Next, the first to attack were the Allied paratroopers.

The reason why the paratroopers had to go into battle first was that their task was to make contact with the French partisans, and then coordinate with the partisans to capture important targets in the rear and block German reinforcements to ensure the success of the frontal landing.

Simply put, it was to destroy and hold bridges and transport junctions so that the German front-line troops could not be reinforced.

Because of the demands of this mission, they had to attack a few hours earlier...... Otherwise, enemy reinforcements are already on the road and have captured or strengthened the defense of important targets, and parachute is meaningless.

The Allied forces carried out airborne operations with a total of three paratrooper divisions, namely the British 6th Airborne Division, the US 82nd Airborne Division and the 101st Airborne Division.

Brigadier General William, the first division commander of the 101 Airborne Division, decided to parachute into France with his own soldiers in this battle.

"I don't want to lose this opportunity!" Brigadier General William said to the staff officer: "Think about this, you may have a chance to be the first American to set foot in France and liberate them, and that is enough!" ”

But the real reason was not this, William thought that the operation was fraught with danger...... Due to the special nature of this mission, they had to parachute in the dark between 12 p.m. and 3 a.m.

Although they were given an accurate map of the marked map with the range of safe airborne sites, parachuting in the dark of night, who knows where they would land.

Before boarding, Major General Wilhelm shouted to his men, who were heavily armed and painted their faces black: "Remember, contact the French partisans, they are more familiar with the terrain than we do!" Find any troops you can find after landing, and join them! ”

"Yes, sir!" The subordinates replied in unison.

"Are you ready?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Good luck and God with you!" Brigadier General Wilhelm ordered: "Board the plane!" ”

"Yes, sir!" The American GIs answered, and then boarded the transport plane in a neat formation in the rainy sea breeze.

Then, with the "rumble" of engines, the transport plane roared up and flew in the direction of France.

In order to be able to put three paratrooper divisions on the battlefield at one time and burst out with powerful combat effectiveness in a short period of time, the US military has prepared 1,100 C47 transport planes for these three airborne divisions.

If each C47 can carry 28 people, these 1,100 can carry 30,000 people.

But the actual number of soldiers was not that much, the 101st Airborne Division had only 6,600 fighters, and the 82nd Airborne Division had 7,000 men. The 6th Airborne Division of the British Army was slightly more numerous and numbered 9,000 men.

However, because the transport aircraft also has to carry the ammunition and supplies needed by the airborne troops, 1,100 C47s are also necessary.

The transport plane "rumbled" in the air, like a black bat flying out of the enchanted forest, covering the entire sky, and the black oppression even covered the moonlight in the sky.

In front of them, a large number of bombers arrived and carried out a massive bombing of the expected parachute site.

On the one hand, it was hoped that the German anti-aircraft fire would be attracted to cover the paratroopers, and on the other hand, it was hoped that the bombing would detonate as many mines as possible from the landing site.

However, the transport aircraft group was still bombarded intensively and fiercely by anti-aircraft fire, and one after another C47s burst into the air with a dazzling fire, disintegrating in the air or falling to the ground with a whistling sound.

"Damn the Germans!" Brigadier General Wilhelm scolded: "I beg for their anti-aircraft shells!" ”

In France, for the Allies, there was little need for Allied aircraft to worry about anything other than German anti-aircraft guns.

This is exactly what makes William feel strange...... The "proximity fuse anti-aircraft projectile" developed by the United States for several years was still a top secret when used against Japan in the Pacific theater, and it could only be used when the enemy could not get the shells.

However, the Germans already used it in large quantities in Africa.

In addition, there are amphibious tanks, amphibious landing ships, etc., all of which are surprisingly consistent with the equipment that the United States is developing or preparing for mass production.

This once made the United States think that the scientific researchers were spies mixed with the Germans.

But when I analyze it, I feel that something is wrong...... If there were German spies, then the progress of research and development would be slower than that of the United States, after all, the industrial capacity of the United States at this time is undoubtedly the first in the world.

Therefore, it is impossible for Germany to develop and equip these things in batches before the United States.

The end result is ...... Coincidental.

That is, researchers in the United States and researchers in Germany have thought of going together.

As a result, there is such a scene as now, and the Germans' "close-up anti-aircraft shells" shoot down one C47 after another as if they had eyes.

Fortunately, there were too many C47s flying in the air, so the U.S. military finally reached their destination and parachuted.

The parachute landing went smoothly, due to the large range of the landing, and as it turned out to be reported by the partisans...... No mines, no barbed wire, nothing.

William ordered his paratroopers to find equipment and assemble while surveying his surroundings.

At this time, he could not help but wonder why the Germans were not at all prepared for such an open, flat area that was obviously suitable for airborne landing.

"Be on guard!" Brigadier General Wilhelm had a faint sense of foreboding.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a faint sound of "rattling" water from several directions.

Brigadier Wilhelm's first reaction was that it was the sound of the waves.

However, after thinking about it, I felt that it was not right, this airborne landing point was at least thirty kilometers away from the coastline, and it was impossible to hear the sound of the waves.

In the next second, Brigadier General William quickly understood, because someone on the walkie-talkie had already reported to him: "General, the sea is constantly rushing towards us, and this area is about to be flooded!" ”

"Get out of here!" Brigadier General William shouted, and then ran with the paratroopers in the opposite direction of the sound of the water.

But it seemed too late, and the water quickly reached the ankles, then the calves, then the knees.

By the time it reaches its knees, it has already seriously affected the speed of movement, especially since the paratroopers are still carrying equipment and ammunition on their backs...... Paratroopers, because they are fighting deep behind enemy lines, always have more ammunition on hand, and these ammunition will obviously become a burden for them.

The water continued to rise upward, gradually reaching the waists of the paratroopers who were fleeing for their lives.

That's when they are faced with a difficult choice:

Do you continue to carry your equipment like this, or do you abandon it and run for your life?

The former can be drowned in the sea immediately, while the latter is almost like waiting for death...... No one could confront the Germans with their equipment discarded.

In the end, Major General William chose the latter.

Because...... He believes that not all paratroopers and supplies have been parachuted into this area, not to mention that they can also contact the guerrillas, and then contact the command to let them airdrop another batch of ammunition.

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