interception of British artillery fire, the troops were scattered everywhere. Some of the paratroopers unfortunately landed in low-lying areas in the sea or inland that had been deliberately flooded by the Germans, and many were drowned knee-deep because of their heavy equipment.

After 24 hours, the 2nd Airborne Division had also gathered only about 3,000 men.

However, from the overall strategic point of view, the German army can be said to be a blessing in disguise. The paratroopers were dropped throughout the Dover area, leaving the British in disarray. The paratroopers fought on their own, dispersing the forces of the British army and achieving considerable results.

And they made the British commanders greatly overestimate the number of paratroopers, mobilized more unnecessary forces, and largely dispersed the pressure on the beach landing grounds. Many paratroopers fought alone behind enemy lines for many days after the landing day.

The 3rd Airborne Division, the newly formed Airborne Division to which Wren belonged (Wren's infantry squad was not on this combat mission), captured the coastal town of Dover on the morning of the 24th, and this town became the first town in the entire British Empire to be occupied by the Third Reich.

Despite the fact that the German airborne landing had a number of problems, it was still very successful, which shows that Reinhardt was right. The German airborne landing, in the initial time of the landing, seized vital transportation hubs, bridges, beach access, destroyed the artillery positions of the British army, undermined the stability of the British defense, pinned down the British reserves, and put the British army in a passive situation. Conditions were created for the victory of the landing.

As soon as the Germans landed on the south coast of Dover, they were able to conquer many British defensive positions one after another, and Churchill was very annoyed by this.

"Prime Minister, the Dover theater is tight, do we need to send an armored regiment from the suburbs of London to support it," Churchill's Colonel's staff officer whispered.

"Oh? Do you think that the defense forces on our front line are not enough? Or do you think that our army is not enough to resist the German offensive? Churchill asked lightly, looking unquestionable.

A drop of cold sweat ran down the staff officer's cheek.

"Alas, the prime minister has been in a bad mood for the past two days." The staff officer thought silently in his heart.

During these days, I always have to be cautious when I am a staff officer for Qiu Fatzi, for fear that if I am not careful, I will be told by the angry Qiu Fatzi that he is a German spy and lose his life.

"Ah, no", the staff officer hurriedly replied: "Prime Minister, I don't mean that, and I don't think that our army is inferior to the German army, I just want to ask if you need to send a little more manpower to make sure that nothing goes wrong." ”

"Colonel, I know what you mean, but do you think that the Germans will be able to launch a successful general attack from Dover?" , Churchill squinted, looking unfathomable.

"This, isn't that so, such an obvious strategic inclination of the German army......" The staff officer was immediately interrupted by Churchill before he could finish his words.

"Colonel, tell me what month it is?" Churchill said nonchalantly.

"Hey, why did the Prime Minister ask this question so suddenly, but since it was Churchill who asked, I answered directly." The staff officer wondered in his heart, but he immediately replied, "It's March." ”

Seeing that the staff officer was still the same, Churchill continued with a confused expression: "At that time, what will happen to the English Channel? ”

"March ...... Oh! I know! Prime minister! The staff officer suddenly realized.

Everyone in the British knows that around March every year, the English Channel is always stormy, the waves are fierce, and the ships are difficult to navigate.