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The panicked British fired at the tanks with all the equipment they could use...... Grenades, submachine guns, bazookas.

But all the efforts were in vain, and the "Tiger" still slowly approached them with the infantry.

Historically, the U.S. military really used the "Bazooka" rocket launcher to destroy the "Tiger" in the Battle of Sicily, but later it was found that the bazooka happened to hit the observation hole of the "Tiger."

"Retreat!" Colonel Stephen, who was in charge of directing the attack, shouted that he had decisively abandoned the mission when he saw the "Tiger", because he knew that the task of capturing the bridge was a joke in front of the "Tiger".

"These abominable intelligence officers!" Colonel Stephen scolded as he retreated with his troops: "They told us there were no enemy armored units here and threw us here......"

Colonel Stephen was stunned when he saw that the road behind him had been stopped by five "Tigers" at some point, and the 11th Landing Battalion, which was in charge of the rear of the palace, had been beaten terribly...... Originally, Stephen also hoped that the 11th Airborne Battalion would use their firepower to cover the retreat of the troops.

Looking at the surrounding terrain, it was empty, and although Stephen knew that the Germans could not catch up with the Tiger because of the soft ground, almost everywhere he could see was within the range of the "Tiger" machine guns and artillery fire.

After thinking about it, Colonel Stephen ordered: "Surrender, boys! ”

"But the Colonel ......"

"Execute the order!" Colonel Stephen said, "If you still want to see your family, there is no point in raising your hands and fighting again!" ”

After a pause, Colonel Stephen shouted, "Quick, White Flag!" Tell them we surrender ......"

Colonel Stephen's behavior doesn't seem to be in keeping with being a soldier, especially since he's a colonel.

But in fact, his choice is reasonable, because the battle situation is indeed as he said, and there is no point in continuing to fight.

Major General Redrick was not reconciled.

This is partly because he still has a chance to escape...... This is determined by the position he occupies relatively far back.

On the other hand, Major General Redrick thought that he should warn the 2nd Paratrooper Brigade and the others who remained in place, otherwise they would be stupidly attacking the targets like the 1st Paratrooper Brigade, and these targets were actually traps, and even their traps were the same...... Hide tanks with collapsed buildings.

Major General Redrick was right in his guess, and the traps set by the Germans in all directions were indeed the same, for there was no other way of camouflage in this part of the Netherlands than a similar method.

But that doesn't mean the traps don't work, as the Allies don't have time to warn others when they discover them.

Rederik hoped to do this, so he retreated with his troops in the direction of the 2nd Parachute Brigade.

The 1st Parachute Division was also worthy of the elite unit of the British army, although they knew that it was useless, but in order to cover the retreat of the commander, they still used their rifles and machine guns to shoot at the German tanks.

In the confusion, a guard stopped in front of General Redrick in a jeep, and after Redrick got into the car, he slammed on the accelerator and sped away from the tank...... The guards driving the jeep were quite good, sometimes walking left and sometimes right in a zigzag pattern, making it impossible for the tank to aim.

But the guards clearly underestimated the quality of the German tank crews...... Those who can drive the "Tiger" tanks are veterans who have been in battle for a long time, especially the 21st Panzer Division, and they certainly have a way to deal with this "zigzag" escape.

A tank slowly adjusts its turret, where the gunner estimates what the jeep will pass next, and then points its muzzle at this position in advance and waits for the target to break into its own firing range.

People will always have an inertia that they will subconsciously do the same repetitive movements, especially in tense situations on the battlefield.

This makes the direction of the jeep not without a trace.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, the jeep crashed into the sight of the tank gun, and the tank fired shells with a "bang...... The shell spun at high speed and headed straight for the jeep, and with a violent explosion, the jeep was torn apart before it could be blown into the sky.

The British soldiers looked at the jeep that had turned into flames and then fell heavily from the sky, and soon fell into despair.

The British 1st Parachute Brigade, the main force of the 1st Parachute Division, known as the "Red Devils" for its bravery in red berets, collapsed in less than an hour of fighting.

The north bank of Arnhem Bridge was littered with the corpses of British soldiers, as well as piles of wounded soldiers who had surrendered with their hands raised and screamed with severed hands and feet...... The vast majority of the brigade's 3,000 men, with the exception of a few who fled as stragglers, were killed or taken prisoner at the Arnhem Bridge.

However, this is just the beginning.

Colonel Celter, commander of the 2nd Paratrooper Brigade, was assigned to garrison 10 kilometers north of the Arnhem Bridge, and their task was to receive the second batch of airborne supplies and assemble the paratroopers who would arrive later.

But......

"Fuck it!" Colonel Sert scolded at the stagnant water in the pits after digging a few foxholes: "No one told us this was going to happen!" ”

This is a mistake that should not be made, because anyone in the Netherlands, even anyone who has been to the Netherlands, knows it.

But Montgomery was so eager to launch this offensive that, as he said, "it had to be quick, or the opportunity would slip out of his hands."

Montgomery was more worried that the German armoured forces would be stationed in the Netherlands, so that the whole plan could not be implemented, and the British would lose this opportunity to attack Germany.

So, they didn't even know that the terrain here was not suitable for building fortifications.

"We should probably find a higher place!" Colonel Sert said to the staff officer: "At least not here!" Otherwise, we will have to fight the enemy in the water! ”

The staff officer agreed: "Water slows down our movements, and this is really not an ideal position!" ”

"Colonel!" At this time, a soldier shouted at Sert: "Germans, here they are!" ”

Celt hurriedly bent over and ran for a while, leaning down and raising his binoculars to look in the direction the soldier shouted......

"Damn it!" Celt scolded: "At least two battalions of Germans, and even worse they have armored vehicles!" ”

The paratroopers were armed only with light weapons, and it was difficult for them to penetrate the armor of armored vehicles.

Looking in the direction of the German troops, Celt asked: "Is there anything we can defend in the rear?" ”

"A village, Colonel!" The staff officer replied: "Two miles from us!" ”