Chapter 48 Personnel Arrangements
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"Oh!! My brother, you are really good to your brother, I can only repay your friendship with infinite loyalty, for you to take the lead, if there is anything to tell your brother, just say that the brother must stick a knife in your ribs. ”
"We are brothers, what else do you say, today we will discuss the personnel of this armored army, I don't know if you have any time, brother."
Zhang Jun knew that Himmler wanted to install cronies in this newly established armored army, but what reason did Zhang Jun have to oppose it, at most he insisted on appointing a few famous tank commanders in later generations. ”
"As you wish, my brother, you know that the last time I went to China, there were several more capable division-level tank commanders, their performance on the Chinese battlefield was very good, and we cooperated very happily, the position of the three division commanders belongs to them, this is not negotiable, the rest is up to your brother to take the idea, how, such as the deputy army commander, the logistics director and the like."
Zhang Jun's meaning is very clear, that is, the three main division-level commanders must be Zhang Jun's trustworthy and capable people, who have fought side by side with him, and who have been tested by war, and this must not be compromised, if Himmler finds himself three mediocre division commanders, then the SS Panzer Corps is well equipped, and it is also a food delivery, it is undoubtedly self-defeating, Zhang Jun finally has a force under his direct command, how can he compromise on such a major matter of life and death.
Himmler will not fail to understand Zhang Jun's intentions, and at the same time, he is also an understanding person, knowing that everything must be done in moderation, otherwise he will not even be a friend, if Himmler does too much, he is likely to immediately turn against Zhang Jun. Himmler still believes in his relationship with Zhang Jun, and only inserts some eyes and ears in the 1st Panzer Army of the SS, he also understands that there are few of his subordinates who can really command the troops to fight, and Zhang Jun is still good at fighting, so don't mix blindly as a layman, if he forcibly stuffs Zhang Jun with a few divisional commanders, and makes the 1st Panzer Army of the SS have no combat effectiveness, then his dream of an invincible SS will not be in vain, this is what Himmler and Zhang Jun have in common, they both hope to have a strong force, The invincible SS units, when they had something in common, things were much easier.
"Oh, my friend, I just need a deputy commander and a director of the Judge Advocate General's Office, you can arrange the rest yourself, and this deputy commander only manages logistics, and military analysis, and does not interfere with your command, please rest assured, I, Himmler, as your best friend, how can I think about installing cronies!"
Himmler didn't blush at all when he told a lie to his face, but Himmler's request was not too much at all, and Zhang Jun had no reason not to satisfy him.
"Well, my friend, thank you for your trust and support, and I will repay you for training an invincible Panzer Corps for the SS, and you will be honored to do so, because you are the general leader of the SS."
The deputy commanders recommended by Himmler were; Konrad, Judge Advocate General's Office, Hikülle
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Sending Himmler away, Zhang Jun asked his secretary to arrange the office of the SS officer for Himmler, and at the same time set aside the third floor in the armament department as the SS military headquarters, and his office was on the second floor, so it was also very convenient to come and go, for the meeting of the staff of the equipment department, it will be done tomorrow, the first problem is to do a good job in the appointment of several division commanders, and then let the Führer issue an order, this division commander, must be issued by the Führer to be effective, but Zhang Jun has the right to recommend and report, It was also impossible for the Führer to refuse Zhang Jun's recommendation.
Zhang Jun, who was a little free, began to search for memories and recall the famous German SS Panzer Divisions in history.
2nd SS "Reich" Panzer Division
The first commander of the Reich Panzer Division, Paul Hausser
The "Reich" Panzer Division was the first unit of Nazi Germany to be established to the division level, but when the "Adolf Hitler's Guard Banner" Panzer Division was expanded to the division level, the "Reich" Panzer Division could only be relegated to second place, but in terms of combat quality, fighting spirit, military strength, and combat area. The "Reich" division was undoubtedly the ace unit of Nazi Germany, and it took part in almost all the major battles of Nazi Germany, from Poland to Western and Eastern Europe. Participated in Operation Typhoon, which captured Moscow as the only Waffen-SS divisional combat unit. Whether as a spearhead in an attack or a firefighting squad in a retreat, the Imperial Division's outstanding performance in the war eventually earned the respect of its Wehrmacht comrades. Moreover, the medals awarded by the officers and men of the division ranked first among the 38 SS divisions, and undoubtedly the first among all SS and even the Wehrmacht
3rd SS Panzer Division "Skeleton".
Theodore Ike, the first commander of the "Skeleton" Division
The overall full formation of the "Skeleton" Panzer Division was relatively late and procrastinated, but they participated in almost all German military operations on the Eastern Front, fighting bloody battles on the Soviet battlefield in the early stage in France and later in the later period. However, this does not mean that the division has poor military capabilities, on the contrary, it has extremely strong combat capabilities, and fought bravely against the Soviet Union in France, and fought many bloody and bitter battles. They and the "Viking Division" could always be seen in the most dangerous areas of the Eastern Front, and their tenacity was among the best among all 11 SS Panzer divisions, ranking 5th among all SS Paner.
5th SS Panzer Division "Viking".
