Chapter 244: Good mood
On the German side, the naked run is over, and the generals should also sit down and take stock of the gains and losses since the Polish campaign.
In the entire Polish campaign, the German army can be said to have beaten Poland.
Because Germany was in an advantageous position in terms of strategy, tactics, weapons, personnel, coordination, etc., the war seemed to be one-sided from start to finish.
But after the glorious country, many minor problems were also exposed.
So after the naked farce ended, the bigwigs of the entire army and the air force got together to discuss the next road, how to go?
However, the meeting began to enter a state of uncontrollable state.
The army scolded the Air Force for not being timely in providing ground support, and even if it was timely, it liked to close its eyes and throw bombs on its own heads several times.
And the Air Force said that there was a problem with the army's attack guidance, and the guide plane was blown up to blame me?
As for the army itself, it is even more noisy.
The infantry division of the Wehrmacht wanted to draw more assault guns from the armored division. After all, they found that this thing was very useful to support infantry attacks, and because of the production capacity problem, there were not many armored divisions, so of course they couldn't let go.
As for the SS, they almost sent representatives to the Soviet troops to ask for captured equipment in Poland, who can fight with this group of hooligans?!
There is also a debate over budget, for establishment, for weapons, and for the reorganization of the troops. Many high-ranking generals can quarrel with anyone under the hands of some capable troops after reorganization, which is like venting the anger accumulated when they ran naked before.
So after the army first unanimously bit the air force, they immediately bit each other again in their nests.
However, they knew that the SS people were more dogs like the Führer, and they would not let go of their mouths when they bited. In addition, the SS did shed a lot of blood throughout the Polish campaign, in addition to liking to grab the spoils of friendly forces, it was also obedient, and the overall strength of the SS was not large compared to the Wehrmacht, so it was selectively ignored by the army generals.
And Raeder, who escaped the tragedy of running naked by squatting at the naval base, was drinking tea and watching a play in the northern base. The Polish campaign had little to do with the navy, and he happened to avoid this celebratory parade.
On the other hand, Reinhardt's precautionary efforts were made by agents of the Gestay Security Guards in the Polish Navy who thwarted their transfer, so that the Polish Navy did not escape to Britain as it has historically done since the war began. After that, these Polish battleships naturally went into Raeder's pocket.
All the belongings of the Polish Navy: 4 destroyers, 13 gunboats, 5 submarines, 10 minesweepers, 1 minelayer, 4 training ships, all of which were incorporated into the naval sequence of the Third Reich.
In addition, Reinhardt used his own production capacity to replenish Raeder's 4 Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers, 1 new battleship, 4 new cruisers, 12 Z-class destroyers, and Raeder's 2 old battleships, 3 old cruisers, 7 old destroyers, and a large number of torpedo boats when Reinhardt was still a subordinate under Sickert. The current German Navy has even surpassed the French Navy, which has never stopped developing, ranking second in Europe, second only to the Royal Navy of the British Empire!
So Raeder is now very accustomed to Reinhardt's muffled fortune, and he has fallen in love with this way of quickly replenishing and increasing the number of warships by means of capture. After all, relying on Germany's own production capacity, it will have to wait until many years to build a bunch of warships. But in the first war of Poland, a country's fleet was acquired in a month, and the size of the imperial navy was rapidly expanded.
Far from it, as long as Denmark is taken as Reinhardt planned, it will be possible to get 30 mine-strike ships, 7 submarines, and 4 shore defense ships.
How long will it take to take Denmark? It's only a day at most.
How long will it take to build a warship of the same size as the Danish Navy? One month is not enough!
Therefore, this summary meeting of striving for production capacity and development. From the beginning to the end, Raeder only came with a routine mentality, and he didn't expect any benefits at all.
And Catherine on the Air Force side happened to be a master who didn't like to talk, and after a few words, she took a group of Air Force generals to collectively dumb up. There are only dozens of high-ranking generals of the Wehrmacht left, and the noise is about to start!
The Führer sitting at the top also has a headache, and there is no way to solve the problem if it continues to be so noisy.
Therefore, Reinhardt started from the most basic and discussed with the army on the formation of small arms and infantry companies, and the Wehrmacht and the SS both produced an infantry company, and each sent an infantry company, adapted according to the direction of the weapons configuration that the two sides felt suitable, and then exercised. Finally, a comprehensive evaluation was made based on the performance of the exercise and the achievability. Once the evaluation is feasible, it will be adapted to the weapon configuration and mode of the victorious side's exercise force.
Of course, it is definitely not okay to rush at the sight of a submachine gun like that. Although the two sides can plan the weapon configuration of the exercise company on their own, they know that it is impossible to achieve a specific reorganization in the future if they think about the outrageous matching method.
If the Führer's SS had won by virtue of its good equipment, then the Wehrmacht would have been able to use this as a reason to change things according to the pattern of the SS drill company. Therefore, for the sake of frugality, no matter how thick-skinned the Führer was, it was impossible for the SS to do such a thing as a submachine gun in his hands. After all, even if he wins in that case, the Führer will not be able to use this as a criterion for future adaptation.
However, the army didn't dare to make a death bet this time, and the sequelae of obviously running naked did show.
However, the Führer set up a lottery - if the SS prevailed, the replacement of weapons for the Waffen-SS, that is, the regular combat units of the SS, would be further supplied to the same standards as the Wehrmacht. Regardless of whether the Wehrmacht wins or loses, the Wehrmacht can optimize the equipment level of the infantry company in accordance with the weapon allocation method drawn up by the victorious side.
Polish campaign why the SS grabbed the booty, not yet poor. Although there are some advanced experimental weapons, this is like a dessert, delicious but not full! The SS as a whole was still poor, and they lacked everything but faith.
Compared to this demand, the Wehrmacht generals were really afraid that Reinhardt would make some kind of bullshit bet on the naked parade.
Anyway, they were also confident in their own combat effectiveness, and the bet was not vexatious, so they simply agreed to Reinhardt.
According to Reinhardt's joint plan with General Bock, who commanded Army Group North during the Polish campaign (General Rundstede, who had already commanded Army Group South, had already been killed and was unwilling to make a bet with the Führer, so the Wehrmacht had to send General Bock), the participating companies of the SS and Wehrmacht each had a week to prepare, and a week later, the two sides met at the exercise ground.
There is only so much time, and they all randomly capture an infantry company from the previous Polish campaign combat unit, everything is fair, there is no such situation as veterans abusing new recruits.
And so, an interesting phenomenon happened.
Finland is fighting the Soviet Union, Norway is preparing for war against Britain, but the Germans still have the heart to conduct exercises!