"Wittmann! Weitmann! Outside the barracks, the battalion commander followed behind the regiment commander and shouted loudly the name of his first hero. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Wittman came out of the barracks and saluted his two superiors: "Sir! Mitchell? Wittmann reports to you! ”

"Clean up! Our battalion is going to leave all the equipment behind and move to the Western Front. The battalion commander glanced at the regiment commander helplessly, and said to Weitman.

"Huh?" Weitman was obviously taken aback by the news he heard, looked at the battalion commander who was a little embarrassed, and then at the regiment commander who was a little reluctant to be himself, and asked: "What are you doing on the Western Front?" ”

As everyone knows, although the fighting on the Western Front is fierce at present, 90 percent of it is the work of the Air Force and Navy, and even if the Army does it, it will be an infantry landing operation that does not require much armored troops.

In this case, the best place to transfer one's battalion to the Western Front is to use it as a teaching team. At most, it is to train some armored soldiers, and the days are leisurely.

Unfortunately, because of the increasing tension on the Eastern Front, 90 percent of the main forces of the German army, the generals who had experienced a hundred battles, began to concentrate on the Eastern Front. Now going to the Western Front, it seems that there is not much development prospect of transfer.

After all, Wittmann is just Wittmann, he is just the commander of a tank. It is simply unrealistic to expect him to analyze the strategy or know what high-level insider knows.

Therefore, when he heard that his unit was going to be transferred to France, he felt bad.

Moreover, he also cares about one detail - if his troops have to leave all their equipment, and even leave their numbers, then won't he have to serve in other troops?

For a German unit with a history and honor, it was a hurtful thing to do. Losing the number of the previous unit and transferring to a new unit will make many people uncomfortable.

"Don't think about it, in fact, we are going to be temporarily organized as an independent heavy armored battalion of the Führer's Guard Flag Armored Division, so the original number cannot be brought over and used." The battalion commander seemed very excited, and talked a lot about it.

Because in the eyes of the junior officers, it is definitely a good thing to be excited to be able to serve in the unit named after the Führer and become the main force inside.

Even the head of the regiment is envious at this moment. Is that Adolf? Hitler's Panzer Division of the Guard Banner! I heard that the division commander Dietrich was a commander who could meet the Führer at any time.

Sure enough, hearing the news, Wittman also became excited. He might be going to transfer to Adolf now? Hitler's Panzer Division of the Guard Banner became an officer of the Führer's Personal Guards SS.

So he hurriedly turned around and shouted loudly to Homan and Ehoff: "Ehoff! Homan! Pack your things! We're getting out of here! ”

"In France, I heard that a regiment of the latest Leopard tanks is ready, and we will first act as a training battalion over there, responsible for training those new recruits and fools!" The battalion commander began to think about the bright future, and the regiment commander took back the regimental headquarters' car and left in the car.

Many officers from the next battalion came to say goodbye, because they heard that the Führer personally inquired about the supplies and supplies of the armored division of the Führer's Guard Banner Corps, and that Dietrich Zhang Luo was treated much better than ordinary troops.

Moreover, everyone believes that the transfer of troops to the Western Front at this time shows that there is definitely a war to be fought, and if it is not good, it will be fought before the Eastern Front.

For young people, it is their dream to have the opportunity to fight and make achievements. Now it was 1940, when Germany was invincible, not 1944.

At the end of a war, it is often tragic for soldiers to go to the front, and the brutality of war means that many will never return to their homeland.

However, this situation did not exist in the early days of the war, and the honor of victory and fighting for the country to the end were the main themes. Young people are eager to fight, and they seem to have an inexhaustible force.

Mobilizing a new mechanized infantry division on the Western Front and expanding the Führer's Guard Banner Panzer Division into a separate tank regiment would be a big deal for the Army.

Brauchitsch, who had been fighting on the Eastern Front, was in a hurry to return to Berlin because of this incident. This meeting with Führer Hitler was not meant to talk about Rommel.

"My Führer, the transfer of 20,000 people and the reduction of nearly 200 armored combat vehicles on the Eastern Front, this seriously interferes with the strategic deployment of the Army General Command!" Brauchitsch opened his mouth and admonished Li Le.

That's not a decimal number! If these 200 tanks and tank destroyers were placed on the Eastern Front, Brauchitsch would be able to form another pantry division!

