Chapter 125: The Flag Flys
"Princess, the German SS 1st Panzer Corps has won the battle, they repelled the counter-encirclement of the Polish army of 300,000, and occupied Warsaw at the same time with the strength of a small army, you read the newspaper, there is a picture of His Royal Highness the Prince, so handsome......"
"Show me ......"
The princess of Windsor snatched the newspaper from the maid's hand with lightning and read it quickly. The authenticity of the newspaper is a large full-body photograph of Zhang Jun, a black and majestic SS lieutenant general's uniform, and that contemptuous look makes Windsor continue to sink, and Windsor's joy and admiration are fully revealed.
The maid called Zhang Jun His Royal Highness, in fact, there is a mistake, there is nothing wrong, the husband of the Queen of England or the princess can be collectively referred to as His Royal Highness the Prince, it seems that this maid knows the mind of Princess Windsor very well, because the maid believes that Windsor will come together with Zhang Jun, so she will give Zhang Jun the title of His Royal Highness the Prince in advance, but the wish is beautiful, the reality is cruel, not to mention Zhang Jun's wife Avril, it is the battle for hegemony that must take place between Britain and Germany, and it is also an insurmountable gap between the two of them, But many things are not a simple sentence can be said to die, judging from the current situation, Princess Windsor and Zhang Jun's are difficult to come together, but Windsor's dedication to her first love, I am afraid that she dares to do anything, you must know that the British royal family has to give up the throne for love, that is, Windsor's uncle Edward VIII, gave up the throne for love, which shows that the British royal family attaches great importance to the pursuit of true love, and even surpasses power, and I don't know what earth-shattering things Windsor will do for love in the future.
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The artillery fire and gunfire in the city of Warsaw continued, since Rommel adopted Vincent's suggestion, using the tactics of urban frogging, using armored vehicles and tanks to transport troops, and occupying the strategic points of the entire eastern half of Warsaw, thus dividing the whole of Warsaw into many small pieces that could not be connected with each other, in this case, the SS could mobilize heavy forces and attack a divided area from all sides, with enough troops, fierce firepower, and at the same time the support of tanks, those divided Polish reserves did not surrender, It can only be wiped out, and there is no other choice, either surrender or die.
Vincent was leading Wittmann's armored regiment to annihilate the Polish reserves in a divided area, so to speak, they were a group of citizens who had just picked up guns, and their combat experience was too poor, although they were brave, but they were brave enough to resist bullets and artillery.
Vincent was very leisurely leaning on the top cover of the cottage 99 tank, directing the battle with a microphone while observing with a telescope.
"The first company of infantry, you go around from the rear, the second company of tanks, you attack head-on."
"Dada...... Boom...... Flutter"
"Hurry up, machine gun cover, machine gun platoon, you block the three windows on the left side of the second floor, don't let the enemy come out and sneak attack, use an iron fist, punch in through the window, quickly...... Da Da ......"
Vincent's armored regiment and an infantry regiment encircled and suppressed a divided area, which was basically a knife killing, and the Polish army was under strong attack and firepower, and any resistance was scum.
"Stop...... The Poles are flying a white flag...... The first company of infantry, you go up, pay attention to the discipline of the battlefield, you can't shoot prisoners, and the medics go up. ”
Vincent simply regarded Weitmann's armored regiment as his own, commanding it as he pleased, like an arm, and Weitmann could only sigh and mutter:
"How can the commander give my armored regiment to that little Italian whiteface to command! Doesn't that make me stare at it? When will Vincent, the plague god, leave!! What about my armored regiment!! ”
Wittman's loss and Vincent's high spirits form a strong contrast, which is also Wittman's bad luck, who called Zhang Jun wants to train Vincent, so Wittman's complaints have no effect, until the Polish campaign is over, Wittmann is likely to recommand his armored regiment.
As soon as a partitioned area of Germany arrives, tanks roar, machine guns, flamethrowers, iron fists, smashed down in one go, the Polish reserves will quickly surrender, they have done their best, now surrounded by division, these people are not very trained, and their weapons are like "burning sticks" in front of the SS.
These Polish reservists were able to hold out until they were divided and encircled before surrendering, and they did not take the opportunity to flee during the chaos of Warsaw, but chose to stay and hold on to their capital, and in this respect, they are worthy of heroes. When the German SS soldiers approached Warsaw and began to attack Warsaw, they also chose to stay and hold out. The German SS began to use the old-fashioned infantry coordinated attack tactics, and it can be seen from their fierce resistance that these Poles were still very resolute in their patriotic hearts, and they did not surrender until these Polish reserves were completely divided and surrounded, completely lost contact and supplies, and they had fulfilled their obligations to the country, they were well-deserved heroes, and they should have heroic courtesy for heroes.
Vincent did the same, in the treatment of prisoners Vincent and Zhang Jun have similarities, Zhang Jun knows that the later generations because of the abuse of prisoners caused a very bad impact on the incident, but also caused the enemy soldiers to resist desperately, if the victorious side can treat them well, then Zhang Jun will benefit a lot in the future, of course, it is not visible in a short time, but the effect will be seen quickly. This characteristic of Vincent may be related to the romance of the Italians.
