Chapter 468: The Situation on the Western Front
Li Mo didn't want to talk about it, although he was familiar with history, the specific situation was not written like in history.
Hitler led Li Mo to a huge military map, this map is the deployment map of the entire Western Front, Li Mo looked carefully, almost laughed, I don't know that it is the German army arranged by the idiot like this, the troops are extremely scattered.
Germany had 13 divisions in Norway and Sweden in Northern Europe, 21 divisions in Italy, 25 divisions in Yugoslavia, 12 divisions in Greece and 4 divisions in Hungary. On the Atlantic coast, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands have a total of 59 divisions, accounting for about 18 percent of their total strength, and of these 59 divisions, 23 are deployed in Calais, and in Normandy, where the Allies are about to land, there are only 6 divisions and 3 regiments, accounting for about 2 percent of their total strength.
Of course, this is also the consequence of Germany's expansion everywhere, and it has to deploy troops everywhere, which is purely an act of seeking death, and in order to solve this dilemma, it is not only necessary to adjust the deployment, but also to draw troops from the Eastern Front.
"My Führer, I have already read the defense map, and it is simple for me to solve the dilemma in front of us, if I arrange it according to my method, I can completely let the more than two million British and American troops who landed in France have no return."
"Really, Marshal Limer, do you know that there is no joke in the army, this is a battle related to the future and destiny of Germany."
"Of course, my Führer."
"Then tell me your method."
"Okay, my Führer, first of all, transfer 500,000 newly formed SS troops and 500,000 elite Wehrmacht troops from Army Group South on the Eastern Front to the Western Front. I have been in command of Army Group South for a long time, and I know the actual situation of Army Group South very well, because I have organized more than 1.5 million Russian People's Liberation Army, and we can replenish these armed forces into Army Group South on the spot.
Even if Army Group South transfers a hundred troops, its combat effectiveness will not have much impact, and these Russian Liberation Army have a good fighting passion, because their relatives are basically persecuted by the Stalin regime, and Stalin's policy of not recognizing prisoners, so we can use these Russian Liberation Army with confidence, so as to make up for the lack of our troops. Besides, the Soviet weapons we captured are really piled up. It is also possible to find a place for these weapons and ammunition.
The second is to concentrate all the forces on the Western Front and hand over the occupied areas to the EU army to defend, so that we can only keep a small number of troops. At the same time, the financial system of these occupied territories had to be in German hands. Even if these occupation zones are garrisoned by other EU countries. But the economic lifeblood is already in the hands of Germany.
My Führer, to control a country's economy is to control the country, so military occupation is actually secondary. ”
Li Mo was going to continue. And Hitler suddenly repeated what Limer said:
"To control a country's economy is to master the country...... Good...... So good...... You continue. ”
"Third, the main purpose of this Western Front operation is to gather and annihilate the 2.88 million Anglo-American allied troops who have landed, and all combat plans are formulated in accordance with this ultimate goal, so if the Anglo-American allied forces want to land, they should land! Otherwise, we have no chance to annihilate them, but we must appropriately strengthen the strength of the coastal defense division and make the landed British and American troops pay a heavy price. ”
After Li Mo finished speaking, Hitler fell into deep thought, and after a while, Hitler's eyes lit up, stared at Li Mo tightly, and asked:
"My Marshal Li Mo, how sure are you that more than two million Anglo-American troops will be annihilated?"
"Eighty percent sure."
"Bump" Hitler smashed his fist on his desk and ordered Li Mo loudly:
"Marshal Li Mo, from now on, I will remove you from the post of commander-in-chief of the former enemy on the Eastern Front, and your new position is Commander-in-Chief of the Western Front, and you will take office immediately."
"My Führer, what about the war on the Eastern Front?"
"I immediately ordered Rommel to take your place, Rommel has been a colleague of you for a long time, I think he should be very familiar with your tactics, now that the Afrika Korps has taken Iraq, let's suspend the military operations of the Afrika Korps."
"Alright! My Führer, before I accept your appointment, I have one condition, and that is that I want to be given an independent command, without interference. ”
Of course, Hitler knew about Limer's character, this kid has the ability to fight, but he is a little unruly, he always likes to make his own decisions, as long as he can win the battle, this little problem Hitler can still endure.
"Alright! I have given you full command of all forces on the Western Front, and I will also send the Minister of Economy to take charge of the financial control of the occupied territories. ”
When Li Mo arrived at the airport, the person in charge of the airport told Li Mo that he could only take off at night, because the British and American air forces have been conducting air raids these days, and the targets of the British and American air raids are railway junctions and some important bridges, and some underground resistance organizations in France are also unprecedentedly active, destroying transportation facilities everywhere.
It seems that the landing battle of the Anglo-American coalition is just a few days away, and at this time Germany just wants to reinforce France, which is basically impossible, in fact, Li Mo does not plan to reinforce the German army deployed in France, as long as the 59 German elite divisions deployed in France are reasonably deployed, 760,000 troops are still enough for the Anglo-American coalition to drink a pot.
At this time, the targets of the British and American air forces were all selected in France, which undoubtedly gave you the opportunity to Li Mo, who could calmly transport the reinforcements to the Maginot Line and the Ardennes Forest, which was the famous strategic turning point on the Western Front in history. "Battle of the Ardennes". This is also a turning point in history after Li Mo's arrival, and who is the master of the ups and downs depends on this battle.
On the evening of May 18, 1941, Li Mo arrived at the General Headquarters of the Western Front in Paris, France, and the first task of Li Mo to reach the General Headquarters of the Western Front was to understand the situation and convene a meeting of the commanders of the army group and above.
The 59 divisions under the Western Front Command were organized into two army groups, a total of four army groups. Army Group B, commanded by Field Marshal Gluck, was stationed in northern France, with a total of 39 divisions and the main force of the German army on the Western Front. Under the jurisdiction of the 15th Army, the commander is General Salmut, stationed in Calais, with a total of 23 divisions, including 14 coastal defense divisions, 4 infantry divisions, and 5 armored divisions; The 7th Army, commanded by General Dorman, was stationed on the Brittany Peninsula and had a total of 14 divisions, including 8 coastal defense divisions, 5 infantry divisions, and 1 armored division.
Army Group G, commanded by General Blascowitz, was stationed in the area west of the Loire in France and consisted of 19 divisions. Under the jurisdiction of the 1st Army, the commander of which is Lieutenant General Chevaleri, stationed in Belgium, with a total of 10 divisions; The 19th Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Sondstein, was stationed in southern France with a total of 9 divisions.
The German Panzer Forces on the Western Front had a total of 10 Panzer Divisions and 3 heavy tank battalions, of which 6 Panzer Divisions were under the personal command of Hitler, and the German High Command considered tanks unsuitable for use on the beach, so the only armored forces deployed in the area near the beach were the 21st Panzer Division in Caen, with only 127 No. 4 tanks and 40 Type III self-propelled tank assault guns.
…… (To be continued......)
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