Chapter 382: Speer's Military Career

Bertold Speer, graduated from Adrian University in 1927 with a degree in architecture, and worked as a teaching assistant, assistant to a construction engineer, and an engineer. After the spring conscription began, the elegant Bertoldd was "recruited" by his brother Fritz Speer to the 8th Logistics Department of the Ministry of Defense to be responsible for the construction of the barracks of the troops.

It's natural to be new and stressed, and Speer never sees himself as superior to others. Although his grades have not been top-notch in his four-year college career, the name of Adrian University is there, and no one can say that he has no real skills.

President Eric is an investor in Adrian University, and because of his celebrity effect, many students come to study there, so Adrian University is also a place where high-quality talents gather. However, admission to Adrian University is not already monolithic, although the school is not based on the examination elimination system, but the university still repatriates individual students who do not have a balanced development every year. The fact that these repatriated students are not as poor as their studies are, they can also choose to continue their studies in other schools, and are even welcomed by other institutions.

Speer was glad that he had an older brother who worked in the army, otherwise, his physical fitness could not keep up with the requirements of the school, which would give him a headache.

Mark Sturt is an alumnus of Speer at Adrian University and is excellent in every way. Although the two often contradict each other on many points of view, they have a strong personal relationship. The former is more humane, paying attention to the unity of nature and man in everything, and going with the flow. However, Speer was influenced by his brother and had a soft spot for the management of the barracks, and everything was strict and rule-based.

The two have very different personalities, but that doesn't prevent them from becoming good friends. Speer, who is particular about convincing people with reason, often wins Mark's approval, which shows that his theoretical views are very unique. Eventually, Mark stayed at school, while Speer chose to enter the barracks.

Soon after, the engineering troops moved south, and Speer followed the team to Leipzig, Saxony, where he undertook the construction of the barracks for the 211th Training Battalion. After the completion of the project, he could have continued to fight in other military stations, but what he never expected was that he was favored by Vader, and through his brother's consent, he became a civilian instructor in the 211th Training Battalion.

Speer finally began his military life, and although the rank of lieutenant was still relatively low, and even in the 211th training battalion was an inconspicuous small role, his personal ability helped him a lot, and he did not rely on the covert help of his brother, who was the colonel commander of the 52nd Air Defense Division.

After graduating from the 211th Training Battalion, Speer was assigned to a recruit company on the Elbe River. An elegant college student, after only a few months of intensive training, now has to compete with opponents with five big and three rough and rich war experience, many people are not optimistic, only Vida believes in his first feeling.

The "Paris Operation" finally led to a great victory for Germany in the 1st Panzer Division of the German Empire, which was hastily formed at that time, and Guderian was one of the commanders at that time. In this way, on the one hand, it is necessary to win the favor of the commander, and on the other hand, it is necessary to fight for its own honor, which shows how fierce the sparks will be encountered in this recruit competition initiated by Eric.

Speer was the last to leave the 211 training camp, because the recruit training base did not take a fancy to him when selecting instructors, and the recruit company codenamed "Hunter" did not find a suitable company commander, so the base leaders had to give Vinda a favor, and reluctantly agreed to let Speer "do it first and then talk about it".

Before he took office, the training base gave Speer a tiger to wash his face, which made him very embarrassed. Fortunately, I finally found a "home", and the opportunity to be ashamed is just around the corner. He is determined to fight well with the stupid and coarse "old heroes" who have no one in their eyes, in order to save his lost face.

The season has entered the summer, and the training base for armored recruits by the Elbe River is in full swing. There are less than four months left in the autumn competition, and there is not much time left for fateful study and drills, and the recruits are doing their best, gritting their teeth and persevering, and only a few recruits who are really unable to adapt are eliminated by the troops in time.

Hans Leedler's "Timberwolf" company has completed the subjects of military posture, platoon, marching, small arms shooting, armed obstacle crossing, followed by courses in physical fitness, combat, stealth, practical operation of the Type 4 tank, and moving target shooting.

Under the scorching sun, the recruits stood motionless, sweat gurgling from the top of their heads to their heels...... The medical ambulance of the health team was parked under the beech not far from the playground, and several hygienists in white coats and carrying a single frame waited by the side, and when someone fell, they rushed out to treat them.

