Throughout World War II, Germany produced a large number of outstanding generals, the most prominent of which were Manstein, Guderian, and Rommel.

And Loeb has always been under the aura of these people.

Loeb enlisted in the 4th Field Artillery Regiment in 1895 and graduated from the Bavarian Military Academy in 1903 to fight in World War I.

In 1930, he was appointed commander of the 7th Military Region and commander of the 7th Division, and was promoted to lieutenant general. After Hijler came to power, he was promoted to commander of the Second Army. In 1934, he was promoted to artillery general and became a famous defensive strategist in the history of German warfare.

According to historical accounts of this man, he was in his bones opposed to war, and he was particularly disgusted by the mistreatment of the Jews.

And now, under the leadership of Ciric, many Jews, who are also serving the Empire, have long since set things right and banned unfair treatment of Jews.

However, in the face of Loeb's anti-war thinking, Ciric has long been prepared, for example, in these wars, Loeb was almost not sent to the front, almost always in the rear.

Even in the war of invasion of France, Loeb only placed a few shots in front of the Maginot Line in Army Group C.

He is not a core member of Cirek's leadership group.

At the same time, in the rebellion against the Junker officer corps led by Ciric, Loeb was on the right side, and he did not participate in the conspiracy against Ciric, thus avoiding the purge.

Loeb's stance this time made Ciric quite satisfied, so Ciric also assigned him a new task to help Finland!

Since Loeb has always insisted on justice in his heart, and thinks that the German invasion everywhere is aggression, then simply give him something righteous to do.

The Soviet invasion of Finland was absolutely unjust, and now, send him and promote justice!

At the same time, everyone has his strengths, almost all of Ciric's men are good at attacking, while Loeb is good at defense.

In 1934, Loeb drew up a basic plan for the construction of a fortress on the Western Front, and completed the draft the following year. In 1938, the Army Doctrine was officially promulgated. "Positional Warfare and the Battle of the Permanent Fortified Position" and "Defense" all contain his defensive ideas.

He believed that the sacred mission of the field commander was to guard against enemy attacks in order to ensure the security of the country; The rearmament of Germany was supposed to serve the defensive posture.

This, of course, did not correspond to Hitler's thinking and was why he was not taken seriously, but now, in Finland, he was able to play to his strengths.

Loeb got off the plane, and behind him, was a blonde American pilot, Bruce.

When he came to England from the United States, Bruce was full of anger against Germany, and he wanted to be a soldier to defend Britain.

Unfortunately, the facts gave him a vivid moment, the British betrayed them when necessary, which made Bruce feel betrayed, and at the same time firmly joined the German camp, and he had repeatedly asked for planes to be taken into the air.

Unfortunately, for various reasons, Bruce's wishes were not realized, and he was simply left behind to form a multinational flying team.

True, none of them were Germans, they were made up of pilots from other countries. They are eager to go to war, using the battle to prove their loyalty to the Empire.

And now, the opportunity has come.

They were not sent to fight with the British, French fighters, but to Finland, where they will, in the name of private individuals, help Finland hold their skies!

Finally, the first battle is coming! As the leader of this team, Bruce is hopeful.

The two got off the plane, and in front of them was a Finn who had been waiting for a long time: "Everyone, please come with me, the President and the Commander-in-Chief, they are looking forward to your arrival." ”

The greeters, who picked them up in a car, quickly drove into the city, stopping in front of the presidential palace.

There was no welcome ceremony, it was a secret operation after all, and now, there are not many countries that can help Finland.

Britain and France were not in a position to help Finland, and the help of Germany was crucial!

Even if there is information that the Germans and the USSR secretly signed an agreement to sell Finland to the USSR, the current Finns will not believe it, and it was the Germans who provided selfless help when they needed it most!

When Loeb took Bruce into the conference room, he saw Finnish President Kajander and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Mannerheim.

Marshal Karl Gustav Emile Mannerheim, who also had the title of baron, at this time, had a serious expression on his face.

"Welcome both." Mannerheim said: "Right now, the Soviets are gathering forces, the battle on the border will start at any time, and now, we urgently need more support, I wonder what kind of help our good friends can give us?" ”

At this time, there is no need for greetings.

"We will provide 300 anti-tank guns, 200 large-caliber field guns, more than 200 tanks, and a large number of other weapons and ammunition." General Loeb said.

Suddenly, the President and Commander-in-Chief of Finland were extremely excited. That's what they need most right now!

The Soviets gathered a large number of tanks, and they needed effective anti-tank weapons!

And the next one excites them even more.

"We can also provide a flight force, including pilots and aircraft, and there will probably be more than a hundred aircraft and crews, coming to Finland."

More than a hundred! You know, there are only 114 planes in Finland today!

Although there are thousands of Soviets on the other side, and their little assistance is a drop in the bucket, it is already quite good!

"Germany is our good friend!" President Cayander said happily: "We are very grateful for your support! ”

"Also, if necessary, we will provide a mountain division." General Loeb continued: "However, for some reason, it is not convenient for them to be mobilized immediately, only in case of emergency, and they need to fight in your uniform. ”

There is also a mountain division! Most of Finland's terrain is mountainous, and mountain divisions are the most suitable! The help of Germany made Cayandel extremely happy, and now, even if Germany asked Finland to form an alliance with Germany, Finland would agree unconditionally!

However, the meaning of the other side is also very clear, all this support is kept secret, and Germany cannot tear its face with the Soviets.