The first commander of the "Viking" Panzer Division was Felix. Steiner
Founded in December 1940 as the "Germania Division", the backbone was a "German" regiment composed mainly of volunteers from the occupied countries. In January 1941, it was renamed "Viking Division",
As the main force of Germany in the Soviet theater, the division participated in all the battles on the Eastern Front, and its personnel had very good combat quality. The Soviet army fought against the Soviet army during the counteroffensive, and the division held its stronghold after most of the troops on the front line were defeated and retreated, but the Soviet army counterattacked in an all-out way, and the strength of the enemy was disproportionate, these foreign soldiers faithfully fulfilled their oath to Hitler, fighting to the last moment of their lives, fighting to the last man, because they knew that falling into the hands of the Russians was also a dead end. As military men, they deserve admiration. The SS "Viking" division participated in many bloody battles on the Eastern Front, and its combat effectiveness was considerable, and soon after its completion, the Nazis made the division a first-class combat ready division. Considered the second in the ranking of all SS panzer divisions.
The names of the three SS Panzer Divisions Zhang Jun did not plan to change, the focus was on the candidates, now there is one more Rommel, Zhang Jun must build an armored division for Rommel, otherwise it is impossible to pull Rommel to the SS, you must know that the current Rommel has become famous in the German Army, and his performance on the Chinese battlefield is even more effective, and more importantly, Rommel's campaign command ability, the army command is also indispensable to him, Zhang Jun can only formulate a strategic plan, but the specific tactical plan is not Zhang Jun's strong point, after thinking twice, Zhang Jun wrote Rommel's name in the column of deputy commander on the recommendation form submitted to Hitler, and the other deputy commander wrote Konrad, Judge Advocate Advocate General's Office Hiküller, these two were the commanders of the Fourth Division of the SS Army in the future, and their combat exploits were not bad, and they were not very vegetable characters, Zhang Jun was still very grateful to Himmler and did not find himself a mediocre person.
The first commander of the "Reich" Panzer Division, Paul Hausser
The first commander of the "Skeleton" Panzer Division, Theodore Ike
The first commander of the "Viking" Panzer Division was Rommel (concurrently, under the leadership of Deputy Division Commander Felix. Steiner is responsible)
Commander of the Aviation Division: Erich Hartmann
The establishment of a separate flying unit in the armored corps to support the operation of the armored division has already tested its effect on the Chinese battlefield, and it is very good, they are specially designed to clear the obstacles for the armored assault, and at the same time protect their own tanks, and the flight unit is organized in the armored division, so as to reduce all the cumbersome applications and transfer orders, and the commander gives an order, and the fighter planes will be lifted into the air, so that his tank units can get air cover; Hitler, of course, also saw the benefits of this and could not refuse Zhang Jun's requestAgain, this is an experimental nature.
The main officials were appointed, and the rest of Zhang Jun picked up a form left by Himmler and copied it, since Himmler pretended to be generous and did not snatch control and command of the 1st SS Panzer Army with Zhang Jun, then Zhang Jun could not be too stingy, in saying other unknown juniors, Zhang Jun really didn't know much in the history of later generations, who was good and who was bad, it was better to use the people given by Himmler, so that there was still human favor, if it really didn't work, let the war survive the fittest.
After filling out the "SS Officer Appointment Recommendation Form", Zhang Jun signed his name, and then handed it to the beautiful secretary Britney, and went through the normal document transmission and issuance procedures, so Zhang Jun didn't have to worry about it.
Then Zhang Jun began to take stock of Germany's current weapons, at this time it happened to be 1938, many weapons in later generations are still in the drawing stage, or even at all, Germany's small land area, limited population size, poor mineral resources, the only thing that is not lacking is coal, everything else is lacking, so if you want Germany to have a strong, advanced armed forces, you must use limited resources where they are most needed, junk weapons that have been criticized by later generations, because the design is in a hurry, and has not been tested by war, It was hurriedly put into production, and the result was that there were many problems, for example, some tanks in the later period of Germany destroyed more tanks than the enemy destroyed due to their own technical reasons, and now Zhang Jun appeared, how could this situation occur.
Zhang Jun picked up a folder marked "List of German Weapons and Equipment" from his desk, the file level was classified documents, and began to look through it carefully, first of all, the list of small arms.
pistol
Mauser C96, Ruger P08, Walther PP and PPK, Mauser HSC, Dreiser, M1907, People's Pistol
Rifles and carbines
kar98k・
submachine gun
mp18/mp28・mp34・mp35・mp38
machine gun
mg08・mg13・mg26・mg30/mg15・mg34
Anti-tank rifles
Sorotong S-18/1000・PZB38
Portable anti-tank weapons
not
Hand-held anti-aircraft weapons
not
hand grenade
Stielhandgranate (Wooden Handle Grenade), Eihandgranate 38 (Oval Grenade), Panzerwurfmine (Anti-Tank Grenade), Hafthohlladung (Magnetic Adsorption Mine)
flamethrower
flammenwerfer35
mortar
LegrW36 50mm Mortar, Grwww.xstxt.orgm, Mauser, 7.63×25mm Mauser, 7.92×33mm Kurz, 7.65×21mm Ruger, 9×19mm Luger