Chapter 840: The Anglo-American Army Gathers at Cassino (Page 1/1)

The sound of fierce battle resounded not only throughout the town of Casino, but also throughout the heavens and the earth, rumbling through the earth and shaking people's hearts.

And those houses that were bombed by aerial bombs and turned into a sea of fire, also accompanied by the sudden blowing of the east wind, and billowing smoke came out, which instantly reflected the front line of the entire town of Cassino.

Moreover, in the vicinity of these houses that were blown up into flames, there were also 7 US M4 "Shermans" that were destroyed by German anti-tank guns, and they were still emitting thick black smoke and yellow flames.

All the Italian residents who had lived here earlier were evacuated by the Germans early in the morning to other sides that were not in the fighting.

Therefore, the American attacks and German air strikes, as well as the shelling, did not destroy the lives of any innocent residents here.

"Quickly receive those weapons and equipment, we must not let the Germans intercept them!"

However, on the U.S. defense line in the distance of these houses, when the German air raid passed, a group of U.S. transport planes were dropping weapons and equipment to resupply the remnants of the 34th Infantry Division.

At this time, McDons, a US corps commander, was also quickly directing the troops to receive airborne weapons and equipment.

And these weapons and equipment probably dropped 120,000 rounds of small arms ammunition, 330,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition chains, 2,000 rounds of light infantry artillery shells, as well as 1,000 rounds of armor-piercing shells and 6,000 grenades, as well as 8 boxes of rifle and machine gun ammunition.

At the same time, the 36th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army has also received the commander of the 34th Infantry Division, Charles Brown. Major General Ryder's urgent request for help immediately dispatched the 141st Infantry Regiment to assist the remnants of the 34th Infantry Division in collecting the airdropped weapons and military supplies.

"The second battalion quickly mobilizes tanks for defense, and it is absolutely impossible for the Germans to take advantage of the situation to destroy the weapons and equipment we receive, without these weapons and equipment, our battle will be miserable, and we will definitely not be able to fight for long!"

The commander of the American Army, McDons, looked at the distance as if there were German troops lurking in the distance, and gave orders with high vigilance.

So a battalion of armored troops immediately defended in the direction he had spoken.

However, when these armored units arrived at the suspected German lurking area, they found that there was no trace of German troops there at all, but came to support the other reinforcements of the 36th Infantry Division, which received their airdropped weapons and equipment.

After a false alarm, they all relaxed.

Because it is better than really encountering the elite troops of the German army, and it is much more cost-effective and safe to fight to the death with them.

As the U.S. military received more and more reinforcements, their actions to receive airborne weapons and equipment were also much faster.

At the same time, Major General Francis Tuke's Indian 4th Infantry Division had also parachuted from the Adriatic coast to the Italian mainland of Cassino, where it was joining up with the New Zealand 2nd Army.

The 118 "Shermans" and 38 "Stuarts" of the 1st Armored Division B of the US Army have also accelerated their speed and are rushing towards the battlefield where the US 34th Infantry Division is located.

The troops of the 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division of Major General Lie Dodi and the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division of Major General Joseph Guevalar Monsabel were also urgently mobilized to support the operation under the coordination of Major General Jeffrey Case, commander of the 2nd Army of the United States Army.

In response to the tragic battle encountered by the 34th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, the commander of the Anglo-American Allied Air Force in the Mediterranean Theater, Ira Brown, was the commander of the Anglo-American Allied Air Force in the Mediterranean Theater. Lieutenant General C. Eck, and Deputy Commander of the Anglo-American Allied Ground Forces in the Mediterranean, Jacob A. Lieutenant General C. Devers was also the first to receive a detailed report on the operation.

Of course, the two of them immediately gave a brief report to Admiral Eisenhower and Admiral Marshall, and were also waiting for their new combat orders or support deployments.

About half an hour later, Marshall's order was given.

In addition to the Lapido River, where the 34th Infantry Division is now headed, the commander of the British 8th Army, who is also part of the troops under the command of General Lieutenant General Sydney Conanman, together with the 78th Infantry Division under the command of Division Commander Major General Charles Ketteley, and the division commander · The South African 6th Armoured Division, commanded by Major General H. Everred Poole, was also transferred to the vicinity of Cassino for support operations.

For a time, the Anglo-American Allied forces that were deployed to the Cassino area also increased rapidly.

In the face of the fact that the British and American forces were able to be airborne and massed by sea and land so quickly, the commander-in-chief of the German army, Kesselring, knew everything about it.

Because the reason why Britain and the United States were able to act so smoothly was that after he let the British and American armies reach places such as Cassino and Gustav Line according to Chen Yanlong's orders, it was time for the German army to start ambushes and counterattacks.

Therefore, in view of the fact that the Anglo-American Allied forces were rapidly converging towards the defensive line around Cassino and Gustav, the German army was also highly focused on the opponent's every move under the command of Kesselring, so as to be able to make unexpected ambushes and raids at any time.

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