He was used to doing this before, not to mention that there were so many 200 armored combat vehicles, even if there were only 150, he dared to make the framework of an armored division first, and barely use it first.

But now, at a time when the Eastern Front is becoming more and more tense, the Führer actually deducted some production and left tanks and cars on the Western Front! This was absolutely dangerous and much to Brauchitsch's displeasure.

"If you need it, I can support the infantry that is more suitable for landing operations, and if you need it, both divisions will do!" Brauchitsch gave his chips.

The army's top brass preferred to trade valuable armor for infantry that could not keep up with the attacking forces, or simply waste supplies and occupy supply lines.

Although the combat effectiveness of the armored division in Brauchitsch's hands has been strengthened much more than that of the same period in history, the black hole of the army's needs has never been filled.

It's as simple as that, if there are 20 armored divisions, then the army will think about 40 armored divisions. And if 40 armored divisions are really formed, the army will think about 60 armored divisions.

Faced with a wide and long Eastern Front, Brauchitsch estimated that 45 armored divisions might not be enough, so he cherished the armored forces he already had.

"The attack on Britain is to solve the hidden danger in the west once and for all!" Li Le looked at Commander-in-Chief Brauchitsch, who had ended the topic of Rommel North Africa, and replied.

As he spoke, he walked up to Brauchitsch and looked up slightly at the commander-in-chief of the army: "Are you going to occupy the whole of Britain with an SS panzer division?" ”

In the history of Germany, there are too many famous and combat-effective units, including the 1st Panzer Division and other Wehrmacht units, as well as the first few well-known ace units of the SS.

Now that most of these troops are not on the Western Front that landed in Britain, the only trump card in Dietrich's hand is the Waffen-SS Adolf? Hitler's Guards Banner Panzer Division.

Counting the 112th Division and other troops, even if they landed in Britain and achieved results, the subsequent expansion of the occupied area still required more troops to fill the longer and longer fronts.

It is impossible for these troops to be counted by second-line troops, so Li Le transferred the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division, hoping that this division could cooperate with the 112th Division to protect Dietrich's flank.

The most difficult strategic stage is not just a landing link. Li Le looked at Brauchitsch and reprimanded: "Always staring at your own little profits, do you think we can rely on three or five divisions to defeat a powerful country like Britain?" ”

Even counting Goering's paratroopers, the German troops on the British battlefield are now only a little more than 150,000 men in ten divisions.

Relying on 150,000 men, taking out more than 1 million British troops, and capturing one large city after another was as difficult as landing in the British.

After basically solving the difficulties of landing, what Li Le now has to solve is the various problems he encountered after landing in Britain.

Under Li Le's supervision and improvement, the "Sea Lion Project" is now a systematic and perfect combat plan. Every aspect of it is precise and accurate, all the way down to the city of London.

It was only when the Germans had reached the city of London that it was really possible for the British to accept the terms of surrender and make concessions.

It was only by occupying London and controlling more than a third of British territory that Germany could truly ensure that the Atlantic barrier was truly completed and impregnable.

"So, my Führer, you mean, intend to enlarge the size of the army that will enter the United Kingdom?" Brauchitsch asked.

Originally, he was much more cautious than Yuan on the issue of landing in Britain. But after solving some of the landing problems, he was a little more optimistic than Yuan.

The Army General Command was optimistic that once the landing was complete and de facto control of the coastal zone was obtained, the fighting would essentially be over.

Britain would surrender because they could not resist, and the battle would be over in a dozen days or more than a month. Therefore, it is not necessary to draw up a plan to attack London or even Birmingham and other areas.

However, the Supreme Command under the command of the Führer did not think so, and under the influence of the Führer, Keitel and others felt that Britain might fight to the death, so it was necessary to draw up a follow-up battle plan.

In order to carry out the follow-up battle plan, in addition to mobilizing a large number of follow-up troops, more main forces should be supported.

As a campaign reserve, the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division was first transferred to the Western Front in formation. And when it came time to transfer armored divisions, the Supreme High Command met resistance from the General Command.

After all, the Eastern Front is also dangerous now, and it is risky to send troops away. Despite complaining that the General Command was too cautious and cautious, Keitel could not say that Brauchitsch had done more.

The final product of the compromise was the transfer of a main tank battalion from the Eastern Front to the Western Front to help form an independent tank regiment. This tank regiment is quite powerful in terms of data, and it is equipped with Leopard tanks, which can be said to be a benchmark.