Hans Leedler is now a company commander, and how he was "tortured" by Vader in the 211 training battalion, how he "tortured" his own recruits now.

A large number of soda and other beverages, including salt-boiled herbal tea, were placed on the east side of the playground, and as soon as the commander gave the command to "dismiss", these things were swept away by everyone in an instant.

The soldiers smacked their chapped lips and continued to make every move seriously, without the slightest distraction.

The noisy chirping of cicadas is like a song that can never be sung, rising and falling in the surrounding woods of the playground. Hans Lederer occasionally looked up at the blue sky and shook his head helplessly. In fact, he was no exception, also exposed to the blazing sun, running, chasing, and practicing with the recruits...... It takes even more physical effort.

Felix Steiner was only a hill away from Hans Lederer, and they could sometimes hear each other's chants as they practiced. Felix came from the First World War, charged into battle, and made many achievements, although the official price was not high, but he was famous in the army, and he was known to be a cold-blooded killer.

In order to qualify for the Army, he has already given up, and all he can hear is that he is thundering all day long. The soldiers were a little afraid of him and called him a tiger behind their backs. In fact, the soldiers are also very convinced of him, and he is a good hand at throwing bombs over long distances, marching with weights, armed off-road, grappling and fighting, etc., and few people can match him. Not to mention, the soldiers admired him as a standard soldier.

The leaves of the beech were roasted by the sun, and Felix wiped the sweat from his face, and asked the orderlies to prepare a lot of drinks and antibiotics to relieve the heat.

As the commander of a company, he is not only the brother of the recruits, but also their commander, people's hearts are flesh and blood, don't look at his cold appearance, but the hard work of the soldiers he sees in his eyes, remembers it in his heart, and also gives love.

Gotthard Heinrich, in the mountain valley more than a hundred kilometers east of Leipzig, was the company furthest from the base, and even farther from Felix and Hans. Because of the "high sky, the emperor is far away", his recruit company is not as hard as other companies, but the training is not sloppy at all, as long as it is the subject requirements, they will be meticulous in practice, and according to the characteristics of each recruit, find out the root cause of the problem, and correct it in time.

Bertold-Speer, on the contrary, was the closest to the Recruit Training Base Command. The reason is very simple, because the command is not optimistic about this elegant young man, if it is not for the urgent use of others, the base will probably not listen to Vida's opinion and choose him as the company commander. Therefore, he deliberately put him under his nose in order to correct and help him in time.

However, no matter how good the Soma division is, there are times when he looks away, and what happens next is even more surprising, this elegant company commander is not as modest and cowardly as he looks, but he is practical, has a clear eye, and under his leadership soon showed a thunderous momentum, not only the subject training is decent, but even the eating and sleeping are uniform.

After days of high-intensity training, Speer's face has tanned a lot, and he is also a lot more energetic, and his eyes are no longer wilting, but showing a heroic spirit.

There were several other companies around, and in comparison, the strong and weak were already divided. The commander of the base and the regiment and battalion commanders were quite surprised, and only then did they believe that what the commander of the 211 teaching battalion Vida said was true.

The date for the completion of training for new recruits of various services and arms is getting closer and closer, and the navy, army, and air force are also preparing to carry out a large-scale competition of military skills in various forms. The first to start the competition is the Army, except for the armored corps recruits, who have a two-month extension to learn professional skills, and all other units can conduct all the competitions in advance.

For several days, the training base for recruits of the German Federal Armored Forces has been hot and dusty. Under the scorching sun, the officers and men are conducting training in such subjects as armored clusters, mobile charges, armed blockade, and coordinated shooting with light and heavy firepower.

During the training of armored vehicle operation, the base required each company to observe each other in order to find their own shortcomings, however, each company did not fully show its own housekeeping skills during the operation, which made the base commander cry and laugh, because everyone wants to compete for the first place, and you can't say anything about others.

Speer entered practical training in armored vehicles very early, and in this regard, his company seemed to be superior to other companies. When it comes to dealing with mechanical failures and improving operating procedures, the difference between culture and culture is clear at a glance.

After the 211th training battalion sent off this group of trainees, there was a month to rest, and Vader did not go back to his hometown to visit relatives, but quietly walked into the armored corps recruit training base, he wanted to secretly see if the soldiers he brought out were instigating.