If Eisenhower really breaks through the Maginot Line and the two million troops drive straight into the German mainland, then the Ruhr industrial area in Germany will immediately turn into powder, and the German mainland will be completely destroyed.

Germany's war potential would be dealt a fatal blow, and then Limer would have to commit suicide to apologize. The pressure on Moder increased suddenly, and the focus of the entire war was on the Maginot Line.

And the only thing Li Mo can do is to ask Germany to give more weapons and ammunition this year. For example, rocket artillery, RPG bazooka, 88 guns, etc. were given to Modell, although Li Mo had more than three million troops in his hands, he could not reinforce Modell's soldiers, and everything could only rely on Modell himself.

However, the battle to encircle and annihilate the Allied forces in Belgium continued smoothly, and the only thing that Li Mo prayed for was that Moder would hold on to the Maginot Line for at least ten days, even if it was seven days, time was victory, and holding on was victory.

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By this time, the 11th Panzer Division had already embarked on the offensive, and its vanguard had reached Lyon. At this time, the vanguard of the 45th Infantry Division of the US Army had also occupied the town of Messimeix, northeast of Lyon, and cut off the road to Lyon, and the situation was very critical.

The next day, the 11th Armored Division's 111th Guard Regiment launched a powerful attack on the positions of the US 45th Infantry Division after a short period of preparation, and took advantage of the situation to attack the town. After fierce fighting, the 11th Panzer Division surrounded the headquarters of the 179th Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division in the town and captured most of the regiment.

Afterwards. The main force of the 11th Panzer Division marched non-stop towards Boer. As its vanguard advanced to the area north of Boer, it was attacked by Allied cavalry near Montreal. The division was immediately met by a reconnaissance battalion, which was inflicted heavy losses after a short engagement, and the remnants fled south.

At the beginning of October, the 3rd "Algerian" Division, the vanguard of the 1st French Army (armed with M4 "Sherman" tanks), broke through and advanced at full speed towards the French border, in an attempt to take advantage of the favorable terrain to cut through the mountainous area of the Franco-Belgian border before the 11th Panzer Division.

The main force maneuvered to the 11th Panzer Division north of Montbelle, and seeing that the Allies had broken through and attacked, it decided to seize this advantageous opportunity and take advantage of the favorable terrain on both sides of the road near Montbelle to ambush the "Algerian" Division. The ambush mission was given to the 277th Air Defense Battalion. Yes. 59 Allied tanks were destroyed, so that they no longer dared to risk breaking through.

In early October, the 4th Panzer Division, commanded by General John Wood (nicknamed "Jack Tiger" by nickname Jack), a strong force under General Patton's 3rd Army that landed from Normandy, broke through the German bridgehead position on the Maas River. Attempt to take Nancy from the east. And waited for an opportunity to break through the defensive line laid out by the Germans in France.

Lemmer urgently ordered the 111th and 113th armoured brigades to counterattack General Wood's battle group A (equivalent to the armored regiment) near Alicott. "Jack Tiger" led the attack. After several days of fierce fighting, it was defeated.

When the 11th Panzer Division reached the Alikot area, the remainder of the two defeated armoured brigades were incorporated into the divisional formation. and implemented positional defense in the area east of Alikot. Although the division's defensive position was very wide and its strength was seriously insufficient, the 11th Armored Division, which was in full position, made the "Jack Tiger" dare not take a step beyond the thunder pool.

The 11th Panzer Division was then reinforced with 70 Leopard tanks and other vehicles, and was moved to the area east of Metz to serve as a reserve for Army Group A, implementing a strategy of depth and counterattacks. After receiving the mission, the division chose the Delmu Ridge and the Ned River in depth as the two basic positions, and formulated a number of anti-breakout plans.

On the rainy night of 11 October, the 11th Panzer Division was ordered to occupy positions north of Morhanga in order to meet possible Allied breakout operations in that direction. The division had just taken up positions in the rain when Patton's 3rd Army (6 infantry divisions, 3 armored divisions, and 38 artillery battalions) launched a fierce attack at dawn the next day, under heavy artillery fire.

On the 12th, the Allies broke through the German forward positions, and the tanks immediately overtook the infantry and advanced in depth, and the 11th Panzer Division seized this advantageous opportunity to counterattack. That night, the 111th Regiment captured the town of Vivels in a counter-shock operation, and attacked the two tank battalion columns of the vanguard of the "Jack Tiger" that reached Hannocourt, cutting off and inflicting heavy damage on this tank column. The town of Fonteny, which was held by the 110th Regiment, was fiercely attacked by the American army, and fierce street fighting ensued between the two sides. The 110th Regiment stubbornly held out and inflicted heavy losses on the American troops, and the American troops were forced to retreat.

At the same time, a battalion of the 15th Panzer Regiment of the 11th Panzer Division fought to the death against the Allies in the village of Shalin, where it was stationed. On this day, the scouts hurried to the battalion headquarters to report that hundreds of tanks were approaching the village.

The battalion commander immediately led five "Leopard" tanks under maintenance to meet the battle. When he had just arrived near the village of Darhain, he discovered that the 37th Tank Battalion contingent of the "Jack Tiger" had approached the Little Sil Pass to the west. The battalion commander immediately ordered the tanks to occupy a concealed anticline position on the path that the opposing side had to pass. When the tanks of the "Jack Tiger" advanced along the road to about 1,500 meters in front of the battalion's ambush position, the "Leopard" tanks suddenly opened fire, and dozens of tanks of the "Jack Tiger" were destroyed, and the rest were in disarray.

The five "cheetahs" who had "eaten a full meal" took advantage of the chaos to evacuate safely. In the town of Rodabo, the 111th Regiment launched a counterattack against the 26th Infantry Division of the US Army on the 13th, under the cover of 10 tanks. After fierce fighting, more than 1 regiment of the 26th Infantry Division was annihilated. Then, the division commander ordered one armored company of the 15th Armored Regiment (about 15 tanks) to go out to the "Jack Tiger" overnight to carry out a destructive attack in front of him.

In the early hours of the next day, the company launched an attack under the cover of dense fog and encountered a strong opponent, one armored battalion and one infantry battalion of the "Jack Tiger". In the close fire between the Leopard and M4 tanks, the 15th Panzer Regiment lost about 10 tanks, and the Americans lost 35 tanks and were forced to withdraw.

The 11th Panzer Division took advantage of the momentum to cross the Dodder River defended by the American forces and stormed to the strategic point of Singreen, where the battle for the point of Singrin began. One company of the 37th Tank Battalion (equipped with 14 tanks) of the "Jack Tiger" attacked the town from the south with tanks and infantry, despite the muddy roads.

Several tanks of the 1st Battalion of the 111th Regiment occupied the anticline position on the ridge of Wellschauffer Farm and destroyed four American tanks with heavy fire at a distance of 1,100 meters. The battalion, supported by artillery, then carried out an assault with one armored company, forcing the Allies to abandon the town.

"Jack Tiger" was dismissed by General Patton due to several defeats and disagreements with his superiors, and the 4th Panzer Division was transferred north the next day to participate in the siege of Bastoni. Although the 11th Panzer Division had one less strong opponent, its pressure did not lessen.

In mid-October, under heavy German fire, the Allies were forced to retreat to the area of the Saar River. Although the Allied defense line was strong and perfect, because the Allied forces were surrounded on all sides, ammunition and fuel were already very scarce, although Patton's command was excellent, but it could not change the fate of the Allied army being annihilated. (To be continued......)

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