In fact, there is no need to think about this at all, they must be greeted by bullets and shells on the battlefield.

The question is how dense and prepared these bullets and shells are.

The situation overjoyed the commander of the 4th US Division, Major General Jetton, who was responsible for the landing of "Utah Beach".

"Utah Beach" is a 15-kilometer-long stretch of beach in the eastern part of the Brittany Peninsula, the beach itself is a small slope of yellow sand, crisscrossed by many small streams, and the Germans have built a barrier on the beach with a depth of 270 to 360 meters, followed by a concrete barrier built by the Germans.

The landing at the "Utah Beach" was obviously very important, because once the US 4th Infantry Division landed here, it could immediately move westward to cut off the rear of the German troops stationed on the Brittany Peninsula...... As mentioned before, the Brittany Peninsula is like a rhinoceros horn jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the sea on three sides and the European continent on the other.

But it is precisely because of this that the US 4th Infantry Division is expected to be blocked by strong German fire when it lands.

The reason is very simple: when the US 4th Infantry Division lands, it will naturally be within the angle of German firepower and will be flanked by German troops from the French coast and the Brittany Peninsula.

But this is not the case.

They met only sporadic resistance from the Germans, and compared to other places, "Utah Beach" was simply a quiet sandy beach, with only bombed obstacles and minefields in front of the US 4th Infantry Division.

Major General Jetton reported to Eisenhower: "I simply cannot believe that all this is true, that the enemy has either suffered heavy casualties under our bombardment or has been paralyzed by fright!" ”

Major General Jetton guessed correctly, the German 715th Coastal Defense Division stationed at the "Utah Beach" was mostly German, but most of them were old and inexperienced combatants, and their combat quality was generally poor.

At this time, they had been paralyzed by the deafening artillery fire of the Allies, and they had been cowering in their bunkers and did not dare to move.

Human fear can sometimes be a strange thing, and it can force people to make choices that seem silly to escape from reality.

For example, now, the German soldiers of the 715th Coastal Defense Division actually understand a truth, there will be no hope if they continue to retreat, the obstacles in front of the beach will not help them drive away the enemy, and they will only survive if they resist, otherwise...... The enemy will quickly clear obstacles and mines, and then rush to their fortifications and stuff grenades, explosives packets in.

But the officers and men of the 715th Coastal Defense Division just didn't dare to do so.

They saw several tanks emerging from the waves, spitting flames and firing shells, and they couldn't help but be so frightened that their feet went limp. Even if some people pluck up the courage to shoot a few bullets and shells at the beachhead, they will soon become "early birds" and be suppressed by US firepower.

It's like telling the German soldiers in another way...... It is right not to shoot, not to fire.

A considerable number of the German soldiers were also ready to fly the white flag and surrender when the Allies came up.

This made the US offensive at "Utah Beach" the smoothest...... On the 15-kilometer-long beach, the US 4th Division basically reached the "Atlantic Barrier" with only 197 men in the entire more than an hour of clearing obstacles, or it can be said to be attacking, and even began to receive prisoners of war and the pillbox fortifications on the "Atlantic Barrier".

This is something that Rommel and even Qin Chuan did not expect.

Although they did not pin their hopes on the coastal defense division at all...... To some extent, the coastal defense division is just cannon fodder, placed on the front line to deal with the cannon fodder of the Allied bombing.

But they did not expect that there would be German troops who would not dare to shoot or fire at the enemy in the face of the enemy and in the complete pillbox fortifications, so that the American troops were in danger of breaking through the "Atlantic barrier" and outflanking the Brittany Peninsula in just over an hour.

"These bastards!" Rommel was furious when he received the report: "Their division commander was reporting to me a few minutes ago that they were trying their best to resist the Allied attack!" ”

This is clearly a lie, and the commander of the 715th Division in Haiphong apparently lost control of the troops at the moment of the landing of the Allied troops, for some reason...... Worried that he would be punished for cowardice, and even worse, the commander of the German coastal defense division was also ready to surrender to the Allies, so he used the trick of lying about the military situation to drag Rommel back.

Until a communications soldier was surprised to find that the American troops had appeared in front of the bunker fortifications, and the 715th Coastal Defense Division basically did not resist, even if it was only symbolic.

Rommel looked to the rear on the defense map.

Lurking in the rear of Brittany was the 21st Panzer Division...... After the 21st Panzer Division arrived at the front line, it was equipped in Paris as fast as possible and rushed to the Brittany Peninsula to lurk.

Time was so tight that on the third day the Allies attacked.

So he didn't think much about it, and a phone call reached the headquarters of the 21st Panzer Division.

"Immediately launch a counteroffensive against the Allied forces that have landed in the vicinity of the Brittany Peninsula!" Rommel ordered: "Drive them back to the sea!" ”

"Yes, General!" General Stryk answered, and then gave the order over the radio.

Qin Chuan was also a member of the attacking force.

This was mainly due to the fact that the time was too short, and Rommel could not find infantry that was well trained and at the same time perfectly coordinated with the armored forces...... In the end, the 1st Infantry Regiment had to be reconstituted in order to allow the 21st Panzer Division to perform as best as possible.

At this time, the 21st Panzer Division was already somewhat different from the 21st Panzer Division on the Eastern Front...... They received 30 Leopard tanks and 15 Tiger tanks in this reload.

After all, this is France, and the advantage of France over the Soviet Union is that it is easier to get supplies with short transport supply lines...... Of course, this is only in a way, because the supply lines have been bombed by the Allies, so it is still not easy to replenish.

"We should wait a little longer!" Qin Chuan suggested to General Stryk when he received the order.

"Wait?" General Stryker said: "No, we can't wait any longer, wait any longer, the Americans will soon occupy the pillbox fortifications and capture our coastal defense division!" ”

"I think we're going to attack until then!" Qin Chuan replied.

"Why?" General Stryk asked, confused.

"Because that's when Americans are at their least vigilant!" Qin Chuan replied: "At the same time, there will be a large number of German prisoners mixed in the American army, they are difficult to control, and it is difficult for American pilots to distinguish between friend and foe!" ”

General Stryk couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this...... What Qin Chuan said did make sense, but he completely ignored the coastal defense division.

But then again, the presence or absence of such a coastal defense division does not seem to matter to Germany at all.

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