The Maletti Panzer Group is a special mechanized combat unit of the Royal Italian Army, which was also established in the Italian North African Army after German instructors began to command the Italian army.

The Germans were the envy of the Italians for their mechanized warfare, and they were eager to have similar combat units, after which they were officially established.

Italy has already begun to produce Panther 2 tanks according to German production drawings, and has been given the number of P26 heavy tanks, and this newly formed armored group has about eighty Panther 2 tanks.

Although the switch to a gasoline engine resulted in a lack of torque at low revs and a significant reduction in range, it was still the most advanced tank in the Italian army.

The Aresca Panzer Group was at the forefront, with the commander, Colonel Aresca, sitting on one of the Panther 2 tanks, radioing orders to his men.

"As soon as you see armed men, order them to surrender, and if they don't lay down their arms, whoever it is, shoot them on the spot!"

"Yes!" There was an echo on the radio, no matter what reason they had, if they dared to do something in the city of Rome, it was a contempt for the Italian royal power, and they should be punished!

The tank's tracks were turning, and with a rumbling sound, the tank drove into the lost area, just in time to meet a group of the leader's musketeers.

When they first saw the tanks, they were still cheering happily, thinking that their reinforcements had arrived, and then they were surprised to see the tanks run over!

The tank doesn't even have to fire, just crush it! The Italian tankers, who had learned this trick from the Germans, were thrilled when the tracks ran over.

The musketeers of the leader behind were instantly frightened, and when they saw their companions turned into flesh under the tracks, when they saw that the lower half of their bodies had been stirred up, and the upper half was still struggling and screaming in a pool of blood, they immediately collapsed.

No matter how elite the infantry is, it is impossible to defeat the tank.

Immediately they scattered like birds and beasts.

The leader's musketeers were selected from the elite of the army, and their tactical skills were quite high, but they lacked actual combat experience, and Mussolini cherished his own guard so much that he was not willing to participate in any battle at all, fearing that he would be lost in battle.

As a result, their troops had no actual combat experience at all, and it was okay to fight street battles with the Wehrmacht infantry on the opposite side, and now, when the tanks rushed up, they were suddenly confused.

The tanks were invincible, and they drove all the way through, and finally, outside the palace, a cordon was established, and the other troops that followed behind also successively controlled the streets.

It didn't take long, about half a day, and when night fell, the whole city of Rome had fallen under the control of the Tenth Army, and the two sides exchanged fire for a week, dead and wounded, and fled.

In the midst of the chaos, Ziano and Grandi were nowhere to be found, and Badogrio, who was seriously wounded and had been holding on, was controlled by an infantry of the Tenth Army in the hospital, waiting to be released.

When the dust settled, Garibaldi entered the city of Rome with his team and German instructors, and he went to the royal palace to visit the king of Italy in the starry night.

With the intervention of the powerful Italian Afrika Korps, this coup d'état in the capital Rome was almost like a farce, tempered by German instructors, the Tenth Army has become Italy's trump card unit, and they are the hope of Italy.

"Your Majesty, these days, you have been frightened, because without the authorization of His Majesty the King, our Tenth Army has been waiting outside the city for orders, please atone." Faced with the king, Garibaldi was very modest.

"It was because I was too hesitant that the city of Rome experienced a storm, but fortunately it is calm now!" Emanuele III sighed and said: "The Tenth Army, worthy of the army from North Africa, is really effective in quelling this storm. ”

"Yes, all because of the help of German instructors." Garibaldi said: "Our army must be trained by German instructors in order to be able to greatly improve its combat effectiveness, Your Majesty, I ask us to cooperate more closely with Germany, especially to increase the number of German instructors, and to invite German advisers to participate in the formulation of our military plans, if there are German advisers to help, we will fight Greece, and we will definitely not fight like this." ”

Garibaldi is not a fool, he certainly knows that the reason why the king chose him as prime minister is because he has the support of Germany behind him, and now that he has become prime minister, he needs to get closer to Germany.

"You are right, Garibaldi, and I look forward to you leading us Italy to greater glory."

Coming out of the palace, Garibaldi was still immersed in the conversation just now, His Majesty the King had delegated more power, which allowed him to use his hands and feet, and with the help of Germany, Italy would definitely be able to seize more land and continue to expand abroad!

"Prime Minister Garibaldi, congratulations." After coming out, Garibaldi saw the leader of the German instructors, and he said to Garibaldi: "Time is running out, we must start work as soon as possible, and turn the entire army of the Kingdom of Italy into the same elite as the Tenth Army." ”

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"With Italy falling under our control, we can have our instructors in large numbers in the Italian army, advisers at the top, so that, when the war begins, we can be provided with at least 300,000 good troops, and under our command, they will no longer be noodle troops." At this time, in the wolf's den, Keitel said to everyone: "By now, we have 2.6 million German troops in the predetermined positions, and the battle against the Soviets is about to begin!" ”

What good would it do Germany to take out Mussolini and cause a turmoil in Rome? That is complete control of the Italian army!

The Italian army is called the Noodle Army, mainly because of their poor combat effectiveness, among them, the Italian officers are mainly responsible!

When the German instructors completed the transformation of the Italian army, the combat effectiveness of the Italian army could be raised to a new level, and it could even fight the Soviet army head-on!

There are also Spain, Finland and other servant countries, which will contribute a certain number of soldiers, and in this way, when Germany launches an attack on the Soviet Union, it will send more than three million troops!

It will be a national war, and Germany has not mobilized more than a million troops at most in previous wars!