The eastern half of Warsaw was all cleared in the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Jun and Rommel had already moved their headquarters into the Polish presidential palace, because the Polish commander-in-chief August was captured by the SS, and August, who was unwilling to surrender, finally decided to accept Zhang Jun's suggestion after Zhang Jun's polite reception and kind conversation:
"Warsaw is a historical city, it cannot be destroyed in the flames of war, those Polish reservists who are still holding on to the eastern half of Warsaw, they have completed the mission entrusted to them by the state, now is the time to end the war, Warsaw cannot and should continue to shed blood and sacrifice."
At four o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, August ordered the surrender of the reserves in the western half of Warsaw, which fell in one day in front of the 1st SS Panzer Corps, a miracle in the history of warfare, and the capture of the enemy's capital in one day.
Of course, the reasons for the fall of Warsaw, Poland, were manifold
The external reasons for the fall of Warsaw, due to the sudden attack of the German army, caught the Polish army off guard, and the internal reason for its rapid fall was that after the outbreak of the German-Polish War, Britain and France did not declare war on Germany for a long time, but after the declaration of war, they did not actively participate in the war, and took negative measures, such as "sit-down war", sitting back and watching Poland fall, the Anglo-French alliance did not provide Poland with even a soldier's help, and now there is a secret treaty Britain and France will not shed blood and sacrifice for Poland, Poland pins the safety of its country on imperialism, which is no different from looking for death, which is at a strategic level.
And the tactical level is that Marshal Rotz's troop deployment has a big problem, Marshal Rots's thinking is still stuck in the First World War, and the troops are evenly arranged on the national border, as a result, the steel torrent of the German ** team runs over, and then there is a situation where the 1st SS Panzer Corps is approaching the Polish capital in one day, it can be said that Poland's passive situation is largely the responsibility of Marshal Rots, if Marshal Rotz commands correctly, Poland will have no problem resisting for a few months, and at least there will be no situation where the capital seems to be taken in one day, It's really an incompetent, exhausting the three armies.
On September 2, 1939, which can be said to be the most thrilling day, Zhang Jun and Hitler made the right bet, and took the Polish capital in one fell swoop with extraordinary courage, completely crushing the counterattack of 300,000 Polish troops, and encircling hundreds of thousands of troops in eastern Poland. It seems that the fall of Poland was only a matter of time. The combat strength of the German ** team has completely shocked the whole world, and all newspapers and magazines are discussing why Germany has such a strong fighting force, and the United States is the one who pays the most attention. Of course, Germany's huge combat power also completely suppressed the British and French forces, trembling in the fortress on the Maginot Line, not daring to take a single step.
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German Ministry of Defense:
Chief of Staff of the Supreme High Command: William? Keitel (Field Marshal)
Commander-in-Chief of the Army: Varna? Feng? Flitsch (Army General)
Commander-in-Chief of the Army: Walter? Feng? Brauchitsch (Field Marshal)
Chief of Army Staff: Franz? Halder (General)
Chief of Army Staff: Kurt? Zeitzler (General)
Chief of Staff of the General Staff, Chief of the Military Affairs (Operations) Division,
Strategic Advisor: Alfred? Yodel (Artillery General)
Chief of Armored Forces, Acting Chief of Staff of the Army: Heinz ? Head of the Communications Department of the General Command Guderian (Marshal): von? Phil Kibel (General of the Communications Corps)
Air Force Commander-in-Chief: Ritter? Feng? Commander of the 1st and 2nd Air Brigades of Graeme (Air Marshal): Albert? Kesselring (Air Marshal)
Commander-in-Chief of the Navy: Erich? Raeder (Admiral)
Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Head of State: Karl? Feng? Dönitz (Admiral)
SS Leader Himmler (the latter rank is the highest rank this person received later, not the current rank)
As the commander-in-chief of the Warsaw Campaign, Field Marshal Keitel presided over the meeting, and besides, Hitler was recuperating from illness, and he didn't even tell him about Zhang Jun's capture of Warsaw, for fear that Hitler would faint suddenly and excitedly because of great joy and sorrow.
There are two topics in the German Ministry of Defense today, the first is about the follow-up battle arrangements for the Polish campaign, because the war situation has changed dramatically, and the previous battle plan is no longer suitable for current use, and everyone must discuss a new war plan, because the Führer is not there, so everyone has to discuss it, so the responsibility is much smaller, originally this war plan Keitel could organize people to formulate, but as the commander-in-chief, he didn't, but let everyone discuss, Anyway, people don't understand why he did it.
"Everyone is talking about their opinions, we are coming up with a few suitable opinions to discuss, and after they are adopted, we will formulate a strategic plan according to the adopted opinions, and now we will start to raise our hands and speak."
Keitel, who had been in the position for a long time, finished speaking very calmly, and then motioned to the general marshal below to raise his hand and speak:
…… (To be continued.) )